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       斑斓阅读系列中重构古埃及

       The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination--mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured our imaginations for generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the right one? How much do we really know about this once great civilization? In this absorbing introduction, Ian Shaw, one of the foremost authorities on Ancient Egypt, describes how our current ideas about Egypt are based not only on the thrilling discoveries made by early Egyptologists but also on fascinating new kinds of evidence produced by modern scientific and linguistic analyses. He also explores the changing influences on our responses to these finds, by examining the impact of Egyptology on various aspects of popular culture such as literature, cinema, opera, and contemporary art. He considers all aspects of ancient Egyptian culture, from tombs and mummies to the discovery of artefacts and the decipherment of hieroglyphs, and from despotic pharaohs to animal-headed gods. From the general reader interested in Ancient Egypt, to students and teachers of ancient history and archaeology, to museum-goers, this Very Short Introduction will not disappoint.

       Be careful to buy this book only if you want to learn about Egyptology as an academic discipline, more than about what scholars think really went on in ancient Egypt. This book is a learned and fascinating introduction to the study of ancient Egypt. If you are looking to understand how scholars painstakingly piece together tiny shards of ambiguous and insufficient evidence to construct an understanding of ancient Egypt, this is your book. If you seek a primer the current state of knowledge on life, religion, politics, culture, and society in ancient Egypt, you should probably buy another book. I bought the book out of a desire to learn more about what current scholarly thinking about ancient Egypt in order to open up a window on that fascinating civilization. Instead, I discovered a compelling (if dry) narrative on how Egyptologists work and reach conclusions. This is a really interesting topic in its own right, and, of course, it is fundamental to evaluating what is presented as "what we know" about ancient Egypt in an intelligent fashion. However, you might not want to spend time learning about Egyptology, but instead want to learn about ancient Egypt. If so, this is likely not the book for you right now

       The title of this excellent entry in an excellent series should be 'Egyptology', as it is more about the study of ancient Egypt than the history itself. At 190 pages, it is a little longer than many entries in this series, but the final 30 of those pages are References, Timeline and so on, which provide a good springboard for further study.

       Pharaonic Egypt was Earth's first great empire and it lasted for 3 millennia. The author examines the way in which that civilization has been perceived, interpreted and mythologized by, among others, Victorians seeking verification of Biblical stories and by modern, popular culture.

       Ian Shaw writes well and comes across as an erudite and objective scholar. He has not used this book as an opportunity to put forward any unorthodoxy of his own, and has not been afraid to include many quotations from other Egyptologists. All of this makes the book a perfect introduction to this fascinating subject.

       agree with the other reviewers that this book is not so much about Ancient Egypt as it is about Egyptology. I would say it even expects a previous knowledge of the periods and dynasties of Ancient Egypt. In that respect it fails to live up to its title.

       As a book about Egyptology it's slightly dry and not very tight. The author seems to be all over the place. After reading this book, I have learned very little of Egyptology as a discipline except for a few theories expounded in the text.

       I would not recommend this book. I am interested in reading Egyptian Myth: A very short introduction as a possible better introduction to Egyptian history, myths, and beliefs.

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       I knew absolutely nothing about ancient Egypt and cared less. I was still fascinated by this book and inspired to follow it up.

       It starts with the Narmer Palette, an artefact in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and uses the decoration on both sides, pictures and hieroglyphs, to explain some of the things we think we know about ancient Egypt and how we think we know them. It's thought the elegantly outlined depression between the serpopards was used for crushing pigment for eyeshadow....serpopards? Leopards with the heads and neck of snakes.

       The book goes on to look specifically at how we establish the narrative history of ancient history (or rather, perhaps, speculate about it rather than establish it), the roles of kings, and the issues of identity (the significance of race and gender in particular) and of religion (mummification, the pyramids and so on). Ancient Egypt really was ancient - the Pharaonic period started 5000 years ago and the timeline in the book goes further back than that - and covered a very long period, lasting into the Roman era AD. It's not surprising perhaps that it's very hard to "know" much, and of course, things will have changed quite a lot in the thousands of years covered by the Egyptian era.

       In particular the book exposes some of the conflicts between archeologists, who look at what's left of the buildings and artifacts, and those who read and interpret the writing and hieroglyphs found on them. It had never occurred to me that there might be a division like that.

       There is an outline of the rise of Egyptology in the nineteenth century, the mistakes made by early investigators which may have destroyed important evidence (and why they made the mistakes), and, finally some discussion of the impact of ancient Egypt on the twentieth century. This short section gives equal space to the Anthony and Cleopatras of Burton and Taylor on the one hand and of Kenneth Williams and Amanda Barrie on the other - this book has its feet on the ground.

       There are good illustrations to support the text (full-page photos of both sides of the Narmer Palette, for example, so you see exactly what the author is writing about), a glossary and several pages of further reading and useful websites.

       I was really surprised at being drawn in so thoroughly. Fascinating introduction.

       斑斓阅读系列之意识新探

       The last great mystery for science, consciousness has become a controversial topic. Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction challenges readers to reconsider key concepts such as personality, free will, and the soul. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could consciousness itself be an illusion? Exciting new developments in brain science are opening up these debates, and the field has now expanded to include biologists, neuroscientists, psychologists, and philosophers. This book clarifies the potentially confusing arguments and clearly describes the major theories, with illustrations and lively cartoons to help explain the experiments. Topics include vision and attention, theories of self, experiments on action and awareness, altered states of consciousness, and the effects of brain damage and drugs. This lively, engaging, and authoritative book provides a clear overview of the subject that combines the perspectives of philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience--and serves as a much-needed launch pad for further exploration of this complicated and unsolved issue.

       I have to admit that at first I dismissed this little introduction to consciousness, but then I read the book again. It's a gem. Blackmore makes it all clear right up front what the problem of consciousness is and several ways that consciousness might be defined. She considers whether consciousness is some integral feature of brain processes or something in addition to the physical features of the brain (a position that goes by the clumsy name of "epiphenomenalism"). Next she talks about a last Cartesian seduction in the thinking of some materialists called "the Cartesian theatre", a phrase coined by Daniel Dennett that means that some scientists have embraced the material operation of the brain but still believe that consciousness is something that appears at a place and time in the brain. It as if there is a little theatre in the brain where consciousness is played.

       Blackmore next questions the natural or intuitive idea that consciousness is present in a continuous stream: this is a grand illusion and how the brain may create this illusion is investigated. She focuses on visual perceptual consciousness and presents research that questions our natural understanding of what is going on with our brains while we experience the world. There follows a consideration of "the self" (a useful construction, it seems), conscious will, and altered states of consciousness (psychedelic drugs, meditation, and out-of-body experiences). All in all this is a brief, but very clear and stimulating discussion of consciousness. I find it remarkable that so much was packed in a little volume that left me stimulated and grateful instead of exhausted, bored, or confused.

       It's just a great place to begin trying to get a grip on what the fuss is and why consciousness is such a curious and marvelous phenomenon.

       No one book can cover all there is to say about the burgening field of Consciousness Studies of Consciousness Research, but this book comes as close as any one up-to-date one can; furthermore, it has all the usual physical advantages of Oxford University Press' "Very Short Introduction" titles: small enough to actually fit into a pockes yet so well bound that when carried so the spine will never crack nor pages ever fall out.

       Susan Blackmore's experience as a Zen meditator adds depth to the section on altered states of consciousness as well as to her final summary on the future of consciousness and consciousness research.

       A minor disappointment was the abscence of any treatment of Artificial Intelligence and the philosophical problems it raises, especially unfortunate since she sha covered that subtopic well and thoroughly in a longer book. Also some cartoon drawings are rudimentary and add little to the text, but on the other hand, some photographic, do-it-yourself demonstrations of how our conciousness differs from what we believe we introspectively know it to be are excellent.

       Another positive for any book but especially one suitable as an initial introduction to a topic is an excellent bibliography for further reading.

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       I first encountered Blackmore's work when, after searching long and hard for a scientific explanation of out-of-body experiences, I came across her book Beyond the Body. It was astonishingly well researched and offered a rational, convincing explanation for phenomena that were usually neglected by the scientific community. I became an instant fan and have followed her work ever since. But now, alas, she has aligned herself with the Dawkins/Dennett axis of drivel, and my loyalty to her is badly shaken. In this book (a shorter version of her Consciousness: An Introduction) she follows Dennett by denying the existence of consciousness and then indulging in much speculation about the properties and evolutionary history of this non-existent entity. Consciousness, she maintains, is an 'illusion', which she defines as something that exists but does not have the properties it appears to have. She then proceeds to discuss it as if it does not in fact exist, and slips into calling it a 'delusion', which she apparently regards as a synonymous term. So far, so Dennett. She follows Dawkins by labeling just about everything a 'meme' (as Poe might have said 'All that we see or seem is but a meme within a meme'), unless she happens not to approve of it, in which case it is 'a virus of the mind'. As an example, she indulges in a quite intemperate and completely irrelevant rant against religion, in which Roman Catholicism is described as a parasitic infection. Like Dennett and Dawkins, she leaves no axe unground.

       So why do I give the book 5 stars if I disagree with so much of it? Well, I guess you can't keep a good scientist down, and Blackmore is still a great scientist. She brings considerable knowledge and erudition to the subject, presents fair summaries of opposing views, and gives excellent descriptions of odd phenomena like Libet's Delay and the Cutaneous Rabbit. And her style is as readable as ever. I was suspicious when I saw that her son Jolyon had contributed many of the illustrations - it smacked of nepotism - but I have to say his drawings are really charming and add greatly to the text. The other illustrations are useful too - with the possible exception of a photograph of the author opening a fridge door - which isn't always the case with this series. The book ends with a very useful Further Reading list. It's thus an excellent introduction to the subject (although I think John Searle's The Mystery of Consciousness is still the best place to start).

       So, I shall keep the faith and continue to read everything Susan Blackmore publishes. I just hope that one day, just as she once abandoned a belief in the paranormal, she sees the light and abandons the axis of drivel.

       3Scientists try to approach the function of the human brain just as they approach the functioning of any other organ in our bodies: as a natural feature of the natural world. According to this view, what we call our "mind" is dependent upon the physical brain, making the mind just as natural and material as other biological processes like digestion. Even so, it's difficult to entirely escape the lure of dualism — the view that "mind" is completely separate from and independent of the physical brain. Usually dualism is accompanied by the belief that the mind is basically the soul — an immaterial, eternal "thing" which represents our true selves. This view has been promoted by theistic religions for millennia.

       Because research into the nature and functioning of the brain is still in its relatively early stages, there's a lot of open ground and disputed ideas. Scientific researchers are not united behind a single explanation or way of conceptualizing how the brain creates the mind and consciousness. This means that there is a lot to read and digest before you can claim to at least understand where the current research stands — but fortunately there is a good place to start. Susan Blackmore's Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction is part of Oxford University Press "very short introduction" series and, like other volumes, does a great job at explaining even complicated issues in a way that is comprehensible and engaging for even a general audience. Perhaps the most significant problem in the study of human consciousness is whether there is real problem there or not.

       Some argue that there are "easy problems" like explaining how processes like perception and memory work, then the "hard problem" of explaining how consciousness itself works. Others argue that there is no "hard problem" because if we can explain all the "easy problems," then we will have explained consciousness (or at least the explanation for consciousness will immediately and obviously follow). The difference can stated as: is consciousness an "extra thing" or "extra ingredient" in our minds, or is any sufficiently advanced mental processing system also necessarily "conscious"?

       For many religious theists, this question necessarily turns on the existence of a soul. Machines and robots cannot be "conscious," for example, because they cannot have souls — only God can imbue a living being with a soul and it cannot automatically appear simply because a system becomes complex enough. Even some scientists who don't believe in souls will agree that simply having all the same parts and complexities as a human brain would not lead to consciousness, but many others think that it would. This means that efforts to create a "conscious" machine will have profound implications for the common belief in dualism, souls, and a "mind" that is immaterial, supernatural, and separate from the physical brain.

       Like most scientists and researchers, Blackmore rejects the traditional religious explanations for the mind: she rejects dualism, she rejects the existence of a mind or soul that is independent of the brain, and she rejects the idea that the mind is in any way eternal.

       Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction, by Susan BlackmoreBlackmore goes further than most, however, and is inclined to believe that even the existence of a coherent, consistent "self" is likely an illusion. Most scientists seem to be trying to hold on to this, and intuitively it is something that seems to be true. There is a significant amount of evidence and logic which suggests otherwise, though — and if it's true that our traditional, intuitive notion of consistent self is wrong, then what does this say about the existence of a soul?

       Although Susan Blackmore certainly has her own views, this doesn't interfere with her explanations — readers won't get the feeling that she is only setting up straw men to attack or that she's giving short shrift to views she doesn't accept. She doesn't hide her own perspective, but she also doesn't let it get in the way of giving readers a broad education in where current research stands, what different researchers think, and of course possible problems with it all.

       Blackmore doesn't cover everything, of course, nor could she in a short introduction like this. Yet she does cover plenty, and anyone simply looking for an overview of the field will get all they need. If someone would like more detailed information, a good follow-up would be Blackmore's Conversations on Consciousness, where she interviews many leading researchers to ask them what they think and why.

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       ]1、《诺博士》

        1962年 英国出品

       影片简介

        这是第一部007**，于1962年10月首映，影片通过联美公司(United Artists)由Albert R. Broccoli和Harry Saltzman制作，预算大约为100万美元，饰演詹姆斯·邦德的是出生于苏格兰的演员肖恩·康纳利，乌苏拉·安德丝饰演Honey Rider(她可是第一代邦德女郎，在**后半段以当时认为性感尺度的泳装现身，从此奠定了邦德女郎性感花瓶的地位)，约瑟夫·维斯曼饰演片中的大反派诺博士(Dr. No)，此外，伯纳德·李和路易丝·麦克斯维尔(Lois Maxwell)分别饰演英国情报局局长M先生和其秘书Moneypenny**(这两人在大多数UA的007续集**里持续饰演这两个角色)。

        《第七号情报员》忠于伊恩·弗莱明的原著，是一部制作严谨的神秘惊悚片。这是007系列**中最低调的一部，然而它的剧情已比当时大部分的侦探或谍报片更具想像空间。这部片由泰伦斯·杨执导，故事描述邦德在调查牙买加裔英国情报员的谋杀案后，发现阻止美国登陆太空的阴谋正在暗中进行。

       [编辑本段]2、《来自俄罗斯的爱》

        1963年 英国出品

       影片简介

        当《生活》(Life)杂志刊载出美国总统约翰·肯尼迪最喜欢的书单，而伊恩·弗莱明的小说《俄罗斯情书》(From Russia With Love)名列第九名时，第二部007**的选择便不再有争议。康纳利再度出马饰演007情报员，许多人--包括康纳利自己--都认为这是系列中最好的邦德角色。事实上，这是少数被公认比第一集更精彩的续集**。

        《第七号情报员续集》是一部背景为冷战时期的惊悚片，邦德的任务是要到伊斯坦布尔夺取一个价值连城的俄国解译密码器。这部片仍由泰伦斯·杨执导，Maibaum编剧，于1963年上演，片中危险、浪漫、悬疑、故事和角色发展以及动作皆获得巧妙的平衡。一场邦德和S.P.E.C.T.R.E.杀手雷迪·格兰特(Red Grant，罗伯特·肖Robert Shaw饰演)在火车车厢的打斗戏，是**史上最佳打斗场面之一。著名的“吉普赛营”场景--性感、紧张且激烈--在007系列**中最令人难忘。

       [编辑本段]3、《金手指》

        1964年 英国出品

       影片简介

        1964年8月12日，伊恩·弗莱明逝世，4个月后，《金手指》首映。此片花招百出，相当引人注目，其中包括全副武装的Aston Martin DB-5、戴着钢圈圆顶礼帽的韩国哑巴男仆、邦德差点因为金桌上的激光而被去势，以及突袭Fort Knox的疯狂点子。第三次出击带给**中的詹姆斯·邦德更上一层的受欢迎程度，“邦德又来了！”所有的广告都这么写着，而这也是事实。

       [编辑本段]4、《霹雳弹》

        1965年 英国出品

       影片简介

        1965年，这部**如片名所示，以强大的火力和雷霆万钧之势横扫全球**院，这时确实已掌握固定的观众。《金手指》的成功为下一部007**的票房铺下平坦的道路，这正是《霹雳弹》的情形。

        Broccoli和Saltzman一起制作这部**，凯文·麦克格罗瑞(Kevin McClory)则参与《霹雳弹》原著的编写工作(与弗莱明和编剧杰克·维明翰Jack Whittingham合作）。第四部007**场景主要设在巴哈马群岛，由第1、2部的导演泰伦斯·杨掌舵，此片带有相当的自信和大胆的精神，S.P.E.C.T.R.E.（就是诺博士领导的邪恶组织，听起来很耳熟对吧？《王牌大贱谍》就是从这里抄来的灵感）以两颗抢夺来的原子弹对全世界进行勒索，007必须对抗他们。《霹雳弹》于1965年赢得奥斯卡最佳视觉特效奖，片中并有007系列**中最迷人的邦德女郎——克劳迪娜·奥格尔、卢仙娜·帕鲁兹、Martine Beswick和Molly Peterson。

       [编辑本段]5、《雷霆谷》

        1967年 英国出品

       影片简介

        1967年，肖恩·康纳利宣布这将是他最后一次饰演邦德，于是大家全力以赴欲将这第五部007**打造至完美的境界。片子上映前，各种宣传花招尽出：詹姆斯·邦德会死掉、詹姆斯·邦德会结婚、詹姆斯·邦德会变成日本人、詹姆斯·邦德终将见到至今未曾露脸的敌人--S.P.E.C.T.R.E.的大头目Ernst Stavro Blofeld。（对，到本集为止邦德的敌人都是这个邪恶的组织，而非俄国；这种敌人打不死又不肯现身的安排，好像布袋戏哦！）

        邦德在此片的任务为揭发劫走美国和苏联太空梭的阴谋并加以阻止，避免发生第三次世界大战。邦德与两位美丽的日本情报员（由滨美枝和若林映子饰演）合作，循着线索追踪到Blofeld在巨大火山深处的基地，在这里发生的大规模忍者攻击行动是本片的高潮。

       [编辑本段]6、《女皇密使》

        1969年 英国出品

       影片简介

        制片家Broccoli和Saltzman寻找新詹姆斯·邦德的过程就像寻觅饰演郝思嘉的女演员同样辛苦，最后他们选上了不知名的澳洲模特乔治·拉赞贝，与他一同演出的还有戴安娜·瑞格(以饰演电视影集《复仇者》女主角Emma Peel闻名)，和特利·萨瓦拉斯(从《雷霆谷》的唐纳德·普里塞斯手中接演Blofeld的角色，连配角都可换人演！由此可知编剧要瞎掰的部份可真不少)。《女皇密使》于1969年上演，为第六部007**。前007**编剧彼得·亨特接掌导演工作，把理查德·麦鲍姆(Richard Maibaum)出色的剧本拍成一部高潮迭起的惊悚冒险片。

        在此片中，邦德致力于追踪Blofeld，他发现Blofeld正打算以他在瑞士阿尔卑斯山过敏症诊所研发出来的新型生化武器威胁全世界。这部**包含了一个真正的爱情故事，在整个007系列**中相当罕见，此外，此片的重点为结构完整的剧情和有趣的角色，惯有的高科技噱头比例反而被减到最低。这部**里面有两场非常刺激的雪地追逐场面，一次是穿着滑雪屐，另一次是坐雪橇追逐。片中的打斗场面也相当惊险，尤其是邦德在翠西旅馆房间与一位杀手正面冲突的戏，以及(播放片名前)邦德在海滩与一帮凶狠歹徒搏斗的场景。

       [编辑本段]7、《金刚钻》

        1971年 英国出品

       影片简介

        接下来的**《金钢钻》的重大消息是肖恩·康纳利回来演詹姆斯·邦德的角色，新的邦德女郎由吉尔·圣约翰和拉娜·伍德担纲，007与她们一同从阿姆斯特丹一路奔波到拉斯维加斯，追踪走私的钻石。同样地，幕后的主使者仍是大反派贝洛福，他这回霸占了维拉德·怀特（Willard Whyte）的集团科技公司，决心将饰有钻石的激光武器放到外太空，以毁灭世界上的竞争对手。

        这第七部007**跟整个系列的格调南辕北辙，导演盖·汉弥尔顿决定舍弃之前影片的严肃风格，加入喜剧效果。结果幽默和动作的元素都被扩大，塑造出一个更无厘头更诙谐的邦德。这种作法为之后的许多续集建立一种新的007**风格。

       [编辑本段]8、《生死关头》

        1973年 英国出品

       影片简介

        开创新一代007**的是新的007情报员罗杰·摩尔，他以饰演电视影集《七海游侠》(The Saint)里的男主角Simon Templar一角而走红（后来这部影集又被重拍成**《神鬼至尊》，由方·基墨主演）。摩尔的首部007**就是这部1973年的《生死关头》，由汉弥尔顿执导，Tom Mankiewicz编剧（他曾和理查德·麦鲍姆一起合写《金钢钻》）。在此片中，007必须对抗走私***的Mr. Big（由亚菲特·克托所饰）和他的巫毒教信徒。加上珍·西摩尔饰演的美女苏丽特尔，Geoffrey Holder饰演的神秘角色Baron Samedi，这部**融合了神秘的氛围、具破坏力的追逐场面，以及始自《金钢钻》的幽默风格。

       [编辑本段]9、《金枪人》

        1974年 英国出品

       影片简介

        摩尔饰演的邦德较潇洒、豪放不羁，康纳利的诠释则较强硬、冷淡且爱冷嘲热讽，摩尔继续演出1974年的《金枪人》，克里斯托弗·李出任斯卡拉孟加这个角色，这个高价码的杀手企图利用太阳能来驱动他个人的太阳能武器，李是演反派的专家，他在70年代演过一系列经典的吸血僵尸**，在最近的《魔戒》系列片中他出演白衣萨如曼，另外《星战前传II》里的大魔头杜酷伯爵也是他。这回的邦德女郎为布瑞特·埃卡兰和Maud Adams，Herve Villechaize饰演斯卡拉孟加的助手Nick Nack，克利弗顿(Clifton)继续演出上部片中首度出现的喜剧角色J.W. Pepper，他是满腹牢骚的美国南方警长。

       [编辑本段]10、《海底城》

        1977年 英国出品

       影片简介

        1977年的《海底城》由理查德·麦鲍姆和克里斯托弗·伍德(Christopher Wood)共同编剧，《雷霆谷》的导演路易斯·吉尔伯特执导，这是一部洗练的公式**--充满了以往影片使用过的材--确保由摩尔担纲的007**声势不坠。这部**的主要场景在埃及，007要对抗的船运界大亨卡尔·史登堡（柯特·杰金斯所饰），企图摧毁世界文明，好在海底建造新的世界。芭芭拉·贝芝饰演性感的俄国情报员阿玛索娃，理查德·基尔则饰演暴躁易怒的大钢牙杀手Jaws。

        《海底城》里的动作场面比前三部片更炫，例如Lotus Esprit跑车出现的一场追逐戏中，跑车能潜入海底摇身一变为武装潜水艇，进而使敌方的直升机落海。颇受观众欢迎的滑雪跳跃特技为**开场，替007**的开场白设下新标准。

       [编辑本段]11、《太空城》

        1979年 英国/法国联合出品

       影片简介

        当《太空城》上演时，这回的宣传标语是“大钢牙又来了！”制作人表示，这个高大魁梧且打不倒的反派角色受到影迷的欢迎，于是基尔又重回大银幕，和罗杰·摩尔喜剧式的互斗。大钢牙的新老板，同时也是邦德的新对手，是雨果·德拉克斯(迈克尔·朗斯戴尔所饰)，这位国际商业巨子计划从外太空摧毁所有人类，再用自己零缺点的人种繁殖新的族群。邦德与中央情报局的探员Holly Goodhead(路易丝·智丽所饰)一同从威尼斯跑到里约热内卢，尽全力拯救世界。

        《太空城》继续由吉尔伯特执导，克里斯·伍德(Chris Wood)编剧，这部**的惊喜当属美丽的法国女演员柯瑞妮·克莱瑞，她饰演一个小角色--Drax的同僚Corinne Dufour，她的出现却令人印象深刻。

       [编辑本段]12、《最高机密》

        1981年 英国联合出品

       影片简介

        理查德·麦鲍姆重新回到编剧岗位(与迈尔尔·威尔森Michael G. Wilson合写)，加上前邦德**剪辑约翰·格伦掌镜，使得《最高机密》回到较严肃的邦德**行列。这部1981年上映的**是联美公司UA和制片家Cubby Broccoli（另一位制片Saltzman在《金枪人》后离开）的第12部007**。邦德在此片中的任务是要找回一个被偷走的飞弹发射传达器，并解决一位希腊女郎为被谋杀的父母复仇的渴望。由卡洛尔·布盖饰演复仇天使美琳娜相当适合，而Topol的角色特性令人想起在《第七号情报员》中表现抢眼的Pedro Armendariz。

        许多人认为《最高机密》是罗杰·摩尔所演的七部007**中演得最好的一部，这部**噱头不多，而是着重在阴谋和冒险情节。高潮包括一场令人瞠目结舌的登山戏，突袭海边仓库的戏与《第七号情报员续集》吉普赛营打斗场景有异曲同工之妙，拍摄出色的潜水通过船底场景(取自弗莱明的《生死关头》一书），并且考虑到邦德之妻翠西在《女皇密使》死亡的情节。

       [编辑本段]13、《八爪女》

        1983年 英国联合出品

       影片简介

        联美公司UA的第13部007**《八爪女》于1983年夏天上映，这部**的场景大部分在德国和印度，邦德的任务是要找寻价值连城的法布尔复活金蛋，线索将他带到八爪女巡回马戏团，以马戏团为掩饰的反派企图在美国空军基地引爆原子弹，这是苏联侵略西欧的计划之第一步。 莫德·亚当斯饰演八爪女，罗伯特·布朗饰演新的M先生。片子开头就是一场令人捏把冷汗的戏，邦德乘坐迷你喷射机闪避热源引导的飞弹。接着一场伪装成马戏团小丑的英国情报员被杀手跟踪的戏继续制造高潮，稍后邦德也做类似的伪装，在拥挤的马戏团观众群中奋力阻止原子弹爆炸，气氛非常紧张。**最后是一连串没有冷场的动作场面，邦德先后在火车、飞机和汽车上追捕邪恶的歹徒卡麦（路易斯·乔丹所饰）。

       [编辑本段]14、《雷霆杀机》

        1985年 英国出品

       影片简介

        由Cubby Broccoli及Michael Wilson共同制作。 克里斯多弗·沃尔肯饰演马克斯·佐林，一位富裕的企业家，却有一段不为人知的秘密，他曾参予一项破坏专门生产精密工业的矽谷的秘密计划。格雷丝·琼斯在1985年年初获得机会饰演他身边那位瘦长却强悍的助理May Day，坦雅·罗伯兹则饰演邦德女郎斯黛茜。帕特里克·麦克尼(Patrick Macnee)是电视影集《复仇者》中活跃的明星，他将一流的演技及幽默的技巧融入他所演的邦德伙伴Godfrey Tibbett先生。

        游走于冒险及暴力之间，《雷霆杀机》重复了《金钢钻》及早期摩尔饰演的007**中滑稽的警车破坏场面。最令人忘不了的高潮是邦德必须解救斯黛茜并将佐林击败，他当时可是悬挂在旧金山海湾大桥上空的飞船上。沃尔肯所饰演的疯狂并研究遗传学实验失败的角色替影片带来娱乐效果。

       [编辑本段]15、《黎明生机》

        1987年 英国出品

       影片简介

        《黎明生机》是弗莱明的书名最后一次被用成**片名，暗示着这部系列**将有另一次改变。最主要的改变在于，将有一位新演员饰演詹姆斯·邦德也就是提摩西·达顿。他是康纳利演出007时期的影迷。达顿对于了解角色的方法是非常严谨的。在**开拍之前，他会先研读弗莱明的原著小说，好学习他所饰演的角色。对于一位演莎士比亚戏剧出身的演员来说，英国籍的达顿替这个角色注入极大的说服力和群众魅力。

        在1987年上映的《黎明生机》是一部错综复杂的惊悚片。这部**由理查德·麦鲍姆及迈克尔·威尔森所编剧，是关于一个鸦片组织涉入一件KGB叛党及暗杀的行动。 导演格伦以一个惊险的难题展开此片，邦德在直布罗陀秘密任务训练的中期揭发一项罪行，并在一艘满载爆裂物的吉普车上与一个杀手搏斗。《黎明生机》在维也纳及摩洛哥拍摄，本片融合了高难度动作场面和悬疑紧张的剧情，并穿杂了浪漫的情节。玛瑞娅·达波饰演美丽的卡拉，她是一位俄国籍大提琴家，却被KGB的科斯柯夫将军所欺骗，后者由荷兰籍的重量级男演员杰伦·克罗贝所饰演，克罗贝98年并亲自执导**作品《失落的行李》(Left Luggage)，获柏林**节蓝天使奖。约翰·里斯-戴维斯演活KGB中那位具有同情心的普斯金将军。全新的Moneypenny**是由卡洛琳·布丽丝(Caroline Bliss)担纲，而Joe Don Baker饰演一位十恶不赦的军火贩Brad Whitaker。

       [编辑本段]16、《杀人执照》

        1989年 英国出品

       影片简介

        就在007系列**即将在银幕上风光30年时，詹姆斯·邦德以第16部**跌破众人眼镜。达顿再次出马演出007，《杀人执照》(**自创的片名)是至今最严肃的007**，连早期的续集中康纳利那种苦涩、嘲讽式的幽默都不复存在。本片于1989年上映，片中叙述邦德处理秘密任务以外的个人仇杀事件，复仇的对象是拉丁美洲毒枭大王弗朗兹·桑切斯(罗伯特·戴维饰演)，他曾将邦德DEA的好友菲立克斯(大卫·哈迪森饰演，自第8集《生死关头》后便饰演这个角色)杀成重伤，并谋杀菲立克斯的新婚妻子。本片是在墨西哥市拍摄，片中由于有两位新邦德女郎卡莉·洛维及塔丽萨·索托的参加演出而增色不少。

       [编辑本段]17、《黄金眼》

        1995年 英国/美国联合出品

       影片简介

        在休息了六年之后，邦德系列**再次出现全新面孔，新的詹姆斯·邦德于1995年就此诞生。皮尔斯·布鲁斯南首度饰演新生代的007。共同参予演出新时代超级间谍角色的是朱迪·丹奇，她是首位饰演邦德上司M的女性，而萨曼莎·邦德(Samantha Bond)饰演新的Miss Moneypenny，此外为了娱乐效果乔·唐·巴克(Joe Don Barker)饰演中央情报局的联络人Jack Wade。

        本片是由Barbara Broccoli及Michael Wilson制作，主要的冒险行动是，邦德必须寻找在苏联被劫持的黄金眼，那是一种带有电磁波的武器，而且被一位叛变的苏联将军所偷。在这项任务背后，最复杂的是邦德发现这次阴谋的歹徒是他的一位旧识及同僚，他是英国籍的探员006(西恩·宾饰演)，他计划使用这项武器已引起全球金融的瓦解，藉此增加财富。

        在这次行动中邦德遇见美艳女郎的西娜·奥纳托(法米克·詹森饰演)，她是一位变态的歹徒，并用尽一切方法对付007。另一位新进的邦德女郎是娜塔丽娅(伊莎贝拉·斯科露波饰演)，她协助邦德打败006，在影片中最高潮的一幕，是在一个有伪装作用的巨大卫星接收器里的打斗场面。《黄金眼》(片名是采用原著作者伊恩·弗莱明牙买加老家的名字)是一部节奏明快的惊悚片并穿杂了危险、幽默及性。影片于95年11月上映，在全球取得超过3亿5千万美元的票房佳绩，它明显的打动了90年代爱看**的观众们，并重新建立了邦德在**中持续不败，屹立不摇的银幕英雄形象。另外，导演马丁·坎贝尔凭此片确立在好莱坞成功商业导演的地位，他此后还执导了《佐罗的面具》和《垂直极限》两片；而在片中鲜活地诠释了美艳残忍的邦德女郎西娜的法米克·詹森本是一位名模，《黄金眼》之后她相继主演了《极度深寒》、《X战警》等知名作品，在影坛地位提升速度之快，令人瞠目结舌。

       [编辑本段]18、《明日帝国》

        1997年 英国/美国联合出品

       影片简介

        本片上映于1997年12月19日，是系列**中的第18部，这次007探员面对的是强大的媒体巨子卡佛(由乔纳森·普莱斯饰演，有说法认为这是在映射传媒大亨默多克），他拥有一份《明日报》，为了要在中国大陆垄断并独占媒体的地位，不惜策动阴谋挑起英国与中国的战争，组织中秘密协助调查的中国籍探员是林慧(杨紫琼饰演)，邦德为了破坏卡佛的阴谋从伦敦，汉堡一路奔波到西贡(事实上是在泰国搭的景)。途中邦德还遇见旧时的爱人Paris(泰瑞·海切尔所饰），如今她却是卡佛的妻子。

        本片最令人难忘的一幕是影片的开场白，邦德大胆的摧毁国际恐怖份子的火药库，以及一部高科技的汽车的追逐场面，Q先生发明的具特殊装置的BMW帮助邦德在一栋高层的停车场中摆脱歹徒。而来自香港的动作女星杨紫琼首次在世界观众面前展示自己灵活矫健的身手，令人叹为观止，杨紫琼也以本片打响世界知名度，成为东方首席女打星，此后还有传闻007片商曾有意打破常规再邀杨紫琼扮演邦德女郎，但被杨紫琼婉拒。

        《明日帝国》以1亿2500万美元的票房名列1997年度全美十大卖座片的榜尾，而其在世界范围内的卖座力更是惊人，以3亿4330万美元居当年全球最卖座片的第4名。

四级词汇天天练之真题系列 八

       大雁是如何飞过喜马拉雅山的?

       大雁是如何飞过喜马拉雅山的?到底能否飞过去， 我们先不论，我们先假设一下,大雁要想飞越过去的前提条件和目的，进行一次推理：

       1.首先考虑的是喜马拉雅山是世界最高山脉，海拔高度接近9000米了，峰顶空气稀薄，气压非常另人窒息的，登山队员之所以能登顶，是因为穿着国际标准的登山服，配备氧气瓶，确保他们的生命安全，对吧。而大雁呢，它们飞的时候，身体抗压是有极限的，当感觉呼吸困难的时候，就不会继续飞了，至少要在一个适宜的空间高飞，是吧。再好比说，航天飞机为什么能飞出地球，而里面的宇航员也能很好的在太空中生活呢，还不是供氧设备完好，身体保护设施也很先进的缘故吗？将大雁和人都装飞机里飞这么高的山脉，当然没事了，但你这题目是，大雁怎么飞的，安这样的推理，还没等飞到那么个高度，大雁已经因氧气不够，气压太大，业已身亡了。

       2.人们通常看到大雁飞的高度是通过肉眼看到的，而人的视觉能见最大极限也是有的，但也绝对不是9000米吧，那不成千里眼了，也就几百米，视力好的，就千米了。因此凭借生活常识，也能推断，大雁飞的高度也就是千米左右。至少要在人的视野范围内的。

       3.大雁是出色的空中旅行家。每当秋冬季节，它们就从老家西伯利亚一带，成群结队、浩浩荡荡地飞到我国的南方过冬。第二年春天，它们经过长途旅行，回到西伯利亚产蛋繁殖。大雁的飞行速度很快，每小时能飞68～90公里，几千公里的漫长旅途得飞上一两个月。

       漫长的旅途，当然它们要选择最舒服的高度最充足的空间去滑翔于蓝天了，飞的越高，气压越影响它们的飞翔，也越耗费力气，自然也不会飞到9000米那个极限的高度了。

       4.飞山脉作什么？山脉那头有什么？山脉上都是积雪，无比寒冷，达到南飞的目的了吗，南飞是过冬，不是集体自杀吧，还有，一个物种的繁衍是几千年的结果，大雁也不例外的，或许当初大雁刚诞生的时候，它们的祖先或许能想飞到山脉那头，但不断的被冻死，不断的有死去的，自然，就形成了固定的生活范围了，我国的南方来过漫长的冬天，所以是随时间形成的！

       5.由此可见，想飞的条件和目的都不成立，当然大雁是飞不过去的，即使飞，也是楼上说的，山谷，但还是要死掉的，所以，楼主问的，不会发生的。

       How do wild geese flow over the Himalayan mountains?

       Let's put aside the question of whether they can make their way through,and let us make an assumption of

       the preconditions and their objectives and then proceed to make a rationale.

       1. First, considering that the Himalayan mountain being the highest mountain range in the world, with heights close to 9000 ft above sea level, the air at the peak is thin and atmospheric pressure suffocates someone to death if he is devoid of aids.

       Why mountain climbing teams can reach the peak without endangering their lives is because they wear climbing

       suits of international standards,and are equipped with oxygen tanks.

       2. How about the wild geese? When they fly,their body resistance to air pressure has a certain limit. When they feel that they have problem breathing, they will not

       continue to fly at least not at at a height unsuitable for their biological functioning.This reasoning is much the same to explain why spacecrafts can fly out of our planet and the spacemen can live in space,which much of it is attributed to the oxygen supply support and human body

       protection facility.

       3. When wild geese and humans are put on a air plane,

       flying at such a height is definitely not a problem.

       However,your topic is how do the geese fly.According to logical reasoning,geese will suffocate to death before

       reaching this height.

       4. Wild geese are usually sighted with our naked eyes, and our vision has a limit as to how far we can see.

       Nevertheless, this vision limit cannot exceed 9000 ft.

       Otherwise,we will all become clairvoyants.At the very most, our vision is good up to a few hundred feet or a few thousand feet. Therefore, based on our logical reasoning,

       we can deduce that wild geese fly at a height of about a thousand feet.At least, their flying height has to remain

       in our vision limits.

       5. Wild geese are outstanding air travellers. During autumn and winter times,they will fly from their native habitat in the Siberian region in groups and mightily

       to the south of China,part of natural winterly migration patterns for wide life.In the spring season of the second

       year, they will return in a long journey to Siberia for eggs laying and breeding.Wild geese fly really fast rating at 68 to 90 km/h. Even at this speed,flying to destination

       of a few thousand kilometers away will take them one to two months.

       6.In such a long journey, they definitely have to choose a flying height where they are comfortable with and in a blue

       space with openness that allows them to fly and glide.The higher they fly,the higher the influence of air pressure.

       This resultantly affects their volitation capability resulting in a heavier use of their strength and energy and naturally they will not be able to attain a flying

       height of 9000 ft which is also their maximum flying limit.

       7.Why do they want to fly over a mountain range? What are on the other side of the mountain range? Mountain ranges

       are capped with snow and are extremely cold.Have they achieved their objective of flying south? Isn't flying south to pass their winter time a mass suicide? On top of that, the multiplication of a living specie is an outcome realized from a period of a few thousand years,and wild geese is no exception.

       四级真题名词第三期4. _______ is usually the chief enemy of the camera lens.

       　A）Occasion B）Vain C）Moisture D）Deck

       　4. C [注释]潮湿通常是摄像机镜头最主要的敌人。

       　A）Occasion n.场合， 时机， 机会；（特定的）时刻，时候；a great occasion 盛大的场面； On another occasion， he landed in a deserted car park. 还有一次，他在一个废弃的停车场着陆。

       　B）Vain adj.徒然的， 无益的， 虚荣的， 空虚的， 自负的， 愚蠢的；She's very vain about her good looks. 她为她那好的容貌而自负。

       　C）Moisture n.潮湿， 湿气；The sun dries the moisture on the ground. 太阳晒干了地上的潮气。The desert air contains hardly any moisture. 沙漠的空气几乎不含一点湿气。

       　D）Deck n.甲板， 舰板， 覆盖物；the upper [lower] deck 上[下]甲板；

       　17. Many people complain of the rapid ______ of modern life.

       　A）rate B）speed C）pace D）growth

       　17. C [注释]许多人抱怨现代生活节奏太快。A，B，C三项均可表示“速度”，但C还可以表示“节奏”

       　A）rate 比率， 速度， 等级；a steady rate 稳定的速度；The rate of inflation decreased to 10% last year. 去年通货膨胀率降低为百分之十。

       　B）speed 迅速， 速度， 速率；at a speed of eighty miles an hour 以每小时80英里的速度；The speed of the car was frightening. 这辆小汽车的速度真吓人。

       　C）pace 速度， 步调，节奏；keep pace with the time 跟上时代步伐；to go at a good pace 以飞快的速度走；The fence is only ten paces from the house. 围墙离屋子只有十步远。

       　D）growth 增长， 生长；the growth of production 生产的发展； the growth of population 人口的增加。

       　20. Lightning is a _____ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.

       　A）rush B）rainbow C）rack D）ribbon

       　20. A [注释]闪电是发生在云层向地面或云层与云层之间的一阵突发电流。

       　A）rush 匆促， 冲进， 急流；The traffic on the streets during the rush hours virtually came to a standstill. 高峰期间马路上的交通车辆实际上已处于停止状态。I don't like the rush of modern life. 我不喜欢快节奏的现代生活。

       　B）rainbow 彩虹；C）rack 架， 行李架， 搁架；Put these tools back in the rack.把这些工具放回架子上。Put your bag in the luggage-rack. 把你的包放到行李架上。

       　D）ribbon .缎带， 丝带， 带， 带状物；ribbons in her hair 她头发上的发带；Her hair was tied up with a ribbon. 她的头发用一条丝带扎着。Typewriter ribbons may be all black or black and red. 打字色带可以是全部黑色或黑红两色的。

       　21. Having been found guilty， the man was given a severe ____ by the judge.

       　A）service B）sentence C）crime D）crisis

       　21. B [注释]该男子被证实有罪，被法官判以重刑。

       　A）service 服务， 服务性工作；公共设施；公益事业；We need the services of a doctor. 我们需要医生的诊治。The service in this shop is always slow； the girls are very lazy. 这家商店的服务总是很慢，那些女孩子都很懒。the telephone service 电话设施； The train service to the capital is very good. 去首都的火车服务设施非常好。

       　B）sentence 句子， 判决， 宣判；He received a heavy sentence. 他受到很重的刑罚。This is a sentence. 这是一个句子。

       　C）crime .犯罪， 犯罪行为， 罪行， 罪恶；Killing people is a crime. 杀人是一种罪行。It is the business of the police to prevent and detect crime and of the law courts to punish crime. 防止及侦察犯罪是警察的职务而惩罚犯罪是法庭的职责。

       　D）crisis 决定性时刻， 危机， 危险期；an economic crisis 经济危机；crisis of confidence 信任危机；

       　22. The _______ of blood always makes him feel sick.

       　A）sight B）view C）look D）form

       　22. A [注释]看到流血的场景总使他恶心。本题区分A，B，C三项表“看”意义时的用法区别。

       　A）sight 视力， 视觉， 看见，景象， 视域， 眼界；I caught sight of an empty seat at the back of the bus. 我看到公共汽车的后面有一个空座位。She lost her sight in an accident. 她在一次事故中丧失了视力。

       　B）view 观点， 见解， 观察； I wonder if this will meet your views. 我不知道这是否会符合你的意图。

       　C）look 看， 注视，望；Have a look at this picture. 看看这张照片。

       　D）form 形状， 形态， 外形， 表格；She has a tall graceful form.她有着高大优雅的外形。He seems to dislike any form of exercise. 他好象讨厌任何方式的运动。If you fill in this form， you can take books out of the library. 如果你填了这张表，就可以把书带出图书馆。

       　近义词辨析：look， sight， view， glance， glimpse这组名词在一起比较的含义都与视觉有关。

       　（1） look 一般有这样两层含义：对视觉器官的使用，即“朝……看”；看的行为所产生的印象，用于人时指“神态”或“样子”，用于物时指“面貌”

       　May I have a look at it please？

       　请让我看一看好吗？

       　The old city has taken on a new look.旧城换新貌。

       　（2） sight 表示“视觉所接受的景象”，但不含有“自觉地使用视觉器官”的意思，而表示“目的物进入了眼帘”。这时它虽是名词，却有动作的含义，常用于 catch sight of 和 at the sight of 等短语中。sight 在用于表示风景时，一般有修饰语来说明“特征”，从而使视觉所接受的印象更为明确，更为具体…but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk.但是那公牛突然看到了那个酒汉。

       　…you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains… ……

       　你可以欣赏那连绵不断的云海的非凡景象……

       　（3） view 在表示动作概念时，含有注视的意思；在表示风景时，不象 sight 那样要求有修饰语。如果说 sight 有“视力”的含义，那么 view 有“见解”的含义…The landscape is hidden from view. ……

       　大地的风光被遮住而看不见了……（其含义是想去观赏，凝视）

       　An airplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.飞机为你提供非凡的，令人惊诧不已的地球景色。（句中的 view 既有凝视的动作含义，又有风景的状态含义）

       　He always takes an extreme view.他总是持极端见解。

       　（4） glance 的原义是“闪现”，如活动着的反光物体在阳光下的闪烁，后来慢慢演变为“迅速的看”这一含义He took a glance at it briefly， and then he told me to look again.他向它略略瞟了一眼，然后叫我再看看。

       　（5） glimpse 既可表示瞥一眼的行为，又可表示瞥一眼所看到的东西When he began to play a tune， we had our first glimpse of the snake.当他开始吹一支曲子时，我们第一次瞥见了那条蛇。

       　This is my glimpse of New York.这就是我对纽约的一瞥所见。

       　四级真题名词第四期23. The tomato juice left brown ______ on the front of my jacket.

       　A）spot B）point C）track D）trace

       　23. A [注释]我的夹克衫前胸有西红柿汁的棕色斑点。

       　A）spot 斑点， 污点， 地点， 场所， 现场；She had spots on her face when she was ill. 她生病的时候，她脸上有斑点。This is a nice spot for a house. 这里是建房的好地方。

       　B）point 点， 分数， 要点，论文；It was a turning point in his career. 这是他事业上的转折点。I don't see your point.我不懂你的意思。

       　C）track 轨迹， 车辙， 跟踪， 航迹， 足迹；The hunter followed the animal's tracks. 猎人追踪动物的足迹。

       　D）trace 痕迹， 踪迹， 微量；They searched the building but did not find any trace of the criminal. 他们搜查了这座楼房，可是没有发现罪犯的一点踪迹。Put just a trace more salt in my soup. 我的汤里再放一点盐吧！

       　24. The clothes a person wears may express his _____ or social position.

       　A）curiosity B）determination C）significance D）status

       　24.D [注释]人们的穿戴可能反映其身份或社会地位。

       　A）curiosity 好奇心；新奇的事物；He is full of curiosity. 他充满了好奇心。

       　B）determination 决心， 果断；a man of determination 有决断力的人； That girl has great determination； I am sure she will do well. 那女孩子决心很大，我肯定她会做好的。

       　C）significance 重要； 意义；价值；What is the significance of this speech？ 这个讲话有什么意义？The significance for college students of doing a part-time job means more than money and experience. 大学生打工的意义还不仅在于钱和经验。

       　D）status 身份， 地位， 情形， 状况；class status 级成分；his status as a teacher 他的教师身分；social status 社会地位；

       　26. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _____ from the United States.

       　A）transfer B）deliveries C）transportation D）transmissions

       　26.D [注释]美式足球和棒球通过电视转播已为英国公众熟悉。

       　A）transfer 移动， 传递， 转移； Can I have a transfer to a new office？ 我能调换到一个新办公室去吗？

       　B）delivery 递送；送与；There is no delivery of letters on Sundays. 星期日不送信。

       　C）transportation 运输， 运送；transportation by railroad 铁路运输；waterway transportation 水运；D）transmission 播送， 发射， 传动， 传送；transmission of the television signal 电视信号传输；

       　27. Although I liked the appearance of the house， what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _____ through the window.

       　A）vision B）look C）picture D）view

       　27. D [注释]尽管我喜欢这栋房子的外表，但真正让我决定卖下它的原因是他那通过窗户能看到的美丽景色。

       　A）vision 视力， 视觉， 想象力， 幻想；He had a vision of himself as a rich businessman. 他想象自己是一个富有的商人。

       　B）look 看， 注视， 脸色， 面容， 外表；an angry look 愤怒的神情；A serious look passed over his face. 他脸上显出一副严肃的神色。Good looks are not as important as kindness.好的容貌没有好的心肠重要。

       　C）picture （具体人或物构成的）画， 图画， 照片， 像， 美景；She drew a picture of me. 她画了一张我的肖像。

       　D）view 景色， 风景， 观点；The house has a view over the sea. 这座房子面向大海视野开阔。There's a fine view of the mountains from our hotel window. 从我们旅馆窗口可以看到美丽的山景。

       　28. The manager spoke highly of such _____ as loyalty， courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

       　A）virtues B）features C）properties D）characteristics

       　28. A [注释]经理高度评价了其雇员们显示出来的忠诚，勇气，真实等美德。B，C，D均有“特征”的含义，只有A表示“美德”。

       　A）virtue 德行， 美德， 贞操， 优点；Honesty is a virtue. 诚实是一种美德。Plastic has many virtues. 塑料有很多优点。

       　B）feature 面貌的一部分（眼，口，鼻等）特征， 容貌， 特色；the geographical features of a district 地区的地理特征；feature films 故事片；C）property 财产，性能， 功能， 特性；The hot springs are said to possess healing properties. 据说这些温泉有医疗功能。

       　D）characteristic 特性， 特征；A characteristic of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water. 骆驼的特点是不喝水也能活很长时间。

       　四级真题名词第五期以下各题测试介词与名次构成的词组的含义，因此了解该名词与什么介词搭配是解题的关键。

       　29. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly _____ .

       　A）gaps B）intervals C）length D）distance

       　29.B [注释]在高级课程中学生必须每隔一个月进行一次成绩测试。

       　A）gap 缺口， 裂口， 间隙， 缝隙， 差距；（不与at搭配）a gap in the hedge 树篱的缺口；a gap in historical records 历史记录上的一段空白；B）interval 间隔， 距离， 幕间休息；at intervals 每隔一段时间，每隔一段距离；arranged at intervals of ten feet 以10英尺的间隔排列；There was a long interval before he answered the telephone. 隔了好久他才回了电话。

       　C）length 长度， 长， 时间的长短；at length 最后；终于；充分地；详细地；Mary's dress is not the right length； it is too short. 玛丽的衣服长短不合适，太短了。

       　D）distance 距离， 远离；冷淡；keep sb at a distance 与某人保持距离；敬而远之；What distance do you have to walk to school？ 你到学校要走多远的距离？

       　30. The ceremony was not for the _____ of the dead， but for the comfort of the living.

       　A）purpose B）sake C）respect D）impression

       　30. B [注释]举行该典礼不是为了死者，而是为了安慰活着的人。

       　A）purpose 目的， 意图， 用途， 效果；What is his purpose in coming back this time？ 他这次回来的意图是什么？

       　B）sake 缘故， 理由；for the sake of 为了…好处；为…着想；do sth. for the sake of one's family 为家庭做某事； Your sister is trying to read；please be quiet for her sake. 你妹妹正在努力读书，请让她安静。

       　C）respect 尊敬， 敬重， 注意， 考虑， 尊重；The students have great respect for their history teacher. 学生们非常尊敬他们的历史老师。

       　D）impression 印象， 感想，印记；The thief had left an impression of his foot in the garden. 小偷在花园中留下一个脚印。What were your first impressions of London？ 你对伦敦的最初印象如何？

       　31. They are building the dam in _____ with another firm.

       　A）comparison B）association C）touch D）tune

       　31. B [注释他们在与另一家公司合作建造这个水坝。本题测试in …… with 与选择项名词构成的短语含义区别。

       　A）in / by comparison with 相比之下； My shoes are small in comparison with my sister's. 我的鞋子比我妹妹的要小。

       　B）in association with 与……联系/联合；We are working in association with a number of local companies to raise money for the homeless. 我们与本地几家公司联合为无家可归者筹款。

       　C）in touch with 与……有联系；Our head office can put you in touch with a branch in your area. 我们总公司可以安排您与当地分公司取得联系。

       　D）in tune with 与……协调/融洽；His ideas are in tune with the times. 他的思想适合时代的潮流。

       　35. In previous times， when fresh meat was in short ____ ， pigeons were kept by many house-holds as a source of food.

       　A）store B）provision C）reserve D）supply

       　35. D [注释]早先，鲜肉供应不足时，许多家庭养鸽子充作食物来源之一。B项不与 in 搭配。

       　A）store 商店， 店铺， 贮藏， 贮备；a store for furniture 家具仓库；lay in stores of coal for winter 贮藏煤以备过冬；B）provision 供应， （一批）供应品， 预备， 防备rovisions are plentiful. 粮食充足。 to make provision for the future 准备日后之需；C）reserve 储备（物）， 储藏量， 预备队；保留；reserve of food食物储备； I have reserved a room for you at the hotel. 我已在旅馆为你预订了一个房间。

       　D）supply 补给， 供给， 供应品；in short supply 短缺；Our supplies for this month are in the cupboard. 我们这个月的生活用品在橱子里。The supply is inadequate to meet the demand. 供不应求。

       　36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _____ .

       　A）intention B）attempt C）purpose D）desire

       　36.B [注释]雪莉对生物考试已做好充分准备，她有把握首次通过。本题中只有B，C两项可与 on 连用。

       　A）intention 意图， 目的；I began reading with the intention of finishing the book， but I never did. 我开始读这本书时想读完它，可是我从来就没把它读完。

       　B）attempt 努力， 尝试， 企图；on the first attempt 首次尝试时； She made an attempt to cook the dinner. 她试着做这顿饭。

       　C）purpose 目的， 意图， 用途， 效果；on purpose 故意地；为了；特地；I came here on purpose to see you. 我特地来这里看你。

       　D）desire 愿望， 心愿， 要求；He has no desire for wealth.他对财富无欲望。 I had a desire to go swimming. 我很想去游泳。

       好了，今天关于“another vision系列”的话题就到这里了。希望大家通过我的介绍对“another vision系列”有更全面、深入的认识，并且能够在今后的学习中更好地运用所学知识。