填空题According to G. Leech, ______ meaning refers to what is communicated of the feelings and attitudes of the speaker/writer.

填空题A．Where did it take place B．No，I had no idea C．had an operation D．how beautiful E．that’s great F．What happened G．had her baby last week H．visit her and the baby Julia：Did you hear the news? Miles： (56) ? Julia：Our cousin went into labor and (57) ． Miles：She did? Why didn’t anyone tell me? Julia：I would’ve thought that somebody would have told you． Miles： (58) ． Julia：Well，she did，her baby was 8 pounds 6 ounces． Miles：Oh my God， (59) ! Julia：Are you going to go and (60) ? Miles：I think that I might． Julia：Good! I just thought I’d let you know． Miles：Thanks for telling me．

填空题A. Hardly ever.B. No wonder you look so well.C. Follow my advice.D. I'm sure.E. Do you want to go with me?F. Right on!G. Have a nice day.H. That's too bad.Peter: My doctor says I'm a little overweight.Alison: (56) Do you get physical exercises?Peter: (57) I like sports, but I never have time.Alison: Don't make any excuses(借口). If you really want to, you'll find time to do it.Peter: (58) Do you exercise every day?Alison: Yes, I play tennis every afternoon. And I'm a member of the local health club.Peter: (59) .Alison: I'm playing tennis tomorrow afternoon. (60) .Peter: I wish I could. But I have an important meetin

填空题One sign {{U}}by which{{/U}} you are making progress in {{U}}an art{{/U}} such as painting or photography is {{U}}that{{/U}} you begin to realize how much {{U}}there is{{/U}} to learn. A. by which B. an art C. that D. there is

填空题(Without) the sun we (would) freeze to (die) and starve (in) almost total darkness. A．Without B．would C．die D．in

填空题Smoking, inhalation and exhalation of the fumes of burning tobacco. Leaves of the tobacco plant are smoked in various ways. After a drying and curing process, they may be rolled into cigars or shredded for insertion into smoking pipes. Cigarettes, the most popular method of smoking, consist of finely shredded tobacco rolled in lightweight paper. About 50 million people in the United States currently smoke an estimated total of 570 billion cigarettes each year. But, is smoking a good habit? 1 Increased risk of cancer Some experts noticed that lung cancer, which was rare before the 20th century, had increased dramatically since about 1930. The American Cancer Society and other organizations initiated studies comparing deaths among smokers and nonsmokers over a period of several years. 2 More deaths from other diseases Smokers also run greater risk of dying from diseases apart from cancers. 3 Cigar and pipe smoke, as dangerous Cigar and pipe smoke contains the same toxic and carcinogenic compounds found in cigarette smoke. 4 The effect of environmental tobacco smoke Recent research has focused on the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), that is, the effect of tobacco smoke on nonsmokers who must share the same environment with a smoker. 5 Addiction at an early age The smoking habit and addiction to nicotine usually begins at an early age. This has led to particular concern over smoking in teenagers and young adults. There is no need to kill innocent human beings. Restricting tobacco use may be the only answer to a healthy world. Tobacco is harmful not only to us, but to the people in surrounding areas. Tobacco use has been passed on from generation to generation. It is now time to put a ban on smoking. With the help of thousands of people, smoking can be controlled. Now it is the time to start a tobacco battle. Smoking needs to become extinct worldwide. A. A report by the National Cancer Institute concluded that the mortality rates from cancer of the mouth, throat, larynx, pharynx, and esophagus are approximately equal in users of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. Rates of coronary heart disease, lung cancer, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis are elevated for cigar and pipe smokers and are correlated to the amount of smoking and the degree of inhalation. B. In the United States, more than 70 percent of adults who smoke began smoking before the age of 18. From the early to mid-1990s the proportion of teenage smokers in the United States rose from one-quarter to onethird, despite increasing warnings about the health hazards of smoking and widespread bans on smoking in public places. In 2001 surveys of students in grades 9 through 12 found that more than 38 percent of male students and nearly 30 percent of female students smoke. Although black teenagers have the lowest smoking rates of any racial group, cigarette smoking among black teens increased 80 percent in the late 1990s. C. It is estimated that cigarettes are responsible for about 431,000 deaths in the United States each year. Lung cancer accounts for about 30 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States, and smoking accounts for nearly 90 percent of lung cancer deaths. The risks of dying from lung cancer are 23 times higher for male smokers and 13 times higher for female smokers than nonsmokers. Additionally, smokers are at increased risk for cancer of the larynx, oral cavity, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas. D. Research has shown that mothers who smoke give birth more frequently to premature or underweight babies, probably because of a decrease in blood flow to the placenta. E. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that exposure to the environment that contains all the toxic agents exhaled by a smoker, causes 3,000 cancer deaths and an estimated 40,000 deaths from heart disease per year in nonsmokers. Secondhand smoke can aggravate asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, and impaired blood circulation. F. Smoking causes a fivefold increase in the risk of dying from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and a twofold increase in deaths from diseases of the heart and coronary arteries. Smoking also increases the risk of stroke by 50 percent—40 percent among men and 60 percent among women.

填空题An absence of s______ vision and insufficient customer focus were two other areas identified as key problems facing this wireless phone service company.

填空题The high quality of our products, which has won popular approval, could not be acquired ______ the same prices ______ elsewhere.

填空题A. Dream of failing down. B. Dream of running hard. C. Dream of being pushed away. D. Dream of flying into the air. Dreams play an important role in our lives. If they can be correctly explained, we can come to understand ourselves better. Here, we look at four common dreams and what they potentially symbolize. 1 I can see their laughing faces...laughing at me. But they aren"t as smart. If they were, they"d be up here flying with me! This dream has both positive and negative connotations (涵义). On the positive side, the dream may express a strong desire to travel and get away from everyday routine. It can be interpreted as a powerful desire to achieve. On the other hand, this dream can mean the person has a problem or is afraid of something and they wish to escape. The dream could represent an inferiority complex (自卑情结), which the dreamer attempts to escape from by putting themselves up above others. 2 I"m moving from fast now, but it"s still behind me. Doesn"t matter how fast I go, I still can"t escape. Although this is a traditional symbol of health and vitality (生命力) like the other one, it can also suggest the dreamer is trying to escape from danger. Usually, fear is prominent emotion. By running hard, the dreamer can possibly escape the threat. However, they can also stumble (蹒跚) or worse still stop moving altogether. This makes dream even more terrifying (恐怖的). One possible interpretation suggests that the dreamers are under pressure in their everyday life. 3 I"m sweating and my heart is beating. I am trapped in my own bed. In this dream, the person is often standing on a high, exposed place such as on the top of a tower, or on the edge of a cliff. The overwhelming (强烈的) feeling changes from anxiety to a loss of control. There is nothing to stop the person, and the feeling as they go over the edge can be horrifying real. Fortunately, just before hitting the ground, the dreamer awakens with a sense of enormous relief. This dream suggests that the dreamer is afraid of losing control and has a fear of failure or even death. 4 The wind is pushing me and I slip. There is nothing I can do, nothing I can hold on to. This symbol is associated with fear: suddenly the dreamer loses all power of movement. They try hard to move their arms and legs, but they simply cannot. Frozen in a terrifying situation with no escape, they become more and more terrified as the seconds go by. Another frequent context for this dream is failing to do something in public, often something which you are normally very good at, such as your job. Not only is this extremely embarrassing, but is also shows a deep-seated phobia (恐惧) of losing a job and a livelihood.

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填空题She married one of her publishers and soon became a household word .

填空题众所周知, the Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific Ocean.

填空题Known as African Americans" poet laureate, ______articulates the miseries and agonies of the blacks in face of racial discrimination.

填空题Ive ______ my room so theres space for my new bookcase． 我把房间重新布置了一下，这样新书架就有地方放了。

填空题Arsat, after successfully running away with the woman of his ruler, is troubled deep at heart by the thought that he had left his brother in the midst of enemies to die. Answer; "______" by______

填空题A sticking plaster may appear to be a grossly inadequate treatment for a paraplegic. Attach a few electrodes, though, and a device that resembles such a dressing could help translate into actions the thoughts of people who are paralysed. In 2008 a practical version will be shown to work and the first individuals will be recruited to try them for real. Paralysis is a breakdown in communication. The brain does not t0rget how to ride a bicycle. 41. ____________________________________. John Donoghue of Brown University in Rhode Island has been working on how to restore that link. He has shown that the technology he has developed works, albeit only for a handful of people who were prepared to endure having a tangle of wires dangling from their heads. In 2008 Mr. Donoghue and his colleagues will turn their device into something that looks like a hearing aid and whose use could become almost as routine. 42. ______________________________. When the nerve cell fires, this electrical activity will be picked up by the wire and conveyed to the silicon chip. 43. ____________________________________. Power will come via an inductive coil placed under the scalp and next to another on top of the scalp, which will be attached to a battery. This, and a computing unit worn on a belt, will be the only parts visible outside the body. Ultimately the team intends to implant the computer unit in the chest, connected to the brain by a fibre-optic cable. The researchers reckon their device will be able to direct a motorised wheelchair or move a robotic hand. But they also want to restore to paraplegics the use of their own bodies. 44. ______________________________. Connecting the two systems together would mimic the way in which the body normally works. But restoring useful movement to paraplegics involves more than making muscles work once more. It also means restoring a capability that most able-bodied people do not realise they have: the use of sensory feedback to fine-tune actions. 45. __________________________________________. In order to achieve this, in 2008 Mr. Donoghue and his colleagues will develop their system to run in reverse. Because the monkeys used in the tests will not be paralysed, the implant will not only broadcast what the brain is doing but also eavesdrop on what happens to the nerve cells when they are receiving information. This could then be mimicked in people. The idea is that paralysed people could operate, say, a robotic hand with sensors that collect information about the pressure and temperature they encounter and convey these data back to the brain. That is, the human brain will be stimulated to feel what the robot senses. Not bad for a device that looks like a sticking plaster.[A] The researchers will implant a silicon chip the size of a small button into the brains of monkeys. The chip will be fitted with an array of 100 thread-like gold wires, each of which will be attached to a nerve cell in the brain.[B] Hence their involvement with Hunter Peckham of Case Western Reserve University. He is developing a system which electrically stimulates muscles to make them move once again.[C] Years after paralysis has struck, the same nerve cells fire when someone is thinking about moving ; it is just that the rest of the body does not receive the message.[D] There are many kinds of sticking plasters, which are now in wide use in many countries. But sticking plasters are not very adequate to treat paraplegics and paralytics.[E] Reach out to pick up a cup of hot tea from a vending machine and, as your hand touches the cup, it subtly adjusts its grip so that enough strength is used to lift the cup without crushing it and burning your fingers.[F] The next step will be to transmit this information from the skull to the outside world. A second device will be attached to the silicon chip to do this. It will transmit data through the skin using pulses of infra-red light, just like a remote control.[G] A robotic hand is equipped with sensors, which are mainly used to collect related information and transmit it to the outside chip. Then this chip will process the message and inform the paraplegic to move his or her muscles.

填空题Gold is ______ (little) useful than iron.

填空题The nuclear family in China usually {{U}}consists of father, mother and their only child{{/U}}.