英語單詞的記憶是有法可循的。5500大綱詞匯考查方式有差異，考生應根據(jù)不同類別單詞的特點采用不同的方法、有針對性的記憶，以便事半功倍。今天的單詞時間開始啦!

　　★ priority

　　n.先，前;優(yōu)先，重點，優(yōu)先權

　　【例1】The film stars went onto the stage according to priority of their appearance in the film.電影明星們按照自己在影片中出現(xiàn)的先后順序依次上臺。

　　【例2】The government gave top priority to reforming the legal system.政府將法制改革列為工作的重點。

　　【同義替換】precedence

　　【派生】prioritize v.給予優(yōu)先權

　　★ mosquito

　　n.蚊子

　　【例】Patients should be isolated during the first three days, when mosquitoes can pick up the disease from them.患者在發(fā)病頭三天內(nèi)要隔離，以免被蚊子叮咬而傳染他人。

　　★ cause

　　n.原因;事業(yè)

　　v.使產(chǎn)生，引起

　　【例1】The police are investigating the causes of the explosion.警方正在調(diào)查爆炸的原因。

　　【例2】Her life was devoted to the cause of justice.她為正義事業(yè)而獻身。

　　【例3】She is always causing trouble for people.她總是給人添麻煩。

　　【同義替換】reason, excuse, account; career, occupation, vacation; engender, generate

　　【真題1】In many such cases, a cursory search for causes finds that some small group of people was wearing, promoting, or developing whatever it is before anyone else paid attention.在很多這樣的情況下，一個粗略的對成因的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)，有一小部分的人不管先穿著什么，提倡什么或發(fā)展什么，后來，其他人才注意起來。

　　【真題2】These issues all have root causes in human behavior: all require behavioral change and social innovations, as well as technological development.這些問題的根本原因均在于人類的行為，因此解決這些問題需要人類行為的改變、社會革新和技術發(fā)展。

　　【真題3】Regrettably, however, the report’s failure to address the true nature of the crisis facing liberal education may cause more harm than good.然而可惜的是，該報告沒能指出人文教育面臨危機的本質(zhì)，導致它的影響可能弊大于利。

　　★ insure

　　v.保險，給……保險;保證

　　【例1】Susan insured her car against losses caused by accident and theft.蘇珊給自己的車上了保險，以免遭受因意外事故或被盜造成的損失。

　　【例2】The educators should insure that each student truly gains from their education.教育者們必須保證每一個學生都真正學有所獲。

　　【構詞】in-+sure(確定的)→保證

　　【同義替換】guarantee, ensure, pledge, assure, warranty

　　【派生】insurance n.保險，保險費

　　【真題】The principle of British welfare is no longer that you can insure yourself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens.英國福利原則不再是你能夠為失業(yè)投保，并在災難發(fā)生時得到無條件的支付。

　　5500大綱詞匯分為核心級詞匯、拔詞匯和基礎級詞匯。不同類別的詞匯要給予不同程度的復習，這樣才能使復習效率最大化。祝各位考生都能獲得最后的勝利。