1、 会计人的网上家园 报名咨询电话：010-82318888 免费热线: 4008104588 传真：010-8233076612008 年职称英语理工类教材新增部分内容第二部分 阅读判断（两篇）第七篇Moderate Earthquake Strikes EnglandA moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand peopl
2、e were left without power1 in Kent County2. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries.“It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride3,“ said the woman.The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake4 struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English C
3、hannel5, about 8.5 miles south of Dover6 and near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel7.Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds.“I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from b
4、ed next to me,“ said Hendrick van Eck, 27, of Canterbury8 about 60 miles southeast of London. “I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier9. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down.“There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around
5、the world each year, but they are rare in Britain. The April 28 quake was the strongest in Britain since 2002 when a 4. 8-magnitude quake struck the central England city of Birmingham10.The countrys strongest earthquake took place in the North Sea in 1931, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale11. Briti
6、sh Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France12. Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time13 befo
7、re another earthquake struck this part of England. However, people should not be scared too mush by this prediction, Musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system of Britain should be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time
8、 for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum. 词汇：moderate adj. 中等的magnitude n. 值，强度量topple v. 倾倒，震倒rouse v. 唤醒tremor n. 震动hop v. 齐足跳起会计人的网上家园 报名咨询电话：010-82318888 免费热线: 4008104588 传真：010-823307662fun-fair n. 公共露天游乐场scale n. 震级Forthcoming adj. 即 将 来 临 的 evacuate v. 疏散geological adj. 地质的注释:
9、1. power：电力2. Kent County：肯特郡位于英格兰东南部3. It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride：它( 地震)给人的感觉是整幢房子就像游乐场的滑行机一样在滑动。ride 是“游乐场供人玩乐的乘坐式的活动装置” 。as if 是 “好象 一样；仿佛” ，例如：He treated me as if I were his son. (他待我如同他的儿子一样。 ) 4. the 4.3-magnitude quake：里氏 4.3 级地震5. English Channel
10、：英吉利海峡6. Dover：多佛尔 英格兰东南部港市7. Channel Tunnel：海峡隧道。 Channel Tunnel (常简称为 Chunnel) 是连接英法两国的海峡隧道。8. Canterbury：坎特伯雷英格兰东南部城市，中世纪时曾是宗教朝圣圣地9. it was getting heavier and heavier：爆裂声越来越响 10. Birmingham：伯明翰 英格兰中部城市 11. the Richter scale：里氏震级表。美国地震学家 Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985) 于1935 年制定了地震震级表。12. Bri
11、tish Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France：英国地质勘测所的科学家 Roger Musson 说，这次 4 月 28 日遭遇地震的地区就是经受过袭击英国最强烈的
12、几次大地震的同一地区，其中的一次大地震发生在 1580 年，那次地震蹂躏了伦敦，巴黎也能感到它的震波。13. a matter of time：时间问题。又如：Its not a matter of money (这不是个钱的问题。)练习：1. During the April 28 earthquake, whole England was left without power. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned2. The Channel Tunnel was closed for 10 hours after the earthquake occurr
13、ed.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned3. It was reported that one lady had got her head and neck injured, but not seriously.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned4. France and several other European countries sent their medical teams to work side by side with the British doctors.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not
14、mentioned5. The countrys strongest earthquake took place in London .in 1580.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned6. Musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned7. It can be inferred from the passage that England is rarely
15、hit by high magnitude earthquakes.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned会计人的网上家园 报名咨询电话：010-82318888 免费热线: 4008104588 传真：010-823307663答案与题解：1. B 题句说 2007 年 4 月 28 日的地震致使全英格兰都停电，与短文第一段第一句表达的内容不符。短文说地震殃及英格兰东南部的肯特郡部分地区，电力中断，几千名居民无电可用。所以，题句是错误的，答案为 B。2. C 本题所说的意思是：地震发生后，海峡隧道关闭了 10 小时。题句表达的内容短文中找不到，故答案为 C。3.
16、 A 题句的意思是：地震中一个妇女的头部和颈部受了点轻伤。题句表达的意思与第一段第一句表达的内容相符。所以选项 A 是答案。4. C 题句表达的意思是：法国和其他几个欧洲国家派遣他们的医疗队去英国与当地的医生并肩工作。这一内容短文中找不到，故答案为 C。5. B 题句所说的英国最强烈的地震于 1580 年发生在伦敦，这与短文表述的事实不符。短文第七段第一句明白无误地说，英国最强烈的地震于 1931 年发生在北海。题句表达的信息是错误的，故答案为 B。6. A 题句说 Musson 预言在英格兰东南部迟早将发生另一次地震。这一说法与短文最后一段第三句所表达的意思相符。短文中说，另一次地震将袭击英
17、格兰东南部，这只是个时间问题。所以答案是 A。7. A 短文第六段第一句说，全球每年发生强度为里氏 4 级左右的地震有几千次，但是这种中等强度的地震英格兰很少发生。据此，读者可以容易地推断出，高震级的地震在英格兰就更少见了。 第十篇Irish Dolphins may have a unique dialectIrish scientists monitoring dolphins living in a river estuary in the southwest of the country believe they may have developed a unique dialect
18、to communicate with each other. The Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation (SDWF)1 has been studying a group of up to 120 bottle-nose dolphins in the River Shannon2 using vocalisations collected on a computer in a cow shed3 near the River Shannon.As part of a research project, student Ronan Hickey
19、digitised and analysed a total of 1,882 whistles from the Irish dolphins and those4 from the Welsh dolphins on a computer and separated them into six fundamental whistle types and 32 different categories5. Of the categories, he found most6 were used by both sets of dolphins7 - but eight were only he
20、ard from the Irish dolphins.“We are building up a catalogue of the different whistle types they use and trying to associate them with behaviour like foraging, resting, socialising and the communications of groups with calves,“ project leader Simon Berrow said. “Essentially we are building up what is
21、 like a dictionary of words they use or sounds they make.“Berrow, a marine biologist, said the dolphins clicks are used to find their way around and locate prey. The whistles are communications. “They do a whole range of other sounds like barks, groans and a kind of gunshot,“ he said. “The gunshot i
22、s an intense pulse of sound. Sperm whales use it to stun their prey.“When I first heard it I was surprised as I thought sperm whales were the only species who used it. We can speculate the dolphins are using it for the same reason as the sperm whales,“ Berrow said.会计人的网上家园 报名咨询电话：010-82318888 免费热线:
23、4008104588 传真：010-823307664References8 in local legend indicate there have been dolphins in the Shannon estuary for generations and they may even have been resident there as far back as the 6th century9. They are regularly seen by passengers on the Shannon ferry and an estimated 25,000 tourists ever
24、y year take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them.词汇：Irish adj. 爱尔兰的socialise v. 社交，交往Dolphin n.海豚bottle-nose dolphin 宽吻海豚sperm whale 巨头鲸click n. 咔哒声，喀嚓声estuary n. 河口，江口vocalisation n. 发声shed n. 小屋，棚digitalise v. 使数字化whistle n. 啸声forage v. 搜寻（食物）prey n. 被 捕 食 的 动 物gunshot n. 射击声groa
25、n n. 呻吟，叹息pulse n. 脉冲stun v. 击昏注释:1. The Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation (SDWF): 香农海豚与野生生物基金会。2. the Shannon River：香农河 位于爱尔兰共和国的中西部3. cow shed: 牛棚4. those 指代前半句的 whistles。5. Ronan Hickeyseparated them into six fundamental whistle types and 32 different categories： Ronan Hickey 将啸声划分为 6 大类 32
26、 种6. most = most categories7. both sets of dolphins 是指 the Irish dolphins 和 the Welsh dolphins。8. References in local legend:：当地传说中的有关说法9. they may even have been resident there as far back as the 6th century：海豚可能早在公元 6 世纪就在香农河河口繁衍生息，resident 是形容词，意思是 “居住的” 。练习：1. The difference in eating habits bet
27、ween the bottle-nose dolphins and the sperm whales interested the SDWF scientists. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned2. Ronan Hickey analysed almost 2000 different dialects of the bottle-nose dolphins. .A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned3. Of the 32 categories, eight were produced only by the Irish
28、dolphins.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned4. Whistles could also be used to communicate between adult dolphins and baby dolphins.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned5. Sperm whales can produce stronger ultrasonic waves to kill their prey than dolphins.A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned会计人的网上家园 报名咨询电话
29、：010-82318888 免费热线: 4008104588 传真：010-8233076656. As early as the 6th century, Irish fishermen started raising dolphins in the Shannon estuary. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned7. Irish dolphins attract tourists and over 25,000 people come to see them every year. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned.
30、答案与题解：1. C 本题所说的意思是宽吻海豚与巨头鲸进食习惯上大相径庭，这一点令科学家很感兴趣。题句表达的内容短文中找不到，故答案为 C。2. B 题句的意思是： Ronan Hickey 分析了爱尔兰海豚发出的近 2000 种不同的方言。这句话与短文中叙述的意思不符。第三段第一句说： Ronan Hickey 分析了爱尔兰海豚和威尔士海豚(不仅仅是爱尔兰海豚 )发出的近 2000 种不同的啸声 (不是方言)。所以，本题选项 B 是答案。3. A 题句表达的意思与第三段第二句所述的内容相符。32 种啸声中有 8 种是爱尔兰海豚独有的。所以答案是 A。4. A 短文第四段第一句说科学家正在设法
31、将啸声与海豚的行为特性联系起来，其中也包括成年海豚与小海豚之间的联络这一行为。题句的意思与原句的意思相符，所以答案是 A。5. C 本题所说的意思是鲸鱼能发出比海豚更强烈的超声波去杀死猎物。题句表达的内容短文中找不到，故答案为 C。6. B 短文第五段说的是，早在公元 6 世纪海豚就在香农 河河口繁衍生息，而没有说早在公元 6 世纪渔民开始在香农 河河口养殖海豚。题句的意思与文章的意思不符，所以答案是 B。7. A 题句表达的意思与最后一段的意思相符。原文说大约每年有 25000 名游客专程到此乘坐当地的小船观看海豚.。所以答案是 A。第三部分 概括大意与完成句子（两篇）第四篇Compact
32、Disks1 If someone says to you your music CDs dont really hold any music on them, and they only have numbers recorded on them, you may not believe it. In fact, he is right in that sound is actually recorded onto the CDs as special numbers - a digital code1. The code is pressed onto the CD as bumps on
33、 a long spiral track almost five kilometers long. These bumps are an average of 0.5 microns wide 2 A small laser beam shines onto the bumps as the CD turns. The light is reflected back to a receiver that records how the laser light bounces back. This lets the CD player2 turn the reflected light back
34、 into the original code. This means you can hear the original code as music. 3 Digital codes are used with many technologies. E-mail needs these kinds of code numbers. Space probes communicate with their ground station on earth using digital codes. Bar codes are read as digital codes in computer sys
35、tems. Digital communications with cell phones need digital codes. Weather radios also tune in to specific signals using these codes. 4 There are many types of compact disks. One format is called CD-RWs. They can be recorded on and re-recorded on (rewritten on) as you would do with a floppy disk3. An
36、other format is the CD-ROM. The technology for recording on these disks is different from other CDs. These CDs have a dye layer that the CD writer can darken or leave clear. The clear and dark spots are the digital code. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory4. This disk is like a 会计人的网上家
37、园 报名咨询电话：010-82318888 免费热线: 4008104588 传真：010-823307666“super“ floppy disk that can hold lots of information. One CD-ROM can hold the same amount of data as 500 floppy disks. Information is permanently recorded onto it. Computer games and other programs are considered to be CD-ROMs.5 CDs were first
38、sold to the public in 1982. These CDs still play well and sound fine. Current CDs are expected to last between 70 to 200 years. Of course, you can make sure your CDs last a long time by taking care of them. 6 Science keeps on developing. It may not be many more years before a completely new technolo
39、gy is invented5 and introduced to the public for music recording. In the meantime, there is no doubt you will continue to enjoy listening to your favorite music on CDs6 and playing your favorite computer games on CD-ROMs.词汇：bump n. 隆块，隆起floppy disk 软（磁）盘spiral adj. 螺旋形的format n. 格式probe n. 探测器dye n.
40、 染色floppy adj. 松软的permanently adv. 永久地注释：1. he is right in that sound is actually recorded onto the CDs as special numbers - a digital code：他说的对，因为实际上声音以特殊的数字的形式，即数码，刻录在 CD 碟片上。in that 是 “因为“ ，如：Water is essential in that without it all living things would die.（水是基本要素，因为没有水，所有生物都要死亡。 ）2. CD player：C
41、D 播放机3. as you would do with a floppy disk ：就象你使用软磁盘一样4. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory：CD-ROM 是 Compact Disc - Read Only Memory 这五个词首字母的组成的缩写词。5. It may not be many more years before a completely new technology is invented：过不了几年，说不定又会发明一种全新的技术。many more years 是 “再过许多年“.6. “there
42、is no doubt you will continue to enjoy listening to your favorite music on CDs“ 语法上可以理解为 “there is no doubt （about the fact that） you will continue to enjoy listening to your favorite music on CDs“.练习： 1. Paragraphs 1 & 2 2. Paragraph 3 3. Paragraph 4 4. Paragraph 5 A Digital code has wide applicati
43、ons.B Floppy disks are outdated.C CDs are durable.D CDs working principle is explained.E CD-RWs play better than CD-ROMs.F CDs are of many formats.5. One advantage of CD-RWs is that they can _ like floppy disks.6. The author predicts it will not _ before a new technology is invented for 会计人的网上家园 报名咨
44、询电话：010-82318888 免费热线: 4008104588 传真：010-823307667music recording.7. The laser beam-emitting device and the receiver are considered to _ of a CD player.8. Space probes could not _ without using digital codes.A shine on bumpsB take many more yearsC be the key partsD restore the original codeE be writ
45、ten on and rewritten onF keep contact with their ground station efficiently答案与题解：1. D 第一、二段介绍了 CD 的工作原理。声音以数码的形式刻录到 CD 碟片上。要回听声音，就得用 CD 放音机，CD 机用激光照射 CD，接收器收和分析从 CD 反射回来的激光波，还原为原来的数码，再转换为原来的声音。所以，D 是答案。2. A 第三段第一句“Digital codes are used with many technologies.“） 是主题句。 本段其它句子提供例证，即应用领域。作者例举了 5 个领域：电邮
46、、航天通讯、条码、手机和天气预报。选项 A 的“Digital code has wide applications“与主题句的意思完全吻合，所以是答案。3. F 第四段第一句 （“There are many types of compact disks“ 是主题句。本段其它句子列举了两种常用的 CD 格式 （format）, 一种是 CD-RW，另一种是 CD-ROM.选项 F 的“CDs are of many formats“概括了本段的大意，是答案。4. C 第五段说的是 CD 碟片经久耐用，1982 年上市的 CD 碟片至今还能使用，其音质依旧。现在上市的 CD，更加耐用，如果使用
47、得当，其寿命可达 70200 年。选项 C 用了 durable 予以概括是很恰当的，所以，C 是答案。5. E 第四段中出现 CD-RW 这个词，介绍了“They can be recorded on and re-recorded on （rewritten on） 。这就是选 E 的依据。6. B 第六段能找到与答案有关的句子，即 It may not be many more years before a completely new technology is invented and introduced to the public for music recording.7. C
48、 第二段说到在 CD 机上还原数码时依靠的是激光发射装置和接收器。由此我们可以推论出激光发射器和接收器是 CD 机的主要部件。所以 C 是答案。8. F 第三段第三句 （“Space probes communicate with their ground station on earth using digital codes“） 是选 F 的依据。第十一篇The Tiniest Electric Motor in the World1. Scientists recently made public the tiniest electric motor ever1 built. You could stuff hundreds of them into the period at the end of this sentence. One day a similar engine might power a tiny mechanical doctor that would travel through your body to remove your disease.2. The motor works by shuffling atoms between two molten metal droplets in a carbon nan
