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and,inthegeneral,itpassesbetweenchildrenofthe(6)______
sameage,ornearlyso,sinceitisuncommonforthedifferenceinage
betweenplaymatestobemorethanfiveyears.If,therefore,aplayground
rhymecanbeshowntohavebeencurrentlyforahundredyears,or(7)_____
evenjustforfifty,itfollowsthatithasbeentransmittedover
andover;
verypossiblyithaspassedalongachainoftwoorthree(8)_____
hundredyounghearersandtellers,andthewonderisthatitremainslive(9)_____
aftersomuchhandling,toletalonethatitbearsresemblancetothe(10)______
originalwording.
模拟1
Weliveinasocietywhichthereisalotoftalkaboutscience,butIwouldsay_____1
thattherearenot5percentofthepeoplewhoareequippedwithschool,includingcollege,tounderstandscientificreasoning.Wearemoreignorantofscienceaspeople_____2
withcomparableeducationinWesternEurope.Therearealotofkidswhoknoweverythingaboutcomputers—howtobuild
them,howtotakethemapart,andhowtowriteprogramsforgames.Soifyouask_____3
themtoexplainabouttheprinciplesofphysicsthathavegoneintocreatingthe_____4
computer,youdon’thavefaintestidea._____5
Thefailuretounderstandscienceleadstosuchthingsliketheneglectofhuman_____6
creativepower.Italsotakesrisetoblurringofthedistinctionbetweenscienceand_____7
technology.Lotsofpeopledon’tdifferbetweenthetwo.Scienceistheproductionof_____8
newknowledgethatcanbeappliedornot,andtechnologyistheapplicationofknowledgetotheproductionofsomeproducts,machineryorthelike.Thetwoarereallydifferent,andpeoplewhohavethefacultyforoneveryseldomhaveafacultyfortheothers._____9
Scienceinitselfisharmless,moreorless.Butassoonasitcanprovidetechnology,
it’snotnecessarilyharmful.Nosocietyhasyetearnedtoforecasttheconsequences_____10
ofnewtechnology,whichcanbeenormous.
模拟2
Abouthalfoftheinfantandmaternaldeathsindevelopingcountriescouldbeavoidedifwomenhadusedfamilyplanningmethodstopreventhighrisk____1
pregnancies,accordingtoareportpublishingrecentlybytheJohnsHopkingUniversity.____2
Thereportindicatesthat5.6millioninfantdeathsand2,000,000maternalDeathscouldbepreventedthisyearifwomenchosetohavetheirschildren____3
withinthesafestyearswithadequateintervalsamongbirthsandlimitedtheir____4
familiestomoderatesize.Thisamountstoabouthalfofthe9.8millioninfantand370.000maternaldeathsindevelopingcountries,excludedChina,estimatedforthisyearby____5
theUnitedNation’sChildren’sFundandtheUSCentersforDiseaseControl
respectably.Chinawasexcludedbecauseveryfewbirthsoccurinthehighriskcategories.____6
Thereportsaysthatevidencesfromaroundtheworldshowstheriskof____7
maternalorinfantillanddeathisthehighestinfourspecifictypesof____8
pregnancy;
pregnanciesbeforethemotheris18yearold;
thoseafterthe____9
motheris35yearsold;
pregnanciesafterfourbirths;
andthoselesserthantwoyearsapart.____10
模拟3
"
Home,sweethome"
isaphrasethatexpressesanessentialattitude
intheUnitedStates.Whethertherealityoflifeinthefamily
houseissweetornosweet.ThecherishedidealofhomehasgreatS1.________
importanceformanypeople.
ThisidealisavitalpartoftheAmericandream.Thisdream,
dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenth-centuryEuropeansettlersofthe
AmericanWest,wastofindapieceofplace,buildahouseforone'
sS2.________
family,andstartedafarm.ThesesmallhouseholdswereportraitsofS3.________
independence:
theentirefamily--mother,father,children,even
grandparents—liveinasmallhouseandworkingtogethertosupport S4.________
eachother.AnyoneunderstoodthelifeanddeathimportanceoffamilyS5.________
cooperationandhardwork.
AlthoughmostpeopleintheUnitedStatesnolongerliveon
farms,buttheidealofhomeownershipisjustasstronginthetwentieth S6.________
centuryasitwasinthenineteenth.
WhenU.S,soldierscamehomebeforeWorldWarII,for S7.________
example,theydreamedofbuyinghousesandstartingfamilies.ButthereS8.________
wasatremendousboominhomebuilding.Thenewhouses,typically
inthesuburbs,wereoftensmallandmoreorlessidentical,butitS9.________
satisfiedadeepneed.Manyregardedthesingle-familyhousethebasisof S10.________
theirwayoflife.
模拟4
Ancientmanattemptedtochangetheweatherbyusingmagic.
Whileexperiencetaughthimthiswasimpossible,__1
hetriedtoforecastweatherconditions.Evenearlierin__2
1000B.C.therewereweatherseersinBabylon----andpriests
cleverenoughtodenounceasfraudsthosepredicted__3
theweatherayearintheadvance.Someforecastersused__4
methodsthatseemedtotakenoconnectionwiththeactual__5
factorscontrolledtheweather.Chickensandotheranimals__6
weresacrificedandtheirintestines
pokedtofindsignsindicatingrainanddrought.Somewhatmorescientificwere__7
predictionsbasedonvegetation:
Onion'
sskinverythin,
mildweathercomingin.Onion'
sskinthickandtough,comingweatheriscoldandrough."
__8
Insectsandanimalswerealsofavoriteweatherclues:
"
Beforetheglowwormlightshis__9
lamp,thentheairisalwaysdamp."
Ifspiderstheircobwebsforsake,theweatherwillforcertainbreak."
Iffrogsremainedinpools,theweatherwillbefine.Iftheywereseenonrocks,__10
rainandcoldweredue."
It'
sdifficulttosaywhetherthisrhymeshouldbetakenseriously:
Hark,Iheartheassesbray.Methinkswe'
llhavesomeraintoday."
模拟5
Itisdifficulttothinkofanationasanabstractcollectionofpeoplelivingonapatchofterritory.Itiseasiertothinkofasaperson.ThisiswhywesometimescallGreatBritain__1
Britannia"
andtheUnitedStates"
Columbia"
andthinkofitasstatelywomen.Wealsousemasculinesymbolsinour__2__
personificationofnations.In1712JohnArbuthont,aScot,
wroteapoliticalsatireinthatthecharactersweresupposed__3__
tobetypicalmembersofdifferentnationalities.
TheEnglishmanwasJohnBull.Thisname,whichwassufficientflatteringtobe__4__
adoptedgenerally,combinedthemostcommonEnglishfirstname
withalastnameindicatedstrength.JohnBullisusually__5__
picturedasapartlybusinessmanwithaUnionJackonhishatband.
AftertheAmericanWarofIndependencebeganin1783,theUnited__6
Stateswasknownfor"
BrotherJonathan"
.Jonathanwasabiblical__7
nameassociatedwithsimplepeoplefromruralareas,
anditseemedfittingsincetheUnitedStatesisruralandunsophistcated,andsince__8__
Americansconsideredtheirtypeofsimplicityavirtuecomparedto__9__
thewickednessofEuropeancities.Itispossible,
however,thatthenamewasoriginatedwithPresidentGeorgeWashington,whowould__10_
oftensay,whenfacedwithahardproblem,"
LetusconsultBrotherJonathan"
referringtohissecrectary,JohnathanTrumbull.
模拟6
Middleagehasitscompensations.Youthisboundhandandfootwiththeshacklesofpublicopinion.Middleageenjoysfreedom.Irememberthatwhenilefttheschoolisaidtomyself:
__1
Henceforward.Icangetupwhenilikeandgotobedwhenilike."
Thatofcoursewasanexaggeration,andisoonfoundthatwheneveryouhaveanaimyoumustsacrificesomethingoffreedomtoachieveit.Butbythetimeyouhavereachedmiddleageyoudiscoveredhow__2
muchfreedomitwasworthtosacrificeinordertoachieveanyaimthat__3
youhaveonview.Wheniwasaboyiwastorturedbyshyness,__4
andmiddleagehastoagreatextentbroughtmeareliefofthis.I__5
havenownosuchfeelingandisavemyselfmuchdiscomfort.Ialwayshatedcoldwater,butformanyyearsibathincoldseasbecause__6
iwantedtobelikeeverybody.__7
Itwasuntilquitelateinlifethatidiscoveredhoweasyitwas__8
tosay:
idon'
tknow."
ifindwithmiddleagenooneexpectsmetowalktwenty-fivemiles,ortoplayascratchgameofgolf,ortodivefromaheightofthirtyfeet.Thisisalltothegoodandmakeslifepleasant,butishouldnolongercareiftheydo.Thatiswhatmakes__9
youthunhappy,thevehementanxietytobelikeotherpeople,andthatiswhatmakesmiddleageintolerable,thereconciliationwithoneself.__10
模拟7
Whethertheeyesare"
thewindowsofthesoul"
isdebatable;
theyareintenselyimportantininterpersonalcommunicationisa__1
fact.Duringthefirsttwomonthsofababy'
slife,thestimulithat__2
producesasmileisapairofeyes.Theeyesneednottobereal:
a__3
maskwithtwodotswillproduceasmile.Significantly,arealhumanfacewitheyescoveredwillnotmotivateasmile,orwillthesightof__4
onlyoneeyewhenthefaceispresentedonprofile.Thisattractionto__5
eyesopposedtothenoseormouthcontinuesasthebabymatures.__6
Inonestudy,whenAmerican