研究生英语考试(读写3).docx

UNIT1 Vocabulary1 landmark（地标，标志性建筑） merge（合并） trigger（发动,引发）transformation（改变,转变） convergence（聚合的场所）manuscript（草稿，手稿） reconstruct（重建） rummage（搜寻，翻找） encode（将……编码） amass（积聚，积累） evolutionary（进化的，发展的） feast（尽情享受，参加宴会） 1. The Newberry Library in Chicago, one of the most prestigious research libraries in the nation, contains numerous collections of rare books, maps, and manuscript. 2. The sun is a difficult landmark for navigation because of its apparent motion from east to west, but bees are born knowing how to compensate for that. 3. To our dialogue the baby paid no attention, he simply feasted on the music of the words and seemed to have been greatly delighted to pull uncle Jonah’s gray mustache. 4. More than 90 percent of Warsaw was destroyed during World War II (1939-1945), but the historic Old Town section was painstakingly reconstructed. 5. During the 14th century in Italy, the rise of commerce created a new class of wealthy merchants who amassed large collections of sculptures, paintings, and the art of antiquity. 6. Modern Canada was formed in an event that Canadians call Confederation, in 1867, when three colonies of Britain merge to create a partially independent state of four provinces. 7. Discussion continued about the role of gold in the structure of international reserves and about the transformation of the IMF into an international central bank for national central banks. 8. Whenever people successfully recall a prior experience, they must have encoded, stored, and retrieved information about the experience. 9. Simple sugars, refined from naturally occurring sugars and added to processed foods, require little digestion and are quickly absorbed by the body, triggering an unhealthy chain of events. 10. The concept of cultural convergence suggests that different groups at different times and places might create or use similar materials or tools in similar ways. 1. 芝加哥的纽伯里图书馆是美国最负盛名的研究图书馆之一，收藏了大量的珍本书籍、地图和手稿。 2. 太阳在航行中是一个困难的地标，因为它看起来是由东向西运动的，但蜜蜂生来就知道如何补偿太阳