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第一篇ALifewithBirds

　　Fornearly17yearsDavidCopehasworkedasoneoftheTowerofLondon'syeomanwarders,__better_knowntotouristsasbeefeaters.David,64,livesinathree-bedroomedflatrightatthe_top_oftheBywardTower,oneofthegatehouses."__from__ourbedroomwehaveamarvellousviewofTowerBridgeandtheThames,"saysDavid.

　　TheTowerofLondonisfamous__for__itsravens,thelargeblackbirdswhichhavelivedthereforoverthreecenturies.Davidwasimmediatelyfascinatedbythebirdsandwhenhewas_offered__thepostofRavenMastereightyearsagohehadno__hesitation__inacceptingit."ThebirdshavenowbecomemylifeandI'malways__aware_ofthefactthatIam_maintaining_atradition.ThelegendsaysthatiftheravensleavetheTower,Englandwillfalltoenemies,andit'smyjobto_makesurethisdoesn'thappen!

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　　David_devotes_aboutfourhoursadaytothecareoftheravens.Hehasgrowntolovethemandthe_fact__thathelivesrightnexttothemisideal."Ican_keep_acloseeyeonthemallthetime,andnotjustwhenI'mworking."__Atfirst__,David'swifeMowasnot__keen__ontheideaoflifeintheTower,butshetoowillbesadtoleavewhenheretiresnextyear."Whenwelookoutofourwindows,weseehistory__all__aroundus,andwearetakingitinandstoringitupforourfuturememories."

第二篇ALuckyBreak

　　ActorAntonioBanderasisusedtobreakingbones,anditalwaysseemstohappenwhenhe'sdoingsport.InthefilmPlayIttotheBoneheplaysthepartofamiddleweightboxeralongsideWoodyHarrelson.DuringthemakingofthefilmHarrelsonkeptcomplainingthatthefightscenesweren'tveryconvincing,soonedayhesuggestedthatheandBanderasshouldhaveafightforreal.TheSpanishactorwasn'tkeenontheideaatfirst,buthewaseventuallypersuadedbyhisco-startoputonhisglovesandclimbintotheboxingring.However,whenherealizedhowseriouslyhisopponentwastakingitall,hebegantoregrethisdecisiontofight.Andtheninthethirdround,HarrelsonhitBanderassohardinthefacethatheactuallybrokehisnose.Hiswife,actressMelanieGriffith,wasfuriousthathehadbeenplaying"sillymachogames"."Shewasright,"confessesBanderas,"andIwasafooltotakearisklikethatinthemiddleofamovie."

　　HewasremindedofthetimehebrokehislegduringafootballmatchinhisnativeMalaga.Hehadalwaysdreamedofbecomingasoccerstar,ofperforminginfrontofabigcrowd,butdoctorstoldhimhisplayingdayswereprobablyover."That'swhenIdecidedtotakeupacting;Isawitasanotherwayofperforming,andachievingrecognition.Whathappenedtomeonthatfootballpitchwas,youmightsay,myfirstluckybreak."

第三篇GlobalWarming

　　Fewpeoplenowquestiontherealityofglobalwarminganditseffectsontheworld'sclimate.Manyscientistsput　theblameforrecentnaturaldisastersontheincreaseintheworld'stemperaturesandareconvincedthat,morethaneverbefore,theEarthisatriskfromtheforcesofthewind,rainandsun.Accordingtothem,globalwarmingismakingextremeweatherevents,suchashurricanesanddroughts,evenmoresevereandcausingsealevelsallaroundtheworldtorise.

　　Environmentalgroupsareputtingpressureongovernmentstotakeactiontoreducetheamount　ofcarbondioxidewhichisgivenoffbyfactoriesandpowerplants,thusattackingtheproblematitssource.Theyareinfavourofmoremoneybeingspentonresearchintosolar,windandwaveenergydevices,whichcouldthenreplaceexistingpowerstations.

　　Somescientists,howeverbelievethatevenifwestoppedreleasingcarbondioxideandothergasesintotheatmospheretomorrow,wewouldhavetowaitseveralhundredyearstonoticetheresults.Globalwarming,itseems,isheretostay.

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第四篇ASuccessStory

　　At19,BenWayisalreadyamillionaire,andoneofagrowingnumberofteenagerswhohavemadeTheirfortunethroughtheInternet.WhatmakesBen'sstoryallthemoreremarkableisthatheisdyslexic,andwastoldbyteachersathisjuniorschoolthathewouldneverbeabletoreadorwriteproperly."Iwantedtoprovethemwrong",saysBen,creatoranddirectorofWaysearch,anetsearchenginewhichcanbeusedtofindgoodsinonlineshoppingmalls.

　　Whenhewaseight,hislocalauthoritiesprovidedhimwithaPCtohelpwithschoolwork.Althoughhewasunable　toreadthemanuals,hehadanaturalabilitywiththecomputer,andencouragedbyhisfather,hesoonbeganchargingpeople$l0anhourforhisknowledgeandskills.Attheageof15hesetuphisowncomputerconsultancy,QuadComputer,whichheranfromhisbedroom,andtwoyearslaterheleftschooltodevoteallhistimetobusiness.

　　"BythistimethecompanyhadgrownandIneededtotakeonacoupleofemployeestohelpme",saysBen."Thatenabledmetostartdoingbusinesswithbiggercompanies.”Itwas.hisabilitytoconsistentlyovercomedifficultchallengesthatledhimtowintheYoungEntrepreneuroftheYearawardinthesameyearthatheformedWaysearch,andhehasrecentlysignedadealworth$25millionwithaprivateinvestmentcompany,whichwillfinancehissearchengine.

第五篇TrafficinOurCities

　　Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtodaycontinuestoexpand.Thiscausesmanyproblems,includingseriousairpollution,lengthydelays,andthegreaterriskofaccidents.Clearly,somethingmustbedone,butitisoftendifficulttopersuadepeopletochangetheirhabitsandleavetheircarsathome.

　　Onepossibleapproachistomakeitmoreexpensiveforpeopletousetheircarsbyincreasingchargesforparkingandbringingintougherfinesforanyonewhobreaksthelaw.Inaddition,driverscouldberequiredtopayforusingparticularroutesatdifferenttimesoftheday.Thissystem,knownas"roadpricing",isalreadybeingintroducedinanumberofcities,usingaspecialelectroniccardfixedtothewindscreenofthecar.

　　Anotherwayofdealingwiththeproblemistoprovidecheapparkingontheoutskirtsofthecity,andstrictlycontrolthenumberofvehiclesallowedintothecentre.Driversandtheirpassengersthenuseaspecialbusserviceforthefinalstageoftheirjourney.

　　Ofcourse,themostimportantthingistoprovidegoodpublictransport.However,togetpeopletogiveupthecomfortoftheircars,publictransportmustbefelttobereliable,convenientandcomfortable,withfareskeptatanacceptablelevel.

第六篇 Teachingandlearning

　　Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforlearningliewiththestudent.Ifalongreadingassignmentisgiven,instructorsexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththeinformation___inthereadingeveniftheydonotdiscussitinclassortakeanexamination.Theideal__studentisconsideredtobeonewhoismotivatedtolearnforthesakeoflearning__,nottheoneinterestedonlyingettinghighgrades.Sometimeshomeworkisreturned with__ briefwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,thestudentis responsible _ forlearningthematerialassigned.Whenresearchis assigned _ ,theprofessorexpectsthestudenttotakeitactivelyandtocompleteitwithminimum_ guidance.Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytofindbooks,magazines,andarticlesinthelibrary.Professorsdonothavethetimetoexplainhow__ auniversitylibraryworks;theyexpectstudentsparticularly_ graduatestudentstoexhaustthereferencesources_ inthelibrary.Professorswillhelpstudentswhoneedit,butprefer__ that theirstudentsshouldnotbetoo__ dependentonthem. IntheUnited　Stats professors have many other duties besides__ teaching，such as administrative orresearchwork. Therefore,thetimethata professorcan spend withastudent outside of class is limited __ .Ifastudent hasproblems withclassroomwork,thestudent should either approach__ aprofessorduringofficehours ormakeanappointment.

*第七篇 TheDifferencebetweenManandComputer

　　Whatmakespeopledifferentfromcomputerprograms?

 Whatisthemissingelementthatourtheoriesdon’tyetaccount __for?

 Theanswerissimple:

 Peoplereadnewspaperstoriesforareason:

 tolearnmoreaboutwhat__theyareinterestedin. Computers,ontheotherhand，don't.Infact，computersdon't even _haveinterests; thereisnothinginparticularthattheyaretryingto find out when they read. If a computer program __is to be a model of storyunderstanding，itshouldalsoreadfora"purpose".

　　Of course，people have several goals that do not make sense  _ to attribute tocomputers.Onemightreadarestaurantguide in__order tosatisfyhungerorentertainmentgoals,ortofind__agoodplacetogoforabusinesslunch. Computersdonotgethungry,andcomputersdonothavebusinesslunches.

　　However，thesephysiological and social goals give rise_to several intellectual orcognitivegoals. Agoaltosatisfyhungergivesrisetogoalstofindinformation__ aboutthenameofarestaurantwhich _serves_thedesired typeof food，how expensive therestaurant is，thelocationoftherestaurant,etc. Thesearegoalstoacquire__ informationorknowledge,whatwearecallinglearning__goals. Thesegoalscanbeheldbycomputerstoo; acomputer might __ "want"tofindoutthelocationofarestaurant，andreadaguideinordertodoso in__thesame wayasaperson might.While suchagoal wouldnot _ariseout ofhungerin thecase of thecomputer，it might well ariseout of the "goal"tolearn more aboutrestaurants.

第八篇 LookonTheBrightSide

Doyou ever wish you were more 

optimistic,someone who always 

expectedto besuccessful?

 Havingsomeonea