高考高频词汇:plot、privilege、pumpkin、rating、

plot[plɒt]

【词频】★★☆☆☆

n. 情节；阴谋

v. 密谋；用图表展示(发展趋势)

privilege[ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ]

【词频】★★☆☆☆

n. 特权；荣幸

v. 给予……特权；特免

【例】n. 特权

（2013江苏）We've considered several ways of paying to cut in line: hiring line standers, buying tickets from scalpers, or purchasing line cutting privileges directly from, say, an airline or an amusement park.

【译】我们考虑了几种花钱插队的方式：雇一个专业帮忙排队的，从票贩子那里买票，或者直接从航空公司或游乐园购买插队的特权。

【词组】cut in line：插队

pumpkin[ˈpʌmpkɪn]

【词频】★★☆☆☆

n. 南瓜

rating[ˈreɪtɪŋ]

【词频】★★☆☆☆

n. 评分；收视率

【例】n. 收视率

（2012广东）Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of“company cars”and computer, with such viewers, these programs don't need high ratings to stay on the air.

【译】广告商愿意支付高额费用来引起高收入消费者和那些决定大量购买“公车”和电脑的管理者们的注意。有了这些观众，这些节目不需要高收视率就可以播出。