Review Exercise
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AVery few scientists _____ completely
new answers to the world’s problems. (CET-6)
A. come up withC. come roundB. come out D. come up to
Complex Sentence Analysis
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The curiosity that was sparked by wanting to know what controlled the compass needle and his
persistenceto keep pushing for the simple answers led him to connect space and time and find a new state of matter. (L42-44)
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The curiosity and his persistence led him
to connect and findThe curiosity is
sparked by wanting to know what controlled the compass needle?
His persistence is to keep pushing for the simple answersLanguage Points (L32-L46)
Peak
1) V. to reach the highest point or level
?Official figures show that unemployment peaked in November.
?Temperatures have peaked at over 40℃.
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2) N. the highest point or level
?Holiday flights reach a peak before the Spring Festival.
?At the peak of her career she startled us all with a decision to retire.
Language Points (L32-L46)
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Persistence （N.）the ability of continuing in a course of action or way of behaving
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Most financial analysts didn?t foresee the persistence of the recession （经济衰退）.
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Do you know the words —“insistence”“resistance”? ?persist -----persistence 坚持不懈，持续?insist-------insistence 坚持?resist-------resistance 反对