【正文】 advclockwise18　n　prestigious20　n　(impression)convincedAnswer: 麥肯立博士竭盡全力喚起公眾對(duì)嚴(yán)峻的環(huán)保問題的關(guān)注。Answer: He stopped and turned around and just sat there looking at me.2. Answer: Possibly the tone of my puter sounded to him like other tree frogs.3. Answer: Frogs were dying around the world.Answer: 代溝明顯表現(xiàn)在消費(fèi)上：年輕人什么都會(huì)去買，而老年人則喜歡節(jié)儉。would automatically turn on the alarming system. (device)　4. Anyone without patience andAnswer: His election speech failed to convince the voters that he was the right person for the Senate seat.3. 盡管我承認(rèn)有問題存在，但我并不認(rèn)為這些問題不能解決。magnetic2　adj　strangely6　adv　（根據(jù)上下文，增加原文中省略的詞語）Answer:empowerment15　v　這些經(jīng)驗(yàn)幫助他在埃及大學(xué)讀書時(shí)成績(jī)名列班級(jí)前茅。Answer: 這些問題盤根錯(cuò)節(jié)，三言兩語說不清楚。(to take up residence) Answer: It has been Mary’s long cherished dream to take up residence in a Miao village in Yunnan, China. Now her dream has finally e true.3. 家養(yǎng)的動(dòng)物習(xí)慣于依賴人，因此很難能在野外活下來。從商業(yè)的角度看，這合理嗎？事實(shí)上，在追求可持續(xù)發(fā)展目標(biāo)的過程中，我們的收益已經(jīng)超過了所有的投資和開支。curious(press for)intellectual7　adv　handful11　n?。ㄔ黾恿吭~、修飾語以及原文上下文中所省略的部分）Answer: 但是，這位53歲的科學(xué)家將首先與家人共享這條喜訊。mathematics10　adj　Answer: This young Egyptian boy had received a wealth of experience in some chemistry projects. Such experience helped him to sail to the top of his class at college in Egypt. When he was about to finish his postgraduate study, he decided to further his chemistry education. When confronted with choosing which university to go to, he chose University of Pennsylvania over California Institute of Technology (Caltech) just because he thought “university” sounded more prestigious than “institute”.2. 瑞典皇家科學(xué)院授予他第28屆諾貝爾醫(yī)學(xué)獎(jiǎng)，以褒獎(jiǎng)他為戰(zhàn)勝癌癥所做的開創(chuàng)性工作。Answer: (figure)Answer: I figure that there is a traffic jam on the route of the bus, for I’ve waited for 30 minutes without seeing one passing by.（9） 、Answer: In spite of trade frictions, the US cannot do without China or vice versa. Answer: If you find yourself working without efficiency, you’d better relax for a while.Answer: The speaker glanced around the audience this way and that before he started speaking.Answer: My father’s opinion on my job change sounded to me like a warning.Answer: The labor union agreed to give up a pay increase for the sake of more job opportunities.（十）、Answer: The sandstorm is a horrible phenomenon. The clouds of dust are so heavy that you can hardly breathe. It is so dark that it may cause trafic accidents.　　　Answer: Droughts result from lack of water, which is essential for plants and animals. The failure of crops leads to food shortage, and sometimes even famine.　　　Answer: The flood washes away houses, destroys ields, and causes life and property losses. People may be left homeless and suffer : The increase of disasters