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IworkinabusyEmergencyRoom(E.R.).
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Afterlookingathischart,Isawthathewasseekingtreatmentforalcoholism.ThereisanimmediateprejudiceagainstsubstanceabuseinmyE.R.One-wedonothaveadetox(戒酒)facility.Thepeopleseekingtreatmentforaddictionaresometimeslookeddownonasbeinglessworthyoftreatment
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ItissafetosaythatGeorgeBernardShaw(1856-1950),theIrish-bornwriter,ismorefamousforbeingGeorgeBernardShawthanheisforhiswritingstoday.FewofShaw’smorethan60plays,novelsandessaysareperformedorreadanymore.AndyetShawgenuinelyhelpedmakeourmodernworld.Althoughyou’dbeluckytogetachancetoseeoneofhisdramastoday,inhistimeheturnedthetheaterintoavehicleforthediscussionofsocialissues,notonlyin
Britain
butonthestageoftheworld.InawayShawwassomeonewhocreatedthemoderncultureof
Britain.
Wherethetheaterhadbeendominatedbyentertainment,Shawusedittoteachpeopletheimportanceofpayingattentiontothe
issuesoftheirday.Theplight(苦难)ofthepoorandtheworkingclass,thesituationofwomenandtheinstitutionsofsociety,suchastheeducationsystem----Shawwasamongthemostwell-knownfiguresmakingthesetopicscentraltopublicdebate.Hisfirstplay,
Widowers’Houses
(1892),dealswiththequestionofslum(贫民窟)housing.His
MrsWarren’sProfession
(1893)broughtacontroversialtopictothestage.
Shawwasanimportantmoverandshakerinnewpoliticalmovementstoo.Hewasanearlymember
oftheFabianSociety,whicharguedforthesocialistcauseinthe
UK.Shawwasalsothefounder(in1895)ofoneofthenowmostfamouscollegesintheworld,theLondonSchoolofEconomics.
Iffewofhisworkshavereallystoodthetestoftime,manyofhisquotationshavebecomepartofthefurnitureoftheEnglishlanguage.“Youthiswastedontheyoung,”hewrote.Healsoknewhowtosumupapoliticalphilosophy(哲学)inafewmemorablewords.Forinstance:
“AgovernmentthatrobsPetertopayPaulcanalwaysdependonthesupportofPaul.”
1.Shaw’sinfluenceonthemodernworldcomesmainlyfrom______.
A.thechangeshebroughttotheBritishculture
B.hisphilosophiesontheroleofgovernment
C.hisawarenessofsocialproblemsofhisday
D.thesupportfortheLondonSchoolofEconomics
2.
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UK
educationsystem
B.thehousingproblemsofpoorpeople
C.robberyincidentsinslumareas
D.socialistmovementsinthe
UK
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A.havebecomethebestpartofEnglish
B.havegreatlydevelopedtheEnglishlanguage
C.havemadetheEnglishlanguagephilosophical
D.havebecomeaninseparablepartoftheEnglishlanguage
4.WhichofthefollowingaboutGeorgeBernardShaw’sworksisTRUE?
A.Theyshouldbeadaptedformodernreaders.
B.Theyaremostlyaboutthelivesofworkingclass.
C.Theydealwithimportantsocialissuesoftheirday.
D.Mostofthemarestillperformedonthestageoftheworldtoday.
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Moreimportantlythough,heappearedsafelysevenhourslater,
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calledtheDeepSeaChallenger,
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andawholestarboardside,
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ThoughMr.Cameron’sispromisingtomovehishistorictripintoanexciting3-DNationalGeographicdocumentary,heistight-lippedabouthowtheexperiencewillbeusedinhisnextmovie!
Wecannotwaittosee!
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