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英语四级阅读备考
长难句解析
1.
But since
water is much cheaper than wine, and many of the
fancier brands aren
’
t
available in stores, most
diners
don
’
t notice or care.
2.
He
must use the sounds of speech to identify the
words spoken, understand the pattern of
organization of
the words (sentences),
and finally interpret the meaning.
3.
As we have
seen, the focus of medical care in our society has
been shifting from curing disease to preventing
disease
—
especially
in
terms
of
changing
our
many
unhealthy
behaviors,
such
as
poor
eating
habits,
smoking and failure to exercise.
4.
Reaching new
peaks of popularity in North America is Iceberg
Water, which is harvested from icebergs off
the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
5.
Ultimately,
however, our basic design strategy is focused not
simply on being
“
less
bad
”
but on
creating
completely healthful materials
that can be either safely returned to the soil or
reused by industry again and
again.
6.
Home
builders
can
now
use
materials
—
such
as
paints
that
release
significantly
reduced
amounts
of
organic compounds
—
that
don
’
t destroy the quality of
the air, water, or soil.
7.
We
’
re
giving
people
high-quality,
healthful
products
and
an
opportunity
to
make
choices
that
have
a
beneficial
effect on the world.
8.
“
As sleep-deprived people
ourselves, we started thinking of what to do about
it,
”
says Eric
Shashoua, a
recent
college
graduate
and
now
chief
executive
officer
of
Axon
Sleep
Research
Laboratories,
a
company
created by the
students to develop their idea.
9.
The headband equipped with electrodes
and microprocessor measures the electrical
activity of the wearer
’
s
brain, in much the same way as some
machines used for medical and research purposes,
and communicates
wirelessly with a
clock unit near the bed.
10.
Interest in pursuing international
careers has soared in recent years, enhanced by
chronic(
长久的
) personnel
shortages that are causing companies to
search beyond their home borders for talent.
11.
Long-span,
segmented-concrete,
cable-
stayed
bridges
such
as
Hale
Boggs
in
Louisiana
and
the
Sunshine
Skyway in Florida, and remarkable
tunnels like Fort McHenry in Maryland and Mt.
Baker in Washington, met
many of the
nation
’
s physical
challenges.
12.
Many in-home jobs that used to be done
primarily by women
—
ranging from family shopping to
preparing
meals to doing voluntary work
—
still need to
be done by someone.
13.
Girls are thus seen as less valuable
than boys and are kept at home to do housework
while their brothers are
sent to school
—
the
prophecy(
预言
) becomes self-
fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious
circle(
恶性循环
)
of
neglect.
14.
Traffic control systems and methods of
construction developed under the interstate
program soon influenced
highway
construction around the world, and were invaluable
in improving the condition of urban streets and
traffic patterns.
15.
By
opening
the
North
American
continent,
highways
have enabled
consumer
goods
and
services
to
reach
people in remote and rural areas
of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and
provided people with
greater options in
terms of jobs, access to cultural programs, health
care, and other benefits.
16.
Modern
cars
are
far
tougher
to
steal,
as
their
engine
management
computer
won
’
t
allow
them
to
start
unless they receives a
unique ID code beamed out by the
ignition(
点火
) key.
17.
The first
study to compare honesty across a range of
communications media has found that people are
twice
as likely to tell lies in phone
conversations as they are in emails.
18.
As the trade
winds lessen in strength, the ocean temperatures
rise, causing the Peru current flowing in from
the east to warm up by as much as
5
℃
.