填空题Frankly speaking, I'd rather you ______ (眼下什么也不做)．

填空题The shop assistant was dismissed as she ____________________(被指欺骗顾客).

填空题 {{B}}Lessons from the 1918 Flu{{/B}} The last time a now influenza virus reached pandemic levels was in 1968, but the episode was not significantly deadlier than a typical had fin season. Few people who lived through it even knew it occurred. Still, it killed 34,000 Americans. The 1918 pandemic was far more lethal. It killed 675,000 Americans at a time when the U.S. population was 100 million. Fifty million to 100 million people purished worldwide in the 1918 pandemic, according to Nobel laureate F. Macfarlane Burnet. The flu killed more people in 24 weeks than AIDS has 'killed in 24 years. The difference in the death toll between 1918 and 1968 had little to do with such medical advances as antibiotics for secondary bacterial infections. The 1968 virus was simply much less virulent. But it wasn't just the virus. As with Hurricane Katrina, some of the deaths in 1918 were the government's responsibility. Surgeon General Rupert Blue was his day's Mike Brown. Despite months of indications that the disease would erupt, Blue made no preparations. When the flu hit, he told the nation, "There is no cause for alarm." Alarm was needed. Victims could die in 24 hours. Symptoms included bleeding from the nose, mouth, ears and eyes. Some people turned so dark blue from lack of oxygen that an Army physician noted that "it is hard to distinguish the coloured men from the white." False reassurances from the government and newspapers added to the death rate. They also destroyed trust in authority, as Americans quickly realized they were being lied to. The result: society began to break apart. Confidential Red Cross reports noted "panic akin to the terror of the Middle Ages of the plague" and victims starving to death "not from lack of food but because the well are afraid to help the sick." Doctors and nurses were kidnapped. One scientist concluded that if the epidemic continued to build, "civilization could easily disappear from the face of the earth within a few more weeks." What will happen during the next pandemic.'? No one can predict, but even a virus as mild as the 1968 strain would kill many tens of thousands in the U.S. alone. Since 1968, demographic changes have made influenza a greater, not a lesser, threat. Our population now includes more elderly and more people with a weakened immune system. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that influenza kills 36,000 Americans in an average year. The CDC also calculates that a pandemic caused by a virus comparable to that of 1968 would kill between 89,000 and 207,000 Americans. And the scientist who prepared that study has refused to estimate the toll from a more virulent virus because, he says, he doesn't want to "scare" people. Even the mildest virus would slam the economy harder now than at any time in the past. That's be- cause businesses—and hospitals—have improved efficiency to minimize slack. When absenteeism pre- vents one plant from shipping a part, or when a surge of patients overwhelms a hospital already under- staffed because of sickness, massive disruptions result. How prepared are we for all that? Net very. To its credit, this Administration has struggled to get a- head of the curve. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson considered influet.za among his highest priorities. In his last speech as Secretary, he called it his gravest concern. Under him, funding for influenza increased 1,000% despite opposition from House Republicans, who took the threat seriously only after last year's vaccine debacle, when almost half the nation's supply became unavailable because of contamination. That problem highlighted a weakness in the vaccine-production infrastructure, which, as publichealth expert Michael Osterholm says, "is our levee system against a catastrophic .event," But even in a perfect world, virtually no vaccine would be available for the first six months of a pandemic. And the Ad- ministration has left huge holes in our preparedness. After years of delays, a pandemic plan still needs to be finished. Yet the dearest lesson from Katrina is that plans are not enough. They must be put into practice. Preparation matters. Even in the chaos of 1918, people who knew what to expect and had been trained did their duty, often in heroic fashion. San Francisco was the only major city in which the local leader- ship told the truth about the disease. It organized emergency hospitals, volunteer ambulance drivers, soup kitchens and the like in advance. There, although fear certainly showed itself, it did not paralyze, ff we prepare well enough, we won't need heroes; we'll just need people doing their jobs.

填空题Longer span of work life, from the national policy perspective, eases ______.

填空题Next time you enter a username and password, think about the rhythm of your typing. Not only can it be used to identify you, it can reveal if you are in a stressful environment. It has long been known that the rhythms of a person's typing style are (47) over time, leading to suggestions they could be used to (48) identity or even spot early signs of Alzheimer's disease. But little was known about the effect of stress on typing (49) , so psychologist Mike Dowman and colleagues at the University of Abertay investigated. They asked 35 people to log into a computer 36 times over three (50) sessions up to a month apart, using the same username and password. People were put into (51) and relaxed states alternately(交替地) by listening to a range of sounds known to (52) particular emotions. The length of time each key was held down and the (53) between one being released and another pressed was recorded to generate a typing "fingerprint" for each person. The team used the data to develop and test software that identifies a person from their typing style (54) . The data also showed that stress can be (55) in a person's typing because it changes the pattern of timings. "There's no question: people do type (56) under stress," says Dowman. He suggests that security systems could be designed to raise the alarm if it seems that a person might be being forced to log into a system. More research will be needed, however, before a system could tell if a person is, say, just having a bad day or being held at gunpoint.A) stressedB) aloneC) provokeD) stableE) intervalF) verifyG) onlyH) unchangeableI) differentlyJ) environments K) detected L) complete M) normally N) patterns O) separate

填空题If you have three subjects to review in three days, the best method is to review one subject a day.

填空题______(鉴于所发生的情况), we decided to change the rules.

填空题When Roberto Feliz came to the USA from the Dominican Republic, he knew only a few words of English. Education soon became a nightmare. "I couldn"t understand anything," he said. He hid from his teachers, came home in 11 , and thought about 12 out. Then Mrs. Malave, a bilingual educator, began to work with him while teaching him math and science in his native Spanish. "She helped me stay smart while teaching me English," he said. Given the chance to demonstrate his ability, he 13 confidence and began to succeed in school. Today, he is a prominent doctor, runs his own 14 , and works with several hospitals. Every day, he uses the language and academic skills he 15 through bilingual education to treat his patients. Roberto"s story is just one of 16 success stories. Research has shown that bilingual education is the most 17 way both to teach children English and ensure that they 18 academically. In Arizona and Texas, bilingual students consistently outperform their peers in monolingual programs. Calexico, Calif., implemented bilingual education, and now has dropout rates that are less than half the state 19 and college 20 rates of more than 90%. In El Paso, bilingual education programs have helped raise student scores from the lowest in Texas to among the highest in the nation. A. satisfy B. dropping C. clinic D. succeed E. effective F. average G. frequently H. relationship I. range J. acquired K. while L. regained M. tears N. acceptance O. countless

填空题A new report says the Himalayan mountains are threatened by the warming of the Earth's climate. The report says human activities are partly {{U}}(36) {{/U}} for the warming temperatures. The climate changes {{U}}(37) {{/U}} people's lives, the local economy and the {{U}}(38) {{/U}}. The Himalayas are the highest mountain system in the world. A team of mountain {{U}}(39) {{/U}} from Britain, New zealand and Chile recently travelled to the Himalayas. They {{U}}(40) {{/U}} information about the environment. They spoke to local people and other travellers about the condition of the world's most famous mountains. Their findings {{U}}(41) {{/U}} the above report. They found that warmer weather has been {{U}}(42) {{/U}} huge mountains of ice in the Himalayas. These melting glaciers (冰河) are creating lakes that could overflow and flood wide areas. Temperatures in the area have risen one degree Celsius during the past thirty years. Satellite maps show that the glaciers are {{U}}(43) {{/U}} at a rate of thirty to forty meters each year. The study identified almost 5,000 glacier lakes in Nepal and Bhutan. {{U}}(44) {{/U}}. UN officials say this flooding could have serious effects on local communities and the environment. {{U}}(45) {{/U}}. Observers say community action is helping to restore the mountain environment. {{U}}(46) {{/U}}. UN officials say the glacier melt in the Himalayas should be a warning to industrial countries to reduce heat-trapping gases that cause global warming.

填空题Fabric Conditioner can be used in the washing machine to reduce static electricity and give softness to fabrics.

填空题A passport is the only universally accepted form of identification around the world.

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