詞彙是閱讀的前提，這句話有兩層含義。
首先，詞彙對於閱讀非常重要；第二，閱讀除了詞彙，還有更多內涵。不幸的是，很多同學只認識到第一層；更不幸的是，還有很多同學認識了這一層卻仍然做不到記單詞；
其實更更不幸的是，還有一小撮同學，由於某種“機緣”深深的記住了第
二層含義中的一個側面，並得出結論：閱讀可以不記單詞。（此處有擦汗表情）
誠然，理解篇章無需每詞必識，但一定量的詞彙積累是毋庸置疑必要的。道理一般都懂，就是現實硌得慌：孤軍奮戰記單詞是個苦差事，而上課時間又過於寶貴，容不得用來記單詞。
所以，那就跟著環球教育寧波學校方燕妮老師在《每週乾貨》這個平臺逐步收羅雅思閱讀詞彙吧！
今天要消滅的單詞列表為：resemble, alter, instant, impair, elusive, 快檢測一下，這些詞你認識嗎？
1. resemble
v. to look like or be similar to 像，與......類似
相關真題：
（劍9-Test 1-第30題）Which animals might ichthyosaurs have resembled? （簡答題）
對應原文：(Ichthyosaurs) The fossils look like dolphins and they surely lived like dolphins, in the water.
2. alter
v. to change, or to make…change （使）變化
相關真題：
（劍8-Test 1-第29題）Attitudes to parapsychology would alter drastically with（句子完成題）
A.the discovery of a mechanism for telepathy.
對應原文： What they are certainly not finding, however, is any change in attitude of mainstream scientists: most still totally reject the very idea of telepathy. The problem stems at least in part from the lack of any plausible mechanism for telepathy.
3. instant
adj. happening or produced immediately 立即的，馬上的
雅思真題：
（劍8-Test 2-第11題）Pilkington's first full-scale plant was an instant commercial success.（判斷題）
對應原文：Pilkington built a pilot plant in 1953 and by 1955 he had convinced his company to build a full-scale plant. However, it took 14 months of non-stop production, costing the company ￡100,000 a month, before the plant produced any usable glass.
4. impair
v. to damage something or make it not as good as it should be削弱，損傷
（劍8-Test 2-第33題）According to the introduction, we become aware of the importance of smell when （選擇題）
C. our ability to smell is damaged.
對應原文：For the most part, however, we breathe in the aromas which surround us without being consciously aware of their importance to us. It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realize the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being.
5. elusive
adj. difficult to find or to achieve 困難的，難實現的；難找到的
（劍8-Test 4-第33題）It is a good method for species which are hard to find. （匹配題）
對應原文：This often increases the number of individuals collected and attracts species that are otherwise elusive.
雅思閱讀中，核心考點詞會在不同的篇章裡被反覆考查，以上只是挑選了其中的一些例子來闡釋今天所討論的五個詞。親們，記住了嗎？
下面，我們就用選詞填空的方式來檢驗一下吧！
1.Consumption of alcohol __________ your ability to drive a car or operate machinery.
2.She had to __________ her clothes after losing weight.
3.He is such an __________ person; you never know where he is when you want him.
4.The two sisters __________each other in appearance but differ widely in character.
5.His eighth book came out earlier this year and was an __________ best-seller.
參考答案：
1. impair 2. alter 3. elusive 4. resemble 5. instant