第二版新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫教程3_完形填空Althoughtheymaynotbetheworld’sfastestorstrongestathletes,the1830competitionsinthe2005SpecialOlympicsWorldWinterGamesheldinNagano,Japancompeted（能力）withalltheirhearts.Attheclosingceremony（典禮）PrincessTakamadoofJapanmadeaspeech.Shesaid,’Thepastweekwasallaboutsmiles,gentlenessandpeace.Itrulyhopewithinmyheartthattheentireworldcanlearnsomethinghere.Wecanalllearnfromtheexample（例子）sthesespecialathleteshaveshownus.’TheaimoftheSpecialOlympicsisclear.Itistoencourageindividualswithintellectualdisabilities（無力）tobecomephysicallyfit.Theyarealsoencouragedtobeproductiveandrespectedmembersofsocietythroughsportstrainingandcompetition.Ifanathletewinsincompetition,itisabonus.However,inaway（在某種程度上）everyonewins.LilyKuhn,12,askierwithTeamUSA,couldhardlyrestrainherenthusiasmasthewrotehome.Shetoldherparents:Iwasproudofmyself.Iamhappynotsimplyforwinning,butforwinninghonestly,lovingtocompeteandworkingthehardestThefestivalendingthegamesissomethingtoremember.Itisn’tcomplete（完整的）withoutthehugs.Oneeventvolunteerwhilehuggingandhandingoutsweatshirtstosomeoftheathleteshelduphisthumbsandsaid,”Alloftheseathletesaresuper!Ican’tgoanywherearoundherewithoutgettingahug.Ipray（祈禱）formoreofthissortofthing.Ihopethatthespiritwithwhich（與之）theyhavecompetedmighttouchthewholeworld.Watchingtheseyoungpeopleblossomoverthepastweekhastrulytouchedmylife.”Attheendofthefestival,thevicemayorforthecityofShanghai,whichwillhostthe2007summergames,acceptedtheflagfortheSpecialOlympicspledging（保證）that“thecityofShanghaiwouldopenitsarmstotheworldandtotheSpecialOlympics”.JimFixxhadbeenaheavysmokerandweighed214poundswhenhetookup（開始從事）runninginthe1960s.Hesoonreaped（收割者）thebenefitsfromrunning.Hisweightdecreasedby60poundsbythetimehisbook,TheCompleteBookOfRunning,waspublished.Hisbookinspired（有靈感的）millionsofpeople.Inhisbookandontelevisiontalkshows,heextolledthebenefitsofphysicalexerciseandhowitconsiderably（顯著地）increasedtheaveragepeople’slifeexpectancy.Hisreadersandaudiencebecamemorehealth-conscious.However,totheirshock,Fixxdiedattheageof52afterhisdailyrun.Manywhoopposedhisbeliefssaidthiswasevidence（證據(jù)）thatrunningwasharmful.However,hissupportersrevealed（揭露）thattherealcauseofFixx’sdeathwasaheartattack.Hecamefromafamilywheremenhadpoorhealthstories.Hisfathersufferedaheartattackattheageof35anddiedofoneat42.Given（規(guī)定的）Fixx’sunhealthylifestyleuntilhetookuprunning,manyarguedthatrunningaddedmanyyearstohislife.“Runningdoeshaveitsshortcomings,”Acknowledges（承認(rèn)）heartspecialistPaulThomas,inarecentmedicaljournal.“Theimpact（影響）canbehardonyourknees.Runnersaremoreatriskduringtheirtraining,particularly（特別）iftheyrunmarathons.However,thenewsforrunnersisn’tallbad.Evidencesuggestsinspiteofitsshortcomings,moderate（溫和的）amountofrunningexercisecanactuallyresultin（導(dǎo)致）alonger,improvedlife.”Dr.DaleMacdonald,acertifiedStrengthandConditioningspecialistoncesummedupadiscussionbysaying,“Aswith（與???一樣）allathleticendeavors,runningcomeswithbothgreatreward（獎賞）andinherentrisk.Morethan60%ofrunnerswillsufferaninjurythatcausesthemtotaketimeoffrunning—eachyear!”Healsosaidthatimprovingone’sbalancecanreducethelikelihood（可能）ofinjury.Hydewasfoundedin1966toprovideeducationbasedoncharacterdevelopmentratherthan（不是???而是）academicachievement.Itisaplacewherewell-to-dofamiliescansendtheirchildrenwhohavedifficultyinothereducationalenvironments.Manystudentsaretherebecausetheirparentsbelieveintheeducationaltheoryofcharacterbeforeperformance.AlthoughHydeistypically（典型的）categorizedasacollegepreparatoryschool,theschoolregardsitsprimary（主要的）purposeaspreparationforlife.Hydehelpsstudentslearn,embrace,andadoptacharactercompassthatwillguidethemfortherestoftheirlives.Emphasisisplacedon（名列）performingartsandsports.Hydebelievesthatoneneedstoexpose（揭露）themselvestogroupandcommunityinteractionsaspartofthegrowthprocess.Competitivesportsareplayedyearroundandhaveledtomanychampionships.Therearetypicalhighschoolclassesandacademics.ManyAdvancedPlacementcoursesareavailable（可利用的）andencouraged.Moststudentsareacceptedtofour-yearcollegesanduniversities.Thereare“GroupDiscovery”sessionsseveraltimesperweek.Studentsareencouragedtocounsel（律師忠告）eachotherwhentheythinkanotherstudent’sactionsorthoughtsdonotcorrespondtotheschool’sphilosophy.Thesesessionsfocuson（集中于）theindividualstudentsandtheircurrentissuesandproblemsfacedattheschool.Studentsareencouragedtoshareintimatesecrets,doubtsandregretsaboutthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Thesesessionsareextended（伸長的）toparents.Thepurposeofthesesessionsistoinvolve（包含）thewholefamilyintotheHydecommunitysocialstructure.Truthisemphasizedoverharmony.Studentswhohavedifficultywithfollowingtheschoolrulesareassigned（分配）toperformmaintenancejobsandlawncarefortheschool.Thepracticeisnotsolelypunitivebutalso（并且）servestoillustratethatthetransgressorhasseparatedhim/herselffromthecommunitybytheiractions.Theideabehinditistoearnacceptancebythegroup,andworkbackintothetrustofthecommunity.WhenHenryFordannouncedhewasgoingtoproduceanautomobilethatwouldbeaffordable（付得起）tothegeneralpopulation,heprobablydidnotrealizewhatagreatimpact（作用）hisachievementwouldhaveonlifeintheUnitedStatesand,eventually,（最后）theworld.Ford’suseofmassproductionstrategies（戰(zhàn)略）tomanufacturetheModelTstartedanewerainpersonaltransportation.Asaresult,（因此）roadswerebuiltforthesakeofcarsandthegreatermobility（流動性）ofpeople.Withcarsandtheroads,havingabusinessofone’sownbecamealotmorefeasible（可行性）.Everytypeofbusinesssprungup.Customerscouldeasilygettothestoresnomatterwhere（無論怎樣）theywereintown,provided（假如）therewasaroad,sobusinessesnolongerhadtobelocatedatatown’scenter.Andwhataboutthefamilyvacation？Familiespacked（擁擠的）intotheircarsanddroveacrossthecountrytoexplore（探究）thenewfrontier,stoppingateverypossibleroadsideattraction(吸引）ontheway.Therewasnolimittowhereyoucouldgoandwhatyoucouldsee.Thecarofferedasenseofindependenceand,asAmericansparticularlyhatedtoberestricted,(限制)theyfellinlovewiththeautomobileinstantly.（立即）Onaverage（平均的）,eachAmericanhouseholdownstwoormorecars.Astheworldgetsmorecomplicated,drivingcarsaroundhelpspeoplecopewith（與???相適應(yīng)）thedemandsofmodernlife.Ifyouaskpeoplewhatqualitiesdefine（規(guī)定）Americans,theywillprobablysaythatthetwodominating（支配）characteristicsofanAmericanareinventivenessandindependence.Americaistrulythelandofcarsandcarculture.Agingisnaturalprocess.althoughmedicaladvancementshavecomeupwithwaystocoversignsofaging,thereisnostoppingtheprocess..duringtheclosingperiodinthelifespanofhumanbeings,peopiltempttomoveawayfrommoreddesirablepreviousperiods,oftencalledforusefulness.Agesixtyisusuallyconsideredthedividinglinebetweenmiddleandoldage.Itisthetimewhereyouareconsideredanelderly,meningsomewhatoldoradvancedbeyondmiddleage.periodofdeclinecomespartlyfromphysicalandpartlypsychologicalfactors.thephysicalcauseofdeclineisachangeinthebodycellsduetotheeffectsotheagingprocess.thepsychologicalcauseofdeclinehassomethingtodowithunfavorableattitudestowardoneself,otherpeople,workandlifeingeneral.senility,amoreorlesscompletephysicalbreakdown,willtakeplacewhenwhereismentaldisorganization.theindividualbecomescareless,absent-minded.sociallywithdrawn,andpoorlyadjust.Duetotheunfavorablesocialattitudestowardtheelderly,treatmenttowardtheminamercial,unlikeothercultures,makesthemfeelnolongerusefulandunwanted.peoplewhocomefromcountrieswhererespectfortheelderlyissustomaryusuallytreatelderpeoplewithmoreconsiderationandrespect.Infact,oldpeopleareatreasureofexperiencetosociety.itisexpectedthatoldpeoplewillplayanincreasinglyactiveroalinsocialandcommunityaffairsaswellasinthebusinessandprofessionalworlds.because.becauseofthereduationinthenumberofroalstheelderlyareabletoplay,itisverylikelythattheywilldevelopafeelingofinferiority.itisourdutytomakethembetterrealizetheirvalueandhelpthemleadalifeofcomfort.1.Nomatterhowexperiencedaspeakeryouare,andhowwellyouhavepreparedyourspeech,youwillhavedifficultymakingaspeechatsuchanoisyreception.演說家2.Justasallhissister’sfriendscaredabouthim,Jimmycaredaboutthem.吉米3.Carmanufacturersstampavehicleidentificationnumberatseveralplacesonnewcarstohelptrackdownstolenvehicles.識別碼4.IfyoudaretellonmewhentheteachergetsbackIwon’tsayawordtoyouanymore.告狀5.Someelderlypeopleprefertoliveontheirownwhilethegreatmajoritychoosetolivewiththeirchildren.老人和兒女6.Hereissomethingthatneedstobereckonedwith:howtogetthenecessaryfinancestoestablishthecompany.籌集創(chuàng)建1.Thedefendant,awomanofonly30,keptinsistingonherowninnocence.被告.Alltingsconsidered,datesbeansandsomeleafygreenvegetablesarethebestsourcesofiron.棗3.Nobeveragesareservedwithmealsbecausetheyinterferewithdigestion.飲料4.Takingthepopularityoftheregionintoconsideration,itisadvisabletobookhotelsinadvance.考慮5.Ifyouhaveafeelingofwantingtothrowupaftertakingthisdrug,stoptakingitimmediatelyandconsultyourdoctorsassoonaspossible.服藥6.Summingupthediscussion,hesaidbothpartiesshouldconsiderthemosteffectivewaytosolvetheproblem.總結(jié)這次1.Inhisthinking,asinhisbehavior,heisverytraditional.在思維2.Oncetheteachersagreetoacceptthenewteachingprogram,theyhavetofacethestrainitputsonthem.教師3.Inthelongrun,itisworthwhiletopursueone’sstudyaftergraduatingfromuniversityinsteadofgoingtoworkdirectly.從長遠(yuǎn)看4.AstheschooloperatesontheCharacterFirstprinciple,moralvaluesandacademicachievementsarestressedequally.由于這所學(xué)校5.Itissaidthatthemeeting,whichisscheduledtobeheldthismonth,willbeputofftillnextmonth.據(jù)說原定6.Theschoolseesitsjobaspreparingitsstudentsforlifebycultivatingacomprehensivesetofprinciplesthatcanbenefitallofthem.這所學(xué)校把1.Everythingconsidered,thiscityistheworld’smostexcitingcity.從各方面考慮2.Thoughwithnoapprovalfromhisparents,hewentaheadwithhisplantostudyabroad.贊同3.Thebridgewasnamedaftertheherowhogavehislifeforthecauseofpeople.這座橋4.Itissaidthatthepainterusedhismotherasthemodelinthepaintingwhosefacerepresentedsufferingyetstrength.據(jù)說畫家5.Thewriterinstantlyrosetofamein1950withthepublicationofanovelinspiredbyhisexperiencewithagirlonafarm.這位作家6.Onestorysaysthat“US”wasshortfor“UncleSam”whoserealnamewasSamWilson,whohadonceworkedwithamanwhohadsignedacontractwiththegovernmenttoprovidemeattotheUSArmy.有個(gè)故事說1.Notuntilhesawhismotherlyinginbed,dyin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