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·383·H,hH【阅读判断】※MicrochipResearchCenterCreated--微芯片研究中心成立[近义词]AresearchcenterhasbeensetupinthisFarEasterncountrytodevelopadvancedmicro-chipproductiontechnology.Thecenter,whichwillstartoutwithaboutUS$14million,willhelpthecountrydevelopitschipindustrywithoutalwaysdependingonimportedtechnology.[反义词]Thecenterwillmakeuseofitsresearchskillsandfacilitiestodevelopnewtechnologyfordomesticchipplants.Theadventofthecenterwillpossiblyfreethecountryfromthesituationthatitisalwaysbuyingalmost-outdatedtechnologiesfromothercountries,saidthecountry’sflagshipchipmaker.1Currently,chipplantsinthiscountryareinapassivesituationbecausemanyforeigngovernmentsdon’tallowthemtoimportthemostadvancedtechnologies,fearingtheywillbeusedformilitarypurposes.Moreover,thehighlicensingfeestheyhavetopaytotechnologyprovidersarealsoanimportantreasonfortheirdecisionofself-reliance2.[相关短语]Asmainstreamchipproductiontechnologyshiftsfromonegenerationtothenexteverythreetofiveyears3,plantswithnewtechnologycanmakemorepowerfulchipsatlowercosts,while4plantswithoutdatedequipment,whichoftencostbillionsofdollarstobuild,willbemarginalizedbythemaker.[派生词]Morethan10chipplantsarebeingbuilt,eachcostingmillionsofUSdollars.5Themajorityofthatmoneygoestooverseasequipmentvendorsandtechnologyowners—mainlyfromJapanandSingapore.[近义词]Shouldthenewcenterplayamajorroleinimprovingthesituationintheindustry,6thecountryadmitstheUS$14millioninvestmentisstillrathersmall.Thiscountryisdevelopingcomprehensivetechnologies.Mostoftheinvestmentwillbespentonsettingallianceswithtechnologyandintellectualproperty7owners.[词源解析]为了开发先进的微芯片生产技术，这个远东国家建立了一个研究中心，letters该中心启动资金为一千四百万美元，可以帮助该国开发自己的芯片工业，不必总是依赖于进口技术。[近义词]该中心将会应用自己的研究技术和设施，为本国芯片厂家开发新技术。这个国家名列首位的芯片制造公司说，芯片中心的成立可能使这个国家摆脱从他国购买即将淘汰的技术的困境。由于许多外国政府担心先进技术会被用于军事目的，不允许这个国家的芯片生产厂家进口前沿技术，所以这些生产厂家处于一种被动局honorary面。另外，由于这些芯片生产厂家必须向技术提供者支付高额的许可费，这也构成了他们决定要自力更生的一个重要原因。[词源解析]由于主流芯片生产技术每隔3～5年就要进行更新换代，所以掌握了新技术的厂家就可以以较低的成本制造出较好的芯片，而那些耗费数十亿美元建立起的厂家，如果设备落后，也将会被生产商所淘汰。[相关短语]十几个芯片厂正在建立之中，每个厂的造价都在几百万美元，其中大部Center分资金都流向了海外设备商和技术所有者——主要是日本和新加坡。[词源解析]如果新建的芯片中心能在改变该国芯片行业的被动形势中起到重要作用，该国承认，一千四百万美元的投资仍是微不足道的。该国正在开发综合技术，大部分投资将用于与技术和知识产权所有者建立联盟。1.ThecountrysaysthattheinvestmentofUS$14millionisbigenoughfordevelopingthatcountry’schipindustry--Wrong2.Thatcountrygivestopprioritiestodevelopingchipsformilitarypurposes--Notmentioned3.Althoughthelicensingfeesarenotveryhigh,thatFarEasterncountrycannotaffordtopay--Wrong4.Manywesterncountriesbantheexportingofthemostadvancedchip-makingtechnologiestothat·384·英语多功能词典Hcountrytopreventthemfrombeingusedformilitarypurposes--Right5.Currently,almostalltheflagshipchipmakersinthatcountryareownedbyAmericaninvestors-Notmentioned6.Mainstreamchipproductiontechnologydeveloprapidly--Right7.Morethan10chipplantsbeingbuiltinthatcountryareanexampleofself-reliance—Wrong※ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland--中度地震袭击英国[近义词]AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28April2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheirbeds.Severalthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpower1inKentCounty2.Onewomansufferedminorheadandneckinjuries.[反义词]“Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafim-fairride,3”saidthewoman.[派生词]TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequake4struckat8:19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel5,about8.5milessouthofDover6andneartheentrancetotheChannelTunnel.[近义词]Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwallsandchimneyscollapsedacrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetremorhadlastedforabout10to15seconds.[反义词]“Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrombednexttome,”saidHendrickvanEck,27,ofCanterburyabout60milessoutheastofLondon.“Ithenheardthesoundofcracking,anditwasgettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmybedhoppingupanddown.”[近义词]Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearoundtheworldeachyear,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril28quakewasthestrongestinBritainsince2002whena4.8-magnitudequakestruckthecentralEnglandcityofBirmingham.[反义词]Thecountry’sstrongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorthSeain1931,measuring6.1ontheRichterscale.BritishGeologicisdSurveyscientistRogerMussonsaidthequaketookplaceon28AprilinanareathathadseenseveralofthebiggestearthquakesevertostrikeBritain,includingonein1580thatcauseddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.MussonpredictedthatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeanotherearthquakestruckthispartofEngland.However,peopleshouldnotbescaredtoomuchbythisprediction,Mussonsaid,asthemodernearthquakewarningsystemofBritainshouldbeabletodetectaforthcomingquakeandannounceitseveralhoursbeforeittakesplace.Thiswouldallowtimeforpeopletoevacuateandreducedamagetotheminimum.[相关短语]2007年4月28日英格兰东南部地区发生中度地震，一些房屋烟囱倒塌，accepted许多居民半夜从睡梦中惊醒。肯特郡几千人遭遇断电，一名女子头部和颈部受了轻伤。[近义词]“我感觉整个房子就像游乐场的滑行机一样在滑动。”该女子说。[相关短语]英国地质调查局说，本次里氏4.3级的地震发生于上午8点19分，震中在英吉利海峡底部，位于多佛尔以前约8.5英里处的海峡隧道入口附近。[词源解析]一些目击者看到郡中墙壁现patients裂缝，并有烟囱倒塌。当地居民说震动大约持续了10～15秒。[近义词]“我当时躺在床上，觉得好像旁边有人从床上站起来。”住在伦敦东南部60英里处的27岁的HendrickvanEck说，“然后我听到有东西裂开的声音，而且越来越响。就好像有人在我床尾不停地并着脚跳。”[词源解析]这种规模的中度地震世界上每年都会发生几千次，但在英国仍非常少见。4月28日的地震是英国自2002年中private部城市伯明翰里氏4.8级地震以来最强的一次。[相关短语]英国的地震最高曾达到里氏6.1级，1931年发生在北海。英国地质勘测·385·H,h