The great American melting pot (熔炉) is beautifully simple in theory: colors, creeds and cultures stirred together in the land of the free. But the dally details are more difficult. 41)______ There are 43.6 million children attending public schools in America, and 2.6 million of them don’t speak English, an increase of 76% in the past decade. 42)______ . Citing the close Quebec secession vote in Canada as a warning signal, U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said last week, "We should insist on English as a common language. That’s what binds us together." Senate majority leader and Republican presidential candidate Robert Dole recently made it an element of his campaign, declaring, "We must stop the practice of multilingual education as a means of instilling (渗透) ethnic pride or as a therapy for low self-esteems." Dole last week endorsed legislation to make English the "official language" of the U. S. 43) ______
44)_______But many cri
The great American melting pot (熔炉) is beautifully simple in theory: colors, creeds and cultures stirred together in the land of the free. But the dally details are more difficult. 41)______ There are 43.6 million children attending public schools in America, and 2.6 million of them don’t speak English, an increase of 76% in the past decade. 42)______ . Citing the close Quebec secession vote in Canada as a warning signal, U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich said last week, "We should insist on English as a common language. That’s what binds us together." Senate majority leader and Republican presidential candidate Robert Dole recently made it an element of his campaign, declaring, "We must stop the practice of multilingual education as a means of instilling (渗透) ethnic pride or as a therapy for low self-esteems." Dole last week endorsed legislation to make English the "official language" of the U. S. 43) ______
44)_______But many cri
Several glaciers in the Alps have already disappeared in as few as 40 year. In the Patagonian ice fields of Argentina, some glaciers have receded one and one-half kilometers in the last 13 years. In the Himalayan Mountains, glaciers are melting so fast that runoff sometimes floods the surrounding areas. Their fate is a preview of the future of other glaciers on Earth.
The shrinking of the world’s glaciers will have massive consequences for communities that depend on ice melt for their water. In the short-term, these consequences may appear beneficial. For example, extra water from glaciers means that hydroelectric dams will run at maximum power. In the long run, however, the melting of Earth’s glaciers could be catastrophic. Today’s extra hydroelectric power has been stolen from the future. Communities with ample power now may have none after the glaciers have melte
Several glaciers in the Alps have already disappeared in as few as 40 year. In the Patagonian ice fields of Argentina, some glaciers have receded one and one-half kilometers in the last 13 years. In the Himalayan Mountains, glaciers are melting so fast that runoff sometimes floods the surrounding areas. Their fate is a preview of the future of other glaciers on Earth.
The shrinking of the world’s glaciers will have massive consequences for communities that depend on ice melt for their water. In the short-term, these consequences may appear beneficial. For example, extra water from glaciers means that hydroelectric dams will run at maximum power. In the long run, however, the melting of Earth’s glaciers could be catastrophic. Today’s extra hydroelectric power has been stolen from the future. Communities with ample power now may have none after the
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