阅读理解
1. Batteries Built by Viruses
2. putting plants to work(2013 理工B真题)
3. Listening Device Provides Landslide Early Warning
4. "Don't Drink Alone" Gets New Meaning
5. “Life From Found” On Saturn’s Titan（2012真题）
6. Clone Farm
7. Teaching Math, Teaching Anxiety（2012新增文章）
8. Too Little for Global Warming
9. Renewable Energy Sources
10. Forecasting Methods（2013理工A真题）
11. Defending the Theory of Evolution Still Seems Needed
12. Small But Wise（2012年真题）
13. Ants have Big Impact on Environment as "Ecosystem Engineers"
14. Listening to Birdsong
15. Researchers Discover Why Humans Began Walking Upright（2013教材新增）
16. U.S. Scientists Confirm Water on Mars
17. Cell Phones Increase Traffic, Pedestrian Fatalities
Day1
词汇：
chicken pox水痘
microorganism n．微生物
metallic adj．金属的
collaborator n．合作者，协作者
pluck v．拔，摘，采
注释：
1．no wonder：不足为奇的，难怪
2．steer clear of：避开，绕开
3．though：意思为“然而，可是”。在句中使用时通常放在句末。
4．Cambridge，Massachusetts：马萨诸塞州的剑桥市。本文第三段提到的the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge即指坐落于剑桥市的麻省理工学院。麻省理工学院于1861年由著名自然科学家威廉·巴罗吉杰斯创立。这是美国的一所私立研究型大学，培养高级科技人才和管理人才，是以理工科为主的、世界一流的综合性大学。
5．came up with：提出
6．A，C and D batteries：A、C、D均为电池型号。
7．These microbatteries may change the way we look at viruses：这些微型电池可能会改变我们看待病毒的方式。作者想表达的意思是：人们一直认为病毒有害无益，现在病毒可用来制作电池，人们对病毒的看法可能会因此而发生变化。
答案与题解：
1．C短文第一段的大致意思是，许多疾病都由病毒引起，诸如水痘、感冒和艾滋病，所以人们想尽办法躲避病毒。这是C所表达的意思。A不是正确选择，因为文章并没有说人们想方设法去杀死病毒。B的后半句的内容(病毒肉眼看不见)和D的内容(吃药治疗病毒引起的疾病)文中没有提到.
2．C短文的第二段明确提供了答案。
3．D 根据上下文，shrink在此的意思是“收缩”，即“缩小”。所以，它的反义词是expand(增大，扩张)。C不是正确选择，因为extend的意思是become longer，即“延伸”或“加长”。A的意思是“加宽”，也不是答案。B的意思是“伸展，展开”，在一定的上下文里也可以做shrink的反义词，但在第五段这个语境里，B不是最佳选择。
4．D第六段第二句中提到的metallic disk是指“金属圆盘”，它是微型电池的外形，其内部是由病毒构成的电池部件。微型电池不是由金属组成的，所以A不是答案。本段提到，这种电池looks like a regular watch battery，与手表里电池外形相似，但并不等同手表电池，所以B也不是正确选择。文章只是说电池的部件(但并没有说整个电池)小到只能用显微镜才能看到，所以C也不是正确的选择。D才是第六段所要表达的主要内容，因此是答案。
5．A 短文最后一段的第四句(“you could probably fit about lo of these virus-built battery parts，side to side，across one hair”)提供了本题的答案。
Day2
词汇:
panel n. 嵌板，发热板，仪器板
miniature adj. 口巧.微型的
carbon dioxide 二氧化碳
algae n. 水藻，海藻
starch n. 淀粉
sulfate n. 硫酸盐，硫酸酯
photosynthesis n. 光合作用
注释:
1. convert.., into... : 将……转换为……
2. Colo. : Colorado，(美国科罗拉多州)的缩写形式
3. Green algae: 绿藻
4.trick them into producing hydrogen: 想方设法使它们产生氢。trick作为动词，有“欺骗、哄骗”的意思，但是在这里的意思是“设法”或“采取措施”。
答案与题解：
1.C 根据文章第一段最后一句的意思，c是正确选择：植物从来就利用阳光作为能源。
2.B文章的第三段说，科学家企图将植物或植物类生物细胞作为微型光合能源供应站来研究，并举例说，他们正在用绿藻进行实验，若成功，绿藻所产生的氢将可用来为汽车的燃料电池充电。所以答案是B。
3.B 文章第四段告诉我们：…algae will produce hydrogen in an air free environment.没有空气的情况肯定就没有氧气了。该段最后一句又说，是氧阻止绿藻制造氢。
4.D选项A、B都不是正确答案，因为短文的第六段告诉我们，remove sulfate和
work in an air free environment都是可能的，但问题是两者都有弊端，使氢的制造不那么容易。D所述内容就是困难之一：绿藻细胞因为没有了sulfate而减缓工作速度，因此产生不了多少氢。
5.C 根据短文最后一段的描述，绿藻可以在任何地方生长，它们是很容易使用的燃料能源，而且用途广泛，所以，A、B、C都是正确的描述，不是答案。C是答案，因为
“The organisms are cheap to get and to feed”中的feed是“养殖”的意思，不能解释为“吃”。
词汇：
landsliden．山崩；地滑；塌方
imminentadj．即将发生的
vibrationn．振动
sensorn．传感器
evacuatev．疏散，撒走
boreholen．钻孔，井眼
rainfalln．降雨，降雨量
graveln．砾，沙砾，砾石
erosionn．腐蚀，侵蚀
embankmentn．堤岸
注释：
1．Loughborough University：拉夫堡大学。该大学地处英格兰东部的拉夫堡市，始建于1909年的拉夫堡学院，1966年获得皇家特许正式成为综合大学。
2．Newcastle：纽卡斯尔。英格兰东北部的一个自治区，位于利兹(Leeds)以北泰纳(the Tync River)河畔。
答案与题解：
1．D
短文第一段的第一句告诉我们，英国研究人员正在测试一种仪器，这种仪器可以通过监测土壤的振动来预警山崩。该段最后一句说，这种灾难经常在一些遭受自然灾害的国家发生，这些自然灾害包括sudden，heavy rainfall和earthquakes以及water erosion。所以D是正确选择。
2．D
A、B、C的内容都可在第二段中找到。所以D是正确答案。
3．C
第三段的第一和第二句告诉我们，最为普通的监测山崩方法是对山坡形状变化的观察，有两种观察方式；第三句说，因为山坡形状的变化不一定导致山崩，所以两种方法都会有虚假的预警。因此，C是正确答案。
4．A
B、C、D所述内容都可在第四段中找到。The borehole is filled in with gravel around the
pipe．在被凿出的洞里填充沙砾，围在钢管四周。不是在钢管里填充沙砾。所以A是错误的说法，是正确的选择。
5. B
positives在此用作名词，意思是：被证实的因素或特点，可以理解为证据。
词汇：
cavity n.腔
pharynx n.咽
pharyngeal adj.咽的
esophagus n.食管
esophageal adj.食管的
larynx n.喉
scrub v.擦净，擦掉
注释：
1. …than do those taking their libations with food：这是一个倒装句，其正常语序为than those taking their libations with food do。这里的do是一个代词，代替上半句中的have a significantly higher risk of cancer in the mouth and neck。
2.drinking patterns of 1,500 patients from four cancer studies ：取自四项癌症研究的1，500 个病例的饮酒习惯模式
3.downed a significant share of their alcohol outside of meals：在就餐时间以外灌下大量烈酒。down：在此作动词用，意为：“喝下，灌下”；significant：意为“large in amount”（大量的）。
https://www.doczj.com/doc/8818243598.html,ryngeal：larynx (喉）的形容词形式。
these four sites：指该段前两句提到的oral cavity，pharynx, esophagus, larynx。
5.traced to smoking or drinking：根源就是抽烟或喝酒。trace to:回溯到……
6.in an average week：平均每星期
7.up to：高达
8.56 servings of alcohol weekly for an average of eight or more per day：每周56 杯，平均每天8杯以上。eight后省略了servings意为“(食物或饮料的）一份”。
9.for all sites other than the larynx：除喉以外的全部部位。other than：除了。
10.high-intake, with-meals-only group：(酒精）高摄入、仅在就餐时饮酒的（实验）组。high-intake和with-meals-only在此都是合成形容词，修饰group。
was only triple that：是它的三倍。that 指该句前半句中的laryngeal cancer risk。
答案与题解.
1.A文章第一个句子就是答案。
2.C第二段的第二句说的是餐外饮酒使得喉癌几率增加了20%，而不是就餐饮酒的情况。所以C是正确答案。其他三项均在文中直接或间接提到。
3.A第三段第二句告诉我们，酒精摄人量最低的一组每星期饮酒量达20杯，因此，大约每天在三杯左右。
4.B文章第四段的第一句和第二句是由连接词in contrast连接的两个句子。in contrast 表达的是句间的反比关系。第一句说明酒精消费量最大的一组，患其他三种癌症的几率与低酒精摄入量组相比，分别是他们的10倍、7倍和16倍，而第二句告诉我们，相比之下，其患喉癌的机率只是另一组的3倍。因此，B是正确选项。
5.D文章最后一句提供了答案。
词汇：
Saturn /'s?t?n/ n．土星
methane/'mi:θein/ n．甲烷，沼气
Titan/'tait?n/ n．土卫六
acetylene/?'setili:n/ n．乙炔
alien/'eilj?n/ n．外星人；adj．外星球的；相异的
conservatism/k?n's?:v?tiz?m/ n．保守主义,守旧
注释：
1.hints of alien life：外星生命迹象。
2.the Saturn's moon：指土卫六（Titan) 。土卫六又称泰坦星，是土星卫星中最大的一颗。
3.NASA:美国国家航空航天局的缩写,
全称是: National Aeronautics and Space Administration。
4.spacecraft Cassini：卡西尼号探测器，以出生于意大利的法国天文学家卡西尼的名字命名，其任务是环绕土星飞行，对土星及其大气、光环、卫星和磁场进行深人考察。1997 年10 月15日，重六吨的“卡西尼”号星际探测器被发射飞往土星的轨道。这是上世纪发射的最后一艘行星际探测的大飞船。“卡西尼”号用了将近七年时间，在2004 年7月1日飞达土星轨道。
5.bugs：微生物。非正式口语表达，所以使用了引号。
6.Kelvin：可翻译成“绝对温度”。Kelvin Scale ，绝对温标，开氏温标，是由Kelvin 勋爵于19世纪中叶发明的温度计量方法，其零度相当于摄氏一273. 15" C ，被认为是宇宙中最低温度。这种温度计量方法多为科学家使用。
7.principal investigator：研究项目负责人 8.rule out：排除……的可能性
答案与题解：
1. C 短文的第一段提供了答案。该段告诉读者，科学家在土星的卫星土卫六（ Titan ）上发现了生命的迹象，这些生命的存在是以甲烷为基础的。
2.A根据第二段
“Scientists have reportedly discovered clues showing primitive alien beings are 'breathi ng' in Titan's dense atmosphere filled with hydrogen.”，说明土卫六（Titan）有生命迹象。因此A是答案。
3. B this form of life 指的是土卫六（ Titan ）上以甲烷为生命基础呼吸氢气的生物，即该文讨论的主题。
4.A科学家至今对土卫六是否存在生物有不同的观点和解释。Allen 说要做出土卫六上有生物的结论，首先必须对Titan 上没有生物的观点做出回应；要排除土卫六上可能没有生物的观点，我们还须付出努力。所以只有A是正确选择。
5.D该短文的主题是，科学家在土卫六（ Titan ）上发现了一种与地球生物不同的生命形式的迹象，即以甲烷为生命基础呼吸氢气的生物，但科学家还未能最后验证这一发现。第四段中的一个句子能够揭示该短文的主题：
“If these signs do turn out to be a sign of life, it would bedoubly exciting because it wo uld represent a second form of life independent from water-based life on Earth.”
词汇：
clone/klaun/n.&v.克隆，无性繁殖
implant /impla:nt/ v.植入；移植
embryonic / 丨 embrimnk/ adj.胚胎的
fertilise /'f3:tilaiz/ v.使受精
注释：
1. on a massive scale:大规模
2. genetically engineered：经过基因改造。genetical engineering：遗传工程
3. hatch into identical copies：孵出如出一辙的（小）鸡
4. to help fund research：资助研究。fund用作动词，research是它的宾语。
5. put off：意为“discourage”（使……气馁）。
6. bulk-grow：大量繁殖
7. stem cell：干细胞
8. culture：动词，意思是：培育。
9. a freshly laid, fertilized recipient egg:新产下的；已受精的；要接受细胞植入的鸡蛋
10. scale up：提高，按比例增加。 11. team up with：与合作。
12. up to 50,000 eggs：多达 5 万只鸡蛋。
13. different strains of chicken：不同品种的鸡。
答案与题解：
1. c 第一段最后一句提供了直接的答案。
2. A
第二段共提到三个研究机构和一个民间组织。
The US's National Institute of Science and Technology为研究提供了经费，被资助的研究机构是Origen Therapeutics of Burlingame, California 和 Embrex of North Carolina.因此，
A 是答案。
3. D
原句的意思有两点是关键的，即每只鸡提供的肉量不变，但饲料（inputs)要减少。4. C
该段第二个句子中which引导的从句表明，是Embrex生产疫苗注射装置，而不是两家研究单位共同研制。Embrex在此基础上将装置改造为细胞注射装置。
6.A
最后一段的大意是，如果能冷冻所有品种的鸡的干细胞，那么，无论需要什么品种的鸡或多少数量，都不是问题。但是，目前储备所有品种是非常昂贵的。B、C、 D从几方面表达了这层意思。
词汇：snowball 雪球；滚雪球式增长的事
replicationn ．重复，复现
superstarn．超级明星
注释：
1. University of Chicago：芝加哥大学。位于美国伊利诺伊州芝加哥市，是世界一流的私立大学，创建于1891 年。
2.keep getting math-anxious female teachers：一直由对数学有焦虑感的女教师教授数学。此处getting是having的意思，math-anxious指的是上文中提到的对数学没有自信的心理状态。另见第三段最后一句对anxiety的解释。
3.snowball effect on their math achievement：在数学成就上的雪球效应。其含义是：在数学上越来越没有信心。
4.end up learning math anxiety from their teachers：最后从老师那里获得的是对数学的焦虑。End up doing something：最终会做某事sales receipt：销售清单
5.in need of replication with a larger sample：需要用更大的调查样本进行重复验证。replication 在量化实证研究中的意思是“重复（实验）”。
6.the University of Missouri：密苏里大学。位于密苏里州，是美国一所公立研究型大学，创建于1839年。
答案与题解：
1. D 该段告诉我们女教师的想法（what female teachers think）和女学生的学习（what female students learn）之间有很大的关联度，也就是说，女教师如果对自己的数学技能没有自信，她的女学生很可能相信男孩子会在数学方面超过女孩子。
2.B 第三段的大意是，数学对任何人来说都可能有难度（The subject of math can be particularly difficult for everyone)，如同学生，教师也会觉得数学难学和难教，这就是研究者所言的焦虑。所以，可以推断，作者是要告诉我们，教师会因为数学这门学科的难度而对教授该课程不自信。其他选项都不是该段所要表达的内容。
3.C 第五段第三句“To find out which teachers were anxious about math, the researchers asked the teachers how they felt at times when they came across math,such as when reading a sales receipt”指出了答案。memorizing the numbers；意为“记住数字”；saving the numbers 意为“保存数字”；filling in the numbers意为“陆续编入数字”，而且文中没有提到a sales report；它们均不是答案。
4.A 短文的第六段是对前一段所述调查数据结果的讨论，即，男学生较少受对数学有焦虑感的教师影响，而那些数学成绩较低的女生都有对数学有焦虑感的教师（girls with math-anxious teachers scored lower on the end-of-the-year math tests)，而且，所有认为男生数学肯定比女生强的女生，其数学教师都是有数学焦虑感的女教师（all of these girls had been taught by female teachers who had math anxiety. )。D所以不是正确的选择，因为只提到teachers 和students,而不是female teachers 和female students。
5.B 根据David Geary的说法，实验结果还是初步的（preliminary)，需要更大的样本对其进行重复验证（in need of replication with a larger sample)。他没有认为该实验的过程不可靠，所以A不是正确选项；他认为实验样本不够大，所以D也不是正确选项。
词汇:
doomsday /5du:mzdei/n.世界末日
signatory /5si^nEtEri/adj.签约的
signatory /5si^nEtEri/ adj.签约的
envisage /in5vizidV/v.设想，打算采取
carbon dioxide (CO2)二氧化碳
Swede /swi:d/n.瑞典
sear /siE/ v.灼热，烧灼
disastrous /di5zB:strEs/adj.灾难性的
shortfall /5FC:tfC:l/n.缺少，不足
particulate /pE5tikjulit/n.微粒
protocol /5prEutEkCl/n.协议
注释:
1. run out:被用完
2. doomsday global warming scenarios:全球变暧这一世界求末的场景。scenarios:指“预料或期望的一系列事件的模式”，在戏剧中指“一场，一景”。
3. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC):政府间气候变化专门委员会
4. make up:弥补
5. push forward:抓紧进行，推进
6. Kyoto:京都（日本本州中西部一峻市）。Kyoto Protocol:京都议定书（京都议定书是《联合国气候变化框架公约》的约定俗成的称呼。京都议定书规定，到2010年，所有发达国家排放的二氧化碳等六种温室气体的数量，要比1990年减少52%。)
7. come to pass: happen, occur (发生)
8. the panel’s work still stands委员会的工作结果(即对世界燃料的存量估算)仍然站得住脚。
9. factor in:包括，把……计算在内，如:They factored sick days and vacations in when they prepared the work schedule. 当他们准备工作时间表时，他们把病假和假期都包括在内。
10. shot across the bows:泼冷水，使……打消计划和念头
答案与题解:
1. D 第一段第一句too fast for doomsday global warming scenarios to materialize中包含too... to结构，意思是：“太……以至于不……”。new analysis 的争议性(controversial)在于，这种分析认为，在大气含有足够多的二氧化碳触发地球末日到来之前，地球上所有的燃料储存都将已燃尽。
2. B 第二段第一句告诉我们.因为IPCC预言了全球性冰雪融化，这就导致了京部议定书的出台。京都议定书责成签约国减少二氧化碳的排放量。A、C和D都不是作者所要表达的意思。
3. D 越来越多的专家认为2010年将是石油供应的高峰期，紧接着就是天然气。他们认为石油和天燃气的总量在3,500 billion barrels左右。而IPCC的估算是5,000 billion barrels。
4. D Nebojsa Nakicenovic认为瑞典人对石油储藏量的估算是保守的，少于4万亿桶，而IPPC的估算是5万亿桶，所以是more optimistic的。Nakicenovic是energy economist, 所以既是经济学家，又是能源专家。他认为IPCC的估算考虑到一些国际认定的燃料储存，A、B和C都不符合文章的意思。以开采，煤的燃烧能使IPCC的预言成为现实，但是燃烧煤
会产生灾难性的后果。such a switch指从使用石油和天然气到使用煤的转换。
5. B文章昀后一段中的he指上段中的Nebojsa Nakicenovic。他认为有大量的地下煤可以开采，煤的燃烧能使IPCC的预言成为现实，但是燃烧煤会产生灾难性的后果。
such a switch指从使用石油和天然气到使用煤的转换。
词汇:
watermill n.水力磨，水车
turbine /5tE:bin/n.叶轮机，涡轮机
windmill /5windmil/n.风车；风力磨坊
benign /bi5nain/adj.无害的
hydroelectric /5haidrEi5lektrik/adj.水力发电的
tidal /5taidl/adj.潮汐的
quadruple /5kwCdrupl/n.四倍adj.四倍的v.（使)成四倍
footprint /5fJtprInt/n.脚印，足迹；接触面积
gorge /^C:dV/n.峡，峡谷
注释:
1. …mostly fuelling automobiles:大多用来为汽车提供燃料。fuel在此作及物动词。
2. fossil fuel: (煤、石油、天然气等)矿物燃料
3. Natural gas reserves could plug some of the gap from oil:天然气的储量可能填补部分石油短缺。动词plug原义为“堵塞”在此作“填补”解。
4. …exhaust easily accessible reserves within 50 years:很容易在50年内耗尽可采掘的燃料储备。accessible：可得到的。
5. to fuel our future:为我们的未来提供燃料
6. Three Gorges Dam:三峡大坝
7. Hoover Dam: Hoover大坝是美国七大民用建筑奇迹之一，建于科罗拉多河(the Colorado River)上，1931年开始建造，5年后完工。
8. coal-fired power stations:烧煤的发电站
9. to harness tidal currents:利用潮汐来发电。harness:利用（河流、瀑布等）产生动力(尤指电力)。
10. quadrupling:是动词quadruple的现在分词形式，意思是“（使）成四倍，翻两番”。如：Our profits have quadrupled in five years.五年里我们的利润翻了两番。
11. …often end up at spots of natural beauty:常常会出现在美丽的自然环境中。
12. …leave a significant ecological footprint：在生态环境中留下痕迹。即指本句后半句所说的: altering climate and killing sea birds。
答案与题解:
1.D 文章的第一段提到石油(petroleum)、煤(coal)和天然气(natural gas)三种矿物燃料(fossil fuel)，并且说这些可采掘到的燃料将在50年的时间里用完，所以需要开发再生能源，文章后几段提到了水资源和风能这两种renewable resources。根据这一理解D是正确选项。
2.C A是错误选项.因为第二段第二句说世界上第一个水利大坝建在英国;B是错误的选项，因为该段第五句指出三峡大坝比美国的Hoover大坝大五倍;该段第三句说水力发电为世界提供20%的电能，所以D也是错误的选项。该段第四句则明确告诉我们C是答案。
3.B 文章第三段说2003年挪威首次运营利用潮汐进行发电的商业电站。所以B是正确选项。
4.D 文章的第四段提到了A、B、C的内容，所以D是正确选项。
5.B 这个问题的理解依赖对整篇文章内容的理解。文章的第一段昀后一句说:refers to the fact that “Renewable”these resources are not used faster than they can be replaced.其意思是:再生能源消耗的速度很慢，以至于不会被替代。所以这种能源是sustainable。
答案与题解 :
1. A第一段第二句说明了选择预报方法应考虑的一些因素，其中包括 B、C和 D中提到的所能获得的信息、预报者的实际经验和特定天气状况给预报造成的困难程度。 A是正确的选项，因为文中未提到天气预报员的想象力。
2. B 答案可在第二段第二句中直接找到，其后是具体例子，用于说明 persistence method 只有在天气状况基本不变的情况下才能有效使用。
3. D 第三段昀后两句提供了答案。另外，该题的理解还须结合对第二段的理解。
4. C 第四段的第二句告诉我们， the climatology method需要取多年积累起来的气象数据的平均值。第三句提供了具体例子。第五段的第二句和第三句说明， analog method也需要比较和对比历史上某一天的气象状况。
5.A最后一段的第五句和第六句提供了答案。
词汇:
creationism n.神造说
paleontology n.古生物学
legislature n.立法机关genetics n.遗传学
affiliated organization附属机构
genomics n.基因学
refine n.精炼，提纯；改进
terminology n.术语
术语注释:
1. the theory of evolution: 进化论
2. serve as: 担任
3. Weis leads the effort in the face of what the institute views as opposition and indifference from school boards and government entities:研究所看到了来自学校董事会和政府部门的反对和冷漠，尽管如此，Weis仍然带领大家为捍卫进化论做出努力。in the face of:意为“despite the opposition of”(不管，不顾)。entity: 实体。如: business entity (企业单位，营业单位)
4. Darwin: 达尔文(1809—1882)，英国博物学家，进化论创始人
5. leave it out: 忽略，遗漏
6. speaking out in favor of its teaching: 为进化论教育而疾呼。speak out:大胆地说，大声地说in favor of: in support of:支持；赞同
7. 80- plus member, organizations 80多个成员组织。plus:超过的，略大的，如: All the children here are 10 plus.这些孩子年龄都在10岁或者10岁以上。Her mark was B pIus.她的分数是B十。
8. address:意为“to deal with”(处理，解决，对付)。如:to address the issue of terrorist attack (对付恐怖袭击的问题)。
9. molecular biology:分子生物学
10. underlying:意为“basic fundamental”(基础的；基本的)。
11. water down:冲淡，掺水，打折扣
答案与题解:
1. B选项A与原意不符。C和D第一段没有涉及。只有B是正确的答案。
2. D 根据文章第二段的内容，除了D以外，A、B、C明显都是学校缺少达尔文进化论教育的原因。
3. A第三段的昀后一个句子提供了答案。
4. A该段第一句告诉我们，没有进化论作为基础知识不可能有遗传学、分子生物学和基因学上的发现。所以A是正确选项。
5. D 人们使用“intelligent design”不仅因为这个词更带有科学性，而且因为creationism 带有过于明显的宗教色彩。that’s too obvious即表达了这层意思。
词汇：
trashcan / 'tr??k?n /n.垃圾箱
infrared / ?nfr?'r?d /adj.红外线
asteroid / '?st?,r?? d /n.小行星
dwarf / dw?rf /n.矮星
注释：
1. NASA（美国国家航空航天局）是缩写词，全程是
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
2. the wildest objects: 任何你能想象得到的天梯。wild 有“未被人驯养的”“荒唐的”“离奇的”意思。
3. faint stars, blazing galaxies:指的是那些只能看到微弱的光和因燃烧而无法观察到的天体。
4. polar orbit:极地轨道。指轨道平面与赤道面夹角为900的人造地球卫星轨道。人造卫星运行时能到达南北极区上空，即卫星能飞经全球范围的上空。需要在全球范围内进行观测和应用的气象卫星、导航卫星、地球资源卫星等都采用这种轨道。
5. lap:一圈。原指竞赛场的一圈或游泳池的一个来回，如：
She overtook the other runners on the last lap她最后一圈超过了其他参赛者。
6. infrared radiation：红外线辐射
7. spectrum of light:光谱，即，光辐射的波长分布区域。
8. Brown dwarfs:褐矮星。褐矮星非常暗淡，很难发现它们，要确定它们的大小就更加困难。 9. jump start:启动
答案与题解：
1.C短文的第一和第二段提供了答案。WISE的特殊之处就在于，虽然体积小，但他的数码相机能拍到任何天体，所以能够帮助天文学家观测到宇宙空间中（in the known universe）的未知天文现象。其他选项都不是短文表达的意思。
2.A snap是个多义词，可以解释为“拍照”，更为确切的意思是“拍快照”。这里shoot，take和photograph都是snap的同义词.
3. C短文第六段和第四段提供了答案。人类的肉眼和普通相机看到的光是visible lights,看不见红外线辐射（infrared radiation），而WISE的相机能够看到。
4. A短文第七段第二句说并非所有的宇宙中的物体都会发出可见光，比如asteroids,所以A是正确选项。其他选项的内容都可以在该段中找到。
5. B最后一段的第一句说，褐矮星能出现在WISE照片中，根据上下文对WISE望远镜的描述，只有WISE望远镜才能拍到红外线射线，所以B是正确选择。
词汇：
predator /' pred?t?/ n．食肉动物
nutrient/' nju:tri?nt/ n ．营养物；adj．营养的
decomposer/,di:k?m'p?uz?/ n．腐生物；分解体
prey/prei/ v．捕食；n．被捕食的动物
subtlety/ 's?tlti/ n ，微妙，精妙
herbivore/ 'h?:biv?: / n ．食草动物
注释：
1.the University of Exeter ：埃克斯特大学。1851 年建校，位于英国西南部重要商业中心埃克斯特市，是英国著名的传统大学之一。
2. nest building ：筑巢
3. territorial ：领地的。在此用来形容蚂蚁的本性，即具有很强的领地意识，并且会竭尽全力保卫自己的领地。
4. an increase in density and diversity of other animal groups ：其他动物群体在数量和品种上的增长。
5. biomass ：物质名词，由bio和mass 两部分组成，意为“生物量”“生物质”。
6. biodiversity ：物质名词，由bio和diversity 两部分组成，意为“生物多样性”。
7.the maintenance of ant services to the ecosystem ：蚂蚁对生态系统的维护作用。
8. below ground processes ：土壤下面的（工作）过程，即影响生态环境的过程。
答案与题解：
1. C 短文的第一段提供了答案。A不是正确答案，因为并不是因为蚂蚁会筑巢才被誉为生态系统工程师，而是因为它们筑巢和获取食物的方式改变了土壤的营养水平，为整个食物链提供了很好的生态环境（见第二段）。
2.A答案能够从短文的第三段直接找到。该段告诉我们，蚂蚁的掠食范围很广，甚至包括比它们体积更大的动物（larger animals) 。prey 在这里的意思是“捕猎，捕食”，作为动词，后面跟介词on或upon。
3.D
Dirk Sanders说：“In this research, we studied for the first time how big this impact is and thesubtleties of it.”（第五段）所以，D是正确选择。句中the subtleties of it 的意思是：蚂蚁对环境影响的精妙之处。
4.B 短文第六段第二句的大概意思是，蚂蚁数量小（a low density of ants）的话，能使其他动物的品种和数量增加（increased the diversity and density of other animals），从而给环境带来积极影响；第三句说，如果蚂蚁的数量大（At higher densities），就不可能产生同样的影响，或者是相反的影响，这表明，蚂蚁的掠食活动会抵销蚂蚁给环境带来的积极影响。第七段Dr Frank van Veen 表达了大体相同的内容。
5.C 最后一段的第二和第三句提供了答案。第二句告诉我们，蚂蚁极易受人类的影响（these organisms are highly responsive to human impact），第三句告诉我们，科学家还不清楚人类对蚂蚁这种干扰如何破坏蚂蚁对生态系统的维护作用（”it is not clear how such disturbance damages the maintenance of ant services to the ecosystem.”）。
词汇：
finch /fintF/ n.雀科鸣鸟
mom /mCm/ n.妈妈（等于英国英语mum）
perk /pE:k/ v.使振作，使活跃
trill /tril/ n. （鸟的）啭音；颤音
chirp /tFE:p/ v.（鸟）鸣
chatter /5tFAtE/ v. &n.喋喋不休，唠叨
注释：
1. zebra finch：斑胸草雀
2. chirp away：吱喳而鸣。away有continuously和steadily的意思。
3. perk up：活跃起来，振作精神
4. high-pitched:活跃起来，振作精神
答案与题解：
1. C 文章第一段的第二句告诉我们，雄性斑胸草雀只要注意到有雌性斑胸草雀听他唱歌便会改变声调。其他选项均不是该段所表达的意思。
2. A选项B、C、D 都不是答案，因为文章的第五段说，有配偶的雌性斑胸草雀更喜欢她们配偶的歌声，而没有配偶的喜欢的听雄性斑胸草雀为雌性斑胸草雀的歌。
3. B 第四段提到…a male performing for a female audience, as if he was giving a concert. 所以，第七段中的concert songs 即指雄性斑胸草雀为雌性斑胸草雀的歌。
4. D 文章的昀后一段解释了什么是directed communication,即，when the communicator, or sender, focuses the message for a specific audience. 该段又举了母亲对婴儿说话的例子，说明这与雄性斑胸草雀为雌性斑胸草雀的歌同属directed communication。
5.B 文章所涉及的研究旨在发现雄性斑胸草雀歌声是否会在不同的情况下发生变化，其结果是，它们在为雌性斑胸草雀唱歌时，会改变声调和速度。这就是说，它们的歌声实际上是一种交流方式。所以应选择B。
词汇：
scarce adj.缺乏的，不足的；稀有的
chimpanzee n.黑猩猩
ape n.无尾猿; 类人猿
bipedal adj. 二足的
anatomical adj.解剖的
coula nuts( coula也可写作cola或kola)可乐果
注释：
1.GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences:乔治?华盛顿大学哥伦比亚艺术与科学学院。乔治·华盛顿大学（George Washington University)的英文简称为GW，是美国顶尖的私立大学之一，于1821年建校，位于美国首都华盛顿。
2.ecological settings: 生态环境
3.bipedal activity：双足活动
4.anatomical chaiige: 解剖学上的变化
5.Kyoto University:京都大学，是继东京大学之后成立的日本第二所国立大学，于I897年建校。京都大学主要校区位于日本历史名城京都市。
6.Bossou: 博苏,几内亚的一个地名。博苏森林生活着黑猩猩群落。
7.oil palm nut: 油棕榈坚果
8.increased by a factor of four:增加了四倍
9.in one go: —口气
10.Oxford Brookes University: 牛津布鲁克斯大学，创立于1865年，是英国最具特色的综合性大学之一。牛津布鲁克斯大学位于世界学术名城——牛津。这里学风浓郁、精英荟萃，历来为求学圣地。
答案与题解：
1. A第一段第一句和第二句说明，大多数人对人类直立行走习以为常,并不质疑这种习惯。而A的内容正好与此相反，所以是答案。其他选项所述内容均可从第一段和第二段推断出
2. B 文章报道，科学家通过实验证实黑猩猩直立行走是为了解放前肢，让前肢搬运对其生命至关重要的资源，从而推断出人类祖先也经历了从四足到二足的进化过程。科学家想通过对黑猩猩的实验解释人类直立行走的成因。所以B是答案，A、C、D选项不是科学家进行研究的目的。
3. C第五段明白无误地描述了黑猩猩全然不顾油棕榈坚果
（ignored the oil palm nuts altogether),集中精力抢运可乐果。所以C是答案，B、C、D的内容不符合文章原意。
4. D黑猩猩用后肢直立行走，搬运资源的效率提高了四倍。选项D符合原意，是答案。选项 A、B、C的内容文章中没有提到，所以不是答案。
5. D 了解了通篇文章的意思，就会选择选项D。人类直立行走是受生态环境所迫，是人类生存的一种手段，直立行走是自然选择的结果。选项A和C的内容文章中没有涉及。文章中有选项B的内容，但它不是文章的主旨。
词汇：
foil v.挫败，使成泡影
conductivity n. 传导陡，导电胜
scoop n.铲斗
thaw v.融化，融解
vaporize v.使蒸发，使汽化
panorama n. 全貌，全景图
注释：
1．NASA：National Aeronautics and Space Administration（美国国家航空航天局）的缩写。NASA总部设在华盛顿哥伦比亚特区，是美国政府系统中的航空航天科研机构，负责组织和协调美国航空航天的研究工作并提供咨询。
2．Phoenix Mars Lander：凤凰号火星登陆器。其使命是探测火星地表下的冰层，分析冰层是否曾经融化产生液态水，并计划检测火星土壤是否含有生命存活的有机物。
3．Thermal and Evolved—Gas Analyzer：热力与先进气体分析仪
4．Stereo Imager：立体图像
答案与题解：
1．C 短文的第一段告诉我们，NASA科学家曾经说过，火星上有广阔的湖泊，流动的河流，以及可能有支撑生命的潮湿环境。但这些只是科学家的假设，不是NASA’S Phoenix Mars Lander的发现，所以只有C是正确选择。
2．C 短文第五段的第三句提供了答案。
3. A第六段的第三句所述内容说明B是作者想要表达的意思，第七段的昀后一句所述内容说明C和D也是作者想要表达的意思。文章里没有A所表述的内容。
4．C 短文的第八和第九段提到了加拿大宇航局的科学家为凤凰号的火星探索提供了激光设备。
5．A短文昀后一段的第一句：A full—circle，color panorama of Phoenix’s surroundings also has been completed…告诉我们，使用这种照相机可以拍摄全景照片。panorama：全景，全景摄影。
词汇：
crackdown n.制裁，严惩
econometric adj.计量经济的
outweigh v.超过
hypothesize v.假设，假定
fatality n.死亡者
注释：
1. cell：cell phone 的缩写。
2. The new studies, lead-authored by Rutgers University, Newark, Economics Professor Peter
D. Loeb第一作者为罗格斯大学纽瓦克分校的经济学教授Peter D. Loeb 的新研究成果……lead-author：第一作者；lead-authored 为动词的过去分词形式，具有被动意义。罗格斯大学纽瓦克分校是美国新泽西州昀负盛名的文理学院。
3. critical mass：临界数量。
4. factored in：包括，把……计算在内。
5. a critical threshold：指的是前文所说的critical mass。见注释3。
6. was canceled out：被抵消。
答案与题解：
1. D 根据短文第一段的内容，Loeb教授的昀新研究发现，开车或行路时打手机使司机和行路人的死亡率上升，并建议采取严厉措施限制司机和行路人使用手机。B是错误理解，因为只有行路人被提到。
2. B 短文第二段昀后两个句子提供了答案：在手机使用者达到1亿的临界点之前，手机的使用的确减少了交通事故的死亡率。A、C和D的表述内容都没有在文章中提到。
3. B A是错误选择，因为该段的第四个句子In the late 1980s and part of the 1990s, before the numbers of phones exploded, …表明,手机数量在80年代末期和90年代早期还未激增。C的表述内容没有在文章中提到。句子…cell phone use actually had a “life-saving effect”用的是过去式，说的是发生在80年代末期和90年代早期的事情，而D句用的是一般现在时，表示通常的状况，所以是错误的选择。
4. A第五段的大概意思是，80年代中期，交通事故的死亡率增加，因为人们还在适应这一新事物，没有足够的手机让人们在发生交通事故时及时求救。该段没有讨论80年代中期手机数量的增减问题，所以B、C和D都是错误选择。
5. B第六段昀后一个句子说，当手机使用者数量达到100万时，life-saving effect就被抵消了，life-saving effect超过了手机使用者能迅速呼叫911服务的优点。所以，B不是问题的答案。其他选项都表述了该段的内容。
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词汇：
original/??r?d??n?l / adj．有独创性的
collaboration / k??l?b??re???n / n．合作
review/ r?'vju:/ n．评论
feedback /'fi:db?k / n．反馈
注释
J. S. Bach约翰?塞巴斯蒂安?巴赫（德语：Johann Sebastian Bach，1685年3月31日一1750年7月28日），巴洛克时期的德国作曲家，杰出的管风琴、小提琴、大键琴演奏家，同作曲家亨德尔和泰勒曼齐名。巴赫被普遍认为是音乐史上最重要的作曲家之一，并被尊称为“西方‘现代音乐’之父”，也是西方文化史上最重要的人物之一。
答案与题解：
1．A 第一段的第一句：David Cope发明了一个可以编写出古典音乐的电脑软件。
2．C 从第二段的第一句可以看出，David编写电脑软件的目的是写歌剧。A、B和D 都属于创作歌剧的一部分。
3．D 第二段的后半部分讲的是伟大的歌剧作者与一般的歌剧作者的不同之处是通过对数据进行准确的构建、记忆而后创作出新的音乐形式。 4．B 从第五段第一句可知Emmy是一计算机软件。
5．D 从本文第一句可知David是一个作曲家，不是计算机程序员，所以排除A;B、C内容没有提及；从本文的第五段和第六段可知，Emmy大大提高了David的创作速度，最后一句，大部分困难的工作都由Emmy来做，所以作曲家只干一小部分工作。
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【经典资料，ＷＯＲＤ文档，可编辑修改】 【经典考试资料，答案附后，看后必过，ＷＯＲＤ文档，可修改】 第二十七篇Driven to Distraction Joe Coyne slides into the driver’s seat, starts up the car and heads1 to town. The empty stretch of interstate gives way to urban congestion2, and Coyne hits the brakes as a pedestrian suddenly crosses the street in front of him. But even if he hadn’t stopped in time, the woman would have been safe. She isn’t real. Neither is the town. And Coyne isn’t really driving. Coyne is demonstrating a computerized driving simulator that is helping researchers at Old Dominion University3 (ODU) examine how in-vehicle guidance systems affect the person behind the wheel.4 The researchers want to know if such systems, which give audible or written directions, are too distracting — or whether any distractions are offset5 by the benefits drivers get from having help finding their way in unfamiliar locations.6 “We are looking at the performance and mental workload of drivers,” said Caryl Baldwin, the assistant psychology professor lending the research, which involves measuring drivers reaction time and brain activity as they respond to auditory and visual cues7. The researchers just completed a study of the mental workload8 involved in driving through different kinds of environments and heavy
第四十一篇 Too Little for Global Warming Oil and gas will run out1 too fast for doomsday global warming scenarios2 to materialize, according to a controversial new analysis presented this week at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. The authors warn that all the fuel will be burnt before there is enough carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to realize predictions of melting ice caps and searing temperatures. Defending their predictions, scientists from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change3 say they considered a range of estimates of oil and gas reserves, and point out that coal-burning could easily make up4 the shortfall. But all agree that burning coal would be even worse for the planet. The IPCC’s predictions of global meltdown pushed forward5 the 1997 Kyoto Protocol6, an agreement obliging signatory nations to cut CO2 emissions. The IPCC considered a range of future scenarios, from unlimited burning of fossil-fuels to a fast transition towards greener energy sources. But geologists Anders Sivertsson, Kjell Aleklett and Colin Campbell of Uppsala University say there is not enough oil and gas left even the most conservative of the 40 IPCC scenarios to come to pass7. Although estimates of oil and gas reserves vary widely, the researchers are part of a growing group of experts who believe that oil supplies will peak as soon as 2010, and gas soon after. Their analysis suggests that oil and gas reserves combined amount to the equivalent of about 3,500 billion barrels of oil considerably less than the 5,000 billion barrels estimated in the most optimistic model envisaged by the IPCC. Even the average forecast of about 8,000 billion barrels is more than twice the Swedish estimate of the world’s remaining reserves. Nebojsa akicenovic, an energy economist at the University of Vienna, Austria who headed the 80-strong IPCC team that produced the forecasts, says the panel’s work still stands8. He says they factored in9 a much broader and internationally accepted range of oil and gas estimates than the “conservative”Swedes. Even if oil and gas run out. “there’s a huge amount of coal underground that could be exploited.” He says that burning coal could make the IPCC scenarios come true, but points out that such a switch would be disastrous. Coal is dirtier than oil and gas and produces more CO2for each unit of energy, as well as releasing large amounts of particulates. He says the latest
第四篇 Animal?s “Sixth Sense” A tsunami was triggered by an earthquake in the Indian Ocean in December, 2004. It killed tens of thousands of people in Asia and East Africa. Wild animals, 1 , seem to have escaped that terrible tsunami. This phenomenon adds weight to notions that 1 they possess a “sixth sense” for 2 , experts said. Sri Lankan wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island?s coast clearly 3 wild beasts, with no dead animals found. “N o elephants arc dead, not 4 a dead rabbit. I think animals can 5 disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening,” H. D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka?s Wildlife Department, said about one month after the tsunami attack. The 6 washed floodwaters up to 2 miles inland at Yala National Park in the ravaged southeast, Sri Lanka?s biggest wildlife 7 and home to hundreds of wild elephants and several leopards. “There has been a lot of 8 evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behavior 9 at Johannesburg Zoo. “There have been no ＿10＿ studies because you can?t really test it in a lab or field setting 2 ,” he told Reuters. Other authorities concurred with this 11 . “Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain 12 , especially birds … there are many reports of birds detecting impending disasters,” said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife. Animals 13 rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger slid as predators. The notion of an animal “sixth sense” — or 14 other mythical power is an enduring one 3 which the evidence on Sri Lanka?s ravaged coast is likely to add to. The Romans saw owls 15 omens of impending disaster and many ancient cultures viewed elephants as sacred animals endowed with special power or attributes. 词汇： tsunami /tsju:5nB:mi / n.海啸 concur /kEn5kE: / v.(with)同意，赞成 trigger /5tri^E / v.引发，触发 impending /im5pendiN / adj.迫近的 ravaged adj.被毁坏的 predator /5predEtE / n.食肉动物 leopard /5lepEd / n.豹 mythical /5miWikEl/ adj.神话般的 eruption /i5rQpFEn / n.喷发 owl /Eul / n.猫头鹰 migrate /mai5^reit / v.迁移 omen /5Eumen / n.预兆，征兆 volcanic /vCl5kAnik / adj.火山的 endow /in5dau / v.赋予注释: 1. adds weight to notions that ：更加相信…… 2. field setting ：field 意为“实地，野外”， setting 意为“环境”。 field setting 可译为“野外环境”。 3. enduring one ：由来已久的信念。 one 指代在句首出现的， noiton enduring 意为“持久的，永久的”。练习：
（英语）高三英语阅读理解解析版汇编 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能) to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they can't. As a result, millions of American boys and girls grow up hoping to become actors and athletes, diplomats and doctors. Many of them even want to become president. American parents often encourage their children to become involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children become mature young adults. As we all know, school work is important. But parents should realize that the social skills their children learn from natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work. What's more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to communicate effectively. As a rule, Chinese parents don't educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. It is a great waste of time to do so. Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children. I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it. （1）From the passage, we know the American parents pay much more attention to . A. the social skills than Chinese parents B. their children's studying hard and well C. what their children want but they can't D. extra activities than schoolwork （2）According to the passage, Chinese parents . A. know more than American parents to educate their children B. owning ambition and confidence is necessary and important C. pay much more attention to their children's fine future D. don't encourage their children to participate in extra activities （3）From the passage, we can infer . A. American children are brave and adventurous B. American children are more active in their studies C. Chinese children have the ability to communicate effectively D. something should be done to develop the potential of the children in China （4）What's the writer's attitude towards Chinese education reform? A. Neutral. B. Indifferent. C. Positive. D. Negative. 【答案】（1）A
Stress Level Tied to Education Level 1.Stress level is closely related to. social status. 2.The1,031adults were interviewed. on a daily basis for 8 days. 3.Which group reported the biggest number of stressful days? People with college degrees. 4.The less advantaged people are, the greater. the impact of stress on their health is. 5.Less-educated people report fewer days of stress possibly because. Stress is too common a factor in their life. Medical Journals 1.The main readers of medical journals are. health professionals. 2.Which of the following statements is NOT true? Most medical journals publish only online. 3.How many major types of articls are mentioned in the passage? Five. 4.An article dealing with results from different studies on the same topic is called. A research article. 5.Letters to the editor enable readers of a medical journal to express comments on. Articles published in that journal. Need for Emphasis on Treatment 1.Which is true of many AIDS sufferers in developing countries? They are not receiving any treatment. 2.The WHO publishes its World Health Report. Once a year. 3.According to Lee, our response to the AIDS disease is. A matter of great significance. 4.AIDS treatment programs may also result in. more effective prevention. 5.How many people have died of AIDS so far? More than 20 million. Heat and Health 1.More than 600 people died from heat in Chicago. In 1995. 2.What can piople learn from the Mean Heat Index? The average temperature of an extrem ely hot day. 3.A heat wave is a period of time during which. The weather is much hotter than usual. 4.Muscle pain in hot weather means that. Y our body needs more water. 5.For people who are not in good health,heat can. Be deadly. Losing W eight 1.The study showed that most of the girls. Had a healthy body weight. 2.What percentage of the girls considered themselves overweight? Nearly 30 percent. 3.The survey participants were girls. Who were 10 to 1 4. 4.What kind of institution does the lead researcher work with? A hospital. 5.Unhealthy attitudes about weight,body image and food may. Lead to an eating disorder. Pushbike Peril 1.According to the passage, some engineers are trying to improve the handlebars because. they are not noble enough. 2.In paragraph 2, the author mentions a study of serious abdominal iniuries. To tell us why Kristy Arbogast began the projict. 3.Paragraph 3 mainly discusses. how serious injuries occur. 4.The passage implies that. It is not easy to persuade manufacturers to adopt the new design. 5.In which of the following ways the handgrip work? It reduces the dangerous forces in bicycle accidents. Aate-night Erinking 1.The author mentions “pick-me-up”to indicate that. coffee is a stimulant. 2.Which of the following tells us how caffeine affects sleep? Caffeine halves the body’s levels of sleep hormone. 3.What does paragraph 3 mainly discuss? Different effects of caffeinated coffee and decaf on sleep. 4.What does the experiment mentioned in paragraph 4 prove? Caffeine drinkers produce less sleep hormone. 5.The author of this passage probably agrees that. we should not drink coffee after supper. Attitudes to AIDS Now 1.What do activists worry about? People may stop worrying about AIDS. 2.According to the passage, people’s attitude toward the cure of AIDS is. realistic. 3.The Gallup Poll shows that the number of people. Who think AIDS is the country’s top health killer has fallen. 4.According to the Kaiser Poll, which of the following is NOT correct? More and more people die of AIDS now.
Taking Pictures of the World Meet Annie Griffiths Belt,a National Geographic photographer.Belt has worked for National Geographic since 1978,and has taken pictures on almost every continent in the world.In fact,Antarctica is the only continent Belt hasn't seen yet. Belt's photographs are well known for their beauty and high quality.They also reflect very different cultures and regions of the world.Belt has photographed the ancient city of Petra, Jordan,as well as the green landscapes of the Lake District in England.Recently,her pictures appeared in a book about undeveloped natural places in North America. Everywhere that Belt goes,she takes pictures of people. Belt has found ways to connect with people of all ages and nationalities even when she does not speak their language." The greatest privilege of my job is being allowed into people's lives,"she has said."The camera is like a passport,and I am often overwhelmed by how quickly people welcome me!"
2020职称英语考试综合类模拟试题1：完形填空 完形填空 Nobody likes insects. They are annoying and sometimes dangerous. Some of them bite us and give us 51 ; others bite us and give us big red 52 . Some do not bite, 53 they just fly round our heads or crawl round our houses and gardens. And we do not like any of them 54 those lovely butterflies. But insects are interesting. First, they are very 55 animals. Three hundred and twenty million years ago there were no men or other mammals in the world but there were insects. Today, 56 every square mile of land there are millions of them flying and crawling 57 . Second, insects are very adaptable to their habitat, to their food and to the weather. Now there are about a million different 58 in the world. 59 do people use insecticides? Not many insects 60 us. In many cases we do not see the insects and we do not think much about them. The reason is that insects eat 61 of man's food, 62 there are so many billions of them. We must use insecticides to get rid of them. An insecticide is simply a special chemical 63 with some poisonous elements. Farmers spray their crops very often and the insects die quickly. Of course some poisonous chemicals may 64 on the crops or in the 65 , and that is also dangerous. 51. A. wounds B. diseases C. disturbance D. panic
I watched from a distance as the homeless man quarreled with those who did not leave money for him – the majority. I walked up to him and right on queue he asked me for a quarter. ―I’ll give you a quarter if you tell me your story.‖ He laughed, ―You’ll give me a quarter for my story?‖ I lay the quarter in front of him and corrected myself –―Nah, here’s the quarter but it would be nice to hear your story.‖ I followed his eyes to the quarter and for a brief moment I saw a glimmer of reflection. I sat down next to him and waited. ―I was in the army,‖ he said. ―I was a sniper(狙击手)and was supposed to shoot down the enemy from the distance.‖ I listened carefully to his grizzly voice as he went deeper into the story. He wore dirty old torn clothes and smelled like a dead rat left in a mouse trap. He told me how he used to hunt with his family and was really good at it. He had his own way of respecting animals by not wasting what he killed for food and not killing more than he needed. When the army came knocking on his door, he felt pride and joined up. All those years of polishing his hunting skills could now serve a larger purpose—to defend us from the bad guys. He set out to fight in Iraq. It wasn’t long before he realized his ideals and expectations were just a shadow of the truth. He became disillusioned with the killings, which he felt were of innocent people. ―I was a sniper but I never really killed anyone,‖ he said. ―One day I had to do it. They asked me to shoot this lady from the distance. I saw kids near that lady and my hands were on the trigger (扳机). Man, I was tearing up ... I couldn’t do it. She wasn’t doing anything to anyone and she was with the kids—I couldn’t see through my tears. It just didn’t make any sense to me.‖ The story goes on as he describes eventually being put into prison for 180 days for refusing to follow orders. He told me how he was black listed so that he couldn’t get a job. All the rights we take for granted were taken away from him. Why? Here was a man who was being punished—and for what? For refusing to kill the lady? For being a hero? ―I have no regrets,‖ the homeless man said. ―I may be homeless now, but I never killed that lady. I never killed anyone in the army. It didn’t feel right. I didn’t go there to do that. I went there to save people.‖ He continued, ―I can live with being homeless—that’s okay. But I wouldn’t be able to live with killing innocent people.‖ On that lonely Friday night, I met a hero. It just never occurred to me that a hero could be a smelly old man left on streets. 1. It can be learned from the passage that the homeless man_______. （） A. never killed animals B. had a strong respect for life C. deserved the punishment he received D. felt guilty about disobeying the order
2013职称英语阅读理解英文及译文 2013年新增（一）阅读判断 1.第一篇：Taking Pictures of the world 2.*第十二篇：Starting a New Tradition （二）概括大意与完成句子 1.第五篇：US Signs Global Tobacco Treaty 2.第八篇：How We Form First Impression （三）阅读理解 1.第三篇：Shark Attack ！ 2.第五篇：The Travels of Ibn Battuta 12年新增的篇目：第1、8、10、11、16、19、20、26、30、33、34、35、37、38、47篇 13年新增的篇目：第3、5篇。 12年第8篇(C级)第33篇B级，第35篇A级2012年已考 职称英语阅读理解文章译文(参加综合A、B、C级考试需要掌握文章) 3 第一篇讲述关于人们的故事 Telling Tales about People 第二篇课外学习带来很大不同 4 Outside-the-classroom Learning Makes a Big Difference 5 第三篇小心鲨鱼 5 Shark Attack! 6 第四篇火鸡盛宴和感恩节的祝福 6 Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving 7 第五篇伊本白图泰游记7 The Travels of Ibn Battuta 8 第六篇看电视与长途汽车旅行9 TV Shows and Long Bus Trips 10 第七篇现代日光浴者10 Modern Sun Worshippers 11 第八篇变化中的中产阶级11 The Changing Middle Class 12 第九篇单亲幼儿最出色12 Single-parent Kids Do Best 13 第十篇艾伦的来信13 A Letter from Alan 14 第十一篇芭蕾舞的发展14 The Development of Ballet 15 第十二篇走私15 Smuggling 15 第十三篇芭比娃娃16 The Barbie Dolls 16 第十四篇睡眠17 Sleep 17