【正文】 能地一口氣多拿，它們積極利用可用到的任何方法，甚至嘴巴。該研究歷時 14個月，主題是博蘇的黑猩猩搶劫糧食，場景是它們不得不為稀有和不可預知的資源競爭。而這一次研究再一次證實了黑猩猩的直立行走與它們試圖一次搬走盡可能多的東西有關(guān)。s congestion problems. The congestion was then caused by traffic passing from Paris to Barcelona in Spain. The bridge was built to withstand the __10__ extreme seismic and climatic conditions. Besides, it is guaranteed for 120 years! The Itaipu Dam The Itaipu hydroelectric power plant is one of the largest constructions of its kind in the world. It consists of a series of dams across the River Parana, __11__ forms a natural border between Brazil and Paraguay. Started in 1975 and taking 16 years to plete, the construction was carried out as a joint project between the two __12__. The dam is wellknown for both its electricity output and its size. In 1995 it produced 78% of Paraguay?s and 25% of Brazil?s __13__ needs. In its construction, the __14__ of iron and steel used was equivalent to over 300 Eiffel Towers. It is a __15__ amazing wonder of engineering. 詞匯 ： worthy surpass ， 勝過 symbolize congestion withstand v. 經(jīng)受住 seismic 地震的 dam n. 堤 ， 壩 hydroelectric adj. 水電的 注釋 ： 1. The Petronas Twin Towers: 國油雙峰塔 ， 又稱吉隆坡雙子塔。國油雙峰塔由兩幢大樓組成，兩幢樓的第 41層由 58公尺長的天橋連接。不論你在吉隆坡的哪一個角落都可以看到這座十分現(xiàn)代化的建筑物。位于法國西南部的米約市 ， 橫跨在塔恩河仙境般的河谷之上 ， 是通住法國南部地中海地區(qū) 75號高速公路段上的樞紐工程。這座大橋全長 ，總重 29萬噸，大橋距地面 270米，大橋斜拉索的最高點距離地面 343米，髙出埃菲爾鐵塔 23米，是 當時世界上最高的橋梁。伊泰普水電站是目前世界上最大的水電站之一，由巴西和巴拉圭斥資共建，兩國電力公司分別擁有水電站的一半產(chǎn)權(quán)。水庫面積 1 350平方公里 (其中巴西側(cè) 750平方公里，巴拉圭側(cè) 600平方公里），容量 290億立方米。 5. the River Parana: 巴拉那河。 6. Brazil: 巴西 (南美洲一國名 ） 7. Paraguay: 巴拉圭 (南美洲一國名 ） 8. Eiffel Towers: 埃菲爾鐵塔。塔高 985 英尺，于 1889年為世界博覽會而建造，其塔身幾乎完全由開放晶格的熟鐵制成。本題要選的詞應該是與描述 constructions極好性狀有關(guān)的形容詞。 2. A be worthy of 意為 “值得 ”。Admiration(贊嘆 )才是答案。 tall towers意為 “高樓 ”，所以 452米指的是高度。四個選項中只有 architect(建筑師 )與設(shè)計國油雙峰塔最相關(guān)。 5. D floor之前搭配的介詞是 on。根據(jù)上下文判斷， features是答案。 8. D從詞組搭配和上下文意思上判斷 ， reaching over 340m at the highest point是最合適的。 9. C congestion是解題的關(guān)鍵詞。 10. A本句是說米約高架橋的堅固程度，它能經(jīng)受住最極端的地震和氣候條件而不會倒塌。 the most extreme是形容詞 extreme的最高級形式。what不能指代 the River Parana。 Who不能指代非生命的 the River Parana. 12. A the Itaipu Dam由巴西和巴拉圭兩國斥資共建，所以答案不可能是provinces(?。?,areas (區(qū)域 )或 regions(地區(qū)）。 13. C建造水電站的目的是利用水能發(fā)電，獲得電能。本句的下半句 breaking previous records for energy production 中的 “energy”也為答案的選擇提供了依據(jù)。 15. D mainly amazing(主要嘆為觀止的 ）， totally amazing(全部嘆為觀止的 ） 或 rarely amazing (很少嘆為觀止的 )都與句子的意思接不上。 參考譯文 第三篇 巨型建筑 挑選當今世界最神奇的 奇觀是一個不可能完成的任務。有這樣三座巨大的建筑值得人們贊嘆，盡管它們可能被某些最近建成的奇觀所超越。國油雙峰塔在 1999年建成時是世界上最高的建筑物，高 452米，高高 的雙塔就像兩支細鉛筆，高聳于吉隆坡市。該建筑的設(shè)計者是美國建筑師 Cesar Pelli。該建筑的其他特色是雙層電梯以及建 材為玻璃和鋼的遮陽篷。米約高架橋位于法國南部的 Tam山谷， 2020年建成通車。該橋被人們描寫為 “世界上最神奇最美麗的大橋之一 ”。當時的擁擠是由從巴黎到西班牙的巴塞羅那的過往車輛太多所致。另外，它可以使用 120年！ 第三座：伊泰普水電站。它由橫跨巴拉那河的一組大壩組成，成為巴西和巴拉圭的自然邊境。該大壩因它的發(fā)電量和規(guī)模之大而聞名。該建筑使用的鋼鐵量是埃菲爾鐵塔的 300倍還多。 第八篇 Why India Needs Its Dying Vultures The vultures in question may look ugly and threatening, but the sudden sharp __1__ in three species of India?s vultures is producing alarm rather than celebration, and it presents the world with a new kind of environmental __2__ The dramatic decline in vulture numbers is causing widespread disruption to people living in the same areas as the __3__ . It is also causing serious public health problems __4__ the Indian subcontinent. While their reputation and appearance may be unpleasant to many Indians， vultures have __5__played a very important role in keeping towns and villages all over India clean. It is __6__they feed on dead cows. In India, cows are sacred animals and are __7__ left in the open when they die in their thousands upon thousands every year. The disappearance of the vultures has __8__ an explosion in the numbers of wild dogs feeding on the remains of these dead animals. There are fears that rabies may __9__ as a result. And this terrifying disease may ultimately affect humans in the region, since wild dogs are its main carriers. Rabies could also spread to other animal species, causing an even greater problem in the __10__. The need for action is __11__, so an emergency project has been launched to __12__ a solution to this serious vulture problem. Scientists are trying to identify the disease causing the birds， deaths and, if possible, develop a cure. Largescale vulture __13__ were first noticed at the end of the 1980s in India. A population survey at that time showed that the three species of vultures had declined __14__ over 90 per cent. All three species are now listed as “critically endangered”. As most vultures lay only single eggs and __15__ about five years to reach maturity, reversing their population decline will be a long and difficult exercise. 詞匯 ： vulture ultimately species ， 種類 endanger ， 瀕危 disruption ， 毀壞 maturity rabies 注釋 ： 1. The vulture in question: 討論中的秀鷹 （ 問題 )。 2. rather than： 而不是。 ） 3. the Indian subcontinent: 印度次大陸 4. while: 雖然。 ） 5. thousands upon thousands:成千上萬的 6. in the open:在戶外 ， 在野外 7. as a result:結(jié)果 8. listed as “critically endangered”： 被列為極度瀕 危動物 練習 ： 1. A. decline B. rise C. teeth D. eyes 2. A. benefit B. debate C. problem D. solution 3. A. plants B. birds C. humans D. cows 4. A. over B. with C. through D. across 5. A. sometimes B. long C. suddenly D. hardly 6. A. who B. when C. because D. where 7. A. traditionally B. occasionally C. possibly D. finally 8. A. came from B. adjusted to C. resulted from D. led to 9. A. drop B. increase C. disappear D. change 10. A. future B. past C. villages D. mountains 11. A. recent B. urgent C. frequent D. rare 12. A. neglect B. use C. remove D. find 13. A. cures B. arrivals C. deaths D. journeys 14. A. along B. on C. in D. by 15. A. take B. adopt C. consume D. waste 答案與題解 ： 1. A通篇文章都在敘述禿鷹瀕臨滅種對印度環(huán)境的負面影響，而且文章的標題中的“dying vultures”也提供了線索。 rise與上下文的意思相反。 2. C禿鷹瀕臨滅亡，給環(huán)境帶來問題。選problem是合適的。 3. B禿鷹數(shù)量的減少對當?shù)鼐用袷且环N災難。答案是 birds