1、ALBEE 2016.7.26雅思閱讀句子分析和翻譯練習(xí)1. Typical of the grassland dwellers of the continent is the American antelope, or pronghorn.2. Of the millio ns who saw Haley' s comet in 1986, how many people will live long eno ugh to seeit return in the twe nty-first cen tury.3. An thropologists have discovered th

2、at fear, happ in ess, sad ness, and surprise are uni versally reflected in facial expressi ons.4. Because of its irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely disc on ti nu ed.5. In group to rema in in existe nee, a profit-mak ing orga ni zatio n must, in th

3、e long run, produce someth ing con sumers con sider useful or desirable.6. The greater the population there is in a locality; the greater the need there is for water, tran sportatio n, and disposal of refuse.7. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effectively than to employ flowery bu

4、t vagueexpressions that only obscure one' s meaning.8. With moder n offices beco ming more mecha ni zed, desig ners are attempti ng to pers on alize them with warmer, less severe in teriors.9. The differe nee betwee n libel and sla nder is that libel is prin ted while sla nder is spoke n.10. The

5、 knee is the joi nts where the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have a sharp taste, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certa in blue vegetable dyes red.ALBEE 2016.7.2611. Billie Holiday' s reputati on as a g

6、reOUijiazszs in ger rests on her ability to give emotio naldepth to her son gs.12. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality.13. Long before childre n are able to speak or un dersta nd a Ian guage, they com mun icate through facial expressi ons

7、and by making no ises.14. Thanks to moder n irrigati on, crops now grow abundan tly in areas where once no thi ng but cacti and sagebrush could live.15. The developme nt of mecha nical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sun dials with which to regulate them.16. An thropology is a scie n

8、ee in that an thropologists use a rigorous set of methods and tech niq ues to docume nt observati ons that can be checked by others.17. Fungi are importa nt in the process of decay, which retur ns in gredie nts to the soil, enhances soil fertility, and decomposes ani mal debris.18. When it is struck

9、, a tuning fork produces an almost pure tone, reta ining its pitch over a long period of time.19. Although peca ns are most ple ntiful in the southeaster n part of the Un ited States, they are found as far n orth as Ohio and Illi nois.20. Elim in ati ng problems by tran sferri ng the blame to others

10、 is ofte n called scape-goat ing.21. The chief foods eate n in any country depe nd largely on what grows best in its climate and soil.22. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event ' occurring is equal to the probability that it will not occur.s solid is hi23. Most substa ne

11、e con tract whe n they freeze so that the den sity of a substa nee than the den sity of its liquid.24. The mechanism by which brain cells store memories is not clearly understood.25. By the middle of the twen tieth cen tury, pain ters and sculptors in the Un ited States had begu n to exert a great w

12、orldwide in flue nee over art.26. In the eastern part of New Jersey lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping and manu facturi ng cen ter.27. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary, an institution that has always had a completely f

13、emale medical staff.28. Alexa nder Graham Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of the deaf tha n as the inven tor of the teleph one.29. Because its leaves rema in gree n long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of remembra nee.30. Althoug

14、h apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withsta nd con siderable impact.31. That xenon could n ot FORM chemical compo unds was once believed by scie ntists.32. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these

15、 events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.33. The elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money borrowed.34. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and at

16、tempted to glorify con temporary life by emphasiz ing the mach ine and moti on.35. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.36. Lucretia Mott ' s in flue nee was so sig ni fica nt that she has bee n cre

17、dited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.37. The activities of the intern ati onal market ing researcher are freque ntly much broader tha n those of the domestic marketer.38. The continental divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that div

18、idesthe waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific.39. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.40. The annual worth of Utah ' m anufacturing is greater than that of its mining and far

19、ming comb in ed.41. The wallflower is so called because its weak stems ofte n grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.42. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that is the main focus of social psychology.43. No social crusade aroused Elizabeth Williams 'nthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.44. Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable them to spring into full flight instantly whe n disturbed in their hid ing places.45. According to anthropolo