1998 TEXT 1-5词汇测试.doc

1998 Text 1 课文单词、短语 creationtechnologycaptureimaginationgiantdamhumankindat the mercy of flooddroughtbiddingfascinatingthreatenpowerfulsymbolachievementstrive to doleadershipcementstatusintendeddeprive…offertilesiltin return forreservoirbe full of barelygenerateelectricitymythcontrolpersistin the heart of civilizedshort of troopcontention overhugecomplexindependenceprovego-aheadwrong-headedadvisorhardshippowerlessenvironmentaldestructionbenefitbe far fromguaranteedproperscientificimpactresolveconflicthydroelectricirrigationdeal with题干及选项单词、短语 shut their eyes tothe sightedover-excitedneglectvitalfascinationdefendstrengtheninternational tiesuniversalbe interpreted ashaste长难句 Perhaps it is humankind’s long suffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makes the idea of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ It doesn’t help that building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves. ________________________________________________________________________ The Aswan Dam, for example, stopped the Nile flooding but deprived Egypt of the fertile silt that floods left—all in return for a giant reservoir of disease which is now so full of silt that it barely generates electricity. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Proper, scientific study of the impacts of dams and of the costs and benefits of controlling water can help to resolve these conflicts. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 1998 Text 2 课文单词、短语 gaintalescorporate revivalestablish