150. REDUCTION: a reduction of
A．In the last five years，the death rate in the United States has undergone the sharpest decline primarily because of a reduction in heart diseases owing to individual efforts at health maintenance．
过去5年里，美国的死亡率大幅度下降，主要原因是由于个人致力于保健，使心脏病大为减少。
B．make a reduction in price降价
151. REFLECTION/MIRROR: a (good/faithful) reflection/mirror of A．The kind of future a society creates and SF envisions is in part a reflection of the needs and fears and the hope of the present． 一个社会创造的或科幻小说憧憬的未来，部分反映了现实社会人们的需要、恐惧和希望。
B．Whether the armed services or college campus，they have always been and will always be a reflection of society as whole. 不管是部队还是大学校园，它们始终也将永远反映整个社会。
C．a faithful reflection of what he saw and heard他所见所闻的忠实反映
152. REFUSAL: refusal to do sth.
A. A great leader must have a certain irrational quality，a stubborn refusal to face facts，infectious optimism，the ability to convince us that all is not lost even when we're afraid it is．
一个伟大的领袖必须有某种非理性的特点：固执地不愿面对现实，有感染力的乐观精神。在我们担心一切都已失去时，有能力使我们相信事实并非如此。 B．They announced their refusal to attend the conference. 他们宣布拒绝出席会议。
C．His stiff-necked refusal to accept facts makes discussion impossible. 他固执地拒绝承认事实，使商谈无法进行。
153. RELIEF: bring/seek/find relief from
A. Stories should afford us relief from our daily doings by taking us beyond our accustomed horizons.
故事应该把我们带出所熟悉的世界，让我们从日常事务中解脱出来。
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B. At times，they may find relief by hunting big game in Africa，or by flying ground the world．
他们会时常到非洲打猎或坐飞机到世界各地去旅游以便放松自己。 C．find relief from taking a medicine吃药减轻病痛 seek relief from a tiresome journey想要解除旅途的疲劳 I find it a pleasant relief to do/that我发现?令人欣慰
154. RELUCTANCE: show/feel reluctance to; sacrifice sth. with reluctance A．Reluctance among men to retire was associated with anticipated deprivations，mainly of money rather than of attachment to work． 男人不愿退休主要与挣钱有关，而不是对工作依恋。 B．show/feel reluctance to do表现出不情愿做某事 leave with reluctance勉强地离去
155. RELIABILITY: prove/assess the reliability
A．I very much like the idea of teaching students to assess the reliability of a story based on information about its source.
我赞成这样的想法，即要教会学生根据一篇新闻报道的消息来源，来判断该新闻的可靠程度。
B．Earthquake prediction is still a young science．Everyone agrees that earthquakes cannot be predicted with any reliability.
地震预报还是一门年轻的科学。大家都认为目前我们还不能非常可靠地预测地震。
156. REQUIREMENT: the requirement of
A．fulfill/meet/satisfy the entrance requirements符合入学条件 meet the requirements of the public/times满足公众/时代的要求
157. RESEMBLANCE: bear little/no/much/striking resemblance to A．But this view，however appealing，bear little resemblance to what is happening in cities allover the world．
不管这个观点多么吸引人，但不能真实地反映世界各城市发生的事。 B. To ensure the widest acceptability，the plot lines follow the most commonly accepted notions of morality and justice，whether or not those
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notions bear some much resemblance to reality.
为了确保故事被尽可能多的人接受，情节是按照大多数人所接受的道德和公正的看法发展的，不管这些看法与现实是否相符。
158. RESISTENCE: offer/give/lessen/make/build up no/little
resistance to
A．The pavement gives little resistance to tires. 铺筑过的路面对轮胎几乎不产生什么阻力。 B．offer resistance to the law抗拒法律 C．Alcohol lessens resistance to diseases. 含有酒精的饮料会减低对疾病的抵抗力。
D．make no resistance to the enemy’s advance对敌人的进攻未作抵抗 E．build up (a) resistance to 增强对?的抵抗力
159. RESPONSE: make an effective response to/in response to A．Moral condemnation were not sufficient response to the serious incidents we were encountering．
道德上的谴责不足以回应我们遭遇到的事件的严重性。
B．Our response to sympathy and tenderness is reserved，since we can not tell whether those feelings are genuine or simulated．
我们对这些同情和温柔的反应是有保留的，因为我们并不能肯定这些感情是真的还是装出来的。
C．make an effective response to a situation对形势作出有效的反应 D．It has found a response in the heart of every man. 这件事在每个人心里引起了反响。
E．His oratorical efforts evoked no response in his audience. 他的雄辩在听众中未引起反响。
F．She laughed in response to his jokes.听了他说的笑话她大笑起来。
160. REVELATION: a revelation of
A．Every trivial act is interpreted as a revelation of the moral philosophy of the individual actor．
每个细小的动作都被视为是个人社会舞台上道德观的表露。 B．make a revelation of the true facts揭露事实真相
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C．The revelation of the thieves’ hiding place by one of their own number caused their capture. 贼人中一人泄漏出他们的窝藏处使他们全部落网。
161. REVERSAL: (suffer/bring about/result in) a dramatic reversal of
roles/decision
A．Oddity，introversion，and the love of privacy are the big enemies，a total reversal of the values of the upper orders．
古怪、内向、喜欢隐私是生活大敌，是完全颠倒上层社会的价值观念。 B．The news brought about a reversal of feeling in the wheat market. 那消息使人们对小麦市场的看法来了个180度的大转弯。 C．He suffered a reversal of fortune and lost all his money. 他时运倒转，把钱都输光了。
D．a reversal of attitude态度的180度大转弯
162. SEARCH: in search of excitement/employment/an opportunity/make a arduous/close/rigorous/thorough search for
A．The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the search for a generally acceptable cosmic context for the human species．In the deepest sense the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is a search for ourselves.
搜寻外星人，就是搜寻可以被广为接受的人类生存的宇宙环境。所以从根本上来说，搜寻外星人就是搜寻人类自己。
B．They are more adventurous，more willing to take risk in search of a political and economic system that suits their needs．
他们更渴望冒险，愿意承担风险去寻找适合他们需求的政治制度和经济制度。 C．Everywhere men and women crowd into cities in search of employment，a decent living，the company of their fellows，and the excitement and stimulation of urban life．
各地的男男女女都涌进城市，寻求工作和体面的生活，寻求同行的伙伴和城市生活(带来)的兴奋与刺激。
D. As many of America's urban dwellers have moved to the suburban rings in search of greater privacy，cleaner air and less social conflict，a pattern of urban living has emerged which is in sharp contrast to that in cities in other industrialized countries．
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由于许多美国城市居民都搬到郊区去生活，寻找更多的隐私、更清洁的空气和较少的社会矛盾，这样就出现了一种新的城市生活方式，这种方式和其他发达国家的城市生活方式形成了强烈的反差。
163. SIGHT: lose sight of/at the sight of
A．We sometimes lose sight of the fact that newspapers rely on a highly specific and colloquial vocabulary．
我们有时没注意到报纸在很大程度上依赖于具体的口头词汇。
B．The French visitors cheered at the sight of body-conscious Americans bending，stretching and leaping around．
法国参观者看到注重健康的美国人在弯腰曲背、舒展肢体、上下跳动，不禁大呼起来。
164. SIGN: a sign of
A. The importance people attach to paid holidays and the rapid development of services for mass entertainment and recreation are signs of this increasing concern.
对带薪度假的重视和迅速发展的大众娱乐休闲服务设施，就是人们对此日渐关注的标志。
B．The study also contains a finding worrisome for those who consider inadequate spending on research to be a sign of economic weakness． 这项调查还包括一项令人担心的结果，因为在这些人看来，在研究上的投资不够是经济疲软的表现。
165. STUDY: have/make a study of
A．After making statistical studies of the world’s resource，they say the effect of unlimited growth would be disastrous．
以统计学研究了世界资源后，他们说无限制增长的结果将是毁灭性的。
166. SENSITIVITY: develop a sensitiveness to
A．develop a sensitiveness to artistic beauty培养对艺术美的敏感 B．Ruskin had a rare sensitiveness to beauty in every form. 拉斯金对各种形态的美都有一种罕见的感受力。
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