填空题The majority of children attend state schools where the tuition is free but parents need to pay for stationery, books, examination fees, school uniform and sports wear and other boarding and lodging.

填空题The goal of the survey has been to acquaint readers with those issues that are receiving attention, thus perhaps encouraging them to investigate these topics in more depth.

填空题What are left-handers possibly feeling puzzled by in their daily lives?

填空题S4. What fields need the serve of weather forecasting? S4　 .

填空题He came running to the hospital after the car accident, ______________________ (用双手捂着脸).

填空题Today American parents are finding themselves in a dilemma about how to deal with teenage drinking, a serious social problem. A recent survey has (36) that 92% of high school (37) have tried alcohol at least once and two-thirds take a drink once a month. Alcohol has resulted in a lot of teenage car crashes, as well as (38) and murders. Parents are wondering why they can't keep their children from drinking. Now many are beginning to (39) that it is not the kids but the parents who should be held (40) for their permissive attitudes. Some parents find that (41) attitudes and methods are impractical and ineffective. They try to teach their children to drink responsibly. Many parents believe that (42) drinking is a safe solution. (43) ,an increasing number of parents fear that this will [endanger](危及) their children's safety. Therefore, (44) And the most popular method in some communities is what they call "safe homes", where unsupervised parties with alcohol are forbidden. The hardliners think that in this way their children will learn self-control, (45) Both sides agree that teenage drinking can be dealt with (46) .

填空题Many big cities in the world ______(面临淡水资源短缺问题).

填空题Sydney: Red is the color of happiness, (47) and good luck in China and may be used to attract good luck. But the color could be harming to students' psyche when teachers use red pen to mark their work, according to education strategies (48) by an Australian provincial government. The" Good Mental Health Rocks" kit, distributed this month to about 30 schools in Queensland province, offers strategies such as "don't mark in red pen (which can be seen as (49) )--use a different color". Other (50) include structuring time for peer tutoring every day, apologizing to students when necessary and asking them to conduct a "personal skills audit(查账，审计，审核)" in which they (51) on their individual strengths rather than their (52) The kit, designed to help Queensland teachers (53) mental health in the classroom, suggests social and emotional well-being is linked to young people's schooling, among other things. The education aid had sparked a row in parliament, with deputy (54) leader Mark McArdle calling it "kooky(乖僻的) , loony(发疯的), loopy(神经错乱的) lefty policies". But Health Minister Stephen Robertson, whose department devised the kit, said youth suicide was a serious issue. "If mental health professionals determine that as one of a number of strategies teachers should (55) , then I'll support them every day of the week," he told reporters recently. "This is serious. " According to some Australian mental health groups, the largest number of people with mental illness are aged between 18 and 24 years, with 14. percent of Australian children and adolescents (56) from some sort of illness or the other. Word Bank A. suffering B. opposing C. weaknesses D. consider E. shortcomings F. drafted G. enjoyment H) managed I) aggressive J) focus K) opposition L) deal M) prosperity N) tips O) address

填空题A Battle is Looming over Renewable Energy, and Fossil Fuel Interests are Losing A. In state capitals across the country, legislators are debating proposals to roll back environmental rules, prodded by industry and advocacy groups eager to curtail (缩减) regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gases. B. The measures, which have been introduced in about 18 states, lie at the heart of an effort to expand to the state level the battle over fossil fuel and renewable energy. The new rules would trim or abolish climate mandates—including those that require utilities to use solar and wind energy, as well as proposed Environmental Protection Agency rules that would reduce carbon emissions from power plants. C. But the campaign—despite its backing from powerful groups such as Americans for Prosperity—has run into a surprising roadblock: the growing political clout of renewable-energy interests, even in rock-ribbed Republican states such as Kansas. D. The stage has been set for what one lobbyist called "trench warfare" as moneyed interests on both sides wrestle over some of the strongest regulations for promoting renewable energy. And the issues are likely to surface this fall in the midterm elections, as well, with California billionaire Tom Steyer pouring money into various gubernatorial (州长的) and state and federal legislative races to back candidates who support tough rules curbing pollution. E. The multi-pronged conservative effort to roll back regulations, begun more than a year ago, is supported by a loose, well-funded confederation that includes the U.S． Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and conservative activist groups such as Americans for Prosperity, a politically active nonprofit organization founded in part by brothers David and Charles Koch. These groups argue that existing government rules violate free-market principles and will ultimately drive up costs for consumers． F. The proposed measures are similar from state to state. In some cases, the legislative language matches or closely resembles model bills and resolutions offered by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a free-market-oriented group of state lawmakers underwritten in part by Exxon Mobil, Koch Industries, Duke Energy and Peabody Energy. "Now more than ever is the time for states to lead the way," ALEC's top officials told its members at a meeting in December. G. The coalition campaigns have achieved only symbolic victories in a few states. Nonbinding resolutions critical of the EPA power plant proposals have been approved in Alabama, Georgia, Nebraska, West Virginia and Wyoming. Three other states—Louisiana, Missouri and Ohio—are weighing legislation similar to the ALEC model. H. Only one of the 18 state legislatures has approved a more substantive measure that would replace the EPA's power plant rules. And even that bill, in Kentucky, could backfire by giving up a chance for the state to design its own program and forcing it to accept a federal compliance program. I. "Clean energy is beginning to become mainstream," said Gabe Eisner, executive director of the Energy and Policy Institute, a clean-energy think tank in Washington. "Renewable energy is popular and has increased political power now," but, he added, "that power is still eclipsed by the resources of the fossil fuel industry." A surprisingly tough fight J. Kansas might be the best place to see how these dynamics are unfolding. K. The state was a promising choice for a foray (攻击) against rules known as renewable-energy standards, which set minimum levels of renewable-energy use by electric utilities. Variations of these rules have been adopted in about 30 states, even though Congress did not pass a federal version of the requirement. In Kansas, a law passed in 2009 requires utilities to use wind and solar power to generate at least 15 percent of their electricity by 2016 and 20 percent by 2020. L. The coalition seeking the repeal of the renewable mandate had all the ingredients for success. Financial muscle came from the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, which lobbied heavily for repeal. In addition, the state is home to Koch Industries, the Koch brothers' Wichita-based energy conglomerate (集团). The state representative for Wichita, Republican Dennis Hedke, has called the company "one of the greatest success stories in the world" and said "they are making very positive contributions." Hedke chairs the state House's Energy and Environment Committee. M. Koch Industries, along with the utility industry's Edison Electric Institute and the nation's biggest coal company, Peabody Energy, have supported ALEC, which advised state lawmakers on repeal strategy. N. "Koch has consistently opposed all subsidies and mandates across the board, especially as it relates to energy policy," Philip Ellender, president and chief operating officer of Koch Companies Public Sector, said in a statement, citing the company's opposition to the renewable fuel standard, wind production tax credit and ethanol (乙醇) mandate. "Government should not mandate the allocation or use of natural resources and raw materials in the production of goods." O. The ideological case was supported by conservative think tanks. Kansans for Liberty supported repeal, and the state branch of Americans for Prosperity told supporters that "green energy mandates replace the free-market with bureaucratic government oversight, driving up costs for hard-working Kansas families." The national group has spent $300,000 in the state pushing for the rollback of renewable standards. P. Connections to key Kansas politicians also were strong. Both the Kansas state Senate's president, Susan Wagle, and the speaker of the state House, Ray Merrick, are members of the ALEC board and backed repeal. "The repeal of the RPS [Renewable Portfolio Standards] fits in line with the goals of the organization," said Wagle, who said she joined ALEC in the 1990s in connection with her opposition to health-care reform led by Hillary Rodham Clinton, then the first lady. Q. Moreover, the Kansas economy relies heavily on fossil fuels. The state is the nation's 10th-largest producer of crude oil and 12th-largest of natural gas, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. In 2013, coal-fired power plants provided 61 percent of the state's electricity, well above the national average. But the strong winds that blow across Kansas have carried new interests into the state. Kansas ranks sixth in the country in wind output, which jumped by a third last year and equaled 19 percent of the state's electricity, the EIA says. R. The growing number of wind farms not only generates power but royalties for landowners. Dorothy Barnett, executive director of the Climate and Energy Project, said that Kansas landowners receive more than $13 million a year. "This issue is an issue that touches rural Kansans, and we have a lot of rural Kansas legislators," she said.

填空题The Romans built great" aqueducts" to carry fresh water from the mountains to the cities. Many of these aqueducts are still standing today. The Roman (36) even set up a (37) health service. They built the first great public hospitals in Europe, and they paid doctors to look after poor people. When the Roman Empire fell to pieces, these (38) methods of treatment (39) from most of Europe, for more than a thousand years. People went back to the old ways. They lived in dirty conditions, which helped to cause diseases; and they asked God to cure the (40) . They shut up (41) sick people in prisons. Or they burnt them alive because they were supposed to have (42) powers. But the work of the Greek and Roman doctors was not lost. Over a thousand years ago, the Arabs moved into many of the Mediterranean countries. They took big parts of the old (43) lands. (44) Arab doctors themselves made many new discoveries, (45) Slowly, European doctors discovered again the things that the Greeks and Romans had known so long ago. (46) The Romans built great" aqueducts" to carry fresh water from the mountains to the cities. Many of these aqueducts are still standing today. The Roman (36) even set up a (37) health service. They built the first great public hospitals in Europe, and they paid doctors to look after poor people. When the Roman Empire fell to pieces, these (38) methods of treatment (39) from most of Europe, for more than a thousand years. People went back to the old ways. They lived in dirty conditions, which helped to cause diseases; and they asked God to cure the (40) . They shut up (41) sick people in prisons. Or they burnt them alive because they were supposed to have (42) powers. But the work of the Greek and Roman doctors was not lost. Over a thousand years ago, the Arabs moved into many of the Mediterranean countries. They took big parts of the old (43) lands. (44) Arab doctors themselves made many new discoveries, (45) Slowly, European doctors discovered again the things that the Greeks and Romans had known so long ago. (46)

填空题Banking on Sperm A. It came to him in a dream. Ole Schou was a young Danish business student when he awoke one morning two decades ago with images of spermatozoa swimming in his head. Schou"s strange nocturnal vision gave rise to an obsession. "Some people collect stamps; others play golf," he explains, "I studied sperm." With no scientific or medical training, Schou set out to make himself an expert, poring over the scientific literature and consulting specialists about different methods for freezing sperm. His goal: to establish "the best sperm bank in the world." B. Schou"s single-minded devotion has paid off. Cryos, the company he founded in 1987 in the Danish city, Aarhus, claims to be the world"s largest sperm bank, with more than 200 active donors and revenues nearing $1 million. In the high-tech world of modern reproduction, sperm is becoming a controversial business, and with his aggressive entrepreneurial flair, Schou is something of a trailblazer. Last year Cryos signed a special agreement with British authorities that will allow the firm to make bulk exports to a Scottish clinic that cannot find donors to meet its tough standards. Schou, 45, estimates that British sales could eventually bring the company more than $2 million annually. C. Cryos has benefited from a bewildering patchwork of European rules governing sperm donation. In Britain, for example, the law dictates that a single donor can father only 10 children. In Denmark, whose population of 5 million is less than one-tenth of Britain"s, the limit is 25. In Austria and Sweden, laws allow children conceived through sperm donation to seek the identity of their parents when the children reach age 18. Denmark, however, has more sweeping protection of donor anonymity: Cryos does not maintain a record of its donor"s names, using a coded identification number instead. According to Schou, the Swedish law has resulted in such a severe donor shortage that hundreds of Swedish couples seek help each year in Denmark. Attracting donors is not much of a problem in Aarhus, which has a large university population. But only about 10% of those who apply make it through the screening process, which includes a psychological assessment as well as a battery of medical tests to rule out HIV, hepatitis and other diseases. D. Cryos does not maintain the exhaustive profiles of donor characteristics used by U.S. Sperm banks. The company limits its data to such fundamentals as hair and eye color, height and ethnic classification, which, says Schou, is the main difference from what he calls the "couture style" U.S. system of merchandising sperm. He is critical of the U.S. Reliance on "positive eugenics" his term for the penchant for selecting donors based on detailed genetic, physical and psychological profiles. E. Schou believes sperm banks should practice "negative eugenics" testing for disease and severe genetic defects only to the extent that an average couple would. On the other hand, to supply a global marketplace, he is having to bend his principles. Cryos now supplies a few U.S. Clinics with sperm, and in those cases has begun to provide more extensive donor profiles. To serve increasing demand for non-Scandinavian ethnic types, Schou cooperates with a handful of overseas sperm banks. F. Cryos appears likely to continue to dominate Europe"s commercial sperm-donor industry, and its growing success is provoking some criticism. Charles Sims, a clinical pathologist who co-founded California Cryobank, the best-known U.S. Sperm bank, thinks Cryos" claims of market dominance are misplaced. "Sperm is not a commodity," he says. "It"s not something you"re selling like aspirin. "But Ole Schou shrugs off those views. He is passionate about his company"s mission to help thousands of would-be parents. In fact, he and his wife are about to become first-time parents—the old-fashioned way. "We"ve been working at it for many years, and believe me, it"s not that easy".

填空题Many organizations are doubting the motives of the government ______.

填空题It is recommended that __________(工程直到…才开始)all the preparations have been made.