雅思阅读中有很多词一再出现在我们的文章中，但是对于部分学生来说，不管出现多少次，再多的相遇也不过只是“过路人”。
其实，对于这部分高频词，如果我们可以有效的结合语境，熟悉它们的意义和用法，可以大大增加我们的阅读效率，以及加强出题句的敏感度。
compatible adjective
able to exist, live together, or work successfully with something or someone else
可共存的；协调的；兼容的
剑10 TEST4 PASSAGE 2 原文中的一句话：
Unfortunately, he was miserable as his research wasn’t compatible with his curiosity about healing.
不幸的是，他很痛苦，因为他对于治疗方面的好奇心与他的研究并不符合。
我们可以学着用这个词来造个句：
当你想表达你和你小伙伴一起工作时才发现相处不融洽，合不来的时候，我们可以这么说
It was when we started working together that we found we just weren't compatible.
当我们熟悉这个词的意思和用法时，我们就会发现我们掌握了一些“得分密码”，因为这个词在阅读中多次出现，甚至出现在题干中，比如
剑11 TEST3 PASSAGE3 的第30题：
30. examples of people who each had abilities that seemed incompatible
来看看文章中对应的句子
I cite a structural engineer who is an artist, an electrical engineer who is an opera singer, an opera singer who published mathematical research, and a mathematician who publishes short stories.
结构工程师是个艺术家，电子工程师是个歌剧演员等四个例子来表达incompatible的含义，有些人拥有一种能力，同时具备另外一种不同的能力，就如我们有的时候会开玩笑说：“不会唱歌的演员不是好厨子。”
剑11 TEST4 PASSAGE3 的LIST OF HEADINGS 中的iv
Ⅳ. Apparently incompatible characteristics of language
语言明显不一致的特点
Underlying adjective
used to describe something on which something else is based
以…为基础的
real but not immediately obvious
暗含的；深层的；潜在的
剑7 TEST1 PASSAGE1 第12题
But the underlying mathematical theories of radar and sonar are very similar;
Radar and sonar are based on similar ––––––––
这道填空题的难度并不高，我们可以通过对应同义替换发现，题干中的be based on是原文中underlying的同义替换词。
可以借助造句来加强记忆，这部电影潜在传达的信息是爱超越其他一切。
The underlying message of the film isthat love transcends everything else.
然后试着用我们记住的用法来帮助我们解题；
剑10 TEST2 PASSAGE 3 第28题
28....also because with novels, the underlyingideas are the most important thing.
在原文中，With novels, the reader attends mainly to the meaning of words rather than the way they are printed on the page,
结合对于underlying 的理解，我们可以很好地对应它和the meaning of words的同义替换。
prompt
Verb to cause something 导致, 引起, 激起
Adjective done or acting quickly and without waiting, or arriving at the correct time 迅速的；敏捷的；及时的
再来看看剑桥真题中的应用：
剑8 TEST1 PASSAGE2 的LIST OF HEADINGS 中的ii
ii. Aviation disaster promptsaction
空难引起行动
对应原文中：An accident that occurred in the skies over the Grand Canyon in 1956 resulted inthe establishment of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ......
在这个句子中 accident 对应aviation disaster， prompt 对应 result in ，action 对应 establishment of FAA
剑9 TEST1 PASSAGE 2 第26题 判断题
26.If a signal from outer space is received, it will be important to respond promptly.
原文：There is considerable debate over how we should react if we detect a signal from an alien civilisation. Everybody agrees that we should not reply immediately.
题干的意思是，当收到来自外太空的信号的时候，很重要的是要快速地回应。
根据定位词，找到出题句，我们对比以后，发现immediately就是promptly的同义替换词。
剑9 TEST1 PASSAGE1 原文
As a boy, Perkin's curiosity prompted early interests in the arts, sciences, photography, and engineering.
当他还是小孩的时候，Perkin的好奇心激发了他对艺术，科学，摄影和工程的兴趣。
在雅思阅读的练习过程中，我们需要结合语境有效的记忆高频词，多积累一些“老熟人”，帮助我们理解文章和解题。
以下再罗列几个词：
criterion/criteria(复数形式）noun
a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something:
（作出评判、决定或处理的）标准，准则
剑8 TEST4 PASSAGE 3 第29题 判断题
29.Range is the key criterion for ecological collections.
剑5 TEST4 PASSAGE 3 第40题 填空题
40.Tolerance to shade is one criterion for the ....... of plants in forestry and horticulture.
Plants in general can be divided into two groups: shade-tolerant species and shade-intolerant species. This classification is commonly used in forestry and horticulture.
prohibitive adjective
(of costs) too expensive to pay
(费用）高得负担不起的，（价格等）使人望而却步的
剑10 TEST1 PASSAGE 2 第24题 判断题
24.Cars are prohibitively expensive in some EU candidate countries.
剑11 TEST1 PASSAGE 1 原文
Generating enough light could be prohibitively expensive, unless cheap, renewable energy is available, and this appears to be rather a future aspiration than a likelihood for the near future.
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