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Galileo lived in the City of Pisa,（）there is a leaning tower about 180 feet（）.
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PassageTwo OnehotnightlastJulywhenournewbabywouldn’torcouhln’tsleepItriedeverythingIcouldthinkof:awarmbottlesongsgentlerocking.Nothingwouldsettlehim.GuessingthatIhadalongnightaheadofmeIbroughtaportableTVintohisroomfiguringthatwatchingthelatemoviewasasgoodawayasanytokillofthehourstilldawn.TomysurpriseassoonastheTVlitupthebabyquietedrightdownhislittleeyesfocusedbrightlyonthetube.NottowasteanopportunityforsleepIthentiptoesoutoftheroomleavinghimtowatchtheactorscelebrateJohnBellushi’sforty-fifthbirthday. MywifeandIheardnoneofthebabythatnightandthenextmorningwhenIwentintohisroomIfoundhimstillwatchingTVhimself. Ifoundinmybaby’sbehaviorasymbolofthenewgeneration.MywifeandIhadgivenhimsomebookstoexaminebuthemerelyspituponthem.Whenwereadtohimhedidnotfeelcomfortable.Andsoitisintheschools.Wefindthatourstudentsdon’treadandtheylookdownuponreadingandscoldthoseofuswhoteachit.AlltheywanttodoiswatchTV.AfterthisexperiencewiththebabyhoweverIhavereachedaconclusion:"Letthemwatchit!"IftelevisionisthatmuchmoreattractivetochildrenthanbookswhyshouldwefightaboutitLetthemwatchitalltheywant! Thebaby’sreactiontotheTVprogramwas.
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PassageOne Inmanycountriestodaylawsprotectwildlife.InIndiatheneedforsuchprotectionwasrealizedcenturiesago. About300B.C.anIndianwriterdescribedforeststhatweresomewhatlikenationalparkstoday.Thekillingofgameanimalswascarefullygoverned.Someanimalswerefullyprotected.Withintheforestnobodywasallowedtocuttreesburnwoodortrapanimalsfortheirfurs.Animalsthatbecamedangeroustohumanvisitorsweretrappedorkilledoutsidetheparksothatotheranimalswouldnotbecomeuneasy. Theneedforwildlifeprotectionisgreaternowthaneverbefore.Aboutathousandsortsofanimalsareindangerofextinctionandthespeedatwhichtheyarebeingdestroyedhasbeenputtingon.Withmammalsforexamplethespeedofextinctionisnowaboutonesorteveryyear;fromA.D.1to1800thespeedwasaboutonesorteverfiftyyears.Everywheremenaretryingtosolvetheproblemofsavingwildlifewhilecaringfortheworld’sgrowingpopulation. Thewordextinetioninthisreportmostproperlymeans.
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PassageThreeSomepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandonedandallowedtorust.Otherauthoritieshoweverthinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmallersaferandmoreeconomicalandshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.Regardlessofitspowersourcetheautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion.Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystemaretractable可伸缩的armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharailwhichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceatta-chedtotherailthecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystemandcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar’smovements.Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestrouteandreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzerthatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10000vehiclesperhourcomparedwiththe1500to2000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthefutureofautos
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