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61. Buyers and sellers should be aware that new developments in technology can and do affect marketing activities.

买卖双方应该意识到技术的新发展能够、而且确实影响销售行为。

market，市场。超级市场，supermarket，super，表示超级。market，可作动词，意为推销、销售。

62. The applications of electronic controls made possible by the microprocessor and computer storage have multiplied the uses of the modern typewriter.

由微处理机和电脑储存使之成为可能的电子控制的应用，已经倍增了现代打字机的用途。

microprocessor，微（信息）处理机。 micro，是前缀，表示微小。processor，处理器。process，是动词，加后缀or，表示物体。

63. The human skeleton consists of more than two hundred bones bound together by tough and relatively inelastic connective tissues called ligaments.

人的骨骼由两百多块骨头组成。它们由坚硬和相对没有弹性的叫作韧带的结缔组织连接一起。

inelastic，没有弹性。elastic，有弹性的。e=衣。last，经久。形象联想：衣服经久有弹性。in，作前缀，可表示否定。

64. The pigmentation of a pearl is influenced by the type of oyster in which it develops and by the depth, temperature, and the salt content of the water in which the oyster lives.

珍珠的色素沉淀受到其赖以形成的牡蛎的类型，以及牡蛎生活的水域的深度、温度和盐分和影响。

pigmentation，色素沉淀，染色。pigment，色素，颜料。pig，猪。形象联想：猪的色素。

65. Although mockingbirds superbly mimic the songs and calls of many birds, they can nonetheless be quickly identified as mockingbirds by certain aural clues.

尽管模仿鸟能极好地模仿很多鸟的鸣叫，但是根据声音的某些线索，它们很快能被识别出来是模仿鸟。

mockingbird，模仿鸟，美国南部一种鸟。这是个合成词。mock，模仿，学样，嘲弄。可用谐音法记。毛客学样嘲弄。加ing，加bird（鸟）。

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66. Not only can walking fish live out of water, but they can also travel short distances over land.


67. Scientists do not know why dinosaurs became extinct, but some theories postulate that changers in geography, climate, and sea levels were responsible.


68. The science of horticulture, in which the primary concerns are maximum yield and superior quality, utilizes information derived from other sciences.


69. Snow aids farmers by keeping heart in the lower ground levels, thereby saving the seeds from freezing.


70. Even though the precise qualities of hero in literary words may vary over time, the basic exemplary function of the hero seems to remain constant.