职称英语考试理工A牛津高阶英汉词典版

职称英语考试理工A牛津高阶英汉词典版职称英语考试理工A牛津高阶英汉词典版职称英语考试理工A牛津高阶英汉词典版 本文简介：第一篇CaptainCookArrowLegend库克船长箭传说Itwasagreatlegendwhileitlasted，butDNAtestinghas(1)finallyendedatwo-century-oldstoryoftheHawaiianarrowcarvedfromthebone。职称英语考试理工A牛津高阶英汉词典版第一篇CaptainCookArrowLegend库克船长箭传说Itwasagreatlegendwhileitlasted，butDNAtestinghas(1)finallyendedatwo-century-oldstoryoftheHawaiianarrowcarvedfromtheboneofBritishexplorerCaptainJamesCook(2)whodiedintheSandwichIslandsin1779.“Thereis(3)noCookintheAustralianMuseum，museumcollectionmanagerJudePhilipsaidnotlongagoinannouncingtheDNAevidencethatthearrowwasnotmadeofCookSthatwillnotstopthemuseumfromcontinuingtodisplaythearrowinits(4)exhibition，“Uncovered：TreasuresoftheAustralianMuseum,”which(5)doesincludeafeathercapepresentedtoCookbyHawaiianKingKalaniopuuin1778.CookwasoneofBritainsgreatexplorersandiscreditedwith(6)discoveringthe“GreatSouthLand，“(7)nowAustralia,in1wasclubbedtodeathintheSandwichIslands，nowHawaiiThe1egendofCooksarrowbeganin1824(8)whenHawaiianKingKamehamehaonhisdeathbedgavethearrowtoWilliamAdams，aLondonsurgeonandrelativeofCookswife，sayingitwasmadeofCooksboneafterthefatal(9)fightwithislanders.Inthe1890sthearrowwasgiventotheAustralianMuseumandthelegendcontinued(10)untilitcameface=to-facewithscience.DNAtestingbylaboratoriesinAustraliaandNewZealandrevealedthearrowwasnotmadeofCooksbonebutwasmore(11)likelymadeofanimalbone。saidPhilp.However,Cooksfans(12)refusetogiveuphopethatoneCooklegendwillprovetrueandthatpartofhisremainswillstillbetheysaythereisevidencenota11ofCooksbodywas(13)buriedatseain1779.“Onthisoccasiontechnologyhaswon“，”saidCliffThornton，presidentoftheCaptainCookSociety,ina(14)statementfromBritain.“ButIam(15)surethatoneofthesedaysoneoftheCooklegendswillprovetobetrueanditwillhappenoneday.第二篇AvalancheandItsSafety雪崩和它的安全Anavalancheisasuddenandrapidflowofsnow,oftenmixedwithairandwater,downamountainside.Avalanchesare(1)amongthebiggestdangersinthemountainsforbothlifeandproperty.Allavalanchesarecausedbyanover-burdenofmaterial,typicallysnowpack,thatistoomassiveandunstablefortheslope(2)thatsupportsit.Determiningthecriticalload,theamountofover-burdenwhichis(3)likelytocauseanavalanche,(4)isacomplextaskinvolvingtheevaluationofanumberoffactors.Terrainslopesflatterthan25degreesorsteeperthan60degreestypicallyhavealow(5)riskofavalanche.Snowdoesnot(6)gathersignificantlyonsteepslopes;also,snowdoesnot(7)floweasilyonflatslopes.Human-triggeredavalancheshavethegreatestincidencewhenthesnowsangleofrestis(8)between35and45degrees;thecriticalangle,theangleatwhichthehumanincidenceofavalanchesisgreatest,is38degrees.Theruleofthumbis:Aslopethatis(9)flatenoughtoholdsnowbutsteepenoughtoskihasthepotentialtogenerateanavalanche,regardlessoftheangle.Additionally,avalancheriskincreaseswith(10)use;thatis,themoreaslopeisdisturbedbyskiers,themorelikelyitisthatanavalanchewilloccur.Duetothecomplexityofthesubject,wintertravellinginthebackcountryisnever100%safe.Goodavalanchesafetyisacontinuous(11)process,includingrouteselectionandexaminationofthesnowpack,weather(12)conditions,andhumanfactors.Severalwell-knowngoodhabitscanalso(13)reducetherisk.Iflocalauthoritiesissueavalancheriskreports,theyshouldbeconsideredandallwarningsshouldbepaid(14)attentionto.Neverfollowinthetracksofotherswithoutyourownevaluations;snowconditionsarealmostcertaintohavechangedsincetheyweremade.Observetheterrainandnoteobviousavalanchepathswhereplantsare（15）missingordamaged.Avoidtravelingbelowotherswhomighttriggeranavalanche.第三篇GiantStructures巨型建筑Itisanimpossibletasktoselectthemostamazingwondersofthemodemworldsinceeveryyearmorewonderful_constructionsappear.Herearethreegiantstructureswhichareworthyofouradmirationalthoughtheymayhavebeensurpassedbysomemorerecentwonders.ThePetronasTwinTowersThePetronasTowerswerethetallestbuildingsintheworldwhentheywerecompletedin1999.Withaheightof452metres,thetalltwintowers,liketwothinpencils,dominatethecityofKualaLumpur.Atthe41stfloor,thetowersarelinkedbyabridge,symbolizingagatewaytothecity.TheAmericanarchitectCesarPellidesignedtheskyscrapers.Constructedofhigh-strengthconcrete,thebuildingprovidesaround1，800squaremetresofofficespaceoneveryfloor.Andithasashoppingcentreandaconcerthallatthebase.Otherfeaturesofthisimpressivebuildingincludedouble-deckerlifts,andglassandsteelsunshades.TheMiUauBridgeTheMillauBridgewasopenedin2004intheTamValley，insouthernFrance.at_thetimeitwasbuilt，itwastheworldshighestbridge,reaching_over340matthehighestpoint.Thebridgeisdescribedasoneofthemostamazinglybeautifulbridgesintheworld.ItwasbuilttorelieveMillauscongestionproblems.ThecongestionwasthencausedbytrafficpassingfromParistoBarcelonainSpain.Thebridgewasbuilttowithstandthemost_extremeseismicandclimaticconditions.Besides,itisguaranteedfor120years!TheItaipuDamTheItaipuhydroelectricpowerplantisoneofthelargestconstructionsofitskindintheworld.ItconsistsofaseriesofdamsacrosstheRiverParana,whichformsanaturalborderbetweenBrazilandParaguay.Startedin1975andtaking16yearstocomplete,theconstructionwascarriedoutasajointprojectbetweenthetwocountries.Thedamiswell-knownforbothitselectricityoutputanditssize.In1995itproduced78%ofParaguaysand25%ofBrazilsenergyneeds.Initsconstruction,theamountofironandsteelusedwasequivalenttoover300EiffelTowers.Itisatruly_amazingwonderofengineering.第四篇Animals“SixthSense”动物的“第六个感觉AtsunamiwastriggeredbyanearthquakeintheIndianOceaninDecember,2004.ItkilledtensofthousandsofpeopleinAsiaandEastAfrica.Wildanimals,（1）however,seemtohaveescapedthatterribletsunami.ThisphenomenonaddsweighttonotionsthatItheypossessa“sixthsense”for（2）disasters,expertssaid.SriLankanwildlifeofficialshavesaidthegiantwavesthatkilledover24,000peoplealongtheIndianOceanislandscoastclearly（3）missedwildbeasts,withnodeadanimalsfound.“Noelephantsaredead,not（4）evendeadrabbit.Ithinkanimalscan（5）sensedisaster.Theyhaveasixthsense.Theyknowwhenthingsarehappening.”Ratnayake,deputydirectorofSriLankasWildlifeDepartment,saidaboutonemonthafterthetsunamiattack.The（6）waveswashedfloodwatersupto2milesinlandatYalaNationalParkintheravagedsoutheast,SriLankasbiggestwildlife（7）reserveandhometohundredsofwildelephantsandseveralleopards.“Therehasbeenalotof（8）apparentevidenceaboutdogsbarkingorbirdsmigratingbeforevolcaniceruptionsorearthquakes.Butithasnotbeenproven,”saidMatthewvanLieropananimalbehavior（9）specialistatJohannesburgZoo.“Therehavebeenno（10）specificstudiesbecauseyoucantreallytestitinalaborfieldsetting2,”hetoldReuters.Otherauthoritiesconcurredwiththis（11）assessment.“Wildlifeseemtobeabletopickupcertain（12）phenomenon,especiallybirdstherearemanyreportsofbirdsdetectingimpendingdisasters,”saidCliveWalker,whohaswrittenseveralbooksonAfricanwildlife.Animals（13）certainlyrelyontheknownsensessuchassmellorhearingtoavoiddangersuchaspredators.Thenotionofananimal“sixthsense”-or（14）someothermythicalpower-isanenduringone3whichtheevidenceonSriLankasravagedcoastislikelytoaddto.TheRomanssawowls（15）asomensofimpendingdisasterandmanyancientculturesviewedelephantsassacredanimalsendowedwithspecialpowersorattributes.第五篇SingingAlarmsCouldSavetheBlind歌唱警报可以解救盲人Ifyoucannotsee,youmaynotbeabletofindyourwayoutofaburningbuilding-andthatcouldbefatal.AcompanyinLeedscouldchangeallthat（1）withdirectionalsoundalarmscapableifguidingyoutotheexit.SoundAlert,acompany（2）runbytheUniversityofLeeds,isinstallingthealarmsinaresidentialhomefor（3）blindpeopleinSommersetandaresourcecentrefortheblindinCumbria.（4）Thealarmsproduceawiderangeoffrequenciesthatenablethebraintodeterminewherethe（5）soundiscomingfrom.DeborahWithingtonofSoundAlertsaysthatthealarmsusemostofthefrequenciesthatcanbe（6）heardbyhumans.“Itsaburstofwhitenoise（7）thatpeoplesaysoundslikestaticontheradio,”shesays.“Itslife-savingpotentialisgreat.”Sheconductedanexperimentinwhichpeoplewerefilmedbythermalimagingcamerastryingtofindtheirwayoutofalarge（8）smoke-filledroom.It（9）tookthemnearlyfourminutestofindthedoor（10）withoutasoundalarm,butonly15secondswithone.Withingtonstudieshowthebrain（11）processessoundsattheuniversity.Shesaysthatthe（12）sourceofawidebandoffrequenciescanbepinpointedmoreeasilythanthesourceofanarrowband.Alarms（13）basedonthesameconcepthavealreadybeeninstalledonemergencyvehicles.Thealarmswillalsoincluderisingorfallingfrequenciestoindicatewhetherpeopleshouldgoup（14）ordownstairs.Theywere（15）developedwiththeaidofalargegrantfromBritishNuclearFuels.第六篇CarThievescouldBeStoppedRemotely汽车小偷可能很远地被停止Speedingoffinastolencar,thethiefthinkshehasgotagreatcatch.Butheisinanastysurprise.Thecarisfittedwitharemoteimmobilizerandaradiosignalfromacontrolcentermilesawaywillensurethatoncethethiefswitchestheengine1off,hewillnotbeabletostartitagain.Fornow,suchdevices2areonlyavailableforfleetsoftrucksandspecialistvehiclesusedonconstructionsites.Butremoteimmobilizationtechnologycouldsoonstarttotrickledowntoordinarycars,and3shouldbeavailabletoordinarycarsintheUK4intwomonths.Theideagoeslikethis.Acontrolboxfittedtothecarincorporates5aminiaturecellphone,amicroprocessorandmemory,andaGPSsatellitepositioningreceiver.6Ifthecarisstolen,acodedcellphonesignalwilltelltheunittoblockthevehiclesenginemanagementsystemandpreventtheengine7beingrestarted.Thereareevenplansforimmobilizers8thatshutdownvehiclesonthemove,thoughtherearefearsoverthesafetyimplicationsofsuchasystem.IntheUK.anarrayoftechnicalfixesisalreadymaking9lifeharderforcarthieves.“Thepatternofvehiclescrimehaschanged,”saysMartynRandallofThatcham,asecurityresearchorganizationbasedinBerkshirethatisfundedinpart10bythemotorinsuranceindustry.Hesaysitwouldonlytakehimafewminutesto11teachanovicehowtostealacar,usingabareminimumoftools.Butonlyifthecarismorethan10yearsold.Moderncarsareafartougherproposition,astheirenginemanagementcomputerwillnot12allowthemtostartunlesstheyreceiveauniqueIDcodebeamedoutbytheignitionkey.IntheUK,technologieslikethis13havehelpedachievea31percentdropinvehicle-relatedcrimesince1997.Butdeterminedcriminalsarestillmanagingtofindotherwaystostealcars.Oftenbygettingholdoftheownerskeysinaburglary.In2000,12percentofvehiclesstolenintheUKweretakenusingtheownerskeysdoublethepreviousyearsfigure.Remote-controlledimmobilizationsystemwould14putamajornewobstacleinthecriminalswaybymakingsuchtheftspointless.AgroupthatincludesThatcham,thepolice,insurancecompaniesandsecuritytechnologyfirmshavedevelopedstandardsforasystemthatcou