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An airliner travelling
from London to New York may take from five to fifteen hours to cross the
Atlantic, while a space capsule makes one complete circuit of the earth in about
ninety minutes. The sequence of events is very similar in both types of flight:
the vehicle must take off, climb to a suitable height, fly in the right
direction at a relatively constant speed for an appropriate time, descend, and
land at the destination. Yet although flights to New York are routine affairs
which almost anyone may safely undertake, a flight into space is a hazardous
adventure for which only a few selected men are at present considered
suitable.
The most obvious difference between an aircraft and a
space vehicle is that of speed, but this alone cannot account for the greater
stamina required of astronauts. The human body is unaffected by speed alone and
we are normally quite unconscious of the earth’s rotation on
A. An airliner travelling from London to New York may take from S to 15 hours to cross the Atlantic.
B. We are normally quite unconscious of the earth’s rotation on its axis.
C. The space capsule must be hurled through the atmosphere to reach its final speed of 18,000 mph.
D. An airliner can cruise at the speed of 400 mph.
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From 2007 to 2010,American households lost $l1 trillion in real estate,savings, and stocks More than half of all U.S.workers either lost their jobs or were forced to take cuts in hours or pay during the recession.The worst may be behind them now, but the shocking losses of the past few years have reshaped nearly every facet of their lives—how they live,work,and spend—even the way they think about the future.
For Cindy, the recession began when her husband was relocated to Rhinelander, Wisconsin.by his company forcing the family to move in a hurry.The couple bought a new house but were unable to sell their two-bedroom home in Big Lake,Minnesota.With two mortgages(抵押借款) and two young children to care for, Cindy couldn‘t imagine how to stretch her husband’s paycheck to keep her family fed.
Then she stumbled upon an online community called Blotanical,a forum for gardeners,many with an interest in sustainability.“The more I read and discussed these practices,the more I
A. affected Americans in certain occupations.
B. had great impact on Americans’work and life.
C. had only brought huge losses in savings and stocks.
D. is over with some of the losses recovered.
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Translate the following text from English into Chinese.Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET2.(15 points)
When people in developing countries worry about migration,they are usually concerned at the prospect of ther best and brightest departure to Silicon Valley or to hospitals and universities in the developed world ,These are the kind of workers that countries like Britian ,Canada and Australia try to attract by using immigration rules that privilege college graduates .
Lots of studies have found that well-educated people from developing countries are particularly likely to emigrate .A big survey of Indian households in 2004 found that nearly 40%of emigrants had more than a high-school education,compared with around 3.3%of all Indians over the age of 25.This "brain drain "has long bothered policymakers in poor countries ,They fear that it hurts their economies ,depriving them of much-needed skilled workers who could have taught at their universities ,worked in
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Getting a proper amount of rest is absolutely essential for building your energy resources. If you frequently work far into the night or have a poor sleep, it stands to reason that you may start to feel a little run down. Though everybody is different, most people need at least seven to eight hours of sleep per night in order to function at their best.
If you have been lacking energy, try going to bed earlier at night. If you can wake up feeling well- rested, it will be an indication that you are starting to get an appropriate amount of sleep at night. If you sleep more than eight hours every night but still don’t feel energetic, you may actually be getting too much sleep.
Once in a while, you are bound to have nights where you don’t get an adequate amount of sleep. When your schedule permits you can also consider taking a short sleep during
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· Read this text from an article about job references.
· Choose the best
sentence from the opposite page to fill each of the gaps.
· For each gap
9-14, mark one letter (A-H) on your Answer Sheet.
· Do not use any letter
more than once.
· There is an example at the beginning, (0).
REFERENCES CANNOT ALWAYS
BE TRUSTED BY
POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
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parent’ - so said a head teacher’s reference which I was once sent for a
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Most references are
unreliable, although recruiters usually ask for them. Few ask for
character references today, as these have proved useless.{{U}} (9)
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between boss and subordinate over personal or business matters.
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