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目录

Unit 1LowCarbon Economy(1)

Unit 2A Harmonious Society(12)

Unit 3Culture Shock(20)

Unit 4Artificial Intelligence(27)

Unit 5Success and Happiness(34)

Unit 6Urban Life(44)

Unit 7Mass Media(52)

Unit 8New Applications of Waste Materials(60)

Unit 9Car Culture(70)

Unit 10Famous Persons’ Biographies(81)

Unit 11World Cultural Heritage(87)

Unit 12Wisdom and Beliefs(96)

硕士英语综合教程1

Unit 1 LowCarbon Economy

Text A Creating a LowCarbon Economy

→III. Key to the Exercises

1. Reading Comprehension

a. Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the statement from the text.

1. B2. B3. A4. C5. B

b. Fill in the blanks with the information you’ve learned in the text.

(1) the result of the rapid buildup of greenhouse gases primarily caused by human activities; we

begin a concerted, rapid shift toward a lowcarbon economy

(2) climate represents the envelope within which all our natural systems operate

(3) the increased costs of damage from extreme weather events such as floods, droughts,

hurricanes, heat waves, and major storms; the risk that such events affect global financial markets

through higher or more volatile insurance costs; and the risk of abrupt and largescale climate

change

(4) Scientific analysis of historic climate data and projections of future conditions, and stateoftheart computer models paint a stark picture of what is to come

(5) keeping average temperature to an increase in the range of 2.0℃ to 2.4℃

2. Vocabulary

a. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words or phrases you have learned in the text.

(1) adverse(2) stark(3) inflict(4) systematically(5) triggered

(6) improvident(7) incurred(8) alternative(9) lost out on(10) settled on

b. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one.

(1) B(2) C(3) A(4) D(5) B(6) C(7) A(8) D(9) C(10) D

3. Cloze

Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the following list to fill in each of the following

blanks. Each one can be used only ONCE. Change the form where necessary.

(1) embraced(2) sped up(3) running out(4) urgency(5) initiative

(6) specific(7) designated(8) contribute(9) incorporate(10) hampering

(11) reward(12) involved(13) adverse(14) adaptive(15) vulnerability (16) alternative(17) context(18) due to(19) compensation(20) scheduled

4. Translation

a. Chinese to English

1) Translate the following sentences into English.

(1) Bending under the weight of the packs, sweating, they climbed steadily in the pine forest that

covered the mountainside.

(2) Concentrating on time passing, as we do when bored, will trigger brain activity which will

make it seem as though the clock is ticking more slowly.

(3) Unemployment shot up in France during the second quarter, and the country’s top finance

official said the situation will continue to aggravate even if a global economic recovery gathers

pace. It was the worst quarterly unemployment in France since early 2006.

(4) As social practice continues to develop, we should keep renewing our ideas and make

innovations courageously in light of practical needs.

(5) Bicycles are regarded as an economical alternative to buses whose fares have increased 3 times

in the past few years.

(6) The U.S. government has called on people to save water because the scarcity of water has

become a source of global tension ecologically, economically and politically.

(7) In order to be a recognized leader in the industry, it’s essential for a company to improve

production quality and tap the overseas market through the help of stateoftheart

technologies and equipment.

(8) If you are thinking about coming to Britain for Christmas, it might be a good idea to think

again. That’s because thousands of Christmas travelers have been stranded in the UK as adverse

weather conditions caused massive disruption to the transport infrastructure.

2) Translate the following paragraphs into English.

Scientists say the warming of the planet will be gradual, but that extreme weather events will

increase in frequency and intensity. They say the effects of more storms, floods, droughts and heat

waves will be abrupt and profound. The World Health Organization says the effects of socalled

climatesensitive diseases already are killing millions of people.

Climate change is a global phenomenon. While no country will be exempt, she says its

consequences will not be evenly distributed. The WHO chief says poor countries that already are

struggling with huge problems will be most affected. Fragile health systems in the developing

world will come under increased stress. They will have great difficulty coping with the increased