2015职称英语(理工类)教材阅读理解文章及译文(2)
<p> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="Felled">Felled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Famine">Famine</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="depended">depended</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Niles">Niles</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="irrigate">irrigate</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="crops">crops</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="monsoons">monsoons</span> <span word="southwards">southwards</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="diminished">diminished</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="floods">floods</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="isotope">isotope</span> <span word="signature">signature</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="analyzing">analyzing</span> <span word="isotope">isotope</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="deposited">deposited</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="Delta">Delta</span>, <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Krom">Krom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leeds">leeds</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="proportion">proportion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sediment">sediment</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weakened">weakened</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span>. <span word="Changes">Changes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ripple">ripple</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lamont">Lamont</span> <span word="Doherty">Doherty</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>.</p><p> 词汇：</p><p> <span word="dwindle">dwindle</span> 逐渐变少，逐渐变小;使变少，使变小</p><p> <span word="geoarchaeologist">geoarchaeologist</span> 地质考古学家</p><p> <span word="signature">signature</span> 签名;特征</p><p> 注释：</p><p> 2.<span word="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</span>：埃塞俄比亚</p><p> 4.<span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>：白尼罗河</p><p> 1. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="pyramid">pyramid</span> <span word="builders">builders</span>?</p><p> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="built">built</span></p><p> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="because">because</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Change">Change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="climate">climate</span></p><p> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="food">food</span></p><p> 3. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="statements">statements</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>?</p>
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