personnel n. 全体人员，人事部门prevail4vi. 流行，盛行；占优势；取胜
语境记忆The use of horses for ploughing still prevails among the poorer farmers.
用马耕作的现象在贫苦家庭中仍然十分普遍。
搭 配prevail over 战胜，压倒
prevail on sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事
prevail upon 劝说reckon2v. 把……认为，把……看作；计算，计算出，算账；指望，盼望
prevailreckonscalewealthy语境记忆We wanted a quiet holiday，but we had reckoned without the children.
我们原想安安静静地度假，却没有把孩子考虑在内。
搭 配reckon/:as 把……看作
reckon on 依赖，指望，期待
reckon/:in 计入，加入,把……估计在内
reckon with 面对，处理,加以考虑
reckon without 没有考虑到
reckon for… 对……负责,考虑到scale12n. 标度，刻度；比例尺；规模；天平，磅秤；鱼鳞，鳞片;音阶，等级vt.攀登
语境记忆We’ve scaled up production to meet demand.
我们已经扩大了生产以满足需求。
Traffic flows rise to fill whatever scale of highways are provided for them.
无论马路修建到什么程度，日益加大的交通流量总会把它们塞得满满的。
搭 配on a large scale 大规模地，大范围地
on a small scale 小规模地，小范围地
out of scale 不符合比例wealthy4adj. 富有的，富裕的
语境记忆If we want everyone to live a healthy, wealthy and happy life， strict birth control is quite essential.
如果我们想使每个人都过健康、富裕和幸福的生活，就必须实行严格的计划生育。
辨 异wealthy富有的，有大量钱财程度比rich强；
rich比wealthy程度弱，指钱财比正常需要的多的。
1.Some peoplerelaxation over work.
A.advocateB.appointC.availD.affirm
2.Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only the crisis.
A. precedesB. prevailsC. ascendsD. accelerates
3.We are all in favor of spending whatever is necessary toair pollution.
A.bruiseB.combatC.certifyD.clamp
4.The idea that machines could be made to fly seemeda hundred years ago.
A.abstractB.concreteC.fantasticD.fashionable
5.Every camera we sell comes with a twoyear.
A.guaranteeB.safetyC.confirmationD.conservation
6.The workers’demands are ;they’re asking for only a small increase in their wages.
A.moderateB.abnormalC.commercialD.complicated
7.The managing director promised that he wouldme as soon as he had any further information.
A.communicateB.notice
C.notifyD.note
8.Because our family is happy and healthy weourselves fortunate.
A.pardonB.reckon
C.envisionD.abandon
9.The only solution to rubbish problem for a nation which now spends more on wrapping food than it pays farmers to produce it,is recoveringthe packaging materials for commercial as well as conservational reasons.
A.on saleB.on the spot
C.on a large scaleD.on all sides
10.The educationfor the coming year is about $4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.
A.allowance B.reservation
C.budget D.finance
1.advocate 提倡；appoint 任命，委任；avail 利用；affirm 断言；题意为“有人提倡休息比工作重要。”
2.词义辨析。四个选项分别是：A.领先(于), 在……之前, 先于；B.流行, 盛行, 获胜, 成功；C.攀登, 上升；D.加速, 促进。
3.bruise 使青肿，碰伤；combat 与……作斗争，反对；certify 证明；clamp 夹住，强加。从该句语意及所缺动词的宾语 air pollution 来看，只有 combat 合适。
4.fantastic 异想天开的；abstract 抽象的；concrete 具体的；实体的；fashionable 时光的，流行的。题意为“100年前，机器能够飞上天的想法似乎是异想天开的”。
5.guarantee 保修单；safety 安全；confirmation 证实，肯定；conservation 保护，保存。
6.moderate 适度的，有节制的；abnormal 不正常；complicated 复杂的；commercial 商务的。
7.notify 意为“通知，告诉”，符合题意“总经理保证一得到任何新消息便通知我”。communicate 作及物动词时表示“传达，传递，传播；传染”，作不及物动词时，表示“通讯，交际，交流思想”；notice 作名词意为“通知”，但作为动词意为“注意到”。
8.该句意思是“我们一家人幸福健康，所以我们认为自己很幸运”。reckon 以为，认为，同consider。
9.C.on a large scale 表示“大规模的，大批量的”，符合题意“对于那些花在食品包装比付给农民成本费还要高的国家来讲，解决垃圾问题的办法就是回收这些包装原料，这既符合商业利益又符合环保要求”。选项 A.on sale 表示“减价”；选项 B.on the spot 表示“立即，当场”；选项 D.on all sides 表示“从各方面”。
10.来年的教育预算大约是40亿美元，比人们所料想的要多得多。allowance津贴，补助，宽容，补贴；reservation 保留，(旅馆房间等)预定，保留意见；budget 预算；finance 财政，金融。
In a cinema during a performance one of the audience gets up, makes his way along the row of seats and goes out into the foyer. A few minutes later he returns and asks the man sitting at the head of the row:
"Excuse me, was it your foot I stepped on when I was going out a moment ago?"
"Yes, but it doesn't really matter. It didn't hurt at all."
"Oh, no, it isn't that. I only want to make sure that this is my row".
在一家电影院里，一名观众在演出期间站了起来，沿着他那排位子走到休息室去了。几分钟后，他回到那排位子并问坐在首位的那位男士道："对不起，请问我刚才出去的时候是踩着你的脚吗？"
"是的，不过没什么关系，一点也不疼。"
"噢，不，我不是这个意思。我只是想确认一下这是不是我的那排位子。"
