Lesson Six
Disappearing Through the Skylight
I. Word explanation
1. mutation
A. relation
B. change
C. addition
D. reduction
2. discredit
A. doubt
B. disgrace
C. believe
D. disappear
3. corollary
A. connection
B. structure
C. harmony
make out是什么意思D. conquence
4. diversity
A. variety
B. entertainment
C. disturbance
D. community
007 skyfall
5. homogeneous
A. phonetic
B. uniform
C. unidentified
D. linguistic
6. ast
A. storage
B. price
C. benefit
D. approval
7. inevitable
A. preventable
B. unavoidable
C. unnecessary
D. doubtful
8. cosmopolitan
A. systematical
B. political
C. identical
D. international
9. rehabilitation
A. improvement365天
B. residence
C. recitation
D. regulation
10. evade
A. explain
大嘴巴幼儿英语B. exhaust
C. avoid
D. intrude
11. generate
A sum up B. deform
C. offer
D. produce
12. undermine
A. imply
B. weaken
C. emphasize
D. minimize
13. molecule
A. particle
B. frame
C. impul
D. generosity
14. galaxy
A. muum
B. audience
宣传委员竞选稿C. star
D. accumulation
15. ethics
A. infinity
B. glorification
C. admiration
D. morality
16. ponderous
A. heavy
B. light
C. considering
abinD. haughty
17. sculpture
A. analysis
B. statue
C. stature
D. status
18. bulldozer
A. a big bird
B. a strong animal
C. a powerful tractor
D. a dozen of bulls
19. etch
A. eat up
B. prai highly
C. draw
D. scratch
20. bleary
A. blurred
B. clear
C. dreary
D. melancholy
21. imperative
A.unable to follow or ri up
B.impossible to deter or evade
C.able to change or stop
D.likely to occur or develop
22. consistent
A. in effect
B. in disagreement
C. in form
D. in agreement
23. transmission
A. gearbox
B. belt
C. message
D. carriage
24. equivalent
A. tremble
B. equal
C. acceptable
D. different
25. trait
A. a long line
B. a person’s clothes
C. a distinguishing feature
D. a movable hou
26. universali
A. differ
B. distinguish
C. specialize
D. generalize
27. fantastic
A. happy
B. strange
C. horrible
D. perfect
28. truss
A. a rigid framework
B. a unsafe support
C. a tight wooden box
D. a uful pattern
29. unique
A. ordinary
B. usual
C. single
D. common
30. catastrophe
A. downfall of water
B. sudden calamity
C. unexpected air-raid
D. expected solution
31. permanent
A. lasting
B. elegant
C. wonderful
D. spreading
32. nuclear
A. uniform
B. dim
C. atomic
D. succinct
33. decade
A. state of being dignified
B. state of being rotten
C. a piece of land
D. a period of ten years
34. reminisce
A. reinforce
B. recollect
C. recover
D. respon
35. reliable
A. deceptive
B. dependable
C. responsible
D. constructive
36. vault
A. compartment
B. curity
C. temple
D. willingness
37. initially
A. in the end
B. in the way
C. at first
D. by name
38. linger
A. sing
B. stretch
C. extend
D. remain
39. innovation
A.the way to make things smooth
B.the act of introducing something new
C.the state of proclaiming something
D.the movement of making something smaller
40. trailer
A. a furnished van
B. a portable computer
C. a beautiful ribbon
D. a suburban lawn
II. Complete the word according to the definition, the first letter of which is given:
1. a following of one thing after another; succession. quence
2.aggressively lf-assured asrtive
ra
< remove (recorded material) from a magnetic tape or other storage medium e
< change in form or character modify
< treat with ridicule or contempt mock
virtual
7. a narrow opening; a groove or slit: slot
8.make cloth weave
9. a clod path followed or capable of being followed by an electric current circuit
10.an artistic composition of materials and objects pasted over a surface, often with
unifying lines and color collage
11.An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:
medium
12.that which has mass and occupies space; matter substantiality
< revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to refresh
14.insight, intuition, or knowledge gained by perceiving perception
eography
15.the physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area. G
16.evil intent malice
18.a device through which a ur can communicate with a computer terminal
19.a business deal transaction
20.a dispersion of fine sand, smoke, dust in the air that reduces visibility haze
21.science of the relations between heat and mechanical work thermodynamics
22.science dealing with heredity genetics
23.design or conduct an outline that offers the least resistance in moving through air,
water etc. streamline
24.the appreciation of beauty aesthetic
gumby26.artificial product a rtefact
27.the act or practice of eating one's own kind cannibalism
28.the art of winning by using the rules to one's own advantage w ith out actually
cheating gamesmanship
29.the act of placing, or the state of being placed, side by side juxtaposition
30.a very high degree of skill in performance or appreciation in one of the arts
virtuosity
III. Determine whether the following statements are true or fal:
1.The universality of science means more and more people accept the basic
concepts of science. (T)
2.Now there still exist two schools of genetics---a western genetics and a Soviet
genetics. (F)
3.Technology which follows naturally after science also shows the tendency toward
universalizing. (T)
4.With the spread of technology and science, people become less and less identical.
(F)
5. A technical innovation like streamlining may not be accepted by car makers at
first. (T)
ann6.Today's automobile has unique feature to show it is produced and made by a
certain company or country. (F)
7.The Fiesta, the car model, ems to have disappeared completely from the market
of the world. (T)
8.One can easily e the difference on the various car models that are in the same
price range within a distance of 500 paces. (F)
9.Special traits in American cars displayed the influence of American history, and
the traits are disappearing. (T)
10.The idea of streamline was first put forward by Ferdinard Porsche. (F)
11.Human being, whichever country he is in, is in the same surroundings and culture,
so the modern man no longer has distinct individuality. (T)
12.Being a cosmopolitan, he can only find disadvantage, for he los a home in the
traditional n of the word. (F)
13.If there is not a great disaster caud by a nuclear war, the universalizing force of
technology will not continue to influence modern culture and the people's conscience. (F)
14.The machine aesthetic was discovered by Madame Gabrielle Buffet-Picabia. (F)
15.When every artist wanted to show his contempt for the Eiffel Tower, machines
soon produced new ideas and problems which have a flexible quality that was beyond human powers. (T)riotinto
16.Art is not trying to give a name to things in the real world. (F)
17.Science has showed that the world is not made of real material object that we e
with our eyes. (T)
18.Science has produced images of a lot of class of reality which lie on the surface
of the objects of things we e within our eye sight. (F)
anger
(T)
19.Kandinsky says that beautiful art reflects the inner need of a man's soul.
20.Modern art not only shows the material objects in nature that we can e from the
normal distance but also depicts things that we e in our minds. (F)
21.The world of nature that modern art reveals no longer contains the material
objects instead the world is now filled with images of the mind. (T)
22.The playfulness of the modern art aesthetic is its most striking and rious feature,
but the least uptting feature. (F)
23.The playful and fantastic buildings of postmodernism and neomodernism reflects
the playfulness of the modern aesthetic. (T)
24.Modern culture is active and changing, but it can not depict structures that reflect
straight lines of geometric designs. (F)
25.Modern culture refers to the geometric patterns of the international style, the
imaginative design of facadism and the playfulness of theme park. (T)
26.The banks are like abstract art for they are clearly visible solid buildings. (F)
27.Modern culture is not the image of the lf-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci which
looks worn and tired. (T)
28.Money is not only stored in vaults but also recorded on magnetic tapes. (F)
29.Modern culture is the image of a power which creates regular patterns of things
and which is capable of putting it aside and creating a different one. (T)
30.It won't be long when the banks completely disappear, for the dim outline of this
can be en through the mists. (F)
