英语复习材料1-2.doc

第六课15选10练习题A. resistant B.predication C.enclosed D.architects E.carpenters F.withstand G.durable H.concentrate I.detect J.prevent K.support L.concern M.previously N.destruction O.forecast Ideally, people would like to know when an earthquake is going to happen and how bad it will be. In both Japan and China, people have long believed that earthquakes can be (36) . The Chinese have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes. In Japan, scientists have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements.And people would also like to be able to (37) the great damage of property caused by earthquakes. After all, most of the people who die in earthquakes are killed by falling buildings. Therefore, building structures that can (38) the power of earthquakes is a major (39) . Steel seems to be the best material, but not if it is welded to form a rigid structure. Many new steel structures are built with a new type of steel joint, an I-joint, which appears to be the most (40) type of joint. The joints can move without breaking. To prevent property (41) , (42) now design buildings with columns and horizontal beams of equal strength. Vertical (43) columns are inserted deep into solid soil. Many new houses have relatively light roofs and strong walls. Concrete pillars for highway bridges that (44) only had steel rods inside are now (45) in steel. 第六课15选10练习题 A.light B.heavy C.relatively D.regularly E.addict F.attach G.fragrance H.fragments I.reinforce J.enclose K.bacteria L.handy M.supplies N.survival O.possibility Besides working to improve building structures, people in areas where earthquakes are common need to prepare for the (36) of a great earthquake. They should (37) check and (38) their homes, place heavy objects in low positions, (39) cupboards and cabinets to walls. In addition to preparing their houses, people need to prepare themselves. They should have (40) of water and food at home, and at work. It is also important to have something that can clean water and kill (41) , so water from other sources can be made safe to drink. Earthquake (42) supplies include a radio receiver, a torch, extra batteries, first aid supplies, a spade, a tent, some rope, and warm clothing. Experts also suggest the following: Keep a fire extinguisher (43) . You should have one at home, at work, and in your car. The fire extinguisher should be able to put out any kind of fire. Keep a pair of (44) , comfortable shoes in your home, at work, and in your vehicle to protect your feet from (45) of broken glass. Every family needs to have earthquake emergency plans. Everyone should agree on a meeting point outside the epicenter. It is sensible to have all of the family members call to check in with a friend or relative who lives more than a hundred miles away. 第七课15选10练习题A. conducting B.mainly C.permanently D.incredible E.use F.benefit G.time H.based I.handling J.importantly K.commercial L.clear M.interest N.clean O.address On business trips, he flies (36) whenever possible and in the (37) of time, he never checks his baggage. His hosts also find they save money when he is in town. There is no (38) in his schedule for tourism of any kind. On his agenda its just work, work, work.Another trait that makes him so unusual is his (39) “multitasking” ability. At his desk, he works on two computers, one with multiple frames that sequence data streaming in from the Internet, and the other (40) the hundreds of e-mail messages and letters he receives. He may even review data while (41) a meeting using a videophone.Gates runs his company mainly through three methods: He bats out a hundred or more e-mail messages a day; he meets every month or so with his top management panel of experts and advisers; and most (42) , he holds two or three small review meetings a day with a procession of teams working on the companys various products. He doesnt (43) anyone by name or hand out too much praise, but he does go round the table clockwise and listens carefully to everyone who has an idea. When he is unclear about something, he quizzes and challenges his staff. “Educate me on that,” he might say, looking to make (44) a vague statement. Every decision he makes is (45)based on his knowledge of its merits. He doesnt need to rely on personal politics.第七课15选10练习题A.among B.certainty C.between D.control E.in F.doubt G.estimated H.sets I.understate J.charged K.maximum L.dominated M.straightened N.evaluated O.frightening Hes the most famous businessman and the richest man in the worldworth an (36) $40 billion in 1997. Without a (37) , Bill Gates belongs (38) the same class as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and other great minds who changed the world. The self-described “hacker” has (39) the personal computing revolution and modernized the whole world in the process. Indeed, his classification into any other rank than this would seriously (40) his impact on the world.Gatessuccess stems from his personality: an unbelievable and at times (41) blend of high-voltage brilliance, drive and competitiveness. When the chairman and CEO walks through the corridors of Microsoft, it is like a switch being turned on; everything and everyone around him is (42) with 10,000 volts of electricity. Gates (43) the example and Microsoft employees follow. The schedule he keeps is one hint as to what he expects from his employees. Its not unusual for the “dean” of the “Microsoft campus” to put in 16-hour days.Indeed, if theres one thing that distinguishes the Gates style, it is his time management skills. Conservation of time, energy, and focus are his hallmarks. He moves (44) playing the role of international spokesman for the age of technology and planning business strategy back at headquarters, getting the (45) amount of work possible out of every minute. Always punctual and always in high gear, he typically leaves only the tiniest cracks in the day for eating, talking to friends or recreation. 第八课15选10练习题 A.appropriately B.nearly C.nonfatal D.current E.resemble F.relatively G.attacked H.psychologically I.reverse J.oppose K.donor L.transplant M.alter N.abandoned O.similar What if parents decided to clone a child in order to harvest organs?Most experts agree that it would be (36) harmful if a child sensed he had been brought into the world simply as an organ (37) . But some parents already produce second children with (38) transplants in mind, and many experts do not (39) this. Cloning would increase the chances for a tissue match from 25 percent to (40) 100 percent.If cloned animals could be used as organ donors, we wouldnt have to worry about cloning twins for transplants. Pigs, for example, have organs (41) in size to humans. But the human body attacks and destroys tissue from other species. To get around that, one company is trying to (42) the pigs genetic code to prevent pig organs from being (43) . If the companys technicians succeed, it may be more efficient to produce such pigs by cloning than by (44) methods.How would a human clone refer to the donor of its DNA?Mom is not right, because the woman who supplied the egg and gave birth to the infant would more (45) be called Mother. Dad isnt right, either. A traditional father supplies only half the DNA in a child. Judith Martin, in her writings under the name of Miss Manners, suggests the phrase, Most honored sir or madam. Why? One should always respect ones ancestors, she says, regardless of what they did to bring one into the world. 第八课15选10练习题 A.detect B.splitting C.commission D.draft E.mount F.examining G.theoretically H.produce I.decrease J.generated K.desirable L.fiction M.unremarkable-looking N.registered O.prohibit At first it was just plain surprising. Word that scientists succeeded in cloning an adult mammalan achievement long thought impossiblecaught the imagination of everyone. The laboratory process that produced Dolly, an (36) sheep, (37) would work for humans as well. A world with human clones was suddenly within reach. It was science (38) coming to life.In the wake of this announcement, governments hurried to (39) guidelines for the unknown, a future filled with incredible possibilities. President Clinton ordered a national (40) to study the legal and moral implications of cloning. Leaders in Europe, where most nations already (41) human cloning, began (42) the moral implications of cloning other species.Like the Theory of Relativity, the (43) of the atom, and the first space flight, Dollys appearance has (44) a long list of difficult puzzles for scientists, politicians, and philosophers. And wild questions on the topic of cloning continue to (45) .Why would anyone want to clone a human being in the first place?The human cloning situations that experts consider most frequently fall into two broad categories: 1) parents who want to clone a child, either to provide transplants for a dying child or to replace that child, and 2) adults who for a variety of reasons might want to clone themselves. 第九课15选10练习题A.accompanying B.valid C.financial D.affected E.reportedly F.headlines G.dispute H.clauses I.based J.misplacing K.forged L.lights M.prospective N.address O.verifying A future husband wanted to be sure that if his marriage didnt work out, he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection safely stored away in a freezer. A woman insisted on (36) who would walk the dog. One man wanted the right to get a divorce if his bride-to-be gained more than 15 pounds once she became his wife.These are some of the crazier (37) of prenuptial agreements. But make no mistake about it, what most of them are about is moneyand how (38) assets will be divided up if a couple divorces. And divorce, with its (39) money problems, is common in the United States.Prenuptial agreementsor “prenups”are designed to (40) these problems as they arise. Prenups are negotiated by lawyers for the (41) spouses, and signed before a minister binds them in marriage. They have been gaining in acceptance in the United States since the early 1980s, when more states began passing laws that (42) the division of financial assets in a divorce. The laws are (43) either on “community property” (split evenly) or on “reasonable distribution” (whatever a judge thinks is “fair”).The prenups of the famous make the (44) : Lawyers for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis contested the prenuptial agreement between her and Aristotle Onassis after his death, (45) winning $26 million in an out-of-court settlement. 第九课15选10练习题A.estate B.court C.remarrying D.evenly E.especially F.successive G.dispute H.clauses I.inherited J.misplacing K.exposure L.line M.candidate N.retired O.shield