填空题It is strange that__________________(他昨天居然什么也没说就走了).

填空题If you try to cheat in the exam, you will never ______ (侥幸逃脱) it.

填空题Her health seemed to have improved considerably ______ late.

填空题A Grassroots Remedy A. Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don"t run the streets. Every one of them instinctively heads to the park or the river. It is my profound belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not. B. But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees on Streatham Common, South London. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and odd new perceptions about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found. The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: Families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD—attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (多动症). Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%. C. A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, academic levels were raised across the entire school. Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity. D. Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School in Streatham, with its harsh tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners fantasising about wildlife. But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls. E. One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study after another indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places. The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing emphasis for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality. F. In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world. Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, "A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its restorative process helps reduce anger and impulsive behaviour." Wild places need encouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution. G. We tend to look on nature conservation as some kind of favour that human beings are granting to the natural world. The error here is far too deep: Not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is profoundly damaging. Human beings are a species of mammals (哺乳动物). For seven million years they lived on the planet as part of nature. Our ancestral selves miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a pint of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that. We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without the wild world we are not more but less civilised. Without other living things around us we are less than human. H. There are several ways to find harmony with the natural world. By walking you can break the rhythm of permanently being under a roof. Get off a stop earlier, make a circuit of the park at lunchtime, walk the child to and from school, get a dog, feel yourself moving in moving air, look, listen, absorb. Or you can take a moment, every now and then, to sit in an open space. In the garden, anywhere that"s not in the office, anywhere out of the house, away from the routine. Sit under a tree, look at water, and feel refreshed, ever so slightly renewed. I. The best way to enjoy the natural world is by yourself; the second best way is in company. Take a drink outside with a good person, a good gathering: talk with the sun and the wind with birdsong for background. Expand your boundaries. Learn five species of bird, five butterflies, five trees, five bird songs. That way, you see and hear more, and your mind responds gratefully to the greater amount of wildness in your life. Pay a visit to the places you always wanted to visit: by the seaside, in the country, in the hills. Take a weekend break, a day-trip, get out there and do it: for the scenery, for the way through the woods, for the birds, for the bees. Go somewhere special and bring specialness home. It lasts forever, after all.

填空题The frogs' natural habitat is becoming more and more developed.

填空题 For many women nowadays, choosing whether to work or not to work outside the home is a luxury: They must work to{{U}} (26) {{/U}}. Others face a hard decision. Perhaps the easiest choice has to do with{{U}} (27) {{/U}}. One husband said, "Marge and I decided after careful consideration that for her to go back to work at this moment was an extravagance we couldn't{{U}} (28) {{/U}}. "With two preschool children, it soon became clear in their figuring that with babysitters,{{U}} (29) {{/U}}, and increased taxes, rather than having more money by having a working mother, they might{{U}} (30) {{/U}}end up with less. Economic factors are usually the first to be{{U}} (31) {{/U}}, but they are not the most important. The most important aspects of the decision have to do with the{{U}} (32) {{/U}}needs of each member of the family. It is in this area that husbands and wives find themselves having to face many confusing and{{U}} (33) {{/U}}feelings. There are many women who find that homemaking is boring or who feel imprisoned if they have to stay home with a young child or several children.{{U}} (34) {{/U}}. From my own experience, I would like to suggest that sometimes the decision to go back to work is made in too much haste.{{U}} (35) {{/U}}. I wasn't mature enough to see how much I could have gained at home. I regret my impatience to get on with my career.{{U}} (36) {{/U}}.

填空题Among the theories to explain the origin of AIDS, the polio vaccine theory, in the opinion of the author of the article, seems to be the most plausible one.

填空题The Sabin vaccine was given most often on ______, but Koprowski's vaccine was squirted into people's mouths.

填空题When times were hard, white men thought that Chinese Americans were responsible for the white men's unemployment.

填空题According to the author, there are few people who are so addicted to work like Emerson.

填空题Of all the states in the USA, _________________ (人口最多的州) is California.

填空题The mother ______ (非常感激这些陌生人挽救了她孩子的生命).

填空题Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviours such as poor eating habits,____________(这进而增加了得心脏病的危险)

填空题You'll find everything in our hotel ________________(就像在一家五星级宾馆里所期待的那样舒服).

填空题That girl has _______________________________________________ (很难在冬季早起).