高考高頻詞匯:low 、able 、consider 、air 、

low [l??]

【詞頻】★★★★★

adj.低矮的；消沉的

n. 最低點

【派】lower [?l???(r)] adj.下面的；底部的；低級的 v.降低；減少

【例】v.降低

（2009江蘇）The acidity of rain and snow can lower the pH of the groundwater that enters the soil.

【譯】雨雪中的酸能夠降低流進(jìn)土壤里的地下水的酸堿度。

able [?e?b(?)l]

【詞頻】★★★★★

adj.有能力的；得以……的

【例】adj.得以……的

（2014廣東）With this data, he and a colleague were able to test and improve a computer program designed to model ocean currents, and publish the findings of their study.

【譯】有了這一數(shù)據(jù)，他和同事就能夠檢測并改進(jìn)一個旨在模擬洋流的計算機(jī)程序，并且公布他們的研究結(jié)果。

【派】ability [??b?l?ti] n.能力；才智

【例】n.能力

（2014全國II) The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

【譯】你學(xué)得越多，嘗試得越多，就越有能力控制自己的飲食和日程。

unable [?n?e?b(?)l] adj.不能的；不能勝任的

【例】adj.不能的

（2008湖南）Supporting this claim was the discovery that those children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious yawning, which showed that humans communicate regularly without words.

【譯】有發(fā)現(xiàn)表明，那些不能和他人建立正常情感紐帶的孩子不會被哈欠傳染。該發(fā)現(xiàn)支持了人們并不總是依靠語言進(jìn)行交流這一主張。

inability [??n??b?l?ti] n.無能力

【例】n.無能力

（2012福建）The lack of free school meals for six weeks can result in pressure on a family budget and an inability to afford the inspiring experiences that help children to continue their learning.

【譯】六個星期沒有免費校餐會導(dǎo)致家庭預(yù)算吃緊，同時也會使家庭無力負(fù)擔(dān)一些激勵性的體驗活動，這些活動對孩子繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)有幫助。

consider [k?n?s?d?(r)]

【詞頻】★★★★★

v.考慮；考慮到；認(rèn)為，把……看作；細(xì)想

【例】v.把……看作

（2006全國II) My suggestion: Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture.

【譯】我的建議是：把友情看作一種榮譽(yù)，一份禮物，它值得我們努力珍惜和培養(yǎng)。

【派】consideration [k?n?s?d?'re??(?)n] n.考慮；原因；體貼；體諒

considerable [k?n's?d(?)r?b(?)l] adj.相當(dāng)大的；重要的；值得考慮的

considerate [k?n's?d(?)r?t] adj.體貼的；體諒的；考慮周到的

air [e?(r)]

【詞頻】★★★★★

n.天空；大氣；空氣；氣氛

v. 晾曬；烘干；使房間通風(fēng)；透氣

【例】n.空氣

（2011湖南）Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband.After he had driven off in anger, I realized that I wasn't going to feel any better just sitting there.Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air.

【譯】兩周前，我和丈夫吵了一架。他氣憤地驅(qū)車離開后我意識到，光是坐在那兒我不會覺得更好受。我覺得自己被拋棄了，又心生愧疚，索性穿上運動鞋去外面呼吸一些新鮮空氣。

【詞組】drive off：駕車離去；趕走；擊退

on the air：在廣播（或電視）中；播送中；（被）播送；作廣播（或電視）講話

【例】（被）播送

（2012廣東）Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of "company cars" and computers.With such viewers, these programs don't need high ratings to stay on the air.

【譯】廣告商愿意支付高額費用去迎合高收入的消費者以及決定大量購買“公車”和電腦的經(jīng)理們。有了這些觀眾，這些節(jié)目不需要高收視率就可以播出。

【形】aid [e?d] n.援助，幫助 v.援助，幫助

【例】n.援助，幫助

（2009四川）Most families need financial aid for the high cost of college.The problem is that financial aid seems difficult to get and many families get caught up in the price of college rather than learning the ways to get financial aid.

【譯】為了支付高昂的大學(xué)費用，大多數(shù)家庭都需要經(jīng)濟(jì)援助。但問題是獲得經(jīng)濟(jì)援助似乎比較困難，而且許多家庭被學(xué)費困擾，沒有去了解獲得經(jīng)濟(jì)援助的途徑。

aim [e?m] v.（以……）瞄準(zhǔn)；針對；以……為目的 n.瞄準(zhǔn)；目標(biāo)；目的

【例】n.目的

（2008江蘇）The aim of time management is not to schedule every moment so we become slaves of a timetable that governs every waking moment of the day.Instead, the aim is to permit us to make informed choices as to how we use our time.

【譯】時間管理的目的并不是要我們計劃每時每刻，讓自己成為時間表的奴隸，讓一天里每一個清醒的時刻都被其控制。相反，時間管理的目的是讓我們對如何利用時間作出明智的選擇。

【詞組】as to：至于；關(guān)于；按照；說到

aim at：目的在于

aircraft [?e?(r)?krɑ?ft] n.飛行器

airline [?e?(r)?la?n] n.航空公司

airport [?e?(r)?p??(r)t] n.機(jī)場；航空站

airsickness [?e?(r)?s?knis] n.暈機(jī)