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高考英1高考英1Doctorssayangercanbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearnhowtodealwithandpossiblycancer.Angerisanormalemotionthatweallfeelfromtimetotime.Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersburstwithanger,andscreamandyell.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughtthatrepressingangerwasmoredangeroustoaperson'shealththanexpressingit.Theysaidthatwhenapersonisangry,thebrainreleasesthesamehor-mones(荷爾蒙).Theyspeedtheheartrate,raisebloodpressure,orsugarintotheblood,etC．Ingeneralthepersonfeelsexcitedandreadytoact.Somedoctorssaythatbothrepressingandexpressingangercanbedangerous.Theybelievethatthosewhoexpressangerviolentlymaybemorelikelytodevelopheartdisease,andtheybelievethatthosewhokeeptheirangerinsidemayfaceagreaterdangerofhighbloodpressure.Doctorssaythesolutionislearninghowtodealwithanger.Theysaythefirststepistoadmitthatyouareangryandtorecognizetherealcauseoftheanger,thendecideifthecauseisseriousenoughtogetangryabout.Ifitis,theysay,“Donotexpressyourangerwhileangry.Waituntilyourangerhascooleddownandyouareabletoexpressyourselfcalmlyandreasonably.”Doctorssaythatagoodwaytodealwithangeristofindhumorinthesituationthathasmadeyouangry.Theysaidthatlaughterismuchhealthierthananger.1．“Damagingemotion”meansthat A．theemotionisharmlessC．thefeelingisvery2．WhatstatementisD．thefeelingishardWereyouangry,youwouldbecancered得癌癥Onceyouareangry,youmustbeAngryasyouareoften,youcan'tbeAngermaycauseyoua3．Expressingangerviolently repressingitaccordingtosomeA．isjustthesameasC．isnobetterthanD．ismuchbetterthanAccordingtotheauthor,you'dbetter neverbecoolitdownbeforeyouexpresslaughandlaughwhenyougetadmityouarewrongwhenyouare二Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhaveevertaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,differentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority(優(yōu)先)itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemishowtoencouragechildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexities(復雜性)ofspelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalchildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexities(復雜性)ofspelling.Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocal焦點的pointofhisteacher’sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto“playsafe”Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That’swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisterrible.”Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil’stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomitted(省略)toreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild’sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcenteredonthechildsideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivation(動機)toseekimprovement.Teachersaredifferentintheiropinionsabout hedifficultiesinteachingtheroleofspellingingenerallanguagethecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingthenecessityofteachingTheunderlinedexpression“playsafe”probablymeans towritetodoasteacherstousedictionariestoavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureTeachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat A．studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreelystudentswillhavemoreconfidenceinstudentswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingstudentswilllearntobeindependentofTheauthorseemstothinkthattheteacher’sjudgmentonthatsensitivepieceofwriting 三Perhapsthemostfamoustheory,thestudyofbodymovement,wassuggestedbyProfessorRayBirdwhistell.Hebelievesthatphysicalappearanceisoftenculturallyprogrammed.Inotherwords,welearnourlookswearenotbornwiththem.Ababyhasgenerallyinformedfacefeatures.Ababy,accordingtoBirdwhistell,learnswheretosettheeyebrowsbylookingatthosearoundfamilyandfriends.ThishelpsexplainwhythepeopleofsomeareasoftheUSlooksmuchalike.NewEnglandersorSouthernershavecertaincommonfacefeaturesthatcannotbeexplainedbygenetics遺傳學Theexactshapeofthemouthisnotsetatbirthitislearnedafter.Infact,thefinalmouthshapeisnotformeduntilwellafternewteethareset.Formany,thiscanbewellintogrown-ups.Ahusbandandwifetogetherforalongtimeoftencometolooksomewhatalike.Welearnourlooksfromthosearoundus.Thisisperhapswhyinasinglecountrythereareareaswherepeoplesmilemorethanthoseotherareas.IntheUS,forexample,thesouthisthepartofotherareas.IntheUS,forexample,thesouthisthepartofthecountrywherethepeoplesmilemostfrequently.InNewEnglandtheysmileless,andinthewesternpartofNewYorkStatesstillless.ManysouthernersfindcitiessuchasNewYorkcoldandunfriendly,partlybecausepeopleinMadisonAvenuesmilelessthanpeopleonPeachtreeStreetinAtlanta,Georgia.Peopleinlargelypopulatedareasalsosmileandgreeteachotherinpubliclessthanpeopleinsmalltownsdo.1．RayBirdwhistellbelievesthatphysicalappearance A．haslittletodowithcultureC．iseverchangingB．hasmuchtodomuchcultureD．isdifferentfromplacetoplace2．Accordingtothepassage,thefinalmouthshapeisformed A．beforeC．sometimeafternewteethareB．a(chǎn)ssoonasone’steetharenewlysetD．a(chǎn)round15yearsold3．RayBirdwhistellcantellwhatareaoftheUSapersonisfromby A．howmuchheorshesmilesC．whatheorshelikesbestB．howheorsheraisehisorhereyebrowsD．thewayheorshetalks4．Peoplewholive aremoreA．inlargelypopulatedareasC．inthecountryD．intheNorth四EFLSummerOnceagainwerequire10excellentTEFLTeachersforoursummerprogram.Largethriving(興旺ArelsFelcoschooloffersspecialpackagetoqualified,TEFLexperiencedteachers.$1,500andfreeaccommodationfor200hoursteachingfrom2July-24August.Overtimeavailable.GoodPossibilityoflongertermandpermanentposts.Shortercontractsavailable.LettersofapplicationRamsgate,KentCT119LD.Fax:Established20years.RecognizedbytheBritishCouncilandamemberofArels-1．Whatdoes“package”intheadvertisementrefertoA．TheC．ThefreeaccommodationB．ThenumberoftheteachinghoursD．Alltheabove.2．Someteachersmaybeableto A．a(chǎn)ccomplishthejobaheadofscheduleB．quitthejobwhentheychoosetodosoC．enjoyfreeaccommodationforalongerD．continueworkingattheschoolafterthesummer3．Arels-Felcoisprobably A．a(chǎn)C．a(chǎn)neducationalB．thenameofaD．a(chǎn)housing五California—UpsetbythewarinIraq,JuliaWilsonexpressedherangerandimpatiencePresidentBushlastspringonherwebpageonMyS.Shepostedapictureofthewrote“KillBush”acrossthetopanddrewaswordstabbinghisoutstretchedhand.Shelaterreplacedherpageafterlearninginhereighth-gradehistoryclassthatsuchthreatsareafederalwrote“KillBush”acrossthetopanddrewaswordstabbinghisoutstretchedhand.Shelaterreplacedherpageafterlearninginhereighth-gradehistoryclassthatsuchthreatsareafederalItwastoolate,FederalauthoritieshadfoundthepageandplacedWilsonontheirchecklist.Theyfinallyreachedherthisweekinherbiologyclass.The14—year—oldwastakenoutofclassWednesdayandquestionedforabout15minutesbytwoSecretServiceagents.Theincidenthasupsetherparents,whosaidtheagentsshouldhaveincludedthemwhenquestioningtheirdaughter.Theteenagersaidtheagents’questioningledhertotears.“Iwasn’tdangerous,”saidWilson,anhonorstudentwhodescribesherselfaspoliticallyenthusiastic.“I’mapeace-lovingperson.I’magainstthewarinIraq.I’mnotgoingtokillthepresident.”Hermother,KirstieWilson,saidtwoagentsshowedupatthefamily’shomeWednesdayafternoon,questionedherandpromisedtoreturnonceherdaughterwashomefromschool.Aftertheyleft,KirstieWilsonsentanextmessagetoherdaughter’scallphone,askinghertocomestraighthomeandtellingherthattwomenfromthesecretservicewantedtotalkwithher.Butmomentslater,KirstieWilsonreceivedatextmessagefromherdaughtersayingagentshadpulledheroutofclass.JuliaWilsonsaidtheagentsthreatenedher,sayingshecouldbesenttocourtformakingthethreat.“Theyyelledatmealot,”shesaid.“Theywereunnecessarilymean.”WilsonandherparentssaidtheagentswerejustifiedinquestioningheroverherMySposting.Buttheysaidtheagentswenttoofarbynotwaitinguntilshewasoutofschoolandtheagentsshouldhavemorequicklyfiguredouttheyweren’tdealingwitharealdanger.AssistantPrincipalPaulRobinonsaidtheagentsgavehimtheimpressionthegirl’smotherknewtheywereplanningtoquestionherdaughteratschool.Thereisnolegalrequirementthatparentsbenotified.“Thishasbeenanon-goingproblem.”saidAnnBrick,alawyerwiththeAmericanCivilLibertiesUnioninSanFrancisco.FormergovernorsPeteWilsonandGrayDavisvetoed(否決billsthatwouldhaverequiredthatparentsgivepermissionorbepresentwhentheirchildrenarequestionedatschoolbylawenforcementofficers.JuliaWilsonwasquestionedbecause shewantedtokillPresidentshesetupthewebsitetheagentsthoughtshemightbeathreattotheshewasapeace-lovingperson2．Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．JuliaWilsonwillbeputintoprisonformakingaB．KirtieWilsonthoughtitwrongtoquestionherdaughterinschoolwithoutC．AssistantprincipalthoughttherewasnoneedtoinformJulia’sparentswhenquestioningD．AnnBrickbelievesthatteenagersshouldnotbepolitically3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mean”meanintheA．cruelandA．cruelandTheauthorwrotethisstorymainlyto struggleagainstthewarinIraqstartedbythediscusswhetherparentsshouldbeincludedwhenchildrenarewarnteenagersnottopostwebpagesonwebsitesD．criticizetheformergovernorswhovetoedthebill六WhenNathanWinogradannouncedthathewasleavinghisjobasalawyerinCaliforniatorunananimalshelterinTompkinsCounty,NewYork,hisfatherlookedathimforalongminuteandthenasked,“Whatdodogsandcatsneedalawyerfor?”Themovemeantgivingupeightweeks’vacation,anofficewithaviewoftheSanFranciscoBayandabighouseamongtheredwoods,andmovingtoaruralareaknowforitsharshwinters.ButWinograd’swife,Jennifer,alsoananimallover,wasallforit.Sotheypackedeverythingtheyowned,andwithtwoyoungchildren,plustwodogs,andabunchofcatsWinogradhadrescued,drovecross—country.Onthesecondday,theyhadnoroomforsixmorepuppiestheyreceived.Theyfoundanoldhorsetrough,filleditwithhayandnestledtheanimalsinside.Theyplaceditnexttothefrontdesk,andwithinadayortwo,allsixhadhomes,adoptedbypeoplewhowalkedintotheshelterandcouldn’tresist.Blinddogs,catswithmissinglimbs—allfindhomes.“Thereisnodogorcattooold,toouglyortooundesirablenottobeadoptedbysomeone,”saysWinograd.Today,TompkinsCountyisconsideredtheonlyno-killcountyintheUnitedStates.Nineoutoftendogscatsthatcomethroughtheshelterdoorsaresaved.Onlyanimalswithincurableinjuriesorillnesses,andthetrulyevil,areputdown.Thenationalaverageishalfofalldogsand70percentofcats,totalingmorethanfourmillionanimalslastyearalone.Eventhoughhedrivesanoldcarthatleakswhenitrains,andhisfamilylivesonatightbudgetwhilehisclassmatesfromStanfordLawearnsix-figuresalaries,Winogradsayshe’sdoingwhathe’dalwayswantedtodowhenhegrewup;runananimalshelterandsavealltheanimals.Asayoungdistrictlawyer,hekepthisgoalinmind,startingwhenheraisedhisfirstanimalcrueltycase.Amanwasaccusedofintentionallysettinghisbrowncatonfire.Winogradmadehiscase,andtheabusiveownerwassentencedtoprison.Itwasthefirstofmanysuchcases,andheraisedeachwithvigor.Butthesenselessviolence,neglectandignoranceneverfailedtoshockhim.Hedecidedsimply,“Ineedtogettotheothersideandstartsavingtheseanimals.”Now,Winogradishelpingtosavethousands,evenmillions,“I’mconvincedthatanokillnationispossible,I’mjustheretryingtoshortenthetimeuntilitarrives.”1．Whatwashisfather’sresponsewhenNathanWinogradlefthisjobasalawyerinA．HewasallforC．HewasgreatlyB．HewasstronglyagainstD．Hewasvery2．HowdidWinogradsuccessfullysavesomanyanimals?A．HekeptalltherejectedanimalsinalargeB．HelettheanimalsadoptedbypeoplewhovisitedtheC．HesoldsomeofC．HesoldsomeoftheanimalsandgetsomeD．HedeliveredtheanimalstothelocalWhichcouldbetherightorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?a．WinogradandJennifersetupananimalshelter.WinogradandJenniferleadacomfortableWinogradandJennifergotmarriedandhadtwoWinogradandhisfamilylivedonatightWinogradworkedagainstanimalcrueltyasaWinogradworkedasalawyerinWinogradandJennifermovedtoTompkinsA．f-c-b-g-a-e-D．e-d-g-a-f-c-4．WhichcouldbethebesttitleoftheA．BeingRichisC．NoPetLeftB．Animals,OurBestD．TheWinograd七ThiswebsiteismeantfortheshortstoryandforthoseinterestedinreadinglightIfyouhavea“classic”shortstoryyouwouldlikeaddedhere,pleasedon’tbeshyaboute-mailingmeinthisregardasIwouldbehappytogiveyourfavoritestoryconsideration.Ihaveafairlylargecollectionofshortstories;however,ifyouwanttosendastorytome,Iwouldappreciatedit(thiswouldsavemescanningtime).Pleasenotethreethingsaboutthissite.One,someofthebiographiesarenotavailable(thefocusofthissiteisthestory,notthebiographies).IftheyarenotinthebookfromwhichIamscanningthestory,Iwillnotgothroughmycollectionlookingforabio.Two,Iwillbefocusingonshortershortstories.NoTolstoiorF.ScottFitzgeraldhere(unlessyouarewillingtosendmethestoryreadytogoonline)!MaybesomedayIwillwanttospendanentiredayortwoononestory,butnotatthistime.Three,Ihavenosummariesoranalyses,soyouneedn’task.Ireadshortstoriesoften,butonlyfortheenjoymentofdoingso.IhaveverylittledesiretoanalyzewhatIamreadingforthatdeep,hiddenmeaning.Fewerandfewerpeoplethesedaysreadshortstories.Thisisunfortunate-sofewwilleverexperiencethejoythatreadingsuchfineworkcangive.Thegoalofthissiteistogiveanicecrosssectionofshortstoriesinthehopethattheseshortstorieswillexcitethesepeopleintorediscoveringthisexcellentsourceofentertainment.Happyreading!Ohyes,visitthebanneredsitesonthispage.Thisishowwesurviveandthuskeepthisfreesiteonline.Ifyouarefamiliarwiththecostsinvolvedwithbandwidth,youwillunderstandthatasitesuchasthisonerequiresalotofbandwidth(asitisvisitedheavily),whichcanbequiteexpensive.So,ifyouappreciatethiscollection,gobuysomething.Thankyou!Thepassageismainlyabout 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advertisehisorherwebsiteandexplainhowthiswebsiteisexplainwhothiswebsiteisdiscusswhetherweshouldreadon八JoinusonDecember17th,2006(2nddayofHanukkah)forourannualHanukkahFamilyFunFestforanexcitingdayoffunactivitiesforthewholefamily.TheHazimirChoirwillprovideholidaymusicalentertainment.DrumTaleswillpresent“TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah”show.Therewillbeceramic(陶瓷)paintingofdreidles,menorahs(燭臺),andotherHanukkahitemsforthekidsAndfunfoods,crafts(手工藝)andactivitieswillbehappeningthroughouttheday.Bringthewholefamilyandenjoyafun—filledday!11:30—JollyFolliespuppetshowAges2-Afunmuppet(提線木偶)stylemusicalholidaystoryfollowedbyaHanukkahsingafeaturingthe“Chipmunks”andotherfavoritecharacters.Adult:1:30—HazamirTeenChild$SponsoredbytheBermanandLernerfamiliesinmemoryofCantorMosesL.Snyder3:15—DrumTalespresentsTheHeartyStoryofHanukkahDrumTalesisfun,interactivepercussive(打擊樂andmusical.Itismuchlikethetraditionaldrumcircleconcept.Itcombinesstorytelling,musicalinstrumentationandsongEachparticipantsisgivenapercussiveinstrumentwhichbecomestheirmediaoftransportationtofarawaylandsandexoticplaces,toridethewavesofmysteryofanunfoldingplot,andintothedeeprealmofimaginationandthecolorfulbeyond.Drumming,rhymingrapping,clinking,shakingandclapping,thisperformancewillleaveyoufeelingrefreshedafterhavingreturnedfromajourneythroughthesestories!Audlts$7Child$5PlusfoodandfunfortheentirefamilyCraftswithBBYOandYoungJudeaCeramicpaintingwithJackandJillFunwithCyber-ConnectionChanukahFestivalActivitiesforkidsofallagesSunday,December 9:00am—4:00Specialvisitby“ChanukahBubby1．HowSpecialvisitby“ChanukahBubby1．Howmuchdoesafamilyofthree(akidandparents)havetopayiftheyattendJollyFolliespuppetshow?A．$B．$C．$D．$2．WhatfeelingwillyounotexperienceifyouattendtheDrumIfyourfamilyarefreeat1:30,whatactivitycanyoutakepartDrumTales:TheHeartyStoryofHazamirTeenJollyFolliespuppetCartoonWhatisnotincludedintheChanukahA．CeramicC．ComputerB．Funfoods.D．Fashion九NeverforgetwhereyoucomeManyofusrememberthetouchingtelevisionadvertisementwheretheactorIronEyesCodyshedsatearoverlitter.SuchNativeimagesareoftenusedtoconveytheideaofsavingmotherearth.Peoplewhoacceptthisimagefinditdifficulttobringtogetherwhattheyhaveseenofsomereservations—shabbyhomes,brokencars,underfeddogs,weedsinwinds,andcoalstripmines.ThosewhomostromanticizeAmericanIndiansarethequickesttobedisappointedanddiscoverthatthingsarenotasgoodastheyhaveoncebelieved.However,Indiansrelationshipwiththelandismuchmorecomplicated(復雜的)thanthosetwoblackandwhiteimageswhichappearedintheHistoricallytribal(部落的peoplearoundtheglobehavehadclosetieswiththeearth.LakotahistorianVineDeloria,Jr.,tellsthestoryofthePoncapeoplewhoweretakenfromtheirrangeoveranddiedfromnootherclearcausethanseparationfromtheirhomeAsCherylCrazyBullsaysinthisissue,“Thelandisourrelative.Withoutland,tribalpeoplelosetheiridentity—thelandwithlanguage,spiritualbeliefs,andsocialsystemsdistinguishestribalpeoplefromTomanypeopleintheUnitedStates,theIndianreservationisanembarrassment.ItrepresentstheAmericanversionofracialseperation—aprisonwithoutwallswherethegovernmentconfinedIndianstokeepthemapartfromotherAmericans.ToIndianpeoplethereservationishome,regardlessofwhatitlookslike.Theyhavespiritual,emotional,andfamilyties.Manyoftheirrelativesstilllivethereorareburiedthere,andtheircreationstoriesarecenteredthere.Americanstendtopulluprootsandseparatefromtheirbirthplace,movingfromcitytocitymanytimes.Manyofusnon—Indianshavenevervisitedtheplaceswhereourancestorsareburiedorthehouseswhereourparentswereborn.WesternnationsuseEarthinthesameway,asifwecangotoanotherplanetwhentheairandwaterbecometoodirty.Ontheotherhand,tribesareveryfamiliarwiththeconceptoflimitedresource.Theycannotgetanotherreservationiftheirsbecomestoopolluted.1．WhatdoesthewritermainlyintendtostateinthisA．AmericanIndiansaredisappointedwiththeirlivingB．AmericanIndiansleadamiserableB．AmericanIndiansleadamiserablelifeC．Televisionadvertisementscanhaveanunexpectedeffectonpeople.D．Landisveryimportanttopeople,especiallytribalpeople.TheauthorincludedthestoryofthePoncapeopleinthisarticlemainlytostate thecloserelationshipbetweentribalpeopleandthepovertyofthetribalthelonghistoryofthePoncathegreatchangesofthePoncapeopleslifeWhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothisAmericanscanuselandastheylikeandthengotoanotherPeopleinthewestdon’tliketotravelfromcitytoTribalpeoplehavethesameconceptoftheresourcesasthenon-Thereservationshavebothpositiveandnegative(負面的)effectsonIndianpeople’sWhattopicdoesthisarticlefocusFamilylifeofthePeople’sattitudetowardsThehistoryoftribalEnvironmentalpollution十Theoctopus’s（章魚）reputationasahuman-killerisn’tsimplyanexaggeration（夸張）—itisatotalmyth.Theoctopuscanindeedbeadeadlyhunter,butonlyofitsnaturalvictims.Someshellfish（殼類動物）andanoccasionalsickorincautiousfishhavereasontobefrightenedofthismulti-armedhunter,butapersonismuchtoolargetointeresteventhebiggestoctopus.Eventhelargestamongoctopiismuchsmallerthanmostpeopleimagine.Farfrombeinglargeenoughtoswallowaship,asmonsteroctopiinmovieshavebeenknowntodo,thelargestoctopus,foundonthePacificcoast,weighsaround110poundsandgrowstonomorethantenfeetinwidth.Thehard,parrot-likebeak（喙）ofanoctopusisnotusedforattackingdeep-seadivers,forcuttingopenshellfish.Indeed,theoctopuspossessessuchatinythroatthatitcannotswallowlargepiecesofmeat.Instead,itfeedsbypouringdigestivejuicesintoitsvictims,andthensuckingupthesoupyremains.Ashellfishthatfindsitselfinthegraspofanoctopushasonlyashorttimetolive.Buthumanbeingsareperfectlysafe.Still,peoplerarelycaretogocloseenoughtothesecarefulcreaturestogetagoodlookatthem.Thispassageismainly thehorrorsofthethelargestoctopusintheoctopiandtheirtheoctopus’sdeadlyhuntingItisimpliedbutnotstatedinthepassage peoplehaveunreasonablefearsaboutthetheoctopusisnotinterestedinhumantheoctopusisafraidofhumanD．theoctopusisaD．theoctopusisaverycruelsea3．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“carefulcreatures”refertointhelastD．TheThehardbeakoftheoctopusisused attackingdeep-seacuttinguplargepiecesofD．defendingitselfFromthepassage,wecanconclude theoctopusisnotdangeroustopeopleoftenfearcreaturesthatarenotdangeroustotheoctopusonlyhuntsitsnaturalthingsdescribedinmoviesarenottobeWeallhatespeedcameras,don’twe?They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickus,costuscoldhardcash,disturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.Well,here’sasurprisingthing:whatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFrance,acountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.Therewere16,617roaddeathsin1972inFranceforexample,butthatdroppedto8412by1995followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1990andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in1995.Lastyear,theroaddeathsdroppedbelow5,000forthefirsttime,or4.9percentlessthan2004.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2005,that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.Andguesswhat?LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1,000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.Okay,youknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-income,butitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.Athree-hour,wine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.Travellingonthehighways,itisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedMaybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparencybygovernment,ratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.Generally,itseemstomostpeoplethatspeedcamerasareused makemoneyfortheslowdownthelowertheroadhelpusdriveFromthepassagewecanlearnthat A．FrancehasaveryFromthepassagewecanlearnthat A．Francehasaverypoorrecordofroadwe’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassaveFrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliainFrancedoessuccessfullyincontrollingroadWhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothisA．CompulsoryseatC．PlacingmorespeedB．LoweringbloodalcoholD．EatinginashorterNowyoucanseldomseeinFrance A．peopledriveataspeedoflessthanlunchtimelastslonghourswithdrunkpeoplerushingbacktodriversdriveaccordingtothetrafficpoliceconducttrafficinWhatdoestheunderlinedword“concealment”inthelastparagraphSometimeearlyinthenextcentury,humanbeingswillmovetoMars.Theywilllivethereforaboutayear,andthenwillbereplacedwithanothergroupofpioneers.BuildingthebaseonMarswilladvanceourknowledgeofthesolarsystemandaidinourunderstandingoftheearth.WealreadyknowthatMarsresemblestheearthinmanyaspects:generalsize,presenceofwater,lengthofday,rangeoftemperatures.Theseresemblanceshavecausedmanypeopletoconsideracenturies-longproject:toterraformMars.Terraformingmeansalteringaplanet’ssurfacesothatEarth’slifeformscansurvivethere.Thisconcept,previouslyfoundonlyinsciencefictionisnowbeingseriouslyconsideredbyscientists.TerraformingMarsistheoreticallysimple:addnitrogenandoxygentotheatmosphere;pumpwatertothesurface;andaddtheearth’splantsandanimalsintheorderinwhichtheydevelopedonEarth.Butitwilltakeatleast300years.Somepeoplethinkthatsuchaprojectistoohugeforhumanstoundertake,butthereareverygoodreasonstomaketheattempt.Theearthnowcontainssome6billionpeople,andnoonehasanyideaofhowmanyhumanstheearthcansupport.Ourveryexistenceandnumbersarethreateningmanyotherspecies.Wealsohavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanet:alteringthelandscape,theatmosphereandtheclimate.Currentlyterraformingearthhasbecomeawiseractivityaswetrytocontrolglobalwarming,airandwaterpollution,andpreservesomenaturallivingplaces.Whilethepossibilityofsuchaprojectissmall,itisnotimpossible.Evenifearth-boundsocietiescomeandgointhenext300years,theprojectcancontinuethroughtheworkoftheMarssettlerswithouttheneedforconstantbackingfromtheearth.ThefutureexistenceofallthepeopleinourworldmayverywelldependuponourabilitytoterraformMars.1．WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthisB．SavingtheC．TravellingtoD．ANewly-found2．C．TravellingtoD．ANewly-found2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“altering”meaninthesecondAccordingtothepassagethemainpurposeofterraformingMarsis dosomescientificresearchfindoutitssimilaritytoavoidthedyingawayofmanyotherfindonMarslivingplacefortheincreasinghumanThemainreasonforcausingmanypeopletoconsiderterraformingMarsis therearesomeresemblancesbetweenEarthandMars.B．terraformingMarsistheoreticallysimpleC．wehavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanet:D．thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyisvery5．What’stheauthor’sattitudetoward