填空题Ronaldinho must surely feel a little ______ with his own performance that night.

填空题His telephone conversation _____________(似乎没完没了).

填空题The revival of the modem Olympics owes a lot to the efforts by a Frenchman named Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

填空题The grizzled, tough-looking cartoon character warned Americans not to change their food habits.

填空题Leaders in all walks of life can learn some lessons from Peter Blake, the ocean adventurer.

填空题______ (要是) the news is true?

填空题With that much money to be made, the ice cream industry can be __________________________________.

填空题Study shows that the pollen from GM plants can be carried on ______.

填空题The ability to see words on either side of the point at which your eyes focus is called peripheral vision (外围视觉). Foreign students of English often feel that it is impossible to recognize so many words at a single 1 or within a short time. It is difficult for many 2 speakers too, but it can be done. It is something that has to be done if you are to read as 3 as you should. You can increase your peripheral vision by eye exercises. Equally important is the importance of moving your eyes from point to point in a uniform rhythm. Slow reading often 4 from regression, the number of times your eyes have to go back. While practising to increase your peripheral vision and uniform rhythm, you may 5 have to reread. Do not get 6 . A smooth, forward rhythm comes with practice. 7 your speed will get to the point where your eyes move comfortably forward without regression. A final 8 of slow reading is forming the sounds of each word, even though you might not speak them aloud. The 9 American native speaks English at 180 to 200 words a minute. If you read each word in 10 , it is impossible to read faster than this. Reading 200 words a minute is a dangerously slow speed. A. average B. eventually C. results D. column E. discouraged F. rapidly G. subsequent It. glance I. mind J. scratched K. process L. native M. occasionally N. cause O. offends

填空题The First Computer Programmer Augusta Ada Lovelace is known as the first computer programmer, and, since 2009, she has been recognized 11 on October 15th to highlight the often overlooked contributions of women to math and science. "I started to think that one of the biggest parts of the problem was that women in tech are often 12 ," Charman Anderson, the founder of Ada Lovelace Day, said. After reading a study in 2006 by the psychologist Penelope Lockwood, who 13 the scarcity of female role models in the sciences, Charman Anderson thought that a celebration for Lovelace could raise 14 of her successors. In 2014, dozens of celebrations will be thrown around the world. Looming (隐现) in the background of these celebrations are findings, announced by the Census Bureau, that the 15 of women working in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) has decreased over the past couple of decades; this is due 16 to the fact that women account for a smaller proportion of those employed in computing. In 1990, women held thirty-four percent of STEM jobs; in 2011, it was twenty-seven percent. Valerie Aurora, the executive director of a nonprofit organization that arranges conferences and training programs to elevate (提升) women working in math and science, is 17 in the first ever Ada Lovelace conference later. "Lovelace is an 18 example of a woman for her time because she was not only allowed to learn mathematics but 19 to learn mathematics," Aurora said. "She shows what women can do when given an 20 ." A. annually E. encouraged I. opportunity M. timely B. attending F. invisible J. participating N. unusual C. awareness G. largely K. researched O. visual D. chance H. neglect L. share

填空题Deco has made a goal during the match.

填空题The income tax became a permanent of the federal government because Congress passed a ______ in 1913.

填空题Astrology A. Astrology is the study of how the sun, the moon, planets, and stars are supposedly related to life and events on the earth. It is based on the belief that the heavenly bodies form patterns that can reveal a person's character or future. Many people throughout the world believe in astrology. These people base important decisions on the advice of an astrologer (a person who tells fortunes by studying the stars). Other people declare there is no scientific basis for astrology, and they consider it a form of entertainment. B. Astrology differs from astronomy. Astrology developed from a set of principles that originated more than 2,000 years ago. At that time, astronomy was also based on those same principles. But during the 1500's and 1600's, several astronomers, including Nicolaus Copernicus of Poland and Tycho Brahe of Denmark, made discoveries about the heavenly bodies that conflicted with the principles of astrology. As a result, astrology and astronomy became widely different in their methods and purposes. Today, astrologers observe the heavenly bodies to understand things that happen on the earth. Astronomers seek scientific knowledge about the various objects in space. C. The basic principle of astrology is that the heavenly bodies influence what happens on the earth. Astrologers learn about this influence by casting (drawing) a circular chart called a horoscope or birth chart. A horoscope shows the position of the planets in relation to both the earth and the stars at a certain time. In most cases, it shows the position of these bodies at the time of a person's birth. The system used by astrologers to cast a horoscope is based on a special view of the universe. This view involves four elements: the earth, the planets, the zodiac (黄道), and the houses. D. In casting a horoscope, astrologers place the earth at the center of the solar system. Therefore, all heavenly bodies revolve around the earth rather than around the sun. Astrologers use this arrangement to determine the positions of the heavenly bodies in relation to the earth. They believe that the study of the positions of the heavenly bodies can reveal a person's character and future. In astrology, the moon and the sun are considered planets, along with Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus. Each planet supposedly represents a force that affects people in a certain way. Astrologers believe the planets influence a person more than any other heavenly bodies do. E. The zodiac is a band of stars that appear to encircle the earth. It is divided into 12 equal parts, called signs. Each sign of the zodiac has certain characteristics, which are determined by a particular planet and other factors. Astrologers believe the signs determine how the planets affect a person's character. The houses. Like the zodiac, the earth's surface is divided into 12 parts. Each of these parts, called houses, represents certain characteristics of an individual's life. Astrologers believe the houses determine how the planets and the signs influence a person's daily life. F. Astrology began sometime before 2000 B.C. in Babylonia (now southeastern Iraq). Astrologers of that time knew of five planets—Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus. They believed that the sun, the moon, and planets sent out different forces, which had certain characteristics. For example, one of the planets—now known as Mars—appeared to be red. Astrologers linked it with anger, aggression and war. G. The zodiac was probably developed in ancient Egypt, and the Babylonians adopted it sometime after 1000 B.C. Astrologers gradually developed a system that linked seasonal changes with specific group of stars called constellations (星座). At that time, for example, heavy rainfall occurred in Babylonia when the sun was in a certain constellation. AS a result, astrologers named the constellation Aquarius, the water bearer. H. At first, astrologers studied the heavenly bodies in making general predictions about the future. But between 600 B.C. and 200 B.C., they developed the system of casting individual horoscopes (以占星术算命). The ancient Greeks and Romans practiced astrology and greatly influenced its development. The Roman names for the planets and the signs of the zodiac are still used today. I. Interest in astrology declined in Europe with the coming of Christianity as people sought guidance from religious leaders rather than from astrologers. Astrology regained popularity during the A.D. 1100's. By the 1600's, it was particularly strong in England. Several astrological (历书) were published, and many other books either defended or attacked astrology. The number of followers of astrology fell in England during the 1700's, but the subject's popularity returned again in the early 1800's. By the late 1800's and early 1900's, interest in astrology had spread to many other nations. Newspapers in England began publishing horoscope columns during the 1930's. Such columns soon appeared in newspapers throughout the world, and people became increasingly interested in astrology. Today, astrology is followed more widely than ever before. J. Many people believe astrology is simply a superstition, and scientists declare that its whole basis is unscientific. Scientists point out that the earth's position has changed in space since ancient times. As a result, the signs of the zodiac used by astrologers no longer match the constellations for which they were named. Some people who believe in astrology support it in terms of magnetic fields, solar storms and other natural occurrences. Others, though they also believe in astrology, claim that it cannot be supported scientifically. They consider it a set of powerful symbols that can provide a deep understanding of human beings. They defend astrology by pointing out that, in many cases, it works.

填空题Dancers who have performed at Chicago Cultural Center are from Hubbard Street Two, which is a ______.