Readingcomprehension20091TEXTADoyourealizethateverytimeyoutakeastep,thebonesinyourhiparesubjectedtoforcesbetweenfourandfivetimesyourbodyweight?[81]Whenyouarerunning,thisforceisincreasedfurtherstill.Whathappensifthroughdiseaseahip-jointceasestobeabletoresistsuchforces?Formanyyearship-jointsandotherbodyjointshavebeenreplaceableeitherpartiallyorcompletely.Itisafterallasimpleballandsocketjoint;ithascertainloadsimposedonit;itneedsreliabilityoveradefinedlife;itmustcontainmaterialssuitablefortheworkingenvironment.[82]Anyengineerwillrecognizetheseascharacteristicofatypicalengineeringproblem,(工程师觉得这是一个典型的机械问题)whichdoctorsandengineershaveworkedtogethertosolve,inordertobringafreshlease(租约;租期;租赁物;租赁权)oflifetopeoplewhowouldotherwisebedisabled.Thistypifiesthewayinwhichengineersworktohelppeopleandcreateabetterqualityoflife.Thefactthatthiscountryhasthemostefficientagriculturalindustryintheworldisanothergoodexample.[84]Mechanicalengineershaveworkedwithfarmersandbiologiststoproducefertilizers,machineryandharvestingsystems.Thisteamefforthasnowproducedcropsuniformlywaisthighorlesssothattheyarebettersuitedto[83]mechanicalharvesting.Similaradvanceswithothercropshavereleasedpeoplefromhardandboringjobsformorecreativework,whilst[83]machinesharvestcropsmoreefficientlywithlesswaste.Providingmorefoodfortherapidlyincreasingpopulationisyetanotherroleforthemechanicalengineer.81.Accordingtothepassage,whenwouldmostweightbeimposedonhip-joints?A.Whenoneiswalking.B.Whenoneisrunning.C.Whenoneisstanding.D.Whenoneislyingdown.解析:细节类。第一段开头“whenyouarerunning,thisforceisincreasedfurtherstill”当你跑步的时候,这种受力会加重。关键:读懂题目。就算没有读懂,其他三项也没有提到,因此可以排除。“Doyourealizethateverytimeyoutakeastep,thebonesinyourhiparesubjectedtoforcesbetweenfourandfivetimesyourbodyweight?”你是否意识到自己每次迈步的时候,胯关节的受力是体重的四至五倍?。此句话的主干是“Doyourealizethat”that后面引导一宾语从句。宾语从句的主干是:thebonesinyourhiparesubjectedtoforces;“everytimeyoutakeastep”作时间状语从句,betweenfourandfivetimesyourbodyweight作后置定语,修饰前面的forces。*aresubjectedto易遭受Steelsurfacesaresubjectedtowettingbeforepainting。底材表面在涂装前受到湿润。82.Engineersregardthereplacementofhip-jointsasa(n)______problem.A.mechanicalB.medicalC.healthD.Agricultural解析:细节类。Mechanical:adj.机械的;力学的;呆板的;无意识的;手工操作的;engineeringn.工程,工程学v.设计;管理(engineer的ing形式);建造Readingcomprehension2009283.Accordingtothepassage,howdoengineerscontributetoincreasingefficiencyoftheagriculturalindustry?A.Byworkingwithfarmers.B.Byworkinginteams.C.Bygrowingcropsofthesameheight.D.Bymakingagriculturalmachinery.解析:推断类。第二段提到“mechanicalharvesting”,“machinesharvestcropsmoreefficiently。”可以推断出工程师致力于推进农业的机械化进程。并不因为A.B而使得效率性高。C也是达到机械化农业的其中一个因素。Similaradvances指的就是agriculturalmachinery.84.Accordingtothecontext,“Thisteameffort”inParagraphTworefersto______.A.mechanicalengineersB.doctorsandengineersC.biologists,doctorsandfarmersD.farmers,biologistsandengineers解析:指代类。“mechanicalengineershaveworkedwithfarmersandbiologiststoproducefertilizers,machineryandharvestingsystems”,这个团队的努力包括农场主、生物学家和工程师。TEXTB:Hello?I’mgladyoucalledNowadays,[85A]acellphoneserviceisavailabletoeveryone,everywhere.Probablythousandsofpeoplehavealreadybeenusingit,[85D]butIjustdiscoveredit,soI’mgoingtoclaimitandalsonameit:FakeFoning.(然而是我刚刚发现它的,所以我打算对此项发现申报享有权,并给它命名为FakeFoning。)[85B]Thetechnologyhasbeenworkingwellformeattheoffice,butthereareinfiniteapplications.Virtually(事实上,几乎)inanypublicspace.(这项技术对我来说在办公室一直很是管用,但是它能无限开发,几乎任何公共空间都没问题:事实上它的用处远不止这些。)Sayyouworkatabiguniversitywithlotsoftalkyfacultymembersbuzzingabout.Now,sayyouneedtousetherestroom.Thetripdownthehallwilltakeapproximatelyonehour,becauseapersoncan’twalkintothosetalkypeoplewithoutgettingpulledasideforaquestion,abitofgossip,anewreadonacertainlineofParadiseLost.(假设你在一所规模较大的大学工作,周围净是一些多嘴多舌的教职员工—且不提多嘴多舌的学生—整天叽叽喳喳。话说你内紧需要上厕所,你知道,光穿过大厅就得花费你大约一个小时的时间。这是因为,遇上那些嘴上闲不着的人,不管你愿意不,就得与他们交谈。他们也许会问你一个问题,也许传播点有关某人的流言蜚语,也许是对某个文学名著的一个句子的一些新的解释。)So,acellphone.Anycellphone.Justpickitup.Don’tdial.Justholdthatphonetoyourfaceandstarttalking.Walkconfidentlydownthehallengagedinfakeconversation,makingsuretotailorboththetopicandcontenttothepersonstandingbeforeyouwhomyouaretryingtoevade.(所以,一部手机,随便什么样的手机,拿起来就是了,但不要拨号,把它放在耳边开始说话,一边装模作样地进行对话,一边表情从容地走过大厅。对话的大意和内容要因人而异,让站在你面前的那个你极力要回避的人确实感到,你无法和他(她)说话。)Forstandardcolleagueavoidance,Isuggestfakechattingaboutfakebusiness:“Yes,I’mgladyoucalled,becausewereallyneedtohammeroutthedetails.What’sthat?Yes,IreadPage12,butifyoulookatthebottomof4,Ithinkyoucanseetheproblembeginsrightthere.”(说到标准的同事之间的回避,我建议假装聊些业务方面的事情:“是啊,这就是为什么我很高兴你打电话来,细节方面我们确实需要仔细推敲推敲。什么?啊对,12页我看了,不过如果你看了4页下面的内容,我想你就会明白,问题正是从那儿开始的。”)Readingcomprehension20093[87]Beanimated.Beengagedinyourfakefoneconversation.[87ABC]Makeeyecontactwiththepeoplepassing,nodtothem,gesturekeeninterestintalkingtothematalatertime,pointtoyourphone,shrug(耸肩)andmoveon.要栩栩如生,装得象真事似的。要全神贯注于你的虚假谈话之中。对路过的人用眼神接触,向他们点头致意,指指你的手机,耸耸肩,表示你很想与他们交谈,只是现在不行,然后继续前行。Animatev.Adj.有生气的,鼓动Animatedadj:-ananimatedcartoon/movie/show:amovieorprogrammadebyphotographingaseriesofpictures,orbydrawingaseriesofpictureswithacomputer-showingalotofinterestandenergy:Wehadaveryanimateddis