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一、低碳生Nowadays,thereareaconsiderablenumberofindividualswhoprefertoleadalow-carbonlifestylewhichfindexpressioninthefactthatmoreandmorecommutersareusingpublictransportationsystemintheirdailylife.Lowcarbonlifestylecanendowusandoursocietywithnumerousbenefits.Firstly,itgoeswithoutsayingthatlowcarbonlifestylecontributesalottotheenvironmentalprotectionanditisafavorablewaytoslowdowntherateofclimatechangeofourearth,whichalsomeansalottoourhealth.Moreover,itiswidelybelievedthatlowcarbonlifestylesavesusplentyofmoney,whichcanbeusedinmorevaluableandmeaningfulthings.Lastbutnotleast,thereisnodenyingthatlowcarbonlifestyleisasignoffashion.AsfarasIamconcerned,itisagoodchoiceforustolivealowcarbonlifestyle.Iamquitesure,ifeverybodyweretodoso,wewouldhaveapromisingfuture.Onlyinthiswaycanweenjoyacolorfulandmeaningfullife.二、淡水短 Withamazingmodernscienceandtechnology/businessesandindustries,itmustbeadmittedthat,thereisanincreasinglyloudvoicefromthepublicovershortageoffreshwater.Thisphenomenonhasarousedconsiderableconcernfromthewholesociety.Anumberoffactorscouldaccountfortheproblem,butthefollowingmightbethecriticalFirst,withthedevelopmentofagricultureandindustry,anincreasingamountofwaterisneeded.Secondly,theever-increasingpopulationisanotherleadingcauseofwatershortage.Besides,theglobaltendencyofwarmingupalsocontributestotheproblem.What’sworse,pollutionandwasteoffreshwateraggravatethesituation.Inviewoftheseriousnessofthisproblem,itisessentialthatlawsandregulationsbeworkedouttobanthisphenomenon.Atthesametime,peopleshouldbeeducatedtoimprovethemselves.Withproperlawsandanalertpublic,itwillonlybeamatteroftimebeforethisphenomenon ethethingofthepast.三、酒Withamazingmoderneconomyandsociety，itmustbeadmittedthat,thereisanincreasinglyloudvoicefromthepublicoverdrunkdriving.Thisphenomenonhasarousedconsiderableconcernfromthewholesociety.Drunkdrivingisboundtobringaboutsevereconsequence.Firstandforemost,thisbehaviorwilldirectlythreatenthesafetyofdrivers,passengersandothers,resultingintrafficaccidents,injuriesandevendeaths.Besides,treatingtheinjuredandrepairingbrokencarsmeanawasteofmoney,timeandresources.Lastbutnotleast,thisirresponsibledrivingwillposeagreatthreattothehealthydevelopmentofoursociety.Inviewoftheseriousnessofthisproblem,itisessentialthatlawsandregulationsbeworkedouttobanthisphenomenon.Atthesametime,peopleshouldbeeducatedtoimprovethemselves.Withproperlawsandanalertpublic,itwillonlybeamatteroftimebeforethisphenomenon esthethingofthepast.五、面Nowadays,inanevertighterjobmarket,greatimportancehasbeenattachedtoaninterviewbyboththeemployerandtheapplicant.Thisphenomenonhasarousedconsiderableconcernfromthewholesociety.Therefore,thejobinterviewisveryimportanttoajob-hunter.Buthowcanonesucceedinit?Firstlyofall,theintervieweemustpayattentiontohisorherappearance.Thefirstimpressionisalwayswherewestart.Getdressedproperlyandneatly.Secondly,goodmannersareequallyimportant.Don’tbetooproud,andneithertootimid.Justbecourteous.Thirdly,theintervieweemustdemonstratehisaptitudeandskillsforthejobandhisknowledgeaboutehjob-relatedareas.Beconfident.Lastbutnottheleast,theintervieweeoughttobehonestabouthisorheralaswellasacademicbackground,forhonestyisthebestAsfarasIamconcerned,Iwillsparenoefforttofollowtheabovemethods.Iamquitesure,ifeverybodyweretodoso,wewouldhaveapromisingfuture.Onlyinthiswaycanweenjoyacolorfulandmeaningfullife.Evenif(eventhough)youfail,youshoulddoyourbesttofinishyourWhenweheardthatnewswhichtheteacherhadtoldusweallweresoexcitedthatwecouldn’tgotosleep.Theyworkedashardasbeforealthoughtheweathergotcold.IfIwerehe,Iwouldtrymybest plishthetaskonInshort,everybodyshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirTheymovedawayfiveyearsago,butwestillkeepin7、他一到就給我打了一個長 Hegavemealong-distancecallsuponhisarrivalatShanghai.8、12月下旬，他們才讓我加入他們小組。 Theydidn’tletmejointheirgroupuntillate9. Itwasnot Wemusttryourbest ethedifficultieswemeetwithinour1、BeforegettingmoredetailsIthoughtIshouldavoidtalkingwith2、Anothersignificantproblemistheneedfortheyoungergenerationstounderstandandvaluetheolderpeopleintheirsociety.3、Extensivenewstudiessuggestthattheworldhasmadeextraordinaryprogressinreducingpovertyinrecent4Theneweconomicresearchwillnotputanendtothat5、Ifyouhadnotleftintimethen,Icouldnotimaginewhatwouldhave6、Inthemoderntechnologicalworldtheseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankind7、Thereareslightlymoresmokersamongwomenwithhigherfamily esandhighereducationthanamongthelower eandlowereducationalgroups.8、Iftheytryhardtodosomethingandfail,theymayconcludethattheywillneverbeableto plishatask.9、Oftenitis inghardshipsthatwecometoappreciatethevalueof通常正是在克服的過程中我們才逐漸理解生命的價值10、ItisimpossibleforanydictionarytocoverthewholeoftheEnglish閱讀部PassageHerearesometipsIhavefoundveryhelpfulformanagingmytime izingmystudyDetermineyourgoals.WhatdoyouwanttogetoutofacollegeeducationAcademic(學術(shù)的)knowledge?LeadershipexperiencewithinaclubDecidewhatismostimportanttoyou.Thendevoteproportionate(成比例的)amountsoftimetothoseefforts.nahead)YoumaythinkyouCallkeepeverythinginyourhead,butastheactivitiesonyourschedulestartpilingup,makingaschedulecanreallyhelporganizeevenlittletasks.Studyatstrategic(關(guān)鍵的)timesDon’twaituntilyou’refallingasleeptostudy.Studyfirst.Savethosemailstochecklaterbecausetasksthatdon’trequiremuchenergyandattentioncanstillbedonewhenyou’retired.4.Motivate(激勵)yourself!YouknowthatTVshowyou’vebeendyingtosee,orthatgameofchessyou’vePromiseyourselfthatyou’llyourselftoworkefficiently.(Don’trushthroughtheassignment,5.Takeanap.Sometimesevena20-minutenapintheafternoonwillgiveyoutheextraenergyyouneedtogetthroughtheday.Weneedtoyaheadinorderto keeparecordofallthe B.betterorganizeourC.storeeverythinginourhead D.pileuplittletasksneatly2.Strategictimesarebestforusto A.save B.checke- C.study 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D.LifeGoalsandAcademicPassageNormallyastudentsmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourses,eachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentswillprobablyattendfourorfivecourseduringsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentsisgivenagrade,whichisrecordedandavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademic.Anystudentswhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheating,hastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend classeseach AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentis toliveinadifferenttotakeaparticularcourseinadifferenttoliveathomeanddrivetotogettwodegreesfromtwodifferentAmericanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofwork theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturetheyareheavilyinvolvedinstudenttheyhavetoobserveuniversitytheywanttorunforpositionsofSomestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobably theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirtheywillthenbeabletostaylongerinthesuchpositionshelpthemgetbettersuchpositionshelpthemgetbetterThestudentsorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityevaluatingstudentsperformancebybringingthembeforeakeeupthestudents’performanceforsocialPassageInacountrythatdefinesitselfbyideas,notbysharedblood,whoshouldbeallowedtocome,workandlivehere?InthewakeoftheSept.11attacksthesequestionshaveneverseemedmorepressing.OnDec.11,2001,aspartoftheefforttoincreasehomelandsecurity.Federalandlocal in14statesstaged“OperationSafeTravel”----raidsonairportstoarrestemployeeswithfalseidentification().InSaltLakeCitytherewere69arrests.Butthosecapturedwereanythingbutterrorists,mostofthemillegalimmigrantsfromCentralorSouthAmerica. saidtheun edworkers’illegalstatusmadethemopentoblackmail訛詐)byterrorists.ManyimmigrantsinSaltLakeCitywereangeredbythearrestsandsaidtheyfeltasiftheywerebeingtreatedlikedisposablegoods.MayorAndersonsaidthosefeelingswerejustifiedtoacertainextent.”We’resayingwewantyoutoworkintheseces,andwe’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare,andthenwhenit’sconvenientforus,orwhenwecantrytomakeapointintermsofnationalsecurity,especiallyafterSept.11,thenyou’redisposable.Therearewholefamiliesbeinguprootedforallofthewrongreasons,”Andersonsaid.IfSept.11hadneverhappenedtheairportworkerswouldnothavebeenarrestedandcouldhavegoneonquietlylivinginAmerica,probablyindefiniy.AnaCastro,amanagerataBen&Jerry’sicecreamshopattheairport,hadbeenworking10yearswiththesamefalseSocialSecuritycardwhenshewasarrestedintheDecemberairportraid.Nowsheandherfamilyarelivingunderthethreatofdeportation().Castro’scurrentlywaitingtobesettled.Whilesheawaitsthe e,theernmenthasgrantedherpermissiontoworkhereandshehasreturnedtoherjobatBenJerry’s.Accordingtotheauthor,theUnitedStatedclaimstobea composedofpeoplehavingdifferent B.encouragingindividualC.sharingcommon D.foundedonsharedHowdidtheimmigrantsinSaltLakeCityfeelabout“OperationSafeTravel”A. B. C. D.Unedworkersbecamethetargetof“OperationSafeTravel” evidencewasfoundthattheywerepotentialmostofthemworkedatairportsunderthreatofterroristterroristsmighttakeadvantageoftheirillegaltheywerereportedlyhelhideterroristsaroundtheBysaying“we’regoingtolooktheotherwayintermsofwhatourlawsare”(para.3),MayorAlderson wewillturnablindeyetoyourillegal B.wewillexaminethelawsinadifferentC.thereareotherwaysofenforcingthe D.theexistinglawsmustnotbeWhatdoweleanaboutAnaCastrofromthelastShewillbedeportedsooneror B.SheisallowedtostudyC.Hercasehasbeen D.HerfateremainsPassageetooursmallbusinessset-upguide,providingalltheinformationyouneedtostartyourbusinessonahealthy,solidbasis.Fromchoosingtherightnameforyou andmakingyourfirstbusinessn,throughtoup-to-datetaxation(稅務(wù))advice,bankingandinsurancetips,eachsubjectisdiscussedintheguide.Wealsolookatthevitalcharacteristicsyou'llneedtosurviveinbusiness.Determinationand性arekeyEquallysoistheabilitytoorganizeyourtimeandtoputintherequiredeffortduringtheearlyAswithanynewbusiness,successcanneverbeguaranteed,butouraimistoreducethedifficultiesinvolvedinsettingupabusinessonyourown.We’llforewarnyouofthemostcommonproblems,includingfailuretoresearchyourmarketinsufficientdetailandnotsettingasideenoughfundsfortougherfinancialtimes.Startingupeventhesmallestbusinesscanbechallenging.Buttakecomfortinthefactthatyouarenotalone.Infact,ofthefourmillionbusinessescurrentlyinoperationintheUK,morethan99.3％areclassifiedas“small,”withfewerthan50employees.Inordertokeepthisguideasbriefaspossible,wherewe’venothadenoughroomtoincludeeverydetail,you’llfindalinktakingyoutothemostrelevant(相關(guān)的)articles.GoodluckwithyourbusinessThisguideisintendedtohelppeopletocopewithaneconomic B.startanewsmallC.raisefundsforanew D.builduppublicWhataremostimportantforabusinesstoBankingandinsurance B.ResearchandbusinessC.Organizationand D.DeterminationandWhatdoestheword”forewarn”(Line2,PartA)4)A.Deal C.Advise D.GiveinstructionsWhatkindofbusinessesareregardedas“small”intheThosewithfewerthan50 .B.ThosewithonlytwoorthreeC.Thosewithaloanof99.3％intheir D.Thosewithanoutputvaluelessthan￡4Moreinformationabouthowtostartasmallbusinessisavailablebycontactingthewriter B.linkingtootherrelevantC.readingtheadvertising D.communicatingwithotherPassageTheU.S.economy,whichmakesuponequarterofworldeconomicoutput,isslowingsharply,andbringingdowngrowththroughouttherestoftheworld.Andtheterroristattacksarelikelytomaketheproblemworse.KennethRogoff,theIMF’schiefeconomist,saidthataU.Srecessionwasnowmorelikely.“Whetheritwillbeabitabovezeroorbelowzero…athrough(低谷)inU.SgrowthisverylikelyMrRogoffsaid.Howeverheaddedthat“IthinkthereiseverycauseforaVshapedreboundnextyear.”Later,hewithdrewhisinitialstatementthataU.S.recessionwasa“donedeal”,sayingnobonecouldlifgrowthwouldturnTheIMFwasalreadyprojectingthattheU.S.economywouldslowtoagrowthrateof1.3%thisyear,comparedto4.1%in2000,beforerecoveringto2.2%in2002.TheIMFmakesitclearthattheinitialslowdownintheU.S.wasduetoasharpdropinbusinessinvestment,withacollapseofsoftwareandcomputerhardwarepurchasesandasharpdropinbusinessinventories.Itpointsoutthatconsumerspendinghadremained“relativelyrobust”whileconstructionhadactuallyexpanded.Itisthiselementthatisnowthreatened,withconfidenceandconsumerspendingatrisk.And,theIMFwarns,thestockmarketfallscouldhurtthewillingnessofconsumerstospend.ButtheIMFsaysthatthemeasuresalreadytaken,includingtheextra$40billionineconomicaidandthe0.5%ratecutlastweek,“shouldsupportactivityintheperiodahead,allowingdemandtorecovermodestlybytheendoftheyear.”However,”confidencehasbeenfurthershakenbytheterroristattack,increasingrisksthatthepaceofrecoverymaybeslowed.”Mr.Rogoff’sattitudetowardsthepresenteconomicsituationisoneofdismayed C. D.painfulAccordingtotheIMF,theterroristattacksintheU.S.mayresult plungingtheworldeconomy B.initiatingtheworldeconomicC.preventingasharpeconomic D.slowingdowntheexpectedeconomicWhichofthefollowingmayberightaccordingtotheItisna?vetoexpectafulleconomicrecoverywithinthenextfewTheU.S.economyysacentralroleintheworldThetraditionalVshapedeconomiccycletheoryis longerTheindirectimpactoftheterroristattacksintheU.S.isTheU.S.economymighthavesufferedadeeper iftheernmenthadnottakeneffectiveeconomiciftheterroristattackshadnevertakenifsoftwareandcomputerhardwarepurchaseiftheconstructionhadnotactuallyItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheU.S.economicrecoveryisinalargepartdependenton consumer B.interestratesC.financialaidfromthe D.increaseinsoftwareandhardwarePassageIdon’teverwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmaylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’slikestoworkinafielddominatedbymen.Iwasneververygoodatlingtheshapeofspace-timeandthenatureofblackholes.At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysicsitdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctorngspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement-jobs,researchpapers, -----wasviewedthroughthelensofgender()politics.SoweremyfailuresSometimeswhenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相對于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventually emyreplytoanyandallprovocations:Idon’ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn’twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringismbeyetantherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?Afterall,Idon’tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently,someoneaskedmehowmanyofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon’tlthem“war”stories.Instead,Ihavegiventhemthis:thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantngphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat’sasightworthtalkingabout.Whydoesn’ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistShefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedSheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderSheisnotgood lingstoriesoftheShefindsspaceresearchmoreFromParagraph2,wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattributetheauthor’sfailuresto theveryfactthatsheisa B.herinvolvementingenderC.herover-confidenceasafemale D.theburdenshebearsinmale-dominatedWhatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainst ngherPh.D.andpost-doctoralLackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspaceUnfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsideherPeople’sstereotypedattitudetowardfemaleWidespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandWhydoestheauthorfeelgreatsatisfactionwhentalkingaboutherFemalestudentsnolongerhavetobotheraboutgenderHerstudents’performancehasbroughtbackherHerfemalestudentscandojustaswellasmaleMorefemalestudentsarepursuingsciencethanWhatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentsWomenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofherWomenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicWomencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingaWomannowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencePassage,theInternetsearch-engine,hasannounceditwillgivemorethantwenty-fivemilliondollarsinmoneyandinvestmentstohelpthepoor.The saystheeffortinvolvesusingthepowerofinformationandtechnologytohelppeopleimprovetheirlives.AleemW--thepartofthe thatgivesmoneytogoodcauses.Hesaidthe’sfirstprojectwillhelpidentifywhereinfectious(傳染性的)diseasesaredevelo.InSoutheastAsiaandAfrica,forexample,.orgwillworkwithpartnerstostrengthenearly-warningsystemsandtakeactionagainstgrowinghealth’ssecondprojectwillinvestinwaystohelpsmallandmedium-sizedbusinessesgrowWaljisaysmicrofinance(小額信貸)isgenerallysmall,short-termloansthatcreatefewjobs.Instead,wantstodevelopwaystobringinvestorsandbusinessownerstogethertocreatejobsandimproveeconomicwillalsogivemoneytohelptwoclimate-changeprogramsannouncedearlierthisyear.Oneoftheseprogramsstudieswaystomakerenewable(再生的)energylesscostlythancoal-basedenergy.Theotherisexaminingtheeffortsbeingmadetoincreasetheuseofelectriccars.Taboutonepercentof profitsandonepercentofitstotalstockvalueeveryyear.AleemWaljisaysthisamountmayincreaseinthefuture.Thepurposeof’sinvestmentsisto helppoor B.developnewC.expanditsown D.increasethepowerof ’sfirstprojectisto setupanewsystemtowarnpeopleofinfectiousfindoutwhereinfectiousdiseasesidentifythecausesofinfectiouscurepatientsofinfectiousW’ssecondlarge B.cross-nationalC.foreign-funded D.smallandmedium-sizedFrom paragraph,welearnthat’smoneyisalsoinvestedtohelp startmoreresearch B.makemoreadvancedelectricC.developrenewableandcoal-based D.conductstudiesrelatedtoclimateFcomefrom A.’sprofitsandstock B.someinternationalITC. ’sown D.localcommercialPassageTheappealofadvertisingtobuyingmotivescanhavebothnegativeandpositiveeffectsconsumersmaybeconvincedtobuyaproductofpoorqualityorhighpricebecauseofanadvertisement.Forexample,someadvertisershaveappealedtopeople’sdesireforbetterfueleconomyfortheircarsbyadvertisingautomotiveproductsthatimprovegasolineage.Someoftheproductswork.Othersareworthlessandawasteofconsumers’money.Sometimesadvertisingisintentionallymisleading.Afewyearsagoabrandofbreadwasoffertodieters（食者）withthemessagethattherewerefewercalories（熱量單位，大卡）ineveryslice.Itturnedoutthatthebreadwasnotdietetic（適合于節(jié)食的）,butjustregularbread.Therewerefewercaloriesbecauseitwasslicedverythin,buttherewerethesamenumberofcaloriesineveryloaf.Onthepositiveside,emotionalappealsmayrespondtoaconsumer’srealconcerns.Considerfireinsurance.Fireinsurancemaybesoldbyappealingtofearofloss.Butfearoflossistherealreasonforfireinsurance.Thesecurityofknowingthatpropertyisprotectedbyinsurancemakesthepurchaseoffireinsuranceaworthwhileinvestmentformostpeople.Ifconsumersconsiderthequalityoftheinsurancensaswellasthemessageintheads,theywillbenefitfromtheadvertising.Eachconsumermustevaluateherorhisownsituation.Arethebenefitsoftheproductimportantenoughtojustifybuyingit?Advertisingisintendedtoappealtoconsumers,butitdoesnotthemtobuytheproduct.Consumersstillcontrolthefinalbuyingdecision.Advertisingcanpersuadetheconsumertobuyworthlessproductsby stressingtheirhighconvincinghimoftheirlowmaintainingabalancebetweenqualityandappealingtohisbuyingThereasonwhythebreadadvertisementismisleadingisthat thinslicesofbreadcouldcontainmoretheloafwascutintoregularthebreadwasnotgenuinethetotalnumberofcaloriesintheloafremainedtheThe lsusthat sometimesadvertisementsreallysellwhattheconsumeradvertisements consumersintobuyingthingstheydon’tthebuyingmotivesofconsumersarecontrolledbyfireinsuranceisseldomaworthwhileItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatasmartconsumershould thinkcarefullyaboutthebenefitsdescribedintheguardagainstthedeceivingnatureofbefamiliarwithvariousadvertisingavoidbuyingproductsthathavestrongemotionalThepassageismainlyabout howtomakeawisebuyingwaystoprotecttheinterestsofthethepositiveandnegativeaspectsofthefunctionofadvertisementsinpromoting答案PassageEveryyear,earthquakesareresponsibleforalargenumberofdeathsandvastamountofdestructioninvariouspartsoftheworld.MostofthesedamagingearthquakesoccureitherinanarrowbeltwhichsurroundsthePacificOceanorinalinewhichextendsfromBurmatotheAlpsinEurope.SomeofthedestructionisdirectlycausedbythequakeitselfAnexampleofthisisthecollapseofbuildingsasaresultofvibration.Otherdamageresultsfromlandslides,tsunamis(largeoceanwaves)ormajorfireswhichareinitiatedbythequake.者退散Thereareaboutamillionquakesayear.Fortunay,however,notallofthemaredestructive.TheintensityofanearthquakeismeasuredontheRichterScale,whichgoesfrom0upward.Thehighestmagnituderecordedtodateis8.9.Majordamagegenerallyoccursfromquakerangingupwardsfrom6.0.Exceptionstothisarethosewhoseepicentersarelocatedfarfromtheinhabitedareas.Theactualcauseofthequakeitselfisthebreakingapartofrocksatorbelowtheearth’ssurface.Thisisproducedbypressurewhichscientistsbelievemaybeduetoanumberofreasons,twoofwhicharetheexpansionandcontractionoftheearth’scrustandcontinentaldrift.Inordertominimizethedamageandlessensomeofthesufferingresultsfromearthquakes,scientistsareworkingonwaystoenableaccurateprediction.Twooftheinstrumentspresentlyinusetoachievethisgoalareseismographsandtiltmeters.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthis B.TheCauseofC.EarthquakesandTheir D.HowtoPredictWhatkindofdamagesmaynotberesultedfromanThecollapseof B.AlargenumberofC.Vastamountof D.Landslides,tsunamisandmajorInthelastsentenceofPara.2,theword“this”referto A.thehighest B.major C. D.thepreviousAccordingtothepassage,thesequencebeforeanearthquakeis thebreakingapartofrocks—theproductionofpressure—theexpansionandcontractionoftheearth’scrust—andcontinentaldriftandthequakeitself.theexpansionandcontractionoftheearth’scrustandcontinentaldrift—thebreakingapartofrocks—theproductionofpressure—andthequakeitself.theexpansionandcontractionoftheearth’scrustandcontinentaldrift—theproductionofpressure—thebreakingapartofrocks—andthequakeitself.theproductionofpressure—thebreakingapartofrocks—theexpansionandcontractionoftheearth’scrustandcontinentaldrift—andthequakeitself.5WhatistheuseofseismographsandtiltTorecordsignalsofTopreventmajorTopredictwhen,whereandhowanearthquakeTolessenthesufferingresultsofanPassageTerrorismhas esowidespreadthatitisnowimpossibletodismissitastheactionofafewcrazypeople.Infact,terrorism—theuseof bysmallgroupsofpeopleto plishpoliticalaimstheyfeelunabletobringaboutbypeaceful,legitimatemeans–hassociologicalroots.Terrorismmostoftenstemfromthesituationofpeoplewhoconsiderthemselvesanationalgroupbutwhofeelthatnostate,nolegitimateandwidelyrecognizedautonomousernmentrepresentsthem.Sincealltheinhabitableterritoryoftheworldisdividedintostates,whicharethemainorganizationalunitsthroughwhichpeoplecanexercisepoliticalpower,peoplewithoutastatetorepresentthemfeelcompleypowerlessandcutofffromtheworldorder.Thusterrorismisfrequentlyatacticofpeoplewhofindthemselvesorfeelthemselvestobe ess.Theymayseektooverthrowtheernmentofthecountryinwhichtheyliveandreceitbyonemoretotheirliking,ortheymaytrytosecede(正式脫離或退出fromthestatetheyinhabitinordertofoundanewcountry.Whateverthemotivesofthosewhotryto plishchangeby ,existingernmentarelikelytolabelthemasterrorists---meaningthattheyhavenolegitimacyandfewfollowers.Now,weareinarapidlychangingenvironmentandthemeansemployedbyterroristshavealsochanged.Thesechangesmeangreaterdifficultiesincounteringglobalterrorism.Generallyspeaking,terroristattacksareusuallycoordinated.OnSep.11,2001,terroristshijacked(劫機)twoairlinersandcrashedthemintotheWorldTradeCentreinacoordinatedseriesofattacks hasn’tonlybroughtdisastertotheAmericanpeoplebutalsoposedachallengetoeverywhere.ThereforewecondemntheterroristactintheU.S.asanaffront(公開)tocivilization,socialstability,securityandthebasichumanrighttoexistWeknowthatterrorismandevilwon’tbewipedoutunlessallnationsjointogethertofightit.Thismeansweneedtocallforenh