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1、 真题阅读长难句分析 1.Scott Hahn,cofounder with Gregory of Rogan and Loomstate,which uses all-organic cotton,says high-quality sustainable materials can still be tough to find.2.Most designers with existing labels are finding there arent comparable fabrics that can just replace what you re doing and what you

2、r customers are used to,he says.3.Last year the influential trade show Designers&Agents stopped charging its participation fee for young green entrepreneurs(企业家)who attend its two springtime shows in Los Angeles and New York and gave special recognition to designers whose collections are at least 25

3、%sustainable.4.This week Wal-Mart is set to announce a major initiative aimed at helping cotton farmers go organic:it will buy transitional(过渡型的)cotton at higher prices,thus helping to expand the supply of a key sustainable material.5.Scientists have devised a way to determine roughly where a person

4、 has lived using a strand(缕)of hair,a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims.6.Todd Park,a local detective,said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake.7.He had a perfect

5、 rsum and gave good responses to her questions,but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said“untrustworthy,so she decided to offer the job to her second choice.8.When we begin to question our assumptions and challenge what we think we have learned from our past,from the media,peers,family,fr

6、iends,etc.,we begin to realize that some of our conclusions are flawed(有 缺 陷 的)or contrary to our fundamental values.9.We need to train ourselves to think differently,shift our mindsets and realize that diversity opens doors for all of us,creating opportunities in organizations and communities that

7、benefit everyone.10.They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think,Geez,if it could happen to him,11.He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.12.Shoppers seldom complain to the manager or owner of a retail store,but i

8、nstead will alert their friends,relatives,coworkers,strangers and anyone who will listen.13.This guidance eliminated the need for customers to circle the parking lot endlessly,and avoided confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.14.Customers can also improve future shopping experien

9、ces by filling complaints to the retailer,instead of complaining to the rest of the world.15.A code of conduct is hard to create when you re living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep,and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last.16.This jumping

10、to our childrens defence is part of what fuels the“walking on eggshells feeling that surrounds our dealings with other peoples children.17.Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term,about 78 years for men in Australia,youll die on average five years before a woman.18.Two months ago Gullott

11、a saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smokers cough for a year.19.Store managers are often the last to hear complaints,and often find out only when their regular customers decide to frequent their competitors,according to a study jointly conducted by Verde Group and Wharto

12、n School.20.“Retailers whore responsive and friendly are more likely to smooth over issues than those who arent so friendly,said Professor Stephen Hoch.21.But the real truth is that we dont know enough to relieve global warming,and without major technological breakthroughs we cant do much about it.2

13、2.We need economic growth unless we condemn the world s poor to their present poverty and freeze everyone elses living standards.23.The trouble with the global warming debate is that it has become a moral problem when its really an engineering one.24.Whoever it is,they will see you in a way you neve

14、r intended to be seen the 21st century equivalent of being caught naked.25.Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy,that its important to reveal yourself to friends,family and lovers in stages,at appropriate times.26.Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths(收费站)to avoid using the EZ-Pass sy

15、stem that can track automobile movements.27.Privacy economist Alessandro Acquisti has run a series of tests that reveal people will surrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon(优惠券).28.When you consider that nearly three out of

16、four Americans have seen the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?you can understand the power of television to communicate with a large audience.29.Global warming may or may not be the great environmental crisis of the 21st century,but regardless of whether it is or isnt we wont do much about it

17、.30.Al Gore calls global warming an“inconvenient truth,as if merely recognizing it could put us on a path to a solution.31.The digital bread crumbs(碎屑)you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are,where you are and what you like.32.Only when its gone do you wish youve do

18、ne more to protect it.33.But at the same time,the opening of national borders to the flow of goods,services,information and especially people has made universities a powerful force for global integration,mutual understanding and geopolitical stability.34.Objections from American university and busin

19、ess leaders led to improvements in the process and a reversal of the decline,but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming to international students.35.In response to the same forces that have driven the world economy,universities have become more self-consciously global:seeking student

20、s from around the world who represent the entire range of cultures and values,sending their own students abroad to prepare them for global careers,offering courses of study that address the challenges of an interconnected world and collaborative(合作的)research programs to advance science for the benef

21、it of all humanity.36.Yale professor and Harvard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghais Fudan University in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools.37.In the wake of September 11,changes in the vis

22、a process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S.universities,and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia,Singapore and the U.K.38.While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ,DL usually signifies a course in which the i

23、nstructors post syllabi(课程大纲),reading assignments,and schedules on Websites,and students send in their assignments by e-mail 39.Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall,I offered suggestions for characters,conflicts and endings for her tales.40.

24、While stepping back was difficult for me,it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps,putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked.41.Not only do we evaluate the cause of the pain,which can help us treat the pain better,but we als

25、o help provide comprehensive therapy for depression and other psychological and social issues related to chronic pain.42.Then one day a few years ago,out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations:I dont talk about that anymore.43.The practice that

26、can help you past your learned bad habits of trying to edit as you write is what Elbow calls“free writing.44.While you need to employ both to get to a finished result,they cannot work in parallel no matter how much we might like to think so.45.Unlike physical energy,which is limited and diminishes w

27、ith age,emotional energy is unlimited and has nothing to do with genes or upbringings.46.“Wellness may perhaps best be viewed not as a state that people can achieve,but as an ideal that people can strive for.47.If you are listening to that 5th grade English teacher correct your grammar while you are

28、 trying to capture a fleeting(稍纵即逝的)thought,the thought will die.48.Regardless of how its sold,the popularity of bottled water taps into our desire for better health,our wish to appear cultivated,and even a longing for lost purity.49.According to an article in The Wall Street Journal,some of the mor

29、e shameless tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual sell,listing brands on the menu without prices,and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they want it.50.Built with safety in mind,the highways have wide lanes and shoulders,dividing medians or barrier

30、s,long entry and exit lanes,curves engineered for safe turns,and limited access.51.But since water is much cheaper than wine,and many of the fancier brands arent available in stores,most diners dont notice or care.52.He must use the sounds of speech to identify the words spoken,understand the patter

31、n of organization of the words(sentences),and finally interpret the meaning.53.Perhaps it was the extreme contrast with Japanese society that prompted American firms to pay more attention to women buyers.54.As we have seen,the focus of medical care in our society has been shifting from curing diseas

32、e to preventing disease especially in terms of changing our many unhealthy behaviors,such as poor eating habits,smoking and failure to exercise.55.Reaching new peaks of popularity in North America is Iceberg Water,which is harvested from icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland,Canada.56.Ultimately,ho

33、wever,our basic design strategy is focused not simply on being“less bad but on creating completely healthful materials that can be either safely returned to the soil or reused by industry again and again.57.As you sleep you pass through a sequence of sleep states light sleep,deep sleep and REM(rapid

34、 eye movement)sleep that repeats approximately every 90 minutes.58.You program the clock with the latest time at which you want to be wakened,and it then duly(适时地)wakes you during the last light sleep phase before that.59.Home builders can now use materials such as paints that release significantly

35、reduced amounts of organic compounds that don t destroy the quality of the air,water,or soil.60.We re giving people high-quality,healthful products and an opportunity to make choices that have a beneficial effect on the world.61.When we designed Americas first so-called“green office building in New

36、York two decades ago,we felt very alone.62.The“energy-efficient sealed commercial buildings constructed after the 1970s energy crisis revealed indoor air quality problems caused by materials such as paint,wall covering and carpet.63.So for 20 years,weve been focusing on these materials down to the m

37、olecules,looking for ways to make them safe for people and the planet.64.“As sleep-deprived people ourselves,we started thinking of what to do about it,says Eric Shashoua,a recent college graduate and now chief executive officer of Axon Sleep Research Laboratories,a company created by the students t

38、o develop their idea.65.The headband equipped with electrodes and microprocessor measures the electrical activity of the wearers brain,in much the same way as some machines used for medical and research purposes and communicates wirelessly with a clock unit near the bed.66.Interest in pursuing inter

39、national careers has soared in recent years,enhanced by chronic(长久的)personnel shortages that are causing companies to search beyond their home borders for talent.67.Variables included the slope of the land,the ability of the pavement to support the load,the intensity of road use and the nature of th

40、e underlying soil.68.Long-span,segmented-concrete,cable-stayed bridges such as Hale Boggs in Louisiana and the Sunshine Skyway in Florida,and remarkable tunnels like Fort McHenry in Maryland and Mt.Baker in Washington,met many of the nations physical challenges.69.Not only has the highway system aff

41、ected the American economy by providing shipping routes,it has led to the growth of spin-off industries like service stations,motels,restaurants,and shopping centers.70.An educated mother,on the other hand,has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices.

42、71.His results,to be presented at the conference on human-computer interaction in Vienna,Austria,in April,have surprised psychologists.72.And economics,with its emphasis on incentives，provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an education.73.Many in-home

43、jobs that used to be done primarily by women ranging from family shopping to preparing meals to doing voluntary work still need to be done by someone.74.In fact,New York s municipal water for more than a century was called the champagne of tap water and until recently considered among the best in th

44、e world in terms of both taste and purity.75.Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school the prophecy(预言)becomes self-fulfilling,trapping women in a vicious circle(恶性循环)of neglect.76.It starts in the Pacific Ocean and is

45、 thought to be caused by a failure in the trade winds(信风),which affects the ocean currents driven by these winds.77.A government study recommended a national highway system of 33,920 miles,and Congress soon passed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944,which called strict,centrally controlled design cr

46、iteria.78.Traffic control systems and methods of construction developed under the interstate program soon influenced highway construction around the world,and were invaluable in improving the condition of urban streets and traffic patterns.79.By opening the North American continent,highways have ena

47、bled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country,spurred the growth of suburbs,and provided people with greater options in terms of jobs,access to cultural programs,health care,and other benefits.80.The technological advances made it possible for the middle c

48、lasses to enjoy what had once been affordable only to the very rich.81.The clock,called Sleep Smart,measures your sleep cycle,and waits for you to be in your lightest phase of sleep before rousing you.82.The point in that sleep cycle at which you wake can affect how you feel later,and may even have

49、a greater impact than how much or little you have slept.83.While she awaits the outcome,the government has granted her permission to work here and she has returned to her job at Ben&Jerrys.84.Modern cars are far tougher to steal,as their engine management computer wont allow them to start unless the

50、y receives a unique ID code beamed out by the ignition(点火)key.85.The first study to compare honesty across a range of communications media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in emails.86.As the trade winds lessen in strength,the ocean temperatur

51、es rise,causing the Peru current flowing in from the east to warm up by as much as 5.87.The interstate highway system was finally launched in 1956 and has been hailed as one of the greatest public works projects of the century.88.He says it would only take him a few minutes to teach a person how to

52、steal a car,using a bare minimum of tools.89.But Hancock says it is also crucial whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread,and whether it occurs in real time.90.If you are submitting your resume in English,find out if the recipient(收件人)uses British English or American English beca

53、use there are variations between the two versions.91.I wondered what I would do if confronted with a real midair medical emergency without access to a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment.92.Thanks to more recent legislation,flights with at least one attendant are starting to install eme

54、rgency medical kits to treat heart attacks.93.The logo,along with the companys long-held marketing image of the“irresistibility of its chips,would help facilitate the companys global expansion.94.The executives acknowledge that they try to swing national eating habits to a food created in America,bu

55、t they deny that amounts to economic imperialism.95.While there s no question that continuous stress is harmful,several studies suggest that challenging situations in which youre able to rise to the occasion can be good for you.思考类动词总结 Think/assume/conceive/conclude/expect/determine/hold/judge/presu

56、me/reckon/see/sense/suppose/comprehend/consider/deduce infer/deliberate/evaluate/examine/meditate/mull/mull over/muse/ponder/rationalize/reason/reflect/resolve/ruminate/speculate/study/turn over/weigh/contemplate/convey 重要的；显著的 important/valuable/substantial/big/considerable/critical/crucial/decisiv

57、e/earnest/exceptional/marked meaningful/momentous/paramount/salient/significant/weighty eminent/influential/outstanding/distinctive/esteemed/grand honored/illustrious/leading/majestic/notable/powerful prominent/remarkable/solid/superior/conspicuous 增加/开展 increase/develop/enlarge/expand/grow/raise ad

58、vance/aggrandize/amplify/augment/boost/broaden/enhance/enlarge/escalate/extend further/heighten/inflate/magnify/mount progress/proliferate/spread/swell/widen 96.As a physician who travels quite a lot,I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded“Is there a doctor on board?announcement.(

59、2005 年 12 月)【分析】本句为复合句。句子主干为 I spend a lot time。介词as 意为“作为，当作，后接名词作状语。who 引导定语从句，修饰 physician，who 在从句中作主语。“Is there a doctor on board?是 announcement 的定语，说明具体内容。【译文】作为一名医生，我去过不少地方，在飞机上我屡次听过令人担忧的“哪位乘客是医生?的通知。97.Facing their children s complaints of“nothing to do,parents were shelling out large numbers

60、 of dollars for various forms of entertainment.(2005 年 12 月)【分析】本句为简单句。句子主干为 parents were shelling out dollars。facing their children s complaints of“nothing to do是现在分词短语作原因状语。【译文】面对孩子们“无事可做的抱怨，家长们不惜大把掏钱，让孩子们参加各种各样的娱乐活动。98.In communities north of Denver,residents are pitching in to help teachers and

61、administrators as the Vrain School District tries to solve a$13.8 million budget shortage blamed on mismanagement.(2005 年 12 月)【分析】本句为复合句。主句为residents are pitching in to help teachers and administrators。as 引导时间状语从句，译作“当时候。blamed on mismanagement 是过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰 shortage。【译文】当 Vrain 校区设法解决因管理不善而造成的 1

62、380万美元预算短缺的时候，多佛市北部社区的居民们都赶来热心地帮助学校教师和行政人员。99.“Humans should not try to avoid stress any more than they would shun food,love or exercise，said Dr.Hans Selye,the first physician to document the effects of stress on the body.(2005 年 12 月)【分析】本句为复合句。主句为“Humans should notlove or exercise,said Dr.Hans Sel

63、ye。not any more than 意为“和一样不。than they would shun food,love or exercise 是比拟状语从句。the first physician tostress on the body 是Dr.Hans Selye 的同位语。【译文】Hans Selye 医生说：“就像不躲避食物、爱情或锻炼一样，人们也不应该力图躲避压力，他是第一位将压力对人体的影响记录下来的医生。100.In a 2001 study of 158 hospital nurses,those who faced considerable work demands but

64、 coped with the challenge were more likely to say they were in good health than those who felt they couldnt get the job done.(2005 年 12 月)【分析】本句为复合句。句子主干为 those were more likely to say than those。两个 who 都引导定语从句，都修饰 those，但两个 those 指代的内容并不一样。they were in good health 是 say 的宾语。more likelythan 构成比拟状语结构,意为“比更有可能。than 引导比拟状语从句，省略从句谓语。【译文】2001 年对 158 名护士进行的一项研究指出，那些工作量大却能应对挑战的护士比那些认为自己无法完成任务的护士更容易感到自己身体状况良好.