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萬物簡史:PART II CH 6勢不兩立的科學(xué)(10)
記下內(nèi)容,然后自己回頭組織語句,最后校對,不要逐字逐句聽寫) Hints: Sussex Mrs. Mantell rubble potholes It would be hard to think of a more [-1-] person in the history of paleontology than Mary Anning, but in fact there was one who came [-2-] close. His name was Gideon Algernon Mantell and he was a country doctor in Sussex. Mantell was a lanky assemblage of shortcomings—he was vain, self-absorbed, priggish, [-3-] —but never was there a more devoted amateur paleontologist. He was also lucky to have a devoted and observant wife. [---4---]—a curved brown stone, about the size of a small walnut. Knowing her husband's interest in fossils, and thinking it might be one, she took it to him. Mantell could see at once it was a [-5-] tooth, and after a little study became certain that it was from an animal that was herbivorous, reptilian, extremely large—tens of feet long—and from the Cretaceous period. [---6---] overlooked painfully neglectful of his family In 1822, while he was making a house call on a patient in rural Sussex, Mrs. Mantell went for a stroll down a nearby lane and in a pile of rubble that had been left to fill potholes she found a curious object fossilized He was right on all counts, but these were bold conclusions since nothing like it had been seen before or even imagined. 在古生物學(xué)史上,很難想得出還有誰比瑪麗?安寧更不受人重視,但實(shí)際上還有一個人的情況跟她差不多。他叫吉迪恩?阿爾杰農(nóng)?曼特爾,是蘇塞克斯的一名鄉(xiāng)村醫(yī)生。 曼特爾有一大堆不足之處--他虛榮心強(qiáng),只顧自己,自命不凡,不關(guān)心家庭--但再也找不出一名像他這樣投入的業(yè)余古生物學(xué)工作者。他還很有運(yùn)氣,有一位既忠心耿耿又留心觀察的太太。1822年,他去蘇塞克斯農(nóng)村出診的時候,曼特爾太太正順著附近的一條小路散步,在一堆用來填平路面凹坑的碎石里發(fā)現(xiàn)了一樣古怪的東西--一塊弧形的棕色骨頭,大約有小胡桃那么大小。她認(rèn)為那是一塊化石。她知道自己的丈夫?qū)芨信d趣,便拿給了他。曼特爾馬上看出,那是一顆牙齒的化石。稍加研究以后,他斷定,這是一顆動物牙齒,那種動物生活在白堊紀(jì),食草,爬行,體形龐大--有幾十米長。他的估測完全正確;但他的膽量也真夠大的,因?yàn)樵诖酥?,即使在想像中,誰也沒有見過這樣的東西。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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托業(yè)考試報名,請注意這幾點(diǎn)!
的考生將被拒絕參加考試,且無法申請轉(zhuǎn)考或退費(fèi)。 缺考的考生視為放棄考試資格,無法申請轉(zhuǎn)考或退費(fèi)。 第六步:成績查詢與接收證書 考試結(jié)束后 2 周后,考生可登錄網(wǎng)站查詢成績(特殊考試服務(wù)可在考試結(jié)束1周后登陸網(wǎng)站查詢成績); 考試結(jié)束 30-35天后(特殊考試服務(wù)在考試結(jié)束10天后),考生可接受美國教育考試服務(wù)中心(ETS)的成績證書一張(郵寄地址僅限中國大陸境內(nèi))。
2024-08-26 -
重磅!雅思官方深夜發(fā)文:1天內(nèi)就能出成績了!
手機(jī)比較多,敲鍵盤也比較少,而且敲中文速度還行,一變成敲英文就是一個字母一個字母敲。這樣的同學(xué)要么老老實(shí)實(shí)選擇紙筆考試,要么就是刻意訓(xùn)練自己打字速度,尤其是打英文單詞的速度。想要練習(xí)電腦打字做題可以直接到我們新東方在線的出國站進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練哦:BCXrM 圖片 畢竟有些同學(xué)寫字可能比較潦草,不容易讓人看得懂寫的是什么,這種同學(xué)選擇機(jī)考比較占優(yōu)勢,不用擔(dān)心因?yàn)樽约鹤舟E問題影響自己分?jǐn)?shù)。 是否適應(yīng)屏幕閱讀 除了是否能快速打字外,能不能適應(yīng)電子屏幕讀題也是一個很重要的因素。就像有些人習(xí)慣讀紙質(zhì)書,有些人喜歡讀電子書一樣,由于機(jī)考試卷都是在屏幕上呈現(xiàn),有些同學(xué)可能會出現(xiàn)不適應(yīng)閱讀電腦屏幕的情況,導(dǎo)致做題速度變慢。如果無法克服,也不建議大家選擇機(jī)考模式。 好啦!相信各位同學(xué)對雅思機(jī)考也有了個大致了解。如果有參加過機(jī)考的同學(xué),或者是對機(jī)考感興趣的同學(xué),都可以來留言區(qū)分享你的觀點(diǎn)或疑問哦~最后小編祝大家早日和雅思分手~
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Quora精選:哪些事中國可以做美國卻不行?
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萬物簡史:PART II CH 5敲石頭的人們(10)
生了興趣,然而,是在牛津大學(xué),在威廉?巴克蘭--身穿飄逸長袍的巴克蘭--的影響之下,萊爾才開始把畢生的精力獻(xiàn)給了地質(zhì)學(xué)。 巴克蘭多少是個有魅力的怪人。他作出過一些真正的成就,但人們至少也是因?yàn)樗墓制愿癫庞浀盟?。他尤其以養(yǎng)了一群野獸出名,其中有的很大,有的很危險。他還以吃遍開天辟地以來有過的每一種動物聞名。他會以烘豚鼠、面糊耗子、烤刺猬或煮東南亞海參來招待家里的客人,這取決于他的一時沖動和是否有貨。巴克蘭覺得它們的味道都不錯,但菜園里的普通鼴鼠除外,他宣稱這種動物的味道是令人惡心的。他幾乎勢必成為糞便化石的權(quán)威,家里有一張桌子幾乎完全用收集來的這類標(biāo)本制成。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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萬物簡史:PART II CH 5敲石頭的人們(4)
新和隆起,創(chuàng)造了新的丘陵和新的大山,不停地如此循環(huán)。他認(rèn)為,山
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萬物簡史:PART II CH 5敲石頭的人們(6)
出了赫頓原理的簡寫本,題目叫做《關(guān)于赫頓地球論的說明》。這本書受到了對地質(zhì)學(xué)感興趣的人的歡迎。這種人在1802年還為數(shù)不多。然而,情況快要發(fā)生變化。那么,情況是怎么發(fā)生變化的? 1807年,倫敦13個志同道合的人在科文特加登廣場朗埃克街的共濟(jì)會酒店聚會,成立了一個餐飲俱樂部,后來取名為地質(zhì)學(xué)會。學(xué)會每月碰一次頭,一邊喝一兩杯馬德拉白葡萄酒,吃一頓交際飯,一邊交換對地質(zhì)學(xué)的看法。這頓飯的價錢故意定在昂貴的15先令,以便使那些沒有頭腦的人望而卻步。然而,事情很快就變得一清二楚,需要有個設(shè)有永久性總部的合適機(jī)構(gòu),人們可以在那里分享和討論新的發(fā)現(xiàn)。不到10年,成員就發(fā)展到400名--當(dāng)然仍都是紳士--地質(zhì)學(xué)會看來要使皇家學(xué)會相形見絀,成為該國的首要科學(xué)社團(tuán)。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
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2023年6月英語六級閱讀理解模擬練習(xí):美國商業(yè)
理了2023年6月英語六級閱讀理解模擬練習(xí):美國商業(yè),希望對你有所幫助。 2023年6月英語六級閱讀理解模擬練習(xí):美國商業(yè) President Coolidge s statement, The business of America is business, still points to an important truth today-that business institutions have more prestige (威望) in American society than any other kind of organization, including the government. Why do business institutions possess this great prestige? One reason is that Americans view business as being more firmly based on the ideal of competition than other institutions in society. Since competition is seen as the major source of progress and prosperity by most Americans, competitive business institutions are respected. Competition is not only good in itself, it is the means by which other basic American values such as individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and hard work are protected. Competition protects the freedom of the individual by ensuring that there is no monopoly(壟斷) of power. In contrast to one, all-powerful government, many businesses compete against each other for profits. Theoretically, if one business tries to take unfair advantage of its customers, it will lose to competing business which treats its customers more fairly. Where many businesses compete for the customers dollar, they cannot afford to treat them like inferiors or slaves. A contrast is often made between business, which is competitive, and government, which is a monopoly. Because business is competitive, many Americans believe that it is more supportive of freedom than government,even though government leaders are elected by the people and business leaders are not. Many Americans believe, then, that competition is as important,or even more important,than democracy in preserving freedom. Competition in business is also believed to strengthen the ideal of equality of opportunity. Competition is seen as an open and fair race where success goes to the swiftest person regardless of his or her social class background. Competitive success is commonly seen as the American alternative to social rank based onfamily background. Business is therefore viewed as and expression of the idea of equality of opportunity rather than the aristocratic(貴族的) idea of inherited privilege. 英語六級閱讀理解練習(xí)題: Choose correct answers to the question: 1. The statement The business of America is business probably means ________ . A. The business institutions in America are concerned with commerce B. Business problems are of great importance to the American government C. Business is of primary concern to Americans D. America is a great power in world business 2. Americans believe that they can realize their personal values only_____ . A. when given equality of opportunity B. through doing business C. by protecting their individual freedom D. by way of competition 3. Who can benefit from business competition? A. Honest businessmen. B. Both businessmen and their customers. C. People with ideals of equality and freedom D. Both business institutions and government. 4. Government is believed to differ strikingly from business in that government is characterized by ____. A. its absolute control of power B. its function in preserving personal freedom C. its role in protecting basic American values D. its democratic way of exercising leadership 5. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes _____ . A. Americans are more ambitious than people in other countries B. in many countries success often depends on one s social status C. American businesses are more democratic than those in other countries D. businesses in other countries are not as competitive as those in America 英語六級閱讀理解參考答案:? 1.[C] 詞義理解題?;卮鸨绢}的關(guān)鍵是理解business的兩個不同的含義:①商業(yè),生意;②職責(zé),事物,事。句中前一個business的意思應(yīng)當(dāng)是“事物,職責(zé)”,而后一個business的意思應(yīng)當(dāng)是“商業(yè)”,因此C為正確答案。 2.[D] 事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。解題關(guān)鍵在于對第2段最后一句定語從句的理解。該句指出競爭是對基本美國價值的保護(hù)傘,故可知,D為正確答案。 3.[B] 推理判斷題。第3段提到,商業(yè)之間為利潤而互相競爭,因此商
2023-05-22 -
美國留學(xué)考雅思還是托福
美的學(xué)校都表示可以同時接受雅思和托福成績,于是美國留學(xué)考雅思還是托福又開始掀起一輪討論。今天我們就為大家全面解析一下,一起來看看吧。 一、關(guān)于托福TOEFL和雅思IELTS 托福是什么? 托福TOEFL是由美國教育測驗(yàn)服務(wù)社(ETS)舉辦的英語能力考試。2005年開始,新托福IBT(Internet Based Test)逐步地取代了機(jī)考(CBT)紙筆試(TOEFL PBT),2006年在全世界普及。從考試日期開始計算,托??荚嚨某煽冇行跒閮赡?。 雅思是什么? 雅思IELTS是一種針英語能力,為打算到使用英語的國家學(xué)習(xí)、工作或定居的人們設(shè)置的英語水平考試。雅思考試分學(xué)術(shù)類和培訓(xùn)類兩種,分別針對申請留學(xué)的學(xué)生和計劃在英語語言國家參加工作或移民的人士。 二、托福和雅思難度對比 詞匯量 單詞是語言考試的基礎(chǔ),沒有了單詞這個基礎(chǔ),接下來的考試將無法順利進(jìn)行。那么一般來講語言考試要具備多少單詞量呢?根據(jù)資料和詞典分析,在詞匯量要求上,托福詞匯量要在7000-8000左右,但是如果學(xué)生想考100分以上的話,建議最好有12,000-15,000的詞匯量;雅思總體要求詞匯量在6000-7000之間。在詞匯量這一基礎(chǔ)性問題上,托福確實(shí)比雅思要高一點(diǎn)。 分?jǐn)?shù)提升
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萬物簡史:PART II CH 4事物的測定(25)
將使首次測量一種難以捉摸的力--所謂的引力常數(shù)--成為可能,并由此推測地球的重量(嚴(yán)格來說是質(zhì)量)。 對于物理學(xué)家而言,質(zhì)量和重量是兩個截然不同的概念。無論在哪兒,物體的質(zhì)量總是不變的,但是物體重量大小的變化取決于其與另一個如行星那樣的巨大物體的中心距離。在月球上我們會變得很輕,但是我們的質(zhì)量卻不變。在地球上,為了實(shí)用起見,質(zhì)量和重量數(shù)值上是相等的,因此可以用相近的辦法處理,至少在教室外可以這么做。 引力使行星保持在軌道上,使物體砰然墜落,因此很容易被認(rèn)為是一種強(qiáng)大的力,其實(shí)不然。它只是在整體意義上強(qiáng)大:一個巨大的物體,比如太陽,牽住另一個巨大的物體,比如地球。在基礎(chǔ)的層面上,引力極小。每次你從桌子上拿起一本書,或從地板上拾起一枚硬幣,你毫不費(fèi)勁就克服了整個行星施加的引力。卡文迪許想要做的,就是在極輕的層面上測量引力。 這篇材料你能聽出多少?點(diǎn)擊這里做聽寫,提高外語水平>>
