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1.Nowadays,astandardformeasuringpowerhaschanged.Thesechangesforetellanewstandardformeasuringpower.Nolongerwillanation’spoliticalinfluencebebasedsolelyonthestrengthofitsmilitaryforces.Ofcourse,militaryeffectivenesswillremainaprimarymeasureofpower.Butpoliticalinfluenceisalsocloselytiedtoindustrialcompetitiveness.It’softensaidthatwithoutitsmilitarytheSovietUnionwouldreallybeathird-worldnation.Thenewstandardofpowerandinfluencethatisevolvingnowplacesmoreemphasisontheabilityofacountrytocompeteeffectivelyintheeconomicmarketsoftheworld.Americamustrecognizethisnewcourseofevents.Oursuccessinshapingworldeventsoverthepast40yearshasbeenthedirectresultofourabilitytoadapttechnologyandtotakeadvantageofthecapabilitiesofourpeopleforthepurposeofmaintainingpeace.Ourindustrialprowess(威力)overmostofthisperiodwasunchallenged.Itisironic(有讽刺性的)thatitisjustthisprowessthathasenabledothercountriestoprosperandinturntothreatenourindustrialleadership.ThecompetitivenessofAmerica’sindustrialbaseisanissuebiggerthanthedepartmentofdefenseandisgoingtorequiretheeffortsofthemajorinstitutionalforcesinoursociety,government,industry,andeducation.Thatisnottosaythatthedefensedepartmentwillnotbeastrongforceintheprocess.Butwesimplycannotbe,norshouldwebe,lookeduponbyothersasthesavior(救星)ofAmericanindustry.Theauthorindicatesthat______isthreateningAmericanpoliticalpower.
A.othercountries
B.thedecliningU.S.industrialbase
C.anewstandardformeasuringpower
D.lessadvancedtechnology
2.Playistheprincipalbusinessofchildhood,andmoreandmoreinrecentyearsresearchhasshownthegreatimportanceofplayinthedevelopmentofahumanbeing.Fromearliestinfancy,everychildneedsopportunityandtherightmaterialforplay,andthemaintoolsofplayaretoys.Theirmainfunctionistosuggest,encourageandassistplay.Tosucceedinthistheymustbegoodtoys,whichchildrenwillplayoften,andwillcomebacktoagainandagain.Thereforeitisimportanttochoosesuitabletoysfordifferentstagesofachild’sdevelopment.Inrecentyears’researchoninfantdevelopmenthasshownthestandardachildislikelytoreach,withintherangeofhisinheritedabilities,islargelydeterminedinthefirstthreeyearsofhislife.Soababy’sabilitytoprofitfromtherightplaymaterialsshouldnotbeunderestimated.Ababywhoisencouragedandstimulated,talkedtoandshownthingsandplayedwith,hasthebestchanceofgrowingupsuccessfully.Thenextstage,fromthreetofiveyearsold,curiosityknowsnobounds.Everytypeofsuitabletoysshouldbemadeavailabletothechild,fortryingout,experimentingandlearning,fordiscoveringhisownparticularability.Bricksandjigsawsandconstructiontoys;
painting,scribblingandmakingthings;
sandandwaterplay;
toysforimaginativeandpretendingplay;
thefirstsocialgamesforleaningtoplayandgetonwithothers.Bythethirdstageofplaydevelopment—fromfivetosevenoreightyears—thechildisatschool.Butforafewmoreyearsplayisstillthebestwayoflearning,athomeoratschool.Itiseasiertoseewhichtypeoftoysthechildmostenjoys.Untiltheageofsevenoreight,playandworkmeanmuchthesamethingtoachild.Butoncereadinghasbeenmastered,thenbooksandschoolbecomethemainsourceoflearning.Toysarestillinterestingandvaluable,theyleadontonewhobbies,buttheirsignificancehaschanged—toachildofnineortenyears,toysandgamesmean,astoadults,relaxationandfun.Thepassageisabout______.
A.theimportanceofeducation
B.theimportanceofplay
C.thechildren’sspeechdevelopment
D.therelationshipbetweenplayandstudy
3.Theevolutionofartificialintelligenceisnowproceedingsorapidlythat(26)themiddleofthiscenturycheapcomputers(27)largerthanportabletypewriterswill(28)thatwillbeabletosolvealmostany(29)fasterandmoreefficientlythanwecan."
Intelligence"
inamachine,(30)inahuman,isbest(31)astheabilitytosolvecomplexproblemsswiftly.This(32)involvemedicalanalysisandprescriptions,(33)legalmatters—(34)short,replacingtheprofessionoflawyerscompletelyorin(35)wargames:
inotherwords,(36)governmentswhether(37)nottogotowar.(38)computershavealreadyintensifiedthedeadlinesofweapons,theprospectisthattheywill(39)themorebeneficialroleofpreventingwars.(40)askedtoestimatethechancesofvictory,thecomputerwillanalyzefacts(41)fromthelifelongmilitaryexpertwithhisoptimisticsenseandmilitaryenthusiasm.Whenthesamefiguresare