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A Health Profile
A Health profile is a portrait of all of the factors that influence your health. To draw your health profile,you will___ 1___ what diseases run in your family,what health hazards you may be exposed to ___2___ work,how your daily ___3___ compares to the recommended stand-ards,how much time per week you___ 4___ exercising and what type of exercise you engage ___5___ ,how stressful your work and family environments are,what kinds of illnesses you get regularly,and___ 6___or not you have any one of a number of addictions.___ 7___ this portrait, you should have a checkup to determine how your blood,heart,and lungs are functioning.
This checkup will serve___8___ a baseline,to which you can then compare later tests. ___9___this profile is thoroughly drawn,you can begin to think about setting health prior- ities based___10___ your particular portrait. For example,if you drink two martinis every eve- ning,have a high-stress___11___ ,are overweight,smoke a pack of cigarettes a day,and use ma- rijuana occasionally on weekends,you should quit smoking first,followed___12___ losing the excess weight,reducing the stress of your job,giving up your marihuana habit,and then finally giving some ___13___ to those martinis if you want to prevent first cancer,and then heart disease. Even for the youthful working person who has never been sick a day in his life,who is ___14___ excellent health,a good look at all health habits and at work and home environments may suggest changes that will ___15___ him in the future.
7._________
A: To complete
B: Completing
C: Completion
D: To be completed
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A Health Profile
A Health profile is a portrait of all of the factors that influence your health. To draw your health profile,you will___ 1___ what diseases run in your family,what health hazards you may be exposed to ___2___ work,how your daily ___3___ compares to the recommended stand-ards,how much time per week you___ 4___ exercising and what type of exercise you engage ___5___ ,how stressful your work and family environments are,what kinds of illnesses you get regularly,and___ 6___or not you have any one of a number of addictions.___ 7___ this portrait, you should have a checkup to determine how your blood,heart,and lungs are functioning.
This checkup will serve___8___ a baseline,to which you can then compare later tests. ___9___this profile is thoroughly drawn,you can begin to think about setting health prior- ities based___10___ your particular portrait. For example,if you drink two martinis every eve- ning,have a high-stress___11___ ,are overweight,smoke a pack of cigarettes a day,and use ma- rijuana occasionally on weekends,you should quit smoking first,followed___12___ losing the excess weight,reducing the stress of your job,giving up your marihuana habit,and then finally giving some ___13___ to those martinis if you want to prevent first cancer,and then heart disease. Even for the youthful working person who has never been sick a day in his life,who is ___14___ excellent health,a good look at all health habits and at work and home environments may suggest changes that will ___15___ him in the future.
7._________
A: To complete
B: Completing
C: Completion
D: To be completed
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Solar Storm
At the end of October 2003,a sudden solar storm hit the earth.Asolar storm refers to
the large amounts of charged particles released into space_________(1)the solar energy
increases.The release of the energy_________(2)place along with the activity of the
sunspots with a cycle of 11 years.This time,the_________(3)of the storm exceeded
expectations.
This_________(4)of intense solar storm was caused by the eruption of a solar flare
（闪光）and the ejection（喷发）of the solar corona（日冠）on October28, 2003. Large
amounts of charged particles moved 150, 000,000 kilometers through space toward the
_________(5)in 19 hours. They could affect aircraft roaming（漫游）in space.
The high-energy particles will_________(6)some of the parts of an aircraft.They
may also cause it to fail.High-energy particles can threaten the safety of an aircraft at a
high orbit.If an aircraft orbits at a lower orbit,it is_________(7)because it is under the
protection of the earth's magnetic field.
Asolar storm not only affects aircraft but also is a_________(8)to the environment
and humans.The aerosphere and magnetic field of the earth can_________(9)humans
from ultraviolet radiation and X-rays. While most of the X-rays are absorbed after they enter
the aerosphere（大气层）,still a few can_________(10) the ground.
The geomagnetic storm caused by this round of solar storm reaches its highest level on
the two_________(11)of the earth,which affects electricity supply of North America.
Overexposure to_________(12)threatens the health of passengers on planes flying over
the Polar Regions.If we fly in the sky during such a solar storm,it_________(13)we
receive ten times the X-ray radiation.It's really damaging.
Scientists say a solar eruption is like the sun sneezing,which will make the earth
_________(14)a cold.Though this natural force is irresistible,scientists can still
_________(15)its movement accurately by monitoring.Facing successive solar storms,
humans can't drop their guard.
_________(10)
A:lose
B:reach
C:break
D:prepare
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Solar Storm
At the end of October 2003,a sudden solar storm hit the earth.Asolar storm refers to
the large amounts of charged particles released into space_________(1)the solar energy
increases.The release of the energy_________(2)place along with the activity of the
sunspots with a cycle of 11 years.This time,the_________(3)of the storm exceeded
expectations.
This_________(4)of intense solar storm was caused by the eruption of a solar flare
（闪光）and the ejection（喷发）of the solar corona（日冠）on October28, 2003. Large
amounts of charged particles moved 150, 000,000 kilometers through space toward the
_________(5)in 19 hours. They could affect aircraft roaming（漫游）in space.
The high-energy particles will_________(6)some of the parts of an aircraft.They
may also cause it to fail.High-energy particles can threaten the safety of an aircraft at a
high orbit.If an aircraft orbits at a lower orbit,it is_________(7)because it is under the
protection of the earth's magnetic field.
Asolar storm not only affects aircraft but also is a_________(8)to the environment
and humans.The aerosphere and magnetic field of the earth can_________(9)humans
from ultraviolet radiation and X-rays. While most of the X-rays are absorbed after they enter
the aerosphere（大气层）,still a few can_________(10) the ground.
The geomagnetic storm caused by this round of solar storm reaches its highest level on
the two_________(11)of the earth,which affects electricity supply of North America.
Overexposure to_________(12)threatens the health of passengers on planes flying over
the Polar Regions.If we fly in the sky during such a solar storm,it_________(13)we
receive ten times the X-ray radiation.It's really damaging.
Scientists say a solar eruption is like the sun sneezing,which will make the earth
_________(14)a cold.Though this natural force is irresistible,scientists can still
_________(15)its movement accurately by monitoring.Facing successive solar storms,
humans can't drop their guard.
_________(10)
A:lose
B:reach
C:break
D:prepare
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Earth's Inner Core
Scientists have long struggled to understand what lies at the planet's center.Direct
observation of its center is impossible,so researchers must_________(1)to other evidence.
In 1889,a German scientist detected a severe earthquake in Japan.Geophysicists
concluded that shock waves_________(2) jolts（晃动）from one side of Earth through
the center to the other side.Then in 1936,Danish geophysicist lnge Lehmann studied the
waves' __________ (3) to determine that within Earth's core of molten（熔化了的）iron
lies a solid inner core一but_________(4) that core was made of eluded（难倒）her.
Other geophysicists quickly determined that Lehmann's inner core was composed mostly
_________(5) iron.Since then,Lehmann's discovery has _________(6)
conventional Earth science.
But now scientists are challenging traditional theory with new and radical_________
(7).For example,Earth's center could actually contain an"inner core within the inner
core."claim lshii and colleague Adam Dziewonski.
Analyzing hundreds of thousands of earthquake wave _________(8),they
maintain that the inner core has at its heart a tiny, even more solid sphere（球体）.This
sphere"may be the oldest fossil_________(9)from the formation of Earth,"says Dziewonski.
Dziewonski and Ishii speculate that shortly _________(10)Earth formed around
4.8 billion years ago,a giant asteroid（小行星）smashed into the young planet and nearly
melted it.But Earth's center didn't quite melt;it_________(11)mass as the planet
cooled. The core within a core may be the kernel（核心）that endured. " Its presence
could change our basic ideas about the_________(12)of the planet,"Dziewonski
says.
Dziewonski's idea is tame（温和的）compared to the_________( 13 ) theories of
independent geophysicist J. Marvin Herndon.Earth's inner core is made not of iron,he
claims,but a_________(14)of nickel and silicon.Herndon has a truly revolutionary
notion : Within the nickel silicide（硅化物）inner core is also an "inner" inner core一an
8km-wide ball of the element uranium.Uranium is radioactive.Herndon thinks the uranium
releases heat energy as its atoms_________(15)fission-split and crash into one
another in a chain reaction.In other words,we may live on top of a gigantic, "natural"
nuclear power plant.
_________(14)
A:system
B:copy
C:model
D:compound
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Earth's Inner Core
Scientists have long struggled to understand what lies at the planet's center.Direct
observation of its center is impossible,so researchers must_________(1)to other evidence.
In 1889,a German scientist detected a severe earthquake in Japan.Geophysicists
concluded that shock waves_________(2) jolts（晃动）from one side of Earth through
the center to the other side.Then in 1936,Danish geophysicist lnge Lehmann studied the
waves' __________ (3) to determine that within Earth's core of molten（熔化了的）iron
lies a solid inner core一but_________(4) that core was made of eluded（难倒）her.
Other geophysicists quickly determined that Lehmann's inner core was composed mostly
_________(5) iron.Since then,Lehmann's discovery has _________(6)
conventional Earth science.
But now scientists are challenging traditional theory with new and radical_________
(7).For example,Earth's center could actually contain an"inner core within the inner
core."claim lshii and colleague Adam Dziewonski.
Analyzing hundreds of thousands of earthquake wave _________(8),they
maintain that the inner core has at its heart a tiny, even more solid sphere（球体）.This
sphere"may be the oldest fossil_________(9)from the formation of Earth,"says Dziewonski.
Dziewonski and Ishii speculate that shortly _________(10)Earth formed around
4.8 billion years ago,a giant asteroid（小行星）smashed into the young planet and nearly
melted it.But Earth's center didn't quite melt;it_________(11)mass as the planet
cooled. The core within a core may be the kernel（核心）that endured. " Its presence
could change our basic ideas about the_________(12)of the planet,"Dziewonski
says.
Dziewonski's idea is tame（温和的）compared to the_________( 13 ) theories of
independent geophysicist J. Marvin Herndon.Earth's inner core is made not of iron,he
claims,but a_________(14)of nickel and silicon.Herndon has a truly revolutionary
notion : Within the nickel silicide（硅化物）inner core is also an "inner" inner core一an
8km-wide ball of the element uranium.Uranium is radioactive.Herndon thinks the uranium
releases heat energy as its atoms_________(15)fission-split and crash into one
another in a chain reaction.In other words,we may live on top of a gigantic, "natural"
nuclear power plant.
_________(14)
A:system
B:copy
C:model
D:compound
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The Impact of Antarctic Ozone Hole
The Antarctic ozone（臭氧）hole is changing weather patterns across the Southern Hemisphere （半球）,even affecting the tropics,scientists have concluded. The scientists______(51)the new study added the ozone hole into standard climate models to_______(52)how it might have affected winds and rains. They say rainfall has moved further south towards the pole and the effect has been_______(53)strong over Australia.
And of_______(54)interest was the southward of the Southern Hemisphere jet stream. These high一altitude winds are_______(55)to determining weather patterns,in both hemispheres. Much of the cold weather felt in the UK_______(56)the last couple of winters,for example,was caused by blocking of the Northern Hemisphere stream.
The team found that overall,the ozone hole has_______(57)in rainfall moving south along with the winds._______(58)there are regional differences,particularly concerning Australia. In terms of the average for that zone,the ozone hole_______(59)about a 10% change一but for Australia,it's about 35%.
Their modeling indicated that global warming_______(60)greenhouse gas emissions is also a factor in changing rainfall patterns.
Natural climate cycles are also thought to be important here,as different rainfall patterns were _______(61)in the era before ozone depletion（消耗）and late 20th Century warming.
Although the_______(62)international organization has significantly checked emissions of harmful substances,they_______(63)for decades in the atmosphere,and so their effects are still being felt.Earlier,and international organization forecast that even the Antarctic ozone hole一which is more severe than its_______(64)in the Northern Hemisphere一should be_______(65)by 2045—2060.
_________(60)
A:due to
B:along with
C:as for
D:instead of
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The Impact of Antarctic Ozone Hole
The Antarctic ozone（臭氧）hole is changing weather patterns across the Southern Hemisphere （半球）,even affecting the tropics,scientists have concluded. The scientists______(51)the new study added the ozone hole into standard climate models to_______(52)how it might have affected winds and rains. They say rainfall has moved further south towards the pole and the effect has been_______(53)strong over Australia.
And of_______(54)interest was the southward of the Southern Hemisphere jet stream. These high一altitude winds are_______(55)to determining weather patterns,in both hemispheres. Much of the cold weather felt in the UK_______(56)the last couple of winters,for example,was caused by blocking of the Northern Hemisphere stream.
The team found that overall,the ozone hole has_______(57)in rainfall moving south along with the winds._______(58)there are regional differences,particularly concerning Australia. In terms of the average for that zone,the ozone hole_______(59)about a 10% change一but for Australia,it's about 35%.
Their modeling indicated that global warming_______(60)greenhouse gas emissions is also a factor in changing rainfall patterns.
Natural climate cycles are also thought to be important here,as different rainfall patterns were _______(61)in the era before ozone depletion（消耗）and late 20th Century warming.
Although the_______(62)international organization has significantly checked emissions of harmful substances,they_______(63)for decades in the atmosphere,and so their effects are still being felt.Earlier,and international organization forecast that even the Antarctic ozone hole一which is more severe than its_______(64)in the Northern Hemisphere一should be_______(65)by 2045—2060.
_________(60)
A:due to
B:along with
C:as for
D:instead of
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The Fridge
1.The fridge is considered a necessity.It has been so since the l960s when packaged food first appeared with the label:"Store in the refrigerator."
2.In my fridgeless fifties childhood,I was fed well and healthily.The milkman came daily,the grocer,the butcher,the baker,and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week.The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted and we were never troubled by rotten food.Thirty years on,food deliveries have ceased,fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.
3.The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation.A vast variety of well-tried techniques already existed一natural cooling,drying,smoking,slating, sugaring,bottling…
4.What refrigeration did promote was marketing一marketing hardware and electricity,marketing soft drinks,marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.
5.Consequently,most of the world's fridges are to be found,not in the tropics where they might prove useful,but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary.Every winter,millions of fridges hum away continuously,and at vast expanse,busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially一heated house一while outside,nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.
6.The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident,while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you don't believe me,try it yourself. Invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers but at least you'll get ride of that terrible hum.
If you stop using the fridge,at least you won't be troubled by the noise_______.
A:milk,meat,vegetables,etc.were delivered
B:it has promoted the sales of many kinds of commodities
C:foods can be preserved
D:most kids like iced soft drinks
E:every housewife needs food
F: the fridge produced when it is working
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The Fridge
1.The fridge is considered a necessity.It has been so since the l960s when packaged food first appeared with the label:"Store in the refrigerator."
2.In my fridgeless fifties childhood,I was fed well and healthily.The milkman came daily,the grocer,the butcher,the baker,and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week.The Sunday meat would last until Wednesday and surplus bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. Nothing was wasted and we were never troubled by rotten food.Thirty years on,food deliveries have ceased,fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.
3.The invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation.A vast variety of well-tried techniques already existed一natural cooling,drying,smoking,slating, sugaring,bottling…
4.What refrigeration did promote was marketing一marketing hardware and electricity,marketing soft drinks,marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.
5.Consequently,most of the world's fridges are to be found,not in the tropics where they might prove useful,but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary.Every winter,millions of fridges hum away continuously,and at vast expanse,busily maintaining an artificially-cooled space inside an artificially一heated house一while outside,nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.
6.The fridge's effect upon the environment has been evident,while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. If you don't believe me,try it yourself. Invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. You may miss the hamburgers but at least you'll get ride of that terrible hum.
If you stop using the fridge,at least you won't be troubled by the noise_______.
A:milk,meat,vegetables,etc.were delivered
B:it has promoted the sales of many kinds of commodities
C:foods can be preserved
D:most kids like iced soft drinks
E:every housewife needs food
F: the fridge produced when it is working
The brave shopkeeper showed no fear of the armed robber.
A:timid
B:violent
C:courageous
D:nervous
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A:timid
B:violent
C:courageous
D:nervous
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Solar Storm
At the end of October 2003,a sudden solar storm hit the earth.Asolar storm refers to
the large amounts of charged particles released into space_________(1)the solar energy
increases.The release of the energy_________(2)place along with the activity of the
sunspots with a cycle of 11 years.This time,the_________(3)of the storm exceeded
expectations.
This_________(4)of intense solar storm was caused by the eruption of a solar flare
（闪光）and the ejection（喷发）of the solar corona（日冠）on October28, 2003. Large
amounts of charged particles moved 150, 000,000 kilometers through space toward the
_________(5)in 19 hours. They could affect aircraft roaming（漫游）in space.
The high-energy particles will_________(6)some of the parts of an aircraft.They
may also cause it to fail.High-energy particles can threaten the safety of an aircraft at a
high orbit.If an aircraft orbits at a lower orbit,it is_________(7)because it is under the
protection of the earth's magnetic field.
Asolar storm not only affects aircraft but also is a_________(8)to the environment
and humans.The aerosphere and magnetic field of the earth can_________(9)humans
from ultraviolet radiation and X-rays. While most of the X-rays are absorbed after they enter
the aerosphere（大气层）,still a few can_________(10) the ground.
The geomagnetic storm caused by this round of solar storm reaches its highest level on
the two_________(11)of the earth,which affects electricity supply of North America.
Overexposure to_________(12)threatens the health of passengers on planes flying over
the Polar Regions.If we fly in the sky during such a solar storm,it_________(13)we
receive ten times the X-ray radiation.It's really damaging.
Scientists say a solar eruption is like the sun sneezing,which will make the earth
_________(14)a cold.Though this natural force is irresistible,scientists can still
_________(15)its movement accurately by monitoring.Facing successive solar storms,
humans can't drop their guard.
_________(4)
A:piece
B:part
C:round
D:set
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Solar Storm
At the end of October 2003,a sudden solar storm hit the earth.Asolar storm refers to
the large amounts of charged particles released into space_________(1)the solar energy
increases.The release of the energy_________(2)place along with the activity of the
sunspots with a cycle of 11 years.This time,the_________(3)of the storm exceeded
expectations.
This_________(4)of intense solar storm was caused by the eruption of a solar flare
（闪光）and the ejection（喷发）of the solar corona（日冠）on October28, 2003. Large
amounts of charged particles moved 150, 000,000 kilometers through space toward the
_________(5)in 19 hours. They could affect aircraft roaming（漫游）in space.
The high-energy particles will_________(6)some of the parts of an aircraft.They
may also cause it to fail.High-energy particles can threaten the safety of an aircraft at a
high orbit.If an aircraft orbits at a lower orbit,it is_________(7)because it is under the
protection of the earth's magnetic field.
Asolar storm not only affects aircraft but also is a_________(8)to the environment
and humans.The aerosphere and magnetic field of the earth can_________(9)humans
from ultraviolet radiation and X-rays. While most of the X-rays are absorbed after they enter
the aerosphere（大气层）,still a few can_________(10) the ground.
The geomagnetic storm caused by this round of solar storm reaches its highest level on
the two_________(11)of the earth,which affects electricity supply of North America.
Overexposure to_________(12)threatens the health of passengers on planes flying over
the Polar Regions.If we fly in the sky during such a solar storm,it_________(13)we
receive ten times the X-ray radiation.It's really damaging.
Scientists say a solar eruption is like the sun sneezing,which will make the earth
_________(14)a cold.Though this natural force is irresistible,scientists can still
_________(15)its movement accurately by monitoring.Facing successive solar storms,
humans can't drop their guard.
_________(4)
A:piece
B:part
C:round
D:set
Their style of playing football is utterly different.
A:barely
B:scarcely
C:hardly
D:totally
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A:barely
B:scarcely
C:hardly
D:totally
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Few Facts about Singapore
1. Singapore is an independent city state in southeastern Asia,consisting of one major island-the Singapore Island-and more than 50 small islands,located off the southern tip of Malay.The city of Singapore,the capital of the country,is at the southeastern end of the Singapore Island;it is one of the most important port cities and commercial centers of Southeast Asia. The total area of the re- public is 640 sp.km.
2. Low lying Singapore Island has no outstanding relief（轮廓鲜明的）features. A central area of hills rises to the maximum height of 176 m.The country has a wet tropical climate,with an average annual temperature of 27 .20℃．The average annual rainfall is 2,413 mm;the wettest months are November through January.
3. Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959.A president,elected to a four-year term is head of state,and a prime minister is head of government. The president used to be selected by Parliament ,but by a 1991 constitutional amendment（修正案）,the president is now elected direct-ly by the people.The Parliament is the law making body with its 81 members popularly elected.
4. In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200,200 students.The main institutions of higher education are the National
University of Singapore,several technical colleges,and a teachers college.
5. Singapore has one of the highest standards of living of any country in Asia. In the late 1980s the gross domestic product was estimated at$23 .7 billion,or$8,870 per person.The fishing industry is centered on the port of southwestern Singapore Island.Industry has grown rapidly since the 1 960s , and Singapore now produces a diversity（多样化的）of goods , including chemicals ,electronic items,clothing,and processed foods,etc.Shipbuilding and petroleum refining are also important.
Paragraph 3______
A: Education.
B: Land and climate.
C: State system.
D: Natural resources.
E: Economy of singapore.
F: Population.
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Few Facts about Singapore
1. Singapore is an independent city state in southeastern Asia,consisting of one major island-the Singapore Island-and more than 50 small islands,located off the southern tip of Malay.The city of Singapore,the capital of the country,is at the southeastern end of the Singapore Island;it is one of the most important port cities and commercial centers of Southeast Asia. The total area of the re- public is 640 sp.km.
2. Low lying Singapore Island has no outstanding relief（轮廓鲜明的）features. A central area of hills rises to the maximum height of 176 m.The country has a wet tropical climate,with an average annual temperature of 27 .20℃．The average annual rainfall is 2,413 mm;the wettest months are November through January.
3. Singapore is governed under a constitution of 1959.A president,elected to a four-year term is head of state,and a prime minister is head of government. The president used to be selected by Parliament ,but by a 1991 constitutional amendment（修正案）,the president is now elected direct-ly by the people.The Parliament is the law making body with its 81 members popularly elected.
4. In the late 1980s the country had some 290 primary schools with 278,300 pupils and 160 secondary schools with 200,200 students.The main institutions of higher education are the National
University of Singapore,several technical colleges,and a teachers college.
5. Singapore has one of the highest standards of living of any country in Asia. In the late 1980s the gross domestic product was estimated at$23 .7 billion,or$8,870 per person.The fishing industry is centered on the port of southwestern Singapore Island.Industry has grown rapidly since the 1 960s , and Singapore now produces a diversity（多样化的）of goods , including chemicals ,electronic items,clothing,and processed foods,etc.Shipbuilding and petroleum refining are also important.
Paragraph 3______
A: Education.
B: Land and climate.
C: State system.
D: Natural resources.
E: Economy of singapore.
F: Population.
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Historic Route 66:The Story of America's"Mother Road"
1. The idea for Route 66 started in Oklahoma.Citizens there wanted to link their state with states to the east and west.By the l920s,federal officials wanted to connect state roads to provide a shorter,faster way across the country.So a plan was developed to connect existing state roads into one long national highway.
2. United States Highway 66 was established on November 11,1926.It was one of the first federal highways .It crossed eight states.It was 3,800 kilometers long.Route 66 became the most famous road in America.It passed through the center of many cities and towns. It crossed deserts, mountains,valleys and rivers.
3. In the 1930s,people suffered through the Great Depression.In Oklahoma,many poor families lost their farms because of dust storms.So they traveled west to California on Route 66 in search of a better life.In 1939,John Steinbeck wrote about these families in"The Grapes of Wrath."
4. In his book,Steinbeck wrote:"66-the long concrete path across the country,waving gently up and down on the map,over the red lands and the gray lands,twisting up into the mountains, crossing the Divide and down into the bright and terrible desert,and across the desert to the mountains again,and into the rich California valleys."Steinbeck wrote:"66 is the path of a people in flight,refugees from dust and shrinking land.66 is the mother road,the road of flight."
5. In 1946,the songwriter Bobby Troup and his wife drove across the country to Los Angeles.He wrote a song about traveling on Route 66 .The song told people they could have fun,could get their kicks,on that drive.In Los Angeles,Bobby Troup took the song to Nat King Cole,who recorded it. It became a huge hit.
6. In the 1950s,holiday travel brought more and more families out West to explore.Route 66 represented the spirit of movement and excitement.In the 1960s,Americans watched a popular television series called"Route 66."It was the story of two young men driving across the country.The show was filmed in cities and towns across America.Yet only a few shows were filmed on the real Route 66.
7. In real life,people were getting fewer and fewer kicks on Route 66.By 1962,parts of the road were closed because they were in poor condition.The federal government was building bigger highways .Cars and trucks could travel at higher speeds. People started driving on these new interstate highways instead of the old Route 66 .Finally,in 1985,Route 66 was officially removed from the national highway system.People have formed groups to save parts of the old 66 and many of the interesting places to eat,stay and see along the way.
Paragraph 5______
A: Route 66 in American Music.
B: Route 66 in American Literature.
C: Route 66 Never Going Down in History.
D: Brief Introduction of Route 66.
E: Original Idea about Construction of Route 66.
F: Movies about Route66.
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Historic Route 66:The Story of America's"Mother Road"
1. The idea for Route 66 started in Oklahoma.Citizens there wanted to link their state with states to the east and west.By the l920s,federal officials wanted to connect state roads to provide a shorter,faster way across the country.So a plan was developed to connect existing state roads into one long national highway.
2. United States Highway 66 was established on November 11,1926.It was one of the first federal highways .It crossed eight states.It was 3,800 kilometers long.Route 66 became the most famous road in America.It passed through the center of many cities and towns. It crossed deserts, mountains,valleys and rivers.
3. In the 1930s,people suffered through the Great Depression.In Oklahoma,many poor families lost their farms because of dust storms.So they traveled west to California on Route 66 in search of a better life.In 1939,John Steinbeck wrote about these families in"The Grapes of Wrath."
4. In his book,Steinbeck wrote:"66-the long concrete path across the country,waving gently up and down on the map,over the red lands and the gray lands,twisting up into the mountains, crossing the Divide and down into the bright and terrible desert,and across the desert to the mountains again,and into the rich California valleys."Steinbeck wrote:"66 is the path of a people in flight,refugees from dust and shrinking land.66 is the mother road,the road of flight."
5. In 1946,the songwriter Bobby Troup and his wife drove across the country to Los Angeles.He wrote a song about traveling on Route 66 .The song told people they could have fun,could get their kicks,on that drive.In Los Angeles,Bobby Troup took the song to Nat King Cole,who recorded it. It became a huge hit.
6. In the 1950s,holiday travel brought more and more families out West to explore.Route 66 represented the spirit of movement and excitement.In the 1960s,Americans watched a popular television series called"Route 66."It was the story of two young men driving across the country.The show was filmed in cities and towns across America.Yet only a few shows were filmed on the real Route 66.
7. In real life,people were getting fewer and fewer kicks on Route 66.By 1962,parts of the road were closed because they were in poor condition.The federal government was building bigger highways .Cars and trucks could travel at higher speeds. People started driving on these new interstate highways instead of the old Route 66 .Finally,in 1985,Route 66 was officially removed from the national highway system.People have formed groups to save parts of the old 66 and many of the interesting places to eat,stay and see along the way.
Paragraph 5______
A: Route 66 in American Music.
B: Route 66 in American Literature.
C: Route 66 Never Going Down in History.
D: Brief Introduction of Route 66.
E: Original Idea about Construction of Route 66.
F: Movies about Route66.