2013年英语六级外刊阅读练习高耸的美丽
<p> 高耸的美丽 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transmitting">transmitting</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="you">you</span>输电新法可能很快推出 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="PYLON">PYLON</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tapering">tapering</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="pylons">pylons</span> <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entrances">entrances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="temples">temples</span>. <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="architects">architects</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fa">fa</span>?<span word="ades">ades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Gothic">Gothic</span> <span word="cathedrals">cathedrals</span>. 高塔应属美之物，在古埃及，成对下粗上细的塔门标出庙宇的入口，基督教建筑师也借用哥特教堂前面竖上双塔的想法。 <span word="Whoever">Whoever</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="appropriating">appropriating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>- <span word="lattice">lattice</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="relationstriumph">relationstriumph</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="etymological">etymological</span> <span word="vandalism">vandalism</span>. 但谁能想到一个确切的词，来描述乡村上面那些传送高压电的丑陋高架建筑，它们总是纠结于公共关系的胜利和原始环境的破坏。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latter">latter</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="redeemed">redeemed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="pylons">pylons</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="right">right</span>. 不过，补救之法很快推出，看来，最新一代的电塔至少也能算得上个尤物吧。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pylons">pylons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="TenneT">TenneT</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="grid">grid</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="collaboration">collaboration</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="KEMA">KEMA</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="lattice">lattice</span> <span word="tower">tower</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="steel">steel</span> <span word="poles">poles</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 65 <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="high">high</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="pylon">pylon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="borne">borne</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="insulators">insulators</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poles">poles</span>. 谈论的电塔由<span word="Tennel">Tennel</span> <span word="T">T</span>的工程师设计，该公司同荷兰一家研究公司<span word="KEMA">KEMA</span>合作运营荷兰国家电网，两根细长的钢柱撑着电碳，高65米，没有杆，也不是一根架子塔。两个高塔之间通着6根电缆，每根有两个附在高塔上的绝缘体。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="invisible">invisible</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span>. 这样安排几乎看不到什么，相对体面些。 <span word="As">As</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span>. 怎么说，这种电塔也具有技术上的优势， <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="harm">harm</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="pylon">pylon</span> <span word="cables">cables</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="transmit">transmit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="alternating">alternating</span> <span word="current">current</span>, <span word="generate">generate</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="buzz">buzz</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="detrimentalto">detrimentalto</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span>. 传统电塔传输三段交流电，会产生强烈的磁场和低频电波连续不断的嗡嗡声，附近居民担心这可能会对身体不好，而新式电塔倒还没有这种事儿。 <span word="TenneTs">TenneTs</span> <span word="pylons">pylons</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="allay">allay</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fear">fear</span>. <span word="TenneT">TenneT</span>的电塔应会减轻他们的疑虑。 <span word="Carrying">Carrying</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cables">cables</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stack">stack</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poles">poles</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="separately">separately</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="outward">outward</span>-<span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="arms">arms</span>, <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="weakening">weakening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pylons">pylons</span>. 电塔之间的电缆都在一块，而不是在向外伸出的杆上分开挂着，每根电缆产生单独磁场，相互干扰，降低了电塔周围的总磁场。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="radiation">radiation</span>. 新式电塔大大减少低频辐射。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eyesore">eyesore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="should">should</span>, <span word="TenneT">TenneT</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span>, <span word="soften">soften</span> <span word="objections">objections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>. <span word="TenneT">TenneT</span>希望不碍眼和低辐射能减少人们对修建新电塔的异议。 <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. 主要因为两点， <span word="One">One</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alternativeburying">alternativeburying</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="linesis">linesis</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="futile">futile</span>. 首先，掩埋高压线这一替换既贵又不实用。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pylon">pylon</span>. 把电缆埋在地底的花费是架电塔的四到十倍。 <span word="On">On</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alternating">alternating</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="interacts">interacts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. 除此之外，在地下交流电相互影响产生的磁场比在空中强烈很多。 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="creates">creates</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> 40 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aerial">aerial</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Unless">Unless</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span>-<span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="current">current</span>, <span word="burial">burial</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="option">option</span>. 地底铺线比高空架线成本高了40倍。除非长距输电系统转换成直流电，地下输电才不至于是个笑话。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="TenneTs">TenneTs</span> <span word="pylons">pylons</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="distance">distance</span>-<span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="constructed">constructed</span>, <span word="soon">soon</span>. <span word="Wind">Wind</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Atlantic">Atlantic</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="that">that</span>. 其次，不管这些，<span word="TenneT">TenneT</span>的电塔很重要是因为很快要修建不少新的长距输电线路，北海和大西洋的风力将会需要。 <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="speculatively">speculatively</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="generating">generating</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transmitting">transmitting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>. 所以理论上北非太阳能发的电传输到欧洲的想法越来越有可能。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>, <span word="TenneT">TenneT</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 400<span word="km">km</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>. <span word="TenneT">TenneT</span>表示，单是荷兰就需要400多千米的新电缆。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="DENA">DENA</span>, <span word="reckons">reckons</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3,500<span word="km">km</span>. 德国国家能源部<span word="DENA">DENA</span>估计得需3,500多千米。 <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 4<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Unions">Unions</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="grid">grid</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reckon">reckon</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="about">about</span> 200 <span word="billion">billion</span>. 2月4日举办最新的欧洲议会上，欧盟成员国领导人承认欧洲需要全新电网，估计工程花费大约2000万欧元。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="overhead">overhead</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="solved">solved</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>. 头顶电力难题因此会用这种或其他办法解决。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pylon">pylon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pylon">pylon</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="pylons">pylons</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="builtwhich">builtwhich</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="dothen">dothen</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="elegant">elegant</span> <span word="andefficient">andefficient</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 当然，在乡村最美的风景是没有电塔，但要是必须得有呢，整得好看点效率点，才不会显得太糟吧。 1.<span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="n">n</span>.电;电学;电流 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="interruption">interruption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>. 电力的中断让我们什么也不能做。 2.<span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="a">a</span>.古老的;古代的 <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="parable">parable</span>. 这是一个古老的寓言。 3.<span word="architect">architect</span> <span word="n">n</span>.建筑师 <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="architect">architect</span>. 他以成功的建筑师闻名。 4.<span word="lattice">lattice</span> <span word="n">n</span>.格子;格状物 <span word="Click">Click</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span> <span word="button">button</span> <span word="corresponding">corresponding</span> <span word="lattice">lattice</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="pawn">pawn</span>. 鼠标左键点击相应的格子放置棋子。 5.<span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="n">n</span>.凯旋;成就;胜利 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span>. 球队凯旋而归。 </p>
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