研究生英语阅读答案

Unit 1

Genetically Modified Foods—Feed the World?

(2) Finding it difficult to adapt to the climate there

(3) to have no access to the health service

(4) an important role in prospering and developing

(5) a depression in yield and a reduction in quality

(6) could have made a good salary

(7) We cannot estimate the value of modern science and technology too much.

(8) The insurance company will recoup the farmers for the loss caused by the flood.

(9) During the SARS outbreak, the lack of hygiene in poor countries had devastating consequences to all people of the world.

(10) This University Library is one of the largest Libraries in China, with a stack of over 2.3 million volumes. It supports the University’s research and teaching across a full range of subjects, and provides information about the Library’s collections and services in each subject area.

(11) The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as job layoffs ravaged household budgets.

(12) China's government declared two strains of genetically modified rice safe to produce and consume, taking a major step toward endorsing the use of biotechnology in the staple food crop of billions of people in Asia. China is the world's top producer and consumer of rice, so its use of modified varieties has the potential to alter the grain's global supply patterns. China's officials have been less constrained by public pressure over the sometimes-controversial use of biotechnology in food than officials in other countries. The government has long supported research into agricultural biotechnology as part of a drive to ensure the nation remains self-sufficient in staple crops.

IV. Cloze

1. species 2. predictable 3. unrelated 4. different 5. into

6. produce 7. seeing 8. also 9. obvious 10. inserted

11. nobody 12. approved 13. apparently 14. humans 15. risks

Unit 2

The Biology of Skin Color: Black and White

(2) He was not severely punished for his crime

(3) advance our knowledge of the HIV virus.

(4) when taken according to the instruction

(5) to have no access to the health service

(6) He has some vague ideas about what to do

(7) After three days of dismay they submitted to him and begged his forgiveness.

(8) No sooner had the controversy within the administration been settled than another

more violent storm burst over the country

(9) The UN and its agencies protect vulnerable groups, like children, refugees,

displaced persons, minorities, indigenous people and the disabled.

(10) A recent research finds that Listening to loud music while driving can seriously

hamper reaction times and cause accidents.

(11) During the SARS outbreak, the lack of effective medicines and doctors had

devastating consequences to all people of the world.

(12) When it comes to your skin, there is an extremely important fact that you must

keep in mind: Your skin is the largest organ of your body. As an obvious result, skin health and maintenance is crucial. Your skin does everything from protecting you from the elements to assisting you with breathing. Your skin keeps your body hydrated and regulates your body's temperature. In the end, this really is only the beginning of all of the various vital functions that your skin provides to you every moment of your life.

IV. Cloze

1 hard 2 surprisingly 3 represents 4 out 5 identify 6 within 7 damaged 8 down 9 comes 10 why

Unit 3

Can Dirt Do a Little Good?

(2) To allow diverse economic sectors to coexist with state economy

(3) no place can compare with their own hometown.

(4) you are at risk of losing your driver’s license

(5) more and more intriguing.

(6) the controversy has been settled.

(7) The government is making efforts to eradicate racial discriminating.

(8) In practical appraisal, the basic premise is to determine the value of the property.

(9) The financial market system is being completed, and the distribution and

utilization efficiency of social capital have increased steadily.

(10) Only when we give full play to man's initiative can we make full use of machines

to transform nature.

(11) The era in which the Chinese people were regarded as uncivilized is now ended.

We shall emerge in the world as a nation with an advanced culture.

(12) Now a Bristol University dental scientist has discovered that a common bacteria

responsible for tooth decay and gum disease can break out into the bloodstream and help blood clots to form. In turn these can cause heart attacks and strokes, which together cause more than 200,000 deaths in Britain every year. People need to be aware that as well keeping a check on their diet, blood pressure, cholesterol and fitness levels, they also need to maintain good dental hygiene to minimize

their risk of heart problems.

IV. Cloze

1. to 2. significant 3. breast-fed 4. who 5. hypothesized

6. months 7. laboratory 8. rate 9.terms 10. revealed 11.overfeed

Unit 4

Is Time Travel Possible?

(2) With the passage of time

(3) the increase in demand results in /causes the rise in prices

(4) that education is not complete with graduation

(5) make my head swim

(6) what had happened by then

(7) Science seeks the unity under the chaos of natural phenomena.

(8) So what we've done is to dedicate ourselves to saving something of what's left.

(9) Indeed a man, whose heart is pretty clean, can indulge in this pursuit with an enjoyment that never ceases.

(10) But these tasks will ultimately be restructured to better match user goals in the final design.

(11) Subsequently, the fine particles are widely dispersed in the atmosphere and descend to earth very slowly.

(12) A Chinese astronaut has made the historic first step in outer space for his country. With the successful spacewalk, China has become the third country, after the United States and Russia, to do so. Cheering erupted in the control room when Chinese astronaut Zhai Zhigang opened the hatch of the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft and went outside.

IV. Cloze

1. called 2. spacecraft 3. revealed 4. feasible 5. unlikely

6. colonization 7. minerals 8. approach 9. establishing 10. added

11. available 12. as 13. solving 14. event 15. volunteer

Unit 5

The End of Email Age

(2) the reign of Gorge III.

(3) take hold of my hand

(4) Thanks to this contract

(5) but got stuck in the last one

(6) gripe about hospital services

(7) All the good stuff in the house belonged to only me, and there were no brothers or sisters to vie with me for my parents' love.

(8) As they had been intimate from their earliest youth, the force of habit maintained

peace between them.

(9) Today let 's start all over again and figure out just how we are going to market this

product.

(10) If, by chance, the recipient of the message happens to be online at the time that

your message is received, a response may be back in just minutes.

(11) Don t set your goals by what other people deem important. Only you know what is

best for you.

(12) Email can be a great tool in helping us multitask and set our own timetables for

communicating with friends, family and co-workers. In related research, email may make users feel less responsible for telling the truth. people are more willing to lie when communicating via email than with pen and paper, and feel more justified doing so. This was true regardless of whether the writers were told their falsehood would be discovered by others.

IV. Cloze

1. Watched 2. via 3. which 4. across 5. list

6. position 7. engine 8. with 9. substantially 10.on

Unit 6

Are Cell Phones Safe?

(2) particularly in regard to taxation

(3) the extent of corruption and abuse of power

(4) the risks posed by hazardous materials.

(5) The incidence of this disease

(6) without the problems posed by global warming

(7) Yet there were two main barriers to the enforcement of such regulations.

(8) You can narrow the odds of a terrible accident happening in your home by being

more safety-conscious.

(9) Dr. Johnson argued that there is a strong correlation between teenage crime and

low educational achievement.

(10) Local authorities have therefore been unable, and unwilling, to part with their own

meagre resources.

(11) Microsoft Corp. has filed suit against a Houston computer manufacturer as part of

a nationwide crackdown on software piracy.

(12) Studies so far suggest a weak connection between EMFs and illness–so weak that

it might not exist at all. A multinational investigation of cellphones and brain cancer, in 13 countries outside the US, has been underway for several years. It’s funded in part by the European Union, in part by a cellphone industry group. The final report should come out later this year, but data so far don’t suggest a strong link between cellphone use and cancer risk。

IV. Cloze

1. Purchased 2. from 3. worked 4. since 5. increase

6. causes 7. radiation 8. vulnerable 9. absorptive 10. found

Unit 7

Seeing the Earth for Its Faults

(2) expose the soldiers to unnecessary risks

(3) recoup their investments soon

(4) can be attributed to the greed for money

(5) be toxic to a child's emotional well-being.

(6) to get what you want

(7) The above anecdote reminds us that translators and interpreters must be aware of the differences between peoples and cultures.

(8) This enables Mobile Users to have access to latest enterprise data and applications at all times.

(9) Most difficult of all is to estimate the volume of storm water likely to flow in a drain / sewer.

(10) Advisory committees have a role to play in holding agency administrators accountable for the way in which they resolve these questions.

(11) They want to stimulate economic growth in the region by offering incentives to foreign investors.

(12) “People are evolving more rapidly than in the distant past, with residents of various continents becoming increasingly different from one another.” researchers say. Rapid population growth has been coupled with vast changes in cultures and ecology, creating new opportunities for adaptation. The past 10,000 years have seen rapid skeletal and dental evolution in human populations, as well as the appearance of many new genetic responses to diet and disease.

IV. Cloze

1. Earthquake 2. derived 3. observed 4. unlikely 5. largest 6. opportunity 7. re-evaluate 8. showed 9. from 10. released 11. make 12.. perspective

Unit 8

Why We Are Fat?

(2) speculate on the reasons for this kind of bad thinking.

(3) characterized by the intense contrasts of dark and light.

(4) hoping that other crew would see it.

(5) retained enough authority to manage

(6) it provides as large an evaporation area as possible

(7) His appetite became ravenous and his caloric intake doubled, yet he lost 10 kg.

(8) Why permit such a criminal to speculate on some plan of escape?

(9) Obesity is one of the leading causes of accelerated aging, according to Cooper.

(10) They had to skimp (on everything) to send their sons to college

(11) It is a cliché to say that money can't buy happiness, but the old saying seems to be

supported by research.

(12) The obesity problem in the US is well documented. While the World Health

Organization has declared obesity a global epidemic, the US is at the top of the table, with two-thirds of its adults and a fifth of its children overweight or obese. Super-sized, super-sweet sodas are the norm from the corner store to the cinema, and Americans suck down not only those but even 32oz and 64oz servings, at mealtime and as refreshment in the day. The Centers for Disease Control, the official public health agency, is urging a reduction in sweetened drinks to reduce obesity, which has been linked to heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes.

IV. Cloze

1. Why 2. was 3. governing 4. at 5. kind 6. with 7. which

8. influence 9. cancer 10. upon

Unit 9

The History of UFOs

(2) If an unidentified aircraft is spotted

(3) has taken 12 years to compile.

(4) one per cent inspiration

(5) was under way

(6) are especially good. comprise the first part of the novel

(7) While intelligent people can often simplify the complex, a fool is more likely to

complicate the simple.

(8) It would be appreciated if you could give us a prompt answer to solve the

problem.

(9) Only products manufactured with sophisticated skill and high in quality can win

praise from numerous customers.

(10) Analysts estimate sales could reach $ 300 million a year once regulatory hurdles

are cleared and full marketing gets under way.

(11) So the company canceled its initial call for bids and issued a second one, to which

other three companies eventually responded.

(12) It can be nice to feel needed - but two men returning home from an evening out in

Staffordshire were less than happy when a lemon-headed alien supposedly appeared beneath a hovering UFO and wanted to take them away. Dashing to their local police station, the terrified men filed a report which ended up with the Ministry of Defense. It can now be found among the many mysterious incidents featured in official UFO files released today.

IV. Cloze

1. land 2. but 3. identified 4. attributed 5. threat

6. concluded 7. program 8. accounted 9. evidence 10. however

Unit 10

Video Gamers Can Control Dreams, Study Suggests

(2) experience trauma differently

(3) I concur with your assessment of the novel

(4) a symptom of political instability

(5) have the edge over its competitors.

(6) arose out of the social injustices

(7) The scene of the previous night now came back to his mind with startling clearness

(8) A senior Asian executive asked his American buddy half jokingly whether Asians or Americans are more prone to corruption.

(9) Some of the members have been intriguing to get the manager dismissed.

(10) They had announced that they would oppose any attempts of the Federal Government to coerce the states.

(11) Listening skills allow one to make sense of and understand what another person is saying.

(12) Lots of people have had dreams that seem to foretell the future. Some psychologists attribute this to “retrieval cues。” A retrieval cue is a coincidence in the real world that triggers a dream memory which otherwise would have gone unnoticed。Maybe the real event triggered a recollection of a dream, which not seems like it must have been in your thoughts all along. Coincidences are bound to come up. And if the coincidence acts as retrieval cue, the sense that you predicted something can be pretty convincing… even if it’s just a dream。

IV. Cloze

1. access 2. activity 3. why 4. with 5. volunteer 6. was 7. psychologist 8 .data 9. possible 10. patients