《new-Unit 7-C》.ppt

Unit 7 C. 单词应用 material [n] 素材；资料 2008 年阅读新题型 Once you have a first draft on paper, you can delete material that is unrelated to your thesis and add material necessary to illustrate your points and make your paper convincing. observe [v] 观察 2012 年阅读 Text 3 In the idealized version of how science is done, facts about the world are waiting to be observed and collected by objective researchers who use the scientific method to carry out their work. launch [v] 推出 2014 年阅读 Text 3 The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, launched this year, takes an unrepresentative view of what the life sciences include. approach [n] 方法；途径 2009 年阅读新题型 Historical particularism became a dominant approach to the study of culture in American anthropology, largely through the influence of many students of Boas. grant[n] 拨款 2011 年阅读新题型 The growth in public money for academic research has speeded the process: federal research grants rose fourfold between 1960 and 1990, but faculty teaching hours fell by half as research took its toll. position[n] 职位 2011 年阅读 Text 2 The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. posture[n] 姿势 2008 年阅读 Text 3 Moreover, even though humans have been upright for millions of years, our feet and back continue to struggle with bipedal posture and cannot easily withstand repeated strain imposed by oversize limbs. opposition [n] 反对 2008 年阅读 Text 4 Washington, who had begun to believe that all men were created equal after observing the bravery of the black soldiers during the Revolutionary War, overcame the strong opposition of his relatives to grant his slaves their freedom in his will. Only a decade earlier, such an act would have required legislative approval in Virginia. disposition[n] 性情 2009 年翻译 While it is easy to ignore in our contact with them the effect of our acts upon their disposition, it is not so easy as in dealing with adults. determine [v] 确定 2007 年阅读新题型 Typically, they survey and sample (make test excavatio