1.TypicalofthegrassIanddweIlersofthecontinentistheAmerican
antelope,orpronghorn..美洲羚羊,或称叉角羚,是该大陆典型的草原动物。
2.OfthemiIIionswhosawHaley'scometin1986,howmanypeopIewiII
Iivelongenoughtoseeitreturninthetwenty-firstcentury..1986
年看见哈雷慧星的千百万人当中,有多少人能够长寿到足以目睹它在二十一世纪
的回归呢?
3.AnthropoIogistshavediscoveredthatfear,happiness,sadness,and
surpriseareuniversallyreflectedinfacialexpressions..人类学家们已
经发现,恐惧,快乐,悲伤和惊奇都会行之于色,这在全人类是共通的。
4.Becauseofitsirritatingeffectonhumans,theuseofphenoIasa
generaIantiseptichasbeenlargelydiscontinued.由于苯酚对人体带有刺
激性作用,它基本上已不再被当磕询防腐剂了。
5.Ingrouptoremaininexistence,aprofit-makingorganizationmust,
inthelongrun,producesomethingconsumersconsiderusefuIordesirabIe.
任何盈利组织若要生存,最终都必须生产出消费者可用或需要的产品。
6.ThegreaterthepopuIationthereisinaIocaIity,thegreatertheneed
thereisforwater,transportation,anddisposaIofrefuse.—个地方的
人口越多,其对水,交通和垃圾处理的需求就会越大。
7.Itismoredifficulttowritesimply,directIy,andeffectivelythan
toemployflowerybutvagueexpressionsthatonIyobscureone'smeaning.
简明,直接,有力的写作难于花哨,含混而意义模糊的表达。
8.Withmodernofficesbecomingmoremechanized,designersareattempting
topersonaIizethemwithwarmer,lesssevereinteriors.随着现代办公室
丽益自动化,设计师们正试图利用较为温暖而不太而就J部装饰来使其具有
亲切感。
9.ThedifferencebetweenlibelandsIanderisthatlibelisprintedwhile
slanderisspoken.诽谤和流言的区别在于前者是书面的,而后者是口头的。
10.Thekneeisthejointswherethethighbonemeetsthelargeboneof
thelowerleg.膝盖是大腿骨和小腿胫的连接处。
11.AcidsarechemicaIcompoundsthat,inwatersoIution,haveasharp
taste,acorrosiveactiononmetaIs,andtheabiIitytoturncertainblue
vegetabledyesred.酸是一种化合物,它在溶于水时具有强烈的气味和对金属
的腐蚀性,并且能够使某些蓝色植物染料变红。
12.BillieHoliday'sreputationasagreatjazz-bluessingerrestson
herabilitytogiveemotionaIdepthtohersongs.BillieHoliday's
作为一个爵士布鲁斯乐杰出歌手的名声建立在能够赋予歌曲感情深度的能力。
13.Essentially,atheoryisanabstract,symbolicrepresentationofwhat
isconceivedtobereality.理论在本质上是对认识了的现实的一种抽象和符
号化的表达「
14.LongbeforechiIdrenareabIetospeakorunderstandalanguage,they
communicatethroughfaciaIexpressionsandbymakingnoises.儿童在能说
或能听懂语言之前,很久就会通过面部表情和靠发出噪声来与人交流了。
15.Thankstomodernirrigation,cropsnowgrowabundantIyinareaswhere
oncenothingbutcactiandsagebrushcouldIive.受当代灌溉(技术设施)
之赐,农作物在原来只有仙人掌和养属科植物才能生存的地方旺盛的生长。
16.Thedevelopmentofmechanicaltimepiecesspurredthesearchformore
accuratesundialswithwhichtoregulatethem.机械计时器的发展促使人们
寻求更精确的日眉,以便校准机械计时器。
17.Anthropologyisascienceinthatanthropologistsusearigorousset
ofmethodsandtechniquestodocumentobservationsthatcanbechecked
byothers..人类学是一门科学,因为人类学家采用一整套强有力的方法和技术
来记录观测结果,而这样记录下来的观测结果是供他人核查的。
18.Fungiareimportantintheprocessofdecay,whichreturnsingredients
tothesoil,enhancessoilfertiIity,anddecomposesanimaldebris.真
菌在腐化过程中十分重要,而腐化过程将化学物质回馈于土壤,提高其肥力,并
分解动物粪便。
19.Whenitisstruck,atuningforkproducesanaImostpuretone,
retainingitspitchoveralongperiodoftime.音叉被敲击时,产生几乎
纯质的音调,其音量经久不衰。
20.AlthoughpecansaremostpIentifuIinthesoutheasternpartofthe
UnitedStates,theyarefoundasfarnorthasOhioandIllinois.虽然美
洲山河桃树最集中于美国的东南赢赢病蔽i我州及伊利诺州也能看见它
们。
21.Eliminatingproblemsbytransferringtheblametoothersisoften
calledscape-goating.用怪罪别人的办法来解决问题通常被称为寻找替罪羊。
22.Thechieffoodseateninanycountrydependlargelyonwhatgrowsbest
initscIimateandsoiI.一个国家的主要食物是什么,大体取决于什么作物在
其天气和土壤条件下生长得最好。
23.OveraveryIargenumberoftrials,theprobabiIityofanevent's
occurringisequaltotheprobabiIitythatitwillnotoccur.在大量的
实验中,某一事件发生的几率等于它不发生的几率。
24.Mostsubstancecontractwhentheyfreezesothatthedensityofa
substance,ssolidishigherthanthedensityofitsliquid..大多数物
质遇冷收缩,所以他们的密度在固态时高于液态。
25.ThemechanismbywhichbraincellsstorememoriesisnotcIearIy
understood.
25.大脑细胞储存记忆的机理并不为人明白。
26.Bythemiddleofthetwentiethcentury,paintersandsouIptorsinthe
UnitedStateshadbeguntoexertagreatworldwideinfluenceoverart.
26.到了二十一世纪中叶,美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围内对艺术产生重大
影响。
27.IntheeasternpartofNewJerseyIiesthecityofEIizabeth,amajor
shippingandmanufacturingcenter.
27.伊丽莎白市,一个重要的航运和制造业中心,坐落于新泽西州的东部。
28.EIizabethBlackwelI,thefirstwomanmedicaIdoctorintheUnited
States,foundedtheNewYorkInfirmary,aninstitutionthathasalways
hadacompIeteIyfemaIemedicaIstaff.
28.ElizabethBlackwell,美国第一个女医生,创建了员工一直为女性纽约诊
所。
29.AlexanderGrahamBeIIoncetoIdhisfamilythathewouIdratherbe
rememberedasateacherofthedeafthanastheinventoroftheteIephone.
29.AlexanderGrahamBelI曾告诉家人,他更愿意让后人记住他是聋子的老师,
30.BecauseitsIeavesremaingreenlongafterbeingpicked,rosemary
becameassociatedwiththeideaofremembrance.
30.采摘下的迷迭香树叶常绿不衰,因此人们把迷迭香树与怀念联系在一起。
31.AlthoughapparentIyrigid,bonesexhibitadegreeofelasticitythat
enablestheskeletontowithstandconsiderableimpact.
31.骨头看起来是脆硬的,但它也有一定的弹性,使得骨骼能够承受相当的打击。
32.ThatxenoncouldnotformchemicaIcompoundswasoncebeIievedby
scientists.
32.科学家曾相信:镜气是不能形成化合物的。
33.Researchintothedynamicsofstormsisdirectedtowardimprovingthe
abiIitytopredicttheseeventsandthustominimizedamageandavoidIoss
ofIife.
33.对风暴动力学的研究是为了提高风暴预测从而减少损失,避免人员伤亡。
34.TheeIiminationofinflationwouIdensurethattheamountofmoney
usedinrepayingaIoanwouIdhavethesamevalueastheamountofmoney
borrowed
34.消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。
35.Futurism,anearIytwentieth-centurymovementinart,rejectedalI
traditionsandattemptedtoglorifycontemporaryIifebyemphasizingthe
machineandmotion.
35.未来主义,二十世纪早期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统,试图通过强调机
械和动态来美化生活。
36.OneofthewiIdestandmostinaccessiblepartsoftheUnitedStates
istheEvergladeswherewiIdlifeisabundantandIargelyprotected.
36.Everglades是美国境内最为荒凉和人迹罕至的地区之一,此处有大量的野
生动植物而且大多受(法律)保护。
37.LucretiaMott'sinfIuencewassosignificantthatshehasbeen
creditedbysomeauthoritiesastheoriginatoroffeminismintheUnited
States.
37.LucretiaMott's的影响巨大,所以一些权威部门认定她为美国女权运动
的创始人。
38.TheactivitiesoftheinternationaImarketingresearcherare
frequentIymuchbroaderthanthoseofthedomesticmarketer.
38.国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。
39.ThecontinentaIdividereferstoanimaginaryIineintheNorth
AmericanRockiesthatdividesthewatersflowingintotheAtIanticOcean
fromthoseflowingintothePacific.
39.大陆分水岭是指北美洛矶山脉上的一道想象线,该线把大西洋流域和太平洋
流域区分开来。
40.StudiesofthegravityfieldoftheEarthindicatethatitscrustand
mantIeyieldwhenunusualweightisplacedonthem.
40.对地球引力的研究表明,在不寻常的负荷之下地壳和地幔会发生位移。
41.TheannuaIworthofUtah'smanufacturingisgreaterthanthatofits
miningandfarmingcombined.
41.尤它州制造业的年产值大于其工业和农业的总和。
42.ThewalIflowerissocaIIedbecauseitsweakstemsoftengrowonwalIs
andalongstonycIiffsforsupport.
42.墙花之所以叫墙花,是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长,以便
有所依附。
43.11istheinteractionbetweenpeopIe,ratherthantheeventsthatoccur
intheirIives,thatisthemainfocusofsociaIpsychology.
43.社会心理学的主要焦点是人与人之间的交往,而不是他们各自生活中的事件。
44.NosociaIcrusadearousedElizabethWiIIiams'enthusiasmmorethan
theexpansionofeducationaIfaciIitiesforimmigrantstotheUnited
44.给美国的新移民增加教育设施比任何社会运动都更多的激发了Elizabeth
Williams的热情。
45.QuaiIstypicaIlyhaveshortroundedwingsthatenabIethemtospring
intofulIfIightinstantlywhendisturbedintheirhidingpIaces.
45.典型的鹤鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀,凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起,飞离它
们的躲藏地。
46.Accordingtoanthropologists,theearIiestancestorsofhumansthat
stooduprightresembledchimpanzeesfaciaIly,withslopingforeheadsand
protrudingbrows.
46.根据人类学家的说法,直立行走的人的鼻祖面部轮廓与黑猩猩相似,额头后
倾,眉毛突出。
47.NotuntiI1866wasthefullysuccessfuItransatIanticcablefinalIy
laid.
47.直到1866年第一条横跨大西洋的电缆才完全成功的架通。
48.Inhiswriting,JohnCroweRansomdescribeswhatheconsidersthe
spirituaIbarrennessofsocietybroughtaboutbyscienceandtechnology.
48.JohnCroweRansom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的
精神贫困。
49.ChiIdrenwithparentswhoseguidanceisfirm,consistent,andrational
areinclinedtopossesshighIeveIsofself-confidence.
49.父母的教导如果坚定,始终如一和理性,孩子就有可能充满自信。
50.TheancientHopeweIIpeopIeofNorthAmericaprobabIycu11ivatecorn
andothercrops,buthuntingandgatheringwerestillofcritical
importanceintheireconomy.
50.北美远古的HopeweII人很可能种植了玉米和其他农作物,但打猎和采集对他
们的经济贸易仍是至关重要的。
51.Usingmanysymbolsmakesitpossibletoputalargeamountof
inFORMationonasinglemap.
51.使用多种多样的符号可以在一张地图里放进大量的信息
52.Anarchismisatermdescribingaclusterofdoctrinesandattitudes
whoseprincipalunitingfeatureisthebeliefthatgovernmentisboth
harmfulandunnecessary.
52.无政府主义这个词描述的是一堆理论和态度,它们的主要共同点在于相信政
府是有害的,没有必要的。
53.Probablynomanhadmoreeffectonthedailylivesofmostpeoplein
theUntiedStatesthandidHenryFordapioneerinautomobileproduction.
53.恐怕没有谁对大多数美国人的日常生活影响能超过汽车生产的先驱亨利.福
特。
54.Theuseofwell-chosennonsensewordsmakespossiblethetestingof
manybasichypothesesinthefieldoflanguagelearning.
54.使用精心挑选的无意义词汇,可以检验语言学科里许多基本的假定。
55.Thehistoryofpaintingisafascinatingchainofeventsthatprobably
beganwiththeveryfirstpicturesevermade.
55.优化历史是由一连串的迷人事件组成,其源头大概可以上溯到最早的图画。
56.Perfectlymatchedpearls,strungintoanecklace,bringafarhigher
pricethanthesamepearlstoldindividually.
56.相互般配的珍珠,串成一条项链,就能卖到比单独售出好得多的价钱。
57.Duringtheeighteenthcentury,LittleTurtlewaschiefoftheMiami
tribewhoseterritorybecamewhatisnowIndianaandOhio.
57,十八世纪时,“小乌龟”是迈阿密部落的酋长,该部落的地盘就是今天的印
第安那州和俄亥俄州。
58.Amongalmostsevenhundredspeciesofbamboo,somearefullygrown
atlessthanafoothigh,whileotherscangrowthreefeetintwenty-four
hours.
58.在竹子的近七百个品种中,有的全长成还不到一英尺,有的却能在二十四小
时内长出三英尺。
59.Beforestaringonaseavoyage,prudentnavigatorslearntheseacharts,
studythesailingdirections,andmemorizelighthouselocationsto
preparethemselvesforanyconditionstheymightencounter.
59.谨慎的航海员在出航前,会研究航向,记录的灯塔的位置,以便对各种可能
出现的情况做到有备无患。
60.Ofalltheeconomicallyimportantplants,palmshavebeentheleast
studied.
60.在所有的经济作物中,棕稠树得到的研究最少。
61.Buyersandsellersshouldbeawareofnewdevelopmentsintechnology
cananddoesaffectmarketingactivities.
61.购买者和销售者都应该留意技术的新发展,原因很简单,因为技术能够并且
已经影响着营销活动。
62.Theapplicationofelectroniccontrolsmadepossiblebythe
microprocessorandcomputerstoragehavemultipliedtheusesofthemodern
typewriter.
62.电脑储存和由于电子微处理机得以实现的电控运用成倍的增加了现代打字机
的功能。
63.Thehumanskeletonconsistsofmorethantwohundredbonesbound
togetherbytoughandrelativelyinelasticconnectivetissuescalled
ligaments.
63.人类骨骼有二百多块骨头组成,住些骨头石油坚韧而相对缺乏弹性的,被称
为韧带的结蒂组连在一起。
64.Thepigmentationofapearlisinfluencedbythetypeofoysterin
whichitdevelopsandbythedepth,temperature,andthesaltcontentof
thewaterinwhichtheoysterlives.
64.珍珠的色泽受到作为其母体牡蛎种类及牡蛎生活水域的深度,温度和含盐度
的制约。
65.Althoughmockingbirdssuperblymimicthesongsandcallsofmanybirds,
theycannonethelessbequicklyidentifiedasmockingbirdsbycertain
auralclues.
65.尽管模仿鸟学很多种鸟的鸣叫声惟妙惟肖,但人类还是能够依其声音上的线
索很快识别它们。
66.Notonlycanwalkingfishliveoutofwater,buttheycanalsotravel
shortdistancesoverland.
66.站鱼不仅可以离开水存活,还可以在岸上短距离移动。
67.Scientistsdonotknowwhydinosaursbecameextinct,butsometheories
postulatethatchangersingeography,climate,andsealevelswere
responsible.
67.科学家不知道恐龙为何绝种了,但是一些理论推断是地理,气候和海平面的
变化造成的。
68.Thescienceofhorticulture,inwhichtheprimaryconcernsaremaximum
yieldandsuperiorquality,utilizesinFORMationderivedfromother
sciences.
68.主要目的在于丰富和优质的农艺学利用了其他科学的知识。
69.Snowaidsfarmersbykeepingheartinthelowergroundlevels,thereby
savingtheseedsfromfreezing.
69.雪对农民是一种帮助,因为它保持地层土壤的温度,使种子不致冻死。
70.Eventhoughtheprecisequalitiesofheroinliterarywordsmayvary
overtime,thebasicexemplaryfunctionoftheheroseemstoremain
constant.
70.历代文学作品中的英雄本色虽各有千秋,但其昭世功力却是恒古不变的。
71.Peopleinprehistorictimescreatedpaintsbygrindingmaterialssuch
asplantsandclayintopowerandthenaddingwater.
71.史前的人们制造颜料是将植物和泥土等原料磨成粉末,然后加水。
72.Oftenveryannoyingweeds,goldenrodscrowdoutlesshardyplantsand
actashoststomanyinsectpests.
72.***花通常令人生厌,它挤走不那么顽强的植物,并找来很多害虫。
73.Startingaround7000B.C.,andforthenextfourthousandyears,much
oftheNorthernHemisphereexperiencedtemperatureswarmerthanat
present.
73.大约从公元前七千年开始,在四千年当中,北半球的温度比现在高。
74.WhenHenryFordfirstsoughtfinancialbackingformakingcars,the
verynotionoffarmersandclerksowningautomobileswasconsidered
ridiculous.
74.当亨利.福特最初制造汽车为寻求资金支持时,农民和一般职员也能拥有汽车
的想法被认为是可笑的。
75.Thoughoncequitelarge,thepopulationofthebaldeagleacrossNorth
Americahasdrasticallydeclinedinthepastfortyyears.
75.北美秃头鹰的数量一度很多,但在近四十年中全北美的秃头鹰数量急剧下降。
76.Thebeaverchewsdowntreestogetfoodandmaterialwithwhichto
builditshome.
76.水獭啃倒树木,以便取食物并获得造窝的材料。
77.Poodleswereonceusedasretrieversinduckhunting,buttheAmerican
KennelClubdoesnotconsiderthemsportingdogsbecausetheyarenow
primarilykeptaspets.
77.长卷毛狗曾被用作猎鸭时叼回猎物的猎犬,但是美国KennelClub却不承认
它们为猎犬,因为它们现在大多数作为宠物饲养。
78.Asaresultofwhatisnowknowinphysicsandchemistry,scientists
havebeenabletomakeimportantdiscoveriesinbiologyandmedicine.
78.物理学和化学的一个成果是使得科学家们能在生物学和医学上获得重大发
现。
79.Thepracticeofmakingexcellentfilmsbasedonratherobscurenovels
hasbeengoingonsolongintheUnitedStatesastoconstituteatradition.
79.根据默默无闻的小说制作优秀影片在美国由来已久,已经成为传统。
80.Sincetheconsumerconsidersthebestfruittobethatwhichisthe
mostattractive,thegrowermustprovideproductsthatsatisfythe
discerningeye.
80.因为顾客认为最好的水果应该看起来也是最漂亮的,所以种植者必须提供能
满足挑剔眼光的产品。
81.Televisionthemostpervasiveandpersuasiveofmoderntechnologies,
markedbyrapidchangeandgrowth,ismovingintoanewera,aneraof
extraordinarysophisticationandversatility,whichpromisestoreshape
ourlivesandourworld.
81.电视,这项从迅速变化和成长为标志的最普及和最有影响力的现代技术,正
在步入一个新时代,一个极为成熟和多样化的时代,这将重塑我们的生活和世界。
82.Televisionismorethanjustanelectronics;itisameansof
expression,aswellasavehicleforcommunication,andassuchbecomes
apowerfultoolforreachingotherhumanbeings.
82.电视不仅仅是一件电器;它是表达的手段和交流的载体并因此成为联系他人
的有力工具。
83.Evenmoreshockingisthefactthatthenumberandrateofimprisonment
havemorethandoubledoverthepasttwentyyears,and
recidivism------thatistherateforre-arrest------ismorethan60
percent.
83.更让人吃惊的事实是监禁的数目和比例在过去的二十年中翻了一番还有余,
以及累犯率——即再次拘押的比例一一为百分之六十强。
84.WilliamRaineyHarperluredhimtothenewuniversityofChicago,where
heremainedofficiallyforexactlyagenerationandwherehisstudents
inadvancedcompositionfoundhimterrifyinglyfrigidintheclassroom
butsympatheticandunderstandingintheirpersonalconferences.
84.他的教书生涯始于麻省理工学院,但是WilliamRaineyHarper把他吸引到
文课上的学生觉得他在课上古板得可怕,但私下交流却富有同情和理解。
85.Theslothpayssuchlittleattentiontoitspersonalhygienethatgreen
algaegrowonitscoarsehairandcommunitiesofaparasiticmothlive
inthedepthsofitscoatproducingcaterpillarswhichgrazeonitsmouldy
hair.Itsmusclesaresuchthatitisquitsincapableofmovingataspeed
ofoverakilometeranhourevenovertheshortestdistancesandthe
swiftestmovementitcanmakeisasweepofitshookedarm.
85.树獭即不讲究卫生,以至于它粗糙的毛发上生出绿苔,成群的寄生蛾生长在
它的皮毛深处,变成毛毛虫,并以它的脏毛为食。她的肌肉不能让他哪怕在很短
的距离以内以每小时一公里的速度移动。它能做的最敏捷的动作就是挥一挥它弯
曲的胳膊。
86.Artificialflowersareusedforscientificaswellasfordecorative
purposes.Theyaremadefromavarietyofmaterials,suchaswayandglass,
soskillfullythattheycanscarcelybedistinguishedfromnatural
flowers.
86.人造花卉即可用于科学目的,也可用于装饰目的,它们可以用各种各样的材
料制成,臂如蜡和玻璃;其制作如此精巧,几乎可以以假乱真。
87.ThreeyearsofresearchatanabandonedcoalmineinArgonne,Illinois,
haveresultedinfindingsthatscientistsbelievecanhelpreclaim
thousandsofminedisposalsitesthatscarthecoal-richregionsofthe
UnitedStates.
87.在伊利诺州Angonne市的一个废弃煤矿的三年研究取得了成果,科学家们相
信这些成果可以帮助改造把美国产煤区弄得伤痕累累的数千个IH煤场。
88.Whenthepersuadingandtheplanningforthewesternrailroadshad
finallybeencompleted,thereallychallengingtaskremained:the
dangerous,sweaty,backbreaking,brawlingbusinessofactuallybuilding
thelines.
88.当有关西部铁路的说服和规划工作终于完成后,真正艰难的任务还没有开始;
即危险,吃力,需要伤筋动骨和吵吵嚷嚷的建造这些铁路的实际工作。
89.Becauseofthespacecrunch,theArtMuseumhasbecomeincreasingly
cautiousinconsideringacquisitionsanddonationsofart,insomecases
passingupopportunitiestostrengtheniscollections.
89.由于空间不足,艺术博物馆在考虑购买和接受捐赠的艺术品是越来越慎重,
有些情况下放弃其进一步改善收藏的机会。
90.TheUnitedStatesConstitutionrequiresthatPresidentbea
natural-borncitizen,thirty-fiveyearsofageorolder,whohaslived
intheUnitedStatesforaminimumoffourteenyears.
90.美国宪法要求总统是生于美国本土的公民,三十五岁以上,并且在美国居住
了至少十四年。
91.AridregionsinthesouthwesternUnitedStateshavebecome
increasinglyinvitingplaygroundsforthegrowingnumberofrecreation
seekerswhoownvehiclessuchasmotorcyclesorpoweredtrailbikesand
indulgeinhill-climbingcontestsorincavingnewtrailsinthedesert.
91.美国西部的不毛之地正成为玩耍的地方,对越来越多拥有摩托车或越野单车
类车辆的,喜欢放纵于爬坡比赛或开辟新的沙漠通道的寻欢作乐者具有不断增长
的吸引力。
92.Stonedoesdecay,andsotoolsoflongagohaveremainedwheneven
thebonesofthemanwhomadethemhavedisappearedwithouttrace.
92.石头不会腐烂,所以以前的(石器)工具能保存下来,虽然它们的制造者已经
消失的无影无踪。
93.Insectswouldmakeitimpossibleforustoliveintheworld;they
woulddevourallourcropsandkillourflocksandherds,ifitwerenot
fortheprotectionwegetfrominsect-eatinganimals.
93.昆虫就将会使我们无法在这个世界上居住;如果我们没有受到以昆虫为食的
动物的保护,昆虫就会吞嚼掉我们所有的庄稼并杀死我们饲养的禽兽。
94.Itistruethatduringtheirexplorationstheyoftenfaced
difficultiesanddangersofthemostperilousnature,equippedinamanner
whichwouldmakeamodernclimbershudderatthethought,buttheydid
notgooutoftheirwaytocourtsuchexcitement.
94.确实,他们在探险中遇到了极具威胁性的困难和危险,而他们的装备会让一
个现代登山者想一想都会浑身颤栗。不过他们并不是刻意去追求刺激的。
95.Thereisonlyonedifferencebetweenanoldmanandayoungone:the
youngmanhasagloriousfuturebeforehimandoldonehasasplendidfuture
behindhim:andmaybethatiswheretherubis.
95.老人和年轻人之间只有一个区别:年轻人的前面有辉煌的未来,老年人灿烂
的未来却已在它们身后。这也许就是困难之所在。
96.Ifindyoungpeopleexciting.Theyhaveanairoffreedom,andthey
havenotadrearycommitmenttomeanambitionsorlovecomfort.Theyare
notanxioussocialclimbers,andtheyhavenodevotiontomaterialthings.
96.我们位年强人振奋。它们带有自由的气息,他们不会为狭隘的野心和贪婪享
受而孜孜以求。他们不是焦虑的向上爬的人,他们不会对物质性的东西难舍难分。
97.IamalwaysamazedwhenIhearpeoplesayingthatsportcreates
goodwillbetweenthenations,andthatifonlythecommonpeoplesofthe
worldcouldmeetoneanotheratfootballorcricket,theywouldhaveno
inclinationtomeetonthebattlefield.
97.每次我听说体育运动能够在国家间建立起友好感情,说世界各地的普通人只
要能在足球场或板球场上相遇就会没有兴趣在战场上相遇的话,我都倍感诧异。
98.Itisimpossibletosaysimplyforthefunandexercise:assoonas
thequestionofprestigearises,assoonasyoufeelthatyouandsome
largerunitwillbedisgracedifyoulose,themostsavagecombative
instinctsarearound.
98,没有可能仅仅为了娱乐或锻炼而运动:一旦有了问题,一旦你觉得你输了你
和你所属团体会有失体面时,你最野蛮的好斗本能就会被激发出来。
99.Ithasbeenfoundthatcertainbatsemitsqueaksandbyreceivingthe
echoes,theycanlocateandsteerclearofobstacles------orlocateflying
insectsonwhichtheyfeed.Thisecho-locationinbatsisoftencompared
withradar,theprincipleofwhichissimilar.人们已经发现,某些蝙蝠
痂美叫声并靠接受回响来锁定和避免障碍物——或者找到它们赖以为生的昆
虫。蝙蝠这种回响定位法常拿来和原理与之很相近似的雷达相比。
100.Asthetimeandcostofmakingaclipdroptoafewdaysandafew
hundreddollars,engineersmaysoonbefreetolettheirimaginationssoar
withoutbeingpenalizedbyexpensivefailure.
任他们的想象驰骋而不会被昂贵的失败所惩罚。
1.大学校园出勤率
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionon
thetopic:AttendYourClassesRegularlyoYoushouldwriteatleast120
wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.
1.现在大学校园里,迟到、早退、旷课是常见的现象
2.保证学生的出勤率对大学教育的重要性
3.作为一个大学生应该怎样做
AttendYourClassesRegularly
Nowadaysitisaverycommonphenomenonthatsomeuniversitystudents
arelatefororevenabsentfromclasses.Andslilltherearesomestudents
whoslipoutoftheclassroombeforetheclassisover.Classattendance
hasbecomeathornyproblemtoboththestudentsandteachers.
Infact,itisveryimportantforthestudentstoattendtheirclasses
regularly.First,itwillensureyoutocatchupwiththeteachersinyour
learning.Thatisveryhelpfultoyouifyouwanttodoagoodjobinyour
study.Second,attendingclassesregularlyisawayofshowingrespect
toyourteachers,too.Yourteacherswillfeelbadifthestudentsdonot
attendtheirclasses,which,inturn,willaffecttheirteachingandbe
nogoodforthestudents.Third,attendingclassesregularlywillhelp
toformagoodhabitofpunctuality,whichisofgreatimportanceforthe
studentstodoagoodjobinthefuture.
Therefore,weuniversitystudentsshouldformthegoodhabitof
attendingourclassesregularlyfromnowon.AndsomedayweJ11benefit
fromit.
点评:2008年元月三日,中山大学博士发帖称遭导师虐待;2008年元月四
日,中国政法大学爆“杨帆门”事件;近几年,中小学老师或打学生或猥亵学生、
体罚学生等各类新闻不断曝光,进而引发了师生关系的大讨论。本预测题为四级
2.学生给老师打分
thetopic:Students'RatingofTheirTeachersoYoushouldwriteatleast
120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese.
1.学生给老师打分已经普遍2.人们对其持不同态度3.我的看法
Students'RatingofTheirTeachers
Nowadays,ithasbecomeascommonincollegesanduniversitiesfor
studentstogradeteachersasforteacherstogradestudents.Insome
universitiesstudents,ratinghasevenbecometheonlysourceof
informationonteachingeffectiveness.
This,however,hascausedgreatcontroversy.Someareinfavorofthe
ratingsystem,Theyholdthatsincestudentsattendtheteachers'classes
everyday,theyshouldhavetheiropinionabouttheirteachers'
effectiveness.Others,onthecontrary,arestronglyagainstit.They
believethatthereismuchmoretoteachingthanwhatisshownonstudents"
ratingforms.Studentsshouldnotbeexpectedtojudgewhetherthe
materialstheyuseareuptodateorhowwelltheteacherknowsaboutthe
subject.Thesejudgmentsrequireprofessionalknowledge,whichisbest
leftfortheteachersycolleagues.
Ithinkstudents'ratingoftheirteachersisnecessary,butitshould
beconductedinawaythatcanreallyshedmeaningfullightonteachers
performance.Insteadofratingtheteachers'knowledgeonthesubject,
studentsshouldbeaskedtoestimatewhattheyhavelearnedinacourse,
andtoreportonsuchthingsasateachersabilitytocommunicatewith
students,hisorherrelationshipwithstudents,andhisorherability
toarousestudents'interestinthesubject.
点评:越来越多的高校采取让学生给老师打分的形式来了解教学反馈,并以
此作为促进教学质量的有效手段。对此做法,管理部门及教学双方褒贬不一,看
3.宿舍和谐生活
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritea
compositiononthetopicOnaHarmoniousDormitoryLife.Youshouldwrite
atleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelowinChinese:
1.宿舍生活有时会出现不和谐的情况;2.一个和谐宿舍生活的必
要性;
3.如何创造和谐的宿舍生活。
OnaHarmoniousDormitoryLife
Dormitorylifeisanindispensablepartofcollegelife.Butsometimes
theharmonyinthedormitorybedisturbedinonewayoranother.
Asisknowntoall,aharmoniousdormitorylifeisimportanttocollege
studentsandbenefitsallthemembers.Ononehand,wecanhaveagood
restandputourheartintostudy.OnIheolherhand,wewillhaveagood
moodandenjoybeingtogether.
Thereareseveralwaystocreateandmaintainaharmoniousdormitory
life.Firstly,youhavetoevaluateyourlife-styleandtrytogetrid
ofyourdirtyhabits,ifthereareany.Secondly,whenanannoying
situationarises,you'11justhavetolearntotolerateeachotherand
co-exist.Thirdly,you'11havetosharewitheachotherandmakegood
friends.
Inconclusion,weshouldtryourbesttobuildaharmoniousdormitory
lifeforthesakeofgoodstudyandgoodlife.
点评:“和谐”成为我们当今社会词频概率最高用词,就社会而言,倡导建立和
谐社会;就家庭而言,提倡建设和谐家庭;就校园来讲,则要建立和谐校园;和
谐两字似乎无所不在,大学生宿舍生活同样需要和谐。本预测题与四级考试热点
4.作为志愿者为外国朋友介绍学校情况
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteABrief