考研英语高频词汇literate adj. 有读写能力的;有文化修养的 <历年真题考查频次:5次>真题复现1:More recently, while examining housing construction, the researchers discovered that illiterate, non-English- speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry's work.(2009年text3P3)