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GRE阅读题目解析:无法鉴定钻石形成的年代

2016-12-14 17:12:00来源:网络

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  1

  Diamonds, an occasional component of rare igneous rocks called lamproites and kimberlites, have never been dated satisfactorily.

  钻石经常出现在一些稀有火成岩中,比如 L 和 K ,我们一直未能很好地鉴定钻石形成的年代。

  (lamproite 钾镁煌斑岩 / kimberlite 金伯利岩)

  2

  However, some diamonds contain minute inclusions of silicate minerals, commonly olivine, pyroxene, and garnet.

  然而,有些钻石内有硅酸盐矿物构成的细小的内含物,通常是 O,P 和 G。

  (olivine 橄榄石 / pyroxene 辉石 / garnet 石榴石)

  (内含物,可以粗糙地理解为钻石中的杂质,其他的石头,空气,液体等,被封在钻石内部。

  有瑕疵的钻石往往更有故事,太完美的人容易被忘记,也是这样的道理,所有英雄的悲剧性就来自天性的某个暗处,比如哪吒没有家,孙猴子没有自由,阿基里斯有个弱脚跟,阿里得了帕金森)

  3

  These minerals can be dated by radioactive decay techniques because of the very small quantities of radioactive trace elements they, in turn, contain.

  这些矿物可以通过放射性衰变技术鉴定年代,因为它们都含有一些放射性微量元素。

  4

  Usually, it is possible to conclude that the inclusions are older than their diamond hosts, but with little indication of the time interval involved.

  通常有可能判断出内含物比钻石本体形成得更早,但两者形成年代的差值则没什么线索。

  5

  Sometimes, however, the crystal form of the silicate inclusions is observed to resemble more closely the internal structure of diamond than that of other silicate minerals.

  即便如此,有时可以观察到硅酸盐内含物的晶体结构,比其他硅酸盐矿物更接近钻石的内部结构。

  6

  When present, the resemblance is regarded as compelling evidence that the diamonds and inclusions are truly cogenetic. (121 words)

  这种情况下,钻石与内容物结构上的相似都被认为是二者同源的有力证据。

  1. The author implies that silicate inclusions were most often formed

  (A) with small diamonds inside of them

  (B) with trace elements derived from their host minerals

  (C) by the radioactive decay of rare igneous rocks

  (D) at an earlier period than were their host minerals

  (E) from the crystallization of rare igneous material

  选D

  注意题干中的 most often,多数情况,这时我们该定位到句 4:

  Usually, it is possible to conclude that the inclusions are older than their diamond hosts, but with little indication of the time interval involved.

  句 5,6 提到了另一种相对少见的情况,sometimes,如果可以观察到内含物与钻石本体的晶体结构相似,那么似乎可以认为两者是同源的,在几乎相同的时期形成的。

  2. Select the sentence in the passage that indicates a way to determine the age of silicate minerals included in diamonds.

  “These minerals can be dated by radioactive decay techniques …”

  简单题,凑数的。

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