Section C Passage One
1. 【dispute】v. 争论;辩驳;争议;质疑 n. 争论;争端;争吵
前缀:dis- “分开”“不同的”
词根:pute“思考”
巧记:dis-(分开)+pute(思考)→考虑分开→争吵;争论
试题链接:It is not controversial to say that an unhealthy diet causes bad health. Nor are the basic elements of healthy eating disputed.
2. 【obesity】n. 肥胖;肥大
3. 【susceptibility】n. 敏感性;感受性;磁化率
susceptible adj. 易受影响的; be susceptible to... ... 易受......的影响
试题链接:Obesity raises susceptibility to cancer, and Britain is the sixth most obese country on Earth.
4. 【polarised/polarized】vt. 使极化;使......两级分化/偏振化; vi. 形成极化
polar adj. 两极的;对立的 n. 极线;极性
Polarizable adj. 可极化的
Polarizer n. 偏光镜;起偏镜
试题链接:In fact, the polarised debate over public health interventions should have been abandoned long ago. Government action works when individuals are motivated to respond. Individuals need governments that expand access to good choices. The HENRY programme was delivered in part through children’s centers.
5. 【intervention】n. 介入;干预;调停
6. 【deprive】vt. 剥夺;失去;免职
前缀:de-“完全”
词根:prive“解除”
巧记:de--(完全)+prive(解除)→完全解除→剥夺
常考词组:deprive of ......剥夺某人的......
7. 【wellbeing/well-being】n. 幸福,安宁;健康;福利
试题链接:The function of a well-designed state intervention is not to deprive people of liberty but to build social capacity and infrastructure that helps people take responsibility for their wellbeing.
近义词:welfare; happiness; eudaimonia; well-being
8. 【rare】adj. 罕见的;珍贵的;生的,煎得嫩的
9. 【exotic】adj. 外来的;异国的;奇异的
试题链接:Home to virgin reefs, rare sharks and vast numbers of exotic fish, the Coral Sea is a unique haven of biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Australia.
Section C Passage Two
1. 【criticism】n. 批评;评论
critical adj. 批评的;挑剔的;决定性的;危险的;临界的
critic n. 评论家;批评家
criticise/criticize v. 批评;评论;吹毛求疵
试题链接:
① But the scheme is attracting criticism from scientists and conservation groups, who argue that the government hasn't gone far enough in protecting the Coral Sea, or in other marine reserves in the coastal network.
② Critics say that the southwestern reserve offers the greatest protection to the offshore areas where commercial opportunities are fewest and where there is little threat to the environment, a contention also levelled at the Coral Sea plan.
③ Reserves proposed earlier this year for Australia's southwestern and northwestern coastal regions have also been criticised for failing to give habitats adequate protection.
【vulnerable】adj. 易受伤害的;有弱点的;脆弱的
vulnerability n. 易受攻击;弱点,脆弱;漏洞[计算计用语]
巧记:vulner(伤害)+able→易受伤害的
“I would like to have seen more protection for coral reefs,” says Terry Hughes, director of the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Queensland. “More than 20 of them would be outside the no-take area and vulnerable to catch-and-release fishing”.