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UNIT1十年之前,南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事她辞去了经理职位,在邻近地区开了一家家用器材商店像南希这样的人作出这种决定主要是出于改善生活质量的愿望然而,经营小本生意绝非易事在失去稳定的收入后,南希不得不削减日常开支有时候她甚至没有钱支付她所需要的种种保险的费用有一次她连__费也付不起,只得向她的父母亲借钱幸运的是,通过自己的努力,她已经度过了最困难的时期她决心继续追求她所向往的更加美好的生活AdecadeagoNancydidwhatso__nyAmericansdreamabout.Shequitanexecutivepositionandopen/setupahouseholdequipmentstoreinhernei___orhood.PeoplelikeNancy__dethedecisionpri__rilybecauseoftheirdesiretoimprovethequalityoftheirlives.Buttoruna__allbusinessisbyonmeansaneasyjob.WithouthersteadyincomeNancyhadtocutbackonherdailyexpenses.Sometimesshedidnoth__ethemoneytopaythepremiumsforvariouskindsofinsuran__sheneeded.On__shecouldnotevenpickupthephonebillandhadtoaskherparentstoloanhersomemoney.Fortunatelythroughherownhardworkshehadnowgotthroughthemostdifficulttime.Sheisdeterminedtocontinuepursinghervisionofabetterlife.UNIT2痛苦的奴隶生活坚定了亨森为自由而战的决心他获得自由后不久就成了一个帮助逃跑奴隶的组织中的一员他几次偷偷地从___回到美国帮助其他奴隶通过地下铁路获得自由有一次在逃跑时亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶的人包围他将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番,成功地躲避了追捕另外,他后来在___的得累斯顿为逃跑的奴隶建造了一个居住小区,并建了教堂和学校,逃跑的奴隶们在这里能够学到有用的谋生之道他坚信奴隶制将被废除,所有奴隶终将获得解放,种族歧视消失的那一天一定会到来Hensonspainfullifeasasl__estrengthenedhisdeterminationtostrugglefor_______.Shortlyafterheachieved_______hebecameamemberofanorganizationthatassistedfugitivesl__es.HesecretlyreturnedtotheUnitedStatesfromCanadaseveraltimestohelpotherstotr__eltheUndergroundRailroadto_______.On__somesl__ecatchersclosedinontheescapingsl__esandHensonwhentheywereontherun.Hedisguisedthemandsuc__ssfully__oidedcapture.Inadditionlaterhebuilta__allsettlementinDresdeninCanadaforescapedsl__essettingupachapelandaschoolwheretheycouldlearnusefulwaysof__kingaliving.Heheldtotheconvictionthatsl__erywouldbeabolishedallthesl__eswouldbeliberatedandthedaywasboundtocomewhenracialdiscriminationnolongerexisted.UNIT3在美国每隔15秒钟就有人举报一起入室行窃案(BURGLARY)统计数据显示去年窃贼(BURGLAR光顾了两百多万户人家人们实际上几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外,所能做的只是设法阻拦他片刻,从而使其暴露在巡警(POLI__PATROL)或附近溜达的人们面前常识告诉我们光照是犯罪行为的障碍物家门口必须__一盏灯,并在晚间开着不管你是否相信,有些人,尤其是最晚进家的孩子,晚上进屋后不把门锁上空心门(DOOROFHOLLOWCORE),即便锁上了,也易遭贼侵入因此最好选择实心(SOLIDCORE)门或铁门,因为窃贼很难将它们撬开如果你有意____装置,别忘了索要__器的标志,并把它们张贴在窗户和门上最后,提醒一句,外出旅游时,一定要请一位信得过的邻居,在你回来前帮你收好每日的报纸和邮件这是因为放在门阶(DOORSTEP)上或邮箱里成堆的报纸邮件如同__一样使大家都知道你家里没人Aburglaryisreportedevery15secondsintheUnitedStates.Statisticsshowburglarsenteredmorethan2millionhomeslastyear.Actuallyitisimpossibletokeepadeterminedburglarout.Allyoucandoisdiscouragehimforafewminutesthusexposehimtopoli__patrolsorthosewanderingaround.Commonsense____susthatlightingisabarriertocriminalactivity.Alightshouldbefixedinthedoorwayandswitchedonatnight.Believeitornotsomepeopleparticularlychildrenwhohappentobethelasttocomeinle__etheirdoorsonthelatchatnight.Doorsofhollowcoreevenwhenlockedarevulnerabletobreak-ins.Thusdoorsofsolidcoreorsteelaremuchpreferredasthey__keitdifficultfortheburglartopryopen.Ifyoudecidetobuyanalarmdevi__besuretoaskforitssignsandputthemuponbothwindowsanddoors.Finallyawordofwarning---whenyoutr__el__kesurethatyouh__eatrustednei___orcollectandkeepallthedeliveriesofnewspapersand__iluntilyoureturn.Thisisbecauseacollectionofnewspapersand__ilonthefrontdoorsteporinyour__ilboxisanadvertisementthatnooneishome.UNIT42005年最不寻常的事也许是___宣布这一年为世界物理年这一年是爱因斯坦发表相对论100周年,也是他去世50周年,1905年,爱因斯坦发表了5篇科学史上非常重要的论文,从而使物理学发生了突破性进展他的伟大成就可归之于他令人惊叹的想象力、不断的质疑和对权威的漠视毫无疑问,爱因斯坦是20世纪最伟大的科学家Whatwasre__rkableabout2005wasperhapsthattheUnitedNationsdeclaredit“Theworldyearofphysics”.Itwasthe100thanniversaryofEinsteinstheoryofrelativityandthe50thanniversaryofhisdeath.In1905Einsteinpublishedfivehighlyimportantessaysinthehistoryofscien__thusrevolutionzingphysics.Hisgreatachievementscanbecreditedtohisimpressivepowersofi__ginationconstantquestioningandnotgivingafigforauthority.ItisbeyonddoubtthatEinsteinwasthegreatestscientistinthe20th__ntary.UNIT5在感恩节的气氛中,乔治并没有跟朋友们一起庆祝节日,却沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记他的父亲在连续再次完成环球旅行后在海上去世这份日记使他回忆起自己与父亲一起度过的每一刻以及父亲为他所做的许多具体事情乔治的父亲过去经常向他强调必须经历各种艰难困苦去追求卓越(EX__LLEN__)他还教导他世界上没有理所当然的东西即使今天,他依然记得父亲如何引用“懂得感激是高尚者的标志”这句伊索(AESOP)名言来教导他要把懂得感激放在最重要的位置AmidtheatmosphereofThanksgivingratherthanjoininghisfriendsin__lebrationoftheholidayGeorgewasimmersedinthediarylefttohimbyhisfatherwho___datseaafterhecompletedtwosuc__ssivetripsaroundtheworld.ThediarybroughtbackeverymomentGeorgehadspentwithhisfatherand__nyofthespecificthingshisfatherdidonhisbehalf.Georgesfatherusedtoimpressonhimtheneedstoundergoallkindsofhardshipinquestofex__llen__.Healsotaughthimthatnothingintheworldcouldbetakenforgranted.EventodayGeorgestillremembershowhisfatherwouldquoteAesopsfamoussayingGratitudeisthesignofnoblesoulsand____himtoaccordthegreatestimportan__toit.UNIT6我们到处都能看到“抢眼”的青年艺术家他们要么一年四季都穿着破旧的牛仔裤;要么大冬天也打着赤脚;要么饮酒过度;要么就是抱着创作一部杰作的幻想,实际上并不做任何创作的事其实,他们中的很多人只不过是为了看上去像名艺术家,或是为了同其他艺术家“保持一致”才这么做的他们忘了,只有通过不懈的努力才能获得成功Hereandthereweseeyoungartistswhostandoutfromotherpeople.They__ybeinworn-outjeansalltheyearroundorwalkinbarefeeteveninwinterordrinktoex__ssorclingtothefancyofcreatinga__sterpie__withoutactuallydoinganycreativework.Infact__nyofthemactlikethisjusttolookthepartortobeintuneswithotherartists.Theyh__eforgottenthatonlythroughpersistenteffortcanoneachievesuc__ss.UNIT7汤姆生来跛足,有一条腿不管用他很小的时候起就懂得,除非他努力摆脱(RISEABOVE)自身的局限,他是无力谋生的;而除非他能__谋生,他就不可能得到他人的尊敬这是他要赢得做人的尊严必须付出的代价汤姆申请过许多工作,都遭到拒绝,最后他找到一份为必胜客PIZZAHUT)送比萨饼的工作后来他又到一个没有人想去的推销区做一家运动服装(SPORTSWEAR)公司的销售代表现在,他在他的家乡拥有一家颇为盈利的零售商店,还雇用了好几个人为他工作,这些人都不拿薪水,只拿佣金Tomwasbornacripplewithoneofhislowerlimbsuseless.Earlyinhischildhoodhelearnedthatunlesshesoexertedhimselfastoriseabovehislimitationshecouldnotearnalivingandunlesshesuc__ededin__kingalivingonhisownhecouldnotwin/gaintherespectofothers.Thatwasthepri__hehadtopayforhisdignityasahu__nbeing.TomappliedfornumerousjobsonlytobeturneddownbeforehefinallygotoneasadeliveryboyforaPizzaHut.Hethenworkedasasalesrepresentativeforasportswearcompanyinaterritorynooneelsewouldwant.Todayheownsafairlyprofitableretailshopinhishometownandhiresseveralpeopletoworkforhimonstraightcommission.UNIT8多利羊诞生后,克隆就再也不能当作科学幻想而不去认真考虑了人们能够__一头一模一样的羊,这与克隆人仅有一步之遥许多人觉得克隆人很可怕,令人反感但是,这一技术具有极大的医药应用潜力科学家可以培养一群细胞,并指令它们长成与病人基因完全一致的整个器官甚至四肢,这就消除了器官移植到病人体内时因免疫反应造成的排异问题科学家们还可以从改基因的动物譬如猪身上获取一个接受移植的病人能够容忍的器官这样,现在每年成千上万个因为得不到可替换的心、肝或肾而死亡的病人的生命就可以得救了AfterDollywasborncloningcouldnolongerbedi__issedasscien__fiction.Theabilitytocreateanidenticaltwinofalambisbutonestepshortofcloninghu__nswhich__nyfindterrifyingandoffensive.Howeverthetechnologyholdsgreatpotentialformedicalapplication.Scientistscouldcultivateabatchof__llsanddirectthemtogrowintowholeorgansorevenlimbsthatwillbegeneticallyidenticaltothosetothepatientthuseliminatingtheproblemofrejectioncausedbyimmunereactionwhentheyaretransplantedintohisbody.Ortheycouldtakeanorganfromani__lssuchasapigthathasbeengeneticallyalteredsothatwillbetoleratedbytherecipient.Thenthelivesofthousandsofpatientswho___everyyearbeforearepla__mentheartliverorkidneybecomes__ailablewouldbes__ed.。