1、Test 1 5、 They devised a civil calendar in which the months were equal in length.原文：The Egyptians had formulated a municipal calendar having 12 months of 30 days.详解：devised = formulated； Civil calendar= municipal calendar In which = having 定语从句/现在分词做后置定语6、 They divided the day into two equal halves.
2、原文：French hours, which split the day into two 12-hours periods connecting at midnight.详解：divided = split; Two equal halves = two 12-hours period 7、 They developed a new cabinet shape for a type of timekeeper.原文：the development of a new floor-standing case design, which became known as the grandfathe
3、r clock.详解：developed = development； Cabinet = (floor-standing) case; Timekeeper = clock8、 They created a calendar to organise public events and work schedules.原文：the Babylonians introducing calendars to co-ordinate communal activities, to plan the shipment of goods and, in particular, to regulate pl
4、anting and harvesting.详解：Create = introduce; Organize = co-ordinate/plan/regulate; Public events = communal activities; Work schedule = shipment of goods/planting/harvesting;9、 详解：resembling = shaped like;12、 Each second = once a second;13-19、 List of Headings, 需综合理解。 20、 The FAA was created as a re
5、sult of the introduction of the jet engine.原文：An accident resulted in the establishment of the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA)详解：created = the establishment; As a result of = resulted in;23、 Some improvements are made in radio communication during World war 2.原文：improved radio brought by the Se
6、cond World War.详解：improvements are made = be improved; 26、 A pilot entering Class C is flying over an average-sized city.原文：Class C corresponds to medium-sized metropolitan.详解：average-sized = medium-sized 27、 Researchers with different attitudes towards telepathy agree on the significance of the gan
7、zfeld experiments.原文：Sceptics and advocates alike do concur on one issue, however: that the most impressive evidence so far has come from the so-called “ganzfeld” experiments.详解：researchers with different attitudes = skeptics and advocates； Agree on = concur on Significance of = impressive; 28、 需要综合
8、理解。29、 Attitudes to parapsychology would alter drastically with the discovery of a mechanism for telepathy.原文：Answering this question would transform parapsychology. the future lies not inbut in probing possible mechanisms.详解：alter drastically = transform； The discovery of a mechanism = probing poss
9、ible mechanisms; 30、 Recent autoganzfeld trials suggest that success rates will improve with a more careful selection of subjects.原文：Early results show that creative and artistic people do much better than average.详解：early results = recent trials; Suggest = show; Test 3 1、 A laser technique used in
10、trying to control lighting strikes.原文标题：Striking back at lightning with lasers.详解：laser technique = laser; Strike back = control; 2、 Lightning does considerable damage to buildings during thunderstorms.原文：There is damage to property too. Lightning damage costsmore than 100 million a year.详解：there is
11、 damage to= does damage to; Buildings = property; Considerable = 100 million a year; 1-3 综合理解。4、 EPRI receives financial support from power companies.原文：EPRI, which is funded by power companies, is looking for.详解：receive financial support from = be funded by （动词替换成动词短语）5、 The advantage of the techni
12、que being developed by Diels is that it can be used safely.原文：Diels is leading a projectto try to use lasers to discharge lightning safely.详解： the technique being developed by Diels = Diels is leading a project； can be used safely = to use safely; (主被动替换) 6、 The main difficulty associated with using
13、 laser equipment is related to its size.原文：However, there is still a big stumbling block. The laser is no nifty portable: its a monster that takes up a whole room详解：main = big; Stumbling block = difficulty; Its size = monster that takes up a whole room; 7、 removing electrons from atoms.原文：to extract
14、 electrons out of atoms.详解：removing from = to extract out of 9、 As a protection for the lasers, the beams are aimed firstly at mirrors.原文：To stop the laser itself being struck, it would be directed at a mirror.详解：as a protection for=to stop being struck; Be aimed at = be directed at;10、 As a protect
15、ion for the lasers, the beams are aimed firstly at mirrors.原文：To stop the laser itself being struck, it would not， instead it would be directed at a mirror.详解：as a protection for=to stop being struck; Be aimed at = be directed at;12、 综合理解。14-18、 B、The talents of geniuses are soon exhausted.原文：Prodig
16、ies burn too brightly too soon and burn out. 详解：genuises = prodigies; Be exhausted = burn out;C、Gifted people should use their gifts.原文：People with gifts have a responsibility to use them. 详解：gifted people = people with gifts (定语互换：前置定语形容词/后置定语介词短语)should = have a responsibility to F、Genius is inher
17、ited.原文：Genius runs in family. 详解：be inherited = runs in family; H、People never appreciate true genius.原文：Genius goes unrecognized and unrewarded. 详解：not appreciate = goes/be unrecognized and unrewarded; J、Gifted people develop their greatness through difficulties.原文：Adversity makes men wise. 详解：dif
18、ficulties = adversity; 20、Nineteenth-century studies of genius lacked both objectivity and a proper scientific approach.原文：in the twentieth century that studies could be carried out on a more objective, if still not very scientific basis. 详解：lack objectivity = could be more objective; Scientific app
19、roach = not scientific basis; 22、The skills of ordinary individuals are in essence the same as the skills of prodigies.原文：skills or abilities which are similar toour own. 详解：be the same = be similar to; 23、综合理解。The ease with which truly great ideas are accepted and taken for granted fails to lessen
20、their significance.原文：The fact that the hard-won discoveriesbecome common-knowledge，this doesnt minimize the supremacy of their achievements. 详解：Lessen=minimize; Significance = supremacy; Be accepted and taken for granted = become common-knowledge; 25、Geniuses often pay a high price to achieve great
21、ness.原文：We may envy their achievements and fame, but we should also recognise the price they may have paid. 33、Objects age in accordance with principles of physical chemistry and of thermodynamics.原文：Aging in this case must occur according to the laws of physical chemistry and of thermodynamics. 详解：
22、in accordance with = according to; Laws of = principles of; 35、Through mutations, organisms can adapt better to the environment.原文：Because of mutationsthey are tested for optimal or better adaptation to the environmental conditions. 详解：Through = because of; Adapt better to= better adaptation to; The
23、 environment = environmental conditions; 38、In principle, its possible for a biological system to become older without aging .原文：As long as , it could actually become older without aging. 详解：in principle = as long as; Be possible forto = could; 40、Conserving energy may help to extend a humans life.原
24、文：sparing use of energy reserves should tend to extend life. 详解：Conserving = sparing use of; May (help to) = should tend to; Test 4 10、Math textbooks in Japanese schools are well organized and adapted to the needs of the pupils.原文：These textbooks arewell set out and logically developed. make them mo
25、re accessible to pupils. 详解：be well organized = be well set out = be well arranged; Adapt to the needs of = be more accessible to; 11、When a new math topic is introduced, its carefully and patiently explained to the students.原文：the teacher explains the topic of the lesson, slowly and with a lot of r
26、epetition and elaboration. 详解：be carefully and patiently explained = explains slowly and withrepetition and elaboration ; Be exhausted = burn out; 13、Much effort is made and correct answers are emphasised.原文：the emphasis is on hard work coupled with a focus on accuracy. 详解：much effort = hard work; a
27、nd = coupled with; correct answers = accuracy; focus = emphasis; 14、contributed to imbalance in many ecologies around the world原文:engendered widespread ecological disorders详解：contribute to = engender/generate/cause/lead to/give rise to; Imbalance = disorder; Imbalance in ecologies = ecological disor
28、ders; Around the world = widespread; 16、Cotton farmers in central America began to use pesticides to ensure more cotton was harvested from each crop.原文：the farmers avidly took to pesticides as a sure measure to boost crop yield. 详解：began to use = took to (开始从事，开始习惯); To ensure = as a measure to; Mor
29、e= boost; Harvest = yield;17、costing 50% of the total amount they spent on their crops.原文：50% of the financial outlay on cotton production was accounted for by pesticides. 详解：the total amount they spent = the financial outlay; 19、A number of pests are now born with an innate immunity to some pestici
30、des.原文：Prodigies burn too brightly too soon and burn out. 详解：Geniuses = prodigies; Be exhausted = burn out; 21、Bio-control is free from danger under certain circumstances.原文：Prodigies burn too brightly too soon and burn out. 详解：Geniuses = prodigies; Be exhausted = burn out; 27、Taxonomic research inv
31、olves comparing members of one group of ants.原文：For taxonomy, or classification, long series, from a single nestto allow the determination of variation within species. 详解：taxonomy = taxonomic; Comparing = determination of variation; Members of one group = within species; 29、Range is the key criterion for ecological collections.原文：For ecological studies, the most important factor is collecting identifiable samples of as many of the different species present as possible. 详解：most important factor = key criterion; range = as many; 环球雅思全国连锁学校 您好，环球雅思专业客服为您服务，您要咨询什么问题？53KF
