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硕士英语综合教程1 （参考答案） 目录
Unit 1LowCarbon Economy(1) Unit 2A Harmonious Society(12) Unit 3Culture Shock(20)
Unit 4Artificial Intelligence(27) Unit 5Success and Happiness(34) Unit 6Urban Life(44) Unit 7Mass Media(52)
Unit 8New Applications of Waste Materials(60) Unit 9Car Culture(70)
Unit 10Famous Persons’ Biographies(81) Unit 11World Cultural Heritage(87) Unit 12Wisdom and Beliefs(96) 硕士英语综合教程1
Unit 1 LowCarbon Economy
Text A Creating a LowCarbon Economy →III. Key to the Exercises 1. Reading Comprehension
a. Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the statement from the text. 1. B2. B3. A4. C5. B
b. Fill in the blanks with the information you’ve learned in the text.
(1) the result of the rapid buildup of greenhouse gases primarily caused by human activities; we begin a concerted, rapid shift toward a lowcarbon economy (2) climate represents the envelope within which all our natural systems operate
(3) the increased costs of damage from extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, hurricanes, heat waves, and major storms; the risk that such events affect global financial markets through higher or more volatile insurance costs; and the risk of abrupt and largescale climate change
(4) Scientific analysis of historic climate data and projections of future conditions, and stateoftheart computer models paint a stark picture of what is to come (5) keeping average temperature to an increase in the range of 2.0℃ to 2.4℃ 2. Vocabulary
a. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words or phrases you have learned in the text.
(1) adverse(2) stark(3) inflict(4) systematically(5) triggered
(6) improvident(7) incurred(8) alternative(9) lost out on(10) settled on
b. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. (1) B(2) C(3) A(4) D(5) B(6) C(7) A(8) D(9) C(10) D 3. Cloze
Choose an appropriate word or phrase from the following list to fill in each of the following blanks. Each one can be used only ONCE. Change the form where necessary.
(1) embraced(2) sped up(3) running out(4) urgency(5) initiative
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(6) specific(7) designated(8) contribute(9) incorporate(10) hampering (11) reward(12) involved(13) adverse(14) adaptive(15) vulnerability (16) alternative(17) context(18) due to(19) compensation(20) scheduled 4. Translation
a. Chinese to English
1) Translate the following sentences into English.
(1) Bending under the weight of the packs, sweating, they climbed steadily in the pine forest that covered the mountainside.
(2) Concentrating on time passing, as we do when bored, will trigger brain activity which will make it seem as though the clock is ticking more slowly.
(3) Unemployment shot up in France during the second quarter, and the country’s top finance official said the situation will continue to aggravate even if a global economic recovery gathers pace. It was the worst quarterly unemployment in France since early 2006.
(4) As social practice continues to develop, we should keep renewing our ideas and make innovations courageously in light of practical needs.
(5) Bicycles are regarded as an economical alternative to buses whose fares have increased 3 times in the past few years.
(6) The U.S. government has called on people to save water because the scarcity of water has become a source of global tension ecologically, economically and politically.
(7) In order to be a recognized leader in the industry, it’s essential for a company to improve production quality and tap the overseas market through the help of state-of-the-art technologies and equipment.
(8) If you are thinking about coming to Britain for Christmas, it might be a good idea to think again. That’s because thousands of Christmas travelers have been stranded in the UK as adverse weather conditions caused massive disruption to the transport infrastructure.
2) Translate the following paragraphs into English.
Scientists say the warming of the planet will be gradual, but that extreme weather events will increase in frequency and intensity. They say the effects of more storms, floods, droughts and heat waves will be abrupt and profound. The World Health Organization says the effects of socalled climatesensitive diseases already are killing millions of people.
Climate change is a global phenomenon. While no country will be exempt, she says its consequences will not be evenly distributed. The WHO chief says poor countries that already are struggling with huge problems will be most affected. Fragile health systems in the developing world will come under increased stress. They will have great difficulty coping with the increased burden of disease and other health problems.
b. English to Chinese
1) Translate the following paragraph into Chinese.
很多权威的气候学家们都曾发出过这样的警告: 如果我们现在的温度超过工业化前2摄氏度( 3.6华氏度)的话,我们将会迈进一个危险的未知国度。没有人能知
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道到底全球变暖达到多少度会变得无法控制,并且造成像干旱、洪水、飓风以及热浪等自然灾害的逐渐恶化,造成诸如格陵兰岛或西南极洲大冰原坍塌以及伴随的全球海平面上升等意外的灾难性变化。但是我们还依然在我们唯一的家身上不断做着危险而又不受约束的尝试,这也是为什么越来越多的年轻人开始将气候变化视为他们这一代人的一项挑战。
2) Read the following passage carefully and translate the underlined sentences into Chinese.
(1) 双方相信,应对气候变化应该尊重发展中国家把经济和社会发展作为优先事项,并相信向低碳经济转型是促进所有国家经济持续增长和可持续发展的机会。 (2) 中美双方决心根据各自国情采取重要减缓行动,并认识到两国在促成加强世界应对气候变化能力的可持续成果方面具有重要作用。双方决心支持这些承诺。 (3) 在此背景下,双方致力于在哥本哈根会议达成最终的法律协议,同时相信,在共同但有区别的责任原则和各自能力的基础上,达成的成果应包括发达国家的减排目标和发展中国家的国内适当减缓行动。
(4) 基于中美两国在电动汽车领域的巨大投资,两国政府宣布在十几个城市开展联合示范项目,并努力开发共同的技术标准以推动此产业规模快速增长。
(5) 通过该伙伴关系,两国将就大规模利用风能、太阳能、先进生物燃料和现代电网制定路线,在设计和执行实现这一远景所需的政策和技术手段方面进行合作。 Text B Living a LowCarbon Lifestyle Key to the Exercises
a. Fill in the blanks with the words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary.
(1) perilously(2) in harmony with(3) tricky(4) nurture(5) make a difference (6) insulated(7) deplete(8) step back(9) sustain(10) by way of b. Complete the sentences with the information given in the text. (1) more efficient, kinder, fair, above all sustainable
(2) keep you comfortable, make life easier, do the things you want to do (3) simplify the meter reading process, easy and enlightening, fun (4) are lined and not covering radiators
(5) coming on, warm enough, you’re not heating rooms
(6) find a balance between the actions we can do, having to compromise on our quality of life
(7) for the strictly necessary amount of time, hot/warm food (8) the curtains, the doors between rooms
(9) reducing our energy consumption, travelling more efficiently (10) easily reused and recycled, with the lowest packaging
c. Decide whether the statement is TRUE or FALSE according to the text. (1) T(2) F(3) T(4) F(5) F(6) F(7) T(8) F(9) T(10) F Unit 2 A Harmonious Society
Text A Building a Harmonious Society →III. Key to the Exercises 1. Reading Comprehension
a. Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the statement from the text. (1) C(2) A(3) B(4) B(5) C