2005Text2Doyourememberallthoseyearswhenscientistsarguedthatsmokingwouldkillusbutthedoubtersinsistedthatwedidn'tknowforsure?Thattheevidencewasinconclusive,thescienceuncertain?Thattheantismokinglobbywasouttodestroyourwayoflifeandthegovernmentshouldstayoutoftheway?LotsofAmericansboughtthatnonsense,andoverthreedecades,some10millionsmokerswenttoearlygraves.Thereareupsettingparallelstoday,asscientistsinonewaveafteranothertrytoawakenustothegrowingthreatofglobalwarming.ThelatestwasapanelfromtheNationalAcademyofSciences,enlistedbytheWhiteHouse,totellusthattheEarth'satmosphereisdefinitelywarmingandthattheproblemislargelyman-made.Theclearmessageisthatweshouldgetmovingtoprotectourselves.ThepresidentoftheNationalAcademy,BruceAlberts,addedthiskeypointintheprefacetothepaneFsreport:"Scienceneverhasalltheanswers.Butsciencedoesprovideuswiththebestavailableguidetothefuture,anditiscriticalthatournationandtheworldbaseimportantpoliciesonthebestjudgmentsthatsciencecanprovideconcerningthefutureconsequencesofpresentactions.^^Justasonsmoking,voicesnowcomefrommanyquartersinsistingthatthescienceaboutglobalwarmingisincomplete,thatit'sOKtokeeppouringfumesintotheairuntilweknowforsure.Thisisadangerousgame:bythetime100percentoftheevidenceisin,itmaybetoolate.Withtherisksobviousandgrowing,aprudentpeoplewouldtakeoutaninsurancepolicynow.Fortunately,theWhiteHouseisstartingtopayattention.Butit'sobviousthatamajorityofthepresident'sadvisersstilldon'ttakeglobalwarmingseriously.Insteadofaplanofaction,theycontinuetopressformoreresearch—aclassiccaseof“paralysisbyanalysis.^^Toserveasresponsiblestewardsoftheplanet,wemustpressforwardondeeperatmosphericandoceanicresearch.Butresearchaloneisinadequate.IftheAdministrationwon'ttakethelegislativeinitiative,Congressshouldhelptobeginfashioningconservationmeasures.AbillbyDemocraticSenatorRobertByrdofWestVirginia,whichwouldofferfinancialincentivesforprivateindustry,isapromisingstart.Manyseethatthecountryisgettingreadytobuildlotsofnewpowerplantstomeetourenergyneeds.Ifweareevergoingtoprotecttheatmosphere,itiscrucialthatthosenewplantsbeenvironmentallysound.Anargumentmadebysupportersofsmokingwasthat.therewasnoscientificevidenceofthecorrelationbetweensmokinganddeaththenumberofearlydeathsofsmokersinthepastdecadeswasinsignificantpeoplehadthefreedomtochoosetheirownwayoflifeantismokingpeoplewereusuallytalkingnonsenseAccordingtoBruceAlberts,sciencecanserveas.[A]aprotector [B]ajudge[C]acritic [D]aguideWhatdoestheauthormeanby“paralysisbyanalysis^(Lastline,Paragraph4)?[A]Endlessstudieskillaction. [B]Carefulinvestigationrevealstruth.[C]Prudentplanninghindersprogress.[D]Extensiveresearchhelpsdecision-making.Accordingtotheauthor;whatshouldtheAdministrationdoaboutglobalwarming?Offeraidtobuildcleanerpowerplants.Raisepublicawarenessofconservation.Pressforfurtherscientificresearch.Takesomelegislativemeasures.Theauthorassociatestheissueofglobalwarmingwiththatofsmokingbecause_?[A]theybothsufferedfromthegovernment'snegligence[BJalessonfromthelatterisapplicabletotheformertheoutcomeofthelatteraggravatestheformerbothofthemhaveturnedfrombadtoworseText4Americansnolongerexpectpublicfigures,whetherinspeechorinwriting,tocommandtheEnglishlanguagewithskillandgift.Nordotheyaspiretosuchcommandthemselves.Inhislatestbook,DoingOurOwnThing:TheDegradationofLanguageandMusicandWhyWeShould,Like,Care,JohnMcWhorter,alinguistandcontroversialistofmixedliberalandconservativeviews,seesthetriumphof1960scounter-cultureasresponsibleforthedeclineofformalEnglish.Blamingthepermissive1960sisnothingnew,butthisisnotyetanothercriticismagainstthedeclineineducation.Mr.McWhorter*sacademicspecialityislanguagehistoryandchange,andheseesthegradualdisappearanceof"whom,“forexample,tobenaturalandnomoreregrettablethanthelossofthecase-endingsofOldEnglish.Butthecultoftheauthenticandthepersonal,“doingourownthing,“hasspeltthedeathofformalspeech,writing,poetryandmusic.Whileeventhemodestlyeducatedsoughtanelevatedtonewhentheyputpentopaperbeforethe1960s,eventhemostwellregardedwritingsincethenhassoughttocapturespokenEnglishonthepage.Equally,inpoetry,thehighlypersonal,performativegenreistheonlyformthatcouldclaimrealliveliness.InbothoralandwrittenEnglish,talkingistriumphingoverspeaking,spontaneityovercraft.Illustratedwithanentertainingarrayofexamplesfrombothhighandlowculture,thetrendthatMr.McWhorterdocumentsisunmistakable.Butitislessclear,totakethequestionofhissubtitle,whyweshould,like,care.Asalinguist,heacknowledgesthatallvarietiesofhumanlanguage,includingnon-standardoneslikeBlackEnglish,canbepowerfullyexpressive—thereexistsnolanguageordialectintheworldthatcannotconveycomplexideas.Heisnotarguing,asmanydo,thatwecannolongerthinkstraightbecausewedonottalkproper.Russianshaveadeeplovefortheirownlanguageandcarrylargechunksofmemorizedpoetryintheirheads,whileItalianpoliticianstendtoelaboratespeechthatwouldseemold-fashionedtomostEnglish-speakers.Mr.McWhorteracknowledgesthatformallanguageisnotstrictlynecessary,andproposesnoradicaleducationreforms—heisreallygrievingoverthelossofsomethingbeautifulmorethanuseful.WenowtakeourEnglish“onpaperplatesinsteadofchina."Ashame,perhaps,butprobablyaninevitableone.AccordingtoMcWhorter,thedeclineofformalEnglish.isinevitableinradicaleducationreformsisbutalltoonaturalinlanguagedevelopmenthascausedthecontroversyoverthecounter-culturebroughtaboutchangesinpublicattitudesinthe1960sTheword"talking"(Line6,Paragraph3)denotes.[A]modesty[C]liveliness[B]personality[D]informalityTowhichofthefollowingstatementswouldMcWhortermostlikelyagree?Logicalthinkingisnotnecessarilyrelatedtothewaywetalk.BlackEnglishcanbemoreexpressivethanstandardEnglish.Non-standardvarietiesofhumanlanguagearejustasentertaining.Ofallthevarieties,standardEnglishcanbestconveycomplexideas.ThedescriptionofRussians9loveofmemorizingpoetryshowstheauthor's[A]interestintheirlanguage[C]admirationfortheirmemory[B]appreciationoftheirefforts[D]contemptfortheirold-fashionednessAccordingtothelastparagraph,upaperplates"isto"china"as."temporary'isto"permanent”"radical"isto"conservative”|C]"functional”isto"artistic”[D]"humble"isto"noble2006Text1Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference,Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thereis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse,andthecasualnessandabsenceofdeference“characteristicofpopularculture.Peopleareabsorbedinto“acultureofconsumptionMlaunchedbythe19thcenturydepartmentstoresthatoffered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite,Mthesewerestores“anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact."Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday'simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelsnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation;in1900,13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990,3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents;inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation—language,homeownershipandintennarriage.The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish'well'or4verywell'aftertenyearsofresidence.^^ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish."Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies."HencethedescriptionofAmericaasa“graveyard”forlanguages.By1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahomeownershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.Foreign-bomAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoU.S.-bornwhitesandblacks."Bythethirdgeneration,onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtononHispanics,and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.RodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworldarefansofsuperstarslikeArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks,yet“someAmericansfearthatimmigrantslivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothenation'sassimilativepower.”AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethingangerinAmerica?Indeed.Itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.ButparticularlywhenviewedagainstAmerica'sturbulentpast,today'ssocialindiceshardlysuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.Theworduhomogenizingn(Line2,Paragraph1)mostprobablymeans,[AJidentifying [BJassociating[C]assimilating [D]monopolizingAccordingtotheauthor,thedepartmentstoresofthe19thcentury.playedaroleinthespreadofpopularculturebecameintimateshopsforcommonconsumers[CJsatisfiedtheneedsofaknowledgeableelite[D]oweditsemergencetothecultureofconsumptionThetextsuggeststhatimmigrantsnowintheU.S.?areresistanttohomogenizationexertagreatinfluenceonAmericanculturearehardlyathreattothecommoncultureconstitutethemajorityofthepopulationWhyareArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooksmentionedinParagraph5?[AJToprovetheirpopularityaroundtheworld.lbrevealthepublic'sfearofimmigrants.lbgiveexamplesofsuccessfulimmigrants.ToshowthepowerfulinfluenceofAheauthor'sopinion,theabsorptionofimmigrantsintoAmericansocietyis ?[A]rewarding [BJsuccessful[C]fruitless [D]harmfulText4Manythingsmakepeoplethinkartistsareweird.Buttheweirdestmaybethis:artists?onlyjobistoexploreemotions,andyettheychoosetofocusontheonesthatfeelbad.Thiswasn'talwaysso.Theearliestformsofart,likepaintingandmusic,arethosebestsuitedforexpressingjoy.Butsomewherefromthe19thcenturyonward,moreartistsbeganseeinghappinessasmeaningless,phonyor,worstofall,boring,aswewentfromWordsworth'sdaffodilstoBaudelaire'sflowersofevil.Youcouldarguethatartbecamemoreskepticalofhappinessbecausemoderntimeshaveseensomuchmisery.Butit'snotasifearliertimesdidn'tknowperpetualwar,disasterandthemassacreofinnocents.Thereason,infact,maybejusttheopposite:thereistoomuchdamnhappinessintheworldtoday.Afterall,whatistheonemodernformofexpressionalmostcompletelydedicatedtodepictinghappiness?Advertising.Theriseofanti-happyartalmostexactlytrackstheemergenceofmassmedia,andwithit,acommercialcultureinwhichhappinessisnotjustanidealbutanideology.Peopleinearliererasweresurroundedbyremindersofmisery.Theyworkeduntilexhausted,livedwithfewprotectionsanddiedyoung.IntheWest,beforemasscommunicationandliteracy,themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch,whichremindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereindangerandthattheywouldsomedaybemeatforworms.Givenallthis,theydidnotexactlyneedtheirarttobeabummertoo.TodaythemessagestheaverageWesternerissurroundedwitharenotreligiousbutcommercial,andforeverhappy.Fast-foodeaters,newsanchors,textmessengers,allsmiling,smiling,smiling.Ourmagazinesfeaturebeamingcelebritiesandhappyfamiliesinperfecthomes.Andsincethesemessageshaveanagenda—tolureustoopenourwallets-theymaketheveryideaofhappinessseemunreliable.ttCelebrate!^^commandedtheadsforthearthritisdrugCelebrex,beforewefoundoutitcouldincreasetheriskofheartattacks.Butwhatweforget—whatoureconomydependsonusforgetting—isthathappinessismorethanpleasurewithoutpain.Thethingsthatbringthegreatestjoycarrythegreatestpotentialforlossanddisappointment.Today,surroundedbypromisesofeasyhappiness,weneedarttotellus,asreligiononcedid,Mementomori:rememberthatyouwilldie,thateverythingends,andthathappinesscomesnotindenyingthisbutinlivingwithit.It'samessageevenmorebitterthanaclovecigarette,yet,somehow,abreathoffreshair.BycitingtheexamplesofpoetsWordsworthandBaudelaire,theauthorintendstoshowthat.[AJpoetryisnotasexpressiveofjoyaspaintingormusicartgrowsoutofbothpositiveandnegativefeelingspoetstodayarelessskepticalofhappinessartistshavechangedtheirfocusofinterestTheword“bummer”(Line5,paragraph5)mostprobablymeanssomething ?[AJreligious [B]unpleasant[C]entertaining [D]commercialIntheauthor'sopinion,advertising?emergesinthewakeoftheanti-happyartisacauseofdisappointmentforthegeneralpublicreplacesthechurchasamajorsourceofinformationcreatesanillusionofhappinessratherthanhappinessitselfWecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorbelieves.[AJhappinessmoreoftenthannotendsinsadnesstheanti-happyartisdistastefulbutrefreshingmiseryshouldbeenjoyedratherthandeniedtheanti-happyartflourisheswheneconomyboomsWhichofthefollowingistrueofthetext?[A]Religiononcefunctionedasareminderofmisery.|B]Artprovidesabalancebetweenexpectationandreality.[C]Peoplefeeldisappointedattherealitiesofmodernsociety.[DJMassmediaareinclinedtocoverdisastersanddeaths.2007Text1Ifyouweretoexaminethebirthcertificatesofeverysoccerplayerin2006'sWorldCuptournament,youwouldmostlikelyfindanoteworthyquirk:elitesoccerplayersaremorelikelytohavebeenbomintheearliermonthsoftheyearthaninthelatermonths.IfyouthenexaminedtheEuropeannationalyouthteamsthatfeedtheWorldCupandprofessionalranks,youwouldfindthisstrangephenomenontobeevenmorepronounced.Whatmightaccountforthisstrangephenomenon?Hereareafewguesses:a)certainastrologicalsignsconfersuperiorsoccerskills;b)winter-bombabiestendtohavehigheroxygencapacity,whichincreasessoccerstamina;c)soccer-madparentsaremorelikelytoconceivechildreninspringtime,attheannualpeakofsoccermania;d)noneoftheabove.AndersEricsson,a58-year-oldpsychologyprofessoratFloridaStateUniversity,sayshebelievesstronglyin“noneoftheabove.^^EricssongrewupinSweden,andstudiednuclearengineeringuntilherealizedhewouldhavemoreopportunitytoconducthisownresearchifheswitchedtopsychology.Hisfirstexperiment,nearly30yearsago,involvedmemory:trainingapersontohearandthenrepeatarandomseriesofnumbers.t€Withthefirstsubject,afterabout20hoursoftraining,hisdigitspanhadrisenfrom7to20,“Ericssonrecalls."Hekeptimproving,andafterabout200hoursoftraininghehadrisentoover80numbers.**Thissuccess,coupledwithlaterresearchshowingthatmemoryitselfisnotgeneticallydetermined,ledEricssontoconcludethattheactofmemorizingismoreofacognitiveexercisethananintuitiveone.Inotherwords,whateverinborndifferencestwopeoplemayexhibitintheirabilitiestomemorize,thosedifferencesareswampedbyhowwelleachperson“encodes“theinformation.Andthebestwaytolearnhowtoencodeinformationmeaningfully,Ericssondetermined,wasaprocessknownasdeliberatepractice.Deliberatepracticeentailsmorethansimplyrepeatingatask.Rather,itinvolvessettingspecificgoals,obtainingimmediatefeedbackandconcentratingasmuchontechniqueasonoutcome.Ericssonandhiscolleagueshavethustakentostudyingexpertperformersinawiderangeofpursuits,includingsoccer.Theygatherallthedatatheycan,notjustperformancestatisticsandbiographicaldetailsbutalsotheresultsoftheirownlaboratoryexperimentswithhighachievers.Theirworkmakesaratherstartlingassertion:thetraitwecommonlycalltalentishighlyoverrated.Or,putanotherway,expertperformers-whetherinmemoryorsurgery,balletorcomputerprogramming-arenearlyalwaysmade,notbom.Thebirthdayphenomenonfoundamongsoccerplayersismentionedtostresstheimportanceofprofessionaltraining.[BJspotlightthesoccersuperstarsintheWorldCroducethetopicofwhatmakesexpertperformance.explainwhysomesoccerteamsplaybetterthanothers.Theword“mania”(Line4,Paragraph2)mostprobablymeans[A]fun. [B]craze.[C]hysteria. [DJexcitement.AccordingtoEricsson,goodmemorydependsonmeaningfulprocessingofinformation.resultsfromintuitiveratherthancognitiveexercises.isdeterminedbygeneticratherthanpsychologicalfactors.requiresimmediatefeedbackandahighdegreeofconcentration.Ericssonandhiscolleaguesbelievethattalentisadominatingfactorforprofessionalsuccess.[BJbiographicaldataprovidethekeytoexcellentperformance.theroleoftalenttendstobeoverlooked.highachieversowetheirsuccessmostlytonurture.Whichofthefollowingproverbsisclosesttothemessagethetexttriestoconvey?"Faithwillmovemountains.^^"Onereapswhatonesows.”"Practicemakesperfect.”"Likefather,likeson.”Text4Itneverrainsbutitpours.Justasbossesandboardshavefinallysortedouttheirworstaccountingandcompliancetroubles,andimprovedtheirfeeblecorporationgovernance,anewproblemthreatenstoearnthem-especiallyinAmerica-thesortofnastyheadlinesthatinevitablyleadtoheadsrollingintheexecutivesuite:datainsecurity.Left,untilnow,toodd,lowlevelITstafftoputright,andseenasaconcernonlyofdata-richindustriessuchasbanking,telecomsandairtravel,informationprotectionisnowhighontheboss'sagendainbusinessesofeveryvariety.Severalmassiveleakagesofcustomerandemployeedatathisyear-fromorganizationsasdiverseasTimeWarner,theAmericandefensecontractorScienceApplicationsInternationalCorpandeventheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley-haveleftmanagershurriedlypeeringintotheirintricateITsystemsandbusinessprocessesinsearchofpotentialvulnerabilities.“Dataisbecominganassetwhichneedstobeguardedasmuchasanyotherasset/'saysHaimMendelsonofStanfordUniversity'sbusinessschool."Theabilitytoguardcustomerdataisthekeytomarketvalue,whichtheboardisresponsibleforonbehalfofshareholders."Indeed,justasthereistheconceptofGenerallyAcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP),perh叩sitistimeforGASP,GenerallyAcceptedSecurityPractices,suggestedEliNoamofNewYork'sColumbiaBusinessSchool."Settingtheproperinvestmentlevelforsecurity,redundancy,andrecoveryisamanagementissue,notatechnicaloneJhesays.Themysteryisthatthisshouldcomeasasurprisetoanyboss.Surelyitshouldbeobvioustothedimmestexecutivethattrust,thatmostvaluableofeconomicassets,iseasilydestroyedandhugelyexpensivetorestore-andthatfewthingsaremorelikelytodestroytrustthanacompanylettingsensitivepersonaldatagetintothewronghands.Thecurrentstateofaffairsmayhavebeenencouraged-thoughnotjustified-bythelackoflegalpenalty(inAmerica,butnotEurope)fordataleakage.UntilCaliforniarecentlypassedalaw,Americanfirmsdidnothavetotellanyone,eventhevictim,whendatawentastray.Thatmaychangefast:lotsofproposeddata-securitylegislationisnowdoingtheroundsinWashington,D.C.Meanwhile,thetheftofinformationaboutsome40millioncredit-cardaccountsinAmerica,disclosedonJune17th,overshadowedahugelyimportantdecisionadayearlierbyAmerica'sFederalTradeCommission(FTC)thatputscorporateAmericaonnoticethatregulatorswillactiffirmsfailtoprovideadequatedatasecurity.Thestatement“Itneverrainsbutitpours“isusedtointroduce[AJthefiercebusinesscompetition.[C]thethreatfromnewsreports.[B]thefeebleboss-boardrelations.|D]theseverityofdataleakage.37.AccordingtoParagraph2,someorganizationschecktheirsystemstofindout[A]whetherthereisanyweakpoint.[C]whoisresponsiblefortheleakage.[B]whatsortofdatahasbeenstolen.[D]howthepotentialspiescanbelocated.InbringinguptheconceptofGASPtheauthorismakingthepointthatshareholders'interestsshouldbeproperlyattendedrmationprotectionshouldbegivendueattention.businessesshouldenhancetheirlevelofaccountingsecurity.themarketvalueofcustomerdatashouldbeemphasized.AccordingtoParagraph4,whatpuzzlestheauthoristhatsomebossesfailtoseethelinkbetweentrustanddataprotection.perceivethesensitivityofpersonaldata.realizethehighcostofdatarestoration.appreciatetheeconomicvalueoftrust.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5that[A]dataleakageismoresevereinEurope.(B|FTC'sdecisionisessentialtodatasecurity.Californiatakestheleadinsecuritylegislation.legalpenaltyisamajorsolutiontodataleakage.2008Text4In1784,fiveyearsbeforehebecamepresidentoftheUnitedStates,GeorgeWashington,52,wasnearlytoothless.Sohehiredadentisttotransplantnineteethintohisjaw一havingextractedthemfromthemouthsofhisslaves.Thal'safardifferentimagefromthecherry-tree-choppingGeorgemostpeoplerememberfromtheirhistorybooks.Butrecently,manyhistorianshavebeguntofocusontherolesslaveryplayedinthelivesofthefoundinggeneration.TheyhavebeenspurredinpartbyDNAevidencemadeavailablein1998,whichalmostcertainlyprovedThomasJeffersonhadfatheredatleastonechildwithhisslaveSallyHemings.Andonlyoverthepast30yearshavescholarsexaminedhistoryfromthebottomup.Worksofseveralhistoriansrevealthemoralcompromisesmadebythenation'searlyleadersandthefragilenatureofthecountry'sinfancy.Moresignificantly,theyarguethatmanyoftheFoundingFathersknewslaverywaswrong—andyetmostdidlittletofightit.Morethananything,thehistorianssay,thefounderswerehamperedbythecultureoftheirtime.WhileWashingtonandJeffersonprivatelyexpresseddistasteforslavery,theyalsounderstoodthatitwaspartofthepoliticalandeconomicbedrockofthecountrytheyhelpedtocreate.Foronething,theSouthcouldnotaffordtopartwithitsslaves.Owningslaveswas“l(fā)ikehavingalargebankaccount,saysWiencek,authorofAnImperfectGod:GeorgeWashington,HisSlaves,andtheCreationofAmerica.ThesouthernstateswouldnothavesignedtheConstitutionwithoutprotectionsforthe“peculiarinstitution,“includingaclausethatcountedaslaveasthreefifthsofamanforpurposesofcongressionalrepresentation.Andthestatesmen'spoliticallivesdependedonslavery.Thethree-fifthsformulahandedJeffersonhisnarrowvictoryinthepresidentialelectionof1800byinflatingthevotesofthesouthernstatesintheElectoralCollege.Onceinoffice,JeffersonextendedslaverywiththeLouisianaPurchasein1803;thenewlandwascarvedinto13states,includingthreeslavestates.Still,JeffersonfreedHemings'schildren—thoughnotFlemingsherselforhisapproximately150otherslaves.Washington,whohadbeguntobelievethatallmenwerecreatedequalafterobservingthebraveryoftheblacksoldiersduringtheRevolutionaryWar,overcamethestrongoppositionofhisrelativestogranthisslavestheirfreedominhiswill.Onlyadecadeearlier,suchanactwouldhaverequiredlegislativeapprovalinVirginia.GeorgeWashington'sdentalsurgeryismentionedtoshowtheprimitivemedicalpracticeinthepast.[BJdemonstratethecrueltyofslaveryinhisdays.stresstheroleofslavesintheU.S.history.revealsomeunknownaspectofhislife.WemayinferfromthesecondparagraphthatDNAtechnologyhasbeenwidelyappliedtohistoryresearch.[BJinitsearlydaystheU.S.wasconfrontedwithdelicatesituations.historiansdeliberatelymadeupsomestoriesofJefferson'slife.politicalcompromisesareeasilyfoundthroughouttheU.S.history.WhatdowelearnaboutThomasJefferson?Hispoliticalviewchangedhisattitudetowardsslavery.Hisstatusasafathermadehimfreethechildslaves.Hisattitudetowardsslaverywascomplex.Hisaffairwithaslavestainedhisprestige.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?SomeFoundingFathersbenefitpoliticallyfromslavery.Slavesintheolddaysdidnothavetherighttovote.Slaveownersusuallyhadlargesavingsaccounts.Slaverywasregardedasapeculiarinstitution.Washington'sdecisiontofreeslavesoriginatedfromhis[A]moralconsiderations. |B]militaryexperience.[C]financialconditions. [D]politicalstand.2009Text1Habitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilotandrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine.44Notchoice,buthabitrulestheunreflectingherd,“WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.Intheever-changing21stcentury,eventheword“habit“carriesanegativeconnotation.Soitseemsantitheticaltotalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextascreativityandinnovation.Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnewhabits,wecreateparallelsynapticpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjumpourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeablecreaturesofhabit,wecaninsteaddirectourownchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnewhabits.Infact,themorenewthingswetry—themorewestepoutsideourcomfortzone—themoreinherentlycreativewebecome,bothintheworkplaceandinourpersonallives.Butdon'tbothertryingtokilloffoldhabits;oncethoserutsofprocedurearewornintothebrain,they'retheretostay.Instead,thenewhabitswedeliberatelyingrainintoourselvescreateparallelpathwaysthatcanbypassthoseoldro