填空题There are many differences between communicating in written and spoken words--one to one or one to many. Because speaking is face to face and personal, it is much more direct than writing. Hand and body gestures, facial expressions, and vocal variety help greatly to support face-to-face communication. It is also reinforced by instant feedback from listeners in the form of smiles, frowns, applause, catcalls, clenched fists, and so on. An alert speaker who is sensitive to feedback can "shift gears" and adapt to changing circumstances. 41. The differences between talking and writing Writing, however, depends solely on words and punctuation to deliver the message. There are no gestures and no voice, and if there is any feedback, it takes time to reach the writer. 42. Why long sentences can be used in writing? Effective talking is aimed at people's minds and hearts through their ears, and ears prefer short, direct, conversational sentences. There are three standards that apply equally to talking and writing--clarity, accuracy, and appropriateness. 43. Clarity. If the audience doesn't understand the message instantly, then the speaker has, to some extent, failed. Thus, every possible measure must be taken to ensure that all your words and thoughts are perfectly clear to the audience. 44. Accuracy. As a conscientious speaker, you must see to it that your information is as current and as accurate as research can make it. 45. Appropriateness. In addition to being precise, your language should also be suitable to the subject, audience, and occasion.[A] For instance, a speaker can vary his/her pitch or tone to change the meaning expressed. A writer, on the other hand, has to rely solely on the words and context or even explanations in braces to achieve that.[B] Good talking is wordy, repetitive, and far less structured than efficient writing. A good speech, reproduced word for word on paper, usually does not read well because it rambles and repeats words and thoughts. It is not nearly as disciplined and organized as good writing.[C] Throughout your talk, words are your prime means for helping your audience understand your message. And to harness the profound power of words, you should develop a lifelong habit of using a dictionary and a thesaurus. If you do not exploit these resources, you will fail to achieve your full potential as a speaker and conversationalist. Another device that will help you achieve clarity in your talk is a summary. If your talk consists of three will- researched major points, lit those points in your introduction so your audience will know at once what ground you will cover. Discuss them in depth, summarize them at the end of your talk, and emphasize any conclusions hat they lead to.[D] For example, a speaker who's addressing a Parent-Teacher Association should avoid the statistical and psychological jargon of advanced educational researchers. By the same token, she should not indulge in teenage slang. Any speaker worth her salt will analyze her audience first and adapt her language accordingly.[E] The surest way for you to damage your credibility is to spew forth misinformation or outdated information. How many times have you seen a story, a name, an important fact, or a charge against someone retracted in newspapers? Unfortunately, the damage was done when the misinformation first appeared in print. Such unwarranted embarrassment and mental anguish could have been avoided if someone had taken the time to recheck the information. If your talk is on a current or crucial topic, do your homework and arm yourself with quotations and sources to fortify your facts.[F] Long, involved sentences are acceptable in writing for two reasons: (1) The eye can absorb many more words in an instant than the ear can hear. (2) If a reader stumbles on a marathon sentence, she can read it again. Not so with spoken words-- once uttered they're gone, especially in speech. If a listener misses a sentence, both she and the speaker have lost part of the message; there is no going back, except perhaps during the question-and-answer period. In a conversation, of course, the listener can ask the speaker to repeat.

填空题A.Theculpritisclimatechange,causedbysociety'sburningoffossilfuels.Whenitcomestoglobalwarming,farmerswhoaremoreattunedtoweatherpatternsthanmostpeople—maybetheproverbialcanariesinthecoalmine.Theweather,ofcourse,hasneverbeenexactlydependable—farmershavealwaysbeenatthemercyofthevagariesofsunandrain.Generalweatherpatternshaveatleastbeenbroadlypredictable,allowingfarmerstoknowwhentosowtheirseeds,whentotransplant,whentoharvest.Asweatherpatternsbecomelessreliable,growerswillbetestedtodevelopnewrhythmsandsystemsforgrowingcrops.B.MostkeyboardjockeyswoulddiefortheviewfromOrinMartin'sofficewindow:appletreesinblossom,linesofcitrus,dozensofvarietiesofflowersandneatrowsofpeppersandpotatoes.MartinisafarmerinSantaCruz,Cali~,whereforthelast30yearshehasbeenaninstructorattheUniversityofCalifornia'sagro-ecologyprogram,oneofthenation'soldestorganicagriculturecurriculums.C.Whatallagricultureexpertsagreeonisthatfarmersneedtostartpreparingtodayforclimatechange.Growersoughttobethinkingaboutwhatwarmertemperatures,fluctuationsinprecipitation,andanincreaseinextremeweathereventswillmeanfortheirfarms,andhowtheycanrespond."Thisischange;it'snotnecessarilydisaster,"saysGrubinger."Thedisasterwillcomeifpeoplearen'tprepared."D.Inrecentyears,however,somethinghasbeenwronginhisidyllicsetting.Theweatherischanginginstrangeways.FromNewEnglandtotheMidwesttoCalifornia,farmersandscientistsarenoticingthatonce-dependableweatherpatternsareshifting.E.Amongfarmersandresearchers,thereisdisagreementaboutwhichtypesofgrowersclimatechangewillimpactmost—largeagribusinessgrowingoperations,orsmaller,family-runfarms.Someagricultureindustryobserverssaythatthebiggerfarmerswillhaveanadvantageincopingwithweatherchanges,astheywillhavemoreresourcestoswitchtonewcrops.Otherssaythatsincefamilyfarmsusuallygrowawiderrangeofcrops,theirbiologicaldiversitywillmakeiteasiertocopewithwhateverchangesoccur.F.Toomuchrainatthewrongtimecanmakeitdifficulttoplantorharvestcrops.Above-averagerainfallalsocontributestofungiandinsectsthatcandramaticallyreducecropyields.Toomuchwarmthisequallyproblematic.Someplantsrequireacertainnumberoffrostdayseachyearinordertothrivethefollowingspring.Astemperatureswarm,farmersmayfindthemselveshavingtoeithershifttodifferentcropsoractuallymovetheiroperationstonewlocales.Unreliableweatherwillmakeitharderforfarmerstobeasproductiveaswehavecometoexpect.Order:

填空题If good intentions and good ideas were all it took to save the deteriorating atmosphere, the planet's fragile layer of air would be as good as fixed. The two great dangers threatening the blanket of gases that nurtures and protects life on earth-global warming and the thinning ozone layer--have been identified. Better yet, scientists and policymakers have come up with effective though expensive countermeasures. (2) 41._________________. (3) CFCs-first fingered as dangerous in the 1970s by Sherwood Rowland and Mario M01ina, two of this year's Nobel-prizewinning chemists--have been widely used for refrigeration and other purposes. (4) If uncontrolled, the CFC assault on the ozone layer could increase the amount of hazardous solar ultraviolet light that reaches the earth's surface, which would, among other things, damage crops and bring disasters to environment. (5) Thanks to a sense of urgency triggered by the 1985 detection of what has turned out to be an annual "hole" in the especially vulnerable ozone over Antarctica, the Montreal accords have spurred industry to replace dangerous CFCs with safer substances. (6) 42._________________. (7) Nonetheless, observes British Antarctic Survey meteorologist Jonathan Shanklin: "It will be the middle of the next century before things are back to where they were in the 1970s." (8) Even that timetable could be thrown off by international smugglers who have been bringing illegal CFCs into industrial countries to use in repairing or recharging old appliances. (9) 43._________________. (10) Developing countries were given more time to comply with the Montreal Protocol and were promised that they would receive ＄ 250 million from richer nations to pay for the CFC phaseout. At the moment, though, only 60% of those funds has been forthcoming. This is a critical time. (11) It is also a critical time for warding off potentially catastrophic climate change Waste gases such as carbon dioxide, Methane and the same CFCs that wreck the ozone layer all tend to trap sunlight and warm the earth. The predicted results: and eventual melting of polar ice caps, rises in sealevels and shifts in climate patterns. (12) 44._________________. (13) The encouraging precedent is the Montreal Protocol for ozone protection, which showed how quickly nations can act when they finally recognize a disaster. A related lesson is that if CFCs do disappear, it will be partly because chemical manufactures discover they can make a profit by selling safer replacements. (14) 45._________________. (15) If that happens, then all nations, from the rich to the poor, may end up working to save the atmosphere for the same reason they've polluted it: pure economic self-interest.[A] Says Nelson Sabogal of the U. N. Environment Program: "If developed countries don't come up with the money, the ozone layer will not recuperate."[B] But that doesn't mean these problems are anywhere close to being solved. The stratospheric ozone layer, for example, is still getting thinner, despite the 1987 international agreement known as the Montreal Protocol, which calls for a phaseout of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other ozone-depleting chemicals by the year 2006.[C] The same process may ultimately be what mitigates global warming. After long years of effort, manufacturers of solar-power cells are at last close to matching the low costs of more conventional power technologies. And a few big orders from utilities could drive the price down to competitive levels.[D] Yet the CFCs already in the air are still doing their dirty work. The Antarctic ozone hole is more severe this year than ever before, and ozone levels over temperate regions are dipping as well. If the CFC phaseout proceeds on schedule, the atmosphere should start repairing itself by the year 2000, say scientists.[E] Last year alone 20 000 tons of contraband CFCs entered the U. S.--mostly from India, where the compounds are less restricted.[F] Until recently, laggard governments could to scientific uncertainty about whether global warming has started, but that excuse is wearing thin. A draft report circulating on the Internet has proclaimed for the first time that warming has indeed begun.[G] The good news is that this gloomy scenario may galvanize the world's governments into taking serious action. For example, though it's now more costly to generate electricity from solar cells than from would otherwise have to be spent in the future combating the effects of global warming.

填空题Every now and then a study comes along whose chief interest lies in how peculiarly askew its findings seem to be from the common perception of things. Sometimes, of course, the "surprising new study" itself turns out to be off in some way. But if the data are fundamentally sound, then what you really want to know is why sensible people hold such a contrary view. 41___________________. Researchers took a closer look at an earlier study that had been widely interpreted, when it was first published in 2000, as proof that the homework monster was growing, and insatiable. A Time magazine cover article spawned a minigenre of trend stories, all peopled by pale, exhausted kids and bewildered boomer parents whose own homework memories seemed to encompass only felt puppets and shoe-box dioramas. But the new report points out that while the amount of time schoolchildren 12 and under devoted to study at home did indeed grow between 1981 and 1997, the increase was small: an average of 23 minutes per week. 42___________________. So why do so many parents seem to think otherwise? One answer is that the real increase in homework that has been documented is among younger children. In 1981, for instance, one-third of 6- to 8-year-olds had some homework; one-half did in the late 90's. 43___________________. Since children 6 to 8 are the ones we particularly like to think of as engaged in unstructured play--we imagine them riding bikes in the honeyed light of waning afternoons, even when what they might well be doing, in the absence of homework, is watching TV-homework for them seems like one of those heavy-handed incursions on the freedom of childhood. 44___________________. These children go to elite private schools or to demanding public ones where the competitive pressures are such that they either really do have hours of homework each night or take hours finishing it because they (or their parents) are so anxious that it be done well. They come from the demographic that makes a cultural, almosta. moral, ideal of enrolling children in soccer and oboe lessons and karate and ballet, and so their time really is at a premium. 45___________________.A. Moreover, 20 percent fewer children between the ages of 9 and 12 were doing homework at all in 1997 than in 1981. And high-school students spent no more time on homework than they did in previous decades.B. That is certainly the question raised by a Brookings Institution report released last month showing that the amount of time kids devote to homework has not, in fact, significantly increased over the last two decades.C. Behind the seeming contradictions of steady homework levels and the anti-homework backlash, in other words, is the reality of social class.D. They are likely to have busy professional parents, oversubscribed themselves but with an investment in seeing their children produce book reports of a kind that teachers, counselors and, in time, college admissions boards will find impressive.E. Anti-homework crusades are not new-in 1901, for example, California passed a law abolishing homework for grades one through eight-but they have usually been led by the same kinds of people, which is to say, elites.F. Since parents are more likely to have to supervise a first or second grader doing homework than an older child, the earlier launching of a homework regimen might feel like a disproportionate increase in the parental workload.G. But the bigger answer, I suspect, is that the parents we tend to hear from in the press, at school-board meetings and in Internet chat groups, the parents with elaborated, developmentally savvy critiques of standards and curriculums, are parents whose children really are experiencing a time crunc

填空题[A]Cityplannerswelcomedthedevelopment[B]Demandsonspaceandenergyarereduced[C]Plansforfuturehomes[D]Worldwideexamplesofundergroundlivingaccommodation[E]Developingundergroundworldeverywhere[F]HomessoldbeforecompletionThefirstanybodyknewaboutDutchmanFrankSiegmundandhisfamilywaswhenworkmentrampingthroughafieldtoundanarrowsteelchimneyprotrudingthroughthegrass.Closerinspectionrevealedachinkofsky-lightwindowamongthethistles,andwhenamazedinvestigatorsmoveddownthesideofthehilltheycameacrossapinedoorcompletewithleadeddiamondglassandabrassknockersetintoanundergroundbuilding.TheSiegmundsarethelatestinaclutchofindividualistichomemakerswhohaveburrowedundergroundinsearchoftranquility.Most,fallingfoulofstrictbuildingregulations,havebeenforcedtodismantletheirindividualistichomesandreturntomoreconventionallifestyles.Butsubterraneansuburbia,Dutch-style,isabouttobecomerespectableandchic.Sevenluxuryhomescossetedawayinsideahighearth-coverednoiseembankmentnexttothemainTilburgcityroadrecentlywentonthemarketfor$296,500each.Thefoundationshadyettobedug,butcustomersqueueduptobuytheunusualpart-submergedhouses,whosebackwallconsistsofagrassymoundandwhosefrontisalongglassgallery.TheDutcharenottheonlywouldbemoles.GrowingnumbersofEuropeansareburrowingbelowgroundtocreatehouses,offices,discosandshoppingmalls,Itisalreadyprovingawayoflifeinextremeclimates;inwintermonthsinMontreal,Canada,forinstance,citizenscanescapethecoldinanundergroundcomplexcompletewithshopsandevenhealthclinics.InTokyobuildersareplanningamassiveundergroundcitytobebeguninthenextdecade,andundergroundshoppingmallsarealreadycommoninJapan,where90percentofthepopulationinsqueezedinto20percentofthelandspace.Therearebigadvantages,too,whenitcomestoprivatehomes.Adevelopmentof194houseswhichwouldtakeup14hectaresoflandabovegroundwouldoccupy2.7hectaresbelowit,whilethenumberofroadswouldbehalved.Underseveralmetersofearth,noiseisminimalandinsulationisexcellent.PeterCarpenter,secretaryoftheBritishEarthShelteringAssociation,andanundergrounddwellerhimself,sayshehasneverpaidaheatingbill,thankstosolarpanelsandnaturalinsulationinhishome.InEurope,theobstaclehasbeenconservativelocalauthoritiesanddeveloperswhoprefertoensurequicksaleswithconventionalmassproducedhousing.ButtheDutchdevelopmentwasgreetedwithundisguisedreliefbySouthLimburgplannersbecauseofHolland"schronicshortageofland."Theyarenotsomuchbelowtheearthasinit,"JoHurkmans,aTilburgarchitect,says."Allthelightwillcomethroughtheglassfront,whichrunsfromthesecondfloorceilingtotheground.Areaswhichdonotneedmuchnaturallightingaretheback.Thelivingaccommodationistothefrontsonobodynoticesthatthebackisdark."IntheUS,whereenergy-efficienthomesbecamepopularaftertheoilcrisisof1973,10,000undergroundhouseshavebeenbuilt.Aterraceoffivehomes,Britain"sfirstsubterraneandevelopment,isunderwayinNottinghamshire.Italy"soutstandingexampleofsubterraneanarchitectureistheOlivettiresidentialcenterinIvrea.CommissionedbyRobertoOlivettiin1969,itcomprises82one-bed-roomedapartmentsand12maisonettesandformsahouse/hotelforOlivettiemployees.Itisbuiltintoahillandlittlecanbeseenfromoutsideexceptaglassfacade.PatriziaVallecchi,aresidentsince1992,saysitislittledifferentfromlivinginaconventionalapartment.Noteveryoneadaptssowell,andinJapanscientistsattheShimizuCorporationhavedeveloped"spacecreation"systemwhichmixlight,sound,breezesandscentstosimulatepeoplewhospendlongperiodsbelowground.UndergroundofficesinJapanarebeingequippedwith"virtual"windowsandmirrors,whileundergrounddepartmentsintheUniversityofMinnesotahaveperiscopestoreflectviewsandlight.ButFrankSiegmundandhisfamilylovetheirhobbitlifestyle."Wefeltatpeaceandsoclosetonature,"hesays.

填空题[A]Assumedinhospitablenesstosocialdevelopment[B]Pricepaidformisconceptions[C]Evolutionaryadaptationtoforestecology[D]Falsebeliefsrevised[E]Extremeimpoverishmentandbackwardness[F]Ignoranceofearlyhumanimpact[G]PopularviewonresidentsIn1942AlanRHolmberg,adoctoralstudentinanthropologyfromYaleUniversity,USA,ventureddeepintothejungleofBolivianAmazoniaandsearchedoutanisolatedbandofSirionoIndians.Theresearcherdescribedtheprimitivesocietyasadesperatestruggleforsurvival,aviewofAmazoniabeingfundamentallyreconsideredtoday.TheSiriono,Hohnbergwrote,leda"strikinglybackward"existence.Theirvillageswerelittlemorethanclustersofhuts.Lifeitselfwasaperpetualandpunishingsearchforfood:somefamiliesgrewmaniocandotherstarchycropsinsmallgardenplotsclearedfromtheforest,whileothermembersofthetribescouredthecountryforsmallgameandpromisingfishholes.Whenlocalresourcesbecamedepleted,thetribemovedon.Asfortechnology,Holmbergnoted,theSiriuno"maybeclassifiedamongthemosthandicappedpeoplesoftheworld".Otherthanbows,arrowsandcrudediggingsticks,theonlytoolstheSirionoseemedtopossesswere"twomachetesworntothesizeofpocket-knives".AlthoughthelivesoftheSirionohavechangedintheinterveningdecades,theimageofthemasStoneAgerelicshasendured.Tocasualobservers,aswellastoinfluentialnaturalscientistsandregionalplanners,theluxuriantforestsofAmazoniaseemageless,unconquerable,ahabitattotallyhostiletohumancivilization.TheapparentsimplicityofIndianwaysoflifehasbeenjudgedanevolutionaryadaptationtoforestecology,,livingproofthatAmazoniacouldnot--andcan'tsustainamorecomplexsociety.Archaeologicaltracesoffarmoreelaboralecullureshavebeendismissedastheruinsofinvadersfromoutsidetheregion,abandonedlodecayintheuncompromisingtropicalenvironment.ThepopularconceptionofAmazoniaanditsnativeresidentswouldbeenormouslyconsequentialifitweretrue.ButthehumanhistoryofAmazoniainthepast11000yearsbetraysthatviewasmyth.Evidencegatheredinrecentyearsfiomanthropologyandarchaeologyindicatedthattheregionhassupportedaseriesoflocal/indigenousculturesforeleventhousandyears;anextensivenetworkofcomplexsocieties—somewithpopulationsperhapsaslargeas10000—thrivedthereformorethan1,000yearsbeforethearrivalEuropeans.Farfrombeingevolutionarilyretarded,prehistoricAmazonianpeopledeelopedtechnologiesandculturesthatwereadvancedfortheirtime.IfthelivesofIndianstodayseem"primitive",theappearanceisnottheresultofsomeenvironmentaladaptationorecologicalbarrier;ratheritisacomparativelyrecentadaptationtocenturiesofeconomicandpoliticalpressure.TheevidenceforarevisedviewofAmazoniawilltakemanypeoplebysurprise.Ecologistshaveassumedthattropicalecosystemswereshapedentirelybynaturalforcesandtheyhavefocusedtheirresearchonhabitatstheybelievehaveescapedhumaninfluence.ButastheUniversityofFloridaeeologist,PeterFeinsinger,hasnoted,anapproachthatleavespeopleoutoftheequationisnolongersensible.ThearchaeologicalevidenceshowsthatthenaturalhistoryofAmazoniaistoasurprisingextenttiedtotheactivitiesofitsprehistoricinhabitants.Therealizationcomesnonetoosoon.InJune1992politicalandenvironmentalleadersfromacrosstheworldmetinRiodeJaneirotodiscusshowdevelopingcountriescanadvancetheireconomieswithoutdestroyingtheirnaturalresources.ThechallengeisespeciallydifficultinAmazonia.Becausethetropicalforesthasbeendepictedasecologicallyunfitforlarge-scalehumanoccupation,someenvironmentalistshaveopposeddevelopmentofanykind.Ironically,onemajorcasualtyofthatextremepositionhasbeentheenvironmentitself.Whilepolicymakersstruggletodefineandimplementappropriatelegislation,developmentofthemostdestructivekindhascontinuedonalargescaleovervastareas.Theothermajorcasualtyofthe"naturalism"ofenvironmentalscientistshasbeentheindigenousAmazonians,whosehabitsofhunting,fishing,andslash-and-burncultivationoftenhavebeenrepresentedasharmfultothehabitat.Intheclashbetweenenvironmentalistsanddevelopers,theIndianshavesufferedthemost.Thenewunderstandingofthepre-historyofAinazonia,however,pointstowardamiddleground.Archaeologymakesclearthatwithjudiciousmanagementselectedpartsoftheregioncouldsupportmorepeoplethananyonethoughtbefore.Thelong-buriedpast,itseems,offerhopeforthetuture.

填空题A.Recentarchaeologicalresearchhasfocusedonaphenomenonbarelynoticedbefore:extensivepatchesofrichblacksoilfoundalongthebanksandonterracesaboveallmajorriversintheAmazon.Somecoveranareaofmanyacresandareupto6feetdeep.Theyarethoughttohaveformedovermanycenturiesastheaccumulatedproductoforganicremainsleftbynativesettlements.ThesesoilsareusuallyfilledwithfragmentsofbustedceramicsandarenowbeingstudiedforcluestotheriseoftropicalforestcivilizationsintheAmazonBasin.Localfarmersregardtheblacksoilsasa"giftfromthepast"becausetheyarenaturallyfertileandhavetheabilitytosupportawiderangeofcrops.B.Secondly,thereisatrulyimpressivediversityoflanguages,withseveralhundreddistincttonguesanddialects.ThisverbaldiversitymusthaveevolvedoverthousandsofyearsandimpliesanoccupationoftheAmazonbasinforatleast14,000years,afiguresupportedbyarchaeologicalevidence.TherockartintheAmazonBasinmaybeasoldashumanoccupationitself.Imagesarecarvedandpaintedonexposedrocknearrapidsandwaterfallswherefishingismostproductive,andincavesandrocksheltersclosetoarchaeologicalsites.C.Twofactorshavebeeninstrumentalinliftingtheveilofmisunderstanding.Firstisasurprisinglydiverserangeofceramicstyles.Recentresearchseemstoconfirmthatacreativeexplosionofstylesoccurredabout2,000yearsago.ArchaeologicaldigsinthehighestreachesoftheUpperAmazonhavedemonstratedtheexistenceofawidespreadstyleofpaintinglargewatertightjarsinboldblack,redandcreamdesigns.ThissamestylehasbeenfoundonanisleatthemouthoftheAmazon,andappearstohaveitsoriginswheretheAmazonmeetstheocean,laterspreadingacrossmuchoftheUpperAmazon.Thestyletranscendslocalandregionalculturesandpointstoconsiderableintercoursebetweensocietiesalongthevastrivernetwork.D.ThenativepeoplesoftheAmazoncannolongerbeseenasisolatedcommunitiesinthedepthsoftheforestordispersedalongrivers.Westillhavemuchtolearnabouttheirsocieties,buttherainforestshouldnolongerbeseenasanuntouched"paradise".E.AmongthemostexcitingdiscoveriesarefuneraljarsdatingtoA.D.1400-1700foundincavesandrocksheltersnearthemouthoftheAmazon.Thebonesofmen,womenandchildrenwerepreservedinindividuallydedicatedvessels.Itseemsthatthesiteswerevisitedregularlyovertheyearsandnewjarsaddedasfamilymembersexpired.Theseburialsreflectthefamilytiesofancientsettlementsandtheirnurturingoflinksbetweenthelivingandthedead.F.PopulationcollapseandmovementalongtheprincipalriversoftheAmazonsystemhavecontributedtoaveilofmisunderstandingthathaslongcoveredtheculturalachievementsoftropicalforestsocieties.Diffusebandshuntingdeepintheforestinterioreventuallycametobeseenasthetypicaltropicalforestadaptation.SomuchsothatwhenarchaeologicalstudiesbeganinearnestatthemouthoftheAmazoninthe1950s,scientistsarguedthatthesophisticatedculturetheywerediscoveringcouldnothaveoriginatedintheAmazonBasinitself,butmusthavebeenderivedfrommoreadvancedcultureselsewhere.Theyimaginedthetropicalforesttobean"imitationparadise"unabletosupportmuchbeyondasimplehunting-and-gatheringwayoflife.Thismistakenideahasexertedapersistentinfluenceeversince.G.ThefutureoftheAmazonBasinisnowasubjectoffiercedebate.Knowledgeaboutthepasthasavitalroletoplayinplanninganddecisionmakingforthefuture.Archaeologypointstosuccessfulmethodsforadaptingtotheforest,groundedinpracticalexpertiseandempiricalknowledgeofthelimitationsandpossibilitiesofthisenvironment.Thesetechniquesforwisemanagementarebecomingamatterofglobalconcern.Order:

填空题When Nick A. Coreodilos started out in the headhunting business 20 years ago, he had a keen eye for tracking talents. From his base in Silicon Valley he would send all-star performers to blue-chip companies like Xerox, IBM and General Electric. But while he would succeed in his part of the hunt, the job-seekers he located would often fail in theirs. They were striking out before, during or after the interview. So instead of simply hunting for talent, Corcodilos began advising job candidates as well. He helped improve their success ratio by teaching them to pursue fewer companies, make the right contacts and deliver what companies are looking for in an interview. In his myth-busting book, Ask the Headhunter (Plume, 1997 ) , Coreodilos has reinvented the rules of the job search, from preparation to interview techniques. Here are his six new principles for successful job hunting: 41. Your resume is meaningless. Headhunters know a resume rarely gets you inside a company. All it does is to outline your past largely irrelevant since it doesn" t demonstrate that you can do the work the hiring manager needs to be done. 42. Don"t get lost in HR. Headhunters try to get around the human resources department whenever possible. 43. The real matchmaking takes place before the interview. A headhunter sends a candidate into an interview only if he or she is clearly qualified for the position. In your own job hunt, make the same effort to ensure a good fit. Know the parameters of the job when you walk into the interview. Research the company, finding out about its culture, goals, and competitors. Remember, the employer wants to hire you. "A company holds interviews so it can find the best person for the job," Corcodilos says. The manager will be ecstatic if that person turns out to be you, because then he or she can stop interviewing and get back to work. 44. Pretend the interview is your first day at work. Most people treat an interview as if it were an interrogation. The employer asks questions, and the candidate gives answers. Headhunters go out of their way to avoid that scenario. 45. Got an offer. Interview the company. When an employer makes an offer, he does more than deliver a title and a compensation package, he also cedes part of his control over the hiring process. Once you get that offer, "You have the power," says Coreodilos, to decide whether, and on what terms, you want to hire that company. [A] Consider how Corcodilos coached Gerry Zagorski of Edison. N. J. , who was pursuing an opening at AT & T. Zagorski, walked over to the vice president" s marker board and outlined the company"s challenges and the steps he would take to increase its profits. Fifteen minutes later, as Zagorski wrote down his estimate of what he would add to the bottom line, he looked up at his interviewer. [B] One of the best ways to learn about a company is to talk to people who work there. Kenton Green of Ann Arbor, Mich., used this technique while completing a doctoral program in electrical engineering and optics at the University of Rochester: "I would find an article published by someone in my field who worked at a company 1 was interested in. Then I" d call that person and ask to talk, mention my employability and discuss the company" s needs. One of two things happened: I"d either get an interview or learn we weren"t a good match after all. " [C]" Most HR departments create an infrastructure that primarily involves processing paper," Corcodilos says. "They package, organize, file and sort you. Then, if you haven" t gotten lost in the shuffle, they might pass you on to a manager who actually knows what the work is all about. While the typical candidate is waiting to be interviewed by HR, the headhunter is on the phone, using a back channel to get to the hiring manager. [D]" At the outset of the interview, the employer controls the offer anti the power that comes with it, " Corcodilos says. "But upon making an offer, he transfers that power to the candidate. This is a power few people in that situation realize they have. It" s the time for you to explore changing the offer to suit your goals and fidly interview the company. " [E] "The guy" s jaw was on the floor, " Corcodilos says. " He told Zagorski that finishing the interview wouldn" t be necessary. Instead, the VP brought in the rest of his team, and the meeting lasted for two hours. " [F] "A resmne leaves it up to employers to figure out how you can help their organization," Corcodilos says. "That"s no way to sell yourself. " [G] One of my former colleagues, for example, wrote resumes in three different styles in order to find out which was more preferred. The result is, of course, the one that highlights skills and education background. 41. ______42. ______43. ______44. ______45. ______

填空题"I'm just bad at math." "Everyone can run faster than me." It's not unusual for us to hear our preteens labeled themselves this way. According to Judy Amall, author of Discipline without Distress, this diminished self-confidence is a common problem in the preteen years. "Kids are more aware and sensitive about how other people see them at this age," she says. "Girls, in particular, often seem to lose their voices in the classroom because boys tend to interrupt more and talk over them." Parents need to be careful about this kind of labeling. Sometimes we attempt to reassure a child who has done badly on a test at school by saying, "Well, you're just not good at spelling." But this can discourage the child from trying to improve. Children also hear the ways we label ourselves. If a girl hears her mother say, "Oh, I'm just stupid when it comes to remembering things," then it seems OK to describe herself as stupid. Besides avoiding these labels, there are a number of positive things parents can do to boost their preteen's self-confidence. 1. Really listen. It means a lot to children to have an adult pay attention to them and respect their thoughts and opinions. When they talk to you, ask questions to draw them out and help them think things through. 2. Build skills. Confidence comes from knowing what you can do. So parents need to keep challenging their preteens a bit beyond their comfort level. Amall recommends assigning some non-traditional chores so girls get good at mowing the lawn and boys master cleaning toilets. Leaning other skills helps too. Help them speak up. Public-speaking skills help kids organize and express their thoughts, and will be valuable throughout their lives. If they don't get opportunities for public speaking in school, consider enrolling them in after-school clubs. 3. Focus on abilities, not appearance. Preteens can't help but be aware of the emphasis our society puts on looks, and the changes that come with the onset of puberty make them more self-conscious. "Don't reinforce that, Amall says, "It's better to point out the things they have accomplished, even if it's getting high points in video games." Treat mistakes as opportunities for learning. When a child does something wrong, don't scold or blame. Instead, you can ask, "What did you learn from this?" This is a great age to make a lot of mistakes, try things out, to learn what works and what doesn't. 4. Coach from the sidelines. When you jump in and intervene, you may make your child feel you don't have confidence in her ability to handle the situation. But you can help her make a plan and support her as she makes her own decisions about what to do. 5. Show unconditional love. "Tell them and show them you love them every day," Amall says. "When you are feeling over-whelmed by life, it means a lot to have the love and support of your parents." A. Have family meetings where your preteen can participate in making decisions about things like family vacations and activities. It gives kids confidence to know you value what they say. B. Parents are important role models in this area. Girls hear their mothers complain about their weight or their lips being too thin, and they would look for flaws in themselves. C. Touch still matters, even if it's just a pat on the head or a quick shoulder rub. Another way of showing affection is taking the time to work with your child when he/she feels discouraged. This will help a lot. D. For example, let's say your daughter isn't invited to a birthday party that many of her friends are going to. It might be very tempting to call the parents hosting the party and ask why your daughter wasn't invited—but a better approach might be to discuss options with your daughter. What can she do? She could confront the friend directly and ask why she was excluded, or perhaps she could approach the friend with humor ("I think the dog might have eaten my invitation before I got it."). It's up to her to decide what to do and how she'll handle things if she doesn't get the outcome she wants. E. When you read with enthusiasm—using voices, expressing the excitement and suspense of the story, kids are more likely to listen attentively. The most important thing, is that the experience is warm and connected—encourage her to share in the reading task but don't insist. F. Elisa Brook's 10-year-old son, Owen, was discouraged by his lack of progress in piano lessons. "He really didn't like to practice," Brook says. "I would sit with him and encourage him, and we worked through one bar at a time. It was slow at first, but we persisted and at the end of the year, he got 92 percent on the exam and was so proud of what he'd accomplished. /

填空题 While Americans have become ever more dependent upon electricity in their daily lives, a crucial part of the system that supports their way of life has not kept up. Yes, the country has built more power plants-enough to create a glut of power in most parts of the country. (41) __________. California's disastrous partial energy deregulation and the role played by Enron and other energy marketing companies in its power crisis have impeded changes in the national ability to deliver power. (42) __________. Moreover, the deficiency also includes inadequate coordination among the regions in managing the flow of electricity. These interregional weaknesses are so far the most plausible explanation for the blackout on Thursday. (43) __________. The problem is with the system of rules, organization, and oversight that governs the transmission networks. It was set up for a very different era and is now caught in a difficult transition. The transmission networks were built to serve a utility system based on regulated monopolies. In the old days, there was no competition for customers. Today, the mission is to connect buyers and sellers seeking the best deal, irrespective of political boundaries and local jurisdictions. (44) __________. Yet the power industry is probably not even halfway there in its shift from regulation to the marketplace. The California power crisis and the power-trading scandals sent regulators back to the drawing board, slowing the development of new institutions, rules and investment to make competitive markets work. (45) __________. [A] Over all, for more than a decade, the power industry has been struggling with how to move from the old regulation to the new marketplace. This shift was driven by the view that half a century of state regulation had produced power prices that were too high and too varied among states. Factories and jobs were migrating from states with high electric power prices to those with lower prices. [B] But the transmission system is caught in the middle of the stalled deregulation of the American electric power industry. [C] As a result, the development of the regional transmission organizations is erratic. More than one-third of the power transmitted is not under the control of regional transmission organizations. Some states fear that their cheap power would be sucked away to other markets; others do not want to subordinate state authority to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [D] It was unclear when the waters would recede, never mind when life would return to normal. Power may not be restored for weeks. Looting, too. Began to spiral out of control. Mr Nagin, who said the city might be uninhabitable for three months, was forced to order police to concentrate on stopping crime, not saving people. [E] What's preventing greater connection and coordination between regions? The technology exists, and is available; the economic benefits of relieving the bottlenecks between regions far exceeds the costs by many billions of dollars. [F] Yet, despite claims in the wake of last week's blackout that the nation has a "third world" power grid, the regional networks are first world. But in one critical aspect, the system has become increasingly vulnerable: in the interconnections among the different regions. Both the number and size of the wires on the borders between regions are inadequate for the rising flow of electricity. This missing part creates the worst bottlenecks in the system. [G] Since entering the overseas power market in 1993, KEPCO has established several achievements through its distinguished international business strategies to promote electric power development of the world. Based on its long experience and advanced technology gained over 100 years in Korea, KEPCO continues to build up its outstanding reputation as a leading utility company. Moreover, KEPCO embraces challenges and makes bold steps into wider markets in the world by its flair for dynamic activities, which is favorably received in the Philippines, China, Vietnam and Libya.

填空题{{B}}Directions:{{/B}}In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. "Every three months from the beginning of 2008," says Cliff Richard, who was once Britain's answer to Elvis Presley, "I will lose a song." The reason is that in most European countries copyright protection on sound recordings lasts for 50 years, and (now) Sir Cliff recorded his first hit single, "Move It", in 1958. (41)______ One of the big four music firms estimates that about 100m "deep catalogue" (ie, old) albums now sold in Europe each year will have entered the public domain by the end of 2010. Assuming a current wholesale price of $10, that could jeopardise $1 billion of revenues, or about 3% of annual recorded music sales. (42)______ Even once much of the back catalogue has entered the public domain, the big music firms can carry on selling it on CD. They will even benefit from not having to pay anything to the artist or to his estate. They will in many cases still own copyright on the original cover art. But they will face new competition from a host of providers of CDs who may undercut them. And on the internet, public domain music is likely to be free, as much of the copy righted stuff already is on peer-to-peer networks. (43) ______ Artists have rallied to the cause: U2, Status Quo and Charles Aznavour all want the 50-year limit increased. Many more acts will sign a petition this spring. Sir Cliff has spent hours complaining to the commission that composers of songs get copyright for 70 years after their death: more than performers. (44)______ Many people believe that America has gone too far in protecting copyright at the expense of the public good, including, it seems, the commission, which said last year that it saw no need to lift its own 50-year limit. Its deadline for proposals on copyright law has supped from this year to 2006. But governments are likely to weigh in on the issue. France, Italy and Portugal have indicated that they support an extension of the term, and Britain is likely to stick up for its own music major, EMI. Although artists and their estates want longer copyright, the big music firms would benefit from it the most, especially 'in the next couple of decades, says Stephen King, chairman of the Association of United Recording Artists and manager of the Libertines: (45)______. Now they have wised up about making deals. The best guarantee of financial security—safer than clinging on to copyright—is hiring a good lawyer early on. [A] He is unlikely to produce such a big hit in the near future, so more of his attention is directed to revising the old song and selling it to more people. [B] Back in the 1950s, he says, performers got only one-tenth of the share of royalties that they do now. For years, artists have, with good reason, accused big record labels of ripping them off. [C] This month, early recordings by Elvis himself started to enter Europe' s public domain. Over the next few decades a torrent of the most popular tracks from the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and many other artists. will become public property in Europe—to the pleasure of fans and the consternation of the music industry. [D] The music industry also points out that America gives artists almost twice as much copyright protection as Europe. America has repeatedly lengthened copyright terms, with the latest reprieve, the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, giving performers protection for 95 years after publication. [E] But when the attention is shifted from Europe to America, artists should feel much better because the length of copyright protection there is even shorter. It seems that the American government is more interested in serving the public than the already very rich artists. [F] Music executives want the European Commission to protect them from such unwelcome competition by extending the copyright term. [G] And that estimate accounts only for songs up to the end of the 1950s. Far more will be at risk as music from the 1960s and 1970s moves out of copyright.

填空题It's not just an American phenomenon: Across the globe, single-parent homes are on the rise. Numbers for one-parent families increased from England to Australia during the 1990s, mirroring demographic shifts reflected in the U.S. census. Just as in America, those shifts raised new questions about how involved government should be in helping single-parent families, which often are less well-off financially than those led by a married mom and dad. 41. __________ Annie Oliver, a 32-year-old single mother from Bristol, England, thinks so. "You wouldn't believe how becoming a single parent suddenly made me a second-class citizen," said Oliver, who struggles to keep a full-time job and give the extra care her disabled son needs. 42. __________ By comparison, 9.8 million house-holds, or 9 percent of all U. S. households were headed by an adult raising a child alone or without a spouse. The 1990 census showed 26 percent of homes were led by a married mother and father, and 8 percent of homes were led by a single parent. Similar increases occurred in other countries, though data from those countries are not directlycomparable to U.S. census figures because of methodology differences. 43. __________ Single parent households in Australia rose from 5.8 percent in 1990 to 7.6 percent in 1999. Other countries that saw large increases, according to the Organization: —Belgium, 1.8 percent of households in 1990 to 2.7 percent in 1999; —Ireland, 1.8 percent to 2.8 percent; —Luxembourg, 1.3 percent to 2.2 percent. 44. __________ Those countries tend to have greater acceptance of single parenting because there are fewer nearby family members to disapprove, Riche said. Lone-parent family households in Japan increased from 5.1 percent in 1990 to just 5.2 percent in 1999. 45. __________ "The position of one-parent families in any given country is very much a gender issue—women's opportunities, especially working-class women on low income," said Sue Cohen, coordinator of the Single Action Parents Network in England.[A] In the United States, the 2000 census showed 24.8 million, or nearly 24 percent of the nation's 105.5 million house-holds, were traditional two-parent homes.[B] Should single parents be afforded tax breaks to help pay for child care? Should employers be monitored to make sure flexible work-hours are offered?[C] Countries with increases in single-parent homes are often those where the nuclear family structure—just Mom, Dad and the kids—is more common than an extended, multigenerational family living under one roof, said demographer Martha Farnsworth Riche, a former Census Bureau director.[D] In the United Kingdom, lone-parent family homes increased from 3.3 percent of all households in 1990 to 5.5 percent in 1999, according to data compiled by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. It did not specify whether children in those homes were younger than 18.[E] Some research suggests children raised in two-parent families are better off than those who rely on one.[F] Rates were relatively unchanged during the same period in Greece, Italy and Portugal. These countries tend to think more conservatively about family makeup, and there is more pressure to avoid divorce or unmarried parenthood, Riche said.[G] "Most of the research linking single-parenthood to children's school performance has been done with single nations," .says Dr. Suet-ling Pong, associate professor of education and sociology and demography. "We do not know much about the impact of single parenthood across cultures and countries."