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1、16.机械计时器的发展促使人们寻求更精确的日晷，以便校准机械计时器。17. Anthropology is ascience in that anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods andtechniques to document observations that can be checked by others。17.人类学是一门科学，因为人类学家采用一整套强有力的方法和技术来记录观测结果，而这样记录下来的观测结果是供他人核查的。18. Fungi are important inthe process of decay, which

2、returns ingredients to the soil, enhancessoil fertility, and decomposes animal debris。18.真菌在腐化过程中十分重要，而腐化过程将化学物质回馈于土壤，提高其肥力，并分解动物粪便。 19. When it is struck, a tuning fork produces an almost pure tone, retaining its pitch over a long period of time。19.音叉被敲击时，产生几乎纯质的音调，其音量经久不衰。20. Although pecans are m

3、ostplentiful in the southeastern part of the United States, they are foundas far north as Ohio and Illinois。20.虽然美洲山河桃树最集中于美国的东南部但是在北至俄亥俄州及伊利诺州也能看见它们。21. Eliminating problems by transferring the blame to others is often called scape-goating。21.用怪罪别人的办法来解决问题通常被称为寻找替罪羊。22. The chief foods eaten in any

4、 country depend largely on what grows best in its climate and soil。22.一个国家的主要食物是什么，大体取决于什么作物在其天气和土壤条件下生长得最好。23. Over a very large numberof trials, the probability of an events occurring is equal to theprobability that it will not occur。23.在大量的实验中，某一事件发生的几率等于它不发生的几率。24. Most substance contractwhen th

5、ey freeze so that the density of a substances solid is higherthan the density of its liquid。24.大多数物质遇冷收缩，所以他们的密度在固态时高于液态。25. The mechanism by which brain cells store memories is not clearly understood。25.大脑细胞储存记忆的机理并不为人明白。26. By the middle of thetwentieth century, painters and sculptors in the Unite

6、d States hadbegun to exert a great worldwide influence over art。26.到了二十一世纪中叶，美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围内对艺术产生重大影响。27. In the eastern part of New Jersey lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping and manufacturing center。27.伊丽莎白市，一个重要的航运和制造业中心，坐落于新泽西州的东部。28. Elizabeth Blackwell, thefirst woman medical doctor

7、in the United States, founded the New YorkInfirmary, an institution that has always had a completely femalemedical staff。28. Elizabeth Blackwell，美国第一个女医生，创建了员工一直为女性纽约诊所。29. Alexander Graham Bellonce told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher ofthe deaf than as the inventor of th

8、e telephone。29. Alexander Graham Bell曾告诉家人，他更愿意让后人记住他是聋子的老师，而非电话的发明者。30. Because its leaves remain green long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of remembrance。30.采摘下的迷迭香树叶常绿不衰，因此人们把迷迭香树与怀念联系在一起。31. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enable

9、s the skeleton to withstand considerable impact。31.骨头看起来是脆硬的，但它也有一定的弹性，使得骨骼能够承受相当的打击。32. That xenon could not FORM chemical compounds was once believed by scientists。32.科学家曾相信：氙气是不能形成化合物的。33. Research into thedynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predictthese events and thus

10、 to minimize damage and avoid loss of life. 33.对风暴动力学的研究是为了提高风暴预测从而减少损失，避免人员伤亡。34. The elimination ofinflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loanwould have the same value as the amount of money borrowed. 34.消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。35. Futurism, an earlytwentieth-century mo

11、vement in art, rejected all traditions andattempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine andmotion。35.未来主义，二十世纪早期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统，试图通过强调机械和动态来美化生活。36. One of the wildest andmost inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades wherewildlife is abundant and largely protected

12、。36. Everglades是美国境内最为荒凉和人迹罕至的地区之一，此处有大量的野生动植物而且大多受（法律）保护。37. Lucretia Mottsinfluence was so significant that she has been credited by someauthorities as the originator of feminism in the United States。37. Lucretia Motts的影响巨大，所以一些权威部门认定她为美国女权运动的创始人。38. The activities of the international marketing r

13、esearcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer。38.国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。39. The continental dividerefers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that dividesthe waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into thePacific。39.大陆分水岭是指北美洛矶山脉上的一道想象线，

14、该线把大西洋流域和太平洋流域区分开来。40. Studies of thegravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yieldwhen unusual weight is placed on them。40.对地球引力的研究表明，在不寻常的负荷之下地壳和地幔会发生位移。41. The annual worth of Utahs manufacturing is greater than that of its mining and farming combined。41.尤它州制造业的年产值大于其工业和农业的总和

15、。42. The wallflower is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support。42.墙花之所以叫墙花，是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长，以便有所依附。43. It is the interactionbetween people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, thatis the main focus of social psychology。43.社会心理学的主要焦点是

16、人与人之间的交往，而不是他们各自生活中的事件。44. No social crusadearoused Elizabeth Williams enthusiasm more than the expansion ofeducational facilities for immigrants to the United States。44.给美国的新移民增加教育设施比任何社会运动都更多的激发了Elizabeth Williams的热情。45. Quails typically haveshort rounded wings that enable them to spring into full

17、 flightinstantly when disturbed in their hiding places。45.典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀，凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起，飞离它们的躲藏地。46. According toanthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood uprightresembled chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and protrudingbrows。46.根据人类学家的说法，直立行走的人的鼻祖面部轮廓与黑猩猩相似，额头后倾，眉毛突出。4

18、7. Not until 1866 was the fully successful transatlantic cable finally laid。47.直到1866年第一条横跨大西洋的电缆才完全成功的架通。48. In his writing, JohnCrowe Ransom describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness ofsociety brought about by science and technology。48. John Crowe Ransom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。49.

19、Children with parentswhose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined topossess high levels of self-confidence。49.父母的教导如果坚定，始终如一和理性，孩子就有可能充满自信。50. The ancient Hopewellpeople of North America probably cultivated corn and other crops, buthunting and gathering were still of critical import

20、ance in theireconomy。50.北美远古的Hopewell人很可能种植了玉米和其他农作物，但打猎和采集对他们的经济贸易仍是至关重要的。51. Using many symbols makes it possible to put a large amount of inFORMation on a single map。51.使用多种多样的符号可以在一张地图里放进大量的信息52. Anarchism is a termdescribing a cluster of doctrines and attitudes whose principal unitingfeature is

21、 the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary。52.无政府主义这个词描述的是一堆理论和态度，它们的主要共同点在于相信政府是有害的，没有必要的。53. Probably no man had moreeffect on the daily lives of most people in the Untied States than didHenry Ford a pioneer in automobile production。53.恐怕没有谁对大多数美国人的日常生活影响能超过汽车生产的先驱亨利。福特。54. The us

22、e of well-chosen nonsense words makes possible the testing of many basic hypotheses in the field of language learning。54.使用精心挑选的无意义词汇，可以检验语言学科里许多基本的假定。55. The history of painting is a fascinating chain of events that probably began with the very first pictures ever made。55.优化历史是由一连串的迷人事件组成，其源头大概可以上溯

23、到最早的图画。56. Perfectly matched pearls, strung into a necklace, bring a far higher price than the same pearls told individually。56.相互般配的珍珠，串成一条项链，就能卖到比单独售出好得多的价钱。57. During the eighteenthcentury, Little Turtle was chief of the Miami tribe whose territorybecame what is now Indiana and Ohio。57.十八世纪时，“小乌龟

24、”是迈阿密部落的酋长，该部落的地盘就是今天的印第安那州和俄亥俄州。58. Among almost sevenhundred species of bamboo, some are fully grown at less than a foothigh, while others can grow three feet in twenty-four hours。58.在竹子的近七百个品种中，有的全长成还不到一英尺，有的却能在二十四小时内长出三英尺。59. Before staring on a seavoyage, prudent navigators learn the sea charts

25、, study the sailingdirections, and memorize lighthouse locations to prepare themselves forany conditions they might encounter。59.谨慎的航海员在出航前，会研究航向，记录的灯塔的位置，以便对各种可能出现的情况做到有备无患。60. Of all the economically important plants, palms have been the least studied。60.在所有的经济作物中，棕榈树得到的研究最少。61. Buyers and sellers

26、 should be aware of new developments in technology can and does affect marketing activities。61.购买者和销售者都应该留意技术的新发展，原因很简单，因为技术能够并且已经影响着营销活动。62. The application ofelectronic controls made possible by the microprocessor and computerstorage have multiplied the uses of the modern typewriter。62.电脑储存和由于电子微处

27、理机得以实现的电控运用成倍的增加了现代打字机的功能。63. The human skeletonconsists of more than two hundred bones bound together by tough andrelatively inelastic connective tissues called ligaments。63.人类骨骼有二百多块骨头组成，住些骨头石油坚韧而相对缺乏弹性的，被称为韧带的结蒂组连在一起。64. The pigmentation of apearl is influenced by the type of oyster in which it d

28、evelops and bythe depth, temperature, and the salt content of the water in which theoyster lives。64.珍珠的色泽受到作为其母体牡蛎种类及牡蛎生活水域的深度，温度和含盐度的制约。65. Although mockingbirdssuperbly mimic the songs and calls of many birds, they can nonethelessbe quickly identified as mockingbirds by certain aural clues。65.尽管模仿

29、鸟学很多种鸟的鸣叫声惟妙惟肖，但人类还是能够依其声音上的线索很快识别它们。66. Not only can walking fish live out of water, but they can also travel short distances over land。66.鲇鱼不仅可以离开水存活，还可以在岸上短距离移动。67. Scientists do not knowwhy dinosaurs became extinct, but some theories postulate that changersin geography, climate, and sea levels were responsible。67.科学家不知道恐