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for some time
decade十年
computing 动名词
has been
has/have done 现在完成
it is no /little more than a laboratory curiosity.
curiosity 好奇；新奇n.
laboratory 实验室的adj.
For decades，quantum computing has been little more than a laboratory curiosity.
tech 科技
have invested
has/have done 现在完成
invest投资v.
as have many smaller ones
=as have many smaller tech companies.
=many smaller tech companies have invested in xx as well
Now，big tech companies have invested in quantum computing，as have many smaller ones.
according to 根据
business weekly 商业周刊
help sb do
cure 治愈v.
cancer 癌症n.
take steps /actions 采取措施/行动
to do sth
turn climate change in the opposite direction 逆转气候变化趋势
opposite 相反的
According to Business Weekly，quantum machines could help us "cure cancer，and even take steps to turn climate change in the opposite direction."
sort类型
hype 炒作
定语从句
the hype annoys sb
annoy sb让人生气v.
This is the sort of hype （炒作）that annoys Johnson.
make promises 承诺n.
they can’t keep promises 兑现承诺
He worries that/ researchers are making promises they can't keep.
主语从句
available 可得到的adj.
potentially 潜在adv.
"What's new，" Johnson wrote，"is that /millions of dollars are now potentially available to quantum computing researchers."
regarding 考虑到
concern担忧n
regard非谓语
feel谓语
（31）Regarding Johnson's concerns，the author feels.
A．sympathetic同情adj.
B．unconcerned漠不关心的
C．doubtful
D．excited
as随着
attract吸引v.
attention 关注n.
funding 资金投入n.
may do
mislead误导v.
lead-led-led 引导v.
investor 投资者n.
journalist 媒体从业人员
the public 大众n.
worst of all 最糟糕的是
potential 潜力n.
As quantum computing attracts more attention and funding，researchers may mislead investors，journalists，the public and，worst of all，themselves about their work's potential.
keep promises 兑现承诺
excitement 激动n
might /may do 委婉
give way to sb/sth让步
doubt 怀疑
disappointment 失望
anger愤怒n.
warn警告v.
If researchers can't keep their promises，excitement might give way to doubt，disappointment and anger，Johnson warns.
have gone
has/have done 现在完成
go through经历v.
stage 阶段n.
Lots of other technologies have gone through stages of excitement.
make sth/sb +adj.
be prone to sth 易于遭受
=be likely to suffer from …
stand for 代表v/
定语从句
But something about quantum computing makes it especially prone to hype，Johnson suggests，perhaps because "'quantum' stands for something cool you shouldn't be able to understand."
what does it mean?
（33）What does the underlined word "prone" in Paragraph 3 most probably mean？
A．Open.
B．Cool.
C．Useful.
D．Resistant.抵抗的adj.
bring sb back to sb/sth/sp. 带回v.
And that brings me back to Taylor，who suggested that/ I (should) read his book Q for Quantum.
patiently 耐心adv.
After I read the book，Taylor patiently answered my questions about it.
the firm公司n.
同位语
found 建立v.
co-合作
He also answered my questions about PyQuantum，the firm he co﹣founded in 2016.
share the concerns 也担心
concern担忧n.
apply to sth 适用于
Taylor shares Johnson's concerns about hype，but he says /those concerns do not apply to PyQuantum.
be close to sth/doing接近
by a very large margin 遥遥领先
one同位语
定语从句
the computer solves an impactful problem.
solve解决v.
impact影响；冲击n.
impactful problems 重大难题
定语从句
we would not have been able to solve such a problem otherwise.
otherwise 否则
would have been
would have done 过去事实相反的虚拟语气
The company，he says，is closer than any other firm "by a very large margin （幅度）" to buildinga "useful" quantum computer，onethat "solves an impactful problem that we would not have been able to solve otherwise."
add补充v.
naturally 自然adv.
discount my opinion 对我的观点有所保留
spend time comparing
spend time doing 花时间做v.
compare xx with xx
quantitatively 量化adv.
He adds，"People will naturally discount my opinions，but I have spent a lot of time quantitatively comparing what we are doing with others."
optimism 乐观n.
lead /led to sth导致
（32）What leads to Taylor's optimism about quantum computing？
A．His dominance in physics
physics 物理（领域）
dominance 统治地位
competition 竞争n.
B．The competition in the field.
C．His confidence in PyQuantum.自信
D．The investment of tech companies.
investment 投资n.
could lead
could be leading
by a wide margin 大幅领先
claim声称v.
Could PyQuantum really be leading all the competition "by a wide margin"，as Taylor claims？I don't know.
advise sb to do 建议做v.
invest in sth投资 v.
I'm certainly not going to advise my friend or anyone else to invest in quantum computers.
But I trust Taylor，just as I trust Johnson.
trust sb信任v.
title标题n.
（34）Which would be the best title for the passage？
A．Is Johnson More Competent Than Taylor？
competent 专业性强的adj.
redefine 重新定义v.
define 下定义v.
come into being 形成
live up to sth 不辜负v.
B．Is Quantum Computing Redefining Technology？
C．Will Quantum Computers Ever Come into Being？
D．Will Quantum Computing Ever Live Up to Its Hype？
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fitness 健身；体能n.
Health and fitness help a person live a good and healthy life.
be due to sth 因为
various 各种的adj.
pressure 压力n.
tend to do sth 往往做v.
ignore 忽视v.
Often due to various pressures，we tend to ignore our health.
make sb/sth do
suffer遭受v.
catch other diseases 患病
catch lifestyle disease 生活方式相关疾病
（35）G．This makes our body suffer and we catch lifestyle and other diseases.
It is …that …强调句
fitness level 体能状态
fight sth抗击
It is the fitness level of our body that helps us fight these diseases.
interrelate to 关联v.
（36）B．Health and fitness are interrelated to each other.
We need to be fit to have a healthy body.
fit健康；体能好adj.
similarly 相似；同样adv.
shall be attracted
shall be done 被动
naturally 自然adv.
towards/to doing 朝向
maintain 维持v.
Similarly，if we are healthy we shall naturally be attracted towards maintaining the fitness of our body.
作业：
1.英汉视译
2.课堂笔记
中考英语115+，高考英语140+，考研英语80+，啥技巧也用不上。
