学为贵托福培训（托福培训机构哪个好）项目部提供：2018年托福词汇预测汇总 记住就是高分。

　　为了更好的帮助广大托福考生早日斩托成功，小贵贵精心整理了2018年托福词汇预测汇总 记住就是高分，方便广大考生备考使用。

　　5月12日与19日两场考试词汇题小范围预测，内容来源于真题题库，依然是以偏、难词汇为主，考前请反复阅读。

　　unfavorable=negative（not good and likely to cause problems or make sth more difficult）

　　compromise（这个就是考查一词多义，大家对compromise的意思都是停留在“妥协，折中”，但是ETS却考了它另外一个意思：bring sb/sth/yourself into a danger or under sespicion）=weaken

　　pursue=engage in

　　motives（Your motive for doing something is your reason for doing it）=reaons

　　anticipate（英文释义：to see what might happen in the future and take action to prepare for it）=predict

　　distinct

　　这个词是词汇题中经常考的词，下面我把这个词的意思做一个梳理：

　　1.easily or clearly heard, seen, felt, etc.

　　distinct=clear

　　2.clearly different or of a different kind

　　remote

　　remote也是一个常考词汇，下面Bob将这个词的释义以及考过的同替进行汇总

　　1. far away from places where other people live in

　　remote=isolated（isloated这个词有两个意思经常用到：① far away from any others; ② the state of being alone or lonely）

　　remote=distant（distant意思是 far away in space or time）

　　2.not very great 细小的；微小的

　　remote=small

　　exclusively=only/solely

　　congregate=together

　　mature=fully developed

　　profound=far-reaching

　　intact=keep original condition

　　refine

　　这个词大家知道的意思是“精炼；提纯”，但是ETS缺考了另外一个意思：to improve sth by making small changes to it（改进，改善），所以refine可以替换成improve

　　practically=almost

　　derive

　　1.be derived from sth 来源于

　　2. derive sth from sth

　　 to get sth from sth 得到，获得

　　ETS曾经考了这个词，考的是第二种释义，换成obtain

　　potential=possible

　　comparable=similar

　　viable=able to survive

　　implication（a possible effect or result of an action or a decision）=consequence

　　mutual：这个词大家知晓的意思是“相互地，彼此”，ETS考的是另一个意思：共有的，共享的，mutual=shared

　　mundane=ordinary

　　decisive=determining

　　readily=easily

　　ensures=guarantees

　　edible=fit to be eaten

　　modify=change

　　compensate=make up for

　　extended=lengthened

　　consistent=unvarying

　　transparent=images can be seen through them without obstruction

　　many-segmented= be divided into several parts

　　properties=characteristics

　　mounted=grew

　　collate（ to collect pieces of sth and arrange them in the correct order）=assemble

　　expend（to expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it）=use

　　rival=competing

　　Demographic patterns also affected urbanization in two ways: first, urban populations grew steadily throughout the century due to immigration from rural areas, principally by those seeking factory work, and emigration from abroad.

　　The word “steadily” in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.significantly

　　B.rapidly

　　C.continuously

　　D.unevenly

　　Many nineteenth-century urban problems were those that continue to plague cities today—crime, pollution, noise—but others were the direct result of lack of planning and regulation, such as threat of fire, poor sanitation, and shoddy building construction. Fire was a significant problem in urban areas of North America from the time of the first European settlement.

　　The word “plague” in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.be discussed in

　　B.be found in

　　C.isolate

　　D.cause trouble for

　　Typically, development was both unplanned and unrestricted, with landowners making all choices of lot size, services, and street arrangement based only on their individual needs in the marketplace. Distortions of streets and abrupt changes in the distance of houses from the street in urban areas, which so clearly delineate where one development ended and another began, were just the most obvious problems that this lack of coordination created.

　　The word “abrupt” in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.noticeable

　　B.random

　　C.variable

　　D.sudden

　　Of the 75,000 large dams in the United States, most were built a long time ago and are now obsolete, expensive, and unsafe. They were built with no consideration of the environmental costs.

　　The word "obsolete " in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.unpopular

　　B.inefficient

　　C.out of date

　　D.unnecessary

　　Removing the mud, uncovering gravel beds where fish spawn, and finding suitable salmon types to rebuild the population is a daunting task. Congress will have to appropriate somewhere around $300 to $400 million to remove these two relatively small dams and rehabilitate the area.

　　The word "suitable " in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.new

　　B.healthy

　　C.appropriate

　　D.similar

　　Environmental groups, encouraged by these examples, have begun to talk about much more ambitious projects. Four giant dams on the Snake River in Washington State, for example, might be removed to restore salmon and steelhead fish runs to the headwaters of the Columbia River.

　　The word "ambitious " in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.impressive but difficult to achieve

　　B.dangerous and require considerable planning

　　C.complex and unlikely to be complete

　　D.greatly needed

　　Do certain interests, such as the rights of native people or the continued existence of native species of fish or wildlife, take precedence over economic factors, or should this be a utilitarian calculation of the greatest good for the greatest number?

　　The phrase "take precedence over " in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.affect

　　B.have greater importance than

　　C.get included among

　　D.minimize

　　In fact, unpredictability is probably a greater problem than is the severity of the unfavorable period. How can organisms cope with the unpredictable onset of good or poor conditions?

　　The word “ severity ” in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.length

　　B.harshness

　　C.unexpectedness

　　D.completeness

　　Consequently, they can complete the life cycle during the brief window of favorable conditions, then return to the resistant resting stage to await the next rainfall. Resting stages thus comprise a series of adaptations that allow the species to avoid the most difficult conditions for life.

　　The word “ comprise “ in the passage is closest in meaning to

　　A.consist of

　　B.bring about

　　C.are similar to

　　D.take the place of

　　The heavier substances in this frigid cloud of dust and gases consisted mostly of such elements as silicon, aluminum, iron, and calcium—the substances of today’s common rocky materials. Also prevalent were other familiar elements, including oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen.

　　The word “frigid” in the passage is closet in meaning to

　　A.moving

　　B.giant

　　C.original

　　D.cold

（本篇文章由托福项目部王博老师发布）

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