全国职称英语考试理工类AB级课堂笔记第10讲

athlete n. 运动员，体育家； Atlantic adj. 大西洋的；大西洋沿岸的（the Atlantic Ocean (the Atlantic)/大西洋）； atmosphere n. 大气，空气，气氛； attack n. /v.攻击，抨击，批评，(疾病)发作（ a heart attack /心脏病发作）； attempt n. (常与at, on, to连用)努力，尝试 v. (常与to连用)企图，尝试（attempt to do sth. /make an attempt to do sth. /试图做……）； attend v.出席(at)，参加，上(学，教堂)，侍奉（attend school /上学attend a lecture /听讲课）attention n. 注意，关心，关注，注意力（to pay attention to .../注意……）attitude n. 姿势，态度，看法，意见 （attitude towards/to .../对……的态度，看法）； attract vt. 吸引，引起(兴趣、注意等) （attract attention/引起注意 Like attracts like. /物以类聚。）attractive adj. 有吸引力的，漂亮的； attribute vt. 把……归因于(to)…… n. 属性，特质，标志（attribute...to.../把……归因于）； audience n. 听众，观众，读者（a large audience/很多观众）； author n. 作家，著者，创造者（best author/畅销书作者）； automatic adj. 自动的，机械的automobile n. (auto 自己+mobile 动)<主美>汽车(=<英>motor car, car)汽车，小汽车; available adj. 可用到的，可利用的，有空的（ available energy/有效能(量) be available for use/可加以利用）； average n. 平均，平均水平，平均数adj. 一般的，通常的，平均的v. 平均为，均分 （above the average/在一般水平以上，中上below the average/在一般水平以下，中下on the [an] average/平均）； avoid n. 避免；回避（ avoid meeting sb. /避开遇见某人 ）； awake v. (awoke 或 awaked, awaked 或 awoken) 叫醒，唤醒, 引起对…的兴趣 adj. 醒着的; aware adj. [用作表语]知道的； awful adj. 可怕的，非常坏的，使人敬畏的（ an awful accident/一次可怕的事故awful weather /恶劣的天气）； awkward adj. 笨拙的，难使用的，难以应付的(人)，尴尬的；bachelor （B） of Arts/文学学士bachelor of Science/理学学士bachelor’s degree/学士学位）； back n. 背，背部；后面 adv. 向后，在后面；(回溯)以前； v. (用金钱)资助；支持，援助adj. 早已过去的；过期杂志的；后面的（back and forth/往返，来回back to back /背靠背behind person’s back/背着某人go back to .../回到原来状况，回原处far back in the Middle Ages /远在中古时期put(或 turn) the clock back /倒拨时钟go back on/食言a back issue magazine /过期杂志back seat /后座back up/支持，援助）； background n. 背景；(个人出身、受教育)经历；（background music /背景音乐）backward(s) adj. 向后的；相反的； bacterium(B) n.细菌; be bad for .../对……有害have a bad cold /得重感冒go bad/变质不能食用； badly adv.不良地；恶劣地；严重地；]口]非常；迫切地, balance n. 天平，秤；平衡；余额v.使收支平衡；(使)平稳（ keep balance/保持平衡lost balance/失去平衡strike a balance between .../在……之间取得平衡be off balance/不稳）；bald (A)adj.光秃的, 单调的, 枯燥的; ban (banned; banning) n. /v. 禁止，取缔（lay [put] (a) ban on.../禁止(某事) lift [remove] the ban (on)/对……解禁 place [the] ...under ban/对……加以禁止）;bare adj. 赤裸的；无遮蔽的；空的barely adv.无遮蔽地；公开地；仅仅；几乎没有（ barely enough/勉强够barely escape/好不容易地才逃了出来）； base n. 底；基础；起点 v. (与on, upon连用)根据；基于（be based on/upon: 基于）basic adj. 基本的，根本的; 首要的； basis  (pl. ) bases n. 基础；主要成分(或要素)（on the basis of/ 以……为基础）； bear n. 熊；粗鲁的人； (bore, borne)  v. 负担；忍受; 生(孩子)；生产(农作物或水果)  （ bear.. in mind/牢记..在心）；

下面有2篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题，每道题后面有4个选项。请仔细阅读短文并根据短文回答其后面的问题，从4个选项中选择1个最佳答案涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

Passage 1

Crystal Ear

    One day a friend asked my．wife Jill if I Wanted a hearing aid．“He certainly does．”replied Jill．After hearing about a remarkable new product．Jill finally got up the nerve to ask me if l’d ever thought about getting a hearing aid．“No way,”I said．“It would make me look 20 years older．”  ‘‘No, no, ”she replied．‘‘This is entirely different．It’s Crystal Ear!”

    Jill was right．Crystal Ear is different—not the old-styled body worn or over-the-ear-aid, but all advanced personal sound system so small that it’s like contacts(隐形眼镜)for your ears．And Crystal Ear is super-sensitive and powerful．too．You will hear sounds your ears have been missing for years．Crystal Ear will make speech louder, and the sound is pure add natural．

    I  couldn’t believe how tiny it is．It is smaller than the tip of my little finger and it’s almost invisible When worm．There are no wires, no behind—the-ear device．Put it in your ear and its ready—to-wear mold(形状)fits comfortably．Since it’s not too loud or too tight，you may even forget that you’re wearing it! Use it at work or at play．And if your hearing problem is worse in certain situations，use Crystal Ear only when you need it．

Hearing loss，which Occurs typically prior to teenage years，progresses throughout one’s lifetime．A1though hearing loss is now the world’s number one health problem，nearly 90 percent of people suffering hearing 10SS choose to leave the problem untreated．For many millions， treating hearing loss in a conventional way can involve numerous office visits，expensive testing and adjustments to fit your ear．Thanks