阅读理解 Exercise One 1 obtain knowledge 2 to carry it through to the end 3 mastery 4 spur us on to greater efforts 5 success depends not so much on natural ability as it does on effort 6 the panic brought about by earthquakes 7 earthquakes may occur anywhere at any time 8 A worldwide earthquake warning network has not been put into use. 9 is of some help 10 getting prepared and handling the possible destruction beforehand 11 timekeeping methods 12 more precise 13 Scientific research. 14 Atomic clocks will be important in space flight. 15 A Peacetime Use of the Atom 16 A huge financial problem has arisen 17 They pooled their efforts to help solve it. 18 unthinkable 19 To see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem. 20 keep people properly informed of the crisis Exercise Two 1 rarely 2 is liable to lessen 3 influences the power of high waves 4 variable 5 A submarine commander navigating his vessel at a depth of 700 feet will not be affected by araging surface storm. 6 More than 10 percent American families buy things on installments. 7 the buyer has to pay extra money as interest 8 He will stop owning the item he has bought. 9 people develop a good habit of saving money 10 ensure that people can pay for what they buy 11 the torpedo’s electric cells have a shape with six sides 12 to complete the circuit, you have to touch the fish in two places 13 the mass of the fish decides the intensity of electric power it generates 14 compared with those in the torpedo, the working system of electric plates in the eel is more direct and efficient 15 Electric Fish 16 intended to be a combination of engineer and humanist 17 broaden their horizons 18 to be a techn...
