最好的版本。有生词和汉译。
48. In his writing, John Crowe Ransom describes what he considers the spiritual barrenness of society brought about by science and technology.
spiritual ['spiritju l, -t u l] n. 圣歌(尤指美国南部黑人的)adj. 精神的,心灵的
barrenness ['bær nnis] n. 不孕症;不育症;荒芜
society [s 'sai ti] n. 社会
John Crowe Ransom在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。
49. Children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent, and rational are inclined to possess high levels of self-confidence.
guidance ['ɡaid ns] n. 指导,引导;领导
consistent [k n'sist nt] adj. 始终如一的,一致的;坚持的
rational ['ræ n l] adj. 合理的;理性的
incline [in'klain] vi. 倾斜;倾向;易于 vt. 使倾斜;使倾向于
self-confidence ['self'k nfid ns] n. 自信
父母的教导如果坚定,始终如一和理性,孩子就有可能充满自信。
50. The ancient Hopewell people of North America probably cultivated corn and other crops, but hunting and gathering were still of critical importance in their economy.
cultivate ['k ltiveit] vt. 培养;陶冶;耕作
corn [k :n] n. (美)玉米;(英)谷物
crop [kr p] n. 产量;农作物;庄稼
critical ['kritik l] adj.决定性的
北美远古的Hopewell人很可能种植了玉米和其他农作物,但打猎和采集对他们的经济贸易仍是至关重要的。
51. Using many symbols makes it possible to put a large amount of information on a single map.
使用多种多样的符号可以在一张地图里放进大量的信息
52. Anarchism is a term describing a cluster of doctrines and attitudes whose principal uniting feature is the belief that government is both harmful and unnecessary.
anarchism ['æn kiz m] n. 无政府主义
cluster ['kl st ] n. 群;簇;丛;串
doctrine ['d ktrin] n. 主义;学说;教义;信条
attitude ['ætitju:d] n. 态度;看法;意见;姿势
principal ['prins p l] adj. 首要的;最重要的
uniting [,ju'naiti ] n. 合并
harmful ['hɑ:mful] adj. 有害的;能造成损害的
无政府主义这个词描述的是一堆理论和态度,它们的主要共同点在于相信政府是有害的,没有必要的。
53. Probably no man had more effect on the daily lives of most people in the Untied States than did Henry Ford a pioneer in automobile production.
恐怕没有谁对大多数美国人的日常生活影响能超过汽车生产的先驱亨利.福特。
54. The use of well-chosen nonsense words makes possible the testing of many basic hypotheses in the field of language learning.