56. reddest最红的 → the most vividly coloured red 最鲜艳的红色
get most sun → facing the sun 获得阳光
side → surfaces 一面
the red is brighter 更亮的红色 → the most red pigment 最多红色素
原文:One is straightforward: on many trees, the leaves that are the reddest are those on the side of the tree which gets most sun. Not only that, but the red is brighter on the upper side of the leaf.
题目:The most vivdly coloured red leaves are found on the side of the tree facing the sun.
题目:The upper sufaces of leaves contain the most red pigment.
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57. intense → most abundant
原文:It has also been recognised for decades that the best conditions for intense red colours are dry, sunny days and cool nights, conditions that nicely match those that make leaves susceptible(易受影响的) to excess(过量的)light.
题目:Red leaves are most abundant when daytime weather conditions are dry and sunny.
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58. came to light → uncovered 被发现
only by chance → accidentally 偶然
derelict → abandoned 废弃的
原文:A 3000-year-old burial ground of a seafaring people called the Lapita has been found on an abandoned plantation on the Pacific island of Efate. The cemetery(墓地), which is a significant archaeological disconvery, was uncovered accidentally by an agriculturanl worker.
题目:The site came to light only by chance. An agricultural worker, digging in the grounds of a derelict plantation, scraped(挖开) open a grave.
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59. livestock → animals 牲畜
原文:They were also pioneers who carried with them everything they would need to build new lives - their livestock, taro-seedlings(芋头苗) and stone tools.
题目:They took many things with them on their voyages including animals and tools.
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60. remain → bones 遗骸
原文:It is the oldest cemetery ever found in the Pacific islands, and it harbors the remains of an ancient people archaeologists call the Lapita.
题目:Spriggs believes the burial urn which was found at the site is very important since it confirms that the bones found inside are Lapita.
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61. out of sight of land → beyond the point where land was visible 超过陆地可见范围
distinguished 区别 →extraordinary 独特的
原文:The real adventure didn't begin, however, until their Lapita descendants(后代) sailed out of sight of land, with empty horizons on every side. This must have been as difficult for them as landing on the moon is for us today. Certainly it distinguished them from their ancestor.
题目:What was extraordinary about the Lapita? They sailed beyond the point where land was visible.
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62. sailing against the wind → sail into a prevailing wind 逆风航行
原文:the Lapita had mastered the advanced art of sailing against the wind. But nobody has any idea what their canoes(皮筏艇) looked like or how they were rigged(安装).
题目:It is now clear that the Lapita could sail into a prevailing wind.
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63. called it quits 放弃 → halted停止
for reasons known only to them → unclear 不知原因
原文:However they did it, the Lapita spread themselves a third of the way across the Pacific, then called it quits for reasons known only to them. They probably never numbered more than a few thousand in total, and in their rapid migration eastward the encountered hundreds of islands.
题目:It remains unclear why the Lapita halted their expansion across the Pacific.
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64. erratically 不稳定地 → unpredictably 不可预测地
原文:The wildfires themselves, experts say, are in generally hotter, faster, and spread more erratically than in the past.
题目:movement: ______more unpredictably.
65. precipitation → rainfall 降雨
normal 正常 → average 平均
原文:One explanation for the trend to more superhot fires is that the region, which usually has dry summers, has had significantly below normal precipitation in many recent years.
题目:rainfall: _____average
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66. increased construction → more building
原文:Third is increased construction of homes in wooded areas.
题目:more building of ____ in vulnerable(脆弱的,易受伤的) places.
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67. longer 更长的 → extended 延长的
原文:Second is fire seasons that on average are 78 days longer than they were 20 years ago.
题目:extend fire ____
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68. a decade → last 10 years 十年
原文:In California, where population growth has averaged more than 600,000 a year for at least a decade, more residential(适合居住的) housing is being built.
题目:The amount of open space in California has diminished over the last ten years.
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69. a person's character → personality 个性
cannot → impossible 不能
determined → fixed 确定的
原文:Psychologists have long held that a person's character cannot undergo(经历) a transformation in any meaningful way and that the key traits(个性,特征) of personality are determined at a very young age.
题目:Psychologists have traditionally believed that a personality transformation was impossible and that by a young age, a person's character tends to be fixed.
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70. less challenging 更少的挑战 → the easiest 更容易
develop 发展 → acquire 获得
a range of → a wide variety of 一系列
diverse 多样的 → different 不同的
原文:Some qualities are less challenging to develop than others, optimism being one of them. However, developing qualities requires mastering a range of skills which are diverse and some-times surprising.
题目:One of the easiest qualities to acquire is optimism. However, regardless of the quality, it is necessary to learn a wide variety of different skills in order for a new quality to develop.
71. experiencing 经历 → feel 感受
joy and passion → happiness 喜悦
题目:For example, to bring more joy and passion into your life, you must be open to experiencing negative emotions.
原文:For example, a person must understand and feel some negative emotions in order to increase their happiness.
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