【1006G】【习惯性GRE】--【备考日记】--方法+经验+毅力

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The energy contained XXXX in rock within the earth's crust represents a nearly unlimited energy source  £Ø£Ø£Ø£Ø, but until recently commercial retrieval has been limited to underground hot water and/or steam recovery systems. XXXXXX These systems have been developed in areas of recent volcanic activity, where high rates of heat flow cause visible eruption of water in the form of (in the form of: ÒÔ...µÄÐÎʽ) geysers and hot springs. In other areas,         however, hot rock also exists near the surface but there is insufficient water present to produce eruptive phenomena. Thus a potential hot dry rock (HDR)       reservoir exists whenever the amount of spontaneously produced geothermal fluid  XXXXX has been judged inadequate for existing commercial systems.
As a result of recent energy crisis, XXXXXX new concepts for creating HDR recovery systems-             XXXX which involve drilling holes and connecting them to artificial reservoirs placed deep within the crust-are being developed. In all attempts to retrieve energy from HDR's, XXXX artificial stimulation will be required to create either sufficient permeability or bounded XXXXX flow paths to facilitate the removal of heat by circulation of a fluid over the surface of the rock.
The HDR resource base is generally defined to included crustal rock that is hotter than 150¡æ, is at depths less than ten kilometers, and can be drilled with presently available equipment XXXXXX. Although wells deeper than ten kilometers are technically feasible, prevailing economic factors XXXXX will obviously determine the commercial feasibility of wells at such depths. Rock temperatures as low as 100¡æ  XXXXXXX  may be useful for space heating (heating of spaces especially for human comfort by any means (as fuel, electricity, or solar radiation) with the heater either within the space or external to it); however, for producing electricity, temperatures greater than 200¡æ are desirable.
The geothermal gradient XXXXXX, which specifically determines the depth of drilling XXXXX required to reach a desired temperature, is a major factor in the recoverability of geothermal resources XXXXXX. Temperature gradient maps generated from oil and gas well temperature-depth records kept by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists suggest that tappable high-temperature gradients XXXXX are distributed all across the United States. (There are many areas, XXXXX however, for which no temperature gradient records exist.)
Indications are that the HDR XXXXXXX resource base is very large. If an average XXXXXXX geothermal temperature gradient of 22¡æ per kilometer of depth is used, a staggering 13,000,000 quadrillion B.T.U.'s of total energy are calculated to be contained in crustal rock to a ten-kilometer depth in the United States. If we conservatively estimate that only about 0.2 percent is recoverable XXXXXXXX, we find a total of all the coal remaining in the United States. The remaining problem is to balance the economics of deeper, hotter, more costly wells and shallower, cooler, less expensive wells against the value of the final product, electricity and/or heat.
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走神23次
对5错2(第1和第2题)，失败！！！
[2]凡是大于一个空格处或”XXX”均为“走神和磕绊的地方”
[4]整体感受: 感觉比短阅读容易懂！后面的几道题做起来也比较顺手，不知道对了几个！这种不确定性也说明了阅读功力还不够-----阅读速度与理解能力
(A)E1.    The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) alert readers to the existence of HDR's as an available energy source
(B) document the challengers that have been surmounted in the effort to recover energy from HDR's
(C) warn the users of coal and oil that HDR's are not an economically feasible alternative
(D) encourage the use of new techniques for the recovery of energy from underground hot water and steam
(E) urge consumers to demand quicker development of HDR resources for the production of energy
(C)B2.    The passage would be most likely to appear in a
(A) petrological research report focused on the history of temperature-depth records in the United States
(B) congressional report urging the conservation of oil and natural gas reserves in the United States
(C) technical journal article concerned with the recoverability of newly identified energy sources
(D) consumer report describing the extent and accessibility of remaining coal resources
(E) pamphlet designed to introduce homeowners to the advantages of HDR space-heating systems
E3.    According the passage, an average geothermal gradient of 22¡æ per kilometer of depth can be used to
(A) balance the economics of HDR energy retrieval against that of underground hot water or steam recovery systems
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(C) provide comparisons between hot water and HDR energy sources in United States
(D) revise the estimates on the extent of remaining coal resources in the United States
(E) estimate the total HDR resource base in the United States
B4.    It can be inferred from the passage that the availability of temperature-depth records for any specific area in the United States depends primarily on the
(A) possibility that HDR's may be found in that area
(B) existence of previous attempts to obtain oil or gas in that area
(C) history of successful hot water or steam recovery efforts in that area
(D) failure of inhabitants to conserve oil gas reserves in that area
(E) use of coal as a substitute for oil or gas in that area
E5.    According to the passage, in all HDR recovery systems fluid will be necessary in order to allow
(A) sufficient permeability
(B) artificial stimulation
(C) drilling of holes
(D) construction of reservoirs
(E) transfer of heat
A6.    According to the passage, if the average geothermal gradient in an area is 22¡æ per kilometer of depth, which of the following can be reliably predicted?
I.     The temperature at the base of a 10-kilometer well will be sufficient for the production of electricity
II.    Drilling of wells deeper than 10 kilometers will be economically feasible.
III.  Insufficient water is present to produce eruptive phenomena
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III
D7.     Which of the following would be the most appropriate title for the passage?
(A) Energy from Water Sources: The Feasibility of Commercial Systems
(B) Geothermal Energy Retrieval: Volcanic Activity and Hot Dry Rocks
(C) Energy Underground: Geothermal Sources Give Way to Fossil Fuels
(D) Tappable Energy for America's Future: Hot Dry Rocks
(E) High Geothermal Gradients in the United States: Myth or Reality?\

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LSAT
n explaining the foundations of the discipline known as historical sociology—the examination of history using the methods of sociology—historical sociologist Philip Abrams argues that, while people are made by society as much as society is made by people, sociologists’ approach to the subject is usually to focus on only one of XXX these forms XXXXXX of influence to the exclusion of the other. Abrams insists on the necessity for sociologists to move beyond these one-sided approaches XXXX to understand society as an entity constructed by individuals who XXXX are at the same time constructed by their society. Abrams refers to this continuous process as “structuring”.
Abrams also sees history as the result of structuring XXXX. People, both individually and as members of collectives, make history. But our making of history XXXXXX is itself formed and informed not only by the historical conditions we inherit from the past, but also by the prior formation of our own identities and capacities, which are shaped by what Abrams
XXXXXX calls “contingencies”—social phenomena over which we have varying degrees of control. Contingencies include XXXX such things as the social conditions under which we come of age, the condition of our household’s economy, the ideologies available to help us make sense of our situation, and accidental circumstances. The ways in which contingencies affect our individual or group identities create a structure XXXXX of forces within which we are able to act, XXXXX
and that partially determines the sorts of actions we are able to perform.
In Abrams analysis, historical structuring, like social structuring, is manifold and unremitting. To understand it, historical sociologists must extract from it certain significant episodes, or events, that their methodology can then analyze and interpret. According to Abrams, XXXXX these events are points at which action and contingency meet, points that represent a cross section of the specific social and individual forces XXXXXX in play at a given time. XXXX At such moments, individuals stand forth as agents of history not simply because they possess XXXXXX a unique ability to act, but also because in them we see the force of the specific social conditions that allowed their XXXX actions to come forth. Individuals can “make their mark” on history, yet in individuals one also finds the convergence of wider social forces. In order to capture the various facets of this mutual interaction, Abrams recommends a fourfold structure to which he believes the investigations of historical sociologists should conform: first, description of the event itself; second, discussion of the social context that helped bring the event about and gave it significance; third, summary of the life history of the individual agent in the event; and fourth, analysis of the consequences of the event both for history and for the individual


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惨不忍睹！只对了最后一个！
自我感觉读得还比较懂，可题做下来，一落千丈！可能还是没有读懂，需要继续学习！！！
(D)C1.    Which one of the following most accurately states the central idea of the passage?

(A) Abrams argues that historical sociology rejects the claims of sociologists who assert that the sociological concept of structuring cannot be applied to the interactions between individuals and history
(B) Abrams argues that historical sociology assumes that, despite the views of sociologists to the contrary, history influences the social contingencies that affect individuals.
Abrams argues that historical sociology demonstrates that, despite the views of sociologists to the contrary, social structures both influence and are influenced by the events of history
(D) Abrams describes historical sociology as a discipline that unites two approaches taken by sociologists to studying the formation of societies and applies the resulting combined approach to the study of history
(E) Abrams describes historical society as an attempt to compensate for the shortcoming of traditional historical methods by applying the methods established in sociology.
(E)D2.    Given the passage’s argument, which one of the following sentences most logically completes the last paragraph?
(A) Only if they adhere to this structure, Abrams believes, can historical sociologists conclude with any certainty that the events that constitute the historical record are influenced by the actions of individuals
(B) Only if they adhere to this structure, Abrams believes, will historical sociologists be able to counter the standard sociological assumption that there is very little connection between history and individual agency
(C) Unless they can agree to adhere to this structure, Abrams believes, historical sociologists risk having their discipline treated as little more than an interesting but ultimately indefensible adjunct to history and sociology
(D) By adhering to this structure, Abrams believes, historical sociologists can shed light on issues that traditional sociologists have chosen to ignore in their one-sided approaches to the formation of societies By adhering to this structure, Abrams believes, historical sociologists will be able to better portray the complex connections between human agency and history
(A)E3.    The passage states that a contingency could be each of the following EXCEPT:
(A) a social phenomenon
(B) a form of historical structuring
(C) an accidental circumstance
(D) a condition controllable to some extent by an individual
(E) a partial determinant of an individual’s actions
(A)B4.    Which one of the following is most analogous to the ideal work of a historical sociologist as outlined by Abrams?
(A) In a report on the enactment of a bill into law, a journalist explains why the need for the bill arose, sketches the biography of the principal legislator who wrote the bill, and ponders the effect that the bill’s enactment will have both one society and on the legislator’s career.
(B) In a consultation with a patient, a doctor reviews the patient’s medical history, suggests possible reasons for the patient’s current condition, and recommends steps that the patient should take in the future to ensure that the condition improves or at least does not get any worse
(C) In an analysis of a historical novel, a critic provides information to support the claim that details of the work’s setting are accurate, explains why the subject of the novel was of particular interest to the author, and compares the novel with some of the author’s other books set in the same period
(D) In a presentation to stockholders, a corporation’s chief executive officer describes the corporations’ most profitable activities during the past year, introduces the vice president largely responsible for those activities, and discusses new projects the vice president will initiate in the coming year
(E) In developing a film based on a historical event, a filmmaker conducts interviews with participants in the event, bases part of the film’s screenplay on the interviews, and concludes the screenplay with a sequence of scenes speculating on the outcome of the event had certain details been different
(E)B5.    The primary function of the first paragraph of the passage is to
(A) outline the merits of Abram’s conception of historical sociology
(B) convey the details of Abrams’s conception of historical sociology
(C) anticipate challenges to Abrams’s conception of historical sociology
(D) examine the roles of key terms used in Abrams’s conception of historical sociology
(E) identify the basis of Abrams’s conception of historical sociology
C6.    Based on the passage, which one of the following is the LEAST illustrative example of the effect of a contingency upon an individual?
(A) the effect of the fact that a person experienced political injustice on that person’s decision to work for political reform
(B) the effect of the fact that a person was raised in an agricultural region on that person’s decision to pursue a career in agriculture
(C) the effect of the fact that a person lives in a particular community on that person’s decision to visit friends in another community
(D) the effect of the fact that a person’s parents practiced a particular religion on that person’s decision to practice that religion
(E) the effect of the fact that a person grew up in financial hardship on that person’s decision to help others in financial hardship

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Believe it or not, optical illusion (错觉)can cut highway crashes.6 q  s* K; K( D6 d0 G9 G
　　Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes, called chevrons (人字形), painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are, and thus drivers slow down.
Now the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan’s success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes.. W2 g$ b$ s: C9 k
　　Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation. To help reduce those accidents, the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed-related hazards are the greatest—curves, exit slopes, traffic circles, and bridges.
Some studies suggest that straight, horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However, traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bars.

Chevrons, scientists say, not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway sped and the number of traffic accidents.
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<要是读LSAT/GRE阅读有这么容易就爽翻了！！相信，经过练习，可以做到！>
走神为0次。难道我们做比较容易的事情时，能够保持注意力集中？类比到GRE中，如果有一天我觉得GRE阅读比较简单，或者走神的次数比较少，甚至有可能达到一气呵成的境界，先在这里YY一把！！坚定继续练习阅读的决心！
正确率为100%
A1.The passage mainly discusses __________.$ H% W  }- Q5 B8 N  P" d; K
　　A) a new way of highway speed control* W/ U$ }6 v$ i
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　　A) they should avoid speed-related hazards0 U9 `4 \4 s; J8 i/ y
　　B) they are driving in the wrong lane7 F+ l; N5 y! l( d( k, h9 P
　　C) they should slow down their speed0 i  J+ l2 l9 E; O( N2 \* u4 k4 T; E# f& z
　　D) they are approaching the speed limit
C! G3 u: f1 E' R$ }: y- n/ n3.The advantage of chevrons over straight, horizontal bars is that the former ___________.8 l- e( N: q! U; ^
　　A) can keep drivers awake
B) can cut road accidents in half
C) will have a longer effect on drivers
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A4.The American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to __________.
A) try out the Japanese method in certain areas
B) change the road signs across the country
    C) replace straight, horizontal bars with chevrons- P5 q' G2 C8 o' l" y+ e
　　D) repeat the Japanese road patterns
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　　A) They are falling out of use in the United States. w6 {, z% m3 d& e" x
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　　D) They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.+ ]( m) h/ Y0 B; Q* \

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2009/12/02
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今天终于开始红宝“第九遍”

预期时间：2009/12/02-2009/12/18

背诵内容：
              1 单词外观+中文意思
              2 继续“17天搞定GRE单词”的扫尾工作

背诵目标：中文意思尽量准确

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从计划可以看出，每天仍然需要背6List，呵呵，没有问题！！
同时，CASK EFFECT继续做！！！

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当你想要放弃的时候，你想一想，在你决定去做这件事情的时候，下了多大的决心，获得了多少的信心，相信着自己一定能把这件事情做好。不要让自己后悔当初的决定/ ~* [9 F  p, N9 s+ v7 n
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当你想要放弃的时候，你想一想，为了这件事情，你努力了多少个日日夜夜，在准备作文的时候，早上一起来第一件事情就是计算自己睡了多少时间，有多少提纲没有列，然后开始绝望和丧失信心，然后爬起来，认认真真地学习一天，晚上睡觉的时候，突然闪出一个这样的念头，原来自己没有想像的那么差。你愿意付出了这么多努力以后，连一个分数都不知道吗？

当你想要放弃的时候，你一定会有很多放弃的理由，一定会有很多做不到的借口，或许你说出来，任何一个人都会觉得你的放弃是明智的，除了你自己。你问问自己，我尽力了吗？我是不是做了我能够做的一切，我是不是把每一分钟的空余时间都用来努力，而不是用来为自己找寻放弃的借口。

当你想要放弃的时候，问问自己，你甘心吗？你甘心让自己觉得自己的努力白费，你甘心在和你一起奋斗的XDJM在考场里证明自己的努力的时候，躺在床上后悔吗？你甘心当答题卡一发下来的时候，就首先把CANCEL的两个圈图满，然后没有一点压力地去参加一个让你痛苦了至少半年的考试吗？. T; w8 t: l6 h9 L1 b+ c

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我想起了一个在美剧里看到的话，我有一千个理由去放弃做这件事情，但是只有一个理由去坚持。人会不会放弃，不是因为有多少个理由让他去放弃，而是他能不能找到一个理由让他坚持。只要有一个理由，一点可能让你坚持下去，那么哪怕你有一万个放弃的理由都不会阻挡你前进的脚步。要相信，你现在的痛苦和彷徨不是你独有的，而是所有的人都曾经经历过或者正在经历过的。让我们一起坚持下去，因为逃避是赢不了的，一个人逃避了一次就会习惯了逃避。

转自lingli_xiaoai(小哀)

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歌曲：怒放的生命
歌手：汪峰 专辑：怒放的生命

曾经多少次跌倒在路上

曾经多少次折断过翅膀

如今我已不再感到彷徨

我想超越这平凡的生活



我想要怒放的生命

就象飞翔在辽阔天空

就象穿行在无边的旷野

拥有挣脱一切的力量



曾经多少次失去了方向

曾经多少次扑灭了梦想

如今我已不再感到迷茫

我要我的生命得到解放



我想要怒放的生命

就象飞翔在辽阔天空

就象穿行在无边的旷野

拥有挣脱一切的力量



我想要怒放的生命

就象矗立在彩虹之颠

就象穿行璀璨的星河

拥有超越平凡的力量



曾经多少次失去了方向

曾经多少次扑灭了梦想

如今我已不再感到迷茫

我要我的生命得到解放



我想要怒放的生命

就象飞翔在辽阔天空

就象穿行在无边的旷野

拥有挣脱一切的力量



我想要怒放的生命

就象矗立在彩虹之颠

就象穿行璀璨的星河

拥有超越平凡的力量



我想要怒放的生命

就象飞翔在辽阔天空

就象穿行在无边的旷野

拥有挣脱一切的力量



我想要怒放的生命

就象矗立在彩虹之颠

就象穿行璀璨的星河

拥有超越平凡的力量
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积极！鼓舞！

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Too many vulnerable child-free adults are being ruthlessly(无情的)manipulated into parent-hood by their parents , who think that happiness among older people depends on having a grand-child to spoil. We need an organization to help beat down the persistent campaigns of grandchildless parents. It’s time to establish Planned Grandparenthood, which would have many global and local benefits.  

Part of its mission would be to promote the risks and realities associated with being a grandparent. The staff would include depressed grandparents who would explain how grandkids break lamps, bite, scream and kick. Others would detail how an hour of baby-sitting often turns into a crying marathon. More grandparents would testify that they had to pay for their grandchild’s expensive college education.  # @  K% _& v, }& _! V
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Planned grandparenthood’s carefully written literature would detail all the joys of life grand-child-free a calm living room, extra money for luxuries during the golden years, etc. Potential grandparents would be reminded that, without grandchildren around, it’s possible to have a conversation with your kids, who----incidentally-----would have more time for their own parents .  : [2 J" t3 U( W$ q
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Meanwhile, most children are vulnerable to the enormous influence exerted by grandchildless parents aiming to persuade their kids to produce children . They will take a call from a persistent parent, even if they’re loaded with works. In addition, some parents make handsome money offers payable upon the grandchild’s birth. Sometimes these gifts not only cover expenses associated with the infant’s birth, but extras, too, like a vacation. In any case, cash gifts can weaken the resolve of even the noblest person.  , J1 V7 p( Y3 O  C& J, j( L9 Y
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At Planned Grandparenthood, children targeted by their parents to reproduce could obtain non-biased information about the insanity of having their own kids. The catastrophic psychological and economic costs of childbearing would be emphasized. The symptoms of morning sickness would be listed and horrors of childbirth pictured. A monthly newsletter would contain stories about overwhelmed parents and offer guidance on how childless adults can respond to the different lobbying tactics that would-be grandparents employ.  

When I think about all the problems of our overpopulated world and look at our boy grabbing at the lamp by the sofa, I wish I could have turned to Planned Grandparenthood when my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me.  

If I could have, I might not be in this parenthood predicament( 窘境) . But here’s the crazy irony, I don’t want my child-free life back . Dylan’s too much fun.  . J# a& g! h7 M! ~/ A3 R8 \( e4 L* O
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这篇CET6花了两篇才读懂…对不起祖国，对不起党，对不起人民！不过，庆幸后面的题答对了，没有瞎蒙，呵呵…
D1. What’s the purpose of the proposed organization Planned Grandparenthood?
A) To encourage childless couples to have children. : y; h3 x, q# U' M
B) To provide facilities and services for grandchildless parents.
C) To offer counseling to people on how to raise grandchildren.
D) To discourage people from insisting on having grandchildren.

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A) show them the joys of life grandparents may have in raising grandchildren
B) draw attention to the troubles and difficulties grandchildren may cause 7 f  ]) S- u8 v8 d6 G
C) share their experience in raising grandchildren in a more scientific way
D) help raise funds to cover the high expense of education for grandchildren

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A) they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parents 8 V4 \) Z4 E/ k, `" }( z' p7 Y" }
B) they have learn from other parents about the joys of having children
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D) they have found it irrational to remain childless

A4.By saying “… my parents were putting the grandchild squeeze on me” (Line 2-3,Para. 6), the author means that _________. % W, `+ k+ W- Z
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B) her parents liked to have a grandchild in their arms
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C5.What does the author really of the idea of having children?
A) It does more harm than good.
B) It contributes to overpopulation.
C) It is troublesome but rewarding.
D) It is a psychological catastrophe


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每次读的全文与题都贴出来，方便以后回过头再看。毕竟这些东西是常读常新

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A woman who carries a mutated BRCA1 gene faces a daunting decision: She can opt for constant monitoring hoping to catch any cancer early, while it’s still curable, or she can elect to have her breasts or ovaries removed to prevent cancer from developing in the first place. Results described on page 1467 now suggest that one day there may be a third option: using drugs rather than surgery to prevent BRCA1-mediated breast cancers XXXX. BRCA1 is a so-called tumor suppressor, XXXX a gene that in its normal form protects against cancer. One way it does this is by helping XXXXX cells repair DNA damage that might otherwise result in cancer-causing mutations. The new work, which comes from Eva Lee and her colleagues at the University of California, Irvine, points to  another cancer-preventing role for BRCA1. By aiding in the degradation of the receptor through which progesterone exerts its effects, the gene’s protein product XXXXXXX apparently checks the hormone’s growth-promoting action on breast tissue. Lee’s team also showed that mifepristone, a drug that induces abortions by inhibiting the progesterone receptor, blocks the development of mammary tumors in mice that have had the rodent version of BRCA1 inactivated in their mammary glands. “The paper has a mechanism [of BRCA1 activity] and has clinical implications. It’s potentially important,” says Eliot Rosen of Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., who is also studying the interaction between BRCA1 and progesterone.7 E6 Q1 G- o; @8 g% ?  A; d: {
Previous work had raised suspicions that progesterone fosters breast cancer development. For example, XXXXX women taking both estrogen and progesterone to treat menopausal symptoms have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who take estrogen only. And working with human breast cancer cells in lab cultures, XXXXX Rosen’s team found that normal BRCA1 inhibits the action of the progesterone receptor, although how has been unclear.


In the current work, Lee and her colleagues created mice that lacked functioning copies XXX of the rodent versions of both BRCA1 and p53, another tumor suppressor that is frequently mutated in breast cancers. Although the female mice had never been mated, their mammary tissue showed increased cell proliferation—much as the breasts of pregnant woman do when high progesterone levels prepare the mammary glands for lactation. What’s more, all the …
第一遍时间：00:05:00
第一遍的印象是：本文与cancer有关，好像是cancer病原体，有两种
第二遍的印象是：BRCA1通过repair DNA damage与破坏progesterone受体实现抗癌，又引出了一种drug—mifepristone，也是破坏受体的。然后又通过control实验证明progesterone可能致癌。再引用了一个mice实验，拿来论证什么？暂时不知道！再读一遍！
第三遍的印象是：BRCA1, mifepristone, and p53都是tumor suppressor，在抗癌中有着重要作用。但是，机理不同：作者开头段前部分说明BRCA1的两方面机理，开头段后部分说明mifepristone机理<不知道他/她为什么把这个药也提出来说>。第二段证明progesterone可能致癌，并且BRCA1与progesterone存在interaction，虽然机理尚不明确。第三段反着说，即没有tumor suppressor(BRCA1 and p53)，实验对象会发生什么情况—细胞增殖，与progesterone比较高时很相似。因此，二者BRCA1在cancer有着一定作用。


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走神次数：6次

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Godfather

Amerigo Bonasera sat in New York Criminal Court Number 3 and waited for justice; vengeance on the men who had so cruelly hurt his daughter, who had tried to dishonor her.% E9 w7 i  S( M
The judge, a formidably heavy-featured man, rolled up the sleeves of his black robe as if to physically chastise the two young men standing before the bench. His face was cold with majestic contempt. But there was something false in all this that Amerigo Bonasera sensed but did not yet understand.2 W3 R( x; t7 W; o$ ^" [' ~$ i
"You acted like the worst kind of degenerates," the judge said harshly. Yes, yes, thought Amerigo Bonasera. Animals. Animals. The two young men, glossy hair crew cut, scrubbed clean-cut faces composed into humble contrition, bowed their heads in submission.
The judge went on. "You acted like wild beasts in a jungle and you are fortunate you did not sexually molest that poor girl or I'd put you behind bars for twenty years." The judge paused, his eyes beneath impressively thick brows flickered slyly toward the sallow-faced Amerigo Bonasera, then lowered to a stack of probation reports before him. He frowned and shrugged as if convinced against his own natural desire. He spoke again.9 N7 w# p% P' o. n
"But because of your youth, your clean records, because of your fine families, and because the law in its majesty does not seek vengeance, I hereby sentence you to three years' confinement to the penitentiary. Sentence to be suspended."
Only forty years of professional mourning kept the overwhelming frustration and hatred from showing on Amerigo Bonasera's face. His beautiful young daughter was still in the hospital with her broken jaw wired together; and now these two animales went free? It had all been a farce. He watched the happy parents cluster around their darling sons. Oh, they were all happy now, they were smiling now.
The black bile, sourly bitter, rose in Bonasera's throat, overflowed through tightly clenched teeth. He used his white linen pocket handkerchief and held it against his lips. He was standing so when the two young men strode freely up the aisle, confident and cool-eyed, smiling, not giving him so much as a glance. He let them pass without saying a word, pressing the fresh linen against his mouth.8 H; s6 H, K& I
The parents of the animales were coming by now, two men and two women his age but more American in their dress. They glanced at him, shamefaced, yet in their eyes was an odd, triumphant defiance.
Out of control, Bonasera leaned forward toward the aisle and shouted hoarsely, "You will weep as I have wept--- I will make you weep as your children make me weep"--- the linen at his eyes now. The defense attorneys bringing up the rear swept their clients forward in a tight little band, enveloping the two young men, who had started back down the aisle as if to protect their parents. A huge bailiff moved quickly to block the row in which Bonasera stood. But it was not necessary.! n9 I0 K: _7 s
All his years in America, Amerigo Bonasera had trusted in law and order. And he had prospered thereby. Now, though his brain smoked with hatred, though wild visions of buying a gun and killing the two young men jangled the very bones of his skull, Bonasera turned to his still uncomprehending wife and explained to her, "They have made fools of us." He paused and then made his decision, no longer fearing the cost. "For justice we must go on our knees to Don Corleone."

第一遍时间：掐表时按错键，待我读完去看时，居然没有！小小地郁闷一下!

没有停顿，可能是故事情节比其它文章的推理更好吸引人，呵呵
读着这篇Godfather，很爽…似乎没有理解障碍，而且看着一个一个GRE单词都认识，心里窃喜不已，哈哈哈哈…

这更坚定了我继续背单词，继续练习阅读的决心！加油吧，或许不久的将来，LSAT也能被这样蹂躏！

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到此终于完成
【CASK EFFECT】阅读能力基础自测（速度、难度、深度、越障、真题、RAM）
整体总结时间待定，因为今天需要提前背单词

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"Somewhat less informally, the RCS of a radar target is an effective area that intercepts the transmitted radar power and then scatters that power isotropically back to the radar receiver"
From wikipedia
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一句话里出现四个GRE单词
intercept (List21)
transmit (List39)
scatter   (List34)
isotropically (List22---isotope变体)
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记住单词，并运用到实际阅读中
记与用相辅相成，给学习带来无穷的快乐！

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Brazil and others said they would not because it legitimised a June coup which ousted Manuel Zelaya from the presidency


Mr Mujica indicated that he would follow the generally moderate policies adopted by the outgoing Broad Front president, Tabaré Vázquez.

From Economist
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记住单词，并运用到实际阅读中
记与用相辅相成，给学习带来无穷的快乐！

PS: 红色字体均为红宝单词

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Switzerland voted in a referendum to ban the construction of new minarets on mosques. Other Western countries and the Muslim world protested against the vote, which was inspired by the anti-immigrant Swiss People’s Party.

From Economist
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referendum
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b : a vote on a measure so submitted
a : the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
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minaret
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: a tall slender tower of a mosque having one or more balconies from which the summons to prayer is cried by the muezzin
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initiative
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3 a : the right to initiate legislative action b : a procedure enabling a specified number of voters by petition to propose a law and secure its submission to the electorate or to the legislature for approval ― compare REFERENDUM

全民公决和创制权 [referendum and initiative]  
政治

选民对政府政策或法案表示意见的选择方式。选择性全民公决在一定数量的选民签署申请书要求对议会通过的法律举行公民投票进行表决时举行。而强制性全民公决则是按法律规定进行的。自愿全民公决是立法机关要求公众决定某项法令或民意测验的方式。创制权被用来对提议的法案或宪法修改进行公众投票。直接创制权由规定数量的选民直接投票，而间接创制权则被提交给立法机关进行表决。全民公决和创制权在美国和瑞士经常采用。参阅公民投票plebiscite)。




公民投票 [plebiscite]  
政治

由整个国家或地区的全体人民投票决定某些议题。选民不是在几个提议中选择一个，而是表明接受或拒绝一个提议。通过公民投票，政党作为政治媒介的地位下降。因为公民投票提供了不需要允许反对党参与而使统治被接受的方式，极权主义政府用这种方法来使其政权合法化。参阅全民公决和创制权referendum and initiative)。

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slender
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b : small or narrow in circumference or width in proportion to length or height
a : spare in frame or flesh especially : gracefully slight
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mosque
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: a building used for public worship by Muslims
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muezzin
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: a Muslim crier who calls the hour of daily prayers
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summon
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1 : the act of summoning especially : a call by authority to appear at a place named or to attend to a duty <红宝词义>
2 : a warning or citation to appear in court: as a : a written notification to be served on a person as a warning to appear in court at a day specified to answer to the plaintiff b : a subpoena to appear as a witness <MW，红宝没有的意思，“传票”>
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petition
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2 a : a formal written request made to an official person or organized body (as a court) b : a document embodying such a formal written request
<红宝词意为“请愿，请愿书”，显得比较“干瘪”，给人的第一印象是中国人写得的申请书，但一查MW，更具体的更丰富的解释就出来了，呵呵>
申请书 [petition]  
法律

写给某个人、某个官员、某个立法机关或法院要求洗刷冤屈或给予优待的书面文件。当申请书被足够多的人数提出时(用他们的签名表示)，可以使候选人获得选票，或在选民面前提出问题全民公决和创制权[referendum and initiative])，也可以用来对代表施加压力，要他们按一定方式进行投票。在美国，递交申请书的权利是受到美国宪法第一条修正案保障的。
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从以上的实际阅读与MW字典可以看出，红宝单词很重要！但红宝也有缺陷，即某些词意与实际阅读所需要并不相符，如initiative, summon，而且只是孤立地看红宝释义，显得比较抽象，特别对于理工科学生，什么是minaret, mosque, muezzin, petition。如果我们动手查一查其它字典，比如MW，我们将得到更详细的解释，更地道的解释，更具体的解释。minaret/mosque/balcony都有一幅画展现在我们面前，这种图形结合的背词法对某些人可能有一定的效果

因此，背词，不能死背，多动脑，勤动手！

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转自Bela1229
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前人的记录真是好东西，谢谢
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squall:commotion＝flash:illumination短暂的骚动是短暂暴乱＝闪光是短暂照明"
motive:deed＝doubt:question动机产生行为＝怀疑产生询问"
mediation:compromise＝prosecution:conviction调停为了妥协＝起诉为了定罪"
distill:purity＝leaven:volume蒸馏提高纯度＝发酵提高体积"$ h- l; J7 P8 @5 y: w% H
regimen:health＝budget:solvency 养生法可增加健康＝预算可增加偿债能力", p& s$ b( B' }0 j* o" V
regimen  
n 养生法（有规则的饮食，疗法或锻炼制度，目的在于提高健康）
【记】regi统治，men人－统治人生活的规则－养生法
【类】regimen:health＝budget:solvency＝mnemonics:memory养生法帮助健康＝预算帮助偿付＝记忆法帮助记忆"



1 a : a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient b : a regular course of action and especially of strenuous training <the daily regimen of a top athlete>
2 : GOVERNMENT RULE
3 : REGIME 1C

clog:drainage＝stalemate:negotiations阻塞不能排水＝使成为僵局不能谈判"
mitigate:severe＝qualify:general减轻消除严重＝使合格消除普遍"

renounce:pledge＝rescind:order背弃誓言＝废除命令
rescind:law＝withdraw:candidacy废除法律＝取消候选人资格
dehydrate:water＝wither:vitality脱水使水分降低＝枯萎使活力降低4 r6 i  B' g8 i# o
discompose:pacific  ＝fabricate:authentic  使不安不是平静的＝捏造不是真实的   ＝engage:tedious＝使忙碌不是单调的# P9 g& P9 R5 [

discompose  
v 使慌张不安；扰乱＝perturb
【记】compose（v 组合；使沉着）com一起，pose放：放到一起的状态－沉着
【类】discompose:pacific  ＝fabricate:authentic  使不安不是平静的＝捏造不是真实的   ＝engage:tedious＝使忙碌不是单调的
【反】pacificate（vt 安抚；使镇静）"



1 : to destroy the composure of
2 : to disturb the order of

authoritative:acceptance＝conspicuous:attention可信赖的易让人接受＝明显的易让人注意
inured:tolerance＝addicted:dependency习惯的是长时间容忍＝沉溺的是长时间依赖"* I: B+ u( U, A' {! n+ c  G, ?
erudite:fathom＝oblivious:neglect博学的容易深入了解＝健忘的容易疏忽* m5 C. t0 h4 ^$ [
prohibitive:purchase＝peremptory:dispute昂贵的无法购买＝专横的无法争论8 X! i7 e# h9 B/ }
prohibitive  
adj 抑制的，价格昂贵的（以致于阻止购买或使用的）
【记】源于：prohibit（v 禁止；阻止），阻止你的价格－昂贵的
【类】prohibitive:purchase＝peremptory:dispute昂贵的无法购买＝强制的无法争论"

1 : tending to prohibit or restrain
2 : tending to preclude use or purchase <prohibitive costs>
3 : almost certain to perform as predicted <a prohibitive favorite>

indubitable:questioned＝resolute:sway不容置疑的不会被怀疑＝坚决的不会动摇", P( @6 o) H; ~0 w1 D7 f
debut:career＝embarkment:journey

debut  
n （演员）初次登场；初次露面
【记】de去掉，but。去掉but？导演Z（平静）：你可以上台了。女演员F：but我还没准备好呢？Z（有点儿烦）：哪那么多事儿呀，快点儿！F：but我这可是第一次！Z（强忍）：谁没有第一次呀，快！F：but…，Z（已经怒了）：哪XX那么多but呀，全都给我de掉，再不上去我就X人了！！！
【参】debutante（n 初进社交界的少女）
【类】debut:career＝embarkment:journey初次登台是职业生涯的开端＝上船上飞机是旅行的开端
【反】farewell performance（告别演出）"



1 : a first appearance <made her singing debut>
2 : a formal entrance into society

dismount:horse＝disembark:ship, ]% m- m+ p( ~2 g' U; K& W9 u
transitive verb
1 : to throw down or remove from a mount or an elevated position especially : UNHORSE
2 : DISASSEMBLE
intransitive verb
1 obsolete : DESCEND
2 : to alight from an elevated position (as on a horse) also : to get out of an enclosed craft or vehicle

joke:punch line＝plot:denouement笑话的妙语在结尾＝情节的结局在结尾"

punch line  
n （故事；笑话等中的）妙语
【记】punch是象声词（v 冲孔；打孔），妙语就是punch的一声使你发笑。
【根】punch＝punct点，尖－打孔
【类】joke:punch line＝plot:denouement笑话的妙语在结尾＝情节的结局在结尾"



: the sentence, statement, or phrase (as in a joke) that makes the point

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做一个整理，自己慢慢学习！！！
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这个系列每一篇都那么长，而且理论性比较强，看后给我的感觉是云里雾里！
或许，待我真正接触GRE阅读并有一定了解与认识后，再来吸取他们的精华！