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AmandatorytraceabilitysystemintheUnitedStateswouldhelpimprovethesafetyoffoodsuchasproduceahealthofficialtoldlawmakersonWednesdayandthreeweeksafterthegovernmentdeclaredanendtotheworstfoodborneoutbreakinadecade.Inthepastsomeproducefirmsincludingmanyinthetomatoindustryusevoluntarytraceabilityprogramsbuttheirapproachesvary.LawmakerssaidamandatoryprogramwasoverdueandwouldhelpU.S.regulatorsimprovesafetyandrestoreconsumerconfidenceinfoodfollowingaseriesoffoodborneoutbreakssince2006.ItisthesystemthatisbrokensaidRep.RosaDeLaurochairoftheHouseAppropriationssubcommitteeonagriculture.Youstilldonothavemandatorytraceabilitymandatoryperformancestandards.Youarelookingforaneedleinahaystack.RegulatorsstruggledtopinpointthesourceofanoutbreakofSalmonellaSt.Paulearlierthisyearthatsickenedmorethan1400peopleandput286inthehospital.Theyinitiallyfocusedontomatoesbeforeshiftingtheirattentiontopeppers.TheslowpaceoftheinvestigationwhichlatertracedtheSalmonellastraintojalapenoandserranopeppersfromMexicohasrenewedcallsforgreatermonitoringoffreshfruitsandvegetablesandanationalsystemtotrackproduce.TheBioterrorismActof2002requiresproduceprocessorsanddistributorstokeeptrackofwherefoodgoesandwhereitcamefrom.Thisdoesnotincluderestaurantsandfarms.WearegoingclownaroadofexaminingwhatisgoingtoworksaidDavidAchesontheFoodandDrugAdministration’sassociatecommissionerforfoodprotection.Hetoldthesubcommitteeamandatoryprogramwouldhaveanimpact.AchesonsaidFDAdoesnotbelieveithasexplicitauthoritytomandateatrackingsystem.TheSalmonellaoutbreakwasthelatesthealthscaresince2006.TheincidentsinvolvinglettucepeanutbutterpotpiesandspinachhaveresultedindozensofhearingsandproposalsseekingtougherU.S.safetystandards.ThelatestproposalwhichDeLauroplanstointroducenextweekwouldcreateaseparatesafetyagencywithintheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicestohandleallfoodsafetyissuescurrentlyadministeredbyFDAInabriefingonfoodissuestheGroceryManufacturersAssociationwhichincludesleadingcompaniessuchasGeneralMillsIncandConAgraFoodsIncexpresseddoubtthatfoodsafetylegislationwouldbepassedthisyear.Prospectsdimfurthernextyearwithanewadministrationpursuingitsownagendaandcongressdealingwithotherissuesincludinghealthcareandtransportation.ThismaybeouronlywindowforsomeperiodoftimetoactuallyenacttheseimportantreformssaidScottFaberavicepresidentattheGroceryManufacturers.Anestimated76millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesgetsickeveryyearwithfoodborneillnessand5000dieaccordingtotheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.WhatdoesDavidAchesonthinkaboutthemandatoryprogram
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 11
Thebiggestdemonstrationinagenerationisbeingassembledbymobilizingthepowerofthewebwhichallowsanti-wargroupstorallymultitudesattheclickofamouse.Cornishspeakersforpeacecanshareideasbye-mailwithRhodesScholarsAgainsttheWarwhiletakingintoaccountthesensitivitiesoftheYoungMuslimSisters.Footsoreban-the-bombveteranssuchasTonyMyersoftheCampaignforNuclearDisarmamentbusilypreparingyesterdayforthemassprotestcanonlymarvelatthepowerofthenet.It’smadeamassivedifferencehesaid.Backinthe1980swhenweweretryingtoorganizehugedemositwasallaboutgoingtomeetingsandsendingmailtoregionalpeople.Iwasavolunteerbeforethe1983demonstrationwhichattracted400000marchers.Theofficewasjustawashwithpeopleprintingthingsonoldduplicators.Peopletodayfeelmoreliketheyarepartofabigmovement.Inthe1980swewouldreadaboutdemosallovertheworldafewdayslaterinthenewspapers.Nowyouknowallthedetailsinadvanceifyouareonthee-maillist.TheStoptheWarCoalitionneedsonlyahandfulofheadquartersstaffbecausethewebsiteisavirtualcampaigngroupinitselfcompletewithbriefingsnewsaddressesandartwork.Children’ssuperiormasteryoftheinternetisreflectedintheproliferationofyouthgroupsopposingwar.TheWoodcraftFolkasortofpacifistversionoftheScoutsannouncethattheywillbebringinganorangeparachuteonthemarch.TheEngels-MarxCommunistPartysloganResistandRevoltisagroupofpupilsataLeicestercomprehensiveschoolopposingthewar.TheentirecountryiscoveredfromtheAberdeenStudentsAgainstWarSocietytoTorbayStoptheWargroup.Anti-warcampaignersputleafletsmapspostersandpetitionsontheirwebsitesforsupporterstoprintstickintheirwindoworhandoutatthemarch.StoptheWarCoalitionincludesadirect-debitformwhichsupporterscandownloadandsendtotheirbankmanagertomakedonations.Messageboardsarefilledwithanti-warprotestersarguingtheircase.TheissueisbeingexploitedbytheBritishNationalPartywhichhaspostedaself-servingpressreleaseproclaimingsupportforthemarchbecauseoftheirconcernsoverthepoweroftheIsraelilobby.Anti-warindividualshavebeene-mailingfriendswithsongsforthemarchonetothetuneofIfYou’reHappyandYouKnowIt.Theinternetwascreatedinthe1960spartlybytheAdvancedResearchProjectAgencyoftheUSDepartmentofDefense.Itiswidelysaidtohavebeencreatedinordertosendmilitarymessagesafteranatomicwar.Whichoneofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 15
Anattempttowardstherectificationoftherotthathassetinthesocialandnationallifeofthecountryisbeingmadewithgreatenthusiasmthroughjudicialactivism.Howeverjudicialactivismalonedoesnotsufficefortherectificationofthisall-pervadingmalaise.Whatisurgentlyneededisthesupportofothersocialagencies/institutions.Averyimportantroleinthismattercanbeplayedbymediaactivismthetopicunderdiscussiontoday.Itisundoubtedlytruethatthepositionofmediaorjournalismisnotthatofamissionbutofacommercialindustry.Thetruthofthematterhoweveristhatourpresentjournalismisusedtopresentingonlyhalfsideofthepicture.Thisistherootcauseofallourproblems.Inviewofthepresentcircumstancesmediaactivismwouldamounttopresentabalancedreportingofthesituationabandoningthepresentpolicyofselectivereporting.Theprincipleofmodernjournalismcanbeunderstoodfromthissaying:Whenadogbitesamanitisnonewsbutwhenamanbitesadogitisnews.OnepracticalexampleofthismethodisprovidedbyourpresentjournalismwhichisconstantlyengagedingivingmaximumcoveragetoanyhotnewscreatedbyanunrulysectionofMuslims.Ifthepercentageofhotnewsformsonlyonepercentthepercentageofsoftnewsisnotlessthan99percent.Butthereadersofthenewspapersaretotallyinthedarkaboutthis99percentofthepicturewhereastheonepercentisbeingrepeated.SimilarlyifanextremistHinducreateshotnewsthiswillfindaplaceinallthenewspapersthenextday.WhereasevenintheHinduworldthereis99percentsoftnewswhilehotnewsformsnotmorethanonepercent.Asaresultofthisonesidedstudyunrealopinionisformedbyboththecommunitiesregardingoneanother.Takingextremeformsthisunrealopinionattimesturnsintocommunalriots.Theselectivereportingofthisnatureremainsapermanentobstacletothepathofnationalintegration.Fortherectificationofthisstateofaffairsapowerfuljournalistsorganization-aswealreadyhaveformedforourrights-basedontheprinciplesofsocialresponsibilitiesisrequired.MediaRelationsForumisanorganizationwhichaimsatworkingforthisgoal.AlongwiththisIshouldliketoputforwardaproposalforbringingaboutanatmosphereofsupportandcooperationbetweenthenewspapersandsocialworkers.Wheneverarumorspreadsoragroupindulgesinanyactivitywhichmayleadtodisruptingpeacesocialworkersshouldimmediatelyengagethemselvesinathoroughinvestigationofthematterandthenthroughthefullsupportofthenewspaperstheactualversionispublishedinthenewspapers.Thisistheonlywaytomaintainpeaceandharmonyincommunities.TheexampleofthereportsaboutMuslimsisusedto______.
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AmandatorytraceabilitysystemintheUnitedStateswouldhelpimprovethesafetyoffoodsuchasproduceahealthofficialtoldlawmakersonWednesdayandthreeweeksafterthegovernmentdeclaredanendtotheworstfoodborneoutbreakinadecade.Inthepastsomeproducefirmsincludingmanyinthetomatoindustryusevoluntarytraceabilityprogramsbuttheirapproachesvary.LawmakerssaidamandatoryprogramwasoverdueandwouldhelpU.S.regulatorsimprovesafetyandrestoreconsumerconfidenceinfoodfollowingaseriesoffoodborneoutbreakssince2006.ItisthesystemthatisbrokensaidRep.RosaDeLaurochairoftheHouseAppropriationssubcommitteeonagriculture.Youstilldonothavemandatorytraceabilitymandatoryperformancestandards.Youarelookingforaneedleinahaystack.RegulatorsstruggledtopinpointthesourceofanoutbreakofSalmonellaSt.Paulearlierthisyearthatsickenedmorethan1400peopleandput286inthehospital.Theyinitiallyfocusedontomatoesbeforeshiftingtheirattentiontopeppers.TheslowpaceoftheinvestigationwhichlatertracedtheSalmonellastraintojalapenoandserranopeppersfromMexicohasrenewedcallsforgreatermonitoringoffreshfruitsandvegetablesandanationalsystemtotrackproduce.TheBioterrorismActof2002requiresproduceprocessorsanddistributorstokeeptrackofwherefoodgoesandwhereitcamefrom.Thisdoesnotincluderestaurantsandfarms.WearegoingclownaroadofexaminingwhatisgoingtoworksaidDavidAchesontheFoodandDrugAdministration’sassociatecommissionerforfoodprotection.Hetoldthesubcommitteeamandatoryprogramwouldhaveanimpact.AchesonsaidFDAdoesnotbelieveithasexplicitauthoritytomandateatrackingsystem.TheSalmonellaoutbreakwasthelatesthealthscaresince2006.TheincidentsinvolvinglettucepeanutbutterpotpiesandspinachhaveresultedindozensofhearingsandproposalsseekingtougherU.S.safetystandards.ThelatestproposalwhichDeLauroplanstointroducenextweekwouldcreateaseparatesafetyagencywithintheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServicestohandleallfoodsafetyissuescurrentlyadministeredbyFDAInabriefingonfoodissuestheGroceryManufacturersAssociationwhichincludesleadingcompaniessuchasGeneralMillsIncandConAgraFoodsIncexpresseddoubtthatfoodsafetylegislationwouldbepassedthisyear.Prospectsdimfurthernextyearwithanewadministrationpursuingitsownagendaandcongressdealingwithotherissuesincludinghealthcareandtransportation.ThismaybeouronlywindowforsomeperiodoftimetoactuallyenacttheseimportantreformssaidScottFaberavicepresidentattheGroceryManufacturers.Anestimated76millionpeopleintheUnitedStatesgetsickeveryyearwithfoodborneillnessand5000dieaccordingtotheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Whatdothelawmakersthinkaboutthemandatoryprogrammentioned
Thevolcanointhecornfieldgrewuntilitwasbiggerthanthecornfield!41______PeoplecalledthevolcanotheLittleMonsterbecauseitgrewsofast.Scientistscamefromallovertheworldtostudyitandwatchitgrow.Itisnotoftenthatpeoplegetachancetowatchavolcanofromtheverybeginning. Mostofthevolcanoeshavebeenhereforaverylongtime.Somehavebeenheresolongthatnowtheyarecold.Theyarecalleddeadvolcanoes.Theyhavestoppedthrowingoutfireandmeltedrockandsmoke.Itissafetowalkonthem.Farmsareplowedonthequietslopesandpeoplehavebuilthousesthere. Somevolcanoeshavestoppedthrowingouthotrockbuttheystillsmokealittlenowandthen.Theyare"sleeping"volcanoes.Sometimetheymay"wakeup". 42______. Todayvolcanoesarenotsodangerousforpeopleastheywerealongtimeago.Nowweknowmoreaboutwhyvolcanoesdowhattheydoandwecanusuallytellwhentheyaregoingtodoit.43______. Peopleusedtothinkdragonsundertheearthcausedvolcanoes.Theysaidthesmokethatpuffedabovethegroundwasthedragon’sbreath.Theysaidtheearthquakeswerecausedbythedragon’smovingarounddownintheearth.Nowweknowthatthisisnottrue. Anotherthingweknowaboutvolcanoesisthattheydon’thappenjustanywhere.44______.Scientistsknowwheretheseplacesareandmapshavebeenmadetoleteverybodyknow. Therearedifferentkindsofvolcanoes.Someexplodesoviolentlythattherockgoeshighintotheairandfallsmilesaway.Avolcanomayshootoutashessohighthattheyfloatallthewayaroundtheworld.Theyhavemadethesunsetsgreenandthesnowpurple. 45______. Oneverytallvolcanostaysfieryredatthetopallthetime.Itisluckythatthevolcanoisneartheocean.Sailorscanuseitforalighthouse. [A]Othervolcanoesaremoregentle.Thehotlavarisesintheirconesandoverflowsrollingslowlydownthemountainsidewhereitbecomescoolandhard. [B]Blacksmokepuffedout.Hotashesfelllikeblacksnowflakes.Hotrockandfireandlavashotout. [C]Smokepuffedupandrockstartedpoppingupoutofacrackthatopenedintheground. [D]AvolcanonamedVesuviussleptforathousandyears.Butitwokeupandthrewoutsomuchhotmeltedrockthatitburiedthebuildingsoftwocities. [E]Beforeasleepingvolcanowakesupitusuallymakesanoiselikefarawaythunderandthegroundshakesinsmallearthquakes.Peoplearewarnedandhavetimetogetawaysafely. [F]Avolcanostartsfromaholeinthegroundfromwhichhotrockandsmokeandsteamcomeout.Farfarunderthegrounditissohotthatrockmelts.Thishotmeltedrockorlavaissome-timespushedoutoftheearththroughaholeoracrackintheground.Thesteaminsidetheearthpushestherockout. [G]Therearecertainplacesundertheearthwheretherockisbrokeninawaythatletsthesteamandhotrockescapetotheoutsidemoreeasily. 41
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 7
Directions: Yougettheinformationfromthenewspaperthat××companyisemployinganEnglishinterpreter.Youshouldwriteanletterforthejob.Yourpersonalinformationisasfollows: 1Age30;height1.80m;healthconditionwell;hobbiesswimmingsingingdancing. 2Resume:graduatedfromPekingUniversityin1994workedinNantongMiddleSchool. 3Specialty:goodatEnglishespeciallyspokenEnglishtranslatedmanyChinesebooksintoEnglishunderstandJapanese. Tel:3654731 Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use"LiMing"instead.
Thebiggestdemonstrationinagenerationisbeingassembledbymobilizingthepowerofthewebwhichallowsanti-wargroupstorallymultitudesattheclickofamouse.Cornishspeakersforpeacecanshareideasbye-mailwithRhodesScholarsAgainsttheWarwhiletakingintoaccountthesensitivitiesoftheYoungMuslimSisters.Footsoreban-the-bombveteranssuchasTonyMyersoftheCampaignforNuclearDisarmamentbusilypreparingyesterdayforthemassprotestcanonlymarvelatthepowerofthenet.It’smadeamassivedifferencehesaid.Backinthe1980swhenweweretryingtoorganizehugedemositwasallaboutgoingtomeetingsandsendingmailtoregionalpeople.Iwasavolunteerbeforethe1983demonstrationwhichattracted400000marchers.Theofficewasjustawashwithpeopleprintingthingsonoldduplicators.Peopletodayfeelmoreliketheyarepartofabigmovement.Inthe1980swewouldreadaboutdemosallovertheworldafewdayslaterinthenewspapers.Nowyouknowallthedetailsinadvanceifyouareonthee-maillist.TheStoptheWarCoalitionneedsonlyahandfulofheadquartersstaffbecausethewebsiteisavirtualcampaigngroupinitselfcompletewithbriefingsnewsaddressesandartwork.Children’ssuperiormasteryoftheinternetisreflectedintheproliferationofyouthgroupsopposingwar.TheWoodcraftFolkasortofpacifistversionoftheScoutsannouncethattheywillbebringinganorangeparachuteonthemarch.TheEngels-MarxCommunistPartysloganResistandRevoltisagroupofpupilsataLeicestercomprehensiveschoolopposingthewar.TheentirecountryiscoveredfromtheAberdeenStudentsAgainstWarSocietytoTorbayStoptheWargroup.Anti-warcampaignersputleafletsmapspostersandpetitionsontheirwebsitesforsupporterstoprintstickintheirwindoworhandoutatthemarch.StoptheWarCoalitionincludesadirect-debitformwhichsupporterscandownloadandsendtotheirbankmanagertomakedonations.Messageboardsarefilledwithanti-warprotestersarguingtheircase.TheissueisbeingexploitedbytheBritishNationalPartywhichhaspostedaself-servingpressreleaseproclaimingsupportforthemarchbecauseoftheirconcernsoverthepoweroftheIsraelilobby.Anti-warindividualshavebeene-mailingfriendswithsongsforthemarchonetothetuneofIfYou’reHappyandYouKnowIt.Theinternetwascreatedinthe1960spartlybytheAdvancedResearchProjectAgencyoftheUSDepartmentofDefense.Itiswidelysaidtohavebeencreatedinordertosendmilitarymessagesafteranatomicwar.Theexampleinthefirstparagraphisusedtoshowthedemonstrators______.
Sportpsychologyresearchhasdocumentedtheimportantroteofsignificantadultssuchasparentsandcoachesinyouthparticipants’psychosocialdevelopmentandachievementmotivation.Howeverthesituationconcerningparentsandcoachesinyouthsportissomewhatofaconundrum—therolesofcoachandparentareoftensynonymoussuggestingnotsimplyanindependentrelationshipwiththechildparticipant.Inrecentyearsagrowingbodyofliteraturehasemergedonparentinfluenceinyouthsportbasedontheseandothertheories.Firstresearchshowsthatparentswhoaremoresupportiveandlesspressuringoftheirchildrenareassociatedwithyouthparticipantswhoreporthigherperceivedcompetenceenjoymentandintrinsicmotivationtowardsport.Secondparentswhoencouragetheirchild’sparticipationandexhibitenjoymentofphysicalactivityarerelatedtochildrenwhoreporthigherperceivedcompetenceandattractiontowardphysicalactivity.Finallyparentswhoholdstrongerpositivebeliefsabouttheirchild’sphysicalcompetenceareassociatedwithchildrenwhoreporthigherself-perceptionsvaluetowardsportandphysicalactivitylevels.AprevalentphenomenonofNorthAmericancultureistheparent-coachdualrole.Mostcoachesincompetitiveyouthsportareparentsofoneormoreoftheirplayers.Brownestimatedthatabout90%ofthevolunteercoachesinagivencommunityareaparentofoneormoreteammembers.Althoughonecanforwardseveralpositiveaspectsoftheparent-coachphenomenonthereisalsothepotentialforyouthtoperceivestressfromthisparent-childrelationship.Severalresearchersreportedthatadolescentathletesfeltpressurefromtheircoachesandparentstoperformwellanddesiredthatparentsbesourcesofsocialsupportandleaveskillandstrategyinstructiontothecoach’sdomain.Collectivelyanecdotalaccountsandempiricaldatasuggestthatexploringthebenefitsandcostsofparentscoachingtheirchildrenisaworthytopicfromboththeoreticalandappliedperspectives.Thereforebasedonpreviousresearchontheroleofparentsandcoachesinyouthdevelopmentthepurposeofthepresentstudywastogainknowledgeabouttheparent-coachphenomenonincompetitiveyouthsport.Weaccomplishedthispurposebyinterviewingyouthsoccerplayerswhowerecoachedbytheirparentthechild’steammatesandtheparent-coach.Weexpectthatchildparticipantswouldidentifybothpositiveandnegativeaspectsofhavingaparentastheircoachinlinewithpreviousresearchbutweweremostcurioustoknowifdifferentissueswouldberaisedabouttheuniqueparent-coach/child-athleterelationship.Whataretheresearchersmostinterestedtoknowaboutintheircurrentstudy
Thevolcanointhecornfieldgrewuntilitwasbiggerthanthecornfield!41______PeoplecalledthevolcanotheLittleMonsterbecauseitgrewsofast.Scientistscamefromallovertheworldtostudyitandwatchitgrow.Itisnotoftenthatpeoplegetachancetowatchavolcanofromtheverybeginning. Mostofthevolcanoeshavebeenhereforaverylongtime.Somehavebeenheresolongthatnowtheyarecold.Theyarecalleddeadvolcanoes.Theyhavestoppedthrowingoutfireandmeltedrockandsmoke.Itissafetowalkonthem.Farmsareplowedonthequietslopesandpeoplehavebuilthousesthere. Somevolcanoeshavestoppedthrowingouthotrockbuttheystillsmokealittlenowandthen.Theyare"sleeping"volcanoes.Sometimetheymay"wakeup". 42______. Todayvolcanoesarenotsodangerousforpeopleastheywerealongtimeago.Nowweknowmoreaboutwhyvolcanoesdowhattheydoandwecanusuallytellwhentheyaregoingtodoit.43______. Peopleusedtothinkdragonsundertheearthcausedvolcanoes.Theysaidthesmokethatpuffedabovethegroundwasthedragon’sbreath.Theysaidtheearthquakeswerecausedbythedragon’smovingarounddownintheearth.Nowweknowthatthisisnottrue. Anotherthingweknowaboutvolcanoesisthattheydon’thappenjustanywhere.44______.Scientistsknowwheretheseplacesareandmapshavebeenmadetoleteverybodyknow. Therearedifferentkindsofvolcanoes.Someexplodesoviolentlythattherockgoeshighintotheairandfallsmilesaway.Avolcanomayshootoutashessohighthattheyfloatallthewayaroundtheworld.Theyhavemadethesunsetsgreenandthesnowpurple. 45______. Oneverytallvolcanostaysfieryredatthetopallthetime.Itisluckythatthevolcanoisneartheocean.Sailorscanuseitforalighthouse. [A]Othervolcanoesaremoregentle.Thehotlavarisesintheirconesandoverflowsrollingslowlydownthemountainsidewhereitbecomescoolandhard. [B]Blacksmokepuffedout.Hotashesfelllikeblacksnowflakes.Hotrockandfireandlavashotout. [C]Smokepuffedupandrockstartedpoppingupoutofacrackthatopenedintheground. [D]AvolcanonamedVesuviussleptforathousandyears.Butitwokeupandthrewoutsomuchhotmeltedrockthatitburiedthebuildingsoftwocities. [E]Beforeasleepingvolcanowakesupitusuallymakesanoiselikefarawaythunderandthegroundshakesinsmallearthquakes.Peoplearewarnedandhavetimetogetawaysafely. [F]Avolcanostartsfromaholeinthegroundfromwhichhotrockandsmokeandsteamcomeout.Farfarunderthegrounditissohotthatrockmelts.Thishotmeltedrockorlavaissome-timespushedoutoftheearththroughaholeoracrackintheground.Thesteaminsidetheearthpushestherockout. [G]Therearecertainplacesundertheearthwheretherockisbrokeninawaythatletsthesteamandhotrockescapetotheoutsidemoreeasily. 43
Workhardandgetahead.That’swhateveryAmericanlearnsgrowingupbutformillionsofthemit’sgettinghardertotellthedifferencebetweenworkinghardandbeingaworkaholic.Thelinehappenswhenyoucomehomeonedayandyourhusbandisn’tthereandyoudidn’trealizeheleftyouaweekagoStephenViscusisaid.ViscusiisCEOoftheViscusiGroup.Theactualreasonsforbecomingaworkaholicarequitevaried.Itmightinvolveaneedinsomeonetoalwaysstayastepaheadoftheirco-workersoranyoneelsetheyperceiveasacompetitivethreat.Itcouldbeadesiretoneverleavetheofficeatnightwithouttyingupanylooseendssuchasreturninganemailwritingamemoorgettingapackageout.Itmightbeasingle-mindedcommitmenttobeingsuccessfulgainingpromotionafterpromotionnomatterwhatthecost.WorkaholicsAnonymous—afellowshipofindividualswhosharetheirexperiencestrengthandhopewitheachotherthattheymaysolvetheircommonproblemsandhelpotherstorecoverfromworkholism—lists20questionstoaskyourselfifyouthinkyoumaybeaworkaholicincludingwhetheryougetmoreexcitedaboutworkthananythingelseandworkmorethan40hoursperweek.viscusisaidagoodindicationthatyou’reaworkaholicisifyouareconstantlyelectronicallyconnectedtotheofficewhetherbycellphoneBlackBerryorlaptop.Workaholism’seffectsonthefamilycanbedevastatingViscusisaidwiththeconsequenceseventuallymanifestingthemselvesastheywouldwithanyotheraddictioninbrokenmarriagesandbrokenhomes.BrianRobinsonaprofessorattheUniversityofNorthCarolinatold20/20in1999thatchildrenofworkaholicsdevelopedthesamedisordersaschildrenofalcoholicssuchasdepressionandanxietythatcrippledthemlaterinlife.Viscusiofferedthefollowingtipsforworkaholicstryingtomakeachange.Don’ttakeoneveryproject.Don’tsayyestoeveryone.LearntheartofsayingIcan’thandleanymore.Alsodoesn’titseemlikeexerciseisgoodforeverythingItisrecommendedaspartofeveryself-helpregime—wellthisisnodifference.Exerciseandyogahelpyouandit’sthehardestplacetogetanyworkdone.Nocellphonesallowed!Similartoahobbydoingsomethingwithoutaskingforanypaymentinreturnletsyoufocusonsomethingotherthanworkoryourjob.Itcangiveyouadifferentperspectiveandadifferentwaytomeetnewpeople.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheeffectsofworkaholiconfamilies
Sportpsychologyresearchhasdocumentedtheimportantroteofsignificantadultssuchasparentsandcoachesinyouthparticipants’psychosocialdevelopmentandachievementmotivation.Howeverthesituationconcerningparentsandcoachesinyouthsportissomewhatofaconundrum—therolesofcoachandparentareoftensynonymoussuggestingnotsimplyanindependentrelationshipwiththechildparticipant.Inrecentyearsagrowingbodyofliteraturehasemergedonparentinfluenceinyouthsportbasedontheseandothertheories.Firstresearchshowsthatparentswhoaremoresupportiveandlesspressuringoftheirchildrenareassociatedwithyouthparticipantswhoreporthigherperceivedcompetenceenjoymentandintrinsicmotivationtowardsport.Secondparentswhoencouragetheirchild’sparticipationandexhibitenjoymentofphysicalactivityarerelatedtochildrenwhoreporthigherperceivedcompetenceandattractiontowardphysicalactivity.Finallyparentswhoholdstrongerpositivebeliefsabouttheirchild’sphysicalcompetenceareassociatedwithchildrenwhoreporthigherself-perceptionsvaluetowardsportandphysicalactivitylevels.AprevalentphenomenonofNorthAmericancultureistheparent-coachdualrole.Mostcoachesincompetitiveyouthsportareparentsofoneormoreoftheirplayers.Brownestimatedthatabout90%ofthevolunteercoachesinagivencommunityareaparentofoneormoreteammembers.Althoughonecanforwardseveralpositiveaspectsoftheparent-coachphenomenonthereisalsothepotentialforyouthtoperceivestressfromthisparent-childrelationship.Severalresearchersreportedthatadolescentathletesfeltpressurefromtheircoachesandparentstoperformwellanddesiredthatparentsbesourcesofsocialsupportandleaveskillandstrategyinstructiontothecoach’sdomain.Collectivelyanecdotalaccountsandempiricaldatasuggestthatexploringthebenefitsandcostsofparentscoachingtheirchildrenisaworthytopicfromboththeoreticalandappliedperspectives.Thereforebasedonpreviousresearchontheroleofparentsandcoachesinyouthdevelopmentthepurposeofthepresentstudywastogainknowledgeabouttheparent-coachphenomenonincompetitiveyouthsport.Weaccomplishedthispurposebyinterviewingyouthsoccerplayerswhowerecoachedbytheirparentthechild’steammatesandtheparent-coach.Weexpectthatchildparticipantswouldidentifybothpositiveandnegativeaspectsofhavingaparentastheircoachinlinewithpreviousresearchbutweweremostcurioustoknowifdifferentissueswouldberaisedabouttheuniqueparent-coach/child-athleterelationship.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph2
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 9
Internetisavastnetworkofcomputersthatconnectsmanyoftheworld’sbusinessesinstitutionsandindividuals.46TheInternetwhichmeansinterconnectednetworkofnetworkslinkstensofthousandsofsmallercomputernetworks.Thesenetworkstransmithugeamountsofinformationintheformofwordsimagesandsounds. TheInternethasinformationoneverytopic.47Networkuserscansearchthroughsourcesrangingfromvastdatabasestosmallelectronic"bulletinboards"whereusersformdiscussiongroupsaroundcommoninterests.MuchoftheInternet’strafficconsistsofmessagessentfromonecomputerusertoanother.Thesemessagesarecalledelectronicmailore-mail.Internetusershaveelectronicaddressesthatallowthemtosendandreceivee-mail.Otherusesofthenetworkincludeobtainingnewsjoiningelectronicdebatesandplayingelectronicgames.48OnefeatureoftheInternetknownastheWorldWideWebprovidesgraphicsaudioandvideotoenhancetheinformationinitsdocuments.Thesedocumentscoveravastnumberoftopics. PeopleusuallyaccesstheInternetwithadevicecalledamodem.Modemsconnectcomputerstothenetworkthroughtelephonelines.MuchoftheInternetoperatesthroughworldwidetelephonenetworksoffiber-opticcables49Thesecablescontainhair-thinstrandsofglassthatcarrydataaspulsesoflight.Theycantransmitthousandsoftimesmoredatathanlocalphonelinesmostofwhichconsistofcopperwires. Inthefuturetheinternetwillprobablygrowmoresophisticatedascomputertechnologybecomesmorepowerful.50ManyexpertsbelievetheInternetmaybecomepartofalargernetworkcalledtheinformationsuperhighway.Thisnetworkstillunderdevelopmentwouldlinkcomputerswithtelephonecompaniescabletelevisionstationsandothercommunicationsystems.PeoplecouldbankshopwatchTVandperformmanyotheractivitiesthroughthenetwork. Thesecablescontainhair-thinstrandsofglassthatcarrydataaspulsesoflight.Theycantransmitthousandsoftimesmoredatathanlocalphonelinesmostofwhichconsistofcopperwires.
IfmenarefromMarsandwomenarefromVenusitmayexplainatleastoneoftheirsharedbeliefs:Menandwomencan’tberealfriends.Manymaypointtothejealousythatplaguesmanyrationalpeoplewhenasignificantotherbefriendssomeoneoftheoppositesex.Boilitdowntotheinherentdifferencesbetweenthesexes.Itjustcan’tbedone.IsitrightWrongsayrelationshipexperts.Thebeliefthatmenandwomencan’tbefriendscomesfromanothererainwhichwomenwereathomeandmenwereintheworkplaceandtheonlywaytheycouldgettogetherwasforromanceexplainsLindaSapadinPh.[D]apsychologistinprivatepracticeinValleyStreamNewYork.Nowtheyworktogetherandhavesportsintereststogetherandsocializetogether.Thisculturalshiftisencouragingpsychologistssociologistsandcommunicationsexpertstoputforthanewmessage:thoughitmaybetrickymenandwomencansuccessfullybecomeclosefriends.What’smoretherearegoodreasonsforthemtodoso.Societyhaslongsingledoutromanceastheprototypicalmale-femalerelationshipbecauseitspawnsbabiesandkeepsthelifecyclegoing;cross-sexfriendshipasresearcherscallithasbeeneitherignoredortrivialized.Wehaverulesforhowtoactinromanticrelationshipsflirtdategetmarriedhavekidsandevensame-sexfriendshipsboysrelatebydoingactivitiestogethergirlsbytalkingandsharing.Buttherearesofewplatonicmale-femalefriendshipsondisplayinourculturethatwe’reatalosseventodefinetheserelationships.Acertain1989filmstarringMegRyanandBillyCrystalconvincedanationofmoviegoersthatromancealwayscomesbetweenmenandwomenmakingtruefriendshipimpossible.WhenHarryMetSallysetthepotentialformale-femalefriendshipbackabout25yearssaysMichaelMonsourPh.D.assistantprofessorofcommunicationsattheUniversityofColoradoatDenverandauthorofWomenandMenasFriends:RelationshipsacrosstheLifeSpaninthe21stCentury.Almosteverytimeyouseeamale-femalefriendshipitwindsupturningintoromance.In1989DonO’MearaPh.D.asociologyprofessorattheUniversityofCincinnati-RaymondWaltersCollegepublishedalandmarkstudyinthejournalSexRolesonthetopimpedimentstocross-sexfriendship.Amongseveralchallengeshepointedoutinhisresearchsocietymaynotbeentirelyreadyforfriendshipsbetweenmenandwomenthathavenosexualsubtext.Peoplewithclosefriendsoftheoppositesexareoftenbarragedwithnudgingwinkingandskepticism:AreyoureallyjustfriendsThisisespeciallytruesaysO’Mearaofolderadultswhogrewupwhenmenandwomenwereoff-limitstoeachotheruntilmarriage.Whichoneofthefollowingwouldbethebestsubtitleforthelastparagraph
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 5
IfmenarefromMarsandwomenarefromVenusitmayexplainatleastoneoftheirsharedbeliefs:Menandwomencan’tberealfriends.Manymaypointtothejealousythatplaguesmanyrationalpeoplewhenasignificantotherbefriendssomeoneoftheoppositesex.Boilitdowntotheinherentdifferencesbetweenthesexes.Itjustcan’tbedone.IsitrightWrongsayrelationshipexperts.Thebeliefthatmenandwomencan’tbefriendscomesfromanothererainwhichwomenwereathomeandmenwereintheworkplaceandtheonlywaytheycouldgettogetherwasforromanceexplainsLindaSapadinPh.[D]apsychologistinprivatepracticeinValleyStreamNewYork.Nowtheyworktogetherandhavesportsintereststogetherandsocializetogether.Thisculturalshiftisencouragingpsychologistssociologistsandcommunicationsexpertstoputforthanewmessage:thoughitmaybetrickymenandwomencansuccessfullybecomeclosefriends.What’smoretherearegoodreasonsforthemtodoso.Societyhaslongsingledoutromanceastheprototypicalmale-femalerelationshipbecauseitspawnsbabiesandkeepsthelifecyclegoing;cross-sexfriendshipasresearcherscallithasbeeneitherignoredortrivialized.Wehaverulesforhowtoactinromanticrelationshipsflirtdategetmarriedhavekidsandevensame-sexfriendshipsboysrelatebydoingactivitiestogethergirlsbytalkingandsharing.Buttherearesofewplatonicmale-femalefriendshipsondisplayinourculturethatwe’reatalosseventodefinetheserelationships.Acertain1989filmstarringMegRyanandBillyCrystalconvincedanationofmoviegoersthatromancealwayscomesbetweenmenandwomenmakingtruefriendshipimpossible.WhenHarryMetSallysetthepotentialformale-femalefriendshipbackabout25yearssaysMichaelMonsourPh.D.assistantprofessorofcommunicationsattheUniversityofColoradoatDenverandauthorofWomenandMenasFriends:RelationshipsacrosstheLifeSpaninthe21stCentury.Almosteverytimeyouseeamale-femalefriendshipitwindsupturningintoromance.In1989DonO’MearaPh.D.asociologyprofessorattheUniversityofCincinnati-RaymondWaltersCollegepublishedalandmarkstudyinthejournalSexRolesonthetopimpedimentstocross-sexfriendship.Amongseveralchallengeshepointedoutinhisresearchsocietymaynotbeentirelyreadyforfriendshipsbetweenmenandwomenthathavenosexualsubtext.Peoplewithclosefriendsoftheoppositesexareoftenbarragedwithnudgingwinkingandskepticism:AreyoureallyjustfriendsThisisespeciallytruesaysO’Mearaofolderadultswhogrewupwhenmenandwomenwereoff-limitstoeachotheruntilmarriage.Accordingtoparagraph3whyisitdifficultformenandwomentobecomejustfriends
Thebiggestdemonstrationinagenerationisbeingassembledbymobilizingthepowerofthewebwhichallowsanti-wargroupstorallymultitudesattheclickofamouse.Cornishspeakersforpeacecanshareideasbye-mailwithRhodesScholarsAgainsttheWarwhiletakingintoaccountthesensitivitiesoftheYoungMuslimSisters.Footsoreban-the-bombveteranssuchasTonyMyersoftheCampaignforNuclearDisarmamentbusilypreparingyesterdayforthemassprotestcanonlymarvelatthepowerofthenet.It’smadeamassivedifferencehesaid.Backinthe1980swhenweweretryingtoorganizehugedemositwasallaboutgoingtomeetingsandsendingmailtoregionalpeople.Iwasavolunteerbeforethe1983demonstrationwhichattracted400000marchers.Theofficewasjustawashwithpeopleprintingthingsonoldduplicators.Peopletodayfeelmoreliketheyarepartofabigmovement.Inthe1980swewouldreadaboutdemosallovertheworldafewdayslaterinthenewspapers.Nowyouknowallthedetailsinadvanceifyouareonthee-maillist.TheStoptheWarCoalitionneedsonlyahandfulofheadquartersstaffbecausethewebsiteisavirtualcampaigngroupinitselfcompletewithbriefingsnewsaddressesandartwork.Children’ssuperiormasteryoftheinternetisreflectedintheproliferationofyouthgroupsopposingwar.TheWoodcraftFolkasortofpacifistversionoftheScoutsannouncethattheywillbebringinganorangeparachuteonthemarch.TheEngels-MarxCommunistPartysloganResistandRevoltisagroupofpupilsataLeicestercomprehensiveschoolopposingthewar.TheentirecountryiscoveredfromtheAberdeenStudentsAgainstWarSocietytoTorbayStoptheWargroup.Anti-warcampaignersputleafletsmapspostersandpetitionsontheirwebsitesforsupporterstoprintstickintheirwindoworhandoutatthemarch.StoptheWarCoalitionincludesadirect-debitformwhichsupporterscandownloadandsendtotheirbankmanagertomakedonations.Messageboardsarefilledwithanti-warprotestersarguingtheircase.TheissueisbeingexploitedbytheBritishNationalPartywhichhaspostedaself-servingpressreleaseproclaimingsupportforthemarchbecauseoftheirconcernsoverthepoweroftheIsraelilobby.Anti-warindividualshavebeene-mailingfriendswithsongsforthemarchonetothetuneofIfYou’reHappyandYouKnowIt.Theinternetwascreatedinthe1960spartlybytheAdvancedResearchProjectAgencyoftheUSDepartmentofDefense.Itiswidelysaidtohavebeencreatedinordertosendmilitarymessagesafteranatomicwar.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph3
Thevolcanointhecornfieldgrewuntilitwasbiggerthanthecornfield!41______PeoplecalledthevolcanotheLittleMonsterbecauseitgrewsofast.Scientistscamefromallovertheworldtostudyitandwatchitgrow.Itisnotoftenthatpeoplegetachancetowatchavolcanofromtheverybeginning. Mostofthevolcanoeshavebeenhereforaverylongtime.Somehavebeenheresolongthatnowtheyarecold.Theyarecalleddeadvolcanoes.Theyhavestoppedthrowingoutfireandmeltedrockandsmoke.Itissafetowalkonthem.Farmsareplowedonthequietslopesandpeoplehavebuilthousesthere. Somevolcanoeshavestoppedthrowingouthotrockbuttheystillsmokealittlenowandthen.Theyare"sleeping"volcanoes.Sometimetheymay"wakeup". 42______. Todayvolcanoesarenotsodangerousforpeopleastheywerealongtimeago.Nowweknowmoreaboutwhyvolcanoesdowhattheydoandwecanusuallytellwhentheyaregoingtodoit.43______. Peopleusedtothinkdragonsundertheearthcausedvolcanoes.Theysaidthesmokethatpuffedabovethegroundwasthedragon’sbreath.Theysaidtheearthquakeswerecausedbythedragon’smovingarounddownintheearth.Nowweknowthatthisisnottrue. Anotherthingweknowaboutvolcanoesisthattheydon’thappenjustanywhere.44______.Scientistsknowwheretheseplacesareandmapshavebeenmadetoleteverybodyknow. Therearedifferentkindsofvolcanoes.Someexplodesoviolentlythattherockgoeshighintotheairandfallsmilesaway.Avolcanomayshootoutashessohighthattheyfloatallthewayaroundtheworld.Theyhavemadethesunsetsgreenandthesnowpurple. 45______. Oneverytallvolcanostaysfieryredatthetopallthetime.Itisluckythatthevolcanoisneartheocean.Sailorscanuseitforalighthouse. [A]Othervolcanoesaremoregentle.Thehotlavarisesintheirconesandoverflowsrollingslowlydownthemountainsidewhereitbecomescoolandhard. [B]Blacksmokepuffedout.Hotashesfelllikeblacksnowflakes.Hotrockandfireandlavashotout. [C]Smokepuffedupandrockstartedpoppingupoutofacrackthatopenedintheground. [D]AvolcanonamedVesuviussleptforathousandyears.Butitwokeupandthrewoutsomuchhotmeltedrockthatitburiedthebuildingsoftwocities. [E]Beforeasleepingvolcanowakesupitusuallymakesanoiselikefarawaythunderandthegroundshakesinsmallearthquakes.Peoplearewarnedandhavetimetogetawaysafely. [F]Avolcanostartsfromaholeinthegroundfromwhichhotrockandsmokeandsteamcomeout.Farfarunderthegrounditissohotthatrockmelts.Thishotmeltedrockorlavaissome-timespushedoutoftheearththroughaholeoracrackintheground.Thesteaminsidetheearthpushestherockout. [G]Therearecertainplacesundertheearthwheretherockisbrokeninawaythatletsthesteamandhotrockescapetotheoutsidemoreeasily. 45
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 19
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 3
Workhardandgetahead.That’swhateveryAmericanlearnsgrowingupbutformillionsofthemit’sgettinghardertotellthedifferencebetweenworkinghardandbeingaworkaholic.Thelinehappenswhenyoucomehomeonedayandyourhusbandisn’tthereandyoudidn’trealizeheleftyouaweekagoStephenViscusisaid.ViscusiisCEOoftheViscusiGroup.Theactualreasonsforbecomingaworkaholicarequitevaried.Itmightinvolveaneedinsomeonetoalwaysstayastepaheadoftheirco-workersoranyoneelsetheyperceiveasacompetitivethreat.Itcouldbeadesiretoneverleavetheofficeatnightwithouttyingupanylooseendssuchasreturninganemailwritingamemoorgettingapackageout.Itmightbeasingle-mindedcommitmenttobeingsuccessfulgainingpromotionafterpromotionnomatterwhatthecost.WorkaholicsAnonymous—afellowshipofindividualswhosharetheirexperiencestrengthandhopewitheachotherthattheymaysolvetheircommonproblemsandhelpotherstorecoverfromworkholism—lists20questionstoaskyourselfifyouthinkyoumaybeaworkaholicincludingwhetheryougetmoreexcitedaboutworkthananythingelseandworkmorethan40hoursperweek.viscusisaidagoodindicationthatyou’reaworkaholicisifyouareconstantlyelectronicallyconnectedtotheofficewhetherbycellphoneBlackBerryorlaptop.Workaholism’seffectsonthefamilycanbedevastatingViscusisaidwiththeconsequenceseventuallymanifestingthemselvesastheywouldwithanyotheraddictioninbrokenmarriagesandbrokenhomes.BrianRobinsonaprofessorattheUniversityofNorthCarolinatold20/20in1999thatchildrenofworkaholicsdevelopedthesamedisordersaschildrenofalcoholicssuchasdepressionandanxietythatcrippledthemlaterinlife.Viscusiofferedthefollowingtipsforworkaholicstryingtomakeachange.Don’ttakeoneveryproject.Don’tsayyestoeveryone.LearntheartofsayingIcan’thandleanymore.Alsodoesn’titseemlikeexerciseisgoodforeverythingItisrecommendedaspartofeveryself-helpregime—wellthisisnodifference.Exerciseandyogahelpyouandit’sthehardestplacetogetanyworkdone.Nocellphonesallowed!Similartoahobbydoingsomethingwithoutaskingforanypaymentinreturnletsyoufocusonsomethingotherthanworkoryourjob.Itcangiveyouadifferentperspectiveandadifferentwaytomeetnewpeople.WorkaholicsAnonymousismostlikelytobea______.
Internetisavastnetworkofcomputersthatconnectsmanyoftheworld’sbusinessesinstitutionsandindividuals.46TheInternetwhichmeansinterconnectednetworkofnetworkslinkstensofthousandsofsmallercomputernetworks.Thesenetworkstransmithugeamountsofinformationintheformofwordsimagesandsounds. TheInternethasinformationoneverytopic.47Networkuserscansearchthroughsourcesrangingfromvastdatabasestosmallelectronic"bulletinboards"whereusersformdiscussiongroupsaroundcommoninterests.MuchoftheInternet’strafficconsistsofmessagessentfromonecomputerusertoanother.Thesemessagesarecalledelectronicmailore-mail.Internetusershaveelectronicaddressesthatallowthemtosendandreceivee-mail.Otherusesofthenetworkincludeobtainingnewsjoiningelectronicdebatesandplayingelectronicgames.48OnefeatureoftheInternetknownastheWorldWideWebprovidesgraphicsaudioandvideotoenhancetheinformationinitsdocuments.Thesedocumentscoveravastnumberoftopics. PeopleusuallyaccesstheInternetwithadevicecalledamodem.Modemsconnectcomputerstothenetworkthroughtelephonelines.MuchoftheInternetoperatesthroughworldwidetelephonenetworksoffiber-opticcables49Thesecablescontainhair-thinstrandsofglassthatcarrydataaspulsesoflight.Theycantransmitthousandsoftimesmoredatathanlocalphonelinesmostofwhichconsistofcopperwires. Inthefuturetheinternetwillprobablygrowmoresophisticatedascomputertechnologybecomesmorepowerful.50ManyexpertsbelievetheInternetmaybecomepartofalargernetworkcalledtheinformationsuperhighway.Thisnetworkstillunderdevelopmentwouldlinkcomputerswithtelephonecompaniescabletelevisionstationsandothercommunicationsystems.PeoplecouldbankshopwatchTVandperformmanyotheractivitiesthroughthenetwork. Networkuserscansearchthroughsourcesrangingfromvastdatabasestosmallelectronicbulletinboardswhereusersformdiscussiongroupsaroundcommoninterests.
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 17
Anattempttowardstherectificationoftherotthathassetinthesocialandnationallifeofthecountryisbeingmadewithgreatenthusiasmthroughjudicialactivism.Howeverjudicialactivismalonedoesnotsufficefortherectificationofthisall-pervadingmalaise.Whatisurgentlyneededisthesupportofothersocialagencies/institutions.Averyimportantroleinthismattercanbeplayedbymediaactivismthetopicunderdiscussiontoday.Itisundoubtedlytruethatthepositionofmediaorjournalismisnotthatofamissionbutofacommercialindustry.Thetruthofthematterhoweveristhatourpresentjournalismisusedtopresentingonlyhalfsideofthepicture.Thisistherootcauseofallourproblems.Inviewofthepresentcircumstancesmediaactivismwouldamounttopresentabalancedreportingofthesituationabandoningthepresentpolicyofselectivereporting.Theprincipleofmodernjournalismcanbeunderstoodfromthissaying:Whenadogbitesamanitisnonewsbutwhenamanbitesadogitisnews.OnepracticalexampleofthismethodisprovidedbyourpresentjournalismwhichisconstantlyengagedingivingmaximumcoveragetoanyhotnewscreatedbyanunrulysectionofMuslims.Ifthepercentageofhotnewsformsonlyonepercentthepercentageofsoftnewsisnotlessthan99percent.Butthereadersofthenewspapersaretotallyinthedarkaboutthis99percentofthepicturewhereastheonepercentisbeingrepeated.SimilarlyifanextremistHinducreateshotnewsthiswillfindaplaceinallthenewspapersthenextday.WhereasevenintheHinduworldthereis99percentsoftnewswhilehotnewsformsnotmorethanonepercent.Asaresultofthisonesidedstudyunrealopinionisformedbyboththecommunitiesregardingoneanother.Takingextremeformsthisunrealopinionattimesturnsintocommunalriots.Theselectivereportingofthisnatureremainsapermanentobstacletothepathofnationalintegration.Fortherectificationofthisstateofaffairsapowerfuljournalistsorganization-aswealreadyhaveformedforourrights-basedontheprinciplesofsocialresponsibilitiesisrequired.MediaRelationsForumisanorganizationwhichaimsatworkingforthisgoal.AlongwiththisIshouldliketoputforwardaproposalforbringingaboutanatmosphereofsupportandcooperationbetweenthenewspapersandsocialworkers.Wheneverarumorspreadsoragroupindulgesinanyactivitywhichmayleadtodisruptingpeacesocialworkersshouldimmediatelyengagethemselvesinathoroughinvestigationofthematterandthenthroughthefullsupportofthenewspaperstheactualversionispublishedinthenewspapers.Thisistheonlywaytomaintainpeaceandharmonyincommunities.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorfocusesontheresponsibilitiesof______.
IfmenarefromMarsandwomenarefromVenusitmayexplainatleastoneoftheirsharedbeliefs:Menandwomencan’tberealfriends.Manymaypointtothejealousythatplaguesmanyrationalpeoplewhenasignificantotherbefriendssomeoneoftheoppositesex.Boilitdowntotheinherentdifferencesbetweenthesexes.Itjustcan’tbedone.IsitrightWrongsayrelationshipexperts.Thebeliefthatmenandwomencan’tbefriendscomesfromanothererainwhichwomenwereathomeandmenwereintheworkplaceandtheonlywaytheycouldgettogetherwasforromanceexplainsLindaSapadinPh.[D]apsychologistinprivatepracticeinValleyStreamNewYork.Nowtheyworktogetherandhavesportsintereststogetherandsocializetogether.Thisculturalshiftisencouragingpsychologistssociologistsandcommunicationsexpertstoputforthanewmessage:thoughitmaybetrickymenandwomencansuccessfullybecomeclosefriends.What’smoretherearegoodreasonsforthemtodoso.Societyhaslongsingledoutromanceastheprototypicalmale-femalerelationshipbecauseitspawnsbabiesandkeepsthelifecyclegoing;cross-sexfriendshipasresearcherscallithasbeeneitherignoredortrivialized.Wehaverulesforhowtoactinromanticrelationshipsflirtdategetmarriedhavekidsandevensame-sexfriendshipsboysrelatebydoingactivitiestogethergirlsbytalkingandsharing.Buttherearesofewplatonicmale-femalefriendshipsondisplayinourculturethatwe’reatalosseventodefinetheserelationships.Acertain1989filmstarringMegRyanandBillyCrystalconvincedanationofmoviegoersthatromancealwayscomesbetweenmenandwomenmakingtruefriendshipimpossible.WhenHarryMetSallysetthepotentialformale-femalefriendshipbackabout25yearssaysMichaelMonsourPh.D.assistantprofessorofcommunicationsattheUniversityofColoradoatDenverandauthorofWomenandMenasFriends:RelationshipsacrosstheLifeSpaninthe21stCentury.Almosteverytimeyouseeamale-femalefriendshipitwindsupturningintoromance.In1989DonO’MearaPh.D.asociologyprofessorattheUniversityofCincinnati-RaymondWaltersCollegepublishedalandmarkstudyinthejournalSexRolesonthetopimpedimentstocross-sexfriendship.Amongseveralchallengeshepointedoutinhisresearchsocietymaynotbeentirelyreadyforfriendshipsbetweenmenandwomenthathavenosexualsubtext.Peoplewithclosefriendsoftheoppositesexareoftenbarragedwithnudgingwinkingandskepticism:AreyoureallyjustfriendsThisisespeciallytruesaysO’Mearaofolderadultswhogrewupwhenmenandwomenwereoff-limitstoeachotheruntilmarriage.WhatdoesthewordbefriendsLine3Para.1mostprobablymean
Inrecentyearsanewfarmingrevolutionhasbegunonethatinvolvesthe1oflifeatafundamentallevel-thegene.Thestudyofgeneticshas2anewindustrycalledbiotechnology.Asthenamesuggestsit3biologyandmoderntechnologythroughsuchtechniquesasgeneticengineering.Someofthenewbiotechcompaniesspecializeinagricultureandareworkingfeverishlyto4seedsthatgiveahighyieldthat5diseasedroughtandfrostandthatreducetheneedfor6chemicals.Ifsuchgoalscouldbeachieveditwouldbemost7.Butsomehaveraisedconcernsaboutgeneticallyengineeredcrops. Innaturegeneticdiversityiscreatedwithincertain8.Arosecanbecrossedwithadifferentkindofrosebutarosewillnevercrosswithapotato.Geneticengineering9usuallyinvolvestakinggenesfromonespeciesandinsertingthemintoanother10totransferadesiredcharacteristic.Thiscouldmeanforexampleselectingagenewhichleadstotheproductionofachemicalwithanti-freeze11fromanarcticfishandinsertingitintoapotatoorstrawberrytomakeitfrost-resistant.12thenbiotechnologyallowshumansto13thegeneticwallsthatseparatespecies.Likethegreenrevolution14somecallthegenerevolutioncontributestotheproblemofgeneticuniformity-somesayevenmore15geneticistscanemploytechniquessuchascloningand16cultureprocessesthatproduceperfectly17copies.Concernsabouttheerosionofbiodiversitythereforeremain.Geneticallyalteredplantshoweverraisenew18suchastheeffecttheymayhaveonusandenvironment.".Weareflyingblindlyintoanew19ofagriculturalbiotechnologywithhighhopesfewconstraintsandlittleideaofthepotential20"saidsciencewriterJemeryRifkin. 13
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