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A scientist once said that studying the stars from the earth is something like looking up at the sky from the bottom of a swimming pool. Even on the clearest night the earth’s dense atmosphere will dim stars in the sky as it screens out (遮挡) 30 percent of their light. Air turbulence (湍流) causes stars to winkle. Through a telescope, the stars seem to jump around dizzily.
Because the moon has no atmosphere, astronomers are looking forward to setting up an observatory there. On the moon, there will be no clouds to obscure the view. The sky will appear dark at all times, so astronomers can work twenty-four hours a day. Because there is not air turbulence, the stars will steady through a telescope.
Because the moon is relatively near the earth, moon-based astronomers will see the stars in familiar patterns known on earth. They will not need new star maps of the sky. Stars seen from the moon will appear to move very slowly. Because the earth rotates (自转) on its axis once every twenty-four hours, earth-based astronomers see the stars hurry across the sky each night. The moon rotates on its axis only once a month. To astronomers on the moon, the stars will appear to stand almost still. Moon-based astronomers will have much more time to focus their telescopes and take time ---exposure photographs.
On the earth, man-made radio noises jam the airwaves and interfere with the reception of radio signals from certain stars. A radio telescope located on the far side of the moon will be permanently protected from such interference.
It won’t be easy to put telescopes on the moon. However, astronomers are certain the job can be done. They are convinced that the moon is an ideal place to set up an observatory.
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In the last years of the 1920s, hundreds of record flights were made. A few were made by women. But no woman had flown across the Atlantic Ocean. A wealthy American woman, Amy Guest,(buy) a plane to do this. However, her family were against the idea.
she looked for another woman to take
place. Friends suggested Amelia Earhart, who became interested in flying while
(live) in Toronto. American publisher George Putnam had helped organize the Atlantic Ocean flight
made Amelia famous. Afterwards,
continued to support her flying activities. In 1931, George and Amelia were married. He helped provide her
financial support.
May 20th, 1932, Amelia took off from Newfoundland. She headed east in
small red and gold plane. Amelia had problems with ice on the wings, and fog from the ocean. At one point, her plane dropped
(sudden) 900 meters. She regained control. And after15 hours she landed in Ireland. She had become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone.
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Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. all too often as parents and teachers we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words or by actions that failure is something to be ashamed
, and that nothing but top performance lives up to our expectations.
When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was shy and nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure
(keep) him from classroom games that other children played with joyous abandon. He seldom answered questions for fear
he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he
(repeated) checked with me to be sure he hadn’t made a mistake. I tried my best to build up
self-confidence. And I frequently asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm,
Mary Anne, a student teacher, was appointed to our classroom. She was young and pretty, and she loved children. My pupils, Donnie
(include), adored her. With her frequent
(courage), Donnie became confident.
A serious problem for today’s society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives. It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society. I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem.
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees. To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose. But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs.
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual. This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement. This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years. This means the government might have to step in to care for the poor.
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly. This could be funded through government taxes to increase the lever of pensions. Furthermore, some institutions should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them. Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly practical answer. The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young.
One further solution is that the government or social organizations set up some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent.
To sum up, all these measures have advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these measures may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations.
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Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? To be , a lot of people
great importance to becoming rich and famous. Most musicians often meet and
a band because they like to write and play their own music. They may give
____________ in pubs or clubs, for
_______they are paid in cash. However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play
_______on each other as well as play music, most of which was
loosely on “The Beatles”. And the Monkees’ performances were
enough to be copied by other groups. After a year or so, they started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Though the band
____up in about 1970, they reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, with which they
their former time as a real band.
The Olympic Games _________ the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are two main sets of Olympic Games -- the Winter and the Summer Olympics. Both of them are held
______four years on a
basis. Nowadays all countries can take part. But only athletes
have reached the agreed standard for their event will be
____________ as competitors. Women are not only allowed to join in the Olympics but play a very important role.
背书填空 ( 每空一词，每空0.5分，共计15分)The Olympic ______ is “Faster, Higher, stronger”.
______ there is a river, there is a city. Perhaps this is not always true, but it is true that many of the world’s greatest cities have been ______ on the banks of a river.
In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis from the USA won four medals in ______ and ______ and became one of the best ______ in the 20th century.
The Neva River flows ______ the centre of St Petersburg in Russia.
Following the history-making ______ in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, China won another______ in 2001 which was not for medal.
When asked about the ______ of his success, Steven Spielberg said that he ______ much of his success and happiness ______ his wife and children.
If we know more about what causes endangerment, we may be able to ______ ______ before it is too late.
Cellphones, or ______ phones, make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.
If the new species is too strong or uses too much of the ______ in the habitat, some of the ______ species may become endangered.
The latest cellphones have ______ such as games, music and an electronic calendar that will ______ you about appointments and important dates.
People who go to a ______ Western dinner party for the first time may surprised by table ______ in Western culture. Knowing them will help you make a good ______.
They are all used to their ______: that is, they have learnt how to live successfully in their habitat. When the habitat of a species is changed or _______ , the animal or plant has to either ______ to the change or find a new home.
Chuck learns that we need friends to share ______ and ______, and that it is important to have someone to care about.
The knife and fork that are ______ to your plate are a little bit bigger than the ones beside them.
In 1776 America became an ______ country. After that, the ______ slowly began to change.