大学实用英语2（本科）Unsolved Mysteries

Unit4

UnsolvedMysteries

LearningTasksYouAreAbleto:TalkaboutsomefamousunsolvedmysteriesMakeasurveyCommentonUFOsandaliensListenforkeywordsandusefulexpressionsGetknowledgeabouthowtoconstructaparagraphinEnglishYouAreSuggestedto:RecognizetheEnglishexpressionsofsomemysteriousnaturalphenomenaBefamiliarwithmoreunsolvedmysteries

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingWarm-upTask1Directions:

Thereare8picturesbelow.Doyouknowwhattheyareabout?Pleasesaysomethingaboutthem.Ifyouhavenoidea,pleaseconsulttheInternetoryourclassmates.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)()PyramidsofEgypt()Guidestones ()BuddhistMummy()CropCircles ()EasterIslandStatues ()Aurora()HangingCoffins ()LighthouseofAlexandria12435786

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingTask2Directions:

Canyoutellyourclassmatessomethingaboutthefollowingmysteriousnaturalphenomena?WorkwithyourpartnerandmatcheachofthefollowingChinesetermswithitscorrespondingEnglishexpression.极光1☆赤潮2☆纳斯卡地画3☆陶斯之声4☆月虹5☆飓风6☆海啸7☆航行石8☆幻日9☆★A.hurricane★B.NazcaLines★C.solareclipse★D.polarlight★E.theTaosHum★F.sundogs★G.redtide★H.tsunami★I.moonbow

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingOralPracticeDirections:

Readthefollowingdialogueswithyourpartner,withparticularattentiontothetoneandstressofyourreading.Dialogue1A:MybrotherisgoingtopickupsometicketsfortheDavidCopperfieldshow.Youinterestedincomingwithus?B:Idon’tknow.I’veseencardtricksbeforeandrabbitsfromhats.A:Veryfunny.DavidCopperfieldistheworld’sgreatestmagician.B:Actually,IhaveseenhimonTV.Hepullsoffsomeprettyamazingstunts.IwishIknewhowheperformedhistricks.A:Amagiciannevertellshissecrets.Davidattemptstheimpossibleandnoonehasanyideahowhedoesit.IsawhimonTVwhenhewalkedthroughtheGreatWallofChina.B:Howcouldhedothat?Iknowit’snotpossibleforhimtodothat,but…A:Itsoundstomelikeit’sashowworthwatching.B:Countmein.

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingOralPracticeDirections:

Readthefollowingdialogueswithyourpartner,withparticularattentiontothetoneandstressofyourreading.Dialogue2A:DoyoubelievethereareUFOs?B:Ofcourse,theyareoutthere,butIneversawthem.A:Areyoustupid?TheyarecalledUFOs,sonoteverybodycanseethem.B:Youmeanthatyoucanseethem.A:That’sright.Icanseetheminmydreams.B:Theycometotheearth?A:No.Theirtaskistosendthealiensherefromtheouterspace.B:Aliensfromtheouterspace?Didyoutalktothem?Whatdidtheylooklike?A:OK,OK,onebyone,please!Theylookedlikerobots,buttheycouldspeak.Theirmissionwastomakefriendswithhumanbeings.B:Thatmeansthatyoutalkedtothem?Inwhichlanguage?A:OfcourseinEnglish,theylearnEnglishonMarstoo.B:Wow.Soundsfantastic!

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingListeningPracticeSectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,3questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillberead2times.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswer.Conversation11.A.Tourism. B.Businessstudies.C.Informationtechnology. D.Englishliterature.2.A.Contrastingnegotiationstyles. B.Studyinginformationtechnology.C.Contrastingcultures. D.Studyinginternationaltrade.3.A.Classmates. B.Colleagues.C.Teacherandstudent. D.Customers.BAC

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingConversation24.A.ItislocatedonRoute18. B.Ithasaninterestingmuseum.C.Itisabeautifullittletown. D.ItliessevenmileseastofNewton.5.A.Theyareinoppositedirections. B.Theyarefifty-fivemilesapart.C.Theyarequiteclosetoeachother. D.TheyarealongdrivefromNorwalk.6.A.TheyareconnectedbyRoute. B.Theyarecrowdedwithtourists.C.Theyhavelotsofoldhouses. D.Theyhavemanyrareplants.BAC

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear2shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillberead2times.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustreadthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD,andmarkthebestanswer.Passage17.A.Therewerenoplanetswithoutmoons.B.TherewasnoairorwateronJupiter.C.Lifewasnotpossibleinouterspace.D.Themysteryoflifecouldnotberesolved.8.A.Ithasanumberofactivevolcanoes.B.Ithasanatmosphereliketheearth’s.C.Ithasalargeoceanunderitssurface.D.Ithasdeepcavesseveralmileslong.9.A.Lightisnotanessentialelementtoit.B.Lifecanforminveryhottemperatures.C.Everyformoflifeundergoesevolution.D.Oxygenisnotneededforsomelifeforms.BCA

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingPassage210.A.Theysharecertaintraditionalcustoms.B.Theysharecertaintravelplaces.C.Theysharecertaintraditionalfoods.D.Theysharethetraditionalmusic.11.A.Theywillexchangerings. B.Theywillexchangepresents.C.Theywillexchangepromises.D.Theywillexchangeflowers.12.A.Toholdareceptionparty.B.Tohaveabigdinner.C.Tocongratulateonthenewcouple.D.Toshowerthecouplewithrice.ACD

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingSectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassage3times.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.AuniquelaboratoryattheUniversityofChicagoisbusyonlyatnight.Itisadreamlaboratorywhereresearchersareatworkstudyingdreamers.Theirfindingshave(13)___________thateveryonedreamsfromthreetoseventimesanight；althoughin(14)__________lifeapersonmayremembernoneoronlyoneofhisdreams.Whatpeopledreamusually(15)______________theirwakinglifeexperiences,whicharemostlyvisualinnature.Dreamis(16)_____________tobeapassiveevent,aphenomenonthatpeopleexperiencebutnot(17)______________control.revealedordinaryreflectedconsideredconsciously

PartⅠListeningandSpeakingWhilethesubjects—usuallystudents’sleep,specialmachinesrecordtheir(18)________wavesandeyemovementsaswellasthebodymovementsthatsignaltheendofadream.Surprisingly,allsubjectssleep(19)____________.Observersreportthatapersonusuallyfeelsanxiousbeforeadream.Oncethedreamhasstarted,hisbodyrelaxesandhiseyesbecomemoreactive,asifthe(20)_____________hadgoneupontheshow.Assoonasthemachineindicatesthatthedreamisover,thesleeperiswakenedbytheresearcher.He(21)__________,recordshisdream,andgoesbacktosleep—perhapstodreamsomemore.Researchershavefoundthatifthedreameriswakenedafterhisdream(22)_____________,hecanusuallyrecalltheentiredream.Ifheisallowedtosleepevenfivemoreminutes,hismemoryofthedreamwillhavefaded.brainsoundlycurtainsitsupwithoutdelay

PartⅡReadingComprehensionQuestionsfordiscussion:1. Weareofteninformedthatwearenotaloneinthisworld.Andreportsnowandthenfromdifferentpartsoftheworldensureusthatwedohaveneighbourswearenotclearabout.Doyoubelievesuchreports?Whatdoyouthinkthealienslooklike?Aretheyfriendlyorunfriendlytous?WillthealiensonedayinvadeourEarthasinsomemovies?2. Haveyouevermetwithsomethingverystrangeinyourlife?Describewhatyousawindetailsandshareitwithyourclassmates.

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1OneofthegreatestmysteriesoftheuniverseisthemysteryofaliensandUFOs.Peoplewonderiftheyreallydoexist,whattheyare,andwheretheycomefrom.Physicalsciencealonecannotexplainsuchthingsbecausetheyareofahigherdimensionthanthephysicalworld.Wemustlookintoknowledgeofthemetaphysicalifwewanttoobtaintheanswersthatweseek.Onlythosewhounderstandthetruenatureoftheuniversecanknowallofit.AliensandUFOsareHigherDimensionalBeings

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Therehavebeenmanymessagesrecordedbyencounterswithaliens.Themaininformationthatthesebeingsarecommunicatingwithushasalwaysbeenthesame.Therealmthattheyfunctioninisadimensionaboveours.Inreportsofalientechnology,itisrevealedthatalienspaceshipscontaincontrolsthatinterfacedirectlywiththepilot’sconsciousness.Itmeansthatthecraftisdesignedspeciallyfortheconsciousnessofthealienpilotandmaynotnecessarilybesuitableforanotherhumantouseit.UFOsaretransportsthattravelintheastralormentalplaneofreality.PeoplewhohavebeeninsideaUFOforaridehavereportedthattheydonotsenseanymovementwhenthecraftmovesfromonelocationtoanother.Nomatterhowfastthecraftmovesorhowmanytimesitchangesdirection,thepeopleinsidefeelasthoughthecraftiscompletelystationary.Thesecretoffasterthanlighttravelisthatittakesplaceinthenonphysicaldimensionoftheuniverse.AUFOmovesinandoutofphysicalreality.

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Alienspacecraftsareusuallyinvisibleastheyobservehumanactivitiesbecausetheyviewphysicalrealitywhilehoveringintheethericplane.Whentheymoveintoourplanemomentarily,theycanseemtoappearoutofnowhere.Whentheymovebackintotheethericplane,theyseemtodisappearwithoutatrace.Somesciencefictionshowshavetermedthisdimensionassubspace.Peoplewhoencounteredalienshavestatedthatthesebeingscommunicatethroughtelepathy.Therewasnoneedforwordswhenyoucouldcommunicatemindtomind.Onceagain,thisreinforcesthetruththataliensarespiritualinnature.Noscientificperspectiveofalienscanbecompletewithouttakingintoaccountthespiritualaspectsofit.Bothquantumphysicsandmetaphysicsareneededforthefullunderstandingofthehigherdimensions.

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1Aliensarealsocapableofmanipulatinglight.ThereareseveralincidentswhereabeamoflightshonetowardsaUFOisbentataninetydegreesangleaway.ThisisalsothereasonwhymostimagesandvideosofUFOslackclarity.Thelightisaffectedbythealienswhiletheyarebeingfilmed.Aliensarespiritualbeingscapableoftakingonanyform.Theysometimesappearasreptilianformsandsmallgreycreatureswithlargeheadsatothertimes.Butintheirtruestform,theyarepurelightbeingswithhumanoidshape.

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage1AccordingtoStephenHawking,theworld-knownBritishscientist,peopleshouldnotlookforaliensbecausetheyaredangerous.HawkingarguesthatthearrivalofalienswouldbesimilartoColumbuslandingintheAmericas,which,henotes,“didn’tturnoutverywellforthenativeAmericans”.(535words)

PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsalien/ˈeɪliən/

n.adj.外国人；外侨；局外人；外星人外国的；相异的；异已的；不相容的dimensional/dɪ'menʃənəl/

adj.尺寸的；[物]量纲的；维的being/ˈbi:ɪŋ/

n.存在；生物；人metaphysical/ˌmetə'fɪzɪkl/

adj.形而上学的；超自然的；抽象的encounter/ɪnˈkaʊntə(r)/

v.n.碰见，尤指不期而遇(意外、突然或暴力的)相遇，邂逅realm/relm/

n.领域，范围；王国reveal/rɪˈvi:l/

v.显露；揭露；泄露interface/ˈɪntəfeɪs/

n.v.界面；[计算机]接口；交界面(使通过界面或接口)接合，连接craft/krɑ:ft/

n.手艺；诡计；飞行器astral/ˈæstrəl/

adj.星形的；星际的；精神世界的plane/pleɪn/

n.

水平；平面；飞机；(思想、存在或发展的)水平，程度，阶段，境界

PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsstationary/ˈsteɪʃənri/

adj.不动的，固定的；静止的，不变的hover/ˈhɒvə(r)/

v.盘旋；徘徊；犹豫etheric/'i:θerɪk/

adj.(=ethereal)飘渺的：太空的；非人间的；[物]以太的；[化](乙)醚的trace/treɪs/

v.

n.跟踪，追踪；追溯，探索；查找痕迹，踪迹subspace/'sʌbspeɪs/

n.(不受一般自然规律和法则限制的)子空间telepathy/təˈlepəθi/

adj.传心术，心灵感应reinforce/ˌri:ɪnˈfɔ:s/

v.加固；强化；增援perspective/pəˈspektɪv/

adj.透镜，望远镜；远景，景色；洞察力account/əˈkaunt/

n.记述，描述，陈述quantum/ˈkwɒntəm/

n.[物]量子；定量，总量manipulate/məˈnɪpjuleɪt/

v.操作，处理；巧妙地控制；[医]推拿

PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsbeam/bi:m/

n.梁，栋梁；束；光线；(电波的)波束image/ˈɪmɪdʒ/

n.影像；肖像；概念，印象；镜像video/ˈvɪdiəʊ/

n.磁带录像；录像机；录像clarity/ˈklærəti/

n.清楚，明晰；透明；明确；清晰度affect/əˈfekt/

v.影响；假装；感动；(疾病)侵袭reptilian/rep'tɪlɪən/

adj.(像)爬行动物的；(像)爬虫的humanoid/ˈhju:mənɔɪd/

adj.有人的特点的；类人动物world-known/'wɜ:ld-nəʊn/

adj.举世闻名的

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPhrasesandExpressionslookinto在……里查资料；深入地检查besuitablefor合适的；适于mindtomind心对心innature实际上；性质上takeintoaccount重视；考虑；顾及becapableof能够takeon承担；呈现；雇用atothertimes其他时候，有时候turnout原来是；结果是；出席

PartⅡReadingComprehensionProperNamesUFO(UnidentifiedFlyingObject)不明飞行物，飞碟StephenHawking/'sti:vən'hɔ:kɪŋ]/斯蒂芬·霍金Columbus/kə'lʌmbəs/哥伦布

PartⅡReadingComprehensionExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections:

Thereare5questionsorunfinishedstatementsinthissection.Foreachquestionorstatementthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshouldmakethecorrectchoiceaccordingtopassage1andmarkthecorrespondingletter.1.Wedon’tknowaliensbecause______.A.theydon’texistB.theydisappeartooquicklyC.theyareinvisibletousD.theyliveinadimensionaboveours2.Itispossiblethataliens______.A.contactedandhelpedhumanbeingsmanyyearsagoB.areawareofourexistenceandreadytokillusC.arekindandfriendlytohumanbeingsD.haveadvancedintelligenceandhavereachedtheEarthmanytimesDD

PartⅡReadingComprehension3.Basedonthemessagerecordedbyencounterswithaliens,weknowthat______.A.humanbeingswillbesweptawayfromtheEarthB.alienscontroltheirspaceshipswiththeirconsciousnessC.alienscannotunderstandthelanguageshumanbeingsspeakD.alienswillonedaytakeustoanotherplanet4.Accordingtothepassage,______.A.UFOsareverysafeandmoveinanotherdimensionB.humanbeingscannotmanipulatetheUFOsC.aliensuseEnglishD.alienslooklikecommonhumanbeingsCA

PartⅡReadingComprehension5.AccordingtoStephenHawking,______.A.therearenoaliensatallB.thearrivalofaliensisdangeroustohumanbeingsC.alienslooklikenativeAmericansD.aliensareindanger,sotheywillnotcometoourEarthB

PartⅡReadingComprehensionⅡ.IdentifyingPicturesDirections:

Doyouknowthemostfamousunsolvedmysteriesshowninthepictures?MatchthemwithproperEnglishexpressions.IfyouhavedifficultyinunderstandinganyoftheEnglishexpressions,youcanconsultyourclassmatesoryourdictionary.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)A.PyramidsofEgypt B.Stonehenge C.TheSphinxD.LochNessMonster E.EasterIslandStatues F.DinosaurG.BermudaTriangleH.ShroudofTurin I.MermaidJ.TheLeaningTowerofPisa K.TheHangingGardensofBabylonL.EmperorQin’sTerra-cottaWarriors

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PartⅡReadingComprehensionⅢ.BlankFillingDirections:

FillintheblanksinthefollowingpassagebyselectingsuitablewordsfromtheWordBank.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.A.basis B.attackC.edgeD.clientE.runF.receptionG.contractsH.effectiveI.deadJ.purchasesK.maintainL.commentM.proudN.arrangementO.increasingInFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.Justassuddenly,theownerofthegreenhousewhereIworkedasmanagerdiedatheart(1)______.Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusinessbecausenooneinthefamilywantedto(2)______it.Thingslookedprettygloomy.MywifeandIreadthewantadseachday.Thenonemorning,asIwashangingoutthe“GoingOutofBusiness”signatthegreenhouse,thedooropened,andinwalkedacustomer.Shewasanofficemanagerwhosecompanyhadjustmovedintothenewofficeparkonthe(3)______oftown.Shewaslookingforpotsandplantstoplaceinthe(4)______areasintheoffices. BECF

PartⅡReadingComprehension“Idon’tknowanythingaboutplants,”shesaid,“I’msureinafewweeksthey’llallbe(5)______.”WhileIwashelpingherselecther(6)______,mymindwasracing.Perhapsasmanyasadozenfirmshaverecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficepark,andtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstructionunderway.Thatafternoon,Idroveouttotheofficepark.Bysixo’clockthatevening,Ihadsigned(7)______withsevencompaniestorentplantsfrommeandpaymeafeeto(8)______them.Withinaweek,Ihadworkedoutanagreementtoleasethegreenhousefromtheowner’sfamily.Businessisnow(9)______rapidly,andoneday,wehopetobethe(10)______ownersofthegreenhouse.IJGKOM

PartⅡReadingComprehensionⅣ.TranslationTask1Directions:

PutthefollowingEnglishsentencesintoChinese.1. OneofthegreatestmysteriesoftheuniverseisthemysteryofaliensandUFOs.2. Physicalsciencealonecannotexplainsuchthingsbecausetheyareofahigherdimensionthanthephysicalworld.3. Onceagain,thisreinforcesthetruththataliensarespiritualinnature.4. Therealmthattheyfunctioninisadimensionaboveours.5. Theysometimesappearasreptilianformsandsmallgreycreatureswithlargeheadsatothertimes.

1.宇宙中最大的奥秘之一是外星人和不明飞行物。2.光靠物理科学无法解释这些事物，因为它们比物理世界具有更高的维度。3.这再一次强化了一个事实，即外星人在本质上是属灵的。4.它们活动的领域比我们的世界高一个维度。5.它们有时以爬行动物的形式出现，有时以长着大脑袋的灰色生物出现。

PartⅡReadingComprehensionTask2Directions:

UsethewordsorphrasesintheboxtotranslatetheChinesegiveninthebrackets.Changetheformofthewordorphrasewherenecessary.Specialattentionshouldbepaidtothestructureofthesentencewhenyoutranslate.tracemysteryencounterspiritualaffectrevealbecapableofturnouttakeintoaccountfunction

1. Theproblemswiththenation’scuisinecan_______________________________.(追溯到第二次世界大战)2. Peopleneedachanceto_______________________________insolitude.(反思精神方面的事情)3. Tothisproject,wemust_______________________________.(考虑到各方面因素)4. He____________________________________.(能在四分钟时间内跑一英里)5. Sometimesthings_______________________________.(并不像我们认为的那样发展)1.betracedbacktotheSecondWorldWar2.reflectonspiritualmatters3.takeintoaccountfactorsofvariousaspects4.iscapableofrunningamileinfourminutes5.don’tturnoutthewaywethinkthey’regoingto

PartⅡReadingComprehension6. Agreycarpetwasremovedto_______________________________.(暴露出原有的松木地板)7. TheItalianeconomicmiracle____________________________________.(一直是个谜)8. Poorhousingandfamilystresscan_______________________________.(影响到身体和精神的健康)9. EnvironmentalproblemstheyfoundinPoland___________________________.(是他们所遇到过的最严重的)10. Theyrecordwhereyouaregoing,howfastyou’retravelingand________________________________________________. (你飞机上的一切是否运行正常)6.revealtheoriginalpinefloor7.hasalwaysbeenamystery8.affectbothphysicalandmentalhealth9.wereamongtheworsttheyencountered10.whethereverythingonyourairplaneisfunctioningnormally

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2Acropcircleisalargepatterncreatedbytheflatteningofacrop.Manypeoplebelievethatcropcircleshavebeenreportedforcenturies.Theirprimarypieceofevidenceisawoodcutfrom1678thatappearstoshowafieldofoatstalkslaidoutinacircle.Sometakethistobeafirst-handeyewitnessaccountofacropcircle,butalittlehistoricalinvestigationshowsotherwise.

Someclaimthatthefirstcropcircles(thoughtheywerenotcalledthatatthetime)appearednearthesmalltownofTully,Australia.In1966,afarmersaidhesawaflyingsaucerriseupfromaswampyareaandflyaway;whenhewenttoinvestigatehesawaroughlycircularareaofdebrisandapparentlyflattenedreedsandgrass,whichheassumedhadbeenmadebythealienspacecraft.Referredinthemediaas“flyingsaucernests”,thisstoryismoreaUFOreportthanacropcirclereport.

CropCircles

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage2Infact,thefirstrealcropcirclesdidn’tappearuntilthe1970s,whensimplecirclesbeganappearingintheEnglishcountryside.Thenumberandcomplexityofthecirclesincreaseddramatically,reachingapeakinthe1980sand1990swhenincreasinglyelaboratecircleswereproduced,includingthoseillustratingcomplexmathematicalequations.

Althoughfarmersareworriedaboutthedamageoftheircrops,otherlocalpeopleareenthusiasticaboutthecropcircles.Oneofthereasonsisthatthesecirclesboosttourism.Themarketforcrop-circleinteresthasgeneratedbusorhelicoptertours,walkingtours,T-shirtsandbooksales.Recently,biggerandmorecropcircleshaveappeared.Somecirclesaremadeupof2000differentshapes.Formationsusuallyaremadeovernight,butsometimestheycanalsobemadeduringtheday.

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage21.Man-madeApersonorgroupcanmakeacropformationbytyingoneendofaropetoapointastheanchor,andtheotherendtoaboardwhichisusedtocrushtheplants.Somecompaniespaypeopletocreatecropcirclesasawayofadvertising.SomephysicistssuggestthatpeoplemayuseGPStodothisjob.2.WeatherSomepeoplesuggestthatcropcirclesaretheresultoftornadoesorballlightning.3.AnimalactivityIn2009,peopleontheislandofTasmaniastatedthattheyhadfoundsomeAustralianwallabiescreatingcropcirclesinthefields.Thewallabiesatesomeplantscontainingopiate,andstartedrunningincirclestocreatecropformations.

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPassage24.AlienactivityIn1992,physicistStephenHawkingsaidthatcorncirclesarenotman-made.ManyotherresearchersagreewithHawking.Theythinkthatcropformationsareformedbyaliens.Theysaythatthesecirclesarethemessagesthealienssenttothehumans.OthersbelievethattheEarthisactuallyalive,andthatthecropcirclesareitsresponsestoglobalwarmingandhumanpollution.(486words)

PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordscrop/krɒp/

n.

农作物；产量；庄稼flatten/ˈflætn/

v.

弄倒，夷平(建筑、城镇或植物)woodcut/ˈwʊdkʌt/

n.木刻，木刻画；版画oat/əʊt/

n.燕麦，麦片粥stalk/stɔ:k/

n.[植]茎，秆；叶柄，花梗；高视阔步eyewitness/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/

n.目击者；目击证人otherwise/ˈʌðəwaɪz/

n.否则；另外；别的方式saucer/ˈsɔ:sə(r)/

n.茶杯托，茶碟；(放花盆的)垫盘swampy/'swɒmpi/

adj.沼泽的；似沼泽的，软而湿的circular/ˈsə:kjulə/

adj.圆的；圆形的debris/ˈdebri:/

n.碎片，残骸；残渣

PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsreed/ri:d/

n.芦苇；芦苇杆assume/əˈsju:m/

v.假定，认为；承担；装出；呈现refer/rɪˈfɜ:(r)/

v.提到；针对；关系到；参考/'mi:diə/

n.

媒体，媒质(medium的复数)nest/nest/

n.鸟窝；鸟巢complexity/kəmˈpleksəti/

n.复杂性，错综复杂的状态dramatically/drə'mætɪkli/

adv.戏剧性地；引人注目地；显著地elaborate/ɪˈlæbərət/

v.

adj.详尽说明复杂的；详尽的；精心制作的equation/ɪˈkweɪʒn/

n.方程式；等式；[化学]反应式enthusiastic/inˌθju:ziˈæstɪk/

adj.

热心的，满腔热情的，热切的，热烈的；很感兴趣的boost/bu:st/

v.使增长；推动；改进；使兴旺

PartⅡReadingComprehensionNewWordsgenerate/ˈdʒenəreɪt/

v.

造成；引起；导致helicopter/ˈhelɪkɔptə/

n.

直升机characteristic/ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk/

n.特色；特点；特征overnight/ˌəuvəˈnaɪt/

adv.通宵，一夜工夫；从夜晚到天明anchor/ˈæŋkə/

n.

固定桩；系缚物；支柱；靠山crush/krʌʃ/

v.

推；压；挤tornado/tɔ:ˈneɪdəu/

n.

龙卷风；大旋风wallaby/ˈwɔləbi:/

n.

沙袋鼠(产于澳大利亚和新几内亚)opiate/ˈəʊpi:ɪt,-ˌeɪt/

n.

鸦片制剂formation/fɔ:ˈmeɪʃn/

n.组成；结构；编队；队形corn/kɔ:n/

n.谷物；谷类；谷类植物global/'ɡləubəl/

adj.全球的，全世界的；世界范围的

PartⅡReadingComprehensionPhrasesandExpressionslayout设计；展示；安排；陈设beenthusiasticabout对……热心bemadeupof由……组成agreewithsb.与某人(观点)一致，赞同某人的意见ProperNamesTully/ˈtʌli/塔利GPS(GlobalPositioningSystem)

/tæz'meɪnɪə/塔斯马尼亚(岛)

PartⅡReadingComprehensionExercisesⅠ.ReadingComprehensionDirections