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Directions: Thefollowingarethreepicturesofdifferentwaystospendthesummerholiday.Writeanessayof160～200wordsbasedonthesepictures.Inthecompositionyoushould: 1describethepictures 2discusstheadvantageanddisadvantageofthemand 3givesuggestions.
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 2
Ourdailyexistenceisdividedintotwophasesasdistinctasdayandnight.Wecallthemworkandplay.Weworkmanyhoursadayandweallowthenecessaryminimumforsuchactivitiesaseatingandshopping.46Therestwespendinvariousactivitieswhichareknownasrecreationsanelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefactthatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisurebutspendtheminvariousformsofpassiveenjoymentorentertainment. Weneedtomakethereforeahard-and-fastdistinctionnotonlybetweenworkandplaybutequallybetweenactiveplayandpassiveentertainment.47ItisIsupposethedeclineofactiveplay—ofamateursport—andtheenormousgrowthofpurelyreceptiveentertainmentwhichhavegivenrisetoasociologicalinterestintheproblem.Ifthegreaterpartofthepopulationinsteadofindulginginsportspendtheirhoursofleisure"viewing"televisionprogramstherewillinevitablybeadeclineinhealthandphysique.Inadditionwehaveyettotracethementalandmoralconsequencesofprolongeddietofsentimentalorsensationalspectaclesonthescreen.48Thereisifweareoptimisticthepossibilitythatthedietistoothinandunnourishingtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.Ninefilmsoutoftenseemtoleaveabsolutelynoimpressiononthemindorimaginationofthosewhohaveseenthem. 49Itisonlywhenentertainmentisactiveparticipatedinpracticedthatitcanproperlybecalledplayandassuchitisanaturaluseofleisure.Inthatsenseplaystandsincontrasttoworkandisusuallyregardedasanactivitythatalternateswithwork. Workitselfisnotasingleconcept.Wesayquitegenerallythatweworkinordertomakealiving.Someofusworkphysicallytillingthelandmindingthemachinesdiggingthecoal;othersworkmentallykeepingaccountsinventingmachinesteachingandpreachingmanagingandgoverning.50Theredoesnotseemtobeanyfactorcommontoallthesediverseoccupationsexceptthattheyconsumeourtimeandleaveuslittleleisure. 48Thereisifweareoptimisticthepossibilitythatthedietistoothinandunnourishingtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.
Ourdailyexistenceisdividedintotwophasesasdistinctasdayandnight.Wecallthemworkandplay.Weworkmanyhoursadayandweallowthenecessaryminimumforsuchactivitiesaseatingandshopping.46Therestwespendinvariousactivitieswhichareknownasrecreationsanelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefactthatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisurebutspendtheminvariousformsofpassiveenjoymentorentertainment. Weneedtomakethereforeahard-and-fastdistinctionnotonlybetweenworkandplaybutequallybetweenactiveplayandpassiveentertainment.47ItisIsupposethedeclineofactiveplay—ofamateursport—andtheenormousgrowthofpurelyreceptiveentertainmentwhichhavegivenrisetoasociologicalinterestintheproblem.Ifthegreaterpartofthepopulationinsteadofindulginginsportspendtheirhoursofleisure"viewing"televisionprogramstherewillinevitablybeadeclineinhealthandphysique.Inadditionwehaveyettotracethementalandmoralconsequencesofprolongeddietofsentimentalorsensationalspectaclesonthescreen.48Thereisifweareoptimisticthepossibilitythatthedietistoothinandunnourishingtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.Ninefilmsoutoftenseemtoleaveabsolutelynoimpressiononthemindorimaginationofthosewhohaveseenthem. 49Itisonlywhenentertainmentisactiveparticipatedinpracticedthatitcanproperlybecalledplayandassuchitisanaturaluseofleisure.Inthatsenseplaystandsincontrasttoworkandisusuallyregardedasanactivitythatalternateswithwork. Workitselfisnotasingleconcept.Wesayquitegenerallythatweworkinordertomakealiving.Someofusworkphysicallytillingthelandmindingthemachinesdiggingthecoal;othersworkmentallykeepingaccountsinventingmachinesteachingandpreachingmanagingandgoverning.50Theredoesnotseemtobeanyfactorcommontoallthesediverseoccupationsexceptthattheyconsumeourtimeandleaveuslittleleisure. 46Therestwespendinvariousactivitieswhichareknownasrecreationsanelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefactthatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisurebutspendtheminvariousformsofpassiveenjoymentorentertainment.
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 18
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 10
Inthetwodecadesbetween1910and1930overtenpercentoftheBlackpopulationoftheUnitedStateslefttheSouthwherethemajorityoftheBlackpopulationhadbeenlocatedandmigratedtonorthernstateswiththelargestnumbermovingitisclaimedbetween1016and1918.IthasbeenfrequentlyassumedbutnotprovedthatmostofthemigrantsinwhathascometobecalledtheGreatMigrationcamefromruralareasandweremotivatedbytwoconcurrentfactors:thecollapseofcottonindustryfollowingbollweevilinfestationwhichbeganin1898andincreaseddemandintheNorthforlaborfollowingthecessationofEuropeanimmigrationcausedbytheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914.Thisassumptionhasledtotheconclusionthatthemigrants’subsequentlackofeconomicmobilityintheNorthistiedtoruralbackgroundabackgroundthatimpliesunfamiliaritywithurbanlivingandalackofindustrialskills. ButthequestionofwhoactuallylefttheSouthhasneverbeeninvestigatedindetail.AlthoughnumerousinvestigationsdocumentaflightfromruralsouthernareastosoutherncitiespriortotheGreatMigrationnoonehasconsideredwhetherthesamemigrantsthenmovedontonortherncities.In1910over600000BlackworkersortenpercentoftheBlackworkforcereportedthemselvestobeengagedin"manufacturingandmechanicalpursuits"thefederalcensuscategoryroughlyincludingtheentireindustrialsector.TheGreatMigrationcouldeasilyhavebeenmadeupentirelyofthisgroupandtheirfamilies.ItisperhapssurprisingtoarguethatanemployedpopulationcouldbetemptedtomovebutanexplanationliesinthelaborconditionsthenprevalentintheSouth. Aboutthirty-fivepercentoftheurbanBlackpopulationintheSouthwasengagedinskilledtrades.Somewerefromtheoldartisanclassofslavery--blacksmithsmasonscarpenters--whichhadamonopolyofcertaintradesbuttheyweregraduallybeingpushedoutbycompetitionmechanizationandobsolescence.Theremainingsixty-fivepercentmorerecentlyurbanizedworkedinnewlydevelopedindustries--tobaccolumbercoalandironmanufactureandrailroads.WagesintheSouthhoweverwerelowandBlackworkerswereawarethroughlaborrecruitersandtheBlackpressthattheycouldearnmoreevenasunskilledworkersintheNorththantheycouldasartisansintheSouth.AfterthebollweevilinfestationurbanBlackworkersfacedcompetitionfromthecontinuinginfluxofbothBlackandWhiteruralworkerswhoWeredriventoundercutthewagesformerlypaidforindustrialjobs.ThusamovenorthwouldbeseenasadvantageoustoagroupthatwasalreadyurbanizedandsteadilyemployedandtheeasyconclusiontyingtheirsubsequenteconomicproblemsintheNorthtotheirruralbackgroundscomesintoquestion. Notes:bollweevilinfestation棉铃虫蔓延cessation中止停止mason泥瓦匠recruiter招募者influx流入涌入 Theprimarypurposeofthetextisto
46TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprisemarket-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.Privatebusinessmenstrivingtomakeprofitsproducethesegoodsandservicesincompetitionwithotherbusinessmen;andtheprofitmotiveoperatingundercompetitivepressureslargelydetermineshowthesegoodsandservicesareproduced.47ThusintheAmericaneconomicsystemitisthedemandofindividualconsumerscoupledwiththedesireofbusinessmentomaximizeprofitsandthedesireofindividualstomaximizetheirincomesthattogetherdeterminewhatshallbeproducedandhowresourcesareusedtoproduceit. 48Animportantfactorinamarket-orientedeconomyisthemechanismbywhichconsumerdemandscanbeexpressedandrespondedtobyproducers.IntheAmericaneconomythismechanismisprovidedbyapricesystemaprocessinwhichpricesriseandfallinresponsetorelativedemandsofconsumersandsuppliesofferedbyseller-producers.Iftheproductisinshortsupplyrelativetothedemandthepricewillbebidupandsomeconsumerswillbeeliminatedfromthemarket.49Ifontheotherhandproducingmoreofacommodityresultsinreducingitscostthiswilltendtoincreasethesupplyofferedbyseller-producerswhichinturnwilllowerthepriceandpermitmoreconsumerstobuytheproduct.ThuspriceistheregulatingmechanismintheAmericaneconomicsystem. Theimportantfactorinaprivate-enterpriseeconomyisthatindividualsareallowedtoownproductiveresourcesprivatepropertyandtheyarepermittedtohirelaborgaincontrolovernaturalresourcesandproducegoodsandservicesforsaleataprofit.50IntheAmericaneconomytheconceptofprivatepropertyembracesnotonlytheownershipofproductiveresourcesbutalsocertainrightsincludingtherighttodeterminethepriceofaproductortomakeafreecontractwithanotherprivateindividual. 46TheAmericaneconomicsystemisorganizedaroundabasicallyprivate-enterprisemarket-orientedeconomyinwhichconsumerslargelydeterminewhatshallbeproducedbyspendingtheirmoneyinthemarketplaceforthosegoodsandservicesthattheywantmost.
LastweekendsportsmenandwomenofanunusuallyhardydispositiondescendedonSherborneaprettyDorsettown.TheretheyswamtwicearoundSherborneCastle’slakecycled180kmandthenranamarathon.Thewinnersofthisgruellingrace—Britain’sinauguralIronmantriathlon—wererewardedwithaspotinaprestigiousraceinHawaiiwhereyetmorepainawaits. ForasportbarelyknowninBritainfiveyearsagotriathlonhasgrownatasprinter’space.ThisyeartheBritishTriathlonAssociationthegoverningbodywillsanctionsome450triathlonsduathlonsrunningandbikingandaquathlonsrunningandswimming.Thesevaryfromtoughracesaimedatendurancejunkiestoshortereventsdesignedtolurenewcomers.ByfarthemostsuccessfulistheLondontriathlonwhichthreeweeksagobrought8000—halfofthemfirst-timers—totheRoyalVictoriaDockineastLondon.Thatmadeittheworld’sbiggest. Thereareechoesofthejoggingcrazeoftheearly1980s.BothsportsareAmericanexports;bothhavegrownpartlythankstotelevisioncoverage.InclusionintheOlympicandCommonwealthgameshasconferredcredibilityandstatefundingontriathlon.EvenbetterBritain’sprofessionaltriathletesaredoingratherwellontheinternationalcircuit. Therearepracticalreasonsforthegrowthofthesporttoo.NickRuslingeventdirectoroftheLondontriathlonpointsoutthatestablishedeventssuchastheLondonmarathonandGreatNorthRunarehugelyover-subscribedthisyearthemarathonreceived98500applicationsfor36000places.Triathlonoffersamorereliableroutetoexhaustionandafreshchallengetoathleteswhoarelikelytocross-trainanyway. Thesportwillnotsoonsupplant"thegreatsuburbanEverest"asChrisBrasherfounderoftheLondonmarathondescribedhisevent.Thesport’stripartitenaturemeansthatputtingoneventsisfiendishlycomplexafactreflectedinhighentryfees:competitorsatlastweekend’sIronmanraceforkedout￡220.Shortereventsarecheaperbutparticipantsmuststillprovidetheirownbicyclesandwetsuitsandpayfortraining.ComparedwiththeinhabitantsofNewhamtheLondonboroughwherethisyear’sLondontriathlonwasheldcompetitorsappearedoverwhelminglywhiteandmiddleclass. Anotherdragongrowthisashortageofsuitablevenuesinasmallisland—aproblemexacerbatedbysafetyfears.Butthatoughttobelessofahindranceinfuture.Twocourtdecisionsin2003andearlierthisyearhavefirmlyestablishedthattheownersoflargebodiesofwatermaynotbeheldresponsiblewhenadultsinjurethemselvesasaresultofextravagantsportingactions. Theelaborationinthelastbutoneparagraphconcerns
ResearchersattheUniversityofArizonaledbyTeresaCumminsconductedanexploratorystudyontheonlinelearningmodulesdesignedtosupplementhands-onclassestaughtbylocalexpertsandsupportedbyanoverviewtexttohelpusersincreasetheirunderstandingofkeyconceptsintheArizonaMasterWatershedStewardprogram.Theyalsosoughttodeterminewhetherprogramparticipantswouldusethenon-compulsorymodules. Theirevaluationrevealedthatmoduleusersincreasedtheirunderstandingofkeywatershedconcepts;participantsintheevaluationdemonstrateda30percentincreaseincontentknowledgefollowingmoduleuse.Additionally70percentofparticipantsretainedthisknowledgethroughatwo-monthfollow-uptest. Afollow-upsurveyshowedthatapproximatelyhalfoftheparticipantsreturnedtotheonlinemodulesontheirown;severaloftheseusersreturnedseveraltimesandspentmultiplehourspersession.Commentsfromthefollow-upsurveysuggestedthattheusersaccessedthesiteeitherastheyhadthetimeorastheyneededtheinformation. Onlineusagestatisticsindicatedparticipantscontinuedtovisitthesiteformanymonthsfollowingthemodules’releaseandadvertisement.Thoughmanyvisitswereverybriefasinglepageview;onlyacoupleofsecondsvisitorswithmanyreturnstothesiteand/orlongvisitsappearedtobeworkingthroughthemodules. Oneparticipantstated"Mybraincanonlyholdsomuchinformation;themoduleskeepinformationon-hand."Otherparticipantscommentedthatthemoduleswere"moreinterestingandinteractive"thanthetextmaterialanda"veryeffectivetool"and"agreatresourcetotheMasterWatershedStewardcommunity." TheArizonaMasterWatershedStewardprogramsponsoredbyUniversityofArizonapreparesadultstoserveasvolunteersintheconservationofwaterresourcesandtheprotectionrestorationandmonitoringoftheirwatersheds.Themoduleswereintendedtoreinforceconceptscoveredinclassesandfurtherengageparticipantsinthelearningprocess. Onekeyfindingwasthatthemoduleswerenotclearlypreferredbyusersoverin-personinstruction.Oneparticipantstated"Formetheyarejustanotheravenueforlearningasupplementoradditionalreference.Ipreferinpersonandrealhands-onlearning."Otherparticipantssimilarlyexpressedtheirdesireforhands-onandface-to-faceinteraction.Severalparticipantsnotedthattheusefulnessofin-personlectures—wasafunctionofthepresenter. Overalltheexploratoryevaluationindicatedthatthemoduleswereawelcomesupplementtothecourseandwereeffectiveinreinforcingkeyconcepts.Participantsretainedknowledgeforseveralweeksalthoughsincesubjectswereself-selectedtheymayhavebeenself-motivatedtopayattentionandmastertheonlinemodulematerials. "Iamconstantlysearchingfornewwaystoeducateourprogram’sdiverseaudiencesandreinforcewatershedscienceconcepts"saysCandiceRupprechtstatecoordinatorfortheMasterWatershedStewardprogram."Iamexcitedtoknowthatonlinelearningmodulescanenhanceourprogrambyofferingadditionalindependentlearningopportunitiesforourvolunteers. Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheonlinelearning
Willhumansalwaysbesuperiortomachines Thisstatementactuallyconsistsofaseriesofthreerelatedclaims:1machinesaretoolsofhumanminds;2humanmindswillalwaysbesuperiortomachines;and3itisbecausemachinesarehuman’toolsthathumanmindswillalwaysbesuperiortomachines.WhileIconcedethefirstclaimwhetherIagreewiththeothertwoclaimsdependspartlyonhowonedefines"superiority"andpartlyonhowwillingoneistohumbleoneselftotheunknownfuturescenarios. 41AfterallwouldanymachineevenexistunlessahumanbeinginventeditOfcoursenot.MoreoverIwouldbehard-pressedtothinkofanymachinethatcannotbedescribedasatool.Evenmachinesdesignedtoentertainoramuseus—forexampletoyrobotscarsandvideogamesandnoveltyitems—areinfacttoolswhichtheirinventorsandpromotersuseforengagingincommerceandthebusinessofentertainmentandamusement. 42AndtheclaimthatamachinecanbeanendinitselfwithoutpurposeorutilitarianfunctionforhumanswhatsoeverisdubiousatbestsinceIcannotconjureupevenasingleexampleofanysuchmachine. 43Asforthestatement’ssecondclaimincertainrespectsmachinesaresuperior.Wehavedevisedmachinesthatperformnumber-crunchingandotherrotecerebraltaskswithgreateraccuracyandspeedthanhumanmindsevercould.Howeverifonedefinessuperioritynotintermsofcompetenceinperformingrotetasksbutratherinotherwayshumanmindsaresuperior.Machineshavenocapacityforindependentthoughtformakingjudgmentsbasedonnormativeconsiderationsorfordevelopingemotionalresponsestointellectualproblems. 44Upuntilnowthenotionofhuman-mademachinesthatdeveloptheabilitytothinkontheirownandtodevelopso-called"emotionalintelligence"hasbeenpurefiction.Besideseveninfictionwehumansultimatelyprevailoversuchmachines—asinthecasesofFrankenstein’smonsterandHatthecomputerin2001:ASpaceOdyssey.Yetitseemspresumptuoustoassertwithconfidencethathumanswillalwaysmaintaintheirsuperiorstatusovertheirmachines.Inotherwordsmachineswillsoonexhibitthetraitstowhichwehumansattributeourownsuperiority. 45Andinsofarashumanshavetheuniquecapacityforindependentthoughtsubjectivejudgmentandemotionalresponseitalsoseemsfairtoclaimsuperiorityoverourmachines.Besidesshouldweeverbecomesocleveraspeciesastodevisemachinesthatcantrulythinkforthemselvesandlookoutfortheirownwell-beingthenquerywhetherthesemachinesofthefuturewouldbe"machines"anymore. [A]Recentadvancesinbiotechnologyparticularlyintheareaofhumangenomeresearchsuggestthatwithinthetwenty-firstcenturywe’llwitnessmachinesthatcanlearntothinkontheirowntorepairandnurturethemselvestoexperienceVisceralsensationsandsoforth. [B]Thestatementisclearlyaccurateinsofarasmachinesaretoolsofhumanminds. [C]Insumbecausewedevisemachinesinorderthattheymayserveusitisfairtocharacterizemachinesas"toolsofhumanminds." [D]It’shardlysurprisingthathuman-mademachinecandothemostworksthatbelongtohumanbefore. [E]Infactitisbecausewecandevisemachinesthataresuperiorintheserespectsthatwedevisethem--asourtools—tobeginwith. [F]Whenwedevelopanysortofmachinewealwayshavesomesortofendinmind—apurposeforthatmachine. 44
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 6
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 20
[A]Amachinehasbeendevelopedthatpulpspaperandthenprocessesitintopackaginge.g.egg-boxesandcartons.Thiscouldbeeasilyadaptedforlocalauthoritiesuse.Itwouldmeanthatpeoplewouldhavetoseparatetheirrefuseintopaperandnon-paperwithadifferentdustbinforeach.Paperisinfactprobablythematerialthatcanbemosteasilyrecycled;andnowwithmassiveincreasesinpaperpricesthetimehascomeatwhichcollectionbylocalauthoritiescouldbeprofitable. [B]Recyclingofthiskindisalreadyhappeningwithmilkbottleswhicharereturnedtothedairieswashedoutandrefilled.Butbothglassandpaperarebeingthreatenedbythegrowinguseofplastic.MoreandmoredairiesareexperimentingwithplasticbottlesandithasbeenestimatedthatifallthemilkbottlesnecessaryweremadeofplasticthenBritishdairieswouldbeproducingtheequivalentofenoughplastictubingtoencircletheeartheveryfiveorsixdays! [C]Thepackageitselfisofnointeresttotheshopperwhousuallythrowsitawayimmediately.UselesswrappingaccountsformuchoftherefuseputoutbytheaverageLondonhouseholdeachweek.SowhyisitdoneSomeofitlikethecellophaneonmeatisnecessarybutmostoftherestissimplycompetitiveselling.Thisisabsurd.Packagingisusingupscarceenergyandresourcesandmessinguptheenvironment. [D]Thetroublewithplasticisthatitdoesnotrot.Someenvironmentalistsarguethattheonlysolutiontotheproblemofevergrowingmoundsofplasticcontainersistodoawaywithplasticaltogetherintheshopsasuggestionunacceptabletomanymanufacturerswhosaythereisnoalternativetotheirhandyplasticpacks. [E]Littleresearchhoweverisbeingcarriedoutonthecostsofalternativetypesofpackaging.Justhowpossibleisitforinstanceforlocalauthoritiestosalvagepaperpulpitandrecycleitasegg-boxesWoulditbecheapertoplantanotherforestPaperisthematerialmostusedforpackaging--20millionpaperbagsareapparentlyusedinGreatBritaineachday--butverylittleissalvaged. [F]Itisevidentthatmoreresearchisneededintotherecoveryandre-useofvariousmaterialsandintothecostofcollectingandrecyclingcontainersasopposedtoproducingnewones.Unnecessarypackagingintendedtobeusedjustonceandmakingthingslookbettersothatmorepeoplewillbuythemisclearlybecomingincreasinglyabsurd.Butitisnotsomuchaquestionofdoingawaywithpackagingasusingitsensibly.Whatisneedednowisamoresophisticatedapproachtousingscarceresourcesforwhatisafterallarelativelyunimportantfunction. [G]Togetachocolateoutofaboxrequiresaconsiderableamountofunpackingtheboxhastobetakenoutofthepaperbaginwhichitarrived;thecellophanewrapperhastobetornoffthelidopenedandthepaperremoved;thechocolateitselfthenhastobeunwrappedfromitsownpieceofpaper.Butthisinsaneamountofwrappingisnotconfinedtoluxuries.Itisnowbecomingincreasinglydifficulttobuyanythingthatisnotdoneupincellophanepolytheneorpaper.539words Notes:cellophane包装用的玻璃纸doup打包装饰polythene聚乙烯refusen.废料废物messup型脏弄乱salvage回收利用pulp使……成为浆状carton纸板盒encircle环绕mound小丘小堆doawaywith处理掉asopposedto与……对照notsomuch...as与其……倒不如…… Order: 42
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 14
ResearchersattheUniversityofArizonaledbyTeresaCumminsconductedanexploratorystudyontheonlinelearningmodulesdesignedtosupplementhands-onclassestaughtbylocalexpertsandsupportedbyanoverviewtexttohelpusersincreasetheirunderstandingofkeyconceptsintheArizonaMasterWatershedStewardprogram.Theyalsosoughttodeterminewhetherprogramparticipantswouldusethenon-compulsorymodules. Theirevaluationrevealedthatmoduleusersincreasedtheirunderstandingofkeywatershedconcepts;participantsintheevaluationdemonstrateda30percentincreaseincontentknowledgefollowingmoduleuse.Additionally70percentofparticipantsretainedthisknowledgethroughatwo-monthfollow-uptest. Afollow-upsurveyshowedthatapproximatelyhalfoftheparticipantsreturnedtotheonlinemodulesontheirown;severaloftheseusersreturnedseveraltimesandspentmultiplehourspersession.Commentsfromthefollow-upsurveysuggestedthattheusersaccessedthesiteeitherastheyhadthetimeorastheyneededtheinformation. Onlineusagestatisticsindicatedparticipantscontinuedtovisitthesiteformanymonthsfollowingthemodules’releaseandadvertisement.Thoughmanyvisitswereverybriefasinglepageview;onlyacoupleofsecondsvisitorswithmanyreturnstothesiteand/orlongvisitsappearedtobeworkingthroughthemodules. Oneparticipantstated"Mybraincanonlyholdsomuchinformation;themoduleskeepinformationon-hand."Otherparticipantscommentedthatthemoduleswere"moreinterestingandinteractive"thanthetextmaterialanda"veryeffectivetool"and"agreatresourcetotheMasterWatershedStewardcommunity." TheArizonaMasterWatershedStewardprogramsponsoredbyUniversityofArizonapreparesadultstoserveasvolunteersintheconservationofwaterresourcesandtheprotectionrestorationandmonitoringoftheirwatersheds.Themoduleswereintendedtoreinforceconceptscoveredinclassesandfurtherengageparticipantsinthelearningprocess. Onekeyfindingwasthatthemoduleswerenotclearlypreferredbyusersoverin-personinstruction.Oneparticipantstated"Formetheyarejustanotheravenueforlearningasupplementoradditionalreference.Ipreferinpersonandrealhands-onlearning."Otherparticipantssimilarlyexpressedtheirdesireforhands-onandface-to-faceinteraction.Severalparticipantsnotedthattheusefulnessofin-personlectures—wasafunctionofthepresenter. Overalltheexploratoryevaluationindicatedthatthemoduleswereawelcomesupplementtothecourseandwereeffectiveinreinforcingkeyconcepts.Participantsretainedknowledgeforseveralweeksalthoughsincesubjectswereself-selectedtheymayhavebeenself-motivatedtopayattentionandmastertheonlinemodulematerials. "Iamconstantlysearchingfornewwaystoeducateourprogram’sdiverseaudiencesandreinforcewatershedscienceconcepts"saysCandiceRupprechtstatecoordinatorfortheMasterWatershedStewardprogram."Iamexcitedtoknowthatonlinelearningmodulescanenhanceourprogrambyofferingadditionalindependentlearningopportunitiesforourvolunteers. Whichofthefollowingisthetextmainlyabout
Jetlagisbackontheagendaforbusinesstravelersespeciallyaslong-haulinternationaltrafficpicksupagain. Thereisendlessadviceonlineaboutjetlag.DrugsarefrequentlymentionedandarecentfavoriteisNuvigilusedtotreatexcessivesleepiness.Nuvigil’smanufacturerCephablonhassofarnotsucceededinobtaininggovernmentapprovalforitsplantomarketthedrugasaremedyforjetlag. ButtheapproachIhearmostoftenfromlong-haultravelersinvolvesdietandpreparation."Whywouldyoutakeapillthatyourbodythenhastoshakeoff"saidLynneWallerScanlontheauthorwithCharlesF.EhretofOvercomingJetLagwhichwasabestsellerinthemid-1980sbutwentoutofprintuntilsherevisedandrepublisheditlastyearunderasnappiertitleTheCureforJetLag. Thebooklaysoutatreatmentsystemforjetlagbasedonpre-tripdietandconditioningtoresetthebody’sinternalclock.Thebooksuggestsresettingthebodyclocksothatitwillbeinsyncwiththetimeatthedestination.Onetothreedaysbeforeatriptheauthorssuggestlow-caloriemeals.Inflightavoidorstrictlylimitalcoholandusecoffeeorteatopersuadethebodyclockthatit’sdaytime.Ifit’smorningafterflyingallnightresistsleepand"floodyoureyeswithdaylight"theysuggest. Whilealllong-haultravelcancausenormalfatiguetravelacrosstimezonescausesthebodytoreactwiththemostpronouncedeffectsofjetlagincludingdisorientationandageneralsenseofdiscomfort. Inthelastfewyearstheglobalairlineshaveputmoreemphasisonaccommodatingtheneedforin-flightsleep—atleastinthebusinessandfirst—classcabinswhereinternationalairlinesearnmostoftheirrevenue.Butatthesametimeinternationalairlinesalsopromoteextensivein-flightentertainmentselectionsaswellashigh-endmenusincludingqualitywinelistsinpremiumclasses.Indulginginthesewouldseemtoworkagainstdietarytreatmenttocombatjetlag.ButMs.Scanlonsaysrecoveryisneverthelessattainable. "Whatdoyoudoifyoucan’timplementthisprogramaheadofthetriporifyou’veblownitandhadacompletedebauchontheplane"shesaid"Wellwhenyougetoffthatplaneyougetontheprogramrightaway.Itmaynotbeperfectbutyouwillfeelmuchmuchbetter. AccordingtoParagraph5and6whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE
[A]Amachinehasbeendevelopedthatpulpspaperandthenprocessesitintopackaginge.g.egg-boxesandcartons.Thiscouldbeeasilyadaptedforlocalauthoritiesuse.Itwouldmeanthatpeoplewouldhavetoseparatetheirrefuseintopaperandnon-paperwithadifferentdustbinforeach.Paperisinfactprobablythematerialthatcanbemosteasilyrecycled;andnowwithmassiveincreasesinpaperpricesthetimehascomeatwhichcollectionbylocalauthoritiescouldbeprofitable. [B]Recyclingofthiskindisalreadyhappeningwithmilkbottleswhicharereturnedtothedairieswashedoutandrefilled.Butbothglassandpaperarebeingthreatenedbythegrowinguseofplastic.MoreandmoredairiesareexperimentingwithplasticbottlesandithasbeenestimatedthatifallthemilkbottlesnecessaryweremadeofplasticthenBritishdairieswouldbeproducingtheequivalentofenoughplastictubingtoencircletheeartheveryfiveorsixdays! [C]Thepackageitselfisofnointeresttotheshopperwhousuallythrowsitawayimmediately.UselesswrappingaccountsformuchoftherefuseputoutbytheaverageLondonhouseholdeachweek.SowhyisitdoneSomeofitlikethecellophaneonmeatisnecessarybutmostoftherestissimplycompetitiveselling.Thisisabsurd.Packagingisusingupscarceenergyandresourcesandmessinguptheenvironment. [D]Thetroublewithplasticisthatitdoesnotrot.Someenvironmentalistsarguethattheonlysolutiontotheproblemofevergrowingmoundsofplasticcontainersistodoawaywithplasticaltogetherintheshopsasuggestionunacceptabletomanymanufacturerswhosaythereisnoalternativetotheirhandyplasticpacks. [E]Littleresearchhoweverisbeingcarriedoutonthecostsofalternativetypesofpackaging.Justhowpossibleisitforinstanceforlocalauthoritiestosalvagepaperpulpitandrecycleitasegg-boxesWoulditbecheapertoplantanotherforestPaperisthematerialmostusedforpackaging--20millionpaperbagsareapparentlyusedinGreatBritaineachday--butverylittleissalvaged. [F]Itisevidentthatmoreresearchisneededintotherecoveryandre-useofvariousmaterialsandintothecostofcollectingandrecyclingcontainersasopposedtoproducingnewones.Unnecessarypackagingintendedtobeusedjustonceandmakingthingslookbettersothatmorepeoplewillbuythemisclearlybecomingincreasinglyabsurd.Butitisnotsomuchaquestionofdoingawaywithpackagingasusingitsensibly.Whatisneedednowisamoresophisticatedapproachtousingscarceresourcesforwhatisafterallarelativelyunimportantfunction. [G]Togetachocolateoutofaboxrequiresaconsiderableamountofunpackingtheboxhastobetakenoutofthepaperbaginwhichitarrived;thecellophanewrapperhastobetornoffthelidopenedandthepaperremoved;thechocolateitselfthenhastobeunwrappedfromitsownpieceofpaper.Butthisinsaneamountofwrappingisnotconfinedtoluxuries.Itisnowbecomingincreasinglydifficulttobuyanythingthatisnotdoneupincellophanepolytheneorpaper.539words Notes:cellophane包装用的玻璃纸doup打包装饰polythene聚乙烯refusen.废料废物messup型脏弄乱salvage回收利用pulp使……成为浆状carton纸板盒encircle环绕mound小丘小堆doawaywith处理掉asopposedto与……对照notsomuch...as与其……倒不如…… Order: 44
Jetlagisbackontheagendaforbusinesstravelersespeciallyaslong-haulinternationaltrafficpicksupagain. Thereisendlessadviceonlineaboutjetlag.DrugsarefrequentlymentionedandarecentfavoriteisNuvigilusedtotreatexcessivesleepiness.Nuvigil’smanufacturerCephablonhassofarnotsucceededinobtaininggovernmentapprovalforitsplantomarketthedrugasaremedyforjetlag. ButtheapproachIhearmostoftenfromlong-haultravelersinvolvesdietandpreparation."Whywouldyoutakeapillthatyourbodythenhastoshakeoff"saidLynneWallerScanlontheauthorwithCharlesF.EhretofOvercomingJetLagwhichwasabestsellerinthemid-1980sbutwentoutofprintuntilsherevisedandrepublisheditlastyearunderasnappiertitleTheCureforJetLag. Thebooklaysoutatreatmentsystemforjetlagbasedonpre-tripdietandconditioningtoresetthebody’sinternalclock.Thebooksuggestsresettingthebodyclocksothatitwillbeinsyncwiththetimeatthedestination.Onetothreedaysbeforeatriptheauthorssuggestlow-caloriemeals.Inflightavoidorstrictlylimitalcoholandusecoffeeorteatopersuadethebodyclockthatit’sdaytime.Ifit’smorningafterflyingallnightresistsleepand"floodyoureyeswithdaylight"theysuggest. Whilealllong-haultravelcancausenormalfatiguetravelacrosstimezonescausesthebodytoreactwiththemostpronouncedeffectsofjetlagincludingdisorientationandageneralsenseofdiscomfort. Inthelastfewyearstheglobalairlineshaveputmoreemphasisonaccommodatingtheneedforin-flightsleep—atleastinthebusinessandfirst—classcabinswhereinternationalairlinesearnmostoftheirrevenue.Butatthesametimeinternationalairlinesalsopromoteextensivein-flightentertainmentselectionsaswellashigh-endmenusincludingqualitywinelistsinpremiumclasses.Indulginginthesewouldseemtoworkagainstdietarytreatmenttocombatjetlag.ButMs.Scanlonsaysrecoveryisneverthelessattainable. "Whatdoyoudoifyoucan’timplementthisprogramaheadofthetriporifyou’veblownitandhadacompletedebauchontheplane"shesaid"Wellwhenyougetoffthatplaneyougetontheprogramrightaway.Itmaynotbeperfectbutyouwillfeelmuchmuchbetter. ItisindicatedinParagraph2that
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 4
ResearchersattheUniversityofArizonaledbyTeresaCumminsconductedanexploratorystudyontheonlinelearningmodulesdesignedtosupplementhands-onclassestaughtbylocalexpertsandsupportedbyanoverviewtexttohelpusersincreasetheirunderstandingofkeyconceptsintheArizonaMasterWatershedStewardprogram.Theyalsosoughttodeterminewhetherprogramparticipantswouldusethenon-compulsorymodules. Theirevaluationrevealedthatmoduleusersincreasedtheirunderstandingofkeywatershedconcepts;participantsintheevaluationdemonstrateda30percentincreaseincontentknowledgefollowingmoduleuse.Additionally70percentofparticipantsretainedthisknowledgethroughatwo-monthfollow-uptest. Afollow-upsurveyshowedthatapproximatelyhalfoftheparticipantsreturnedtotheonlinemodulesontheirown;severaloftheseusersreturnedseveraltimesandspentmultiplehourspersession.Commentsfromthefollow-upsurveysuggestedthattheusersaccessedthesiteeitherastheyhadthetimeorastheyneededtheinformation. Onlineusagestatisticsindicatedparticipantscontinuedtovisitthesiteformanymonthsfollowingthemodules’releaseandadvertisement.Thoughmanyvisitswereverybriefasinglepageview;onlyacoupleofsecondsvisitorswithmanyreturnstothesiteand/orlongvisitsappearedtobeworkingthroughthemodules. Oneparticipantstated"Mybraincanonlyholdsomuchinformation;themoduleskeepinformationon-hand."Otherparticipantscommentedthatthemoduleswere"moreinterestingandinteractive"thanthetextmaterialanda"veryeffectivetool"and"agreatresourcetotheMasterWatershedStewardcommunity." TheArizonaMasterWatershedStewardprogramsponsoredbyUniversityofArizonapreparesadultstoserveasvolunteersintheconservationofwaterresourcesandtheprotectionrestorationandmonitoringoftheirwatersheds.Themoduleswereintendedtoreinforceconceptscoveredinclassesandfurtherengageparticipantsinthelearningprocess. Onekeyfindingwasthatthemoduleswerenotclearlypreferredbyusersoverin-personinstruction.Oneparticipantstated"Formetheyarejustanotheravenueforlearningasupplementoradditionalreference.Ipreferinpersonandrealhands-onlearning."Otherparticipantssimilarlyexpressedtheirdesireforhands-onandface-to-faceinteraction.Severalparticipantsnotedthattheusefulnessofin-personlectures—wasafunctionofthepresenter. Overalltheexploratoryevaluationindicatedthatthemoduleswereawelcomesupplementtothecourseandwereeffectiveinreinforcingkeyconcepts.Participantsretainedknowledgeforseveralweeksalthoughsincesubjectswereself-selectedtheymayhavebeenself-motivatedtopayattentionandmastertheonlinemodulematerials. "Iamconstantlysearchingfornewwaystoeducateourprogram’sdiverseaudiencesandreinforcewatershedscienceconcepts"saysCandiceRupprechtstatecoordinatorfortheMasterWatershedStewardprogram."Iamexcitedtoknowthatonlinelearningmodulescanenhanceourprogrambyofferingadditionalindependentlearningopportunitiesforourvolunteers. Thefirstparagraphsuggeststhattheonlinelearningmodules
Gallowayamostlymiddle-classcommunitynorthwestofAtlanticCityispartofawaveofdistrictsacrossthenationtryingtoremakehomeworkamidconcernsthathigh-stakestestingandcompetitionforcollegehavefueledanightlygrindthatisstressingoutchildrenanddeprivingthemofplayandrestyetdoinglittletoraiseachievementparticularlyinelementarygrades. Sucheffortshavedrawncriticismfromsometeachersandsomeparentswhocounterthatstudentsmuststudymorenotlessiftheyaretosucceed.Evensotheanti-homeworkmovementhasbeenreignitedinrecentmonthsbythedocumentaryRacetoNowhereaboutburned-outstudentscaughtinapressure-cookereducationalsystem."Thereissimplynoproofthatmosthomeworkasweknowitimprovesschoolperformance"saidVickiAbelesthefilmmakerandamotherofthreefromCalifornia."Andbyexpectingkidstoworka’secondshift’inwhatshouldbetheirdowntimethepresenceofschoolworkathomeisnegativelyaffectingthehealthofouryoungpeopleandthequalityoffamilytime." SoteachersatMangoElementarySchoolinFontanaCalif.arereplacinghomeworkwith"goalwork"thatisspecifictoindividualstudent’sneedsandthatcanbecompletedinclassorathomeathisorherownpace.TheBrooklynSchoolofInquiryagiftedandtalentedprogramhasmadehomeworkoptional."Ithinkpeopleconfusehomeworkwithrigor"saidDonnaTaylortheBrooklynSchool’sprincipalwhoviewshomeworkforchildrenunder11asprimarilybenefitingparentsbyhelpingthemfeelconnectedtotheclassroom. Researchhaslongsuggestedthathomeworkinsmalldosescanreinforcebasicskillsandhelpyoungchildrendevelopstudyhabitsbutthattherearediminishingreturns.Stilleffortstorollbackhomeworkhavebeenopposedbythosewhocounterthatthereisnotenoughtimeintheschooldaytocoverrequiredtopicsandthathomeworkreinforcesclassroomlearning.InCoronadoCalif.theschoolboardrejectedaproposalbythesuperintendenttoeliminatehomeworkonweekendsandholidaysaftersomeparentssaidthatwaswhentheyhadtimetohelptheirchildrenandothersworrieditwouldresultinmorehomeworkonweeknights. Homeworkwarshavedividedcommunitiesforoveracentury.Inthe1950stheSputniklaunchingusheredinheavierworkloadsforAmericanstudentsintheracetokeepupwiththeSovietUnion.The1983report"ANationatRisk"andmorerecentlythetestingpressuresoftheNoChildLeftBehindlawalsoresultedinmorehomeworkforchildrenatyoungerages.Afewpublicandprivateschoolshaverenouncedhomeworkinrecentyearsbutmosthavesoughtamiddleground.InGallowaythepolicywouldstipulatethathomeworkcoveronlytopicsalreadyaddressedinclass.Dr.GiaquintoGalloway’ssuperintendentsaidthegoaloftheproposedpolicywastomakehomework"meaningfulandmanageable"notingthatteacherswouldhavetocoordinateassignmentssothatastudent’stotalhomeworkwouldnotexceedthetimelimit. Whichofthefollowinghasn’tjoinedtheanti-homeworkendeavor
Ourdailyexistenceisdividedintotwophasesasdistinctasdayandnight.Wecallthemworkandplay.Weworkmanyhoursadayandweallowthenecessaryminimumforsuchactivitiesaseatingandshopping.46Therestwespendinvariousactivitieswhichareknownasrecreationsanelegantwordwhichdisguisesthefactthatweusuallydonotevenplayinourhoursofleisurebutspendtheminvariousformsofpassiveenjoymentorentertainment. Weneedtomakethereforeahard-and-fastdistinctionnotonlybetweenworkandplaybutequallybetweenactiveplayandpassiveentertainment.47ItisIsupposethedeclineofactiveplay—ofamateursport—andtheenormousgrowthofpurelyreceptiveentertainmentwhichhavegivenrisetoasociologicalinterestintheproblem.Ifthegreaterpartofthepopulationinsteadofindulginginsportspendtheirhoursofleisure"viewing"televisionprogramstherewillinevitablybeadeclineinhealthandphysique.Inadditionwehaveyettotracethementalandmoralconsequencesofprolongeddietofsentimentalorsensationalspectaclesonthescreen.48Thereisifweareoptimisticthepossibilitythatthedietistoothinandunnourishingtohavemuchpermanenteffectonanybody.Ninefilmsoutoftenseemtoleaveabsolutelynoimpressiononthemindorimaginationofthosewhohaveseenthem. 49Itisonlywhenentertainmentisactiveparticipatedinpracticedthatitcanproperlybecalledplayandassuchitisanaturaluseofleisure.Inthatsenseplaystandsincontrasttoworkandisusuallyregardedasanactivitythatalternateswithwork. Workitselfisnotasingleconcept.Wesayquitegenerallythatweworkinordertomakealiving.Someofusworkphysicallytillingthelandmindingthemachinesdiggingthecoal;othersworkmentallykeepingaccountsinventingmachinesteachingandpreachingmanagingandgoverning.50Theredoesnotseemtobeanyfactorcommontoallthesediverseoccupationsexceptthattheyconsumeourtimeandleaveuslittleleisure. 50Theredoesnotseemtobeanyfactorcommontoallthesediverseoccupationsexceptthattheyconsumeourtimeandleaveuslittleleisure.
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 8
Inthetwodecadesbetween1910and1930overtenpercentoftheBlackpopulationoftheUnitedStateslefttheSouthwherethemajorityoftheBlackpopulationhadbeenlocatedandmigratedtonorthernstateswiththelargestnumbermovingitisclaimedbetween1016and1918.IthasbeenfrequentlyassumedbutnotprovedthatmostofthemigrantsinwhathascometobecalledtheGreatMigrationcamefromruralareasandweremotivatedbytwoconcurrentfactors:thecollapseofcottonindustryfollowingbollweevilinfestationwhichbeganin1898andincreaseddemandintheNorthforlaborfollowingthecessationofEuropeanimmigrationcausedbytheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914.Thisassumptionhasledtotheconclusionthatthemigrants’subsequentlackofeconomicmobilityintheNorthistiedtoruralbackgroundabackgroundthatimpliesunfamiliaritywithurbanlivingandalackofindustrialskills. ButthequestionofwhoactuallylefttheSouthhasneverbeeninvestigatedindetail.AlthoughnumerousinvestigationsdocumentaflightfromruralsouthernareastosoutherncitiespriortotheGreatMigrationnoonehasconsideredwhetherthesamemigrantsthenmovedontonortherncities.In1910over600000BlackworkersortenpercentoftheBlackworkforcereportedthemselvestobeengagedin"manufacturingandmechanicalpursuits"thefederalcensuscategoryroughlyincludingtheentireindustrialsector.TheGreatMigrationcouldeasilyhavebeenmadeupentirelyofthisgroupandtheirfamilies.ItisperhapssurprisingtoarguethatanemployedpopulationcouldbetemptedtomovebutanexplanationliesinthelaborconditionsthenprevalentintheSouth. Aboutthirty-fivepercentoftheurbanBlackpopulationintheSouthwasengagedinskilledtrades.Somewerefromtheoldartisanclassofslavery--blacksmithsmasonscarpenters--whichhadamonopolyofcertaintradesbuttheyweregraduallybeingpushedoutbycompetitionmechanizationandobsolescence.Theremainingsixty-fivepercentmorerecentlyurbanizedworkedinnewlydevelopedindustries--tobaccolumbercoalandironmanufactureandrailroads.WagesintheSouthhoweverwerelowandBlackworkerswereawarethroughlaborrecruitersandtheBlackpressthattheycouldearnmoreevenasunskilledworkersintheNorththantheycouldasartisansintheSouth.AfterthebollweevilinfestationurbanBlackworkersfacedcompetitionfromthecontinuinginfluxofbothBlackandWhiteruralworkerswhoWeredriventoundercutthewagesformerlypaidforindustrialjobs.ThusamovenorthwouldbeseenasadvantageoustoagroupthatwasalreadyurbanizedandsteadilyemployedandtheeasyconclusiontyingtheirsubsequenteconomicproblemsintheNorthtotheirruralbackgroundscomesintoquestion. Notes:bollweevilinfestation棉铃虫蔓延cessation中止停止mason泥瓦匠recruiter招募者influx流入涌入 Accordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingistrueofwagesinsoutherncitiesin1910
Gallowayamostlymiddle-classcommunitynorthwestofAtlanticCityispartofawaveofdistrictsacrossthenationtryingtoremakehomeworkamidconcernsthathigh-stakestestingandcompetitionforcollegehavefueledanightlygrindthatisstressingoutchildrenanddeprivingthemofplayandrestyetdoinglittletoraiseachievementparticularlyinelementarygrades. Sucheffortshavedrawncriticismfromsometeachersandsomeparentswhocounterthatstudentsmuststudymorenotlessiftheyaretosucceed.Evensotheanti-homeworkmovementhasbeenreignitedinrecentmonthsbythedocumentaryRacetoNowhereaboutburned-outstudentscaughtinapressure-cookereducationalsystem."Thereissimplynoproofthatmosthomeworkasweknowitimprovesschoolperformance"saidVickiAbelesthefilmmakerandamotherofthreefromCalifornia."Andbyexpectingkidstoworka’secondshift’inwhatshouldbetheirdowntimethepresenceofschoolworkathomeisnegativelyaffectingthehealthofouryoungpeopleandthequalityoffamilytime." SoteachersatMangoElementarySchoolinFontanaCalif.arereplacinghomeworkwith"goalwork"thatisspecifictoindividualstudent’sneedsandthatcanbecompletedinclassorathomeathisorherownpace.TheBrooklynSchoolofInquiryagiftedandtalentedprogramhasmadehomeworkoptional."Ithinkpeopleconfusehomeworkwithrigor"saidDonnaTaylortheBrooklynSchool’sprincipalwhoviewshomeworkforchildrenunder11asprimarilybenefitingparentsbyhelpingthemfeelconnectedtotheclassroom. Researchhaslongsuggestedthathomeworkinsmalldosescanreinforcebasicskillsandhelpyoungchildrendevelopstudyhabitsbutthattherearediminishingreturns.Stilleffortstorollbackhomeworkhavebeenopposedbythosewhocounterthatthereisnotenoughtimeintheschooldaytocoverrequiredtopicsandthathomeworkreinforcesclassroomlearning.InCoronadoCalif.theschoolboardrejectedaproposalbythesuperintendenttoeliminatehomeworkonweekendsandholidaysaftersomeparentssaidthatwaswhentheyhadtimetohelptheirchildrenandothersworrieditwouldresultinmorehomeworkonweeknights. Homeworkwarshavedividedcommunitiesforoveracentury.Inthe1950stheSputniklaunchingusheredinheavierworkloadsforAmericanstudentsintheracetokeepupwiththeSovietUnion.The1983report"ANationatRisk"andmorerecentlythetestingpressuresoftheNoChildLeftBehindlawalsoresultedinmorehomeworkforchildrenatyoungerages.Afewpublicandprivateschoolshaverenouncedhomeworkinrecentyearsbutmosthavesoughtamiddleground.InGallowaythepolicywouldstipulatethathomeworkcoveronlytopicsalreadyaddressedinclass.Dr.GiaquintoGalloway’ssuperintendentsaidthegoaloftheproposedpolicywastomakehomework"meaningfulandmanageable"notingthatteacherswouldhavetocoordinateassignmentssothatastudent’stotalhomeworkwouldnotexceedthetimelimit. Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 12
Willhumansalwaysbesuperiortomachines Thisstatementactuallyconsistsofaseriesofthreerelatedclaims:1machinesaretoolsofhumanminds;2humanmindswillalwaysbesuperiortomachines;and3itisbecausemachinesarehuman’toolsthathumanmindswillalwaysbesuperiortomachines.WhileIconcedethefirstclaimwhetherIagreewiththeothertwoclaimsdependspartlyonhowonedefines"superiority"andpartlyonhowwillingoneistohumbleoneselftotheunknownfuturescenarios. 41AfterallwouldanymachineevenexistunlessahumanbeinginventeditOfcoursenot.MoreoverIwouldbehard-pressedtothinkofanymachinethatcannotbedescribedasatool.Evenmachinesdesignedtoentertainoramuseus—forexampletoyrobotscarsandvideogamesandnoveltyitems—areinfacttoolswhichtheirinventorsandpromotersuseforengagingincommerceandthebusinessofentertainmentandamusement. 42AndtheclaimthatamachinecanbeanendinitselfwithoutpurposeorutilitarianfunctionforhumanswhatsoeverisdubiousatbestsinceIcannotconjureupevenasingleexampleofanysuchmachine. 43Asforthestatement’ssecondclaimincertainrespectsmachinesaresuperior.Wehavedevisedmachinesthatperformnumber-crunchingandotherrotecerebraltaskswithgreateraccuracyandspeedthanhumanmindsevercould.Howeverifonedefinessuperioritynotintermsofcompetenceinperformingrotetasksbutratherinotherwayshumanmindsaresuperior.Machineshavenocapacityforindependentthoughtformakingjudgmentsbasedonnormativeconsiderationsorfordevelopingemotionalresponsestointellectualproblems. 44Upuntilnowthenotionofhuman-mademachinesthatdeveloptheabilitytothinkontheirownandtodevelopso-called"emotionalintelligence"hasbeenpurefiction.Besideseveninfictionwehumansultimatelyprevailoversuchmachines—asinthecasesofFrankenstein’smonsterandHatthecomputerin2001:ASpaceOdyssey.Yetitseemspresumptuoustoassertwithconfidencethathumanswillalwaysmaintaintheirsuperiorstatusovertheirmachines.Inotherwordsmachineswillsoonexhibitthetraitstowhichwehumansattributeourownsuperiority. 45Andinsofarashumanshavetheuniquecapacityforindependentthoughtsubjectivejudgmentandemotionalresponseitalsoseemsfairtoclaimsuperiorityoverourmachines.Besidesshouldweeverbecomesocleveraspeciesastodevisemachinesthatcantrulythinkforthemselvesandlookoutfortheirownwell-beingthenquerywhetherthesemachinesofthefuturewouldbe"machines"anymore. [A]Recentadvancesinbiotechnologyparticularlyintheareaofhumangenomeresearchsuggestthatwithinthetwenty-firstcenturywe’llwitnessmachinesthatcanlearntothinkontheirowntorepairandnurturethemselvestoexperienceVisceralsensationsandsoforth. [B]Thestatementisclearlyaccurateinsofarasmachinesaretoolsofhumanminds. [C]Insumbecausewedevisemachinesinorderthattheymayserveusitisfairtocharacterizemachinesas"toolsofhumanminds." [D]It’shardlysurprisingthathuman-mademachinecandothemostworksthatbelongtohumanbefore. [E]Infactitisbecausewecandevisemachinesthataresuperiorintheserespectsthatwedevisethem--asourtools—tobeginwith. [F]Whenwedevelopanysortofmachinewealwayshavesomesortofendinmind—apurposeforthatmachine. 42
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanthatispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Most1historycoursesconcentrateonpoliticseconomicsandwar.2arthistory3onmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeoplebutalsoreligious4emotionsandpsychology.5informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourowncanbeprovidedbyart.Inshortartexpressesthe6qualitiesofatimeandaplaceandastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperunderstandingthanwhatcanbefoundinmosthistorybooks. Inhistorybooksobjectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryis7;thatisfactsaboutpoliticalaregivenbut8arenotexpressed.Artontheotherhandis9:itreflectsemotionsandimpressions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyaseverelycriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforits10ofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslatersymbolic11wereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuemicatoexpressthe12ofwar.13onanothercontinentthepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRiveradepictedtheseMexicanartists’concealed14andsadnessaboutsocialproblems. Inthesamewayartcan15aculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEuropereligiousartwas16theonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.17mostpeoplecouldn’treadtheycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.18oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwasandstillisits19ofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesare20. 16
Gallowayamostlymiddle-classcommunitynorthwestofAtlanticCityispartofawaveofdistrictsacrossthenationtryingtoremakehomeworkamidconcernsthathigh-stakestestingandcompetitionforcollegehavefueledanightlygrindthatisstressingoutchildrenanddeprivingthemofplayandrestyetdoinglittletoraiseachievementparticularlyinelementarygrades. Sucheffortshavedrawncriticismfromsometeachersandsomeparentswhocounterthatstudentsmuststudymorenotlessiftheyaretosucceed.Evensotheanti-homeworkmovementhasbeenreignitedinrecentmonthsbythedocumentaryRacetoNowhereaboutburned-outstudentscaughtinapressure-cookereducationalsystem."Thereissimplynoproofthatmosthomeworkasweknowitimprovesschoolperformance"saidVickiAbelesthefilmmakerandamotherofthreefromCalifornia."Andbyexpectingkidstoworka’secondshift’inwhatshouldbetheirdowntimethepresenceofschoolworkathomeisnegativelyaffectingthehealthofouryoungpeopleandthequalityoffamilytime." SoteachersatMangoElementarySchoolinFontanaCalif.arereplacinghomeworkwith"goalwork"thatisspecifictoindividualstudent’sneedsandthatcanbecompletedinclassorathomeathisorherownpace.TheBrooklynSchoolofInquiryagiftedandtalentedprogramhasmadehomeworkoptional."Ithinkpeopleconfusehomeworkwithrigor"saidDonnaTaylortheBrooklynSchool’sprincipalwhoviewshomeworkforchildrenunder11asprimarilybenefitingparentsbyhelpingthemfeelconnectedtotheclassroom. Researchhaslongsuggestedthathomeworkinsmalldosescanreinforcebasicskillsandhelpyoungchildrendevelopstudyhabitsbutthattherearediminishingreturns.Stilleffortstorollbackhomeworkhavebeenopposedbythosewhocounterthatthereisnotenoughtimeintheschooldaytocoverrequiredtopicsandthathomeworkreinforcesclassroomlearning.InCoronadoCalif.theschoolboardrejectedaproposalbythesuperintendenttoeliminatehomeworkonweekendsandholidaysaftersomeparentssaidthatwaswhentheyhadtimetohelptheirchildrenandothersworrieditwouldresultinmorehomeworkonweeknights. Homeworkwarshavedividedcommunitiesforoveracentury.Inthe1950stheSputniklaunchingusheredinheavierworkloadsforAmericanstudentsintheracetokeepupwiththeSovietUnion.The1983report"ANationatRisk"andmorerecentlythetestingpressuresoftheNoChildLeftBehindlawalsoresultedinmorehomeworkforchildrenatyoungerages.Afewpublicandprivateschoolshaverenouncedhomeworkinrecentyearsbutmosthavesoughtamiddleground.InGallowaythepolicywouldstipulatethathomeworkcoveronlytopicsalreadyaddressedinclass.Dr.GiaquintoGalloway’ssuperintendentsaidthegoaloftheproposedpolicywastomakehomework"meaningfulandmanageable"notingthatteacherswouldhavetocoordinateassignmentssothatastudent’stotalhomeworkwouldnotexceedthetimelimit. TheschoolboardinCoronadobelievesthat
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