填空题Besides speed and fire, what else contributed to the large number of deaths?

填空题Bon Appetite A. We all love the food we grow up on, but we also seek adventure in the food we have never tasted. A hugely popular TV documentary series puts the spotlight on a culinary tradition that should make China proud. Of all the subjects fit for documentary filmmaking, food is probably not high on the priority list. B. There has been a smattering of fictional feature films with food as the main theme, such as Ang Lee"s Eat Drink Man Woman—but food in such films is the icing on the cake, while the human drama is the cake, per se. That"s why A Bite of China has been such a surprise hit since first appearing on our TV screens in 2012. C. Without anything like a promotional fanfare, the series has attracted a following larger than the biggest drama or comedy shows. Its main ingredient is the clever interweaving of human stories with the preparation of food. But in this case, the audience mainly sees the human stories as the appetizer and details about the food as the real beef. D. There were even some complaints when human characters took up more screen time than the dishes. But still, the runaway success of this well-made TV recipe has whipped up a food frenzy in the Middle Kingdom. E. Items featured on the show have seen their sales skyrocket within a short time of being aired. In the first season, a rare mushroom made its way from a Tibetan forest into an upmarket coastal city restaurant. The difficulty in collecting the elusive fungus meant an eye-watering price on the menu. As well as its fantastic taste, the filmmakers probably quite rightly considered the livelihood of the collectors when they highlighted that particular delicacy. But it still had an unexpected fallout: So many people (the rich, of course) were alerted to it, that demand shot up and the fragile ecosystem where it grows is now threatened. F. In Season 2, which has just ended, the show switched its focus to items more affordable to everyone. No longer were rare delicacies the main attraction and so maybe gastronomic enthusiasm has been dampened slightly. G. For many, curiosity remains the main driving force behind high-end Chinese cuisine. Some seek out rare plants and animals in the name of gaining better health benefits, or delectability. H. But I challenge that. I have been enticed to try a few such rare delicacies in my time, and the truth be told, they are often not as delicious as billed. On a trip to Hainan, one fish I was sold for 10 times the price of a regular one was not half as tasty as the lesser option. I. No, it is the inaccessibility that raises the perceived value of some items. The thought of eating items only a few can afford is the reason why some species are endangered. In that sense, the makers of A Bite of China have been fight to steer away from those rare edibles that represent status symbols in high society. J. But maybe the biggest upside of the series is the awakening of love among a wider swath of the Chinese public, simply for the food they consume on a daily basis. K. It is not every day that people treat what they eat as part of their culture. But it could certainly be argued that Chinese food is the only part of Chinese tradition that has deeply touched almost every other culture around the globe. In the US, for instance, even small towns with no Chinese inhabitants have Chinese restaurants. Chinese food is known to be delicious and affordable—maybe not exactly Michelin-caliber—and for those places which do have a Chinese community, the restaurant can act as a lifeline of many who settle there. L. However, for a long time, some have harbored the elitist view that food is somehow low on the list of a country"s cultural markers. M. In the 1980s, I joined a group of Chinese dignitaries on a tour of North America. They dined out in so many Chinese restaurants (they were not yet accustomed to Western food, not even fast food) that some feared that many Americans might simply consider Chinese food was all China had to offer. That offended many Chinese-Americans, who made a good living as restaurateurs. But after watching this show, surely nobody would now dare make such a flippant remark. N. Today, people are so genuinely proud of Chinese food that some have moved to the other end of the scale, believing in the superiority of what they eat, to the exclusion of everything else. In an era of little mobility, people ate what they grew, with almost no chance of tasting things from afar. People grew attached to their own foods, taking them along when they relocated. This was extolled as a virtue, or a sign of nostalgia, in the series. O. I certainly view our food as a key part of our cultural identity, which is etched on us, mainly because of economic necessity. Nowadays young people in big cities have access to all kinds of food. They may not like all of them, but that smirk of disdain is no longer visible on their face because they probably don"t have their home cuisine as the only benchmark. There is nothing wrong with thinking your hometown"s food is the best. However, one should caution against the flip side of this belief—that unfamiliar foods are simply inferior. P. Food culture evolves with time. Unlike other culture-based products, food is first of all a necessity and, as such, its health values should not be ignored. But food rises above that. It goes beyond filling the stomach and satisfying hunger, and slips into the realm of culinary art that appeals to all senses. Q. As the pace of globalization accelerates, there will be less and less pure-bred food. So, for a younger generation so fixated on Western-origin fast food, this documentary is a gentle reminder of a luxury being offered up every day in our own kitchens that we all may well have been taking for granted.

填空题"Always" and "never" are our _______________.

填空题Compared with the number of American people who had their blood cholesterol levels checked in 1990 was ______ than that of in 1983.

填空题 Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert in the skill of pronouncing his own language, but few people are even moderately {{U}}(36) {{/U}} at pronouncing foreign languages. The {{U}}(37) {{/U}} reason why people in general do not speak foreign languages very much better than they do is that they fail to {{U}}(38) {{/U}} the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, and {{U}}(39) {{/U}} never set about dealing with it in the right way. For too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language is a skill, one that needs careful training of a special kind, and one that cannot be {{U}}(40) {{/U}} by just leaving it to take care of itself, even teachers of language, while recognizing the importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical teaching, the {{U}}(41) {{/U}} of study concerned with speaking the language. So English pronunciation must be taught; teacher should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this, and by his whole {{U}}(42) {{/U}} to the subject should get the student to feel that here is a matter {{U}}(43) {{/U}} of receiving his close attention. So, {{U}}(44) {{/U}} Apart from this, there are two other requirements for the teacher: the first, knowledge; the second, technique.{{U}} (45) {{/U}} It is possible to get from books some idea of the mechanics of speech, and of what we call general phonetic theory. {{U}}(46) {{/U}} between the speech habits of English people and those of your students.

填空题What is MSR I designed for?

填空题The residents, ______ (他们所有的房屋都在地震中摧毁了), were given help by Red Cross.

填空题I can listen to Bruckner for hours without getting bored, but if you haven"t heard much of his music before, you may find it takes some getting used . A. for B. much of C. it D. getting used

填空题Many a fine man (has/have) died in that battle.

填空题Service science refers to the study of how to ______.

填空题There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most 31 accepted today is based on the assumption that drama 32 from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world—even the seasonal changes—as 33 , and they sought through various means to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or 34 the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and 35 material for art and drama. Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theatre because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear 36 was usually made between the "acting area" and the "auditorium". In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to 37 mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually 38 that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the 39 effect—success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun—as an actor might. 40 such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities. A. Instantly B. division C. making D. assumed E. Eventually F. veiled G. avoiding H. ensuing I. provided J. evolved K. assigned L. unpredictable M. desired N. widely O. interpret

填空题Aimless wandering sometimes can make it possible for visitors to find some ______, which might be most memorable during their trip.

填空题Why is it so difficult to fall asleep when you are overtired? There is no one answer that 21 to every individual. But many people fail to note the 22 between fatigue—physical tiredness—and sleepiness, the inability to stay awake. It"s possible to feel "tired" physically and still be unable to fall asleep, because while your body may be exhausted, you don"t feel sleepy. To fall asleep, you need adequate time to unwind, even if you feel fatigued. It"s not so easy to 23 "turn off." According to Carl E. Hunt, director of the National Centre on Sleep Disorders Research in Bethesda, Maryland, most people do not allow themselves 24 deceleration. Lack of sleep 25 matters even more. Experts say adults need at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night to 26 properly. When you get less sleep than that on 27 nights, you begin to accrue "sleep debt." As sleep debt increases (and functionality decreases), your body experiences a stress response and begins to release adrenaline. Now a vicious cycle has been created: You experience the feeling of being more and more tired, but your body is increasingly stimulated. "Power sleeping" for more hours on weekends is only a 28 solution. "There is no 29 for getting a good night"s sleep on a regular basis," says Hunt. Most of us, however, don"t get the sleep we need. According to the 2002 National Sleep Foundation, Americans sleep an average of 6.9 hours per night during the week, and 58 percent of adults experience 30 of insomnia a few nights a week or more. A. adapts B. rarely C. symptoms D. sufficient E. function F. contemporary G. temporary H. replacement I. consecutive J. distinctions K. similarities L. substitute M. complicates N. simply O. applies

填空题The bivalve lineages were forced out of tropical regions.