词汇是阅读的前提！

这句话有两层含义。首先，词汇对于阅读非常重要；第二，阅读除了词汇，还有更多内涵。不幸的是，很多同学只认识到第一层；更不幸的是，还有很多同学认识了这一层却仍然做不到记单词；

其实更更不幸的是，还有一小撮同学，由于某种"机缘"深深的记住了第二层含义中的一个侧面，并得出结论：阅读可以不记单词。（此处有擦汗表情）诚然，理解篇章无需每词必识，但一定量的词汇积累是毋庸置疑必要的。道理一般都懂，就是现实硌得慌：孤军奋战记单词是个苦差事，而上课时间又过于宝贵，容不得用来记单词。

所以，那就跟着方老师在《每周干货》这个平台逐步收罗雅思阅读词汇吧！今天要消灭的单词列表为：resemble, alter, instant, impair, elusive, 快检测一下，这些词你认识吗？

1. resemble

v. to look like or be similar to 像，与......类似

相关真题：

（剑9-Test 1-第30题）Which animals might ichthyosaurs have resembled? （简答题）

对应原文：(Ichthyosaurs) The fossils look like dolphins and they surely lived like dolphins, in the water.

2. alter

v. to change, or to make…change （使）变化

相关真题：

（剑8-Test 1-第29题）Attitudes to parapsychology would alter drastically with（句子完成题）

A.the discovery of a mechanism for telepathy.

对应原文： What they are certainly not finding, however, is any change in attitude of mainstream scientists: most still totally reject the very idea of telepathy. The problem stems at least in part from the lack of any plausible mechanism for telepathy.

3. instant

adj. happening or produced immediately 立即的，马上的

雅思真题：

（剑8-Test 2-第11题）Pilkington's first full-scale plant was an instant commercial success.（判断题）

对应原文：Pilkington built a pilot plant in 1953 and by 1955 he had convinced his company to build a full-scale plant. However, it took 14 months of non-stop production, costing the company ￡100,000 a month, before the plant produced any usable glass.

4. impair

v. to damage something or make it not as good as it should be削弱，损伤

（剑8-Test 2-第33题）According to the introduction, we become aware of the importance of smell when （选择题）

C. our ability to smell is damaged.

对应原文：For the most part, however, we breathe in the aromas which surround us without being consciously aware of their importance to us. It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realize the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being.

5. elusive

adj. difficult to find or to achieve 困难的，难实现的；难找到的

（剑8-Test 4-第33题）It is a good method for species which are hard to find. （匹配题）

对应原文：This often increases the number of individuals collected and attracts species that are otherwise elusive.

雅思阅读中，核心考点词会在不同的篇章里被反复考查，以上只是挑选了其中的一些例子来阐释今天所讨论的五个词。亲们，记住了吗？

下面，我们就用选词填空的方式来检验一下吧！

resemblealterinstantimpairelusive

1.Consumption of alcohol __________ your ability to drive a car or operate machinery.

2.She had to __________ her clothes after losing weight.

3.He is such an __________ person; you never know where he is when you want him.

4.The two sisters __________each other in appearance but differ widely in character.

5.His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an __________ best-seller.

参考答案：

1. impair   2. alter   3. elusive   4. resemble   5. instant