关于CET-6阅读的100个经典句型(5)

　　41. The annual worth of Utah’s manufacturing is greater than that of its mining and farming combined.

    41.尤它州制造业的年产值大于其工业和农业的总和。

　　42. The wallflower is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony¹ cliffs for support.

    42.墙花之所以叫墙花，是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长，以便有所依附。

　　43. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that is the main focus of social psychology².

    43.社会心理学的主要焦点是人与人之间的交往，而不是他们各自生活中的事件。

　　44. No social crusade aroused Elizabeth Williams’ enthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.

    44.给美国的新移民增加教育设施比任何社会运动都更多的激发了Elizabeth Williams的热情。

　　45. Quails³ typically have short rounded wings that enable them to spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hiding places.

    45.典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀，凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起，飞离它们的躲藏地。

　　46. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and protruding⁴ brows.

    46.根据人类学家的说法，直立行走的人的鼻祖面部轮廓与黑猩猩相似，额头后倾，眉毛突出。

　　47. Not until 1866 was the fully⁵ successful transatlantic cable finally laid.

    47.直到1866年第一条横跨大西洋的电缆才完全成功的架通。

　　48. In his writing, John Crowe Ransom⁶ describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.

　  48. John Crowe Ransom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。

　　49. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined to possess high levels of self-confidence.

    49.父母的教导如果坚定，始终如一和理性，孩子就有可能充满自信。

　　50. The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and other crops, but hunting and gathering⁷ were still of critical importance in their economy.

    50.北美远古的Hopewell人很可能种植了玉米和其他农作物，但打猎和采集对他们的经济贸易仍是至关重要的。

1 stony   

adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的

参考例句：

• The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。
• He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

2 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

3 quails   

鹌鹑( quail的名词复数 )； 鹌鹑肉

参考例句：

• Speckled quails rustled in the underbrush. 鹌鹑在矮树丛里沙沙作响。
• I went out to pop some quails. 我出去打几只鹌鹑。

4 protruding   

v.（使某物）伸出，（使某物）突出( protrude的现在分词 )；凸

参考例句：

• He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall. 他把上衣挂在凸出墙面的一根钉子上。
• There is a protruding shelf over a fireplace. 壁炉上方有个突出的架子。 来自辞典例句

5 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

6 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

7 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。