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@#@Passage1TheLawtoKeeptheOilIndustryunderControlTheNorwegianGovernmentisdoingitsbesttokeeptheoilindustryundercontrol.Anewlawlimitsexplorationtoanareasouthofthesouthernendofthelongcoastline;@#@productionlimitshavebeenlaiddown(thoughthesehavealreadybeenraised);@#@andoilcompanieshavenotbeenallowedtoemploymorethanalimitednumberofforeignworkers.Buttheoilindustryhasawayofgettingoversuchproblems,andfewpeoplebelievethattheGovernmentwillbeabletoholdthingsbackforlong.AsonNorwegianpoliticiansaidlastweek:
@#@Wewillsoonbechangedbeyondallrecognition.Eversincethewar,theGovernmenthasbeencarryingoutaprogrammeofdevelopmentintheareanorthoftheArcticCircle.Duringthepastfewyearsthisprogrammehashadagreatdealofsuccess:
@#@Tromsohasbeenbuiltupintoalocalcapitalwithauniversity,alargehospitalandahealthyindustry.Buttheoilindustryhasalreadystartedtodrawpeoplesouth,andwithinafewyearsthewholenorthernpolicycouldbeinruins.Theeffectsoftheoilindustrywouldnotbelimitedtothenorth,however.Withnearly100percentemployment,everyonecanseeasituationdevelopinginwhichtheserviceindustriesandthetouristindustrywilllosemoreoftheirworkerstotheoilindustry.Somesmallerindustriesmightevendisappearaltogetherwhenitbecomescheapertobuygoodsfromabroad.TherealargumentoveroilisitsthreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.Farmersandfishermendonotmakeupmostofthepopulation,buttheyareanimportantpartofit,becauseNorwegiansseeinthemmanyofthequalitiesthattheyregardwithprideasessentiallyNorwegian.Anditisthefarmersandthefishermenwhoaremostcriticaloftheoilindustrybecauseofthedamagethatitmightcausetothecountrysideandtothesea.【阅读练习题】1.TheNorwegianGovernmentwouldprefertheoilindustrytoAprovidemorejobsforforeignworkers.Bslowdowntherateofitsdevelopment.Cselltheoffitisproducingabroad.Ddevelopmorequicklythanatpresent.2.TheNorwegianGovernmenthastriedtoAencouragetheoffcompaniestodiscovernewoffsources.BpreventoilcompaniesemployingpeoplefromnorthernNorway.Chelptheoilcompaniessolvemanyoftheirproblems.Dkeeptheoffindustrytosomethingnearitspresentsize.3.Accordingtothepassage,theoffindustrymightleadnorthernNorwaytoAthedevelopmentofindustry.Bagrowthinpopulation.Cthefailureofthedevelopmentprogramme.Dthedevelopmentofnewtowns.4.Inthesouth,oneeffecttothedevelopmentoftheoilindustrymightbeAalargereductiononunemployment.Bagrowthinthetouristindustry.Careductioninthenumberofexistingindustries.Dthedevelopmentofanumberofserviceindustries.5.NorwegianfarmersandfishermenhaveanimportantinfluencebecauseAtheyformsuchalargepartofNorwegianideal.BtheirlivesandvaluesrepresenttheNorwegianideal.CtheirworkissousefultotherestofNorwegiansociety.DtheyregardoffasathreattotheNorwegianwayoflife.1-5BDCCBPassage2TVsHarmfulnessYes,butwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevision?
@#@Howoftenwehearstatementslikethis!
@#@Televisionhasntbeenwithusallthatlong,butwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone-eyedmonsterintoourhomes,weneverfonditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.Forinstance,weusedtohavehobbies,weusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem,weusedtogooutsideforouramusementstotheatres,cinemas,restaurantsandsportingevents.Weevenusedtoreadbooksandlistentomusicandbroadcasttalksoccasionally.Allthatbelongstothepast.Nowallourfreetimeisregulatedbythegogglebox.Werushhomeorgulpdownourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogramme.Wehaveevengivenupsittingattableandhavingaleisurelyeveningmeal,exchangingthenewsoftheday.Asandwichandaglassofbeerwilldo一anything,providingitdowntinterferewiththeprogramme.Themonsterdemandsandobtainsabsolutesilenceandattention.Ifanymemberofthefamilydarestoopenhismouthduringaprogramme,heisquicklysilenced.Wholegenerationsaregrowingupaddictedtothetelly.Foodisleftuneaten,homeworkundoneandsleepislost.Thetellyisauniversalpacifier.Itisnowstandardpracticeformothertokeepthechildrenquietbyputtingthemintheliving-roomandturningontheset.Itdoesntmatterthatthechildrenwillwatchrubbishycommercialsorspectaclesofsadismandviolence一solongastheyarequiet.Thereisalimittotheamountofcreativetalentavailableintheworld.Everyday,televisionconsumesvastquantitiesofcreativework.Thatiswhymostoftheprogrammesaresobad:
@#@itisimpossibletokeeppacewiththedemandandmaintainhighstandardsaswell.Whenmillionswatchthesameprogrammes,thewholeworldbecomesavillage,andsocietyisreducedtotheconditionswhichobtaininpreliteratecommunities.Webecomeutterlydependentonthetwomostprimitivemediaofcommunication:
@#@picturesandthespokenword.Televisionencouragespassiveenjoyment.Webecomecontentwithsecond-handexperiences.Itissoeasytositinourarmchairswatchingothersworking.Littlebylittle,televisioncutsusofffromtherealworld.Wegetsolazy,wechoosetospendafinedayinsemi-darkness,gluedtooursets,ratherthangooutintotheworlditself.Televisionmaybessplendidmediumofcommunication,butitpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.Weonlybecomeawarehowtotallyirrelevanttelevisionistoreallivingwhenwespendaholidaybytheseaorinthemountains,farawayfromcivilization.Inquiet,naturalsurroundings,wequicklydiscoverhowlittlewemissthehypnotictyrannyofKingTelly.【阅读词汇学习】1.WhatisthebiggestharmofTV?
@#@AItdeprivespeopleofcommunicationwiththerealworld.BPeoplebecomelazy.CPeoplebecomedependentonsecond-handexperience.DTVconsumesalargepartofoneslife.2.InwhatwaycanpeopleforgetTV?
@#@AFarawayfromcivilization.BToamountain.CBythesea.DInquietnaturalsurroundings.3.Whatdoesamotherusuallydotokeepherchildrenquiet?
@#@ALetthemwatchtheset.BPuttheminthelivingroom.CLetthemwatchtherubbish.DLetthemalone.4.Whatdoesthefirstsentenceinthefirstparagraphmean?
@#@AWefounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.BWebecomeaddictedtoTVCWhatweusedtodoisdifferentfromnow.DWeusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.1-4ADABPassage3StrictlyBansmokingIfyousmokeandyoustilldontbelievethattheresadefinitelinkbetweensmokingandbronchialtroubles,heartdiseaseandlungcancer,thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself.Noonewillaccuseyouofhypocrisy.Letusjustsaythatyouaresufferingfromabadcaseofwishfulthinking.Thisneedntmakeyoutoouncomfortablebecauseyouareingoodcompany.Wheneverthesubjectofsmokingandhealthisraised,thegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevil,seenoevilandsmellnoevil.Admittedly,afewgovernmentshavetakentimidmeasures.InBritainforinstance,cigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbannedontelevision.Theconscienceofthenationisappeased,whilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmoky,cancerousdeath.Youdonthavetolookveryfartofindoutwhytheofficialreactionstomedicalfindingshavebeensolukewarm.Theanswerissimplymoney.Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax.Itsalmostlikeataxonourdailybread.Intaxrevenuealone,thegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities.Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversodiscreetlythatsmokingmay,conceivable,beharmful,itdowntdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.Thisissurelythemostshort-sightedpolicyyoucouldimagine.Whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehand,itispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother.Enormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthedisease.Countlessvaluablelivesarelost.Inthelongrun,thereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.Ofcourse,wearenotreadyforsuchadrasticaction.Butifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirpeoples,youdthinktheydconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns.Farfromit!
@#@Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendstaggeringsumsonadvertising.Itsadvertisingisasinsidiousasitisdishonest.Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlungsearlyinthemorning.Thatwouldneverdo.Theadvertisementalwaysdepictvirile,clean-shavenyoungmen.Theysuggestitismanlytosmoke,evenpositivelyhealthy!
@#@Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlife,withbeautifulgirls,trueloveandtogetherness.Whatutternonsense!
@#@Forastart,governmentscouldbeginbybanningallcigaretteandtobaccoadvertisingandshouldthenconductanti-smokingadvertisingcampaignsoftheirown.Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicplacesliketheatres,cinemasandrestaurants.Greateffortsshouldbemadetoinformyoungpeopleespeciallyofthedireconsequencesoftakingupthehabit.Ahorrificwarningsay,apictureofadeathsheadshouldbeincludedineverypacketofcigarettesthatissold.Asindividuals,weare、certainlyweak,butifgovernmentsactedhonestlyandcourageously,theycouldprotectusfromourselves.【阅读练习题】1.Whydoafewgovernmentstaketimidmeasurestowardsmoking?
@#@Abecausetheyareafraidofpeople.BBecausediseasescostalot.CBecausetheyareafraidofthecuttingdownoftheirrevenue.DBecausetheyareafraidofmanufacturers.2.ThetoneofthispassageisAcritical.Bironical.Cdistaste.Damusm3.Whatdoesthesentencebecauseyouareingoodcompanymean?
@#@Ayouarebackedbythegovernment.BYo