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Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeedifhehasareputationforslackingyoumightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell. Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveallliketheirfemalehumancounterpartstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales. SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’’sandDr.deWaal’’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchamberssothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrocktheirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent. Intheworldofcapuchinsgrapesareluxurygoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamberorrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamberwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtoinduceresentmentinafemalecapuchin. Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewildtheyareaco-operativegroup-livingspecies.Suchco-operationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousndignationitseemsarenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumansorwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion. Femalecapuchinmonkeyswerechosenfortheresearchmostprobablybecausetheyare
Itmayseemanexaggerationtosaythatambitionisthelinchpinofsocietyholdingmanyofitsdifferentelementstogetherbutitisnotanexaggerationbymuch.Removeambitionandtheessentialelementsofsocietyseemtoflyapart.Ambitionasopposedtomerefantasizingaboutdesiresimpliesworkanddisciplinetoachievegoalspersonalandsocialofakindsocietycannotsurvivewithout.Ambitionisintimatelyconnectedwithfamilyformenandwomennotonlyworkpartlyfortheirfamilies;husbandsandwivesareoftenambitiousforeachotherbutharborsomeoftheirmosteagerambitionsfortheirchildren.Yettohaveafamilynowadays-withbirthcontrolreadilyavailableandinflationagoodeconomicargumentagainsthavingchildren-isnearlyanexpressionofambitioninitself.Ambitionandfuturity-asenseofbuildingfortomorrow-areinescapable.Workingsavingplanning-thesethedailyaspectsofambition-havealwaysbeenthedistinguishingmarksofarisingmiddleclass.Theattackagainstambitionisnotincidentallyanattackonthemiddleclassandwhatitstandsfor.Likeitornotthemiddleclasshasdonemuchofsociety’’sworkinAmerica;anditthemiddleclasshasfromthebeginningrunonambition. Itisnotdifficulttoimagineaworldstrippedofambition.Itwouldprobablybeakinderworld:withoutdemandsanddisappointments.Peoplewouldhavetimeforreflection.Suchworkastheydidwouldnotbeforthemselvesbutforthecollectivity.Competitionwouldneverenterin.Conflictwouldbeeliminatedtensionbecomeathingofthepast.Thestressofcreationwouldbeatanend.Thefamilywouldbecomesuperfluousasasocialunitwithallitsformerpowerforbringingaboutneurosisdrainedaway.Longevitywouldbeincreasedforfewerpeoplewoulddieofheartattackorstrokecausedbyconfusedendeavor.Anxietywouldbeextinct.Timewouldstretchonandonwithambitionlongdepartedfromthehumanheart. Wedonotchooseourparentsourhistoricalepochthecountryofourbirthortheimmediatecircumstancesofourupbringing.Wedonotmostofuschoosetodie;nordowechoosethetimeorconditionsofourdeath.Butwithinallthisrealmofchoicelessnesswedochoosehowweshalllive:courageouslyorincowardicehonorablyordishonorablywithpurposeorindrift.Wedecidewhatisimportantandwhatistrivialinlife.Wedecidethatwhatmakesussignificantiseitherwhatwedoorwhatwerefusetodo.Butnomatterhowindifferenttheuniversemaybetoourchoicesanddecisionsthesechoicesanddecisionsareourstomake.Wedecide.Wechoose.Andaswedecideandchoosesoareourlivesformed.Intheendformingourowndestinyiswhatambitionisabout. Ambitioncloselyrelatestofamilyinthat
MuchofthelanguageusedtodescribemonetarypolicysuchassteeringtheeconomytoasoftlandingoratouchonthebrakesmakesitsoundLikeaprecisescience.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Thelinkbetweeninterestratesandinflationisuncertain.Andtherearelongvariablelagsbeforepolicychangeshaveanyeffectontheeconomy.Hencetheanalogythatlikenstheconductofmonetarypolicytodrivingacarwithablackenedwindscreenacrackedrear-viewmirrorandafaultysteeringwheel. Givenallthesedisadvantagescentralbankersseemtohavehadmuchtoboastaboutoflate.Averageinflationinthebigsevenindustrialeconomiesfelltoamere2.3%lastyearclosetoitslowestlevelin30yearsbeforerisingslightlyto2.5%thisJuly.Thisisalongwaybelowthedouble-digitrateswhichmanycountriesexperiencedinthe1970sandearly1980s. Itisalsolessthanmostforecastershadpredicted.Inlate1994thepanelofeconomistswhichTheEconomistpollseachmonthsaidthatAmerica’’sinflationratewouldaverage3.5%in1995.Infactitfellto2.6%inAugustandisexpectedtoaverageonlyabout3%fortheyearasawhole.InBritainandJapaninflationisrunninghalfapercentagepointbelowtheratepredictedattheendoflastyear.ThisisnoflashinthepanoverthepastcoupleofyearsinflationhasbeenconsistentlylowerthanexpectedinBritainandAmerica. EconomistshavebeenparticularlysurprisedbyfavourableinflationfiguresinBritainandtheUnitedStatessinceconventionalmeasuressuggestthatbotheconomiesandespeciallyAmerica’’shavelittleproductiveslack.America’’scapacityutilisationforexamplehithistoricallyhighlevelsearlierthisyearanditsjoblessrate5.6%inAugusthasfallenbelowmostestimatesofthenaturalrateofunemployment―theratebelowwhichinflationhastakenoffinthepast. WhyhasinflationprovedsomildThemostthrillingexplanationisunfortunatelyalittledefective.Someeconomistsarguethatpowerfulstructuralchangesintheworldhaveup-endedtheoldeconomicmodelsthatwerebaseduponthehistoricallinkbetweengrowthandinflation. Fromthepassagewelearnthat____________.
Directions: Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinwhichyoushould 1describethepicture 2analyzethecausesoftheproblemand 3proposepossiblesolutions. Youshouldwriteabout160―200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.20points
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Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeedifhehasareputationforslackingyoumightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell. Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveallliketheirfemalehumancounterpartstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales. SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’’sandDr.deWaal’’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchamberssothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrocktheirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent. Intheworldofcapuchinsgrapesareluxurygoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamberorrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamberwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtoinduceresentmentinafemalecapuchin. Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewildtheyareaco-operativegroup-livingspecies.Suchco-operationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousndignationitseemsarenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumansorwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion. Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph
Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthandmaintenanceoflifeofanimalsincludingman. Theydonotprovideenergy________dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor________foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthemandif________ismissingadeficiencydiseasebecomes________. Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements―usuallycarbonhydrogenoxygenand______nitrogen.Theyaredifferent______theirelementsarearrangeddifferentlyandeachvitamin______oneormorespecificfunctionsinthebody. ________enoughvitaminsisessentialtolifealthoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor________vitamins.Manypeople________believeinbeingonthesafesideandthustakeextravitamins.Howeverawell-balanceddietwillusuallymeetallthebody’’svitaminneeds.
Theywerebyfarthelargestandmostdistantobjectsthatscientistshadeverdetected:astripofenormouscosmiccloudsome15billionlight-yearsfromearth.71.Butevenmoreimportantitwasthefarthestthatscientistshadbeenabletolookintothepastforwhattheywereseeingwerethepatternsandstructuresthatexisted15billionyearsago.Thatwasjustaboutthemomentthattheuniversewasborn.Whattheresearchersfoundwasatoncebothamazingandexpected:theUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration’’sCosmicBackgroundExplorersatellite―Cobe―haddiscoveredlandmarkevidencethattheuniversedidinfactbeginwiththeprimevalexplosionthathasbecomeknownastheBigBangthetheorythattheuniverseoriginatedinanexplosionfromasinglemassofenergy. 72.TheexistenceofthegiantcloudswasvirtuallyrequiredfortheBigBangfirstputforwardinthe1920stomaintainitsreignasthedominantexplanationofthecosmos.Accordingtothetheorytheuniverseburstintobeingasasubmicroscopicunimaginablydenseknotofpureenergythatflewoutwardinalldirectionsemittingradiationasitwentcondensingintoparticlesandthenintoatomsofgas.Overbillionsofyearsthegaswascompressedbygravityintogalaxiesstarsplantsandeventuallyevenhumans. Cobeisdesignedtoseejustthebiggeststructuresbutastronomerswouldliketoseemuchsmallerhotspotsaswelltheseedsoflocalobjectslikeclustersandsuperclustersofgalaxies.Theyshouldn’’thavelongtowait.73.Astrophysicistsworkingwithground-baseddetectorsattheSouthPoleandballoon-borneinstrumentsareclosinginonsuchstructuresandmayreporttheirfindingssoon. 74.IfthesmallhotspotslookasexpectedthatwillbeatriumphforyetanotherscientificideaarefinementoftheBigBangcalledtheinflationaryuniversetheory.Inflationsaysthatvery’’earlyontheuniverseexpandedinsizebymorethanatrillionfoldinmuchlessthanasecondpropelledbyasortofantigravity. 75.Oddthoughitsoundscosmicinflationisascientificallyplausibleconsequenceofsomerespectedideasinelementary-particlephysicsandmanyastrophysicistshavebeenconvincedforthebetterpartofadecadethatitistrue.
Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthandmaintenanceoflifeofanimalsincludingman. Theydonotprovideenergy________dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor________foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthemandif________ismissingadeficiencydiseasebecomes________. Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements―usuallycarbonhydrogenoxygenand______nitrogen.Theyaredifferent______theirelementsarearrangeddifferentlyandeachvitamin______oneormorespecificfunctionsinthebody. ________enoughvitaminsisessentialtolifealthoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor________vitamins.Manypeople________believeinbeingonthesafesideandthustakeextravitamins.Howeverawell-balanceddietwillusuallymeetallthebody’’svitaminneeds.
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Everybodylovesafatpayrise.Yetpleasureatyourowncanvanishifyoulearnthatacolleaguehasbeengivenabiggerone.Indeedifhehasareputationforslackingyoumightevenbeoutraged.Suchbehaviourisregardedasalltoohumanwiththeunderlyingassumptionthatotheranimalswouldnotbecapableofthisfinelydevelopedsenseofgrievance.ButastudybySarahBrosnanandFransdeWaalofEmoryUniversityinAtlantaGeorgiawhichhasjustbeenpublishedinNaturesuggeststhatitisalltoomonkeyaswell. Theresearchersstudiedthebehaviouroffemalebrowncapuchinmonkeys.Theylookcute.Theyaregood-naturedco-operativecreaturesandtheysharetheirfoodreadily.Aboveallliketheirfemalehumancounterpartstheytendtopaymuchcloserattentiontothevalueofgoodsandservicesthanmales. SuchcharacteristicsmakethemperfectcandidatesforDr.Brosnan’’sandDr.deWaal’’sstudy.Theresearchersspenttwoyearsteachingtheirmonkeystoexchangetokensforfood.Normallythemonkeyswerehappyenoughtoexchangepiecesofrockforslicesofcucumber.Howeverwhentwomonkeyswereplacedinseparatebutadjoiningchamberssothateachcouldobservewhattheotherwasgettinginreturnforitsrocktheirbehaviourbecamemarkedlydifferent. Intheworldofcapuchinsgrapesareluxurygoodsandmuchpreferabletocucumbers.Sowhenonemonkeywashandedagrapeinexchangeforhertokenthesecondwasreluctanttohandhersoverforamerepieceofcucumber.Andifonereceivedagrapewithouthavingtoprovidehertokeninexchangeatalltheothereithertossedherowntokenattheresearcheroroutofthechamberorrefusedtoacceptthesliceofcucumber.Indeedthemerepresenceofagrapeintheotherchamberwithoutanactualmonkeytoeatitwasenoughtoinduceresentmentinafemalecapuchin. Theresearcherssuggestthatcapuchinmonkeyslikehumansareguidedbysocialemotions.Inthewildtheyareaco-operativegroup-livingspecies.Suchco-operationislikelytobestableonlywheneachanimalfeelsitisnotbeingcheated.Feelingsofrighteousndignationitseemsarenotthepreserveofpeoplealone.Refusingalesserrewardcompletelymakesthesefeelingsabundantlycleartoothermembersofthegroup.Howeverwhethersuchasenseoffairnessevolvedindependentlyincapuchinsandhumansorwhetheritstemsfromthecommonancestorthatthespecieshad35millionyearsagoisasyetanunansweredquestion. Intheopeningparagraphtheauthorintroduceshistopicby
Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthandmaintenanceoflifeofanimalsincludingman. Theydonotprovideenergy________dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor________foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthemandif________ismissingadeficiencydiseasebecomes________. Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements―usuallycarbonhydrogenoxygenand______nitrogen.Theyaredifferent______theirelementsarearrangeddifferentlyandeachvitamin______oneormorespecificfunctionsinthebody. ________enoughvitaminsisessentialtolifealthoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor________vitamins.Manypeople________believeinbeingonthesafesideandthustakeextravitamins.Howeverawell-balanceddietwillusuallymeetallthebody’’svitaminneeds.
Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthandmaintenanceoflifeofanimalsincludingman. Theydonotprovideenergy________dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor________foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthemandif________ismissingadeficiencydiseasebecomes________. Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements―usuallycarbonhydrogenoxygenand______nitrogen.Theyaredifferent______theirelementsarearrangeddifferentlyandeachvitamin______oneormorespecificfunctionsinthebody. ________enoughvitaminsisessentialtolifealthoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor________vitamins.Manypeople________believeinbeingonthesafesideandthustakeextravitamins.Howeverawell-balanceddietwillusuallymeetallthebody’’svitaminneeds.
Directions: Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayinwhichyoushould 1describethepicture 2deducethepurposeofthedrawerofthepictureand 3suggestcounter-measures. Youshouldwrite160-200wordsneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.
PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.Allobjectsofhumanreasonorinquirymaynaturallybedividedintotwokindstowitrelationsofideasandmattersoffact.46Ofthefirstkindarethesciencesofgeometryalgebraandarithmetic;andinshorteveryaffirmationwhichiseitherintuitivelyordemonstrativelycertain.Thatthesquareofthehypothenuseisequaltothesquaresofthetwosidesisapropositionwhichexpressesarelationbetweenthesefigures.47Propositionsofthiskindarediscoverablebythemereoperationofthoughtwithoutdependenceonwhatisanywhereexistentintheuniverse.ThoughthereneverwereacircleortriangleinnaturethetruthsdemonstratedbyEuclidwouldforeverretaintheircertaintyandevidence.Mattersoffactwhicharethesecondobjectsofhumanreasonarenotascertainedinthesamemanner;norisourevidenceoftheirtruthhowevergreatofalikenaturewiththeforegoing.Thecontraryofeverymatteroffactisstillpossible;becauseitcanneverimplyacontradictionandisconceivedbythemindwiththesamefacilityanddistinctnessasifeversoconformabletoreality.48Thatthesunwillnotrisetomorrowisnolessintelligibleapropositionandimpliesnomorecontradictionthantheaffirmationthatitwillrise.Weshouldinvainthereforeattempttodemonstrateitsfalsehood.Wereitdemonstrativelyfalseitwouldimplyacontradictionandcouldneverhedistinctlyconceivedbythemind.Itmaythereforebeasubjectworthyofcuriositytoinquirewhatisthenatureofthatevidencewhichassuresusofanyrealexistenceadmatteroffactbeyondthepresenttestimonyofoursensesortherecordsofourmemory.49Thispartofphilosophyitisobservablehasbeenlittlecultivatedeitherbytheancientsormoderns;andthereforeourdoubtsanderrorsintheprosecutionofsoimportantaninquirymaybethemoreexcusable;whilewemarchthroughsuchdifficultpathswithoutanyguideordirection.50TheymayevenproveusefulByexcitingcuriosityanddestroyingthatimplicitfaithandsecuritywhichisthepoisonofallreasoningandfreeinquiry.ThediscoveryofdefectsinthecommonphilosophyifanysuchtherebewillnotIpresumebeadiscouragementbutratheranincitementasisusualtoattemptsomethingmorefullandsatisfactorythanhasyetbeenproposedtothepublic. TheymayevenproveusefulByexcitingcuriosityanddestroyingthatimplicitfaithandsecuritywhichisthepoisonofallreasoningandfreeinquiry.
Oneofthequestionsthatiscomingintofocusaswefacegrowingscarcityofresourcesofmanykindsintheworldishowtodividelimitedresourcesamongcountries.Intheinternationaldevelopmentcommunitytheconventionalwisdomhasbeenthatthe2billionpeoplelivinginpoorcountriescouldneverexpecttoreachthestandardoflivingthatmostofusinNorthAmericaenjoysimplybecausetheworlddoesnotcontainenoughironoreproteinpetroleumandsoon.AtthesametimeweintheUnitedStateshavecontinuedtopursuesuperaffluenceasthoughtherewerenolimitsonhowmuchwecouldconsume.Wemakeup6percentoftheworld’’speople;yetweconsumeone-thirdoftheworld’’sresources. Aslongastheresourcesweconsumedeachyearcameprimarilyfromwithinourownboundariesthiswaslargelyaninternalmatter.Butasourresourcescomemoreandmorefromtheoutsideworldoutsiders’’’aregoingtohavesomesayovertherateatwhichandtermsunderwhichweconsume.Wewillnolongerbeabletothinkintermsofourresourcesandtheirresourcesbutonlyofcommonresources. AsAmericansconsumingsuchadisproportionateshareoftheworld’’sresourceswehavetoquestionwhetherornotwecancontinueourpursuitofsuperaffluenceinaworldofscarcity.Wearenowreachingthepointwherewemustcarefullyexaminethepresumedlinkbetweenourlevelofwell-beingandthelevelofmaterialgoodsconsumed.Ifyouhaveonlyonecrustofbreadandgetanothercrustofbreadyourwell-beingisgreatlyenhanced.Butifyouhavealoafofbreadthenanadditionalcrustofbreaddoesn’’tmakethatmuchdifference.IntheeyesofmostoftheworldtodayAmericanshavetheirloafofbreadandareaskingforstillmore.Peopleelsewherearebeginningtoaskwhy.Thisisthequestionwe’’regoingtohavetoanswerwhetherwe’’retryingtopersuadecountriestostepuptheirexportsofoiltousortryingtoconvincethemthatweoughttobepermittedtomaintainourshareoftheworldfishcatch. Theprospectofascarcityofandcompetitionfortheworld’’sresourcesrequiresthatwereexaminethewayinwhichwerelatetotherestoftheworld.Itmeanswefindwaysofcuttingbackonresourceconsumptionthatisdependentontheresourcesandcooperationofothercountries.Wecannotexpectpeopleinthesecountriestoconcernthemselveswithourworseningenergyandfoodshortagesunlesswedemonstratesomeconcernforthehungerilliteracyanddiseasethatarediminishinglifeforthem. BycommonresourcesPar.2thewritermeansthat
Theywerebyfarthelargestandmostdistantobjectsthatscientistshadeverdetected:astripofenormouscosmiccloudsome15billionlight-yearsfromearth.71.Butevenmoreimportantitwasthefarthestthatscientistshadbeenabletolookintothepastforwhattheywereseeingwerethepatternsandstructuresthatexisted15billionyearsago.Thatwasjustaboutthemomentthattheuniversewasborn.Whattheresearchersfoundwasatoncebothamazingandexpected:theUSNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration’’sCosmicBackgroundExplorersatellite―Cobe―haddiscoveredlandmarkevidencethattheuniversedidinfactbeginwiththeprimevalexplosionthathasbecomeknownastheBigBangthetheorythattheuniverseoriginatedinanexplosionfromasinglemassofenergy. 72.TheexistenceofthegiantcloudswasvirtuallyrequiredfortheBigBangfirstputforwardinthe1920stomaintainitsreignasthedominantexplanationofthecosmos.Accordingtothetheorytheuniverseburstintobeingasasubmicroscopicunimaginablydenseknotofpureenergythatflewoutwardinalldirectionsemittingradiationasitwentcondensingintoparticlesandthenintoatomsofgas.Overbillionsofyearsthegaswascompressedbygravityintogalaxiesstarsplantsandeventuallyevenhumans. Cobeisdesignedtoseejustthebiggeststructuresbutastronomerswouldliketoseemuchsmallerhotspotsaswelltheseedsoflocalobjectslikeclustersandsuperclustersofgalaxies.Theyshouldn’’thavelongtowait.73.Astrophysicistsworkingwithground-baseddetectorsattheSouthPoleandballoon-borneinstrumentsareclosinginonsuchstructuresandmayreporttheirfindingssoon. 74.IfthesmallhotspotslookasexpectedthatwillbeatriumphforyetanotherscientificideaarefinementoftheBigBangcalledtheinflationaryuniversetheory.Inflationsaysthatvery’’earlyontheuniverseexpandedinsizebymorethanatrillionfoldinmuchlessthanasecondpropelledbyasortofantigravity. 75.Oddthoughitsoundscosmicinflationisascientificallyplausibleconsequenceofsomerespectedideasinelementary-particlephysicsandmanyastrophysicistshavebeenconvincedforthebetterpartofadecadethatitistrue.
Oneofthequestionsthatiscomingintofocusaswefacegrowingscarcityofresourcesofmanykindsintheworldishowtodividelimitedresourcesamongcountries.Intheinternationaldevelopmentcommunitytheconventionalwisdomhasbeenthatthe2billionpeoplelivinginpoorcountriescouldneverexpecttoreachthestandardoflivingthatmostofusinNorthAmericaenjoysimplybecausetheworlddoesnotcontainenoughironoreproteinpetroleumandsoon.AtthesametimeweintheUnitedStateshavecontinuedtopursuesuperaffluenceasthoughtherewerenolimitsonhowmuchwecouldconsume.Wemakeup6percentoftheworld’’speople;yetweconsumeone-thirdoftheworld’’sresources. Aslongastheresourcesweconsumedeachyearcameprimarilyfromwithinourownboundariesthiswaslargelyaninternalmatter.Butasourresourcescomemoreandmorefromtheoutsideworldoutsiders’’’aregoingtohavesomesayovertherateatwhichandtermsunderwhichweconsume.Wewillnolongerbeabletothinkintermsofourresourcesandtheirresourcesbutonlyofcommonresources. AsAmericansconsumingsuchadisproportionateshareoftheworld’’sresourceswehavetoquestionwhetherornotwecancontinueourpursuitofsuperaffluenceinaworldofscarcity.Wearenowreachingthepointwherewemustcarefullyexaminethepresumedlinkbetweenourlevelofwell-beingandthelevelofmaterialgoodsconsumed.Ifyouhaveonlyonecrustofbreadandgetanothercrustofbreadyourwell-beingisgreatlyenhanced.Butifyouhavealoafofbreadthenanadditionalcrustofbreaddoesn’’tmakethatmuchdifference.IntheeyesofmostoftheworldtodayAmericanshavetheirloafofbreadandareaskingforstillmore.Peopleelsewherearebeginningtoaskwhy.Thisisthequestionwe’’regoingtohavetoanswerwhetherwe’’retryingtopersuadecountriestostepuptheirexportsofoiltousortryingtoconvincethemthatweoughttobepermittedtomaintainourshareoftheworldfishcatch. Theprospectofascarcityofandcompetitionfortheworld’’sresourcesrequiresthatwereexaminethewayinwhichwerelatetotherestoftheworld.Itmeanswefindwaysofcuttingbackonresourceconsumptionthatisdependentontheresourcesandcooperationofothercountries.Wecannotexpectpeopleinthesecountriestoconcernthemselveswithourworseningenergyandfoodshortagesunlesswedemonstratesomeconcernforthehungerilliteracyanddiseasethatarediminishinglifeforthem. Accordingtothetextithaslongbeenbelievedthat
YouwanttobuyaCADComputerAidDesignsoftwareyousawinaconference.Writealettertothemanufacturertoaskfor: 1detaileddescriptionofthesoftware 2paymentoptionsanddiscountsand 3timeandcostofdelivery. Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.UseLiMinginstead.Youdonotneedtowritetheaddress.10points
Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthandmaintenanceoflifeofanimalsincludingman. Theydonotprovideenergy________dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor________foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthemandif________ismissingadeficiencydiseasebecomes________. Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements―usuallycarbonhydrogenoxygenand______nitrogen.Theyaredifferent______theirelementsarearrangeddifferentlyandeachvitamin______oneormorespecificfunctionsinthebody. ________enoughvitaminsisessentialtolifealthoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor________vitamins.Manypeople________believeinbeingonthesafesideandthustakeextravitamins.Howeverawell-balanceddietwillusuallymeetallthebody’’svitaminneeds.Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietforthenormalgrowthandmaintenanceoflifeofanimalsincludingman. Theydonotprovideenergy________dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor________foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthemandif________ismissingadeficiencydiseasebecomes________. Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements―usuallycarbonhydrogenoxygenand______nitrogen.Theyaredifferent______theirelementsarearrangeddifferentlyandeachvitamin______oneormorespecificfunctionsinthebody. ________enoughvitaminsisessentialtolifealthoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor________vitamins.Manypeople________believeinbeingonthesafesideandthustakeextravitamins.Howeverawell-balanceddietwillusuallymeetallthebody’’svitaminneeds.
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