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2025-12-19

C8 Test2 Passage1 Q1-8

1. spinning —— The first successful method for making clear, flat glass involved spinning.
2. unblemished —— ···, so it stayed perfectly unblemished, ···
3. labour intensive —— However, the process took a long time and was labour intensive.
4. thickness ——This allowed glass of virtually any thinkness to be made non-stop,···
5. marked —— ···,but the rollers would leave both sides of the glass marked,···
6. molten glass ——molten zone
7. (molten) tin/metal
8. rollers

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• Early methodes of producing flat glass.
• glass remained 【 remained=stayed】
• ribbon
• Could produce glass sheets of varying
• 20% of glass rubbed away
• Pikington’s float process 【浮法工艺过程】
• involved spinning
• This part of the process rubbed away around 20 per cent of the glass, and the machines were very exbensive.

E	C
produce [prəˈdus]	v.生产；产生；制造；创作 n.生产；产量；产品；制品
flat [flæt] glass	专业术语“平板玻璃”
glass sheets	指“玻璃板”，特指平板玻璃，常用于建筑或工业用途
remain [rɪˈmeɪn]	v.依然；留下；剩下；搁着不动 n.剩余物；遗迹；余额；残余人物
varying	adj.不同的，易变的
float	v.浮；浮动；
involve	v.需要；包含；牵涉；影响
spin	v.纺纱；旋转；纺织；纺线
intensive	adj.短时间内集中紧张进行的；密集的；彻底的；十分细致的 n.加强器；加强剂；【语】强义词[词首]
unblemished	adj.完好的；无损的；无污点的
thickness	n.厚度；层；粗
rub	n.擦；揉；抹；搓 v.擦；磨；抹；搓 一般现在时：rubs 现在分词：rubbing 过去式：rubbed
roller	n.滚轴
molten [ˈmoʊlt(ə)n]	adj.熔化的；熔融的 v.“melt”的过去分词
metal [ˈmet(ə)l]	n.金属

C9 Test4 Passage1 Q7-13

7. thorium
8. pitchblende
9. radium
10. soldiers
11. illness
12. neutron
13. leukaemia

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• When uranium was discovered to be radioactive, Marie Curie found that the element called 7_ had the same property.
• Marie and Pierre Curie’s research into the radioactivity of the mineral know as 8_ led to the discovery of two new elements.

E	C
uranium [jʊˈreɪniəm]	n.铀
thorium	n.钍（放射性化学元素）
pitchblende	na.沥青铀矿
radium	n.镭
soldiers	n.战士；军人；(陆军)士兵；富有军事经验[军事技术]的人 v.当兵；〈口〉偷懒；〈美〉逃避
illness	n.病；（某种）病；患病期
neutron	n.中子
leukaemia / leukemia	n.白血病
discover	v.发现；露出；显示；【国象】(移开己方挡道棋子)将(对方)一军 一般现在时：discovers 现在分词：discovering 过去式：discovered
radioactive	adj.放射性的；有辐射的
property	n.属性；财产；财产权；【戏】道具
led to	na.通向；导致了 一般现在时：leads to 现在分词：leading to 过去式：led to
mineral	n.矿物；矿物质；汽水 adj.矿物(性)的；含矿物的；无机的

2025-12-24

分析句子

1. Nutrients contained in the unused parts of harvested crops may not be put back to the soil.
2. Many children and adults, especially those in cities, will never see a wild animal beyond a fox or pigeon.
3. Unfortunately, all of the precautions and intricate design of the underground network did not prevent ancient robbers from finding a way in.
4. Collecting ants can be as simple as picking up stray ones and placing them in a glass jar, or as complicated as completing an exhaustive survey of all species present in an area and estimating their relative abundances.
5. By the mid-l960s, the situation took an alarming turn with the outbreak of four more new pests, necessitating pesticide spraying to such an extent that 50% of the financial outlay on cotton production was accounted for by pesticides.

2026-01-01

段落练习

In 1914, the first air-conditioning device was installed in a private house. However, its size, similar to that of an early computer, meant it took up too much space to come into widespread use, and later models, such as the Weathermaker, which Carrier brought out in the 1920s, cost too much for most people. Cooling for human comfort, rather than industrial need, really took off when three air conditioners were installed in the J.L. Hudson Department Store in Detroit, Michigan. People crowded into the shop to experience the new invention. The fashion spread from department stores to cinemas, whose income rose steeply as a result of the comfort they provided.
选择题题干：
Home air conditioners were not popular at first because they were
A too big and expensive.
···meant it took up too much space to come into widespread use···cost too much for most peopl

B not considered necessary.
C too inefficient.
D complicated to use.

“too…to…” 结构的意思是"太…以至于不能…“，表示"因为太…所以无法…”。

However, air conditioning has its critics. Jed Brown, an environmentalist, complains that air conditioning is a factor in global warming. Unfortunately, he adds, because air conditioning leads to higher temperatures, people have to use it even more. However, he admits that it provides a healthier environment for many people in the heat of summer.
选择题题干：
What does Jed Brown say about air conditioning?
A In future, everyone will need it.
···Unfortunately, he adds, because air conditioning leads to higher temperatures, people have to use it even more.

B Turning it off will not reduce global warming.
complains that air conditioning is a factor in global warming.

C It can seriously damage people’s health.
D It is good for people, but bad for the environment.
complains that air conditioning is a factor in global warming.
However, he admits that it provides a healthier environment for many people in the heat of summer.
···

It was a North American, Milton Reynolds, who introduced the ballpoint pen to the USA. Copying Biro’s design, he produced the version that sold so well at Gimbels. Another American, Patrick Frawley, improved the design and in 1950 began producing a pen he called the Papermate. It was an immediate success, and within a few years, Papermates were selling in their millions around the world.
选择题题干：
Patrick Frawley’s pen
A was a better version of an earlier model.
he produced the version that sold so well at Gimbels
B took time to become successful.
It was an immediate success
C was the USA’s first commercially successful ballpoint pen.
Copying Biro’s design, he produced the version that sold so well at Gimbels.
D was only successful in the USA.
Papermates were selling in their millions around the world

2026-01-05

1.They are happy because they deserve their happiness.
2. Hurry or you will miss the plane.
3. I like chocolate, yet it is bad for teeth.
4. I wanted to know the answer, so I went to ask him.
5. He had a drink, and went to bed.