2007年9月5日 星期三

iBT閱讀A版 week 2 投影片

TOEFL IBT Reading week 2
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vocabulary Q.
 the meaning in the passage
 substitute

locomotion

accomplish
ple, plen, plete, pli, ply = full
 complete
 completion
 accomplish
 compliment
 complimentary
 supply
ple, plen, plete, pli, ply = full
 complete
 completion
 accomplish
 compliment
 complimentary
 supply
 supplement
 plenty
 amplify
 ample
 comply
 deplete
miss, mit, mess = send
 transmission
 mission
 intermission
 intermittent
 missile
 admit
 commit

have a crush on
hang out
dating
seeing someone
commitment
engagement

marriage
separate
divorce
alimony
miss, mit, mess = send
 transmission
 mission
 intermission
 intermittent
 missile
 admit
 commit
 commission
 demise
 dismiss
 emit
 surmise

mound
mountain
mount

valley
gorge
canyon



intelligence
intellect
intellectual

investigate

reference Q.
 pronoun
 grammatical reference
 consistency
 substitute


 regardless of
 in spite of
 despite
 notwithstanding
 in the face of
 in the teeth of

 put off
 postpone
 defer
 delay
Muslim merchants
1. Islamic (= Muslim): rich from commerce
2. Roads: camel caravan (endure deserts)
3. Nautical technology  maritime trade
4. Banking
5. Business organization


Moreover, when fitted with special saddles, camels can carry heavy loads.

7. As camel transport became more common, the major cities of the Islamic world and central Asia built and maintained caravanserais --- inns offering lodging for caravan merchants as well as food, water, and care for their animals.


astrolabe
astrology
astrologist
astronomy
astronomer
astronaut

latitude
longitude
altitude
attitude
aptitude

antiquity

banks
1. lent money
2. brokers: investments
3. exchange different currencies
4. honored letters of credit (sakk)
Muslim merchants
1. Islamic (= Muslim): rich from commerce
2. Roads: camel caravan (endure deserts)
3. Nautical technology  maritime trade
4. Banking
5. Business organization
cogn, gnos = know
 recognize
 recognition
 cognition
 connoisseur
 reconnaissance
 agnostic
 ignore
 ignorance
 prognosis
 prognostic
Eating disorders
1. 3 eating disorders: O, BN, AN
2. O: too fat
3. O causes
4. AN: a very restrictive diet
5. An: starving & symptoms
6. BN: coexit in O & AN

A 造成 B
 lead to
 cause
 produce
 induce
 create
 provoke

 generate
 give rise to
 bring about
 result in
 effect
 spark (off)

 The fear of becoming obese can also lead to eating disorders.
 In AN, a morbid fear of gaining weight causes the person to be on a very restrictive diet.


Such a distorted self-image may prevent recognition of the need for medical help.

symptoms
 symptoms of starvation
 bone
 menstruation stops
 internal organs
 skin
 X nourishment
 death

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