关于CET-6阅读的100个经典句型(8)

　　71. People in prehistoric¹ times created paints by grinding materials such as plants and clay into power and then adding water.

    71.史前的人们制造颜料是将植物和泥土等原料磨成粉末，然后加水。

　　72. Often very annoying weeds, goldenrods crowd out less hardy² plants and act as hosts to many insect pests.

    72.黄菊花通常令人生厌，它挤走不那么顽强的植物，并找来很多害虫。

　　73. Starting around 7000 B.C., and for the next four thousand years, much of the Northern Hemisphere experienced temperatures warmer than at present.

    73.大约从公元前七千年开始，在四千年当中，北半球的温度比现在高。

　　74. When Henry Ford³ first sought financial backing for making cars, the very notion of farmers and clerks owning automobiles⁴ was considered ridiculous.

    74.当亨利.福特最初制造汽车为寻求资金支持时，农民和一般职员也能拥有汽车的想法被认为是可笑的。

　　75. Though once quite large, the population of the bald eagle across North America has drastically declined in the past forty years.

    75.北美秃头鹰的数量一度很多，但在近四十年中全北美的秃头鹰数量急剧下降。

　　76. The beaver⁵ chews down trees to get food and material with which to build its home.

    76.水獭啃倒树木，以便取食物并获得造窝的材料。

　　77. Poodles were once used as retrievers in duck hunting, but the American Kennel⁶ Club does not consider them sporting dogs because they are now primarily kept as pets.

    77.长卷毛狗曾被用作猎鸭时叼回猎物的猎犬，但是美国Kennel Club却不承认它们为猎犬，因为它们现在大多数作为宠物饲养。

　　78. As a result of what is now know in physics and chemistry, scientists have been able to make important discoveries in biology and medicine.

    78.物理学和化学的一个成果是使得科学家们能在生物学和医学上获得重大发现。

　　79. The practice of making excellent films based on rather obscure novels has been going on so long in the United States as to constitute a tradition.

    79.根据默默无闻的小说制作优秀影片在美国由来已久，已经成为传统。

　　80. Since the consumer considers the best fruit to be that which is the most attractive, the grower must provide products that satisfy the discerning eye.

    80.因为顾客认为最好的水果应该看起来也是最漂亮的，所以种植者必须提供能满足挑剔眼光的产品。

1 prehistoric   

adj.（有记载的）历史以前的，史前的，古老的

参考例句：

• They have found prehistoric remains.他们发现了史前遗迹。
• It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment.这儿倒像是在展览古老的电子设备。

2 hardy   

adj.勇敢的，果断的，吃苦的；耐寒的

参考例句：

• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。
• He is a hardy person.他是一个能吃苦耐劳的人。

3 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

4 automobiles   

n.汽车( automobile的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 beaver   

n.海狸，河狸

参考例句：

• The hat is made of beaver.这顶帽子是海狸毛皮制的。
• A beaver is an animals with big front teeth.海狸是一种长着大门牙的动物。

6 kennel   

n.狗舍，狗窝

参考例句：

• Sporting dogs should be kept out of doors in a kennel.猎狗应该养在户外的狗窝中。
• Rescued dogs are housed in a standard kennel block.获救的狗被装在一个标准的犬舍里。