1、專業(yè)好文檔 a life with birds for nearly 17 years david cope has worked as one of the tower of london's yeoman warders(倫敦塔看守), _ better（更） known to tourists as beefeaters. david, 64, lives in a three-bedroomed flat right at the top（頂部） of the byward tower, one of the gatehouses. " from（從） our bed

2、room we have a marvelous(a.奇妙的，不可思議的) view of tower bridge and the thames, " says david. the tower of london is famous for（以.而著名） its ravens(n.烏鴉，黑色的鳥), the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. david was immediately fascinated(著迷，吸引) by the birds and when he was _

3、offered(提供)_ the post of raven master eight years ago he had no _ hesitation（猶豫）_ in accepting it. "the birds have now become my life and i'm always _ aware（意識到） of the fact that i am _ maintaining （保持）_ a tradition. the legend(傳奇，傳說) says that if the ravens leave the tower, england will fa

4、ll to enemies, and it's my job to _ make（確保） sure this doesn't happen!" david devotes（獻(xiàn)身于） about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. he has grown to love them and the _ fact（事實(shí)） that he lives right next to them is ideal. "i can keep（關(guān)注） a close eye on them all the time, and

5、 not just when i'm working." at first（起初）, david's wife mo was not _keen（對.感興趣） on the idea of life in the tower, but she too will be sad to leave when he retires next year. "when we look out of our windows, we see history all（所有） around us, and we are taking it in and storing it u

6、p for our future memories." a lucky break actor antonio banderas is used to breaking bones, and it always seems to happen when he's doing(做) sport. in the film play it to the bone he plays（扮演一個） the part of a middleweight(n.中量級拳擊手) boxer alongside woody harrelson. during（過程中） the making of

7、the film harrelson kept（連續(xù)） complaining that the fight scenes（場面） weren't very convincing(a.有說服力的，令人信服的), so one day he suggested that he and banderas should have a fight for real. the spanish actor wasn't keen（對熱衷） on the idea at first, but he was eventually（最終） persuaded by his co-star to

8、put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring(拳賽場地). however, when he realized how seriously(認(rèn)真地) his opponent（對手） was taking it all, he began to regret his decision to fight. and then in the third round, harrelson hit banderas so（太以至于.） hard in the face that he actually broke his nose. his wife,

9、 actress melanie griffith, was furious(a.暴怒的，強(qiáng)烈的) that he had been playing "silly macho(a.雄壯的，男子氣概的) games". "she was right," confesses(v.承認(rèn)，坦白) banderas, "and i was a fool to take（冒險） a risk like that in the middle of a movie."he was reminded（提醒） of the time he broke h

10、is leg during a football match in his native malaga. he had always dreamed（夢想） of becoming a soccer star, of performing in front of a big crowd, but doctors told him his playing days were probably over. "that's when i decided to take up（開始） acting; i saw it as another（另外） way of performing,

11、 and achieving recognition. what happened to me on that football pitch（場） was, you might say, my first lucky break." a success storyat 19, ben way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have made(制造) their fortune(財富) through the internet. what(這) makes ben's

12、 story all the more remarkable(a.卓越的，值得注意的) is that he is dyslexic(a.誦讀困難的n.誦讀困難者), and was told(告知) by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write properly(正確地) . "i wanted to prove them wrong(錯了) ", says ben, creator and director of waysearch, a net search

13、engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls.when he was eight, his local authorities(n.權(quán)威，權(quán)力，當(dāng)權(quán)) provided(提供) him with a pc to help with school work. although he was unable(不能) to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and encouraged(鼓勵) by his father, he s

14、oon began charging(收費(fèi)) people $l0 an hour for his knowledge and skills. at the age of 15 he set(創(chuàng)建) up his own computer consultancy(n.咨詢公司，顧問工作), quad computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to devote(精力) all his time to business."by this time the company had

15、 grown and i needed to take on a couple(一些) of employees to help me", says ben. "that enabled me to start doing(做) business with bigger companies.” it was his ability to consistently(始終如一的) overcome(克服) difficult challenges that led him to win the young entrepreneur(n.企業(yè)家，主辦者) of the year

16、award in the same year that he formed waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal worth(價值) $25 million with a private investment(n.投資，投入) company, which will finance(為供給資金) his search engine.a powerful influencethere can be no doubt at all(根本) that the internet has made a huge difference to our li

17、ves. parents are worried that children spend too much time playing on the internet, hardly ever（幾乎不） doing anything else in their spare time. naturally, parents are curious（對好奇） to find out why the internet is so attractive, and they want to know if it can be harmful（傷害） to their children. should pa

18、rents worry if their children are spending that much time staring at （盯著看成） their computers?obviously, if children are bent over their computers for hours, absorbed（沉迷） in some game, instead of doing their homework, then something is wrong. parents and children could decide how much use the child sh

19、ould make（利用） of the internet, and the child should give his or her word（諾言） that it wont interfere(妨礙) with homework. if the child is not holding（堅持） to this arrangement(安排), the parent can take more drastic(嚴(yán)厲的，極端的) steps（采取措施） dealing with a child's use of the internet is not much different f

20、rom negotiating（協(xié)商）_ any other sort of bargain about(就(某物)討價還價) behaviour. any parent who is seriously（嚴(yán)重） alarmed about a child's behaviour should make an appointment(約定) to discuss（討論） the matter with a teacher. spending time in front of the screen does not necessarily（必定） affect a child's

21、 performance at school. even if a child is absolutely（完全地） crazy about using the internet，he or she is probably just going（度過） through a phase(階段，時期), and in a few months there will be something else to worry about!family historyin an age when technology is developing faster than ever before, many p

22、eople are being attracted（吸引） to the idea of looking back into the past. one way they can do this is by investigating(調(diào)查，研究) their own family history. they can try to find（找出） out more about where their families came from and what they did, this is now a fast-growing hobby, especially in countries w

23、ith a fairly（相當(dāng)） short history, like australia and the united states. it is one（一方面） thing to spend some time going（探究） through a book on family history and to take the decision（決心） to investigate your own family's past. it is quite（的確） another to carry out(完成) the research work successfully. it

24、 is easy to set about(開始做(某事) it in a disorganized(擾亂,瓦解) way and cause（引起） yourself many problems which could have been avoided（避免） with a little forward planning.if your own family stories tell you that you are connected（有關(guān)系） with a famous character, whether hero or criminal(罪犯), do not let this i

25、dea take over(接管) your research. just treat（當(dāng)作） it as an interesting possibility(可能的事). a simple system for（用 collecting and storing your information will be adequate(充足的，適當(dāng)?shù)? to start with; a more complex(錯綜復(fù)雜的) one may only get in your way（道路）. the most important thing, though, is to get（被） starte

26、d. who knows what you might（可能） find ? helen and martinwith a thoughtful sigh(長嘆一聲), helen turned away from the window and walked back to her favourite armchair(扶手椅). would（將要） her brother never arrive? for a brief moment, she wondered if she really cared that much.over the years helen had given up

27、(放棄)_ waiting for martin to take an interest in her. her feelings for him had gradually weakened(變淡)_ until now, as she sat waiting for him, she experienced no more than a sister's. curiosity(好奇心) to see what had become(發(fā)生事) of her brother.almost without warning(預(yù)兆) , martin had lost his job wit

28、h a busy publishing company after spending the last eight years in new york as a key figure in the us office. somehow the two of them hadn't bothered(煩擾) to keep in touch and, left alone, helen had slowly found her confidence(對有信心) in her own judgment growing. ignoring(不顧) the wishes of her pare

29、nts, she had left university halfway through(過程中) her course and now, to the astonishment(驚訝;令人驚訝的事物) of the whole family, she was gaining(獲得) a fast-growing reputation(名聲，名譽(yù);聲望) in the pages of respected art magazines and was actually earning enough to live on(靠) from her paintings.of course, she t

30、ook(對) no pleasure in martin's sudden misfortune(不幸;災(zāi)禍，災(zāi)難), but she couldn't help(忍不住) looking forward to her brother's arrival with quiet(暗暗地) satisfaction(滿意，滿足) at what she had achieved.global warming few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the world&#

31、39;s climate(n.氣候，風(fēng)氣). many scientists put（把歸咎于） the blame for recent natural disasters on the increase in（在） the world's temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever(任何時候) before, the earth is at risk(危險) from the forces(暴力) of the wind, rain and sun. according(據(jù)說) to them, global warmin

32、g is making extreme(極端的) weather events, such(例如) as hurricanes(n. 颶風(fēng)，暴風(fēng)) and droughts(n.干旱，早災(zāi)), even more severe(嚴(yán)重) and causing sea levels all around the world to rise(上升) . environmental groups are putting pressure(壓力) on governments to take action to reduce the amount(數(shù)量) of carbon dioxide(n.二氧化

33、碳) which is given off(排放) by factories and power plants, thus attacking(攻擊) the problem at its source. they are in favour(贊成) of more money being spent on research into solar(a.太陽的n.太陽能), wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations(裝置) .some scientists, however(然而)

34、 believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere(n.大氣) tomorrow, we would have to wait several(幾) hundred years to notice the results. global warming, it seems, is here to stay(停留).look on the bright side do you ever wish you were more optimistic(adj.樂觀的，

35、樂觀主義的), someone who always expected（期望） to be successful? having someone around who always fears（恐懼） the worst isnt really a lot of fun（樂趣）. we all know someone who sees a single cloud on a sunny day and says, "it looks like（像） rain. " but if you catch yourself thinking such things,it'

36、s important to do something about（對此） it(代前面整句話，指這個狀況、情況、事實(shí)).you can change your view of life, according（根據(jù)） to psychologists(心理學(xué)家). it only takes a little effort, and you'll find life more rewarding(adj.有益的，值得的，有報酬的) as a result（結(jié)果）. optimism，they say，is partly about self-respect and confidence

37、 but it's also a more positive way of looking at life and all it has to offer（提供）. optimists are more likely（很有可能） to start new projects and are generally more prepared to take risks. upbringing(教養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育，撫育) is obviously(adv.明顯地，顯然地) very important in forming your attitude（態(tài)度） to the world. some pe

38、ople are brought up to depend（依賴于） too much on others and grow up(成長) forever blaming(v.責(zé)備，歸咎于) other people when anything goes（發(fā)生） wrong. most optimists,on the _other（另一方面） hand, have been brought up not to regard（把.看作） failure as the end of the worldthey just get on（繼續(xù)） with their lives. school lu

39、nchresearch has shown that over half the children in britain who take their own lunches to school do not eat properly（正常地） in the middle of the day. in britain schools have to provide（提供） meals at lunchtime. children can choose（選擇） to bring their own food or have lunch at the school canteen(食堂小賣部)on

40、e shocking finding（發(fā)現(xiàn)） of this research is that school meals are much healthier than lunches prepared by parents. there are strict standards（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)） for the preparation of school meals, which have to include one portion（比例） of fruit and one of vegetables, as well as meat, a dairy(乳制品的) item and starchy(

41、食物)含有大量淀粉的) food like bread or pasta(意大利面食). lunchboxes examined（檢查） by researchers contained sweet drinks, crisps(炸馬鈴薯片) and chocolate bars. children consume（攝取） twice as much sugar(糖) as they should at lunchtime.the research will provide a better understanding （解釋） of why the percentage of overwei

42、ght students in britain has increased（增長） in the last decade. unfortunately, the government cannot criticise（批評） parents, but it can remind them of the nutritional（營養(yǎng)的） value of milk, fruit and vegetables. small changes in their children's diet can affect（影響） their future health. children can ea

43、sily develop bad eating habits（習(xí)慣） at this age, and parents are the only ones who can prevent（阻止） it.traffic in our citiesthe volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. this causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy(a.漫長的，冗長的) delays, and the greate

44、r risk of（.的風(fēng)險） accidents. clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade(說服) people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.one possible approach(方法) is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by increasing(增加) charges for parking and bringing(收益)

45、in tougher(嚴(yán)格的, 強(qiáng)硬的) fines for(因而罰(款) anyone who breaks(打破) the law. in addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. this system, known(為所熟知) as "road pricing", is already being introduced in a number(一些) of cities, using a special e

46、lectronic card fixed(固定在.上) to the windscreen(n.汽車擋風(fēng)玻璃) of the car. another way of dealing(處理) with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts(效區(qū)) of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. drivers and their passengers then use a special bus servi

47、ce for the final(最后的) stage of their journey.of course, the most important thing(.的事) is to provide good public transport. however, to get people to give up(放棄) the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable(a.可靠的，可信賴的), convenient(方便的) and comfortable, with fares(票價) kept(保

48、持) at an acceptable level.teaching and learningmany teachers believe that the responsibilities(職責(zé)) for learning lie with(是的責(zé)任) the student. if a long reading assignment(n.任務(wù)，作業(yè)) is given, instructors expect students to be familiar with the information（信息）_in the reading even if they do not discuss i

49、t in class or take an examination. the idea （理想）_ student is considered to be one who is motivated(v.刺激，激發(fā)的積極性) to learn for the sake of(為了) learning（學(xué)習(xí)）_, not the one interested only in getting high grades. sometimes homework is returned with（帶回來） brief written comments but without a grade. even if

50、 a grade is not given, the student is responsible（對負(fù)責(zé)） for learning the material assigned. when research is assigned （選定）_ , the professor expects the student to take it actively and to complete it with minimum(最少的) guidance. it is the student's responsibility to find books, magazines, and artic

51、les in the library. professors do not have the time to explain how(如何) a university library works; they expect students particularly (尤其) graduate students to exhaust(v.耗盡，使筋疲力盡;徹底討論) the reference _ sources(資源) _ in the library. professors will help students who need it, but prefer(更喜歡) that their

52、students should not be too(太) dependent on them. in the united stats professors have many other duties besides(除之外) teaching, such as administrative(adj.管理的,行政的) or research work. therefore, the time that a professor can spend with a student outside of class is limited(有限的) . if a student has proble

53、ms with classroom work , the student should either _ approach(接近)_ a professor during office hours or make an appointment(n.約定，約會).thediffeencebetweenmanandcomputer what makes people different from computer programs? what is the missing element(n.元素，成分，要素) that our theories dont yet account(解釋)_ for

54、? the answer is simple: people read newspaper stories for a reason: to learn more about _ what(那些) _ they are interested in. computers, on the other hand, don't. in fact, computers don't even (甚至) have interests;there is nothing in particular(尤其, 特別) that they are trying to find out when the

55、y read. if a computer program（程序）_ is to be a model of story understanding, it should also read for a "purpose".of course, people have several goals that do not make sense（合理） to attribute to computers. one might read a restaurant guide in （為了） order to satisfy hunger or entertainment(n.娛樂

56、，消遣) goals, or to find （尋找） a good place to go for a business lunch. computers do not get hungry, and computers do not have business lunches.however, these physiological(adj.生理學(xué)的,生理的) and social goals give rise （導(dǎo)致） to several intellectual(adj.智力的，聰明的) or cognitive(adj.認(rèn)知的，認(rèn)識上的) goals. a goal to sat

57、isfy hunger gives rise to(引起, 導(dǎo)致) goals to find information（信息） about the name of a restaurant which serves（供應(yīng)） the desired type of food, how expensive the restaurant is,the location of the restaurant, etc. these are goals to _ acquire（獲?。?information or knowledge, what we are calling learning（學(xué)習(xí)）_

58、goals. these goals can be held by computers too; a computer might（可能）_ "want" to find out the location of a restaurant, and read a guide in order to do so in（以方式） the same way as a person might. while such a goal would not arise（起于） out of hunger in the case of the computer, it might well(

59、很可能) arise out of the "goal" to learn more about restaurants.the first bicycle the history of the bicycle goes back more than 200 years. in 1791, count(伯爵) de sivrac delighted（使.喜悅） onlookers(觀眾) in a park in paris as he showed off(炫耀) his two-wheeled invention, a machine called the celeri

60、feré. it was basically an enlarged（擴(kuò)大） version of a childrens toy which had been in use（在使用中） for many years. sivrac's "celeriferé" had a wooden frame, made in the shape（形狀） of a horse,which was mounted on a wheel at either endto ride it, you sat on a small seat, just like a modem bicycle,and pushed hard（努力） against the g