1、 长难句理解技巧 巩固练习 一、 长难句翻译 1. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings. 2. And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while youre daydreaming, try to do it while
2、 you are involved in another taskpreferably something simple, like taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings. 3. If humans were truly at home under the light of the moon and stars, we would go in darkness happily, the midnight world as visible to us as it is to the vast number
3、of nocturnal(夜间活动的 ) species on this planet. 4. The benefits of this kind of engineering come with consequences called light pollution whose effects scientists are only now beginning to study. 5. -designed lighting washes out the darkness of night and completely changes the light levelsand light rhy
4、thms to which many forms of life, including ourselves, have adapted. 6. Weve grown so used to this orange haze that the original glory of an unlit night dark enough for the planet Venus to throw shadows on Earth is wholly beyond our experience, beyond memory almost. 7. Shed look at me with those sad
5、 brown eyes of hers, beam her need, and then wait, trusting I would understand which, strangely, I almost always did。 8. In no time, she became my fifth appendage (附肢 ), snoring on my home-office couch as I worked, cradling against feet as I read, and splaying across my stomach as I watched televisi
6、on. 9. At the beginning, when friends offered to take her through her paces, I declined because I knew they had their own households to deal with. 10. As I watch her chase after a squirrel, throwing her whole being into the here-and-now of an exercise that has never once ended in victory, she remind
7、s me, too, that no matter how harsh the present or unpredictable the future, theres almost always some measure of joy to be extracted from the moment. 二、完形填空 One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work. I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier and waiter. I we
8、nt to work feeling 1 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening. Its the same thing over and over again. 2 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 3 is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to 4 a lot of us 5 but we manage to deal with it. Three elderly
9、 ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very 6 near where I keep the dirty 7 in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 8 running all over the house, it was crazy. 9 these elderly women were watching 10 I was working to make
10、 sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers. When they 11 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 12 I was in and what I planned to do in the future. 13 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of
11、them said to me in a 14 and gentle voice, “You are going places (你前途无量 ). And that was it.” They left the 15 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 16 to believe in myself. They 17 my spirit from being down and gave me a 18 to keep on working hard. People used to tell me that I couldnt hav
12、e a career in 19 until I had a degree. Im now a co-anchor (联合主持人 ) of a student-produced television 20 . And the best thing is: Im only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school. 1. A. tired B. excited C. down D. up 2. A. Helping B. Dealing C. Talking D. Meeting 3. A. seated B. sat C. laid D. se
13、ating 4. A. attract B. avoid C. annoy D. adjust 5. A. customers B. employees C. boss D. employers 6. A. table B. box C. kitchen D. spot 7. A. rooms B. dishes C. clothes D. chairs 8. A. men B. women C. people D. servers 9. A. And B. Otherwise C. But D. So 10. A. how B. what C. where D. why 11. A. com
14、pleted B. finished C. ordered D. got 12. A. grade B. place C. mark D. position 13. A. Before B. While C. After D. As 14. A. confident B. loud C. low D. pleasant 15. A. house B. kitchen C. table D. restaurant 16. A. courage B. ability C. imagination D. time 17. A. put down B. picked up C. took over D
15、. pointed out 18. A. reason B. cause C. present D. permission 19. A. government B. television C. school D. restaurant 20. A. company B. factory C. advertisement D. show 三、阅读理 解 （一） A new University of Graz study concludes that vegetarians(素食者 ) are more often ill and have a lower quality of living t
16、han meat-eaters. According to the German press release, vegetarians “have cancer and heart attacks more often”. The release also says that they show more psychological disorders than meat eaters. Consequently, the report writes, they are a greater burden on the health care system. According to the p
17、ress release the scientists evaluated data from the Austrian Health Interview Survey (AT-HIS), which is also part of an important and valuable EU survey (European Health Interview Survey). The scientists examined a total of 1320 persons who were divided up into 4 groups. All groups were comparable w
18、ith respect to gender, age, and socio-economic status. The study also accounted for smoking and physical activity. Also the BMI was within the normal range for all four groups. The only thing that really was different among the four groups was the diet. The four groups were: vegetarians, meat-eaters
19、 with lots of fruit and veggies, little meat-eaters and big meat-eaters. The press release states that the results contradict the common clich that meat-free diets are healthier. Vegetarians have twice as many allergies as big meat-eaters, and they showed 166% higher cancer rates. Moreover, the scie
20、ntists found that vegans had a 150% higher rate of heart attacks. In total the scientists looked at 18 different chronic illnesses. Compared to the big meat-eaters, vegetarians were hit harder in 14 of the 18 illnesses. In the analysis, the University of Graz found that vegetarians were also twice m
21、ore likely to suffer for anxiety or depressions than big meat-eaters. That result was confirmed by the University of Hildesheim, which found that vegetarians suffered significantly more from depressions, anxiety, psychosomatic complaints and eating disorders. The University of Graz scientists also f
22、ound that vegetarians are impacted more by illnesses and visit the doctor more frequently. Big meat-eaters were also found to have a “significantly better quality of life in all categories”, the study found. The four categories examined were: physical and psychological health, social relationships a
23、nd environment-related life quality. 32. What was the difference between the four groups in the experiment? A. Gender, age and socio-economic status. B. Diet. C. Smoking and physical activity. D. BMI. 33. What does the underlined phrase “the common clich” refer to? A. Vegetarians have twice as many
24、allergies as big meat-eaters. B. Vegetarians were hit harder in 14 of the 18 illnesses. C. Meat-free diets are healthier. D. Vegans had a higher rate of heart disease. 34. It can be inferred from the passage that a man who eats more meat tends to _. A. show a higher cancer rate. B. have a better rel
25、ationship with others. C. have a higher rate of psychological disorders. D. suffer more from anxiety or depression. 35. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Are You Impacted More by Illnesses B. A Better Quality of Life Is Important C. Take Care of the Health Care System D. Are Vegetarians Healthier （二） Our Fears can Change the Reality of the Situation At times, our worries and anxieties can defeat us. In addition, our wo
