Cambridge 10 (下列词汇顺序为：题目词汇=原文词汇;括号内为题号)

　　TEST 3

　　1. significance (n.) = importance (n.) 重要性(2)

　　2. difficulty (n.) = problems (n.) 困难;问题(3)

　　3. economic effects = economic impact 经济影响(3)

　　4. the world impact = become the largest commodity in international trade for many nations 世界性的影响;成为国际贸易中很多国家的主要商品(4)

　　5. the largest employment figures = largest employer with almost 130 million jobs 最大的雇佣数字;提供约达13亿份工作的最大雇佣者(5)

　　6. two main features = diversity and fragmentation 两个主要特征;多样性和分离性(8)

　　7. difficult to ascertain = hide or obscure 难以确定; 隐藏或模糊(8)

　　8. easy (adj.) = possible (adj.) 容易;可能的(10)

　　9. show statistically = provide precise, valid or reliable data 以数据形式呈现;提供准确可靠的数据(10)

　　10. the most important (adj.) = the major 主要的(11)

　　11. major (adj.) = number one ranked 主要的;位列第一的(12)

　　12. are often reflected in = arise (v.) 通常呈现在;出现(13)

　　13. the substance = anthocyanins, water-soluble plant pigments 某种物质;花青素，水溶性植物色素(14)

　　14. responsible for the red colouration = the source of the red is widely known: it is created by…… 与红色的形成有关;红色的来源是广为人知的：它是由……所形成的(14)

　　15. the reason why…… = as……; so…… ……的原因;因为…….;所以……(15)

　　16. drop (v.) = discard (v.) 落下;丢弃(15)

　　17. autumn (n.) = fall (n.) 秋天(15)

　　18. evidence (n.) = clue (n.) 证据;线索(16)

　　19. the purpose of the red leaves = what was going on when leaves turn red 红色树叶的目的;当树叶变红时究竟发生了什么(16)

　　20. the function of chlorophyll = they are full of chlorophyll, the molecule that captures sunlight and converts that energy into new building materials for the tree. 叶绿素的功能;它们满是叶绿素，叶绿素是一种能吸收太阳光的分子，并能将所吸收的能量转化成树木成长所需的新物质。(17)

　　21. suggestion (n.) = propose (n.) 提议(18)

　　22. red colouration = produce vivid red colours 变红;生产鲜艳的红色(18)

　　23. a warning signal = to convince insects that they would be easily able to mount chemical defenses against infestation; such advertisements 警告信号;使昆虫确信它们(树)能够轻易地发 起对害虫侵袭的化学反击;这样的宣传(18)

　　24. most vividly colored red = the reddest 最鲜红的(19)

　　25. surfaces of leaves = side of the leaf 树叶的表面(20)

　　26. contain the most red pigment = brighter (adj.) 含有最多的红色素;更明亮(20)

　　27. red leaves are most abundant when…… = the best conditions for intense red colours 当……时，红色叶子是最多的;对明艳强烈的红色来说最好的条件是……(21)

　　28. daytime (n.) = days (n.) 白天 (21)

　　29. the intensity of the red colour = gets much redder 红颜色的浓度;变得更红(22)

　　30. go further = the more…..you travel 朝更远的……;越往……走(22)

　　31. the red pigments = anthocyanins 红色素;花青素(23)

　　32. protect the leaf from freezing temperatures = increase a leaf’s tolerance to freezing 保护树叶不受严寒影响;提升树叶对严寒的抵抗力(23)

　　33. hypothesis (n.) = theory (n.) 假设，假说;理论(24)

　　34. contradict (v.) = paradoxical (adj.) 冲突抵触;矛盾的(24)

　　35. turn (v.) = reveal (v.) 变得，变成;显露(26)

　　36. burial ground = grave; cemetery 坟墓;墓地(27)

　　37. has been found = came to light 被发现;显露(27)

　　38. abandoned (adj.) = derelict (adj.) 废弃的;被抛弃的(27)

　　39. significant (adj.) = important (adj.) 意义重大的;重要的(28)

　　40. accidentally (adv.) = by chance 偶然的，意外的(28)

　　41. colonised (v.) = stretched the boundaries of their world 将...建成殖民地;拓宽他们世 界的边界(29)

　　42. took many things = carried with them everything they would need 带了很多东西;带着他们可能会需要的所有东西(29)

　　43. animals (n.) = livestock (n.) 动物;家畜(29)

　　44. increases the amount of information = expands the volume of data available 增加了信息量;拓展了可用的数据量(30)

　　45. scientists (n.) = researchers (n.) 科学家;科研人员(30)

　　46. excavation (n.) = digging up 挖掘;翻挖(30)

　　47. since (conj.) = for (prep.) 因为，由于(31)

　　48. confirms (v.) = conclusively identifies 确认;确凿证明了(31)

　　49. bones (n.) = remains (n.) 尸骨;遗骸(31)

　　50. there are difficulties explaining……= there is one stubborn question for which archaeology has yet to provide any answers 在解释……有很多困难;有一个考古学还需继续寻找答案的顽固问题(32)

　　51. information (n.) = insight (n.) 信息;见解(32)

　　52. extraordinary (adj.) = distinguished them from their ancestors 非凡的，特别的;区别于他们的祖先的(33)

　　53. beyond of the point where land was visible = out of sight of land 看不到陆地的地方(33)

　　54. belief (n.) = knowledge (n.) 信念;知识，了解(34)

　　55. return home = turn about and catch a swift ride back 回家;调转船头返航(34)

　　56. a navigational aid = a safety net; its scores of intervisible islands forming a backstop for mariners riding the trade winds home 航海辅助;安全网;交叉可见的岛屿印记为水手们追随信风而返航提供了后盾(35)

　　57. clear (adj.) = proof (n.) 清楚明确的;证据(36)

　　58. sail into a prevailing wind = sailing against the wind 随主导风向航行;顶风航行(36)

　　59. extreme climate conditions = El Ni?o, the same climate disruption 极端的气候条件;厄尔尼诺，同样的气候混乱现象……(37)

　　60. played a role = helped (v.) 起了作用;促使(37)

　　61. migration (n.) = scatter (v.) 迁移;使分散(37)

　　62. unclear (adj.) = for reasons only known to them 不清楚的;只有他们自己才知道的原因(39)

　　63. halted (v.) = called it quits 停止做某事(39)

　　64. expansion (n.) = spread (v.) 扩张;延伸(39)

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