职称英语考试:理工类复习资料(五)
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Underground Coal Fires—a Looming2 Catastrophe
下面再看以上方法在阅读理解细节题中的应用:
课文讲解(1)~(2)题
第二十四篇(P174)
1. According to the first paragraph, one of the warnings given by the scientists is that
Underground Coal Fires — a Looming(即将到来的) Catastrophe
Coal burning deep underground in China, India and Indonesia is threatening the environment and human life, scientists have warned. These large-scale underground blazes cause the ground temperature to heat up and kill surrounding vegetation, produce greenhouse gases and can even ignite forest fires, a panel of scientists told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement3 of Science in Denver. The resulting release of poisonous elements like arsenic4 and mercury can also pollute local water sources and soils, they warned.
vegetation 植被
1. According to the first paragraph, one of the warnings given by the scientists is that
A. underground fires loom1 large in the forests.
B. coal burning deep underground is found in China.
C. poisonous elements released by the underground fires can pollute water sources.
D. arsenic and mercury are the most poisonous elements to water sources.
「答案」:C
2. According to the third paragraph, what will happen when the underground heat does not disappear?
“Coal fires are a global catastrophe,” said (Associate Professor Glenn Stracher of East Georgia College in Swainsboro, USA.) But surprisingly few people know about them.
Coal can heat up on its own, and eventually catch fire(着火) and burn, if there is a continuous oxygen supply. The heat produced is not caused to disappear and under the right combinations of sunlight and oxygen, can trigger spontaneous catching5 fire and burning.
catch fire 着火
set fire 纵火
2. According to the third paragraph, what will happen when the underground heat does not disappear?
A. Coal heats up on its own and catches fire and burns.
B. The underground oxygen will be used up.
C. Poisonous fumes6 and greenhouse gases will be accumulated underground.
D. There will be an increase of abandoned mines.
「答案」:A
课文讲解(3)~(5)题
3. What did Stracher analyze7 in his article published in the International Journal of Coal Ecology?
This can occur underground, in coal stockpiles(储备物资), abandoned mines or even as coal is transported. Such fires in China consume up to 200 million tones of coal per year, delegates were told. In comparison, the U.S. economy consumes about one billion tones of coal annually8, said Stracher, whose analysis of the likely impact of coal fires has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Coal Ecology.
3. What did Stracher analyze in his article published in the International Journal of Coal Ecology?
A. Annual consumption of coal in U.S.
B. Annual consumption of coal in China.
C. How long coal fires has lasted in the northern region of China.
D. Coal fires can have an impact on the environment.
「答案」:D
4. Which of the following statements about Paul Van Dijk is NOT true?
Once underway, coal fires can burn for decades, even centuries. In the process, they release large volumes of greenhouse gases, poisonous fumes and black particles into the atmosphere.
The members of the panel discussed the impact these fires may be having on global and regional climate change, and agreed that the underground nature of the fires makes them difficult to protect. One of the members of the panel, Assistant Professor Paul Van Dijk of the (International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation in the Netherlands, has been working with the Chinese government to detect and monitor fires in the northern regions of the country).
4. Which of the following statements about Paul Van Dijk is Not true?
A. He was one of the scientists who have warned against the threats of underground fires.
B. He has detected and monitored underground fires in Netherlands.
C. He has worked with the Chinese government on the underground fires issue.
D. He works for a research institute in the Netherlands.
「答案」:B
5. According to the fifth paragraph, what is the suggested method to control under ground fires?
Ultimately, the remote sensing (远程感应)and other techniques should allow scientists to estimate how much carbon dioxide these fires are emitting. One suggested method of containing the fires was presented by Gary Colaizzi, of the engineering firm Goodson, which has developed a heat-resistant9 grout(水泥浆)(a thin mortar10(灰浆) used to fill cracks and crevices11), which is designed to be pumped into the coal fire to cut off the oxygen supply.
5. According to the fifth paragraph, what is the suggested method to control under ground fires?
A. Using remote sensing technique.
B. Controlling the release of carbon dioxide.
C. Making the soil heat resistant.
D. Cutting off the oxygen supply.
「答案」:D

 



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1 loom T8pzd     
n.织布机,织机;v.隐现,(危险、忧虑等)迫近
参考例句:
  • The old woman was weaving on her loom.那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
  • The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.织布机上梭子来回飞动。
2 looming 1060bc05c0969cf209c57545a22ee156     
n.上现蜃景(光通过低层大气发生异常折射形成的一种海市蜃楼)v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的现在分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
参考例句:
  • The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Then they looked up. Looming above them was Mount Proteome. 接着他们往上看,在其上隐约看到的是蛋白质组山。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 回顾与展望
3 advancement tzgziL     
n.前进,促进,提升
参考例句:
  • His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
  • The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。
4 arsenic 2vSz4     
n.砒霜,砷;adj.砷的
参考例句:
  • His wife poisoned him with arsenic.他的妻子用砒霜把他毒死了。
  • Arsenic is a poison.砒霜是毒药。
5 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
参考例句:
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
6 fumes lsYz3Q     
n.(强烈而刺激的)气味,气体
参考例句:
  • The health of our children is being endangered by exhaust fumes. 我们孩子们的健康正受到排放出的废气的损害。
  • Exhaust fumes are bad for your health. 废气对健康有害。
7 analyze RwUzm     
vt.分析,解析 (=analyse)
参考例句:
  • We should analyze the cause and effect of this event.我们应该分析这场事变的因果。
  • The teacher tried to analyze the cause of our failure.老师设法分析我们失败的原因。
8 annually VzYzNO     
adv.一年一次,每年
参考例句:
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
9 resistant 7Wvxh     
adj.(to)抵抗的,有抵抗力的
参考例句:
  • Many pests are resistant to the insecticide.许多害虫对这种杀虫剂有抵抗力。
  • They imposed their government by force on the resistant population.他们以武力把自己的统治强加在持反抗态度的人民头上。
10 mortar 9EsxR     
n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合
参考例句:
  • The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
  • The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
11 crevices 268603b2b5d88d8a9cc5258e16a1c2f8     
n.(尤指岩石的)裂缝,缺口( crevice的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • It has bedded into the deepest crevices of the store. 它已钻进了店里最隐避的隙缝。 来自辞典例句
  • The wind whistled through the crevices in the rock. 风呼啸着吹过岩石的缝隙。 来自辞典例句
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