干貨來襲 四六級備考：13 2016

1、新東方在線四級詞匯直播課主講老師：劉暢劉暢的南瓜地 2016年6月卷（3）作文to write a letter to express your thanks to one of your parents or any other family member upon making a memorable achievement 取得令人難忘的成就memory 記憶； memorize - remember； memorandum 備忘錄；commemorate 紀(jì)念選詞填空abandoned： a.被遺棄的，被拋棄的（abandon： a+band）advanced： a.先進(jìn)的；高級的（a

2、dvance）biased： a.有偏見的（bias）political/gender/racial biascommitment： n.承諾；（對某一組織、活動(dòng)等的）忠誠（commit犯罪犯錯(cuò)；保證；（在 感情上）承諾）dampen： .抑制；使沮喪（damp潮濕的；沮喪的）distant： a.遙遠(yuǎn)的frequent： a.頻繁的fulfillment： n.履行；實(shí)行（=fill full）grant： v.授予； 允許； 同意（grant sb sth； grant sth to sb； take it for granted 認(rèn)為理所當(dāng) 然）understandably： adv.可

3、 以理解地unrealistically： adv.不切實(shí)際地Contrary to popular belief,和普遍觀點(diǎn)相反Moreover, most adult children provide every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the “good old days”.大部分成年子女會提供盡可能多的關(guān)愛和 照顧給他們年邁的父母，與“昔日的美好時(shí)光” 一樣。go to nursing homes 去養(yǎng)老院People who are most involved wit

4、h their families have the lowest spirits.那些和家人關(guān)系 最緊密的人卻有著最差的精神狀態(tài)。Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children.研究者們開始更多關(guān)注年 邁父母和子女之間關(guān)系的質(zhì)量，而不是聯(lián)系的頻度。If parents and children share interests an

5、d values 有共同的興趣愛好和價(jià)值觀念 and agree on childrearing 撫養(yǎng)孩子 practices and religious commitment 宗教信仰,they are likely to enjoy each others company 陪伴.disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren 不贊成她撫養(yǎng)孩子的方式Passage One Declining mental function 心智功能衰退 is often seen as a problem of old age, but certai

6、n aspects of brain function 大腦功能 actually begin their decline 衰退 in young adulthood在成年初期,a new study suggests表明. Certain mental functions - including measures of abstract reasoning 抽象推理的方法,mental speed 腦力速度 and puzzle-solving 解謎-started to dull 變得無光澤（衰退）as early as age 27.Dips （輕度或暫時(shí)的減少） in memory,

7、meanwhile, generally became apparent 明顯的 around age 37.Indicators 指標(biāo) of a persons accumulated 累積的 knowledge kept improving with age.mental flexibility 腦力靈活性the effectiveness of integrating 整合 it with ones abilitiesintegral 完整的；integrity 完整；正直；disintegrate 瓦解，分裂Salthouse said in a news release 在一次新聞發(fā)

8、布會上press conferencetake standard tests of memory, reasoning and perception 認(rèn)矢口 at the outset 最初，一開始The findings shed light on 闡述闡明 normal age-related changes in mental function.We gain insight in 理解 cognition 認(rèn)矢口 changes.46. It varies （變化）from person to person.（因人而異）It gradually expands （擴(kuò)大）with age

9、.（隨著年齡而發(fā)展）47. Some diseases inevitably （不可避免地）lead to their decline. （evite 擋開；避免）They reach a peak （巔峰）at the age of 20 for most people.They are closely related to （與緊密相關(guān)）physical and mental exercise.49. can memorize things with more ease 更容易.may have greater facility 能力 in abstract reasoning.50. f

10、ind ways to boost （提升） our memoriesPassage Two. was the rising discussion about.kindergarten 幼兒園K-12： K12 或 K-12，是 kindergarten through twelfth grade 的簡寫，是指從幼兒園（Kindergarten，通常5-6歲）到十二年級（grade 12，通常17-18歲），這兩個(gè)年 級是美國、澳大利亞及English Canada的免費(fèi)教育頭尾的兩個(gè)年紀(jì)，此外也可用作 對基礎(chǔ)教育階段的通稱。The concept has multiple forms 多種形

11、式，and scholars and policymakers 政策制定者 argue about the shape, scope and cost 形式、范圍及成本 of the ideal program 理想方案.The federal 聯(lián)邦（政府的）Head Start program, launched 啟動(dòng) 50 years ago, has served 服務(wù) more than 30 million children.the legendary pioneer 傳奇先鋒人物 in early childhood education research 兒童早教This highlights 突出 quality issues 質(zhì)量問題 in elementary schools 小學(xué)Pre-K is controversial 引起爭議的.Some critics 批評家 say it is a luxury 奢侈.controversy 爭議；contrary 相反的；cont