UNIT1II. Vocabulary1. Considerable expertise is required to be a successful trial lawyer.A. know-how B. authority C. prudence D. resolution2. So it came about that even in ancient times tales of Moon voyages were written without any trace of magic and the earthiness of something that might be possible.A. footprint B. measurement C. remainder D. sign 3. Id like to come with you, but thats not a promise. Dont build on it.A. bring on B. depend on C. take on D. think on4. I must go and work up my notes, ready for the test.A. complete B. take C. review D. get 5. Groundwater, a resource that exists everywhere beneath the Earths surface, is under increasing risk from contamination and overuse.A. popularization B. pollutionC. contraction D. industrialization6. The most prominent technological success in the twentieth century is probably computer revolution.A. noticeable B. solemn C. prosperous D. prevalent 7. Neon light is utilized in airport because it can penetrate fog.A. pass through B. break up C. transmit D. suspend8. There is no point in applying for that job as you are not properly qualified.A. reason B. result C. chance D. use 9. It is estimated that almost one million earthquakes occur each year, but most of them are so minor that they pass undetected.A. with no damage B. with no notice C. with no name D. with no problem10. Inspired by another movement in art called Dadaism, the Surrealist movement has been one of the most influential art movements in the 20th century.A. Despised B. Influenced C. Stifled D. Created B. Choose the correct answer. Only one answer is correct.11. In less than a millionth of a second, the vast computer of an international airline can _ accept 800 booking inquiries, and search its 50 million memory units for appropriate replies.A. simultaneously B. implicitly C. complacently D. cautiously12. There are two hundred and forty stamps in the sheet, arranged in twenty rows of twelve stamps _.A. individually B. across C. horizontally D. vertically 13. Many of the conditions that _ population pressuresovercrowding, unemployment, poverty, hunger and illnesslead to dissatisfaction.A. bring forward B. bring out C. result in D. result from14. A severe illness _ the hot weather has left the baby very weak.A. in accordance with B. in line with C. in conjunction with D. in agreement with 15. It is a long time since weve been _; I hope everything goes as well as last time.A. united up B. brought up C. teamed up D. picked up16. An increasing proportion of our population, unable to live without advanced medical _, will become progressively more reliant on expensive technology.A. interaction B. interference C. intervention D. interruption 17. In what _ to a last minute stay of execution, a council announced that emergency funding would keep alive two aging satellites.A. applies B. accounts C. amounts D. attaches18. Despite their good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of _ standards.A. equivalent B. alike C. uniform D. likely 19. It has been estimated that earthquake-related fatalities have numbered in the millions and earthquake-related destruction has been _ calculation.A. under B. over C. behind D. beyond20. Were in a _ position here, with the enemy on the hill above us.A. strong B. powerful C. vulnerable D. negative IV. TranslationApplied science, on the other hand, is directly concerned with theapplication of the working laws of pure science to the practical affairs oflife, and to increasing mans control over his environment thus leadingto the development of new techniques, processes and machines.Such activities as investigating the strength and uses of materials,extending the findings of pure mathematics to improve the samplingprocedures used in agriculture or the social sciences, and developingthe potentialities of atomic energy, are all examples of the work of theapplied scientist or technologist. It is evident that many branches of applied science are practical extensions of purely theoretical or experimental work, thus the study of radioactivity began as a piece of pure research, but its results are now applied in a great number of different waysin cancer treatment in medicine, the development of fertilizers in agriculture, the study of metal fatigue in engineering, in methods of estimating the ages of objects in anthropology and geology, etc. B. Put the following into English.1. 超级市场连同消费者都遭到了通货膨胀的沉重打击。2. 这座金属塔的用途是把电视信号传送到边远的山村。3. 他14 岁时第一次以钢琴家身份登台表演。4. 不管凭什么借口，外人都不得入内。5. 谎言再多也无法掩盖事实。6. 教学改革以来，我们学校的学科发展得到了进一步加强，整体学科布局得到了进一步优化。学科的整合促进了多学科间的相互影响。我们还建立了一些跨学科组织。在此基础上，我们学校建立和改建了许多科研和技术转让