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B Todaytherearepolicemeneverywherebutin1700Londonhadnopolicemenatall.Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid. About300yearsagoLondonwasstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmorepeoplebegantolivethere.Thecitywasverydirtyandmanypeoplewerepoor.Thereweresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhomesasmuchaspossible. In1750HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopletostopthieves.TheywerelikepolicemenandwerecalledBowStreetRunnersbecausetheyworkednearBowStreet. Fiftyyearslatertherewere120BowStreetRunnersbutLondonhadbecomeverybigandneededmorepolicemen.Soin1829thefirstMetropolitanorLondonPoliceForcewasstartedwith3000officers.Mostofthemenworkedonfootbutafewrodehorses.Until1920allthepoliceinLondonweremen. Today.theLondonpolicearequitewellpaidandforthefewpoliceofficerswhostillridehorsesthepayisevenbetterthanfortheothers. Peopledidn’tleavetheirhousesbecause__________.
C Thepolicefiredteargasandarrestedmorethan5000passivelyresistingprotestorsFridayinanattempttobreakupthelargestantinucleardemonstrationeverstagedintheUnitedStates.Morethan135000demonstratorsconfrontedthepoliceontheconstructionsiteofa1000-megawattnuclearpowerplantscheduledtoprovidepowertomostofsouthernNewHampshire.Organizersofthehugedemonstrationsaidthattheprotestwascontinuingdespitethepoliceactions.Moredemonstratorswerearrivingtokeepupthepressureonstateauthoritiestocanceltheproject.Thedemonstratorhadchargedthattheprojectwasunsafeinthedenselypopulatedareawouldcreatethermalpollutioninthebayandhadnoacceptablemeansfordisposingofitsradioactivewasters.Thedemonstrationswouldgoonuntilthejailsandthecourtsweresooverloadedthatthestatejudicialsystemwouldcollapse. GovernorStanforthThumperinsistedthattherewouldbenoreconsiderationofthepowerprojectandnodelayinitsconstructionsetforcompletioninthreeyears.Thisprojectwillbeginontimeandthepeopleofthisstatewillbegintoreceiveitsbenefitsonschedule.Thosewhobreakthelawinmisguidedattemptstosabotagetheprojectwillbedealtwithaccordingtothelawhesaid.Andthepolicecalledinreinforcementsfromalloverthestatetohandlethedisturbances. TheprotestsbeganbeforedawnFridaywhenseveralthousanddemonstratorsbrokethroughthepolicelinesaroundthecordoned-offconstructionsite.TheycarriedplacardsthatreadNoNukesisGoodNukesSunpowerNotNuclearPowerandStopPrivateProfitsfromPublicPeril.Theydefiedpoliceordertomovefromthearea.Teargascanistersfiredbythepolicefailedtodislodgetheprotestorswhohadbeenpreparedwiththeirowngasmasksorfacecloths.Finallythegas-maskedandhelmetedpolicechargedintothecrowdtodragoffthedemonstratorsonebyone.Theprotestorsdidnotresistthepolicebutrefusedtowalkawayundertheirownpower.Thosearrestedwouldbechargedwithunlawfulassemblytrespassinganddisturbingthepeace. Whohadgasmasks
E IamSergeyBrin!IwasborninMoscow.In1979whenIwas5myfamilyimmigratedtotheU.S.A.California.Irememberthatonmy9thbirthdayIgotmyfirstcomputerCommodore64. LaterIgraduatedwithhonorsintheUniversityofMarylandinMathematicsandIT.Themainfieldofmyscienceresearchwasthetechnologiesusedtocollectdatafromunsystematicsourcesaswellaslargequantitiesoftextsandsciencedata.IwastheauthorofdozensofarticlesinleadingAmericanacademicmagazines. Thegreatesteventinmylifehappenedwhenin1998Iwaspreparingforthedefense论文答辩ofmyDoctor’sdegreeinStanfordUniversity.TherethefatemadememeetLarryPage--ayoungcomputergenius.Larrybelongedtotheintellectual知识分子society.LarryandIquicklybecamefriendswhenweworkedtogether. WeweresearchingdayandnightontheInternet.Wewerefindingalotofinformationbutwiththefeelingwestillcouldn’tfindenoughofwhatwewerelookingfor.Naturallytheideaforasearchenginethatwouldallowspecific.informationtobefoundintheendlesspoolofdatawasbornlikeitcametous.Itwasn’tourplansbutwegaveuptheeducationattheuniversity.Youknowthenextpartmaybe--wemanagedtoturnanordinarygarageinMeploParkCaliforniatheU.S.A.intoourfirstofficeinwhichGooglewasborn.WithexcitementwetypedthenameofthethingwhichwecreatedwithloveonSeptember14th1998--www.Google.com.Nowafterthoseyearsweboughtthisgarage.Asasymbolitwillalwaysremindusthateverythingispossible. SergeyBrinactuallygraduatedfrom__________.
C Thepolicefiredteargasandarrestedmorethan5000passivelyresistingprotestorsFridayinanattempttobreakupthelargestantinucleardemonstrationeverstagedintheUnitedStates.Morethan135000demonstratorsconfrontedthepoliceontheconstructionsiteofa1000-megawattnuclearpowerplantscheduledtoprovidepowertomostofsouthernNewHampshire.Organizersofthehugedemonstrationsaidthattheprotestwascontinuingdespitethepoliceactions.Moredemonstratorswerearrivingtokeepupthepressureonstateauthoritiestocanceltheproject.Thedemonstratorhadchargedthattheprojectwasunsafeinthedenselypopulatedareawouldcreatethermalpollutioninthebayandhadnoacceptablemeansfordisposingofitsradioactivewasters.Thedemonstrationswouldgoonuntilthejailsandthecourtsweresooverloadedthatthestatejudicialsystemwouldcollapse. GovernorStanforthThumperinsistedthattherewouldbenoreconsiderationofthepowerprojectandnodelayinitsconstructionsetforcompletioninthreeyears.Thisprojectwillbeginontimeandthepeopleofthisstatewillbegintoreceiveitsbenefitsonschedule.Thosewhobreakthelawinmisguidedattemptstosabotagetheprojectwillbedealtwithaccordingtothelawhesaid.Andthepolicecalledinreinforcementsfromalloverthestatetohandlethedisturbances. TheprotestsbeganbeforedawnFridaywhenseveralthousanddemonstratorsbrokethroughthepolicelinesaroundthecordoned-offconstructionsite.TheycarriedplacardsthatreadNoNukesisGoodNukesSunpowerNotNuclearPowerandStopPrivateProfitsfromPublicPeril.Theydefiedpoliceordertomovefromthearea.Teargascanistersfiredbythepolicefailedtodislodgetheprotestorswhohadbeenpreparedwiththeirowngasmasksorfacecloths.Finallythegas-maskedandhelmetedpolicechargedintothecrowdtodragoffthedemonstratorsonebyone.Theprotestorsdidnotresistthepolicebutrefusedtowalkawayundertheirownpower.Thosearrestedwouldbechargedwithunlawfulassemblytrespassinganddisturbingthepeace. Withwhomwerethejailsandcourtsoverloaded
Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inour21wecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexamplewhilewearelookingforwardto22anewplaceorcountrywe23whatitwillbelike.Wepredict预料the24peoplewilleatdressandact.Ofcoursewedonotalwayspredictthings25.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe26themtobe.Oneofthe27dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientistKekulewhohadbeen28toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminphysics.Hehad29andanalyzed分析theproblemfromeveryangle角度fordaysbutthere30tobenowayof31outtheanswer.Thenonenighthewenttobedanddreamed.Whenhe32upherealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis33.Thehypnotist催眠者satinthechairoppositehimandspoke34:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout35Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoiceyour36willgetheavier.Soonyou’llbe asleep.Youwillhearmyvoiceand37mywordsbutyourbodywillbeasleepyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare38asleepandwhenyouwakeupyouwill39nothing.Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto40slowlyfromonetofive.Onetwothreefourfive. 23处填
D Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyinthesedaysofinflation通货膨胀Leftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvaluehoweverhightheinterestrateis.OnlyabravemanoraveryrichonedarestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavingsandevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclockswhichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques. Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflife.TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsound.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermissionanditfastensitsyoungroundpeople’swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves. Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonalitybutitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuringthetimeofdayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshoutthetime.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings. Howevermenquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingthetime.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandlesusedsandinhour-glassesandinventedwater-clocks.Indeedanyseriousstudentofantiquesshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalacesstatelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast. Antiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensivebutoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterallifyouaregoingtoberuledbythetimewhynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawaytomeasurethetime
Fromchildhoodtooldagewealluselanguageasameansofbroadeningourknowledgeofourselvesandtheworldaboutus.Whenhumansfirst1theywerelikenewbornchildrenunabletousethis2tool.Yetoncelanguagedevelopedthepossibilitiesforhumankind’sfuture3andculturalgrowthincreased.Manylinguistsbelievethatevolutionis4forourabilitytoproduceanduselanguage.They5thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovidesus6aninnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlower7.Proponentsofthisinnatenesstheorysaythatour8forlanguageisinbornbutthatlanguageitselfdevelopsgradually9afunctionofthegrowthofthebrainduringchildhood.Thereforetherearecritical10timesforlanguagedevelopment. Current11oftheinnatenesstheoryaremixed;howeverevidencesupportingtheexistenceofsomeinnateabilitiesisundeniable.12moreandmoreschoolsarediscoveringthatforeignlanguagesarebesttaughtin13grades.Youngchildrenoftencanlearnseverallanguagesbybeing14tothemwhileadultshaveamuchhardertimelearninganotherlanguageoncethe15oftheirfirstlanguagehavebecomefirmlyfixed. 16someaspectsoflanguageareundeniablyinnatelanguagedoesnotdevelopautomaticallyinavacuum.Childrenwhohavebeen17fromotherhumanbeingsdonotpossesslanguage.Thisdemonstratesthat18withotherhumanbeingsisnecessaryforproperlanguagedevelopment.Somelinguistsbelievethatthisisevenmorebasictohumanlanguage19thananyinnatecapacities.Thesetheoristsviewlanguageasimitativelearnedbehavior.20childrenlearnlanguagefromtheirparentsbyimitatingthem.Parentsgraduallyshapetheirchild’slanguageskillsbypositivelyreinforcingpreciseimitationsandnegativelyreinforcingimpreciseones.
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D Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyinthesedaysofinflation通货膨胀Leftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvaluehoweverhightheinterestrateis.OnlyabravemanoraveryrichonedarestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavingsandevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclockswhichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques. Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflife.TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsound.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermissionanditfastensitsyoungroundpeople’swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves. Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonalitybutitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuringthetimeofdayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshoutthetime.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings. Howevermenquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingthetime.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandlesusedsandinhour-glassesandinventedwater-clocks.Indeedanyseriousstudentofantiquesshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalacesstatelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast. Antiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensivebutoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterallifyouaregoingtoberuledbythetimewhynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit Thepurposeofthepassageis__________.
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GrowingnumbersofscientiststhereforeseeAntarcticaasadistantearlywarningsensorwherepotentiallydangerousglobaltrendsmaybespottedbeforetheyshowuptothenorth. _______________________________________________________________________________
Fromchildhoodtooldagewealluselanguageasameansofbroadeningourknowledgeofourselvesandtheworldaboutus.Whenhumansfirst1theywerelikenewbornchildrenunabletousethis2tool.Yetoncelanguagedevelopedthepossibilitiesforhumankind’sfuture3andculturalgrowthincreased.Manylinguistsbelievethatevolutionis4forourabilitytoproduceanduselanguage.They5thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovidesus6aninnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlower7.Proponentsofthisinnatenesstheorysaythatour8forlanguageisinbornbutthatlanguageitselfdevelopsgradually9afunctionofthegrowthofthebrainduringchildhood.Thereforetherearecritical10timesforlanguagedevelopment. Current11oftheinnatenesstheoryaremixed;howeverevidencesupportingtheexistenceofsomeinnateabilitiesisundeniable.12moreandmoreschoolsarediscoveringthatforeignlanguagesarebesttaughtin13grades.Youngchildrenoftencanlearnseverallanguagesbybeing14tothemwhileadultshaveamuchhardertimelearninganotherlanguageoncethe15oftheirfirstlanguagehavebecomefirmlyfixed. 16someaspectsoflanguageareundeniablyinnatelanguagedoesnotdevelopautomaticallyinavacuum.Childrenwhohavebeen17fromotherhumanbeingsdonotpossesslanguage.Thisdemonstratesthat18withotherhumanbeingsisnecessaryforproperlanguagedevelopment.Somelinguistsbelievethatthisisevenmorebasictohumanlanguage19thananyinnatecapacities.Thesetheoristsviewlanguageasimitativelearnedbehavior.20childrenlearnlanguagefromtheirparentsbyimitatingthem.Parentsgraduallyshapetheirchild’slanguageskillsbypositivelyreinforcingpreciseimitationsandnegativelyreinforcingimpreciseones.
B Todaytherearepolicemeneverywherebutin1700Londonhadnopolicemenatall.Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid. About300yearsagoLondonwasstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmorepeoplebegantolivethere.Thecitywasverydirtyandmanypeoplewerepoor.Thereweresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhomesasmuchaspossible. In1750HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopletostopthieves.TheywerelikepolicemenandwerecalledBowStreetRunnersbecausetheyworkednearBowStreet. Fiftyyearslatertherewere120BowStreetRunnersbutLondonhadbecomeverybigandneededmorepolicemen.Soin1829thefirstMetropolitanorLondonPoliceForcewasstartedwith3000officers.Mostofthemenworkedonfootbutafewrodehorses.Until1920allthepoliceinLondonweremen. Today.theLondonpolicearequitewellpaidandforthefewpoliceofficerswhostillridehorsesthepayisevenbetterthanfortheothers. In1700themenwhoprotectedthestreetswerepaid__________.
E IamSergeyBrin!IwasborninMoscow.In1979whenIwas5myfamilyimmigratedtotheU.S.A.California.Irememberthatonmy9thbirthdayIgotmyfirstcomputerCommodore64. LaterIgraduatedwithhonorsintheUniversityofMarylandinMathematicsandIT.Themainfieldofmyscienceresearchwasthetechnologiesusedtocollectdatafromunsystematicsourcesaswellaslargequantitiesoftextsandsciencedata.IwastheauthorofdozensofarticlesinleadingAmericanacademicmagazines. Thegreatesteventinmylifehappenedwhenin1998Iwaspreparingforthedefense论文答辩ofmyDoctor’sdegreeinStanfordUniversity.TherethefatemadememeetLarryPage--ayoungcomputergenius.Larrybelongedtotheintellectual知识分子society.LarryandIquicklybecamefriendswhenweworkedtogether. WeweresearchingdayandnightontheInternet.Wewerefindingalotofinformationbutwiththefeelingwestillcouldn’tfindenoughofwhatwewerelookingfor.Naturallytheideaforasearchenginethatwouldallowspecific.informationtobefoundintheendlesspoolofdatawasbornlikeitcametous.Itwasn’tourplansbutwegaveuptheeducationattheuniversity.Youknowthenextpartmaybe--wemanagedtoturnanordinarygarageinMeploParkCaliforniatheU.S.A.intoourfirstofficeinwhichGooglewasborn.WithexcitementwetypedthenameofthethingwhichwecreatedwithloveonSeptember14th1998--www.Google.com.Nowafterthoseyearsweboughtthisgarage.Asasymbolitwillalwaysremindusthateverythingispossible. WhydidtheyfoundGoogle
Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inour21wecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexamplewhilewearelookingforwardto22anewplaceorcountrywe23whatitwillbelike.Wepredict预料the24peoplewilleatdressandact.Ofcoursewedonotalwayspredictthings25.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe26themtobe.Oneofthe27dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientistKekulewhohadbeen28toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminphysics.Hehad29andanalyzed分析theproblemfromeveryangle角度fordaysbutthere30tobenowayof31outtheanswer.Thenonenighthewenttobedanddreamed.Whenhe32upherealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis 33.Thehypnotist催眠者satinthechairoppositehimandspoke34:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout35Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoiceyour36willgetheavier.Soonyou’llbe asleep.Youwillhearmyvoiceand37mywordsbutyourbodywillbeasleepyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare38asleepandwhen youwakeupyouwill39nothing.Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto40slowlyfromonetofive.Onetwothreefourfive. 21处填
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A Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousage.Weareimmunizedfrombirthagainstmanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncefatalillnessescannowbecuredbymoderndrugsandsurgery.ItisalmostcertainthatonedayremedieswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseasesTheexpectationoflifehasincreasedenormously.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbeforeeverydaywewitnesstheincredibleslaughterofmenwomenandchildrenontheroads.Manversusthemotorear!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosingThousandsofpeopleovertheworldarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen. Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheelhiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotorcaroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebe-hindasteering-wheel.Theysweartheyareill-manneredandaggressivewillfulastwo-year-olds andutterlyselfish.Alltheirhiddenfrustrationsdisappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving. Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessobenignlyonthemotoristandseemstocondonehisbehaviour.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisdesecratedbyroadnetworks;andthemassannualslaughterbecomesnothingmorethanastatistictobeconvenientlyforgotten. Itishightimeaworldcodewerecreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodrivingthelawsofsomecountriesarenotoriouslylaxandeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Acodewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveadramaticallybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstringentannualtestsforsafety.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcanimpairaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawswheretheyexistshouldbemadmuchstricter.Maximumandminimumspeedlimitsshouldbeimposedonallroads.GovernmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsformanufacturersashasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaysoundinordinatelyharsh.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredassevereifitresultsinreducingtheannualtollofhumanlife.Afteralltheworldisforhumanbeingsnotmotorcars. WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasawayagainsttrafficaccidents
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D Howshouldoneinvestasumofmoneyinthesedaysofinflation通货膨胀Leftinabankitwillhardlykeepitsvaluehoweverhightheinterestrateis.OnlyabravemanoraveryrichonedarestobuyandsellontheStockMarket.Todayitseemsthatoneofthebestwaystoprotectyoursavingsandevenincreaseyourwealthistobuybeautifulobjectsfromthepast.HereIamgoingtooffersomeadviceoncollectingantiqueclockswhichIpersonallyconsiderareamongthemostinterestingofantiques. Isometimeswonderwhatabeingfromanotherplanetmightreportbackaboutourwayoflife.TheplanetEarthisruledbyamysteriouscreaturethatsitsorstandsinaroomandmakesastrangetickingsound.Ithasafacewithtwelveblackmarksandtwohands.Mencandonothingwithoutitspermissionanditfastensitsyoungroundpeople’swristssothateverywheremengotheyarestillunderitscontrol.ThiscreatureistherealmasterofEarthandmenareitsslaves. Whetherornotweareslavesoftimetodaydependsonourcultureandpersonalitybutitisbelievedthatmanyyearsagokingskeptspecialslavestotellthetime.Certainmenwereverycleveratmeasuringthetimeofdayaccordingtothebeatingoftheirownhearts.Theyweremadetostandinafixedplaceandeveryhourorsowouldshoutthetime.Soitseemsthatthefirstclockswerehumanbeings. Howevermenquicklyfoundmoreconvenientandreliablewaysoftellingthetime.Theylearnedtousetheshadowscastbythesun.Theymarkedthehoursoncandlesusedsandinhour-glassesandinventedwater-clocks.Indeedanyseriousstudentofantiquesshouldspendasmuchtimeaspossiblevisitingpalacesstatelyhomesandmuseumstoseesomeofthefinestexamplesofclocksfromthepast. Antiqueclockscouldbeveryexpensivebutoneofthejoysofcollectingclocksisthatitisstillpossibletofindquitecheaponesforyourownhome.Afterallifyouaregoingtoberuledbythetimewhynotinvestinairantiqueclockandperhapsmakeafutureprofit Accordingtothepassagecollectingantiqueclocks__________.
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Afooltakesinallthelumberofeverysortthathecomesacrosssothattheknowledgewhichmightbeusefultohimgetscrowdedoutoratbestjumbledupwithalotofotherthingssothathehasdifficultyinlayinghishanduponit. _______________________________________________________________________________
A Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousage.Weareimmunizedfrombirthagainstmanyofthemostdangerousdiseases.Alargenumberofoncefatalillnessescannowbecuredbymoderndrugsandsurgery.ItisalmostcertainthatonedayremedieswillbefoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseasesTheexpectationoflifehasincreasedenormously.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalongandhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbeforeeverydaywewitnesstheincredibleslaughterofmenwomenandchildrenontheroads.Manversusthemotorear!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosingThousandsofpeopleovertheworldarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyearandwearequietlysittingbackandlettingithappen. Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehindasteeringwheelhiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereisnodoubtthatthemotorcaroftenbringsoutaman’sveryworstqualities.Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizablewhentheyarebe-hindasteering-wheel.Theysweartheyareill-manneredandaggressivewillfulastwo-year-olds andutterlyselfish.Alltheirhiddenfrustrationsdisappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughttothesurfacebytheactofdriving. Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessobenignlyonthemotoristandseemstocondonehisbehaviour.Everythingisdoneforhisconvenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecauseofheavytraffic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountrysideisdesecratedbyroadnetworks;andthemassannualslaughterbecomesnothingmorethanastatistictobeconvenientlyforgotten. Itishightimeaworldcodewerecreatedtoreducethissenselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodrivingthelawsofsomecountriesarenotoriouslylaxandeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.Acodewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveadramaticallybeneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Hereareafewexamplesofsomeofthethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedandmadefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakeatesteverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedtodriveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeputthroughstringentannualtestsforsafety.Eventhesmallestamountofalcoholinthebloodcanimpairaperson’sdrivingability.Presentdrinkinganddrivinglawswheretheyexistshouldbemadmuchstricter.Maximumandminimumspeedlimitsshouldbeimposedonallroads.GovernmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsformanufacturersashasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstressingpowerandperformanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaysoundinordinatelyharsh.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredassevereifitresultsinreducingtheannualtollofhumanlife.Afteralltheworldisforhumanbeingsnotmotorcars. Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists
B Todaytherearepolicemeneverywherebutin1700Londonhadnopolicemenatall.Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid. About300yearsagoLondonwasstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmorepeoplebegantolivethere.Thecitywasverydirtyandmanypeoplewerepoor.Thereweresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhomesasmuchaspossible. In1750HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopletostopthieves.TheywerelikepolicemenandwerecalledBowStreetRunnersbecausetheyworkednearBowStreet. Fiftyyearslatertherewere120BowStreetRunnersbutLondonhadbecomeverybigandneededmorepolicemen.Soin1829thefirstMetropolitanorLondonPoliceForcewasstartedwith3000officers.Mostofthemenworkedonfootbutafewrodehorses.Until1920allthepoliceinLondonweremen. Today.theLondonpolicearequitewellpaidandforthefewpoliceofficerswhostillridehorsesthepayisevenbetterthanfortheothers. TodayLondonpoliceofficerswhoridehorsesarepaid__________.
Sostartlingwouldhisresultsappeartotheuninitiatethatuntiltheylearnedtheprocessesbywhichhehadarrivedatthemtheymightwellconsiderhimasanecromancer. _______________________________________________________________________________
Oneofthemostremarkablethingsaboutthehumanmindisourabilitytoimaginethefuture.Inour21wecanseewhathasnotyethappened.Forexamplewhilewearelookingforwardto22anewplaceorcountrywe23whatitwillbelike.Wepredict预料the24peoplewilleatdressandact.Ofcoursewedonotalwayspredictthings25.Thingsareoftenverydifferentfromthewaywe26themtobe.Oneofthe27dreamsinhistoryisthedreamoftheGermanscientistKekulewhohadbeen28toworkoutaverydifficultprobleminphysics.Hehad29andanalyzed分析theproblemfromeveryangle角度fordaysbutthere30tobenowayof31outtheanswer.Thenonenighthewenttobedanddreamed.Whenhe32upherealizedthatheknewtheanswer.Hehadsolvedtheprobleminhis33.Thehypnotist催眠者satinthechairoppositehimandspoke34:Iwantyoutoconcentrateonmyvoice.Thinkabout35Youknownothingbutmyvoice.Andasyoupayattentiontomyvoiceyour36willgetheavier.Soonyou’llbe asleep.Youwillhearmyvoiceand37mywordsbutyourbodywillbeasleepyoureyesaretooheavy.Youare38asleepandwhenyouwakeupyouwill39nothing.Youwillforgeteverything.NowIamgoingto40slowlyfromonetofive.Onetwothreefourfive. 25处填
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