percentage

指“百分比”

What ~ of the students were absent?旷课的学生占百分之几?

[真题](2000)Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low of ____interest， but loans of this kind are not frequently obtainable.自然，他会尽量争取低息贷款，但这种贷款不是经常能够得到的。(答案：C)

[A] proportion [B] percentage [C] rate [D] ratio

道;路

path

主要指地面或空中的道路a bicycle ~自行车道

route

同path an air ~飞行航线

channel

侧重指水上道路，如“水渠，航道，海峡”drainage ~s in the rice fields稻田的排水沟

course

指“(船或飞机的)航向，航线”The plane was on/off ~.飞机航向正确/偏离航向。

passage

指连接两个房间或处所的狭长的通道a secret underground ~地下秘密通道

vessel

一般指细小的管道，特别是“脉管、血管”blood ~血管

[真题]1、(2000)He may also need money to construct irrigation _____and improve his farm in other ways.他可能还需要钱来修建灌溉水渠，或在其他方面改善自己的农田。(答案：D)

[A] vessels [B] routes [C] paths [D] channels

[真题]2、(1988)Because of strong winds and severe storms， the Mayflower lost its ____.由于狂风和凶猛的暴风雨，五月花号迷失了航向。(答案：A)

[A] course[B] route[C] passage[D] channel

通知;宣告

claim

1、表明某事真实的“声明、宣称”，常接同位语从句

He repeated his ~ that the people backed his action.他重申了人民支持其行动的声明。

2、作为保险金、赔偿、增薪等的“索款”

the injury ~s工伤索赔

declaration

1、官方或正式的宣告、宣言

the ~ of war宣战

2、对感觉或所相信的事的表白、声明

a ~ of faith表达信念

proclamation同declaration1 the ~ of martial law宣布戒严

announcement

“公告，通知，宣布”，强调要将关于某事的信息告知于人

~s of births出生通告

[真题](1999)The fewer the injury____ ， the better the workman‘s insurance rate.工伤索赔越少，工人的保险率也就越高。(答案：A)

[A] claims [B] reports [C] declarations [D] proclamations