1. reveal the shape of that strange basin 来揭示那个奇怪盆地的形状2. vibrant space exploration program 生动鲜活的太空探索项目3. a violent restless nature 狂暴的、躁动的自然4. cited the benefits of cloning at the conference 在大会上提到了克隆技术的好处5. what counted most was their motherland’s advance and prosperity 最重要的是祖国的发展和繁荣6. had ceased fire in order to watch the World Cup soccer matches 为了看世界杯一停火7. The essence of his argument 他论点的核心8. signing off 即将播完gained a deeper perception about earth’s fragility 对地球的脆弱有了更深刻的理解9. read a retired astronaut’s autobiography in awe 满心敬畏的读了一位前宇航员的自传fired my curiosity about space 点燃了我对太空的好奇心made me a space enthusiast 使我成为太空发烧友10. were feasible 是可行的unpredictable dangers 无法预测的危险none of them was willing to be left out 他们中没有一个愿意被排除在外orbit the Earth 环绕地球enjoy the landscape on the moon 在月球上欣赏风景P481. various household appliances 各种家用电器2. as it produces no pollutants 因为它不会产生污染物3. Consumption of wood for fuel 消耗木材用作燃料4. withstand the recent rise in oil 抵制最近的油价上涨5. are operating reliably and efficiently 正在可靠、高效地运行6. a fixed capacitor is usually installed 通常安装固定电容器7. The causes of the war lie in 战争的起因在于8. a modest decrease in house prices 房价略有下降9. cut down (on) their energy usage 减少能源的消耗10. pose a serious threat 造成严重的威胁P731. prone to all kinds of infections 容易受到各种各样的感染2. Overwhelming evidence indicates 众多证据表明3. make them vulnerable 让他们易受伤害的4. was shown to be defective 被证明有缺陷5. at a disadvantage in longevity 在寿命尚处于劣势6. the downfall of the ancient Roman Empire 古罗马帝国的覆灭7. Common anxiety dreams that plague both genders 通常困扰两性的焦虑梦境8. in light of local conditions 根据当地情况9. ideals and struggle are an intimate couple 理想与奋斗是亲密伴侣10. recall them more readily when they awaken 当她们清醒的时候更容易回忆起来P99-1001. undergo medical treatment 接受医学治疗2. akin to the mainstream Microsoft Office suite 与主流的微软办公软件相识3. undermine computer security and stability 破会计算机的安全与稳定性4. make the best use of Internet technology 充分利用互联网技术5. The new version of the software这个软件的新版本6. took apart his webcam 把他的网络摄像头拆开7. factors in the Gross National Income per capita 把人均国民总收入计算在内8. disclosing classified information 揭露机密信息9. in languages that are foreign to them用他们不熟悉的语言10. more likely to neglect information security 更有可能忽视信息安全P1271. the necessary calculations take so long that they are impractical 所需的计算要花费的时间太长，以至于这变得不切实际2. whether an alteration of diet in individuals has any effect on 个体饮食的习惯是否影响到3. China’s heavy-duty trucking industry has seen rapid development 中国重型卡车工业已取得了迅猛的发展4. ranging in age from seven to thirteen 年龄从7岁到13岁5. While the superconducting cable can carry very high currents 虽然超导电缆能够传导强大电流6. It is hardly credible 几乎使人难以相信7. shields the earth from the sun’s ultraviolet rays 保护地球不受太阳紫外线的辐射8. a railway system or railway line is electrified 一个铁路系统或者一条电气化铁路线9. will become more reliant on it 将会更加依赖技术10. to compress video into digital flow 将视频压缩成数字流1.hit upon the idea of transplanting animal organs偶然想到移植动物器官这个想法2.should be familiar with the normal behavior of the species应当熟悉该群体的一般行为3.integrated into the new colony融入到新的动物群体之中4.adapted for surviving long periods in desert regions适于在沙漠地区长时间生存5.recruit other honeybees to observe the newly found food source 动员其它蜜蜂去观察新近发现的食物源6.Recent studies have indicated that 最近的研究业已表明7.confirmed cases of H1N1 infection感染H1N1的确诊病例8.manipulate animals serve their own purposes利用动物为他们服务9.failed to return their former habitat 未能回到先前的栖息地10.in the absence of light and oxygen在没有光和氧气的情况下Task2一、1、The US newscaster Walter Cronkite wiped away his tears; people gathered around televisions from China to Brazil; pavements outside TV shops crammed as people watched in awe.2、Aldrin said, “Neil, we missed the whole thing.”Because Aldrin thought that they were the only ones who never had the chance to see themselves carrying out the moon-landing mission.3、Their real wonder was at the vibrant blue earth in the distance, not at the dead gray planet beneath them4、To be human means to be restless. Curiosity is never satisfied. It merely finds new targets.5、Al Bean would simply marvel at the variety of human life.6、They felt deeply that the Earth is both beautiful and fragile. The earth needs more care and protection7、The Apollo missions gave a big boost to Green movement. The Apollo missions had deep and lasting effect on many environmentalists. An organization called “Friends of the Earth”was founded after the astronauts first walked on the moon. The inaugural Earth Day happened a year later.8、The greatest reason to celebrate the 40th anniversary of moon landing is personal, because the celebration is a good opportunity for everyone on the earth to think more about his responsibility in protecting and prospering this planet.二1、They are of great help to cut down the amount of toxins, which are by-products of the consumption of energy.2、Solar energy, wind energy, geothermal energy, hydroelectricity, and biofuels.3、Solar energy, wind energy and hydroelectricity.4、It never has a constant speed or direction.5、The advantages of biofuels are that they contain no petroleum, and they are nontoxic and biodegradable.三1、Problems simply arise when we expect or assume the opposite sex should think, feel or act the way we do.2、Men and women shall first understand the ways they are different, then accept their differences, and live their lives fully and as skillfully as possible. They must avoid trying to change others to suit their needs.3、Women are usually more concerned about how problems are solved than merely solving the problem itself. The process of solving a problem can strengthen or weaken a relationship. For men, how the problem is solved is not nearly as important as solving it effectively and in the best possible manner. They are often distracted and do not attend well to the quality of the relationship while solving problems.4、While women take a broad or “collective”perspective, and view elements in a task as interconnected and interdependent, men tend to focus on one problem at a time or a limited number of problems at a time, and view elements in a task as less interconnected and more independent.5、While women have an enhanced ability to recall memories that have strong emotional components, men tend to recall events using strategies that rely on reconstructing the experience in terms of elements, tasks or activities that took place.6、Men feel closer and validated through shared activities. Women, on the other hand, feel closer and validated through communication, dialogue and intimate sharing of experience, emotional content and personal perspectives.四1、A hacker usually breaks into other people’s computers and makes a computer do what heWants whether the computer wants to or not.2、The two senses of “hack”, whether it is a compliment or an offence, have something in common: they both break the rules3、No, they don’t. It is because the motive of hackers—intellectual curiosity—is totally different from the usual criminal motives.4、Outsiders, including hackers, make great contributions to the development of the next generation of computer technology5、It is because they will strangle the innovative and creative spirit of Americans and eventually will do harm to the whole nation.6、It means people’s behavior and thinking pattern are confined to rules in those countries五1、It is a car powered by compressed air.2、Hybrids are only marginally less polluting than the most efficient combustion engines.Hydrogen power is expensive and impractical. Fuel cells are expensive and unproven. Besides, electric cars are reliant on expensive, unreliable battery technology.3、Compared to electric cars, air-powered cars cost a fraction of the price to buy, they don’t need expensive batteries to be replaced every five years or so and crucially they take only a fraction of the time to recharge.4、Air power has a real chance of putting a rocket up the $200 million-a-year global auto industry, radically improving the quality of urban life and making a serious dent in global carbon emissions in the process.5、The cars are made of fiberglass, which is lighter and 10 times stronger than steel.6、The technique of air-powered cars will be licensed for use in many countries, and Negre wants it to be used to power aircraft.七1、Social animals make two sorts of choices: consensus decisions in which the group makes a single collective choice, as when house-hunting rock ants decide where to settle; and combined decisions, such as the allocation of jobs among worker bees.2、Consensus decisions are described in Condorcet’s “jury theorem”as follows. If each member of a jury has only partial information, the majority decision is more likely to be correct than a decision arrived at by an individual juror. Moreover, the probability of a correct decision increases with the size of the jury.3、Before a colony of honeybees migrates, scouts are sent out to search for new nest sites and report back using a waggle dance to advertise suitable locations. The longer the dance lasts, the better the site is. After a while, other scouts start to visit the sites advertised by their compatriots and, on their return, also perform more waggle dances. The process eventually leads to a consensus on the best site and the swarm migrates.4、The major factor contributing to bees’ability to identify quickly the best site lies in the interplay of bees’interdependence in communicating the whereabouts of the best site and their independence in confirming this information.5、The reason that honeybees can prevent such group-thinking that affects good decision-making as investors do in the stock market is that the swarm not only share the collection of information but also independently confirm it. Conversely, there might be an inbuilt bias among people to copy one another when they come together to consider a problem.6、The experiment on ant migration shows that the dynamics of collective decision-making are closely entwined with the implementation of these decisions. It indicates that it is important to recruit active leaders to a cause so as to get others to follow.。