31. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.
/ D0 Z& @- s( d; I( n/ N3 t 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。8 @. H5 E$ F2 S1 ?+ h
32. That xenon could not FORM chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.! s2 |# S- m% {
科学家曾相信:氙气是不能形成化合物的。
# w) @/ Y' L' b1 | 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.) V1 F# ~! ?1 K6 m
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。* Q0 ?0 q6 [$ K4 R5 `/ X
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.5 a) a& @/ [9 T
消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。
" {. p- M, _, A5 { 35. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.
" S8 v4 P t- B7 c- [ 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。) k8 y7 w7 f& l* U, C" n3 e
36. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.
) a( T! v# N. r3 K/ q: g. ? 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。
+ |% e$ H0 ?- W 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.8 R) R7 }4 S0 \5 Y4 p- I6 M) A/ a
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。
% o9 c; h* U" V! e8 \1 O" G) c3 @) ` 38. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer.) {3 G" d/ S& w K7 q
国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。+ a [) M" E; `: E. L4 l
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.
% Z. ]" E% h/ ^0 T; @ 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。, k5 Y$ o( b6 z, B) J0 g% k
40. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.
U) Z2 L/ e; t* h+ u1 u$ S 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。 |