31. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.9 t" W1 v8 I" e2 u, j. h
骨头看起来是脆硬的,但它也有一定的弹性,使得骨骼能够承受相当的打击。' e! ?& q, p7 F( z4 o: q7 {& G
32. That xenon could not FORM chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.
" W: G% h) K @& _. @1 Y* v9 b 科学家曾相信:氙气是不能形成化合物的。
+ ] s: f- \' b" J B# Z 33. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.* z4 u6 J: L6 s' ?) n1 @2 b0 |
对风暴动力学的研究是为了提高风暴预测从而减少损失,避免人员伤亡。
* Z* m7 @; {6 R4 E9 k1 T0 N 34. The elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money borrowed.
2 C" \2 f/ E, }) P( h- {( y 消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。
~' M6 g4 b! P% L4 f 35. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.
% f2 M4 P* r, [. o) Z Z+ Y# p 未来主义,二十世纪早期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统,试图通过强调机械和动态来美化生活。
]/ t8 I, q& t$ L- I& b 36. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.& E' ^" ~( d" u" v7 x3 C
Everglades 是美国境内最为荒凉和人迹罕至的地区之一,此处有大量的野生动植物而且大多受(law)保护。
9 L; K, E8 j, {7 `: v 37. Lucretia Mott's influence was so significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.中华考试网(www.Examw。com) K6 _% K# _) N2 y6 w
Lucretia Mott's 的影响巨大,所以一些权威部门认定她为美国女权运动的创始人。
- ]8 T5 q# L' q* P8 j8 l 38. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer.
3 P5 R' Q. I+ X 国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。
" p; Y) v% _7 v 39. The continental divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific.
# C. n% f5 B% O C0 `2 b 大陆分水岭是指北美洛矶山脉上的一道想象线,该线把大西洋流域和太平洋流域区分开来。 P$ I9 Q) |& g6 ]6 k
40. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.& ?% {; T' D$ l9 W
对地球引力的研究表明,在不寻常的负荷之下地壳和地幔会发生位移。 |