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VocabularyTest—Book3（Unit1-8）

Unit1

1.Thespecterofautomationunemployingusallmayhavefinallyarrived.（B）

A.招募B.解雇C.援助

2.Butthemassjobshrinkagethattheseobserversallexpecteddidnotcome.（A）

A.收缩B.徒增C.转变

3.Mostlytheyfarmedtokeepthemselvesaliveandthenfarmedsomemoresotheycouldbarterorsellsomesurplus.（A）

A.过剩B.资源C.流通

4.Millionsoffarmersandfarmhandsnowmadesuperfluoushadtomoveon.（C）

A.大量的B.增长的C.多余的

5.Theearlywater-and-steam-poweredfactoriesthatemployedmanyformerlyruralAmericansthemselvesdisplacedmillionsofcraftsmen,aprocesssomescholarshavelabeled“deskilling”.（C）

A.剥夺机会B.减弱力量C.降低技术性

6.Forexample,early19thcenturyshoemakershand-craftedshoes,startingwiththerawleatherandendingwiththelaces,butbymid-centuryassembly-lineshoeswereundercuttingtheirbusiness.（A）

A.取代B.削弱C.提升

7.InoneofWilliamGibson’searlymind-bendingstories,theprotagonistsuddenlyneedstoflyajumpjet.（A）

A.主人公B.发明家C.小说家

8.Wenowhavecochlearimplantsthatallowthedeaftohear,andahostofothersparemechanicalpartstoreplacedefectiveorgans.（C）

A.稀缺的B.完好无损的C.有缺陷的

9.Abioniceye,tohelppeoplesufferingfrommaculardegeneration,isintheworks,andartificialsynapsesarebeingtestedaspossiblereplacementsfordamagedopticnerves.（A）

A.视觉的B.听觉的C.嗅觉的

10.Animplantableelectronichippocampus—theworld’sfirstbrainprosthesis—isbeingdevelopedforpeoplewholosetheabilitytostorelong-termmemoriesfollowingastroke,epilepsyorAlzheimer’sdisease.（B）

A.可脱卸的B.可植入的C.可折叠的

11.Toomuch,andthemachinehastroublesuppressingunwantedactions,ortriestodotwoincompatiblethingsatonce—likepatientswithHuntington’sdisease,Tourette’ssyndromeorschizophrenia.（B）

A.不矛盾的B.不相容的C.不完整的

12.Anditdoesthiswithoutoutsidehelporanelectroniccomputertocrunchthedata.（A）

A.销毁B.泄露C.处理

Unit2

1.IamsimplyflooredthatofficialsaredownplayingnuclearradiationlevelsintheUnitedStatesasaresultoftheFukushimadisaster!

（B）

A.消极参加……B.对……轻描淡写C.刻意渲染……

2.WearebeingadverselyaffectedfromallsortsofthingslikefluoridationofUSwater,chemicalpesticides,unnecessaryforcedvaccination,hormoneuseandsyntheticfeedingofourlivestockandpoultry,andgeneticmodificationofourproduce.（B）

A.变化B.移植C.分裂

3.Letofficialsbeoblivious,therestofussawitcoming—“radiation‘farbelow’levelsthatposearisktohumanswasfoundinmilkfromCaliforniaandWashington,thefirstsignsJapan’snuclearaccidentisaffectingUSfood,stateandfederalofficialssaid.”（A）

A.忘却的B.迷惑的C.忽视的

4.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandFoodandDrugAdministrationincreasingourmonitoringofradiationinmilk,rainanddrinkingwater?

（B）

A.预报B.监测C.负责

5.Wearetoldbytheagenciesthatradioactiveiodine-131wasfoundinaMarch25milksamplefromSpokane,Washingtonthatismorethan5,000timeslowerthanrisklevelssetbytheFDA.（C）

A.模型B.例子C.样品

6.Thatnooneinhis/herrightmindwantstovisitJapanagainforthenext80to100yearsshouldbeanindicationhowdirethesituationisthere.（C）

A.出人意料的B.严峻的C.可悲的

7.Heisright—weshouldnotworryaboutitasitwillnotmitigatethesituation!

（A）

A.缓和B.颠倒C.改变

8.So,anydetectableincreaseshouldhaveanimpact?

（B）

A.有限的B.检测得到的C.看得见的

9.Chiefamongtheseareiodine-131,cesium-137,plutonium-239,andstrontium-90,eachofwhichdecaysatadifferentrateandcanhavevariouseffectsonthebody.（B）

A.衰变B.腐烂C.消失

10.Plutonium-239istoxicifinhaled.（C）

A.放射性的B.微量的C.有毒的

11.Thoughtheword“radiation”soundsmenacing,infacthumansareexposedtonaturallyoccurringradiationeverydayfromthesun,cosmicrays,thesoil,andothersources.（B）

A.怪异的B.险恶的C.罕见的

12.Thehealtheffectsofradiationarecumulative.（C）

A.分层的B.有序的C.累积的

13.Higherdosesatonce,orlowerdosesdeliveredoverlongerperiodsoftimecancompromisehumanhealth.（B）

A.放弃B.损害C.妥协

14.Cesium-137candeposititselfinmilkandvegetables,increasingtheriskofseveralformsofcancerforthosethatingestenoughofsignificantlycontaminatedfoods.（A）

A.沉积B.寄存C.储蓄

15.TheradiationdosesthatleadtoARShoveraround1sievert—about300timestheaverageannualdose（3millisieverts）ofbackgroundradiation.（B）

A.在……徘徊B.在……波动C.盘旋在

16.TheChernobylnucleardisastersignificantlyincreasedratesofleukemia,thyroidcancerandbonecanceramongchildreninthevicinityofthereactor.（A）

A.附近B.交替C.变化

Unit3TextA

1.It'sasifwehavebecomeaccustomed--ormaybeabetterwordwouldberesigned--to

livinginacountrywherepeopleshouldn'treallytrusttheirfood.

A.指定B.归因C.屈从

2.AtthetimewhenWileybeganhisworkwiththepositionsquad,thepowerfulfood

industryhadmanagedtoderaileveryattempttoregulateitsproducts.

A.偏离B.扰乱C.终止

3.Wileychosemenintheir20sbecausehethoughttheyweresturdyenoughtowithstand

thediethehadinmind.

A.经受B.摄取C.坚持

4.Squadmembersneverknewwhatpossiblepositiontheywereeating.Still,theyall

absolvingthegovernmentofliabilityforpossiblehealthimpacts.

A.戒绝B.解除C.惩戒

5.Themostremarkablepartofthestoryisthatthemendoggedlyswallowedthose

borax-filledcapsules.

A.丧家犬似的B.畏缩地C.顽强地

6.Inretrospect,historianshavesuggestedthatthepositionsquadtrialswereasmuch

showmanshipasmeticulousscience.

A.细致的B.琐碎的C.深奥的

7.IsthereacasetobemadeforbringingbackWiley-stylecrusadingtokeepournewfood

safetylawoncourse?

A.十字军行动B.运动C.征程

从上下文看这里应该是某种改革运动，十字军行动是一种类比,故B运动可能更好。

8.Therearestillunmetresearchneeds--ourneedtobetterunderstandthewaysthat

bacteriainfiltrateourfood,tofindsaferproductionandfarmingmethods,tobettercontrol

potentiallydeadlypathogens.

A.过滤B.渗透C.充满

Unit3TextB

1.Rememberallthehubbubaboutthe"FoodSafetyBill"andhowitwouldmakeyourfoodsafetoeat?

A.喧哗B.中心C.拥挤

2.Thismakesthesefactoryfarmanimalstheperfecthostsforbreedingdrug-resistantsuperbugssuchasS.aureus,aparticularlynastystrainthatcanbefatalifingested.

A.环境B.温床C.寄生处

3.It'syetanotherreasontobuyfree-rangebeef,chickenorporkifyoueatthosemeats,by

theway.

A.自由的B.放养的C.广泛的

4.Sothegovernment,asusual,swepttheproblemundertherugandpretendedthatE.coli

wasa"vegetablefarming"problem.

A.排除B.掩盖C.忽略

5.They'realwaysinthefrozenmeatsection（inthefreezers）becausewithoutthesodium

nitritechemicals,theyhavetobekeptfrozentoavoidspoilage.

A.腐败B.滥用C.损耗

6.Whenyourefusetobuythelowest-pricebeef（cornfed,factoryfarmedbeef）,youdenyto

revenuestothatentiremodelofcowabuseandantibioticsabuse.

A.尊严B.幻想C.收入

Unit4TextA

1.Curiously,sciencefictionwasoneofthefewplaceswithacautionarymessageabout

nanotechnology.

A.警示的B.谨小慎微的C.预告性的

2.Feynmanalsoenvisionedbuildingsurgicaldevicesthatcouldbeinjectedintothebody,

guidedtothesourceofhealthproblems,andconductrepairs.

A.使看见B.空想C.展望

3.Accordingtoresearchers,a"ruleofthumb"fornewdrugdeliverydevices.

A.头条规定B.自然法则C.基本原则

ruleofthumb的词典释义是“经验法则”（单凭经验来做的方法），可以理解为凭经验做某事的基本原则。

自然法则是宇宙中万事万物的内在规律。

这里C选项更好。

4.Forexample,anapproachtotreatinginoperablebraintumorshasbeendevelopedin

Germany.

A.失控的B.无法手术的C.未治疗的

5.Whilesomewhatcontroversial,historicalinvestigationshaveshownthataprecautionary

approachcouldhaveavertedatleastsomeofthedamagefrompastenvironmental

disasters.

A.平息B.防止C.预测

6.Thisisnotjustanoff-the-wallperspective.

A.离谱的B.无理的C.超凡的

7.Ibelievethisisbecauseauthorsofliteratureoftenhaveabettergraspoffallenhuman

naturethanthosewhoareoverlyenamoredbyourcapacityfortechnological

development.

A.使充满B.使迷惑C.使迷恋

8.Buttheverysuccessoftheseenterprisescanbecomeatemptationtooversteptheboundariesofscienceandpursueillegitimateends.

A.企业B.计划C.投资

Unit4TextB

1.Researchersarehardatworkdevelopingthem,andbasedontheirpromisingprogress

theyanticipatethepublicdebutofaworkingteamofnanobotswilloccursometimeinthe

next25yearsifnotbeforethen.

A.演示B.销售C.露面

2.However,constructingnanobotsoutofsiliconwouldsubjectthemtothesameissues

thatothersiliconelectronicsface,oneofwhichisthattheyarenotbiodergradable.

A.可生物降解B.有生物特性C.能兼容生物

3.Uptothispointintime,theclosetthingtoapurelymechanicalnanorobotthathasever

beencreatedwastheworkofU.C.BerkeleyaffiliateKrisPister.

A.毕业生B.成员C.分公司

4.Althoughextremelytiny,technicallytherobotthatPistercreatedismacroscopic.

A.微观的B.可见的C.显微的

5.Prototypeshavebeenbuiltusingbiologicalcomponents,buttheultimategoalisto

achieveapurelyelectromechanicalmodel.

A.原型B.样本C.雏形

6.Intermsofcharacteristicsandfunction,abacteriumissimplyanaturalnanomachine

gonehaywire.

A.升级B.偏离C.失常

Unit5TextA

1.CorporationsfromIBMtoToyotaandJohnson&Johnsonhavebeenrushingtoestablishtheirownaffiliatedsocialnetworksandbindtheircustomersevermoreclosely.

A.统制的B.满意的C.附属的

2.Oldpropositions—networktelevision