六级But there are also many examples of growing wealth by trashing the environment, in rich and poor parts of the world alike, whether through unregulated mineral extraction, drastic water use for agriculture, slash-and-burn farming, or fossil-fuel-guzzling ( ' , 大量消耗) transport.

但也有许多例子表明，无论是通过不受管制的矿物开采、农业用水的大量使用、刀耕火种的耕作还是化石燃料的大量消耗，世界上的贫富地区都有通过破坏环境来增加财富的例子，大量消耗) 运输。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级But there are also many examples of growing wealth by trashing the environment, in rich and poor parts of the world alike, whether through unregulated mineral extraction, drastic water use for agriculture, slash-and-burn farming, or fossil-fuel-guzzling t

但也有许多通过破坏环境来增加财富的例子，无论是在世界的富裕地区还是贫穷地区，无论是通过不受管制的矿物开采、农业用水的急剧增加、刀耕火种的耕作还是化石燃料的大量消耗

2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

六级Then there is Antarctic's remoteness, with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a continent that is larger than Europe and where winter temperatures hover around minus 55 degrees Celsius.

其次是南极的偏远地区，在一块比欧洲大的大陆上的受风吹的地方发现了一些矿藏，那里的冬季温度在零下55摄氏度左右。

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六级It remains very attractive with its mineral waters

它的矿泉水仍然很有吸引力

2012年6月听力原文

六级Harrogate became a fashionable resort during Victorian times, when people came to take a bath in the mineral waters.

维多利亚时代，当人们来到矿泉水中洗澡时，哈罗盖特成为一个时尚的度假胜地。

2012年6月听力原文

六级“You can see that we’re here to stay,” said Vladimir Cheberdak, 57, chief of the Bellingshausen Station, as he sipped tea under a portrait of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Navy who explored the Antarctic coast in 18 Antarctica’s mineral, oil and gas wealth are a longer-term prize.

57岁的别林斯豪森站站长弗拉基米尔·切伯达克在俄罗斯帝国海军高级军官法比安·戈特利布·冯·贝林斯豪森的肖像下喝茶时说：“你可以看到，我们会留在这里。”

2016年12月六级（第二套）真题

考研A mineral is a material that is mined, not grown.

矿物是开采而非种植的材料。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研In other words mineral substances which are found on the earth must be extracted by digging, boring holes, artificial explosions, or similar operations which make them available to us.

换言之，在地球上发现的矿物物质必须通过挖掘、钻孔、人工爆炸或类似的操作来提取，从而为我们提供这些物质。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研Crude mineral ores and crude oil must be purified before they can be used.

粗矿石和原油在使用前必须经过净化。

1984年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The mineral elements from the soil that are usable by the plant must be dissolved in the soil solution before they can be taken into the root.

植物可以使用的土壤中的矿物元素必须溶解在土壤溶液中，然后才能被吸收到根部。

1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题