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ManandHisEnvironment
Throughouthistorymanhaschangedhisphysicalenvironmentinordertoimprovehiswayoflife.Withthetoolsoftechnology he has alteredmanyphysicalfeaturesoftheearth. He has transformedwoodlandsandprairiesintofarmsandmadelakesandreserviorsoutofriversforirrigationpurposesorhydroelectricpower.Manhasalsomodifiedthefaceoftheearthbydrainingmarshesandcuttingthroughmountainstobuildroadsandrailways.
However,man'schangestothephysicalenvironmenthavenotalwayshadbeneficialresults.Today,pollutionoftheairandwaterisanincreasingdangertothehealthoftheplanet.Eachdaythousandsoftonsofgasescomeoutoftheexhaustsofmotorvehicles.Smokefromfactoriespollutestheairofindustrializedareasandthesurroundingareasofthecountryside.Thepollutionofwaterisequallyharmful.Thewholeecologicalbalanceoftheseaisbeingchangedandindustrialwasteshavealreadymademanyriverslifeless.
Nowenvironmentalprotectionismorepressingthaneverbefore.Asweknow,massivedestructionofenvironmenthasbroughtaboutnegativeeffectsandevenposesagreatthreattoman'sexistence.Indifferencetotheseproblemswillmeancommittingsuicide.Therefore,effectivemeasuresshouldbetakenandlawspassedtoconserveenvironment.Otherwise,maniscertaintosufferfromtheseriousconsequencescausedbythislackofcareforhislivingsurroundings.
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HowtoKeepHealthy
Nowadays more andmorepeopleareconcernedabouttheirhealth.Buthow to keep
healthy?
Differentpeoplemaygivedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Inmyopinion,itisessentialtodothefollowing.
First,itisabsolutelynecessarytotakesomeexerciseeveryday.Researchshowsthatgettingplentyofexercisemaketheheartbeatfasterandthelungsworkharder.Thisstrengthenstheheart,reducesthechanceofheartattack,andhelpslowerbloodpressure.That'swhymoreandmorepeoplearebecomingactiveinvariouskindsofsportsandexercises.Everymorningmanypeoplegetupearlyandtakemuchexercise.Somepracticeshadowboxingandswordplaywhileothersrun,jog,walkordancetomusic.Intheafternoon,therearealsomanypeoplekeenonsports.Someplaybasketballorvolleyballortabletennis,othersgoinforgymnasticsortrackevents.Throughsportsandexercise,peoplebecomehealthierandstronger.
Medicalresearchershaveprovedthatwhatpeopleeataffectstheirhealth.Theyadvisepeopletoeatmorefruitandvegetablesandlessmeatsuchasbeefandporkbecausemeatcontainsmorefatthanpoultryandfish.Fatcanbuildupinthearteries,blocktheflowofblood,andcauseaheartattackorstroke.
Gettingridofbadhabitslikesmokinganddrinkingalcoholisalsoanimportantwaytokeephealthy.Smokinganddrinkingalcoholinjureone'shealthagreatdeal,andthereforeshouldbegivenup.Unfortunatelyfewpeoplefollowthisadvice.
Ifpeoplefollowthesethreewaysofkeepingfit,theygreatlyimprovetheirhealth.
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TheWorld'sPopulation
Thefirstfiftyyearsofthenextmillenniumwillbecriticalfortheworld'spopulation. By 2050 populationgrowthshouldhaveleveledoff,butbythenwe'llhave10billionpeople--two-thirdsasmanyagainaswehavetoday.Therateofpopulationgrowthissomethingwecanchooserightnow,though:
it'snotsomethingthatjusthappens,butamatterofhumanchoice.Thechoiceisacomplicatedone,withmanyvariables,butitremainsachoice.
Ifwewanttopreventapopulationexplosion,weshouldtakeactionnow-orassistthepoorercountriestodoso.Theyneedbettergovernment,betterinstitutions,betterlaborandcapitalmarkets,betterschools.
Anythingthatincreasesthevalueofwomen'stimeandaddstothecostofcaringforachildmakesawomanlesslikelytohavethatchild.Sincebigfamiliesareoftenseenassafetynetsforillnessandoldage,improvingpoorpeople'saccesstoinsurance,pensionsandwelfareinstitutionsalsohasamajorimpact.Thiscanbeassimpleasruralcredit,providingameansofsaving.Finally,thereiseducation--bothforwomenand,perhapsevenmoreimportant,forthenextgenerationofchildren.
Thesestepsaretheretobetaken,butthereappeartobesomecountriesthatarenotseriouslytryingatthemoment.Ifwecannotachievethatwewillcertainlynotcontrolpopulation.
Thatsaid,Idon'tfeelpessimisticthatwearegoingtorunoutofresources:
wearebecomingmoreefficientatproducingfoodfasterthantherateatwhichpopulationisincreasing.Thereis,however,ariskthatwewillwrecktheenvironmentsoeffectivelythattheworldwillnolongerbeanattractiveplacetolive.Thatreallywouldbeadismaloutcome,toreachworldpopulationequilibriumonlytofindwe'ddestroyedthenaturalenvironmentintheprocess.
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科技进步对社会发展影响
21stcenturyisthecenturyoftechnology.Nowadays,technologyiseverywherearoundus.Thedevelopmentoftechnologyhasasignificantaffacttowardthesociety.Severaltechnologiesthatweusuallyusearetheinternet,computer,andcellphone.Thesenewtechnologiesmakeourlifemucheasierandbetter.
First,thedevelopmentofcomputerchangesourlife.Decadesago,peopleneededtodolotsofcomplexcalculationonhandbecausetheydidnothavecomputer,andmoreobvious,theydidnothavethesoftwareforcalculation.Astheresultofthat,peoplespenthoursontheequationsthatacomputercansolveinjustaminute.Sincethedevelopmentofcomputer,peopleareabletousesomekindofsoftwaretocomputelotsofcomplexfunctionsandmathematicalcalculation.Computerbecomesthemosthelpfulequipmentforthesciencistsbecausetheycanusetheirtimemoreefficiently.
Also,internetisanotherusefultoolforustoday.Thedevelopmentofinternetbringsagreatimpacttowardthesociety.Insteadofgoingtolibraryandflipingallthebookstofigureoutsomeinformation,wecanjustsimplyuseamouseandclickonthewebsitetodoresearch.Theinternetleadsustoaplacewherewecanfindunlimitedinformationandresources.Itmakesourlifemucheasierandbetter.
Thelasttechnologyiscellphone.Nowadays,manypeoplehaveacellphone.Butitjustappearsonthemarketforabout10years.Itisveryconveniencetotheusersbecausewecantalktoanyonewewantwithaphoneassmallasawallet.Also,wecancommunicatewithothersbymakingaphonecallinsteadofsendingletters.Itisveryfastandusefulwaytocommunicate.
Inconclusion,Ibelievethedevelopmentoftechnologybringssignificantimpacttoourlife.ItisveryhelpfultousandIbelievetechnologywillkeepimprovinginfuture.
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网络对大学生的影响
TheusageofInternetbecomesoneofthemostcontroversialtopicsinthesociety.Asacollegestudent,IbelieveInternetisbeneficialtomemorethanthewayitharmsme.TherearemanyadvantagesforusingInternet.First,Icanbestusemytimetofindinformationonlineinsteadofgoingtodifferentlibraries.Also,theinformationcanbedatedbackindecadesago.Itisveryhelpfultousethoseinformationasreferenceandhistoricalproof.Inthelibrary,itishardtofindsomuch"old"information.AnotheradvantagetouseInternetisthatIcanstayhomeandhavealectureonline.ItismuchmoreconveniencetomebecauseIcanstaywarmtohaveclassinthewintertimeinsteadofspendingtwohoursonthebusandphysicallyattendclass.Inaddition,Internetprovidesmeabetterwaytocommunicatewithmyfriendsandprofessors.Icangetresponsefrommyprofessorinafewminutesinsteadofwaitingoutsideofhisdoorforhours.Someofmyfriendsarelivinginaforeigncountries,IcansimplyjustdrophimanemailwheneverIcanandgetamessagefromhimveryquick.Itismuchbetterthanwaitingforletters.Also,theemailwillnotlosewhilethelettermightbelosingintheprocessofdelivery.
However,therearealsodisadvantageofusingInternet.Forexample,ImightspendtoomuchtimeontheInternettoconcentrateonmystudy.Also,thereisachancethatIamcheatedbecauseoftheInternetpurchasing.Last,Internethaslotsofinformation,bothhelpfulandharmful.TheremightbetoomuchtempatationthatIwillaccesssomeoftheharmfulinformationIcanontheInternet.
EventhoughtheusageofInternethasbothpositiveandnegativeeffecttome,IstillconsiderInternetisasymboloftechnologydevelopment.IbelieveIcanusetheInternetverywellaslongasIknowhowtocontrolmyself.
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题目:
国外旅游
1、近十年来某城市越来越多人选择出去旅游
2、出现这种现象的原因
3、这种现象可能产生的影响
Theabovetableclearlymirrorsanupwardtrendinthenumberofpeoplewhoprefertotravelabroadoverthelastdecade.In1995,thereareonlytenthousandtouristsgoingoverseastotakeatrip.In2000,thefigureclimbstoapproximately40thousand,andpeaksat120thousandin2005.
Thereareahugenumberofreasonsbehindthisphenomenon,ofwhichthemostimportantoneis--China'sboomingeconomy.
Thankstothedeepeningofreformandopening-up,citizensoftheMiddleKingdomenjoyasharpimprovementintheirlivingstandards.Theyhaveenormousconsumingpowertopursuehigherleveloflivingquality.Perhapsgettingtiredofvisitingscenicspotsathome,anincreasingnumberofthemchooseforeigncountriesastheirtourdestinations.
Whenitcomestowhatimpactsitwouldbring,inmyeyes,itwouldgiveahugeboosttotourindustrybothathomeandabroad.AnditwouldgiveChinesedeeperinsightsintoforeigncultures.Ofcourse,thedarksideofthisphenomenonalsoexists.Forinstance,theuncivilizedbehaviorofsomeChinesetouristsmayhaveanegativeimpactonChina'simage.Anyway,o