Unit 3
现代的、最新的
now[naʊ]★
Science Now今日科学
from now on从现在开始
current[ˈkʌr(ə)nt]★
current affairs时事政治
current situation现状
modern[ˈmɒd(ə)n]
modern toilet便所餐厅
modern agriculture现代农业
upgtogdate[ˌʌp təˈdeIt]
keep upgtogdate赶时髦
upGtoGdate database最新数据库
contemporary[kənˈtemp(ə)r(ər)I]★
contemporary literature现代文学
contemporary civilization现代文明
present[ˈprez(ə)nt]★
past and present过去与现在
live in the present活在当下
recent[ˈriːsnt]
recent geological period现代地质时期
recent design最新的款式
latest[ˈleItIst]
latest fashions最新的时装
latest technology最新技术
C9 T1 P1 Q13 简答题
【题 目】According to the passage, which disease is now being targeted by researchers using synthetic dyes? 根据文章,研究者现在使用的合成染料计划治疗什么病?
【原 文】In what would have been particularly pleasinG to Perkin,their current use is in the search for a vaccine against malaria． 最让Perkin感到欣慰的是,合成染料目前正在被用于研究治疗疟疾的疫苗.
【答 案】malaria疟疾
C9 T4 P3 Q35 单选题
【题 目】In paragraph E, the writer suggests that some museum exhibits___． 在E段中,作者暗示一些博物馆展览___.
【原 文】Such presentations tell us more about contemporary perceptions of the world than about our ancestors．这样的呈现方式表现更多的是现代人对于世界的认知,而不是我们祖先对世界的认知.
【答 案】C reveal more about present beliefs than about the past． 展示出现代人的想法多于古代人的想法.
考点再现
C5 T3 P3 Q37 C11 T2 P3 Q36
悲观的、忧郁的、消极的(情绪)
pessimistic[ˌpesIˈmIstIk]★
depressed[dIˈprest]
hopeless[ˈhəʊplIs]
blue[bluː]
unhappy[ʌnˈhæpI]
gloomy[ˈgluːmI]
depressing[dIˈpresIg]
sad[sæd]
dismal[ˈdIzməl]
sorrow ful[ˈsɒrə(ʊ)fʊl;Gf(ə)l]
C5 T1 P3 Q27 判断题
【题 目】Environmentalists take a pessimistic view of the world for a number of reasons． 由于一系列的原因,环保主义者对世界持悲观的态度.
【原 文】For many environmentalists, the world seems to be getting worse．They have developed a hitglist of our main fears that natural resources are running out that the population is ever growing leaving less and less to eat that species are becomingextinct in vast number and that the planet′s air and water are becoming ever more polluted．在许多环境论者看来,我们的世界似乎变得越来越糟,他们列出了一系列令人担忧的问题:自然资源正在枯竭,人口不断增长,粮食越来越少,物种大批灭绝,地球上的空气污染和水污染越来越严重.
【答 案】YES
考点再现 C10 T4 P2 Q24
加速、加快
accelerate[əkˈseləreI t]★
The pace of life is accelerating．生活节奏在加快.
accelerate erosion加速侵蚀
speed up[spiːd]
speed up decisiongmaking加速政策制定
speed up process加快进程
hasten[ˈheIs(ə)n]
hasten childbirth催产
hasten shipment加速装运
hurry up[ˈhʌrI]
quic ken[ˈkwIk(ə)n]
quicken metabolism加速新陈代谢
quicken loans快速贷款
C5 T1 P3 Q32 判断题
【题 目】It would be best to attempt to slow down economic Growth． 我们最好尝试放缓经济发展的速度.
【原 文】Therefore best cured not by restricting economic Growth, but by accelerating it． 因此,解决这些污染问题的最佳方法不是限制经济的发展,而是加速经济的发展.
【答 案】NO
考点再现
C6 T2 P2 Q15 C11 T2 P2 Q16
规格、标准
specification[ˌspesIfIˈkeIʃn]★
technical specification技术规范
product specification产品规格
criterion[kraIˈtIərIən]★
evaluation criterion评估标准
standard[ˈstændəd]★
standard atmosphere标准大气
standard coal标准煤矿
desiGn criterion设计标准
C7 T1 P2 Q20 list of headings
【题 目】Paragraph H
【原 文】But such projects must be built to higher specifications and with more accountability to local people and their environment than in the past． 但是与过去相比,这些水利设施的建设一定要更加规范化,要对当地人负责,还要考虑环保的要求.
【答 案】x The need to raise standards需要提高标准
考点再现 C1 T1 P2 Q24
足够的、充分的、大量的
sufficient[səˈfIʃ(ə)nt]★
sufficient carGoes充足的货源
sufficient capacity足够的容量
adequate[ˈædIkwət]★
adequate consideration充分考虑
adequate preparation充分准备
enough[Iˈnʌf]★
not enough不够
good enough足够好的
ample[ˈæmp(ə)l]★
ample time充裕的时间
ample evidence充分的证据
ample shell debris＝abundant marine shell fragments
(机经真题Silent Earthquake定位句)
C4 T4 P1 Q9 填空题
【题 目】Yessis links an inadequate diet to 9．___．
Yessis认为不充分的饮食和受伤有关系.
【原 文】Few coaches, for instance, understand how deficiencies in trace minerals can lead to injuries．例如,几乎没 有教练懂微量矿物质的缺乏是怎样使运动员受伤的.
【答 案】injuries
C8 T2 P2 Q16 list of headings
【题 目】ParaGraph E
【原 文】The increased productivity from farmland made some countries self-sufficient in grain and livestock and offered effective protection against famine．
农田产量的增加使部分国家在粮食和家畜方面实现了自给自足,并为抵制饥荒提供了有效保证.
【答 案】ix Enough food at last食物非常充足
考点再现
C6 T2 P3 Q32 C7 T4 P2 Q21 C11 T1 S4 Q34
大量的
abundant[əˈbʌnd(ə)nt]★
abundant in minerals矿产丰富
abundant accomplishment丰硕的成果
considerable[kənˈsId(ə)rəb(ə)l]★
considerable number相当数量的
considerable order大量订购
plentiful[ˈplentIfʊl;Gf(ə)l]★
He has plenty of imagination．他想象力丰富.
C5 T4 P3 Q27 判断题
【题 目】There is plenty of scientific evidence to support photoperiodism．
支持光周期现象的科学证据十分充分.
【原 文】The seasonal impact of day length on physioloGical responses is called photoperiodism, and the amount of experimentalevidence for this phenomenon is considerable．受季节性影响的日照长度在生理学上的反应叫作光周期 现象,这个现象的实验证据数量浩大.
【答 案】TRUE
分离
separate[ˈsep(ə)reIt]★
separation device分离装置
separation layer分离层
split[splIt]★
split personality[医]人格分裂
divide[dIˈvaId]★
climatic divide气候分界
divide into把……分成
stock split股票分割
C1 T2 P2 Q19 图表题
【题 目】Good double hives are 19．___and requeened and the beekeeper transports them to their summer base．好的双王 蜂巢被分割并重新排列, 养蜂人把它们送到夏天基地.
【原 文】To create new colonies, a healthy double hive, teeming with bees, can be separated into two boxes．为了产生 新的蜂群,那些良好的、蜜蜂众多的双王蜂巢,会被分开装进两个蜂箱.
【答 案】split
C7 T2 P3 Q31 判断题
【题 目】MIRTP was divided into five phases．MIRTP被分成五个阶段.
【原 文】原文只说到phaseⅢ．
【答 案】NO
考点再现 C8 T4 P3 Q35
隔绝、孤立
isolate[ˈaIsəleIt]★
isolation hospital隔离病院
isolation ward隔离病房
disconnect[dIskəˈnekt]
disconnect switch隔离开关
disconnect command切断命令
detach[dIˈtætʃ]
detach from从……分离
a detachment of marines分遣队
insulate[ˈInsjʊleIt]
insulated cable绝缘电线
insulated wire绝缘电缆
segregate[ˈseGrIGeIt]
segregate frost隔离霜
segregate population分离群体
C6 T2 P2 Q26 配对题
【题 目】Feeling of loneliness孤独感
【原 文】But independence can have drawbacks．Seeman found that elderly people who felt emotionally isolated maintained higher levels of stress hormones．然而,保持独立也有缺点.西曼发现感到精神孤独的老人的应激激素水平较 高.
【答 案】C may cause rises in levels of stress hormones可能引起应激激素水平升高
C7 T2 P3 Q32 判断题
【题 目】Prior to the start of MIRTP the Makete District was almost inaccessible during the rainy season．在一体化交 通项目开始之前,雨季的马科特几乎与外界隔绝.
【原 文】When the project beGan, Makete District was virtually totally isolated during the rainy season．项目刚开始 的时候,雨季的马科特几乎完全与世隔绝.
【答 案】YES
考点再现 C4 T2 P1 Q1 C7 T2 P3 Q39
脆弱的、虚弱的、容易受到伤害的
fragile[ˈfrædʒaIl]★
fragile goods易碎货物
fragile dream脆弱的梦
feeble[ˈfiːbl]★
feeble breathinG气息微弱的样子
feeble pulse虚脉
vulnerable[ˈvʌln(ə)rəb(ə)l]★
vulnerable species易危物种
frail[freIl]
eco frail生态脆弱
frail evidence无力的证据
weak[wiːk]
weak rock脆弱的岩石
weak point弱点
tender[ˈtendə]
1．嫩的 tender feeling柔情
2．脆弱的 tender eggs易打碎的鸡蛋
delicate[ˈdelIkət]
1．精美的delicate china精美的瓷器 delicate fossil精致的化石
2．易损的(精美的东西一般都易损) delicate coral易碎的珊瑚
C3 T4 P1 Q13 单选题
【题 目】Which of the following groups of people are the most severely affected by intense air pollution?哪些人受 浓度大的空气污染影响最严重?
【原 文】The old and ill, however, are the most vulnerable to the acute effects of heavil polluted stagnant air．然 而,当被重度污染且滞留不去的空气严重影响时,老人和病人最容易受到伤害.
【答 案】C the old and ill 老人和病人
考点再现 C5 T4 P1 Q1
常见的、寻常的、惯例的
conventional[kənˈvenʃ(ə)n(ə)l]★
conventional weapon常规武器
conventional volcanic rock传统的火山岩
common[ˈkɒmən]★
common sense常识
common practice惯例
routine[ruːˈtiːn]
routine maintenance日常维修
daily routine日常生活
usual[ˈjuːʒʊəl]★
usual practice习惯做法
usual transactions普通交易
ordinary[ˈɔːdnrI]★
ordinary people普通人
out of the ordinary不平常的
customary[ˈkʌstəm(ə)rI]
customary route习惯路线
customary packing习惯包装
normal[ˈnɔːml]
normal mode正常模式
normal phenomenon正常现象
C7 T1 P3 Q33 判断题
【题 目】In the followgup class, the teaching activities are similar to those used in conventional classes．跟进课堂 使用了与传统课堂相似的教学方法.
【原 文】There is a followgup class, such methods are not unusual in language teaching． 在跟进课堂中,这些方式在语言教学中十分寻常.
【答 案】TRUE
C7 T1 P3 Q36 判断题
【题 目】Students in a suggestopedia class retain more new vocabulary than those in ordinary classes．暗示教学班的学 生记住了比普通班学生更多的新单词.
【原 文】Another difference from conventional teaching is the evidence that students can regularly learn 1000 new words of a foreign language during a suggestopedic session, as well as grammar and idiom．与传统教学模式的 另外一点不同就是,在间接暗示方法下,学生通常可以轻易记住1000个生词以及语法点和成语.
【答 案】TRUE
考点再现
C2 T1 P1 Q5 C6 T3 P3 Q31 C7 T4 P1 Q1
潮湿的
damp[dæmp]★
damp cloth湿布
damp proof防潮
moist[mɒIst]
moist soil湿地
moist air湿空气
wet[wet]★
wet weather潮湿天气
wet gas湿气
humid[ˈhjuːmId]
humid climate湿润气候
humid air湿空气
C8 T4 P3 Q32 配对题
【题 目】It is particularly effective for wet habitats．这在潮湿栖息地特别有效.
【原 文】One of the most successful ways to collect them is to Gather the leaf litter...This method works especially well in rain forests and marshy areas． 最成功的采集方法之一就是聚集蚂蚁们觅食的落叶ƻƻ这个方法特别适用于雨林和沼泽地区.
【答 案】C samplinG Ground litter落叶层抽样法
考点再现
C12 T1 P1 Q4
灭绝、消失
extinct[IkˈstIgkt;ekg]★
Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world．
草药医术在西方已经成了一门几乎绝迹的技艺.
vanish[ˈvænIʃ]★
Near the end of Devonian times, thirty percent of all animal life vanished．
在泥盆纪末期, 30%的动物物种都灭绝了.
disappear[dIsəˈpIə]★
The airliner disappeared off their radar．那架班机从他们的雷达屏幕上消失了.
die out[daI aut]★
How did the dinosaurs die out?恐龙是如何灭绝的?
evaporate[IˈvæpəreIt]★
Her hopes evaporated．她的希望化为乌有了.
C4 T2 P1 Q6 配对题
【题 目】Saving languages from extinction is not in itself a satisfactory goal． 拯救濒危语言本身并不是令人满意的目标.
【原 文】But Mufwene says that preventing a language dying out is not the same as giving it new life by using it every day． 但Mufwene说,避免语言消失并不等同于通过每天的使用赋予其新生命.
【答 案】B Salikoko Mufwene
C7 T2 P2 Q18 判断题
【题 目】Several species of wildlife in the British countryside are declining． 英国乡村的数种野生动植物数量在下降.
【原 文】In Britain, for example, many of our bestgloved farmland birds, such as the skylark, have vanished from huge stretches of countryside． 在英国,许多深受人们喜爱的农田鸟类,比如云雀,都已经从乡村大片的土地上消失了.
【答 案】YES
考点再现
C1 T4 P3 Q31 C4 T2 P1 Q3 C4 T2 P1 Q10 C5 T3 P3 29 C7 T1 P1 Q2
持久的、耐用的
durable[ˈdjʊərəb(ə)l]★
durable plastics耐用塑料
durable facility耐用设备
enduring[InˈdjuərIg]★
enduring freedom持久自由
enduring toxin持久毒素
C4 T2 多选题
【题 目】C an activity intended to build up strength for adulthood 旨在加强成年力量的活动
【原 文】Another has been that it allows young animals to get in shape for adult life by improving their respiratory endurance． 另一个理论认为,通过增强小动物的呼吸耐力,玩耍可以帮助它们在体力上更适应成年生活.
考点再现 C4 T4 P1 Q3
居住
settle[ˈset(ə)l]★
reside[rIˈzaId]★
accommodate[əˈkɒmədeIt]
live[lIv]
inhabit[InˈhæbIt]★
occupy[ˈɒkjʊpaI]★
dwell[dwel]
居住的人(居民)
settle→settler inhabit→inhabitant dwell→dweller reside→resident occupy→occupant
C3 T3 P2 Q15 list of headings
【题 目】Section D
【原 文】The archaeological evidence shows that the natural history of Amazonia is to a surprising extent tied to the activities of its prehistoric inhabitants． 有考古发现表明,亚马孙河地区的自然历史在极大程度上是与史前时期的居民活动联系在一起的.
【答 案】ⅵThe influence of prehistoric inhabitants on Amazonian natural history 史前居民对亚马孙自然历史的影响
C3 T4 P1 Q8 判断题
【题 目】Residents of Los Angeles are now tending to reduce the yearly distances they travel by car． 洛杉矶的居民现在倾向于减少每年乘车旅行的公里数.
【原 文】Los Angeles has some of the world′s cleanest cars—far better than those of Europe—but the total number of miles those cars drive continues．洛杉矶拥有世界上最清洁的汽车,这些汽车比欧洲汽车好,而且它们的总里程数在继续 增长.
【答 案】NO
考点再现 C7 T4 P2 Q14 C6 T2 P1 Q7
基础的、基本的
fundamental[fʌndəˈment(ə)l]★
basic[ˈbeIsIk]★
rudimentary[ˌruːdIˈmentrI]
elementary[elIˈment(ə)rI]★
underlying[ʌndəˈlaIIg]★
C4 T4 P1 Q13 单选题
【题 目】John S．Raglin believes our current knowledge of athletics is John S．Raglin相信我们现有关于运动的知识是
【原 文】John S．Raglin said, Core performance is not a simple or mundane thing of higher, faster, longer．So many variables enter into the equation, and our understanding in many cases is fundamental．
John S．Raglin说,不是简简单单的更高、更快、更强就可以提高核心成绩.有很多的变量要引入这一方程式,我们对很多情况 的理解都是最基本的.
【答 案】B basic基本的
C7 T1 P1 Q12 填空题
【题 目】Radar and sonar are based on similar 12．___． 雷达和声呐是基于相似的数学理论.
【原 文】But the underlying mathematical theories of radar and sonar are very similar． 但实际上雷达和声呐的基本数学原理是非常相似的.
【答 案】mathematical theories
考点再现 C8 T3 P3 Q27
练练看
Match the words in A with the synonyms in B．
A
1．contemporary
2．pessimistic
3．accelerate
4．specification
5．sufficient
6．abundant
7．separate
8．isolate
9．fraGile
10．usual
11．damp
12．extinct
13．durable
14．inhabitant
15．fundamental
B
1．resident
2．hasten
3．endurinG
4．wet
5．adequate
6．basic
7．modern
8．vulnerable
9．insulate
10．conventional
11．split
12．vanish
13．blue
14．standard
15．considerable