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TheGreatestMysteryOfWhales Thewhaleisawarm-bloodedair-breathinganimalgivingbirthtoitsyoungalivesuckingthem-andlikeallmammalsoriginatedonland.Therearemany51ofthis.Itsfrontflippers鳍状肢usedforsteeringandstabilityaretracesoffeet. Immensestrengthis52intothegreatbodyofthebigwhalesandinfactmostofawhale’sbodyisonegiganticmuscle.Thebluewhale’spullingstrengthhasbeenestimated53400horsepower.Onespecimenwasreportedtohavetowed拖awhalingvesselforsevenhoursatthe54ofeightknots节 Anangrywhalewill55aship.AfamousexampleofthiswasthefateofwhalerEssex56wassunkoffthecoastofSouthAmericaearlyinthelastcentury.Morerecentlysteelshipshave57theirplatesbuckled使弯曲inthesameway.Spermwhales抹香鲸wereknowntoseizetheold-timewhaleboatsintheirjawsandcrushthem.Thegreatest58ofwhalesistheirdivingability.Thespermwhaledivestothebottomforhis59foodtheoctopus章鱼.Inthatsearchheisknowntogoasfardownas3200feetwherethe60is1400poundstoasquareinch.Doingsohewill61underwaterlongasonehour.Twospecialskillsareinvolvedinthis:storingupenough62allwhalesareair-breathedandtoleratingthegreatchangeinpressure.Justhowhedoesitscientistshavenot63.Itisbelievedthatsomeoftheoxygenisstoredinaspecial64ofbloodvesselsratherthanjustheldinthelungs.Anditisbelievedthataspecialkindofoilinhisheadissomesortofcompensatingmechanismthat65adjuststheinternalpressureofhisbody.Butsinceyoucan’tbringalivewhaleintothelaboratoryforstudynooneknowsjusthowthesethingswork. 51
ArcticMeltEarth’sNorthandSouthPolesarefamousforbeingcoldandicy．LastyearhowevertheamountoficeintheArcticOcean北冰洋felltoarecordlow．NormallyicebuildsinArcticwatersaroundtheNorthPoleeachwinterandshrinks缩小duringthesummer．Butformanyyearstheamountoficeleftbytheendofsummerhasbeendeclining．Since1979eachdecadehasseenan11.4percentdropinend-of-summericecover．Between1981and2000．iceintheArcticlost22percentofitsthickness-becoming1.13metersthinner．LastsummerArcticseaicereacheditsthinnestlevelsyet．Bytheendofsummer2007theicehadshrunktocoverjust4.2millionsquarekilometers．That’s38percentlessareathantheaveragecoveratthattimeofyear．Andit’saverylarge23percentbelowthepreviousrecordlowwhichwassetjust2yearsago．Thiscontinuingtrendhasmadescientistsconcerned．TheremaybeseveralreasonsfortheicemeltsaysJinlunZhanganoceanographer海洋学家attheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle．UnusuallystrongwindsblewthroughtheArcticlastsummer．ThewindspushedmuchoftheiceoutofthecentralArctic．1eavingalargeareaofthiniceandopenwater．ScientistsalsosuspectthatfewercloudscovertheArcticnowthaninthepast．Clearerskiesallowmoresunlighttoreachtheocean．Theextraheatwarmsboththewaterandtheatmosphere．InpartsoftheArcticOceanlastyearsurfacetemperatureswere3.5Celsiuswarmerthanaverageand1.5℃warmerthanthepreviousrecordhigh．Withbothairandwatergettingwarmertheiceismeltingfrombothaboveandbelow．InsomepartsoftheBeaufortSeanorthofAlaskaandwesternCanadaicethatmeasured3.3metersthickatthebeginningofthesummermeasuredjust50cmbyseason’send．Thenewmeasurementssuggestthatmeltingisfarmoreseverethanscientistshaveseenbyjustlookingaticecoverfromabove．SomescientistsfearthattheArcticisstuckinawarmingtrendfromwhichitmayneverrecover．Thewordbuildsinparagraph2couldbebestreplacedby
{{*HTML*}}Everyyearthousandsofgreywhalesmakethelongestmigrationofanyanimaltraveling7000mileseachwaybetweentheArcticandBajaCalifornia.ThegreywhalesspendthelongsummerdaysintheirArcticfeedinggroundsintheBeringSeabetweenAlaskaandRussia.Unlikeafishthewhaleiswarm-bloodedandmustthereforemaintainarelativelyhighinternalbodytemperature.InthecoldArcticwatersthegreywhaleisprotectedbyanouterlayerofblubberwhichaveragessixinchesinthickness.OtherwhalessuchastheGreenlandNightwhalehavebeenfoundwithatwo-footthicklayerofblubbercoveringtheirbodies.2.??DuringthesesummermonthsintheArcticthegreywhalesfattenthemselvesbyconsumingenormousquantitiesofsmallshrimp-likeanimalscalledamphipods.RecentobservationsofayounggreywhaleGigiⅡheldincaptivityatSeaWorldinSanDiegoduring1971and1972suggestthatthegreywhalefeedsbysweepingitsenormousheadoverthebottom.Theamphipodsonwhichitfeedsareeitherstirredoffthebottomorleapoffthebottomtoescape.Theseanimalsandthesurroundingwateraresuckedintothewhale’smouth.Asthewaterisexpelledfromthemouthitpassesthroughcoarsebaleenfibres.Thesmallanimalsaretrappedandswallowed.3.??InOctoberasthedaysgetshorterandicebeginstoformovertheArcticfeedinggroundstheCaliforniagreywhalebeginsitslongjourneysouthtothewarmwatersofBajaCalifornia.Duringthisthree-monthlongtripthewhalestravellingingroupsstayclosetotheshoreofNorthAmericaswimmingbothdayandnightandaveragingabut100milesperday.4??Duringthetripsouththegreywhalesthataresexuallymatureatleastthreeyearsoldandnotpregnantalreadyformmatinggroups.Thesegroupsarecomposedofthreewhalestwomalesandafemale.Thedominantmalecoupleswiththefemalewhilethesecondmaleiskeptbusypositioningthetwowhalesontheirsidesfacingeachotherandkeepingthemtogetherduringthesexact.Thisisnosmalljobsinceeachwhalecanbefiftyfeetlongandweighfortytons.5.??DuringDecemberandJanuarythegreywhalesarriveatthewarmlagoonsalongthecoastofBajaCalifornia.Thewhalesswimmilesinlandalongnarrowshallowchannels.ThesechannelsarethebreedinggroundsoftheCaliforniagreywhale.Thecalfhasbeengestatinginthepregnantfemaleforthelastthirteenmonthsthatissinceherlastjourneysouth.Theexpectantcowisaidedinthebirthofthecalfbyanotherfemalethatactsasamidwife.Atbirththecalfsinkstowardtheseafloor.Beingamammalthewhalemustbreatheatthesurface.Themidwifeguidesthebabywhaletothesurfaceforitsfirstgulpofair.Thecalfthenfindsitsmother’snipplesandrichwhalemilkisforcedintoitsmouth.Duringthenexttwomonthsthecalfwillgrowtwentyfeetanddoubleitsweight.6.??InMarchthewhalesbegintheirlongjourneynorthtotheArctic.Thenewly-pregnantfemalesleavefirstfollowingbythemalesandimmaturefemales.ThelasttoleavethewarmwatersofBajaarethefemalesandtheircalves.ThewhalesarriveattheirArcticfeedinggroundinJune.Manyscientistsbelievethatduringthisentireeightmonthlong14000milejourneytheCaliforniagreywhaledoesnotfeedatall!Alayerofblubberapproximatelysixinchesthick______.
TheySayIreland’stheBest Irelandisthebestplaceintheworldtoliveinfor2005accordingtoalifequalityrankingthatappearedinBritain’sEconomistmagazinelastweek. Theambitiousattempttocomparehappinesslevelsaroundtheworldisbasedontheprinciplethatwealthisnottheonlymeasureofhumansatisfactionandwell-being. Theindexof111countriesusesdataonincomeshealthunemploymentclimatepoliticalstabilityjobsecuritygenderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls"freedomfamilyandcommunitylife". Despitethebadweathertroubledhealthservicetrafficcongestion拥挤genderinequalityandthehighcostofliving.Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33pointsoutof10. Thatputitwellaheadofsecond-placeSwitzerlandwhichmanaged8.07.Zimbabwetroubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhungerisratedthegloomiest最差的pickinguponly3.89points. "Althoughrisingincomesandincreasedindividualchoicesarehighlyvalued."thereportsaid"someofthefactorsassociatedwithmodernizationsuchasthebreakdown崩溃intraditionalinstitutionsandfamilyvaluesinparttakeawayfromapositiveimpact." "Irelandwinsbecauseitsuccessfullycombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwiththepreservationofcertainwarmelementsoftheoldsuchasstablefamilyandcommunitylife". Themagazineadmittedmeasuringqualityoflifeisnotastraightforwardthingtodoandthatitsfindingswouldhavetheircritics. No.2onthelistisSwitzerland.Theothernationsinthetop10areNorwayLuxembourgSwedenAustraliaIcelandItalyDenmarkandSpain. TheUKispositionedatNo.29amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseofthesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUSwhichhasthesecondhighestpercapitaGDP人均国内生产总值afterLuxembourgtookthe13thplaceinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhalfoftheleagueat60th. FamilylifeinZimbabweisnotstable.
TheGreatestMysteryOfWhales Thewhaleisawarm-bloodedair-breathinganimalgivingbirthtoitsyoungalivesuckingthem-andlikeallmammalsoriginatedonland.Therearemany51ofthis.Itsfrontflippers鳍状肢usedforsteeringandstabilityaretracesoffeet. Immensestrengthis52intothegreatbodyofthebigwhalesandinfactmostofawhale’sbodyisonegiganticmuscle.Thebluewhale’spullingstrengthhasbeenestimated53400horsepower.Onespecimenwasreportedtohavetowed拖awhalingvesselforsevenhoursatthe54ofeightknots节. 53
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ArcticMeltEarth’sNorthandSouthPolesarefamousforbeingcoldandicy．LastyearhowevertheamountoficeintheArcticOcean北冰洋felltoarecordlow．NormallyicebuildsinArcticwatersaroundtheNorthPoleeachwinterandshrinks缩小duringthesummer．Butformanyyearstheamountoficeleftbytheendofsummerhasbeendeclining．Since1979eachdecadehasseenan11.4percentdropinend-of-summericecover．Between1981and2000．iceintheArcticlost22percentofitsthickness-becoming1.13metersthinner．LastsummerArcticseaicereacheditsthinnestlevelsyet．Bytheendofsummer2007theicehadshrunktocoverjust4.2millionsquarekilometers．That’s38percentlessareathantheaveragecoveratthattimeofyear．Andit’saverylarge23percentbelowthepreviousrecordlowwhichwassetjust2yearsago．Thiscontinuingtrendhasmadescientistsconcerned．TheremaybeseveralreasonsfortheicemeltsaysJinlunZhanganoceanographer海洋学家attheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle．UnusuallystrongwindsblewthroughtheArcticlastsummer．ThewindspushedmuchoftheiceoutofthecentralArctic．1eavingalargeareaofthiniceandopenwater．ScientistsalsosuspectthatfewercloudscovertheArcticnowthaninthepast．Clearerskiesallowmoresunlighttoreachtheocean．Theextraheatwarmsboththewaterandtheatmosphere．InpartsoftheArcticOceanlastyearsurfacetemperatureswere3.5Celsiuswarmerthanaverageand1.5℃warmerthanthepreviousrecordhigh．Withbothairandwatergettingwarmertheiceismeltingfrombothaboveandbelow．InsomepartsoftheBeaufortSeanorthofAlaskaandwesternCanadaicethatmeasured3.3metersthickatthebeginningofthesummermeasuredjust50cmbyseason’send．Thenewmeasurementssuggestthatmeltingisfarmoreseverethanscientistshaveseenbyjustlookingaticecoverfromabove．SomescientistsfearthattheArcticisstuckinawarmingtrendfromwhichitmayneverrecover．WhatmaybesomeofthereasonsfortheicemeltintheArctic
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{{*HTML*}}Everyyearthousandsofgreywhalesmakethelongestmigrationofanyanimaltraveling7000mileseachwaybetweentheArcticandBajaCalifornia.ThegreywhalesspendthelongsummerdaysintheirArcticfeedinggroundsintheBeringSeabetweenAlaskaandRussia.Unlikeafishthewhaleiswarm-bloodedandmustthereforemaintainarelativelyhighinternalbodytemperature.InthecoldArcticwatersthegreywhaleisprotectedbyanouterlayerofblubberwhichaveragessixinchesinthickness.OtherwhalessuchastheGreenlandNightwhalehavebeenfoundwithatwo-footthicklayerofblubbercoveringtheirbodies.2.??DuringthesesummermonthsintheArcticthegreywhalesfattenthemselvesbyconsumingenormousquantitiesofsmallshrimp-likeanimalscalledamphipods.RecentobservationsofayounggreywhaleGigiⅡheldincaptivityatSeaWorldinSanDiegoduring1971and1972suggestthatthegreywhalefeedsbysweepingitsenormousheadoverthebottom.Theamphipodsonwhichitfeedsareeitherstirredoffthebottomorleapoffthebottomtoescape.Theseanimalsandthesurroundingwateraresuckedintothewhale’smouth.Asthewaterisexpelledfromthemouthitpassesthroughcoarsebaleenfibres.Thesmallanimalsaretrappedandswallowed.3.??InOctoberasthedaysgetshorterandicebeginstoformovertheArcticfeedinggroundstheCaliforniagreywhalebeginsitslongjourneysouthtothewarmwatersofBajaCalifornia.Duringthisthree-monthlongtripthewhalestravellingingroupsstayclosetotheshoreofNorthAmericaswimmingbothdayandnightandaveragingabut100milesperday.4??Duringthetripsouththegreywhalesthataresexuallymatureatleastthreeyearsoldandnotpregnantalreadyformmatinggroups.Thesegroupsarecomposedofthreewhalestwomalesandafemale.Thedominantmalecoupleswiththefemalewhilethesecondmaleiskeptbusypositioningthetwowhalesontheirsidesfacingeachotherandkeepingthemtogetherduringthesexact.Thisisnosmalljobsinceeachwhalecanbefiftyfeetlongandweighfortytons.5.??DuringDecemberandJanuarythegreywhalesarriveatthewarmlagoonsalongthecoastofBajaCalifornia.Thewhalesswimmilesinlandalongnarrowshallowchannels.ThesechannelsarethebreedinggroundsoftheCaliforniagreywhale.Thecalfhasbeengestatinginthepregnantfemaleforthelastthirteenmonthsthatissinceherlastjourneysouth.Theexpectantcowisaidedinthebirthofthecalfbyanotherfemalethatactsasamidwife.Atbirththecalfsinkstowardtheseafloor.Beingamammalthewhalemustbreatheatthesurface.Themidwifeguidesthebabywhaletothesurfaceforitsfirstgulpofair.Thecalfthenfindsitsmother’snipplesandrichwhalemilkisforcedintoitsmouth.Duringthenexttwomonthsthecalfwillgrowtwentyfeetanddoubleitsweight.6.??InMarchthewhalesbegintheirlongjourneynorthtotheArctic.Thenewly-pregnantfemalesleavefirstfollowingbythemalesandimmaturefemales.ThelasttoleavethewarmwatersofBajaarethefemalesandtheircalves.ThewhalesarriveattheirArcticfeedinggroundinJune.Manyscientistsbelievethatduringthisentireeightmonthlong14000milejourneytheCaliforniagreywhaledoesnotfeedatall!Amatinggroupconsistsof______.
ArcticMeltEarth’sNorthandSouthPolesarefamousforbeingcoldandicy．LastyearhowevertheamountoficeintheArcticOcean北冰洋felltoarecordlow．NormallyicebuildsinArcticwatersaroundtheNorthPoleeachwinterandshrinks缩小duringthesummer．Butformanyyearstheamountoficeleftbytheendofsummerhasbeendeclining．Since1979eachdecadehasseenan11.4percentdropinend-of-summericecover．Between1981and2000．iceintheArcticlost22percentofitsthickness-becoming1.13metersthinner．LastsummerArcticseaicereacheditsthinnestlevelsyet．Bytheendofsummer2007theicehadshrunktocoverjust4.2millionsquarekilometers．That’s38percentlessareathantheaveragecoveratthattimeofyear．Andit’saverylarge23percentbelowthepreviousrecordlowwhichwassetjust2yearsago．Thiscontinuingtrendhasmadescientistsconcerned．TheremaybeseveralreasonsfortheicemeltsaysJinlunZhanganoceanographer海洋学家attheUniversityofWashingtoninSeattle．UnusuallystrongwindsblewthroughtheArcticlastsummer．ThewindspushedmuchoftheiceoutofthecentralArctic．1eavingalargeareaofthiniceandopenwater．ScientistsalsosuspectthatfewercloudscovertheArcticnowthaninthepast．Clearerskiesallowmoresunlighttoreachtheocean．Theextraheatwarmsboththewaterandtheatmosphere．InpartsoftheArcticOceanlastyearsurfacetemperatureswere3.5Celsiuswarmerthanaverageand1.5℃warmerthanthepreviousrecordhigh．Withbothairandwatergettingwarmertheiceismeltingfrombothaboveandbelow．InsomepartsoftheBeaufortSeanorthofAlaskaandwesternCanadaicethatmeasured3.3metersthickatthebeginningofthesummermeasuredjust50cmbyseason’send．Thenewmeasurementssuggestthatmeltingisfarmoreseverethanscientistshaveseenbyjustlookingaticecoverfromabove．SomescientistsfearthattheArcticisstuckinawarmingtrendfromwhichitmayneverrecover．Itcanbelearnedfromthelastsentencethat
LivingwithComputerAftertoolongontheNetevenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpudianaccentsuddenlybecomeshardtounderstandaftertheclarityofhiswordsonscreen;asecretary’stoneseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid–hoursbecomeminutesandalternatelysecondsstretchintodays.Weekendsonceahighlightofmyweekarenowjusttwoordinarydays.ForthelastthreeyearssinceIstoppedworkingasaproducerforCharlieRoseIhavedonemuchofmyworkasatele-commuter远程交谈者.IsubmitarticlesandeditthemviaE-mailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendslivesinEnglandsomuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediated.IfIdesiredIcouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfoodandmanagemymoneyloveandwork.InfactattimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathomegoingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheblizzard暴风雪of’96onTV.Butafterawhilelifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vemergedwithmymachinestakingdatainspittingthembackoutjustanothernode节点ontheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It’slikeattendinganA.A.meetinginabarwitheveryoneholdingahalf-sippeddrink.WehavebecometheNetopponents’worstnightmare.Whatfirstseemedlikealuxurycrawlingfrombedtocomputernotworryingabouthairandclothesandfacehasbecomeanavoidancealackofdiscipline.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interaction网上交流comingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.AttimesIturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittochatterinthebackgroundsomethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramssoothe安慰mebutthenI’mjarred使感不快bythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperasorcompulsively强制性地needingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.DatelineFrontlineNightlineCNNeverypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandoverevenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetome.Workmoversfromforegroundtobackground.Thepassageimpliesthatthewriterandherboyfriendlivein______.
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TheySayIreland’stheBest Irelandisthebestplaceintheworldtoliveinfor2005accordingtoalifequalityrankingthatappearedinBritain’sEconomistmagazinelastweek. Theambitiousattempttocomparehappinesslevelsaroundtheworldisbasedontheprinciplethatwealthisnottheonlymeasureofhumansatisfactionandwell-being. Theindexof111countriesusesdataonincomeshealthunemploymentclimatepoliticalstabilityjobsecuritygenderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls"freedomfamilyandcommunitylife". Despitethebadweathertroubledhealthservicetrafficcongestion拥挤genderinequalityandthehighcostofliving.Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33pointsoutof10. Thatputitwellaheadofsecond-placeSwitzerlandwhichmanaged8.07.Zimbabwetroubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhungerisratedthegloomiest最差的pickinguponly3.89points. "Althoughrisingincomesandincreasedindividualchoicesarehighlyvalued."thereportsaid"someofthefactorsassociatedwithmodernizationsuchasthebreakdown崩溃intraditionalinstitutionsandfamilyvaluesinparttakeawayfromapositiveimpact." "Irelandwinsbecauseitsuccessfullycombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwiththepreservationofcertainwarmelementsoftheoldsuchasstablefamilyandcommunitylife". Themagazineadmittedmeasuringqualityoflifeisnotastraightforwardthingtodoandthatitsfindingswouldhavetheircritics. No.2onthelistisSwitzerland.Theothernationsinthetop10areNorwayLuxembourgSwedenAustraliaIcelandItalyDenmarkandSpain. TheUKispositionedatNo.29amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseofthesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUSwhichhasthesecondhighestpercapitaGDP人均国内生产总值afterLuxembourgtookthe13thplaceinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhalfoftheleagueat60th. Tomeasurelifequalityiseasy.
OilandEconomyCouldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturnSinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarchthepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost$26abarrelupfromlessthan$10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshockwhenpricesquadrupledand1979—1980whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.SowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistimeTheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowthatthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemispherecouldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEuropetaxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailpricesoevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.RicheconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywereandsolesssensitivetoSwingsintheoilprice.Energyconservationashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavyenergy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Softwareconsultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDPinconstantpricesricheconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthatifoilpricesaveraged$22abarrelforafullyearcomparedwith$13in1998thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhandoil-importingemergingeconomies-towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensiveandsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthatunliketherisesinthe1970sithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist’scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%andin1979byalmost30%.Themainreasonforthelatestriseofoilpriceis______.
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OilandEconomyCouldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturnSinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarchthepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost$26abarrelupfromlessthan$10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshockwhenpricesquadrupledand1979—1980whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.SowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistimeTheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowthatthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemispherecouldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEuropetaxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailpricesoevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.RicheconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywereandsolesssensitivetoSwingsintheoilprice.Energyconservationashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavyenergy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Softwareconsultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDPinconstantpricesricheconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthatifoilpricesaveraged$22abarrelforafullyearcomparedwith$13in1998thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhandoil-importingemergingeconomies-towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensiveandsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthatunliketherisesinthe1970sithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist’scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%andin1979byalmost30%.TheestimatesinEconomicOutlookshowthatinrichcountries______.
TheySayIreland’stheBest Irelandisthebestplaceintheworldtoliveinfor2005accordingtoalifequalityrankingthatappearedinBritain’sEconomistmagazinelastweek. Theambitiousattempttocomparehappinesslevelsaroundtheworldisbasedontheprinciplethatwealthisnottheonlymeasureofhumansatisfactionandwell-being. Theindexof111countriesusesdataonincomeshealthunemploymentclimatepoliticalstabilityjobsecuritygenderequalityaswellaswhatthemagazinecalls"freedomfamilyandcommunitylife". Despitethebadweathertroubledhealthservicetrafficcongestion拥挤genderinequalityandthehighcostofliving.Irelandscoredanimpressive8.33pointsoutof10. Thatputitwellaheadofsecond-placeSwitzerlandwhichmanaged8.07.Zimbabwetroubledbypoliticalinsecurityandhungerisratedthegloomiest最差的pickinguponly3.89points. "Althoughrisingincomesandincreasedindividualchoicesarehighlyvalued."thereportsaid"someofthefactorsassociatedwithmodernizationsuchasthebreakdown崩溃intraditionalinstitutionsandfamilyvaluesinparttakeawayfromapositiveimpact." "Irelandwinsbecauseitsuccessfullycombinesthemostdesirableelementsofthenewwiththepreservationofcertainwarmelementsoftheoldsuchasstablefamilyandcommunitylife". Themagazineadmittedmeasuringqualityoflifeisnotastraightforwardthingtodoandthatitsfindingswouldhavetheircritics. No.2onthelistisSwitzerland.Theothernationsinthetop10areNorwayLuxembourgSwedenAustraliaIcelandItalyDenmarkandSpain. TheUKispositionedatNo.29amuchlowerpositionchieflybecauseofthesocialandfamilybreakdownrecordedinofficialstatistics.TheUSwhichhasthesecondhighestpercapitaGDP人均国内生产总值afterLuxembourgtookthe13thplaceinthesurvey.Chinawasinthelowerhalfoftheleagueat60th. Jobsecurityistheleastimportantmeasureoflifequality.
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AshehadalreadybeenaccustomedtolivinginthecountrysideJacksonrefusedtomovetothecity.
{{*HTML*}}AIDS??AsasciencewriterIdon’thavetowearemotionalarmorveryoften.BeforeIwentto?ZimbabweforavisitIhadtalkedtootherreporters?46?.AlltoldmetogetpreparedfortheorphansmanyofwhomhadcaughttheAIDSvirusfromtheirmothersandthestrongdesiretomakeeverythingallrightforthem.??Thenagainnothingcouldhavepreparedmeforthevisittocreche育婴堂forAIDSorphans?inHararewhereonesicksmilingfour-year-oldboytriedtokeepupwiththeotherkidsplayingring-around-the-rosybut?47?ormeetinga25-year-oldunmarriedgirlwhocaredforhernephew?48?.TheboywhocalledhisauntMamawastooweakeventotakethepieceofbananaIoffered.??Meanwhile?photojournalist?Karin?Retief?was?visiting?a?room?at?the?hospice?济贫院?49?.Atfirstshedidnotseeanyoneonthebedandwasabouttosayhemustbeelsewherewhensuddenlyshespottedhistinyarmintheairhisbodylostinthefoldsofthebedclothes.??RecentlyKarinwrotetomethatshehadbeenabletokeepourassignmentfromtakingtoo?greatanemotionalsufferingatthetime.?50?couldImournthepeopleImetshecontinued.IsatinchurchandwantedtoaskthepriesttoprayforthepeoplewithAIDSinZimbabweandallovertheworld.Thenallthepeople’sfacespainandsufferingbecamesorealIcouldnotgetthewordsout.Ibrokedownandcriedandcriedforthem.??A.whereshehadbeentoldaparticularlysweetorphanboystayed??B.whohadspenttimeinAfrica??C.OnlywhenIgotbackaboutaweeklater??D.eventhoughheronlyincomewasfromgrowingandsellingafewvegetablesatthelocalmarket??E.wassoweakhekeptfallingtothefloor??F.whilewewerevisitingtheorphans
{{*HTML*}}Everyyearthousandsofgreywhalesmakethelongestmigrationofanyanimaltraveling7000mileseachwaybetweentheArcticandBajaCalifornia.ThegreywhalesspendthelongsummerdaysintheirArcticfeedinggroundsintheBeringSeabetweenAlaskaandRussia.Unlikeafishthewhaleiswarm-bloodedandmustthereforemaintainarelativelyhighinternalbodytemperature.InthecoldArcticwatersthegreywhaleisprotectedbyanouterlayerofblubberwhichaveragessixinchesinthickness.OtherwhalessuchastheGreenlandNightwhalehavebeenfoundwithatwo-footthicklayerofblubbercoveringtheirbodies.2.??DuringthesesummermonthsintheArcticthegreywhalesfattenthemselvesbyconsumingenormousquantitiesofsmallshrimp-likeanimalscalledamphipods.RecentobservationsofayounggreywhaleGigiⅡheldincaptivityatSeaWorldinSanDiegoduring1971and1972suggestthatthegreywhalefeedsbysweepingitsenormousheadoverthebottom.Theamphipodsonwhichitfeedsareeitherstirredoffthebottomorleapoffthebottomtoescape.Theseanimalsandthesurroundingwateraresuckedintothewhale’smouth.Asthewaterisexpelledfromthemouthitpassesthroughcoarsebaleenfibres.Thesmallanimalsaretrappedandswallowed.3.??InOctoberasthedaysgetshorterandicebeginstoformovertheArcticfeedinggroundstheCaliforniagreywhalebeginsitslongjourneysouthtothewarmwatersofBajaCalifornia.Duringthisthree-monthlongtripthewhalestravellingingroupsstayclosetotheshoreofNorthAmericaswimmingbothdayandnightandaveragingabut100milesperday.4??Duringthetripsouththegreywhalesthataresexuallymatureatleastthreeyearsoldandnotpregnantalreadyformmatinggroups.Thesegroupsarecomposedofthreewhalestwomalesandafemale.Thedominantmalecoupleswiththefemalewhilethesecondmaleiskeptbusypositioningthetwowhalesontheirsidesfacingeachotherandkeepingthemtogetherduringthesexact.Thisisnosmalljobsinceeachwhalecanbefiftyfeetlongandweighfortytons.5.??DuringDecemberandJanuarythegreywhalesarriveatthewarmlagoonsalongthecoastofBajaCalifornia.Thewhalesswimmilesinlandalongnarrowshallowchannels.ThesechannelsarethebreedinggroundsoftheCaliforniagreywhale.Thecalfhasbeengestatinginthepregnantfemaleforthelastthirteenmonthsthatissinceherlastjourneysouth.Theexpectantcowisaidedinthebirthofthecalfbyanotherfemalethatactsasamidwife.Atbirththecalfsinkstowardtheseafloor.Beingamammalthewhalemustbreatheatthesurface.Themidwifeguidesthebabywhaletothesurfaceforitsfirstgulpofair.Thecalfthenfindsitsmother’snipplesandrichwhalemilkisforcedintoitsmouth.Duringthenexttwomonthsthecalfwillgrowtwentyfeetanddoubleitsweight.6.??InMarchthewhalesbegintheirlongjourneynorthtotheArctic.Thenewly-pregnantfemalesleavefirstfollowingbythemalesandimmaturefemales.ThelasttoleavethewarmwatersofBajaarethefemalesandtheircalves.ThewhalesarriveattheirArcticfeedinggroundinJune.Manyscientistsbelievethatduringthisentireeightmonthlong14000milejourneytheCaliforniagreywhaledoesnotfeedatall!Paragraph3______
TheGreatestMysteryOfWhales Thewhaleisawarm-bloodedair-breathinganimalgivingbirthtoitsyoungalivesuckingthem-andlikeallmammalsoriginatedonland.Therearemany51ofthis.Itsfrontflippers鳍状肢usedforsteeringandstabilityaretracesoffeet. Immensestrengthis52intothegreatbodyofthebigwhalesandinfactmostofawhale’sbodyisonegiganticmuscle.Thebluewhale’spullingstrengthhasbeenestimated53400horsepower.Onespecimenwasreportedtohavetowed拖awhalingvesselforsevenhoursatthe54ofeightknots节. 55
LivingwithComputerAftertoolongontheNetevenaphonecallcanbeashock.Myboyfriend’sLiverpudianaccentsuddenlybecomeshardtounderstandaftertheclarityofhiswordsonscreen;asecretary’stoneseemsmorerejectingthanI’dimagineditwouldbe.Timeitselfbecomesfluid–hoursbecomeminutesandalternatelysecondsstretchintodays.Weekendsonceahighlightofmyweekarenowjusttwoordinarydays.ForthelastthreeyearssinceIstoppedworkingasaproducerforCharlieRoseIhavedonemuchofmyworkasatele-commuter远程交谈者.IsubmitarticlesandeditthemviaE-mailandcommunicatewithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.MyboyfriendslivesinEnglandsomuchofourrelationshipiscomputer-mediated.IfIdesiredIcouldstayinsideforweekswithoutwantinganything.Icanorderfoodandmanagemymoneyloveandwork.InfactattimesIhavespentaslongasthreeweeksaloneathomegoingoutonlytogetmailandbuynewspapersandgroceries.Iwatchedmostoftheblizzard暴风雪of’96onTV.Butafterawhilelifeitselfbeginstofeelunreal.IstarttofeelasthoughI’vemergedwithmymachinestakingdatainspittingthembackoutjustanothernode节点ontheNet.Othersonlinereportthesamesymptoms.Westarttostronglydisliketheoutsideformsofsocializing.It’slikeattendinganA.A.meetinginabarwitheveryoneholdingahalf-sippeddrink.WehavebecometheNetopponents’worstnightmare.Whatfirstseemedlikealuxurycrawlingfrombedtocomputernotworryingabouthairandclothesandfacehasbecomeanavoidancealackofdiscipline.Andonceyoustartreplacingrealhumancontactwithcyber-interaction网上交流comingbackoutofthecavecanbequitedifficult.AttimesIturnonthetelevisionandjustleaveittochatterinthebackgroundsomethingthatI’dneverdonepreviously.Thevoicesoftheprogramssoothe安慰mebutthenI’mjarred使感不快bythecommercials.Ifindmyselfsuckedinbysoapoperasorcompulsively强制性地needingtokeepupwiththelatestnewsandtheweather.DatelineFrontlineNightlineCNNeverypossibleangleofeverystoryoverandoverandoverevenwhentheyareofnopossibleusetome.Workmoversfromforegroundtobackground.Welearnfromthepassagethatthewriter______.
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SleeplessatNight Itwasanormalsummernight.Humidity湿气hunginthethickair. Icouldn’tgotosleeppartlybecauseofmycoldandpartlybecauseofmyexpectationsforthenextday.Mymumhadsaidthattomorrow-wasgoingtobeasurprise. Sweatstucktomyachingbody.FinallyIgatheredenoughstrengthtositup.Ilookedoutofmysmallwindowintothenight.Therewasabigbrightmoonhangingintheskygivingoffamagiclight. Icouldn’tstandthepressureanymoreSoIdidwhatIalwaysdotomakemyselffeelbetter.Iwenttothebathroomandpickedupmytoothbrushandtoothpaste.Icleanedmyteethasiftherewasnotomorrow-.Backandforthupanddown. ThenIwalkeddownstairstolookforsomesignsofmovementsomelife.Gladiatormycatfrightenedmeashemeowed喵喵地唱出hissadsong.HewasontheOldorangecouch长沙发sittinguponhisfrontlegswaitingforsomethingtohappen.Helookedatmeasiftos "I’mlonelypetme.Ineedagoodhug紧抱."Eventhecouchbeggedmetositonit. InonemovementIsettleddownontothesoftcouch.Thiscouchrepresentedmyparents’marriagemybirthandhundredsofotherlittleevents. AsIheldGladiatormyheartstartedbeatingheavily.Mymindwasfloodedwithquestions:What’slifeAmIreallyaliveAreyoulisteningtomeEverytimeImovedmyhanddownGladiator’sbodyIhadanew-thought;eachtouchsangadifferentsong. Iforgetallabouttheheatandthenextday’ssurprise.TheatmospherewassofullofwarmthandsilencethatIsankintoitsalms.Fallingasleepwiththebigcatinmyarms.Ifeltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway. Theauthorbrushedhisteethoverandover.
{{*HTML*}}Everyyearthousandsofgreywhalesmakethelongestmigrationofanyanimaltraveling7000mileseachwaybetweentheArcticandBajaCalifornia.ThegreywhalesspendthelongsummerdaysintheirArcticfeedinggroundsintheBeringSeabetweenAlaskaandRussia.Unlikeafishthewhaleiswarm-bloodedandmustthereforemaintainarelativelyhighinternalbodytemperature.InthecoldArcticwatersthegreywhaleisprotectedbyanouterlayerofblubberwhichaveragessixinchesinthickness.OtherwhalessuchastheGreenlandNightwhalehavebeenfoundwithatwo-footthicklayerofblubbercoveringtheirbodies.2.??DuringthesesummermonthsintheArcticthegreywhalesfattenthemselvesbyconsumingenormousquantitiesofsmallshrimp-likeanimalscalledamphipods.RecentobservationsofayounggreywhaleGigiⅡheldincaptivityatSeaWorldinSanDiegoduring1971and1972suggestthatthegreywhalefeedsbysweepingitsenormousheadoverthebottom.Theamphipodsonwhichitfeedsareeitherstirredoffthebottomorleapoffthebottomtoescape.Theseanimalsandthesurroundingwateraresuckedintothewhale’smouth.Asthewaterisexpelledfromthemouthitpassesthroughcoarsebaleenfibres.Thesmallanimalsaretrappedandswallowed.3.??InOctoberasthedaysgetshorterandicebeginstoformovertheArcticfeedinggroundstheCaliforniagreywhalebeginsitslongjourneysouthtothewarmwatersofBajaCalifornia.Duringthisthree-monthlongtripthewhalestravellingingroupsstayclosetotheshoreofNorthAmericaswimmingbothdayandnightandaveragingabut100milesperday.4??Duringthetripsouththegreywhalesthataresexuallymatureatleastthreeyearsoldandnotpregnantalreadyformmatinggroups.Thesegroupsarecomposedofthreewhalestwomalesandafemale.Thedominantmalecoupleswiththefemalewhilethesecondmaleiskeptbusypositioningthetwowhalesontheirsidesfacingeachotherandkeepingthemtogetherduringthesexact.Thisisnosmalljobsinceeachwhalecanbefiftyfeetlongandweighfortytons.5.??DuringDecemberandJanuarythegreywhalesarriveatthewarmlagoonsalongthecoastofBajaCalifornia.Thewhalesswimmilesinlandalongnarrowshallowchannels.ThesechannelsarethebreedinggroundsoftheCaliforniagreywhale.Thecalfhasbeengestatinginthepregnantfemaleforthelastthirteenmonthsthatissinceherlastjourneysouth.Theexpectantcowisaidedinthebirthofthecalfbyanotherfemalethatactsasamidwife.Atbirththecalfsinkstowardtheseafloor.Beingamammalthewhalemustbreatheatthesurface.Themidwifeguidesthebabywhaletothesurfaceforitsfirstgulpofair.Thecalfthenfindsitsmother’snipplesandrichwhalemilkisforcedintoitsmouth.Duringthenexttwomonthsthecalfwillgrowtwentyfeetanddoubleitsweight.6.??InMarchthewhalesbegintheirlongjourneynorthtotheArctic.Thenewly-pregnantfemalesleavefirstfollowingbythemalesandimmaturefemales.ThelasttoleavethewarmwatersofBajaarethefemalesandtheircalves.ThewhalesarriveattheirArcticfeedinggroundinJune.Manyscientistsbelievethatduringthisentireeightmonthlong14000milejourneytheCaliforniagreywhaledoesnotfeedatall!Paragraph5______
SleeplessatNight Itwasanormalsummernight.Humidity湿气hunginthethickair. Icouldn’tgotosleeppartlybecauseofmycoldandpartlybecauseofmyexpectationsforthenextday.Mymumhadsaidthattomorrow-wasgoingtobeasurprise. Sweatstucktomyachingbody.FinallyIgatheredenoughstrengthtositup.Ilookedoutofmysmallwindowintothenight.Therewasabigbrightmoonhangingintheskygivingoffamagiclight. Icouldn’tstandthepressureanymoreSoIdidwhatIalwaysdotomakemyselffeelbetter.Iwenttothebathroomandpickedupmytoothbrushandtoothpaste.Icleanedmyteethasiftherewasnotomorrow-.Backandforthupanddown. ThenIwalkeddownstairstolookforsomesignsofmovementsomelife.Gladiatormycatfrightenedmeashemeowed喵喵地唱出hissadsong.HewasontheOldorangecouch长沙发sittinguponhisfrontlegswaitingforsomethingtohappen.Helookedatmeasiftos "I’mlonelypetme.Ineedagoodhug紧抱."Eventhecouchbeggedmetositonit. InonemovementIsettleddownontothesoftcouch.Thiscouchrepresentedmyparents’marriagemybirthandhundredsofotherlittleevents. AsIheldGladiatormyheartstartedbeatingheavily.Mymindwasfloodedwithquestions:What’slifeAmIreallyaliveAreyoulisteningtomeEverytimeImovedmyhanddownGladiator’sbodyIhadanew-thought;eachtouchsangadifferentsong. Iforgetallabouttheheatandthenextday’ssurprise.TheatmospherewassofullofwarmthandsilencethatIsankintoitsalms.Fallingasleepwiththebigcatinmyarms.Ifeltallmyworriesslowlymoveaway. Theauthorcouldnotgotosleeppartlybecause.
OilandEconomyCouldthebadolddaysofeconomicdeclinebeabouttoreturnSinceOPECagreedtosupply-cutsinMarchthepriceofcrudeoilhasjumpedtoalmost$26abarrelupfromlessthan$10lastDecember.Thisnear-triplingofoilpricescallsupscarymemoriesofthe1973oilshockwhenpricesquadrupledand1979—1980whentheyalsoalmosttripled.Bothpreviousshocksresultedindouble-digitinflationandglobaleconomicdecline.SowherearetheheadlineswarningofgloomanddoomthistimeTheoilpricewasgivenanotherpushupthisweekwhenIraqsuspendedoilexports.Strengtheningeconomicgrowthatthesametimeaswintergripsthenorthernhemispherecouldpushthepricehigherstillintheshortterm.Yettherearegoodreasonstoexpecttheeconomicconsequencesnowtobelessseverethaninthe1970s.Inmostcountriesthecostofcrudeoilnowaccountsforasmallershareofthepriceofpetrolthanitdidinthe1970s.InEuropetaxesaccountforuptofour-fifthsoftheretailpricesoevenquitebigchangesinthepriceofcrudehaveamoremutedeffectonpumppricesthaninthepast.RicheconomiesarealsolessdependentonoilthantheywereandsolesssensitivetoSwingsintheoilprice.Energyconservationashifttootherfuelsandadeclineintheimportanceofheavyenergy-intensiveindustrieshavereducedoilconsumption.Softwareconsultancyandmobiletelephonesusefarlessoilthansteelorcarproduction.ForeachdollarofGDPinconstantpricesricheconomiesnowusenearly50%lessoilthanin1973.TheOECDestimatesinitslatestEconomicOutlookthatifoilpricesaveraged$22abarrelforafullyearcomparedwith$13in1998thiswouldincreasetheoilimportbillinricheconomiesbyonly0.25-0.5%ofGDP.Thatislessthanone-quarteroftheincomelossin1974or1980.Ontheotherhandoil-importingemergingeconomies-towhichheavyindustryhasshifted—havebecomemoreenergy-intensiveandsocouldbemoreseriouslysqueezed.Onemorereasonnottolosesleepovertheriseinoilpricesisthatunliketherisesinthe1970sithasnotoccurredagainstthebackgroundofgeneralcommodity-priceinflationandglobalexcessdemand.Asizableportionoftheworldisonlyjustemergingfromeconomicdecline.TheEconomist’scommoditypriceindexisbroadlyunchangingfromayearago.In1973commoditypricesjumpedby70%andin1979byalmost30%.Fromthetextwecanseethatthewriterseems______.
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