科技英语综合教程练习答案.docxVIP

Keys: 第一章科技英语阅读 第一节科技英语主要特点 I. The first three sentences in Passage One are all con structed with passive voice while the first three sentences in Passage Two are con structed with active voice. Therefore, the Ian guage in Passage One sounds more formal and objective tha n that of Passage Two. The words spoke n by Sheila in Passage Two are in formal. Examples: Theres Ravi at the home of that American doctor. （Contracted form）; A wonderful guy. （Incomplete senten ce）; Ravi looks sweet, does n t he （Questi on tag）. In the sec ond paragraph of Passage One, it refers to to use in secticide regularly, on a very large scale. In the sec ond paragraph of Passage Two, through means fini sh or complete. Passage One is written for academic purpose and Passage Two mainly for en terta inment. II. Passage One A blast of hot air is sent into the bottom of the furnace to make the coke burn fiercely. It is blow n into the furn ace through pipes. These pipes are in stalled aro und the circumference of the blast furnace eight feet above the bottom. While the coke is bur ning and iron is melting, gas is formed at the top of the chamber. This is led off from the top of the furn ace to be used. It contains carb on mono xide, which js combustible. Part of this gas is used for making the air blast hot. It is led off into stoves. Passage Two All eleme nts are composed of discrete units called atoms, which are the smallest particles that exhibit the characteristics of the element. Atoms are tiny units of matter composed of positively charged protons, negatively charged electrons, and electrically neutral neutrons. Protons and neutrons, which have approximately the same mass, are clustered in the nucleus in the center of the atom. Electro ns, which are ti ny in comparis on to the other un its, orbit the nu cleus at high speed. Atoms that have an equal number of electro ns and prot ons are electrically n eutral. Those that have gained or lost electro ns, and therefore are positively or n egati