填空题This passage tells us the causes and harm of high cholesterol and how to lower it.

填空题According to the experience of the author, what can he implied about the male role?

填空题On the whole, __________________(很少有人不抱怨自己的工作单调乏味的). However, they will feel more bored if they do not work.

填空题 {{B}}Overwork{{/B}} In November 1994 a social worker made legal history when a High Court judge held his employer liable for a nervous breakdown which ended his career.. UNISON member, John Walker, 57, is the first employee in Britain to sue an employer successfully for stress from overwork. Mr Justice Colman ruled that Northumberland County Council was liable for damages because of its unreasonable failure to provide a safe system of work. UNISON is seeking a ￡ 200,000 compensation settlement for Mr Walker, who said his employer had subjected him to "an impossible work- load". Northumberland Council says it intends to appeal the judgement. Hazards asked the government safety watchdog, the Health and Safety Executive, for its com- merits on the settlement: "As far as we are concerned we do not consider overwork and long hours a health and safety issue," said HSE spokesman Phil Dent. Department of Employment figures for 1992 reveal the hours of overtime worked to be the equivalent of two million full-time jobs. Nearly 50% of the British workforce report coming home exhausted, compared with 36% in the US and 17% in the Netherlands.{{B}}Time in Britain{{/B}} Figures published by the European Commission in September 1994 show that over the last ten years, working hours for men and women in Europe have fallen by one or two hours a week--except in the UK, where the numbers of men and women working long hours rose. More than a quarter of British men employed in industry and services work more than 48 hours per week, by far the highest figure in Europe. Between 1983 and 1992 the proportion of men in the UK working more than 48 hours a week rose from 22% to 28%. Three in five work Saturdays and two out of five Sundays "usually or some- times". British men are spending longer hours and more weekends at work and have less time to recover from work and to spend with their families. For women the position is polarised (两极分化)--the ones working long hours work very long hours, with the proportion working 45 hours up from 6% to 9%. For the remainder, only Dutch women work fewer hours. Only 14% of women in the UK worked full time in 1992. "Unions must break the culture of working long hours," says Jane Paul, health, safety and equality officer with the media union BEC- TU. "Otherwise we will continue to move towards a labour force consisting of four groups of workers: a core of intensively overworked employees; a periphery of part-time casual workers; an informal labour market of people with three jobs to make ends meet; and the unpaid volunteers and domestic workers."{{B}}Research{{/B}} Studies of working hours during the first and second World Wars showed a link between long shifts, overtime working and an absence of rest breaks and increased accident rates. More recent studies link stress with long hours of work. Other research shows a fail in work output during longer shifts and, again, rising accident rates 9,10. Reduced alertness, greater fatigue and sleep loss have also been reported after a switch to 12 hour shifts.{{B}}Overtime monitored{{/B}} A study by the Institute of Psychology in Stockholm found overtime damages the physical psychological and social well-being of workers, even where the workers willing took on the extra work. The workers, members of Swedish union SIF, were employed by the electronics firm Ericcson. Before agreeing to a heavy work programme their union demanded and management agreed that the health effects of the overtime work should be monitored. The researchers found high levels of adrenaline (肾上腺素), blood fats and slightly elevated blood pressure in the workforce. Maria Sokolowski of SIF concluded the workers "were experiencing a permanent condition of stress, which did not go away even a vacation of four weeks. After what might be considered a propel rest they still felt worn out, irritated and in a bed mood. The physical condition of the employees was much poorer now than at the beginning of the project. "We now know that overtime during a continuously long period of time affects the efficiency, well-being, level of stress and social life of employees." The changes identified suggest a real risk of long term health problems, particularly stress-related heart disease. Very little Work has been undertaken on overwork and chronic health problems.{{B}}Union concern{{/B}} In the UK, university and college lecturers are facing intolerable levels of work, according to trade union reports. An October 1994 report from the Association of University Teachers (AUT) warned they are being "tested to destruction" by long hours. And a survey by university and college union NATFHE concluded lecturers were being driven to the verge of nervous breakdown by stress, overwork and uncertainty--nearly eight out of 10 said stress levels were unacceptable and one in four said they had taken time off with stress. A May 1994 survey of 6,500 members by public sector union UNISON found they were "demoralised(受挫的) and pessimistic". More than one in five (22%) said they were expected to work unpaid overtime of up to 20 hours, per week. More than a third said they had suffered, from work related health problems, with increased workloads the main cause identified. And a 1994 survey of British Telecom staff by the union STE revealed over half suffered work-related stress. There was a clear relationship between number of hours worked and stress symptoms. Over 80% routinely worked unpaid overtime. Transport workers are also at risk. Ships' officers union NUMAST say "scandalous(令人反感的) hours" have contributed to soaring numbers of seafarers failing medical examinations on psychiatric grounds. And a September 1994 report from the T six twelve hour shifts--three days, three nights--followed by just four days off. In September 1994 two workers were dismissed for sleeping on night shift, One man, working alone on a twelve hour night shift, had a heart attack and died before anyone found him at shift change m the morning.

填空题Nancy ____________________ (过着俭朴的生活), and supported the family by babysitting and washing.

填空题Gestures (47) signals, and these signals must come across clearly if we are to understand their messages. They cannot afford to be (48) ; they must be sharp and difficult to confuse with other signals. To do this they have to develop a "typical form" that shows comparatively little (49) . And they must be performed with a "typical . (50) ", showing much the same speed, strength and scope on each occasion that they are brought into action. It is rather like the ringing of a telephone bell. The signal goes on sounding at fixed (51) at a fixed volume and with a fixed sound, no matter how urgent the call. No one confuses a telephone bell with a front door bell or an alarm clock. Its fixed form and its fixed intensity make it unmistakable. The process is at work in human gestures. When an angry man shakes his fist, the chances are that the speed, force and scope of each shake, as the fist jerks back and forth in mid-air are much the same on each occasion that he employs this gesture. And there is a reasonable (52) that his speed, force and scope will be similar to those of any other fist-shaker. If you were to perform a fist-shaking gesture in which you slowed down the movement, (53) the force, and increased the distance travelled by the clenched fist, it is doubtful if your signal would be understood. An onlooker might imagine you were exercising your arm, but it is doubtful if he would read the message as a threat (54) . Most of our gestures have grown into typical (55) of this kind. We all wave in much the same way. This is not a conscious process. We simply (56) in to the cultural norm. A. display I) presentations B. tune J) intensity C. transmit K) likelihood D. transparent L) demonstration E. depth M) decreased F. intervals N) pauses G. vague O) variation H) tone

填空题This passage is mainly about how to use a videotape recorder.

填空题Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated (36) for a bigger slice of the lucrative and (37) market. Companies like Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. have ramped up efforts to attract customers to their sites (38) , and at least one U.S. travel site, Vayama, has (39) itself entirely to international bookings for travel to and from the United States. Growth in bookings made outside the United States far outpaces the growth in U.S. (40) bookings. That is partly because more people are traveling and partly because travelers are increasingly comfortable trusting their (41) to websites, said Orbitz Chief Executive Steve Baruhart. "It's a competitive market place in the United States, and it's going to be a very competitive marketplace (42) , " Barnhart said in an interview on Monday. Earlier this week Orbitz said it has relaunched ebookers, its online travel company in Europe, with more (43) and user reviews with the goal of attracting more European bookings. (44) . up from $24.5 billion in 2004, according to travel research company PhoCusWright. (45) .Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated (36) for a bigger slice of the lucrative and (37) market. Companies like Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. have ramped up efforts to attract customers to their sites (38) , and at least one U.S. travel site, Vayama, has (39) itself entirely to international bookings for travel to and from the United States. Growth in bookings made outside the United States far outpaces the growth in U.S. (40) bookings. That is partly because more people are traveling and partly because travelers are increasingly comfortable trusting their (41) to websites, said Orbitz Chief Executive Steve Baruhart. "It's a competitive market place in the United States, and it's going to be a very competitive marketplace (42) , " Barnhart said in an interview on Monday. Earlier this week Orbitz said it has relaunched ebookers, its online travel company in Europe, with more (43) and user reviews with the goal of attracting more European bookings. (44) . up from $24.5 billion in 2004, according to travel research company PhoCusWright. (45) .

填空题Addicted, Really? A．Mental-health specialists disagree over whether to classify compulsive online behaviour as addiction—and how to treat it. Craig Smallwood, a disabled American war veteran, spent more than 20,000 hours over five years playing an online role-playing game called "Lineage Ⅱ". When NCsoft, the South Korean firm behind the game, accused him of breaking the game's rules and banned him, he was plunged into depression, severe paranoia(偏执) and hallucinations(幻境). He spent three weeks in hospital. After that, he sued NCsoft for fraud and negligence(过失), demanding over ＄9m in damages and claiming that the company acted negligently by failing to warn him of the danger that he would become "addicted" to the game. B．But does it make sense to talk of addiction to online activity? Mental-health specialists say three online behaviors can become problematic for many people: video games, pornography(色情作品) and messaging via e-mail and social networks. But there is far less agreement about whether any of this should be called "Internet addiction"—or how to treat it. C．Some mental-health specialists wanted "Interact addiction" to be included in the fifth version of psychiatry's bible, the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders", known as DSM-V, which is currently being overhauled(全面修订). The American Medical Association endorsed(赞成) the idea in 2007, only to backtrack(放弃) days later. The American Journal of Psychiatry called Internet addiction a "common disorder" and supported its recognition. Last year the DSM-V drafting group made its decision: Interact addiction would not be included as a "behavioral addiction"—only gambling made the cut—but it said further study was necessary. D．Skeptics say there is nothing uniquely addictive about the Interact. Back in 2000, Joseph Walther, a communications professor at Michigan State University, co-wrote an article in which he suggested, tongue in cheek, that the criteria used to call someone an Internet addict might also show that most professors were "addicted" to academia(学术活动). He argued that other factors, such as depression, are the real problem. He stands by that view today. "No scientific evidence has emerged to suggest that Interact use is a cause rather than a consequence of some other sort of issue," he says. "Focusing on and treating people for Internet addiction, rather than looking for underlying clinical issues, is definitely unwise." E．Others disagree. "That would be wrong," says Kimberly Young, a researcher and therapist who has worked on Interact addiction since 1994. She insists that the Internet, with its powerfully immersive environments, creates new problems that people must learn to navigate(应对). Otherwise, the changing lifestyle will affect the development of the society. F．No one disputes that online habits can turn toxic. Take South Korea, where widespread broadband means that the average high-school student plays video games for 23 hours each week. In 2007 the government estimated that around 210,000 children needed treatment for Internet addiction. In 2010 newspapers around the globe carried the story of a South Korean couple who fed their infant daughter so little that she starved to death. Instead of caring for the child, the couple spent most nights at an Internet café, sinking hours into a role-playing game in which they raised, fed and cared for a virtual daughter. And several South Korean men have died from exhaustion after marathon, multi-day gaming sessions. G．The South Korean government has since asked game developers to adopt a gaming curfew(宵禁) for children, to prevent them playing between midnight and 8 a.m. At the same time, it has also opened more than 100 clinics for Internet addiction and sponsored an "Internet rescue camp" for serious cases. H．But compulsive behaviour is not limited to gamers. E-mail or web-use behaviours can also show signs of addiction. Getting through a business lunch in which no one pulls out a phone to check their messages now counts as a minor miracle in many quarters. A deluge(泛滥) of self-help books, most recently "Alone Together" by Sherry Turkle, a social scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, offer advice on how to unplug(去除障碍). I．Pornography is hardly new, either, but the Internet makes accessing it much easier than ever before. When something can be summoned in an instant via broadband, whether it is a game world, an e-mail inbox or pornographic material, it is harder to resist. New services lead to new complaints. When online auction sites first became popular, talk of "eBay addiction" soon followed. Dr. Young says women complain to her now about addiction to Facebook—or even to "FarmVille", a game playable only within Facebook. J．Treatment centres have popped up around the world with the popularity of online games. In 2006 Amsterdam's Smith ＆ Jones facility billed itself as "the first and, currently, the only residential video-game treatment program in the world". In America the reSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program claims to treat Internet addiction, gaming addiction, and even "texting addiction". In China, meanwhile, military-style "boot camps" are the preferred way to treat Internet problems. K．Yet many people like feeling permanently connected. As Arikia Millikan, an American blogger, once put it, "If I could be jacked in at every waking hour of the day, I would, and I think a lot of my peers would do the same." Bob LaRose, an Internet specialist at Michigan State University, doesn't believe her. In his research on college students, he found that most sense when they are "going overboard and restore self-control". Less than 1% have a pathological(病态) problem, he adds. For most people, Internet use "is just a habit—and one that brings us pleasure./

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填空题There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment-most of these are made in Japan but there are also good (36) models from Germany and the USA. We have (37) a range of different models to see which is the best (38) for money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are (39) with the different cameras being (40) , our researchers (41) the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200, although you may well want to spend more- (42) as much as another $200-on buying (43) lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. (44) whereas the American versions are considerably more expensive. The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed, one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. (45) . All the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it. (46)

填空题Your speech is well delivered; ________________________ (你的许多观点我都赞同).

填空题Public colleges must be stewards (管家) of the public's trust and of students' and taxpayers' dollars. They should be (36) for containing costs and for spending on what matters most: preparing students to be active learners, career-ready and engaged citizens. Public colleges are using myriad strategies to cut costs and keep college (37) . These include (38) administrative expenses; eliminating low-enrollment programs and student support services; and achieving cost savings in energy management and employee health care. Fast-rising tuition increases may make it seem that institutional spending is out of (39) However, public colleges' collective (40) per full-time student has actually been fiat in recent years. The primary reason for escalating (逐步上升) tuition prices has been the state-to-student cost shift that has taken place in who pays for a public higher education. States have gradually (41) from their public higher education systems, with families picking up more of the tab through tuition increases. Institutions have first turned to reducing spending, only raising tuition prices to (42) academic quality. The best way to mitigate future tuition increases is for state leaders to reinvest in public higher education. With the Great Recession finally behind us—during which states dramatically reduced (43) for public colleges and universities—state leaders started reinvesting in public higher education this year, providing a nearly 6% increase in funding. Maintaining (44) to affordable public colleges is paramount to our nation's economic security, social equity and civic vibrancy. It is (45) upon state government, together with public colleges and universities, to ensure this happens. A. raise B. disinvested C. fair D. reducing E. reinvest F. affordable G. tuition H. accountable I. afford J. funding K. incumbent L. maintain M. access N. control O. spending

填空题Her problem is representative ______ the teenagers,

填空题All experts agree with the conclusion of this experiment which is to test the proposition.