1. pick up
【真题原文】Don’t forget to stop by Pacific Science Center’s Store while you are here to pick up a wonderful science activity or souvenir to remember your visit. (2017 全国 I 卷阅读 A 篇)
【词义解释】pick up 常用词义为“捡起，（用车）接人”。本句中的 pick up 后接两个并列的宾语“a wonderful science activity”和“souvenir”。
“pick up”与“a wonderful science activity”搭配时可理解为“to join in, to participate（参加）”；与“a wonderful souvenir”搭配时则意为“to buy sth. （挑选/购买）”。
【参考译文】不要忘记到太平洋科学中心商场停留一下，在这里你可以参加一个精彩的科学活动和选购一件精美的纪念品，以纪念你的到访。
【小试牛刀】你可以花 200 美元就可以 淘到一台二手笔记本电脑。
You can _____________ a second-hand laptop for about $200.
2. feed
【真题原文】 Our exhibits will feed your mind, but what about your body? (2017 全国 I 卷阅读A 篇)
【词义解释】feed 常见词义为“喂养，饲养”，本句中的 feed 则理解为“to satisfy a need, desire,ect. and keep it strong(满足)”。
【参考翻译】我们的展品可以使你的心灵充实，但你的身体呢？
【小试牛刀】广泛地阅读是 充实心灵的好途径。
Extensive reading is a good way to______________ .
3. special
【真题原文】Our café offers a complete menu of lunch and snack options, in addition to seasonal specials. (2017 全国 I 卷阅读 A 篇)
【词义解释】special 常用作形容词，意为“特别的”。在本句中，special 用作名词，意为“a dish that is not normally available or is made for a particular purpose（特色菜）”。
【参考译文】除了季节性的特色菜，我们的咖啡馆还供应菜式齐全的午餐和零食，任君选择。
【小试牛刀】今天的 特色菜写在布告板上。
Today’s ___________ are written on the board.
4. work
【真题原文】Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful. (2017 全国 I 卷阅读 B 篇)
【词义解释】work 常用意思为“工作”，此句中的 work 理解为“to be effective or successful （有效；成功）”。
【参考译文】试图去帮助受伤的、流离失所的或者病弱的动物可能是令人心碎的；（能否）活下来是不确定的。但是，当成功活下来时，活着就是很美好的。
【小试牛刀】她关于部门重组的构想实际上 永远都不会实现。
Her idea for reorganizing the department will __________ in practice.
5. carrier
【真题原文】When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in acarrier for safety. (2017 全国 I 卷阅读 B 篇)
【词义解释】carrier 常见意为“运输工具，运送者”，此句中的 carrier 理解为“a temporary shelter or a rough nest（临时庇护处或简易的窝）”。
【参考译文】当我到达时，我看到一只两三周大的猫头鹰。为安全起见，它已经被安置到一个临时庇护处了。
【小试牛刀】有些鸟自己不筑巢，甚至连个 简易窝都不建。相反，他们喜欢在其他鸟的巢里下蛋。
Some birds don’t build their own nests, even a rough __________. Instead, they lay eggs in the nests of other birds.
6. anchor
【真题原文】My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree. (2017 全国 I 卷阅读 B篇)
【词义解释】anchor 常见词义为“n. 锚；v. 抛锚”。本句的 anchor 意为“to make something or someone stay in one position by fastening him, her, or it firmly（把……固定）”。
【参考译文】我的下一步工作就是建一个鸟巢，并把它安放在一棵树上。
【小试牛刀】我们用绳子把自己 固定在岩石上。
We __________ ourselves to the rocks with a rope.
7. rest
【真题原文】Then lay the tube in place so that one end rests all the way in the cup and therest of the line runs up — and out — the side of the hole. (2017 全国 I 卷阅读 D 篇)
【词义解释】rest 常用含义为“v. & n.休息”，本句中出现了两个 rest，第一个 rest 为动词，意为“to lie or lean on something （躺；倚；靠）”；第二个 rest 为名词，意为“the other parts that remain or that have not been mentioned（剩余部分）”。
【参考译文】接着把管子放在恰当的位置，使得管子的一端一直放在杯子里并且管子的剩余部分向上延伸到坑的外部。
【小试牛刀】
①自行车靠墙 放着。
The bicycle ____________ against the wall. (参考答案：is/was resting)
②我会开一个派对，然后把剩下的钱用来投资。
I’m going to throw a party, then invest __________________.
8. production
【真题原文】The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. (2017 全国 II 卷阅读 B 篇)
【词义解释】production 常用词义为“生产；产量”，此句中意为“a play, opera, or other show that is performed in a theatre（演出）”。
【参考译文】这家公司的演出展示了 21 世纪中国剧院的新面貌。
【小试牛刀】为了这次 演出，她已经学会了用西班牙语演这个角色。
For this __________ she has learnt the role in Spanish.
9. stand up
【真题原文】When the studio didn’t want me for the film— it wanted somebody as well known as Paul— he stood up for me. (2017 全国 II 卷阅读 B 篇)
【词义解释】stand up 常见含义是“站起来”，本句的 stand up 意为“to defend or support a particular idea or a person who is being criticized or attacked（支持，维护）”。
【参考译文】当制片方不想要我拍这部电影时——他们(制片方)想要像保罗那样出名的人——他维护了我。
【小试牛刀】你需要用精神力量来 支持自己。
You need strength of mind to __________ for yourself.
10. dig
【真题原文】We were respectful of craft（技艺）and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. (2017 全国 II 卷阅读 B 篇)
【词义解释】dig 常用含义是“挖掘，戳入”，本句的 dig 的含义为“to study something very carefully in order to discover or check facts（刻苦钻研）”，dig into 为固定搭配，意为“探究，钻研”。
【参考译文】事实上, 我们的车间刚刚开始 研究这个问题.
【小试牛刀】Our workshop, in fact, was just beginning to __________ the problem.
11. deal
【真题原文】He’d been in and out of the hospital. He and I both knew what the deal was, and we didn’t talk about it. (2017 全国 II 卷阅读 B 篇)
【词义解释】deal 常用含义为“v. 处理；n. 买卖，大量”，本句的 deal 意为“bad fortune or unfair treatment（坏运气；不公平的对待）”。
【参考译文】他一直进出医院。他和我都知道这种霉运意味着什么，然后我们都不谈论这种事。
【小试牛刀】利物浦人多年来一直没有得到公正的 待遇。
The people of Liverpool have had a bad __________ for many, many years.
12. put down
【真题原文】Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. (2017 全国 II 卷阅读 C 篇)
【词义解释】put down 常见意思是“写下，记录”，本句的 put down 意为“ to pay part of the price of something, and to pay the rest later（付定金）”。
【参考译文】为买到一辆 Transition 飞行车，大约有 100 人已经支付了 10000 美元的定金，并且在 Terrafugia 公司后来的本周纽约汽车展上推介这款车之后，人数很可能会上升。
【小试牛刀】他以 10 万美元买下一处投资性地产，并 支付了 2 万美元的定金。
He bought an investment property for $100,000 and __________ $20,000.
13. sit
【真题原文】When a leafy plant is under attack, it doesn’t sit quietly. (2017 全国 II 卷阅读 D 篇)
【词义解释】sit常用含义是“坐”，本句的 sit意为“to remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually waiting for something to happen（无动于衷；坐以待毙；静观其变）”。
【参考译文】当一种多叶植物遭到袭击，它不会静静地坐以待毙。
【小试牛刀】生活依然会很艰辛，但是如果他们能 静观其变，并且信任他，一切会慢慢好起来的。
Life would continue to be hard but if they __________ tight and trusted him things would get better.
