职称英语理工类阅读理解的中英文对照精选(5)
<p> 1. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oddly">oddly</span> <span word="wrinkled">wrinkled</span> <span word="appendages">appendages</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="heads">heads</span>. 2. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eardrum">eardrum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bones">bones</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>. 3. <span word="Animals">Animals</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="tips">tips</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>. 4. <span word="Birds">Birds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mysterious">mysterious</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outer">outer</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fishes">fishes</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frog">frog</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eardrum">eardrum</span>. 5. <span word="Again">Again</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>. <span word="Hunters">Hunters</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="artificial">artificial</span> <span word="calls">calls</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="handed">handed</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="softly">softly</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tread">tread</span>! <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="absurd">absurd</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span> <span word="croak">croak</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="voices">voices</span>. 6. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span>, <span word="biologists">biologists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vibration">vibration</span>. <span word="Earthworms">Earthworms</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="vibrations">vibrations</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soil">soil</span>, <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="tones">tones</span>, <span word="male">male</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="female">female</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="frogs">frogs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="voices">voices</span>. 7. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="membranes">membranes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="patches">patches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="maculae">maculae</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="collections">collections</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="macula">macula</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tadpole">tadpole</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="depth">depth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitch">pitch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span>. 8. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mammals">mammals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="macula">macula</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cochlea">cochlea</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="spiral">spiral</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="macula">macula</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="organ">organ</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Corti">Corti</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="discoverer">discoverer</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snail">snail</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cochlea">cochlea</span> <span word="looks">looks</span>. 9. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cochlea">cochlea</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="coiled">coiled</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="membrane">membrane</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forth">forth</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="wave">wave</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flute">flute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whistle">whistle</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holes">holes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="loudness">loudness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="evidently">evidently</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="membrane">membrane</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span>. 10. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="delicate">delicate</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="creatures">creatures</span>. <span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ears">ears</span>.</p>
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