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1、2022年职称英语-综合-B类每日一练05-10-职称英语-综合-B类Moderate Earthquake Strikes England A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeastEnglandon 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power 1 in Kent County 2. One woman suffered m
2、inor head and neck injuries. “It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fim-fair ride, 3” said the woman. The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake 4 struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Channel 5, about 8.5 miles south ofDover 6 and near the entra
3、nce to the Channel Tunnel 7. Witnesses said cracks appeared in walls and chimneys collapsed across the county. Residents said the tremor had lasted for about 10 to 15 seconds. “I was lying in bed and it felt as if someone had just got up from bed next to me,” said Hendrick van Eck, 27, of Canterbury
4、 8 about 60 miles southeast of London. “I then heard the sound of cracking, and it was getting heavier and heavier 9. It felt as if someone was at the end of my bed hopping up and down. ” There are thousands of moderate quakes on this scale around the world each year, but they are rare inBritain. Th
5、e April 28 quake was the strongest inBritainsince 2002 when a 4.8-magnitude quake struck the centralEnglandcity ofBirmingham 10. The countrys strongest earthquake took place in theNorth Seain 1931, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale 11. British Geologicisd Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quak
6、e took place on 28 April in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France. 12 Musson predicted that it was only a matter of time 13 before another earthquake struck this part ofEngland. Howev
7、er, people should not be scared too much by this prediction, Musson said, as the modern earthquake warning system ofBritainshould be able to detect a forthcoming quake and announce it several hours before it takes place. This would allow time for people to evacuate and reduce damage to the minimum.词
8、汇：moderate /mdrit/ adj中等的topple /tpl/ v倾倒，震倒tremor /trem(r)/n震动fun-fair n公共露天游乐场forthcoming /f:kmi/ adj即将来临的geological /dildikl/ adj地质的magnitude /mgnitju:d/ n值，强度量rouse /rauz/ v唤醒hop /hop/ v齐足跳起scale /skeil/ n震级evacuate /ivkjueit/ v疏散注释：1. power：电力2. Kent County：肯特郡位于英格兰东南部3. It felt as if the whole
9、 house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride它（地震）给人的感觉是整幢房子就像游乐场的滑行机一样在滑动。ride是游乐场供人玩乐的乘坐式的活动装置。as if是“好像一样；仿佛”，例如：He treated me as if I were his son他待我如同对待他的儿子一样。4. the 4.3-magnitude quake：里氏4.3级地震5. English Channel：英吉利海峡6. Dover：多佛尔英格兰东南部港口城市7. Channel Tunnel：海峡隧道。Channel Tunnel（常简称为Chunnel）是
10、连接英法两国的海峡隧道。8. Canterbury：坎特伯雷英格兰东南部城市，中世纪时曾是zng jio 朝圣圣地9. it was getting heavier and heavier：爆裂声越来越响10. Birmingham：伯明翰英格兰中部城市11. the Richter scale：里氏震级表。美国地震学家Charles Francis Richter (1900-1985)于1935年制定了地震震级表。12. British Geological Survey scientist Roger Musson said the quake took place on 28 Apri
11、l in an area that had seen several of the biggest earthquakes ever to strike Britain, including one in 1580 that caused damage in London and was felt in France英国地质勘测所的科学家Roger Musson说，4月28日发生地震的地区曾经遭受过几起英国最大的地震，其中的一次发生在1580年，那次地震蹂躏了伦敦，并波及法国。13. a matter of time：时间问题。又如：Its not a matter of money这个不是钱
12、的问题。1、It can be inferred from the passage that Englandis rarely hit by high magnitude earthquakes.A. RightB. WrongC. Not mentionedThe Making of a Success Story 1 IKEA is the worlds largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the worlds most successful entrepreneurs. B
13、orn in Swedenin 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. Naturally he used it to start up a bus
14、iness一IKEA. 2 IKEAs name comes from Kamprads initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up (E and A). Today IKEA is known for its modern, minimalist furniture1, but it was not a furniture company in the beginning. Rather, IKEA sold all kinds of miscellaneous goods. Kamprads wares included anything
15、that he could sell for profits at discounted prices2, including watches, pens and stockings. 3 IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order catalogue in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprads home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expan
16、ded the product line. Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became solely a furniture company in 1951. 4 In 1953 IKEA opened its first showroom inAlmhult,Sweden. IKEA is known today for its spacious stores with furniture iti attractive settings, but in the early 1950s, peo
17、ple ordered from catalogues. Thus response to the first showroom was overwhelmiig: people loved being able to see and try the furniture before buying it. This led to increased sales and the company continued to thrive. By 1955, IKEA was designing all its own furniture. 5 In 1956 Kamprad saw a man di
18、sassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging3. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales soared. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture
19、 themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having connotations of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion. 6 Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly,
20、Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the worlds richest man. He currently lives inSwitzerlandand is retied from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing. 词汇： entrepreneur /,entrprn:/ n.企业家 ware /we/ n.货物 minimalis
21、t /minimlist / adj.最简单的 self-sufficiency /self-sfinsi/ n.自足 注释： 1. minimalist furniture：风格简约的家具 2. discounted prices：折扣价 3. flat packaging：平板包装 A.Ingvar Kamprad a born businessmanB.Success brought by the introduction of showroomsC.The origin of IKEAD.Specialization in selling furnitureE.Flat packagi
22、ng a feature of IKEAF.World-wide expansion of IKEA2、Paragraph 5_A. AB. BC. CD. DE. EF. FSmuggling It is not unusual for a pet 1 to be sent by air cargo 2 from ColumbiatoNew York, but last Decembers shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspectors eye 3. The dog
23、 looked to be on its last legs 4, and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body. An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10 condoms tightly packed with five pounds of cocaine that had been surgically implanted in the dogs abdomen一yet another first for Customs in the war on dr
24、ugs 5. When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods used are only as limited as a smugglers imagination 6. Kilo bricks of cocaine 7 are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms 8 of containers that hold poisonous snakes. Youve got snakes that are 12 feet long, says a United States Fish and Wild
25、life Service agent一and sometimes the drug is in the snake. Whos going to pull it out and feel it? In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine,559,286 pounds of marijuana 9 and 2,577 pounds of heroin 10. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyones guess. Some Customs
26、officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. InMiami, the District Attorney wont even prosecute small fry. Its got to be over five kilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or its not something that were going to
27、 stop the presses on 11,says Tom Cash, a retired agent. Given this deluge 12, one can only wonder if agents are ever confounded by some of the smuggling methods. There are things we havent seen before, says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, but nothing really surprises us.词汇：emergency /im:
28、 dnsi/ n紧急情况surgery /s:dri/n外科手术，外科；手术室，诊所condom /kndm/n避孕套surgically /s:dri/adv以外科手术的方式，通过外科手术implant /impla: nt/vt植人，插人，嵌人；灌输，牢固树立；移植abdomen /bdmen/n腹部kilo /kilu/n千克；千米attorney /t:ni/n检察长，检察官；律师，代理人prosecute / prsikju: t/vt起诉，告发deluge / delju: d/n洪水般的泛滥；洪水；大雨，暴雨confound /knfaund/vt使吃惊，使惊惶失措；混淆，使（思
29、想等）混乱注释：1pet：爱畜，宠物2air cargo：空运货物，空运邮件3caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspectors eye.引起了纽约肯尼迪海关一位检查员的注意。catch somebodys eye：被人看到，引起某人注意。又如：The dress in the window caught her eye when she passed the store当她经过店铺时，橱窗里的那件连衣裙引起了她的注意。4The dog looked to be on its last legs那只狗看上去奄奄一息。be on ones l
30、ast legs：濒于死亡。又如：By the mid-1980s, the copper industry in the U. S. was on its last legs到了20世纪80年代中期，美国的铜业已经衰落了。5.yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.这是反毒战争中该海关创下的又一个第一。6When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods used are only as limited as a smugglers imagination说到运输毒品，走私者所使用的方法
31、只要他们想得到的都用。when it comes to用于引入另一个话题或同一个话题的不同方面。又如：Most of us know that we should cut down on fat. But knowing such things isnt much help when it comes to shopping and eating我们中的大多数人都知道应该少吃肥肉，不过一到买东西和吃饭的时候，这些道理也就顾不上了。7cocaine：可卡因8false bottoms：夹层的假底板，活板9marijuana：大麻毒品10heroin：海洛因11or its not somethi
32、ng that were going to stop the presses on.：或者说这个数量应是新闻界感兴趣的。12Given this deluge：考虑到走私毒品的数量如此之大。given something：考虑到，把考虑进去。3、Which of the following could best replace the expressionsmall fry in the third paragraph?A. Small dogsB. Small sheep dogsC. Small smugglersD. Small ringleadersThe Barbie Dolls I
33、n the mid一1940s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. Th
34、is company would be named MATTEL, MATT for Mattson ,and EL for Elliot 1. In the mid1950s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lulll was a shapely 2, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955.She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West Ge
35、rman Newsletter, Build. Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbies wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie
36、 was obtained. This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limbed ,shapely , beautiful ,and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie 3. In 1959 ,the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and
37、 receive a cool reception from the toy buyers.Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market. Barbie has a universal appeal
38、and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls.词汇：duo /dju:u/n一对艺人；一对shapely /eipli/adj样子好的，形状美好的fashion/fn/ vt把塑造成n新式样，时尚newsletter/nju: z,let(r)/n时事通讯;业务通讯makeup/meikp/n化妆；化妆品；组成；构造appeal/pi: l/n恳求，吸引力vt呼吁，恳求注释：1.This company would be named MATTEL, MATF for M
39、attson ,and EL for Elliot这家公司命名为MATTEL（麦特尔）, MATT代表麦特森（Mattson), EL代表埃利奥特（Elliot)。2.shapely：是形容词，这一点特别提请注意。She has shapely legs她大腿的线条很美。3.Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie. Ruth和Elliot以自己女儿的名字芭比为他们新型的娃娃命名。name alter：用的名字做名字。 4、When Ruth and Elliot Han
40、dler were young, they had a strong desire _.A. to go to schoolB. to take photosC. to make framesD. to be highly successful Mobile Phones Mobile phones should carry a label if they proved1 to be a dangerous source of radiation, according to Robert Bell, a scientist. And no more mobile phone transmitt
41、er towers should be built until the long-term health effects of the electromagnetic radiation they emit are scientifically evaluated, he said. “Nobodys going to drop dead overnight2 but we should be asking for more scientific information，” Robert Bell said at a conference on the health effects of lo
42、w-level radiation. _1_ A report widely circulated among the public says that up to now scientists do not really know enough to guarantee there are no ill-effects on humans from electromagnetic radiation. According to Robert Bell, there are 3. 3 million mobile phones in Australiaalone and they are in
43、creasing by3 2,000 a day. _2_ As well, there are 2,000 transmitter towers aroundAustralia, many in high density residential areas5. _3_The electromagnetic radiation emitted from these towers may have already produced some harmful effects on the health of the residents nearby. Robert Bell suggests th
44、at until more research is completed the Government should ban construction of phone towers from within a 500 metre radius of school grounds, child care centres, hospitals, sports playing fields and residential areas with a high percentage of children. _4_ He adds that there is also evidence that if
45、cancer sufferers are subjected to electromagnetic waves the growth rate of the disease accelerates. _5_ According to Robert Bell, it is reasonable for the major telephone companies to fund it. Besides, he also urges the Government to set up a wide-ranging inquiry into possible health effects. 词汇： mo
46、bile / mbal / adj移动的 electromagnetic/ ,lektr()mgnetk /adj电磁的shield / ild / n隔离transmitter tower /trnzmittau/ n发射塔circulate / skjlet / v流传accelerate/ kselret / v加速，加快density / denst / n密度disregard / dsrgd / v不顾 注释： 1.proved动词prove用的是过去式形式proved,这是一种虚拟语气表示假设的用法。 2Nobodys going to drop dead overnight .
47、 没有人会在一个晚上倒地死去”overnight是副词，意为“一夜间；一下子；整夜”。如：This stadium was not built overnight.这个体育场不是一下子建起来的。On his way to Europe, John stayed with his parents in Chicago overnight.在去欧洲的途中，约翰在芝加哥他父母那儿待了一个晚上。3介词by表示“以（的速度增加）”。4介词by表示“到前”。如：By Thursday morning you should complete writing the experiment report.到周四上午你应该写完实验报告。the year 2000：公元2000年5many i