iBT閱讀B版第二週投影片

TOEFL IBT Reading Longman week 2
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vocabulary Q.
 The word/phrase XXX is closest in meaning to_____?

 the meaning in the passage
 substitute
 accumulate your vocabulary
reference Q.
 pronoun
 grammatical reference
 consistency
 substitute


devastate
mob, mot, mov = move
 movement
 emotion
 emotional
 mobile
 mobilize
 mobility
 motivate
 motive
 motif
 moment
 momentum
 remove

 removal
 remote
 promote
 promotion
 commotion

passable

 carnivorous
 carnival

cannibal

synonymous

 界, 門, 綱, 目, 科, 屬, 種

 unrivaled (unrivalled)
 incomparable
 matchless
 supreme
 unparalleled

 resilient
 hardy
 irrepressible
 strong

 self-seeking
 selfish
 careerist
 self-interested
 self-serving

 dormant
 hibernating
 latent
 slumbering
 suspended




 hasty
 speedy
 brisk
 hurried
 prompt
 rapid
 swift
 urgent
Henry Ford
1. Henry Ford’s history
2. Most famous: model T
3. Downsides
4. After model T, X
5. Ford’s other involvement

quadricycle

circ, cyc = circle, round
 cycle
 cyclic
 circulate
 circulation
 circular
 circuit
 encircle
 recycle
 circumstance
 circumscribe
 encyclopedia

turnover

 spur
 stimulate
 arouse
 encourage
 impel
 incite
 urge

 preeminent
 greatest
 leading
 dominant
 eminent
 prominent
 distinguished

 noted
 notable
 renowned
 celebrated
 acclaimed

philanthropist
philanthropy
DNA fingerprinting
1. What is dna fingerprinting
2. 最常用: heredity
3. Forensic medicine
4. Predict our future health
5. DNA fingerprinting influences our society in many ways.

 identical
 exactly the same
 duplicate
 matching

 discriminate
 differentiate
 distinguish


abnormality

 impasse
 deadlock
 dead end
 stalemate
 standoff
 standstill
Emily Dickinson
1. Emily Dickinson
2. her background
3. differ from other women
4. After death: great
5. D’s writing features
6. D’s influence
7. Resist male-dominated society

 establish, found, set up, organize
 build, construct, erect, put up

 agoraphobia
 hydrophobia
 acrophobia
 xenophobia
pat = 爸爸
 patriotic
 patriarch
 patriarchy
 patron
 patronage
mat = 媽媽
 matriarch
 matriarchy
 matrimony

spir = breath
 inspiration
 inspire
 inspiring
 inspired
 perspire
 perspiration
 aspire
 aspiration
 aspiring
 conspire
 conspiracy
 expire

 expiration
 expiratory
 respire
 respiration
 respiratory
Lascaux cave, prehistoric paintings of animals
1. location (recess, far from entrance)
2. origins
3. a seasonal migration record
4.  hunting, part of a special preparation ceremony
5. Certain animals assumed mythical significance
6. No best answer, but important





obliterate
conceive
 receive
conceive
conceive
conceive
conceive
conceive
conceive
conceive
conceive
 imagine
 believe
 comprehend
 envisage
 envision

substantiate

indecipherable

This made it easy for the artists to paint and display them for the rest of the cave dwellers.
Prose Summary Questions
 only major ideas
Lascaux cave, prehistoric paintings of animals
1. location (recess, far from entrance)
2. origins
3. a seasonal migration record
4.  hunting, part of a special preparation ceremony
5. Certain animals assumed mythical significance
6. No best answer, but important