# 邂逅词汇
contemporary 当代的
corpus 语料库
copper 铜
tailors 裁缝
sailors 水手
plantation 种植园
fastener 纽扣，拉链
cosmetic 化妆的，美容的
domestic 本土的
exotic 异国情调的
weary 疲倦的
voluntary 自主性
consultation 咨询
opulent 富丽堂皇的
disoriented 使迷失方向
jet lag 时差反应
dispiriting 令人沮丧的
reluctant 不情愿的
redundant 冗余的
reduction 减少，缩小
invisible 无形的
invincible 无敌的
penetrate 刺入，穿透，渗入
improvise 即兴表演
# 听力
# 剑 7 Test 2 Section 4
35.Studies showed that apes consistently using the same hand fished out 30% more ants than those varying between the two.
apes which always use the same hand to get food are most successful == same hand fished out 30% more
40.The predominant reason for this is because it aids balance which is of course absolutely central to performance in this sport.
aids balance 帮助平衡性
# 剑 7 Test 3 Section 4
31.You wake up in the middle of the night in a strange hotel miles away from home, disoriented most probably from jet lag, when even the most expensive surroundings can seem empty and dispiriting.
什么意思？
你半夜在离家数英里外的一家陌生酒店醒来，很可能是因为时差而迷失了方向，即使是最昂贵的环境也可能显得空虚和沮丧。
dispiriting == depressed
33.The company's research covered a whole range of different hotel types, both independent hotels and those which are part of large chains.
a whole range of == a wide variety of
# 剑 13 Test 4 Section 3
26.Those findings weren't that conclusive and it was quite a small-scale study.
did not produce clear results == weren't that conclusive
27.ALICE: I think supermarkets like the idea of having a colour-coded system - red, orange or green - for levels of fat, sugar and salt in a product.
colour-coded system 即 traffic-light system，Alice 认为超市是喜欢这个系统的
30.They should have focused on people with low literacy levels because these labels are designed to be accessible to them.
注意这里用的是 should，虚拟语气，事实上并没有，所以 A 项不选
30.ALICE: No. But if they hadn't interviewed participants face-to-face, they could have used a much bigger sample size.
if they hadn't interviewed participants face-to-face，说明 face to face 采访是发生过的，所以 E 项正确
