考研英语大纲词汇5500，要全部熟练掌握不是那么容易，尤其对于背单词尤为头疼的考生，在背单词时最好能 够把握一些重点和常考词汇，主次分明，更加有效率。下面新东方在线分享历年真题中涉及的词汇，配以真题例句，帮助考生更好的来学习。下面是2008年真题 词汇讲解，大家看看。

2008考研英语真题词汇解读

　　1.be prepared to(准备)

　　[真题例句〕But Gregory Cochran is prepared to say it anyway. 但是格雷戈里·科克伦却准备无论如何也要说出这一观点。【考研，2008，完形】

　　2.rare ( a.稀罕的，珍贵的),independently of(独立于)

　　[真题例句〕He is that rare bird, a scientist who works independently of any institution.他是那样一种特立独行的人:一个独立于任何机构的科学家。【考研，2008，完形】

　　3.previously (ad.以前，先前)

　　[真题例句】He helped popularize the ides. that some diseases not previously thought to have a bacterial cause were actually infection's，which aroused much controversy when it was first suggested.他普及了一种观点，即某些以前没有被认为是由细菌引起的疾病实际上是感染，这一观点最初提出来时引起了极大争议。【考研，2008，完形】

　　4.suggest(vt.提出)

　　[真题例句]Togetherwithanother two scientists, he is publishing a paper which not only suggests that one groupofhumanity is more intelligent than the others，but explains theprocess that has brought this about.他同其他两位科学家一起发表了一篇论文，论文中不仅指出某些人比其他人更聪明，而且解释了这种情况的产生过程。【考研，2008，完形】

　　5.in question(正被讨论的，谈论中的)

　　[真题例句〕The group in question are a particular people originated from central Europe.论文中提及的这个族群是起源于中欧的某个特定民族。【考研，2008，完形】

　　6. score (vt.在游戏或比赛中得分)，mean (a.平均的)，disproportionately (ad.不相称地，不成比例地，不匀称地),career(n.事业，职业，生涯),affirm (vt.证实)

　　[真题例句〕This group generally do well in IQ tests, scoring 12-15 points above the mean value of 100，and have contributed disproportionately to the intellectual and cultural life of the West, as the careers of their elites, including several world-renowned scientists, affirm.这群人通常在智力测验中得分较高，比平均分100分高12到1}分;但就像这个民族的精英，包括其中一些世界著名的科学家的事业所证实的那样，这个民族对西方学术及文化作出了与他们的人口数量不成比例的巨大贡献。【考研，2008，完形】

　　7. however (ad.然而)

　　[真题例句〕These facts, however, have previously been thought unrelated.但是，以前人们认为这些事实之间没有联系。【考研，2008，完形】

　　8. put down to(归因于),value (vt.重视，珍惜)

　　[真题例句〕The former has been put down to social effects, such as a strong tradition of valuing education.前者归因于社会影响，如重视教育的浓厚传统。【考研，2008，完形】

　　9. subject (vt.使遭受，使经历)，paradoxical (a.矛盾的，似是而非的)

　　[真题例句〕His argument is that the unusual history of these people has subjected them to unique evolutionary pressures that have resulted in this paradoxical state of affairs.他的论点是，这些人非同寻常的历史让他们遭受某些独特的进化压力，而这些压力导致了这种矛盾情况的产生。【考研，2008，完形】

　　10.consequence(n.后果，影响)

　　[真题例句〕The latter was seen a consequence of genetic isolation.后者被视为遗传隔离造成的结果。【考研，2008，完形】

　　11.link ( vt.联结，联系)

　　[真题例句〕Dr. Cochran suggests that the intelligence and diseases are intimately linked.克伦博士指出智力和疾病是紧密联系的。【考研，2008，完形】