【正文】 f soil microbes consume methane, they may prevent plantproduced methane from reaching the atmosphere. Field tests will be needed to assess the plant’s influence, she notes. (367 words) 詞匯： methane /?mi???e?n/ n. 甲烷，沼氣 emission /??m???n/ n. 散發(fā)，發(fā)射 geochemist /???d??????kem?st/ n. 地球化學(xué)家 triple /?tr?pl/ v. 增加三倍； adj. 三倍的 Celsius /?selsj?s/ n amp。最后一段告訴我們，兩艘 潛水裝置的上下活動(dòng)速度和行進(jìn)速度有所差別。 3. C 本文討論探索海底世界的潛水裝置，所以“充滿神秘色彩的世界”指的就是海洋。 2. Alvin: 世界上第一個(gè)深海潛水器，它最有名的深海探測(cè)包括 1986 年對(duì)泰坦尼克號(hào)殘骸的測(cè)量工作。 5. A 答案可在最后一段找到。第四段最后一句告訴我們， A 的說法是不正確的。它不是第一架空氣噴氣式飛機(jī)，也不是第一架超音速飛機(jī)，所以 A 和 D 都不對(duì)。 3. scramjet：該詞由三個(gè)詞素縮略而成： s(upersonic 超音速 )， c(ombustion：燃燒 ) 和 ramjet (噴氣 引擎 )，即，一種噴氣式飛機(jī)發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)，設(shè)計(jì)用于極超音速飛行，燃料在飛機(jī)產(chǎn)生的極超音速氣流中燃燒。 5． B 這個(gè)句子的字面意思是：如果你終于得到這樣的背包，過馬路時(shí)一定要兩面都看看。 spring 是一個(gè)多義詞：泉水（ A）、春天（ B）、彈跳（ C）。 5. global positioning system (GPS)： 全球定位系統(tǒng) 6. Science： 美國(guó)的 Science 雜志為國(guó)際上著名的自然科學(xué)綜合類學(xué)術(shù)期刊，在世界學(xué)術(shù)界享有盛譽(yù)。原文說大約每年有 25000 名游客專程到此乘坐當(dāng)?shù)氐男〈^看海豚 .。題句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容短文中找不到，故答案為 C。所以答案是 A。第三段第一句說： Ronan Hickey 分析了愛爾蘭海豚和威爾士海豚 (不僅僅是愛爾蘭海豚 )發(fā)出的近 2020 種不同的嘯聲 (不是方言 )。 練習(xí)： 1. The difference in eating habits between the bottlenose dolphins and the sperm whales interested the SDWF scientists. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 2. Ronan Hickey analysed almost 2020 different dialects of the bottlenose dolphins. . A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 3. Of the 32 categories, eight were produced only by the Irish dolphins. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 4. Whistles could also be used to municate between adult dolphins and baby dolphins. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 5. Sperm whales can produce stronger ultrasonic waves to kill their prey than dolphins. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 6. As early as the 6th century, Irish fishermen started raising dolphins in the Shannon estuary. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 7. Irish dolphins attract tourists and over 25,000 people e to see them every year. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned . 答案與題解： 1. C 本題所說的意思是寬吻海豚與巨頭鯨進(jìn)食習(xí)慣上大相徑庭，這一點(diǎn)令科學(xué)家很感興趣。 clicks are used to find their way around and locate prey. The whistles are munications. They do a whole range of other sounds like barks, groans and a kind of gunshot, he said. The gunshot is 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. References8 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 every year take special sightseeing tours on local boats to visit them. 詞匯： Irish /?a??r??/ adj. 愛爾蘭的 socialise /?s????la?z/ v. 社交，交往 dolphin /?d?lf?n/ bottlenose dolphin 寬吻海豚 sperm whale 巨頭鯨 click /kl?k/ n. 咔噠聲，喀嚓聲 estuary /?estju?r?/ n. 河口，江口 vocalisation /?v??k?la??z????n/ n. 發(fā)聲 shed/?ed/ n. 小屋，棚 digitalise /?d????t?la?z / v. 使數(shù)字化 whistle /?(h)w?sl/ n. 嘯聲 forage /?f?r???/ v. 搜尋（食物） prey /pre?/ n. 被捕食的動(dòng)物 gunshot /???n??t/ n. 射擊聲 groan /?r??n/ n. 呻吟，嘆息 pulse /p?ls/ n. 脈沖 stun /st?n/ v. 擊昏 注釋 : 1. The Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation (SDWF): 香農(nóng)海豚與野生生物基金會(huì)。所以答案是 A。題句表達(dá)的信息是錯(cuò)誤的，故答案為 B。 4. C 題句表達(dá)的意思是：法國(guó)和其他幾個(gè)歐洲國(guó)家派遣他們的醫(yī)療隊(duì)去英國(guó)與當(dāng)?shù)氐尼t(yī)生并肩工作。題句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容短文中找不到，故答案為 C。s strongest earthquake took place in London .in 1580. 3 / 43 環(huán)球外語在線（ ） 京城首家基于 2020 年新版職稱英語教材的網(wǎng)絡(luò)輔導(dǎo)課程全面上線 地址 :北京市海淀區(qū)中關(guān)村南大街甲 18 號(hào)北京國(guó)際 D 座 8 層 郵編 :100081 Email: 客服咨詢熱線： 01062126633 或 4006783456 轉(zhuǎn) 601/602/604/605/607/608/609 傳 真： 01062168398(直撥 ) A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 6. Musson predicted that another earthquake would occur in southeast England sooner or later. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 7. It can be inferred from the passage that England is rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes. A. Right B. Wrong C. Not mentioned 答案與題解： 1. B 題句說 2020 年 4 月 28 日的地震致使全英格蘭都停電，與短文第一段第一句表達(dá)的內(nèi)容不符。 12. British 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：英國(guó)地質(zhì)勘測(cè)所的科學(xué)家 Roger Musson 說，這次 4 月 28 日遭遇地震的地區(qū)就是經(jīng)受過襲擊英國(guó)最強(qiáng)烈的幾次大地震的同一地區(qū)，其中的一次大地震發(fā)生在 1580 年，那次地震蹂躪了倫敦，巴黎也能感到它的震波。 ) 4. the quake：里氏 級(jí)地震 5. English Channel：英吉利海峽 6. Dover：多佛爾 [英格蘭東南部港市 ] 7. Channel Tunnel： 海峽隧道。 1 / 43 環(huán)球外語在線（ ） 京城首家基于 2020 年新版職稱英語教材的網(wǎng)絡(luò)輔導(dǎo)課程全面上線 地址 :北京市海淀區(qū)中關(guān)村南大街甲 18 號(hào)北京國(guó)際 D 座 8 層 郵編 :100081 Email: 客服咨詢熱線： 01062126633 或 4006783456 轉(zhuǎn) 601/602/604/605/607/608/609 傳 真： 01062168398(直撥 ) 2020 年職稱英語等級(jí)考試教材理工類新增內(nèi)容完整版 第七篇 Moderate earthquake strikes England Moderate earthquake strikes England A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2020, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people 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 funfair ride3, said the woman. The British Geological Survey said the quake4 struck at 8:19 . and was centered under the English Channel5, about 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 bed next to me, said Hendrick van Eck, 27, of Canterbury8 about