【答案解析】[听力原文] In the education circles, homework opponents argue that homework damages the physical, emotional, and mental health of children, by reducing the amount of time they have to play and get fresh air.
【答案解析】[听力原文] I've always felt there are two equally important parts to success: Step one is to create your business or to embark on a career, and step two is to exceed everyone's expectations. If you miss either step you're hosed.
【答案解析】[听力原文] As a result of our recent corporate re-structuring, which included reorganizing our affiliates and cutting more than 300 jobs, our profit earning power has improved by 18 %, as compared with the previous year.
【答案解析】[听力原文] Now 28 percent of Hawaii's 93 native bird species are extinct and another one-third are listed on the federal threatened and endangered species lists, according to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
【答案解析】[听力原文] War is not like the weather that comes and goes beyond our power to influence. That attitude is obsolete. The growing destructive capacities of humanity make this the prime problem of the twenty-first century.