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8、广泛的Mighty-very strong有势力的人-非常强壮的Mildly-gently|柔和地逐渐地Mock-laugh at|嘲笑笑Motives-reasons|动机理由Notably-particularly|特别地特别地Now and thenoccasionally|偶尔-有时候Occasionallysometimes|有时候有时Omitted-failed|省略失败Orthodoxconventional正统的-传统的Outcome-result结果结果Outrageousunacceptable|暴虐的无法接受的Particularly-especially特别地-尤其Pe
9、rmitted-allowed允许-允许Phase-stage|时期阶段Physiciandoctor|医师-医生Planesaircraft|飞机-飞机Poorly-inadequately|贫穷地-不充分的Porcelain-china|磁器-磁器Postulatedassumed要求-假定Practically-almost|实际地-几乎Pressing-urgent|压迫-紧急的Principal organizersplanners|主要的组织者计划者Prior tobefore|在之前-在Probed-explored|探查探究Proposedsuggested|计画提议Provo
10、ked-elicited|激怒-elicitedQuarterfourth|四分之一-第四的Rarelyseldom很少地-很少Readily-willingly不迟疑地自动地Realized-fulfilled|了解实现Realize-know|了解-知道Recommended-suggested|推荐-提议Regardless ofwhatever|不管-无论什么Regretsorry|遗憾-难过的Relied on-depended on|仰赖 仰赖Remainder-rest剩余物休息Remedycure|药物-治疗Removedtook off|移走起飞Residents-occup
11、ants|居民-占有者Safesecure|保险箱-固定Satisfactorily-acceptably|满意地-可欣然接受地Scaredfrightened|惊吓惊吓Scene-location现场-位置Seldom-rarely|很少很少地Settle-solve|长椅解决Severhard|切断难的Shinepolish光泽-光泽Shockedsurprised震动感到惊讶Speedsvelocities|速度-速度Spurredencouraged刺激-鼓励Steadilycontinuously|稳定地-不断地Summit-top of the mountain|高峰会-山的顶端T
12、alked over-discussed|讨论-讨论Tolerateput up with|宽容-忍受Trembledshook战栗-摇动Try-test|尝试-测试Vague-imprecise|含糊的-不严密的Vanishdisappear|消失消失Whilealthough|当的时候虽然Wholesome-healthy有益健康的健康的Widensbroadens|弄宽-变宽二、阅读判断:A Dogs Dilemma|狗的两难境地1. The African wild dog has been endangered.-R2. The spotted hyena is on the ver
13、ge of extinction.W3. The remaining lions will die out within decades.-N4. The dominant females is always left behind to protect the young.-W5. There is a tension between babysitting and hunting。R6. The size of a pack must be big enough for it to survive。-R7. Steps will be taken to protect the Africa
14、n wild dog。-NBiodiesel|生物柴油1. Thailand suffers a lot due to the price slumps of its biodiesel。N2. Biodiesel is superior in quality to traditional petroleum。-W3. Biodiesel can be made from coconut and palm oil, or from waste cooking oil.-R4. Malaysia, and the Philippines are the first countries in th
15、e world to have public policy supporting the commercialization of biodiesels.W5. Yuthachais fuel is welcomed by both farmers and ferry operators for its low prices.-R6. Yuthachai, the inventor of biodiesel, is currently the general manager of a USThailand joint venture in Bangkok.-N7. It seems that
16、Yuthachai places his fellow farmers interest before his own。RCrypto|密码1. Technology is like an art, which everybody including scientists loves.N2. In the passage, drawbacks means the messages we send may be intercepted or overheard by non-intended receivers。R3. With the widespread use of digital com
17、munications and e-commerce, encryption will become very urgent。-R4. We haveR5. More and more activities performed in the physical world will be replaced by activities in the electronic world.-R6. The passage clearly concludes that we need a new organization to popularize encryption and authenticatio
18、n.-N7. Encryption can protect privacy, but can stop terrorism and drug dealing as well.WDangers await babies with altitude高海拔的婴儿有危险1. According to the passage, one of the reasons why newborns in mountain communities are underweight is that their mothers are underweight。-W2. Giussanis team members ar
19、e all British researchers and professors from Cambridge University.-N3. Giussani did not expect to find that the weight of a baby had little to do with the financial conditions of the family he was born into。R4. The weight of a newborn has to do with the supply of oxygen even when he was still in hi
20、s mothers womb。R5. High-altitude bodies have heads that are larger than their bodies.W6. High altitude babies have longer but thinner limbs than averageN7. Giussani has arrived at the conclusion that babies in high-altitude regions are more likely to have heart trouble when they grow up.-WEngineerin
21、g ethics|工程道德1. Engineering ethics is a compulsory subject in every institute of science and technology in the United States.-N2. The number of students wishing to take the course of engineering ethics is declining at Texas A M University。W3. The National Science Foundation involves itself directly
22、in writing up material about ethical issues.-W4. It seems that medical ethics and business ethics are more mature than engineering ethics.-R5. Several engineering professors have quit from teaching to protest against the creation of a new course in engineering ethics。N6. Many engineering professors
23、may not have time to prepare material for class discussion on professional ethics。-R7. It is likely that following this introductory passage, the author will provide the necessary material related to the topic of engineering ethics。REasy listening|容易的学习1. Babies can learn language even in their slee
24、p.R2. An infant can recognize a lot of vowels by the time he or she is a year old。-N3. Finish vowels are easy to distinguish。-N4. The three vowels mentioned in this article are all Finnish sounds。-W5. The study shows that the infants cerebral cortex is working while he is asleep.-R6. If an adult wan
25、ts to learn a language faster, he can put a language tape under his pillow.-W7. Cheours finding is worthless.WFermi Problem|费米问题1. Fermis team was impressed by Fermis announcement in the base camp because he could even work out the power of the atom bomb in his mind.-R2. Fermi, an experimentalist as
26、 well as a theoretician, won a Nobel Prize for producing the first nuclear chain reaction in the world。W3. Dividing a big problem into small problems is a talent Fermi had and a talent that has practical value in life。R4. Fermi problem is to develop the talent of breaking a seemingly unanswerable pr
27、oblem into subproblems and finding the solution to it, which is a typical Fermi problem.R5. Then the fourth paragraph tells us how Fermi solved the problem of earths circumference without looking up。-W6. The last paragraph concludes the whole writing by stressing the value of important inventions an
28、d small discoveries。-W7. Fermi was famous for inventing a device to calculate bombs energy accurately。-NFive is the magic number|五是神奇的数字1. The researcher, Chirs Hayes, believes that extra digits can seriously affect animals opportunity of survival。R2. A likely consequence of having extra digitals is
29、 that the limbs of the animal will grow longer than normal.N3. The more digits an animal has, the faster it can run.-W4. Animals can gradually adapt to fewer digits than five in the course of evolution.R5. Hayes is not yet able to explain why the panda has five digits plus a pad instead of having si
30、x digits on its paw。-R6. What is true with animals about extra digits is also true with human beings.-W7. Those few people with more than five toes can run as fast as those with just five.-NInhalable water droplets|Inhalable 可吸入水滴1. The first paragraph is a question to which the author hopes to have
31、 a positive answer from the reader。W2. Shower nozzles shower nozzles that produce water droplets, big and small, can expose anyone using the shower to health problems.W3. The chemicals contained in wayer kill bacteria to make it safe for drinking.-R4. The problem that inhalable water droplets produc
32、e is that they may expose people with respiratory problems to health hazards。-R5. The adjustable type of nozzles are less dangerous than the fixed one.W6. People with asthma and other respiratory problems should avoid taking showers。N7. To overcome the problem caused by inhalable water droplets, Set
33、hi, per haps with some other researchers, is drawing up standards for safe shower head designs.RMicrochip research center created|微 芯片研究中心成立1. The country says that the investment of US14 million is big enough for developing that countrys chip industry.W2. That country gives top priorities to develo
34、ping chips for military purposes。N3. Although the licensing fees are not very high, that fareast country cannot afford to pay。N4. Many western countries ban the exporting of the most advanced chipmaking technologies to that country to prevent them from being used for military purposes.-R5. Currently
35、, almost all the flagship chipmakers in that country are owned by American investors.-N6. Mainstream chip production technology develop rapidly.-R7. More than 10 chip plants being built in that country are an example of selfreliance。-WRescue platform|救生平台1. A rescue platform called the Eagle is capa
36、ble of moving vertically but not sideways.-W2. The four propellers are fitted horizontally to the Eagle。-R3. With the help of jet engines, the Eagle can fly at a speed of 100 miles an hour。-N4. In the third paragraph, the word helicopter refers to the Eagle.W5. The more jet engines are fitted to the
37、 propellers, the more people the platform can carry。-N6. In the wake of September 11, Mr。 Metreveli has secured enough funding to build up a smallscale model of the Eagle to test his idea.-W7. Mr. Metreveli is designing for Israel a more advanced form of rescue platform than the Eagle or the Eaglet。
38、NSmoking|抽烟1. It is easy to determine whether smoking is hazardous。W2. Smoking reduces ones life expectancy.-R3. Smoking may induce lung cancer.R4. There is evidence that smoking is responsible for breast cancer。-N5. Male smokers have a lower death rate from heart disease than female smokers.-W6. Ni
39、cotine is poisonous。R7. Filters and low tar tobacco make smoking safe。WThe cold places|寒冷的地带1. The lowest temperature that man has ever known was recorded in Antarctica.-R2. Winter temperatures average 85 degrees below zero in Antarctica。-W3. The Arctic and Antarctica are no mans lands because of th
40、eir notorious coldness。W4. Polar explorers can stay alive without heaters and windproof shelters.W5. Despite the the hostile environment, both animals and plants can be found in the oceans and on land in polar areas.R6. As discovered by expedition scientists, Antarctica has not always been so cold a
41、s it is today, so has the Arctic.N7. At one time, the weather in Antarctica was so warm and damp that trees grew there.-RTanning parlors take heat人工日照美容院吸收热量1. The passage confirms that using tanning equipment is harmful to ones health.-R2. The highest rate of skin cancers is found in teenagers who
42、use sun lamps frequently。W3. Melanoma is a more serious cancer than lung cancer。N4. Karagass reported her research results basing on interviews with a group of skin cancer patients and a control group of people with no skin cancers。R5. Doctor James Spencers argument implies that in the long run, get
43、ting an infrequent sunbum is worse than the small, dayto-day exposure。W6. The passage mentions three forms of skin cancers, of which squamous cell skin cancer is the most dangerous.-W7. It is implied in Mr. Levys argument (paragraph 5) that frequent exposure to sun lamps is safe。RWill we take vacati
44、ons in spaces?我们将在太空间度假吗?1. Mike Kelly planned to turn his business of making bread and butter into a business that is engaged in space tourism。W2. Kelly hoped to develop space tourism, which he thought would be a good market。 R3. Space Adventure in Arlington has taken 130 deposits totaling 98,000 f
45、or a two-hour space tour.N4. It sounds great that soon there will be space residence, although it is still a tentative plan.-W5. Some of the hurdles space tourism faces include a lack of oxygen and life support equipment.-W6. Little guys, who do not have plenty of money but have great interest in sp
46、ace tourism, are trying to make the space travel less expensive but more reliable。-R7. We can infer from the context that the Michelin ratings can help people to find prices of hotels.-R三、概括大意与完成句子:A Strong Greenhouse Gas一种强烈的温室气体1. Paragraph 1: Methane as a Strong Greenhouse Gas。2. Paragraph 2: Livestock as a Prime Factor of the Greenhouse Effect。3. Paragraph 4: Agriculture Also Contributes to Increased Concentrations of Methane in the Atmosphere.4. Paragraph 5: Why Livestock Releases Methane。5.