新视角大学英语第二版第三册完形填空.docx

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新视角大学英语第二版第三册完形填空

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Althoughtheymaynotbetheworld’sfastestorstrongestathletes,the1830competitionsinthe2005SpecialOlympicsWorldWinterGamesheldinNagano,Japancompetedwithalltheirhearts.AttheclosingceremonyPrincessTakamadoofJapanmadeaspeech.Shesaid,’Thepastweekwasallaboutsmiles,gentlenessandpeace.Itrulyhopewithinmyheartthattheentireworldcanlearnsomethinghere.Wecanalllearnfromtheexamplesthesespecialathleteshaveshownus.’

TheaimoftheSpecialOlympicsisclear.Itistoencourageindividualswithintellectualdisabilitiestobecomephysicallyfit.Theyarealsoencouragedtobeproductiveandrespectedmembersofsocietythroughsportstrainingandcompetition.Ifanathletewinsincompetition,itisabonus.However,inawayeveryonewins.LilyKuhn,12,askierwithTeamUSA,couldhardlyrestrainherenthusiasmasthewrotehome.Shetoldherparents:

Iwasproudofmyself.Iamhappynotsimplyforwinning,butforwinninghonestly,lovingtocompeteandworkingthehardestforthelongesttime.

Thefestivalendingthegamesissomethingtoremember.Itisn’tcompletewithoutthehugs.Oneeventvolunteerwhilehuggingandhandingoutsweatshirtstosomeoftheathleteshelduphisthumbsandsaid,”Alloftheseathletesaresuper!

Ican’tgoanywherearoundherewithoutgettingahug.Iprayformoreofthissortofthing.Ihopethatthespiritwithwhichtheyhavecompetedmighttouchthewholeworld.Watchingtheseyoungpeopleblossomoverthepastweekhastrulytouchedmylife.”

Attheendofthefestival,thevicemayorforthecityofShanghai,whichwillhostthe2007summergames,acceptedtheflagfortheSpecialOlympicspledgingthat“thecityofShanghaiwouldopenitsarmstotheworldandtotheSpecialOlympics”.

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JimFixxhadbeenaheavysmokerandweighed214poundswhenhetookuprunninginthe1960s.Hesoonreapedthebenefitsfromrunning.Hisweightdecreasedby60poundsbythetimehisbook,TheCompleteBookOfRunning,waspublished.Hisbookinspiredmillionsofpeople.Inhisbookandontelevisiontalkshows,heextolledthebenefitsofphysicalexerciseandhowitconsiderablyincreasedtheaveragepeople’slifeexpectancy.Hisreadersandaudiencebecamemorehealth-conscious.However,totheirshock,Fixxdiedattheageof52afterhisdailyrun.Manywhoopposedhisbeliefssaidthiswasevidencethatrunningwasharmful.However,hissupportersrevealedthattherealcauseofFixx’sdeathwasaheartattack.Hecamefromafamilywheremenhadpoorhealthstories.Hisfathersufferedaheartattackattheageof35anddiedofoneat42.GivenFixx’sunhealthylifestyleuntilhetookuprunning,manyarguedthatrunningaddedmanyyearstohislife.

“Runningdoeshaveitsshortcomings,”AcknowledgesheartspecialistPaulThomas,inarecentmedicaljournal.“Theimpactcanbehardonyourknees.Runnersaremoreatriskduringtheirtraining,particularlyiftheyrunmarathons.However,thenewsforrunnersisn’tallbad.Evidencesuggestsinspiteofitsshortcomings,moderateamountofrunningexercisecanactuallyresultinalonger,improvedlife.”

Dr.DaleMacdonald,acertifiedStrengthandConditioningspecialistoncesummedupadiscussionbysaying,“Aswithallathleticendeavors,runningcomeswithbothgreatrewardandinherentrisk.Morethan60%ofrunnerswillsufferaninjurythatcausesthemtotaketimeoffrunning—eachyear!

”Healsosaidthatimprovingone’sbalancecanreducethelikelihoodofinjury.

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Hydewasfoundedin1966toprovideeducationbasedoncharacterdevelopmentratherthanacademicachievement.Itisaplacewherewell-to-dofamiliescansendtheirchildrenwhohavedifficultyinothereducationalenvironments.Manystudentsaretherebecausetheirparentsbelieveintheeducationaltheoryofcharacterbeforeperformance.

AlthoughHydeistypicallycategorizedasacollegepreparatoryschool,theschoolregardsitsprimarypurposeaspreparationforlife.Hydehelpsstudentslearn,embrace,andadoptacharactercompassthatwillguidethemfortherestoftheirlives.

Emphasisisplacedonperformingartsandsports.Hydebelievesthatoneneedstoexposethemselvestogroupandcommunityinteractionsaspartofthegrowthprocess.Competitivesportsareplayedyearroundandhaveledtomanychampionships.Therearetypicalhighschoolclassesandacademics.ManyAdvancedPlacementcoursesareavailableandencouraged.Moststudentsareacceptedtofour-yearcollegesanduniversities.

Thereare“GroupDiscovery”sessionsseveraltimesperweek.Studentsareencouragedtocounseleachotherwhentheythinkanotherstudent’sactionsorthoughtsdonotcorrespondtotheschool’sphilosophy.Thesesessionsfocusontheindividualstudentsandtheircurrentissuesandproblemsfacedattheschool.Studentsareencouragedtoshareintimatesecrets,doubtsandregretsaboutthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Thesesessionsareextendedtoparents.ThepurposeofthesesessionsistoinvolvethewholefamilyintotheHydecommunitysocialstructure.

Truthisemphasizedoverharmony.Studentswhohavedifficultywithfollowingtheschoolrulesareassignedtoperformmaintenancejobsandlawncarefortheschool.Thepracticeisnotsolelypunitivebutalsoservestoillustratethatthetransgressorhasseparatedhim/herselffromthecommunitybytheiractions.Theideabehinditistoearnacceptancebythegroup,andworkbackintothetrustofthecommunity.

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WhenHenryFordannouncedhewasgoingtoproduceanautomobilethatwouldbeaffordabletothegeneralpopulation,heprobablydidnotrealizewhatagreatimpacthisachievementwouldhaveonlifeintheUnitedStatesand,eventually,theworld.Ford’suseofmassproductionstrategiestomanufacturetheModelTstartedanewerainpersonaltransportation.Asaresult,roadswerebuiltforthesakeofcarsandthegreatermobilityofpeople.Withcarsandtheroads,havingabusinessofone’sownbecamealotmorefeasible.Everytypeofbusinesssprungup.Customerscouldeasilygettothestoresnomatterwheretheywereintown,providedtherewasaroad,sobusinessesnolongerhadtobelocatedatatown’scenter.

Andwhataboutthefamilyvacation?

Familiespackedintotheircarsanddroveacrossthecountrytoexplorethenewfrontier,stoppingateverypossibleroadsideattractionontheway.Therewasnolimittowhereyoucouldgoandwhatyoucouldsee.Thecarofferedasenseofindependenceand,asAmericansparticularlyhatedtoberestricted,theyfellinlovewiththeautomobileinstantly.Onaverage,eachAmericanhouseholdownstwoormorecars.Astheworldgetsmorecomplicated,drivingcarsaroundhelpspeoplecopewiththedemandsofmodernlife.

IfyouaskpeoplewhatqualitiesdefineAmericans,theywillprobablysaythatthetwodominatingcharacteristicsofanAmericanareinventivenessandindependence.Americaistrulythelandofcarsandcarculture.

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Agingisanaturalprocess.Althoughmedicaladvancementshavecomeupwithwaystocoversignsofaging,thereisnostoppingtheprocess.Duringtheclosingperiodinthelifespanofhumanbeings,peopletendto“moveaway”frommoredesirablepreviousperiods,oftenknownas“usefulness”.

Agesixtyisusuallyconsideredthedividinglinebetweenmiddleandoldage.Itisthetimewhereyouareconsideredan“elderly”,meaningsomewhatoldoradvancedbeyondmiddleage.Periodofdeclinecomespartlyfromphysicalandpartlypsychologicalfactors.Thephysicalcauseofdeclineisachangeinthebodycellsduetotheeffectsoftheagingprocess.Thepsychologicalcauseofdeclinehassomethingtodowithunfavorableattitudestowardoneself,otherpeople,workandlifeingeneral.Senility,amoreorlesscompletephysicalbreakdown,willtakeplacewhenthereismentaldisorganization.Theindividualbecomescareless,absent-minded,sociallywithdrawn,andpromptlyadjusted.

Duetotheunfavorablesocialattitudestowardtheelderly,treatmenttowardtheminAmerican,unlikeothercultures,makesthemfeelnolongerusefulandunwanted.Peoplewhocomefromcountrieswhererespectfortheelderlyiscustomaryusuallytreatelderpeoplewithmoreconsiderationandrespect.

Infact,oldpeopleareatreasureofexperiencetosociety.Itisexpectedthatoldpeoplewillplayanincreasinglyactiveroleinsocialandcommunityaffairsaswellasinthebusinessandprofessionalworlds.Becauseofthereductioninthenumberofrolestheelderlyareabletoplay,itisverylikelythattheywilldevelopafeelingofinferiority.Itisourdutytomakethembetterrealizevalueandhelpthemleadalifeofcomfort.

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EarthquakeshaveplaguedourlivesforaslongaspeoplehaveinhabitedtheEarth.ThesedangerousactsoftheEarthhaveresultingreatdamagetohumanbeings.

Earthquakesdamagedependsonwhatareaishit.Ifanunpopulatedregionisstruck,therewillbelowlossoflifeorproperty.Ifithitalargecitywhichisdenselypopulated,theremaybeseriousinjuriesanddestruction.

Earthquakeshavethepowertouproottreesandsendthemcrashingintobuildings.Theycantriggerlandslidesandcausefloodingandtsunamis.Buildingsandstructuresarealsoatrisk.Itisinterestingtonotethattallbuildingswillsuffertheleastdamageiftheyarelocateddirectlyattheepicenter.Thisisbecausetheycanwithstandtheup-and-downmotionofP-waves.S-waves,ontheotherhand,occurfarawayfromtheepicenter,andcausethegreateststressbyshakingbuildingsfromsidetoside.Thesebuildingsareoftenknockedofftheirfoundations.

Buildingswiththick,heavywallsdonotresistshockwavesverywell.Violentearthquakesoften