專四閱讀長(zhǎng)難句小測(cè)（36）

　　176. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and insert rubber(橡膠) and steel between the building and its foundation to reduce the impact of ground vibrations(動(dòng)搖).

　　177. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach(說(shuō)教，鼓吹), their children may grow confused and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

　　178. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.

　　179.“In Japan, a most competitive society with stronger discipline than ours.” Says Isaac Stern. “children are ready to test their limits every day in many fields, including music.”

　　180. What does the phrase ‘learning to use a computer’ mean? It sounds like ‘learning to drive a car’; that is , it sounds as if there is some set of definite skills that, once acquired, enable one to use a computer.

　　176、后來(lái)，人們?cè)囍呀ㄖ飶钠浠厣蠐纹饋?lái)，在建筑物和地基間灌入橡膠和鋼鐵以減少地表震動(dòng)的影響。

　　177、如果他們對(duì)于自己吹捧的東西不認(rèn)真對(duì)待也不去執(zhí)行的話，他們的孩子將在糊里糊涂中長(zhǎng)大，并且當(dāng)他們對(duì)自己進(jìn)行一些思考的時(shí)候，他們會(huì)在情感上有不安全感并認(rèn)為他們?cè)馐芰四撤N程度的欺騙。

　　178、因?yàn)樗羞@些原因，要進(jìn)行有效讀報(bào)的話，既要得到你需要的信息又不浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，需要選擇和應(yīng)用良好的閱讀技能和自我了解。

　　179、“在日本，是一個(gè)比我們更有紀(jì)律性和競(jìng)爭(zhēng)性的社會(huì)。”Isaac Stern說(shuō)。“孩子們每天都準(zhǔn)備在各個(gè)領(lǐng)域內(nèi)沖刺極限，包括音樂(lè)。”

　　180、“學(xué)習(xí)使用計(jì)算機(jī)”這個(gè)短語(yǔ)是什么意思呢?聽起來(lái)像是“學(xué)習(xí)駕駛汽車”也就是說(shuō)，好象里面有一套確定的技能，一旦獲得，就會(huì)使用計(jì)算機(jī)了