高中英語(yǔ)長(zhǎng)難句綜合訓(xùn)練

第6章高中長(zhǎng)難句綜合訓(xùn)練

1.Whilewaitingforabustotheofficewherehewassupposedtobeinterviewed,he

sawanelderlymanwildlykickingthetypeofhiscar.

2.lbtheamazementofthesescientists,theydiscoveredthatbloodpassingthrough

thebrain,whenitisactive,showsnofatigueatall!

3.Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstar,feeling

likezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.

4.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthe

waytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknew

theirnames.

5.Theythenevaluatedtheparticipants9multitaskingabilitywithatrickymental

taskthatrequiredthestudentstodosimplemathematicalcalculationswhile

rememberingasetofletters.

6.IftheCRFseemstobeasmartidea,that'sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasoned

salespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelations

withbignamessuchasLevi*sandSony.

7.Theresearchersfoundthatyoungadults(age18to39)routinelyoverestimated

theirfuturelifesatisfaction,whilemiddle-agedadults(age40to64)more

accuratelypredictedhowtheywouldfeelinthefuture.

8.Langandhiscolleaguesbelievedthatpeoplewhowerepessimisticabouttheir

futuremaybemorecarefulabouttheiractionsthanpeoplewhoexpectedarosy

future.

9.Surprisingly,comparedwiththoseinpoorhealthorwhohadlowincomes,

respondentswhoenjoyedgoodhealthorincomewereassociatedwithexpectinga

greaterdecline.

10.MylifeandIdecidedtoeducatepeopleabouthowtheycouldgogreenintheir

livesandhopedwecouldshowpeopleallthegreenthingsthatcouldbedoneto

helptheenvironment.

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11.Soon,groupsofstudentsfirstlyfromEdinburghUniversity,andlaterfromthe

universitiesofOxfordandCambridge,DurhamandBirminghamweremaking

thejourneytotheScottishcapitaleachsummertoperformtheatrebylittle-known

writersofplaysinsmallchurchhallstothepeopleofEdinburgh.

12.lbthisend,heandhiscolleaguestraveledtheworld'snatural-historymuseums,

lookingathundredsofichthyosaursfromtheTriassicperiodandfromthelater

JurassicandCretaceousperiods.

13.“Sotherearealotoftechnologiesandopeninterestingscientificquestionsthat

arereallywhatdrivesusonadaytodaybasis.”

14.ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath-perhapsnotsonoticeably

outinmid-ocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddowna

sandybeach.Itmimics（模仿）nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofaliving

creature.

15.Thesmartphone-likeglasseswilllikelycomeoutthisyearandcostbetween$250

and$600,theTimessaid,possiblyincludingavariationofaugmented（增強(qiáng)的）

reality,atechnologyalreadyavailableonsmartphonesandtablets（平板電腦）

thatoverlaysinformationontothescreenaboutone'ssurroundings.

16.Itwouldremainthecase,ofcourse,thatMrsBennetwouldbeoneofveryfew

womenonthecompanyboard,thathersalarywouldbelowerthanhermale

colleagues,herbonusofamore"female"dimensionandherlifespan（年限）

amongthecity'sbusinessleadersshorterthantheirs.

17.Decision-thinkingisnotunlikepoker—itoftenmattersnotonlywhatyouthink,

butalsowhatothersthinkyouthinkandwhatyouthinktheythinkyouthink.

18.Thestudyalsoshowedthatthemostsought-afterqualityinapersonwhowas

lookingforajobwascommunicationskills,notedas"veryimportant*1by92

percentofthecompanies.

19.Theyearswenton,thenonedayIwashunyingaboutmykitcheninacityapartm

ent,tryingtogetsomeworkoutofthewaywhilemythree-year-oldinsistentlycri

ed

20.herdesireto“gopark,seeduck.”

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21.Frommywheelchairexperience,Iseethebestinpeople,butsometimesIfeelsad

becausethosewhoappearindependentmissthekindnessIseedaily.

22.DiscoveredbythePortugueseadmiralofthesamenamein1506,andsettledin

1810,theislandbelongstoGreatBritainandhasapopulationofafewhundred.

23.Therewaslittlehopeofcontinuingmyinquiriesafterdarktoanyusefulpurposei

naneighbourhoodthatwasstrangetome.

24.Ican'tliveinfearofthepossibilitythatastheearth'spopulationgrowsandwe

usemoreandmoreofournonrenewableresources,ourchildrenmayhavetolead

poorerlives.

25.Ihaveknownchangesforthebetterandchangesfortheworse,butIhavenever

questionedthefactthatwhetherIlikeditornot,changewasunavoidable.

26.Goldisoneofagrowingnumberofshoppersbuyingintotheorganictrend,and

supermarketsacrossBritainarecountingonmorelikehimastheygrowtheir

organicfoodbusiness.

27.Iwentaroundtothefrontofthehouse,satdownonthesteps,and,thecrying

over,Iached,andmyfathermusthavehurt,too,alittle.

28.Themotherdidn'tknowwhotoblameforthebrokenglassasithappenedwhile

shewasout.

29.TheWTOcannotliveuptoitsnameifitdosenotincludeacountrythatishome

toonefifthofmankind.

30.Asharpcrywasheardoutsideasthewirefelltothefloorandthehandwaspulled

back,whichwasfollowedbythesoundofrunningfeet.

31.Fewofusareaskedtomakegreatdecisionsaboutnationsgoingtowarorarmies

goingtobattle,butallofusarecalledupondailytomakeagreatmanypersonal

decisions.

32.Themostimportantideabehindthekindofpartyplanningdescribedhereisthat

itbringsparentsandchildrenclosertogether.

33.Anothergoodthingabouttheuseofnoise-killingsystemsisthatitsavestheneed

fbrasilencer,whichnotonlyreducestheweightofacar,butalsomakesthe

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motorburnlessoilandworkbetter.

34.Pasteurdiscoveredthatheatingthewinegentlyforafewminutesafterithad

fermentedwouldkillofftheyeastthatwasleftinthewine,withtheresultthatthe

winewouldremainfreshformuchlonger.

35.MyparentswantedtoknowifIwassure,ifIknewwhatitmeantandwhetherI

realizedthatifIgaveupmyjobtraining,itwouldbeverydifficulttogetagood

job.

36.leachingthemsmallactsofkindness,suchaslettingsomeoneelsegothrougha

37.doorfirstastheyholditopen,mayseemunimportant,butitcangoalongwayto

wardhelpingstudentsrealizehowtobepoliteandthankothers.

38.ThistrendbeganduringtheSecondWorldWar,whenseveralgovernmentscame

tothisconclusionthatthespecificdemandsthatagovernmentwantstomakeof

itsscientificestablishmentcannotgenerallybeforeseenindetail.

39.Theemphasisgivenbybothscholarsandstatesmentothepresumeddisappearanc

eofthe

Americanfrontierhelpedtoobscurethegreatimportanceofchangesinthe

40.conditionsandconsequencesofinternationaltrade.

41.Perhapsalcoholismanddrugaddictionreallyare“diseases,“asmanypeoplesay,

butmyownfeeling——based,ofcourse,notonanyseriousstudy——isthatmost

alcoholicsanddrugaddictsbelongtothe"undeservingpoor.^^

42.Thewomanatthedeskgavehimabrightsmileasheenteredand,afterPeterhad

explainedwhatsortofroomhewaslookingfor,hepaidtwopoundsforalistof

abouthalfadozenlandladieswhohadroomstolet.

43.Finally,althoughsomesocialsciencemajorsmaystillfinditmoredifficultthan

theirtechnicallytrainedclassmatestolandthefirstjob,recentgraduatesreporttha

t.

44.theydon'tregrettheirchoiceofstudy.

45.ManfredMilinskifromtheMax-PlanckInstituteforEvolutionaryBiologyin

GermanyandBettinaRockenbachoftheUniversityofBerlin,theauthorsofa

newstudy,foundthatpeopleactbetterwhentheyarebeingwatchedbecausethey

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feeltheywillberewardedforgoodbehavior.

46.CarlaBruni,anItaliansinger,formermodelandgirlfriendofFrance'sPresident

NicolasSarkozy,holdsthehandofhersonAurelienwhilewearingapink

heart-shapedringduringavisittotheancientJordanianruinsofPetraJan.5,

2008.

47.InAfricaImetaboy,whowascryingasifhisheartwouldbreakandsaid,whenI

spoketohim,thathewashungrybecausehehadhadnofoodfortwodays.

48.Thephenomenondescribesthewayinwhichlightphysicallyscatterswhenitpas

sesthroughparticlesintheearth'satmospherethatarel/10indiameterofthecolo

rofthelight.

49.Havingchosenfamilytelevisionprogramsandwomen'smagazines,the

toothpastemarketer,forinstance,mustselecttheexacttelevisionprogramsand

stationsaswellasthespecificwomen'smagazinestobeused.

50.However,thoseofuswhoareparentsofchildreninthisagegroupknowthat

suchoffersarerelativelyrareandthatmanyliberal-artsstudentsgraduatewith

thebeliefthattheprospectiveworkplacemaynothaveaplaceforthem.

51.Hisjourneytothee-mailhellbeganinnocentlyenoughwhen,aschairmanof

ComputerAssociatesInternational,asoftwarecompany,hefirstheardhow

quicklyhisemployeeshadacceptedtheirnewelectronic-mailsystem.

52.Theyalsofoundthatthebusconductorhadamajorroleinpreventingvandalism,

andatthetimeshewentupthestairstotheupperdecktocollectfares,vandalism

didnotoftenoccur.

53.Suchtasksaregenerallyimportantintheiroutcome,whichonlyaddstothe

pressuretodogoodjob,andyettheirverycomplexitymakesitdifficulttoknow

justwhereorhowtobegin.

54.Todayitisnotunusualforastudent,evenifheworksparttimeatcollegeandfull

timeduringthesummer,tohave$5,000inloansafterfouryears一loansthathe

muststarttorepaywithinoneyearaftergraduation.

55.Whatemergesisapictureofanenvironmentwheretheemphasisisonmanaging

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thetechnologyasitspiesonpeopledoingtheirjobs,ratherthanpromoting

qualityservicetocustomersandprovidingafairworkplace.

56.FirstputforwardbytheFrenchmathematicianPierredeFormatinthe

seventeenthcentury,thetheoremhadbaffledandbeatenthefinestmathematical

minds,includingaFrenchwomanscientistwhomadeamajoradvancein

workingouttheproblem,andwhohadtodresslikeamaninordertobeableto

studyattheEcolabpolytechnique.

57.Itisdifficulttomeasurethequantityofpaperusedasaresultofuseof

Internet-connectedcomputers,althoughjustaboutanyonewhoworksinanoffice

cantellyouthatwhene-mailisintroduced,theprintersstartworkingovertime.

Thatis,thegrowingdemandforpaperinrecentyearsislargelyduetothe

increaseduseoftheInternet.

58.Perhapsthebestsignofhowcomputerandinternetusepushesupdemandfor

papercomesfromthehigh-techindustryitself,whichseesprintingasoneofits

mostpromisingnewmarket.

59.Withtheirshiningbrowneyes,waggingtails,andunconditionallove,dogscan

providethenonjudgmentallistenersneededforabeginningreadertogain

confidence,accordingtoIntermountainTherapyAnimals(ITA)insaltLakeCity.

60.Theyhadnoconnectionwiththeoutsideworldfbrmorethanathousandyears,

givingthemplentyoftimetobuildmorethan1000hugestonefigures,called

moat,forwhichtheislandismostfamous.

61.Aftertheirstay,allvisitorsreceiveasurvivalcertificaterecordingtheirsuccess,

thatis,whenguestsleavetheigloohoteltheywillreceiveapaperstatingthat

theyhavehadatasteofadventure.

62.Themajormarketforcerestsinthegrowingpopulationofwhite-collar

employees,whocanaffordthenewservice,inotherwords,Shanghai\carrental

industryisgrowingsofastmainlyduetotheincreasingnumberofwhite-collar

employees.

63.Thehotsunhadcausedthedoughtodoubleinsizeandthefermentingyeast

madethesurfaceshakeandsighasthoughitwerebreathinganditlookedlike

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someunknownbeingfromouterspace.

64.SowhenEdarrivedforourgamenotonlywiththebottomofhisshirtgathered

insidehistrousersbutalsowithastomachyoucouldhardlynotice,Iwasso

surprisedthatIwasspeechless,mycousinmusthavemadeanefforttoget

himselfintoshape.

65.Thesebraindifferencesalsoexplainthefactthatmorementakeupjobsthat

requiregoodspatialskills,whilemorewomenspeechskills.ltmayallgobackto

ourancestors,amongwhomwomenneededspeechskillstotakecareoftheir

babiesandmenneededspatialskillstohunt,accordingtooneresearch.

66.Readingtodogsisanunusualwaytohelpchildrenimprovetheirliteracyskills.

Withtheirshiningbrowneyes,waggingtails,andunconditionallove,dogscan

providethenonjudgmentallistenersneededforabeginningreadertogain

confidence,accordingtoIntermountainTherapyAnimals(ITA)inSaltLakeCity.

67.AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJersey

MedicalSchoolinNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellas

nanotechnologymakeitlikelythathumanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhat

hasbeenpossibleinthepast.

68.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadnotreallycometohelp,buttolearnabout

andexperienceanotherculturethathelpedimprovemyownunderstandingoflife

andtheworld.

69.Whereasawoman'sclosestfemalefriendmightbethefirsttotellhertoleavea

failingmarriage,itwasn*tunusualtohearamansayhedidn*tknowhisfriend's

marriagewasinserioustroubleuntilheappearedonenightaskingifhecould

sleeponthesofa.

70.Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:astatementofopinionby

onewritermayberestatedbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother,

andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefacts

onwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinteipretation

heplaceduponthosefacts.

71.Whiletalkingtoyou,yourcould-beemployerisdecidingwhetheryoureducation,

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yourexperience,andotherqualificationswillpayhimtoemployyouandyour

"wares"andabilitiesmustbedisplayedinanorderlyandreasonablyconnected

manner.

72.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrow

restaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofother

fast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.

73.Scientistssaytheresultssuggestedthattheheartisabletoinfluencehowthe

brainrespondstoafearfulevent,dependingonwhichpointitisatinitsregular

cycleofcontractionandrelaxation.

74.SarahGarfinkelattheBrightonandSussexMedicalSchoolsaid,“Ourstudy

showforthefirsttimethatthewayinwhichwedealwithfearisdifferent

dependingonwhenweseefearfulpicturesinrelationtoourheart.

75.“Wehopethatbyincreasingourunderstandingabouthowfearisdealtwithand

waysthatitcouldbereduced,wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessful

treatmentsfbranxietydisorders,andalsoforthosewhomaybesufferingfrom

seriousstressdisorder.^^

76.Thefindings,basedonperformancesandself-evaluationbyabout275college

students,indicatethatmanypeoplemultitasknotoutofadesiretoincrease

productivity,butbecausetheyareeasilydistracted（分andcan'tfocusonone

activity.

77.AdamGazzaley,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,who

wasnotamemberoftheresearchgroup,saidonelimitationofthestudywasthat

itcouldn'tfindoutwhetherpeoplewhostartoutlessfocusedtowardmultitasking

orwhetherpeople'srecognizingandunderstandingabilitieschangeasaresultof

multitasking.

78.Giventhatmanypeople'smoods（情緒）areregulatedbythechemicalactionof

chocolate,itwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethe

chocolateshopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicine.

79.WrittenatatimewhentheacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior《氐等

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的）towhites,especiallyinintelligence,Twain'stalecenteredinpartaroundtwo

babiesswitchedatbirth.

80.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudice一mannerof

speech,forexample-were,toTwain,indicativeofnothingotherthanthe

conditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.

81.Oneisleftuneasy,forexample,bythelengthypassageinhisautobiography（自

傳）abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalled"niggershows“inhis

youth——mostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-face——andhisdelightin

gettinghismothertolaughatthem.

82."Atatimeoffundingcutbackswhereschoolsarefindingitmoreandmore

difficulttoofferthiskindofmentoring,itisextremelyimportantthatthese

opportunitiesareavailablebothtohelpyouthwiththeirschoolworkandgrades

andtogivethemopportunitieswhichmayhelpshapetheirfutures.u

83.Everydoctorhashadtotrytheirbesttocalmdownpatientswho'vecomeinto

theirsurgerywavinganInternetprint-out,convincedthattheyhavesomerare

incurabledisease,say,throatcancer.

84.AGermanstudysuggeststhatpeoplewhoweretoooptimisticabouttheirfuture

actuallyfacedgreaterriskofdisabilityordeathwithin10yearsthanthose

pessimistswhoexpectedtheirfuturetobeworse.

85.“Weobservedthatbeingtoooptimisticinpredictingabetterfuturethanactually

observedwasassociatedwithagreaterriskofdisabilityandagreaterriskof

deathwithinthefollowingdecade,wroteFriederR.Lang,aprofessoratthe

UniversityofErlangen-Nuremberg.

86."Wefoundthatfromearlytolateadulthood,individualsadapttheirexpectations

offuturelifesatisfactionfromoptimistic,toaccurate,topessimistic,theauthors

concluded.

87.UsingawebcameraequippedinJennifer'sLosAngelesapartment,themonitor

inPhoenixtrackedhowfrequentlyhereyesmovedfromthecomputerscreenand

listenedforthesecretsoundsofapossiblehelperintheroom.

88.Onlywithsolidmeasuresagainstcheating,expertssay,canInternetuniversities

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showthattheirexamsanddiplomasarevalid—thatstudentshaven'tjust

searchedtheInternettogettherightanswers.

89."Yourcheatingconductinsellingagreatamountofuselessequipmentsimplyfor

hugeprofitpromotedafalsesenseofsecurityandinallprobabilitymaterially

contributedtocausingdeathandinjurytoinnocentpeople,,9JudgeRichardHone

toldMcCormick.

90.Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriksensawaBrianWilliamsreportaboutthe

LittleFreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-basednonprofitthataimsto

promoteliteracyandbuildasenseofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymaking

booksfreelyavailable,sheannouncedtoherfamilyoffbur,"That'swhatwe're

goingtodoforourspringbreak!”

91.Afteraddingthelibrary'sfinaltouches（裝點(diǎn)），thefamilyhungasignboardon

thefront,instructingusersto"takeabook,returnabook,“andmakingthe

Henriksenlibrary,nowoneofseveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmore

than2,500intheworld,theonlyLittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

92.ButSophiaknewjusthowimportantMake-A-Wishcouldbebecausethis

specialorganizationhadhelpedtomakeadreamcometrueforoneherbest

friends.Wewereinterestedinfindingoutmore,sowewentalongtomeetSophia

listentowhatshehadtosay.

93.Itthenclimbsdownfromthemother-substituteandbeginstoexplorethetoys,

butoftenrushesbackforadeepembrace（擁抱）asiftomakesurethatits

motherisstillthereandthatalliswell.

94.Whilethisfirstroboticflyerislinkedtoasmall,off-boardpowersource,thegoal

iseventuallytoequipitwithabuilt-inpowersource,sothatitmightsomeday

performdata-gatheringworkatrescuesites,infarmers9fieldsoronthe

battlefield.

95.“Youcanstartthinkingaboutusingthemtoansweropenscientificquestions,you

know,tostudybiologyinwaysthatwouldbedifficultwiththeanimals,butusing

theserobotsinstead/9hesaid.

96.AlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthat

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swimsbeforeitcanfly,flieslikeafatchicken,eatsgreenleaves,hasthestomach

ofacowandhasclaws（爪）onitswingswhenyoung.

97.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthose

thoughtsinwordswhichhavepowerfuleffectsonourmindsandfeelings.

98.Hewantssomeonetogetexcitedaboutwhathe'sdoingandtohelphimturnhis

storyideaupsidedownandinsideout,exploringthebestwaystoreportit.

99.Twothirdsofcustomerssaythatenvironmentalconsiderationsinformtheir

purchasestothesamedegreeasthedidayearago,whilemorethanaquartersay

thattheyarenowevenbetterawareoftheenvironmentaleffectonwhattheybuy.

lOO.Twooutofthreepeoplethinkitisimportanttobuyfromenvironmental

responsiblecompanies,withaboutoneinsevensayingthattheyhadevendecided

totaketheircustomelsewhereiftheyfeltacompany'senvironmentalreputation

wasnotgoodenough.

101.Againstthisbackground,thefactthatthereisanargumentwithinthe

Governmentoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarms1impacton

thecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.

102.Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethatthedamage

theycauseisoutofproportion（比例）tothebenefitstheybring,becausetheir

energyoutputcannotmatchthatofthecarbon-basedpowerstationstheyare

supposedtoreplace.

103.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolved,alltheinformationshouldbeavailablesothat

peoplecanreachtheirownconclusions,ratherthanbeingleftwiththesuspicion

（猜疑）thatfactsarebeingreplacedbypoliticalbeliefs.

104.1wasasomewhatboredearly-adolescentmalestudentwhobelievethatdoing

anymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.

105.Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomeshave

beenlargelyignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency（效

率）,whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments.

106.Theseareamongsome40collectionsthatarebeingshownat“TheMuseum

Of9-thefirstofseveralnewmuseumswhicheverthenexttwoyears,willexhibit

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theobjectsaccumulatedbyunknowncollectors.

107.Therecanhardlybeamanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesight

ofawomanshakinginathindressonawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherway

throughdeepsnowinhigh-heeledshoes.

108.Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedso

strangeorunusualtomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththe

locallanguage,andIreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.

109.Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptop

increasedthetendencytomakenotes“mindlessly“bytakingdownwordforword

whattheprofessorssaid.

1lO.Economicsdealswiththisproblemthroughtheconceptofopportunitycost,which

simplyreferstowhethersomeone'stimeormoneycouldbebetterspenton

somethingelse.

111.1wouldstopatthemostexcitingpartofastorybyJackLondonorBretHarte,and

withoutwarningtellthemthatthatwasasfarasIhadgoneinthebookandit

wouldhavetobecontinuedthefollowingevening.

112.Thechallengeinvitesthat,evendares（挑戰(zhàn)）schoolstudentsbetweentheagesof

5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityandhow

itinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.

113.ltwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,therewere

morethan3billionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40percentof

thetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemost

abundant（豐富的）birdintheworld.

114.Bytheclosingdecadesof19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengers

pigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmericans9needforwood,whichscattered

（馬區(qū)散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecold

temperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.

115.Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingabout

whichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfused

byalloftheconflictinginformation.

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116.Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded-theDigitalHimalaya

ProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject-Turinhasstartedacampaignto

makesuchdocuments,foundinlibrariesandstoresaroundtheworld,available

notjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhom

thematerialswereoriginallycollected.

117.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrow

restaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofother

fast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.

118.Fearmaybefeltintheheartaswellasinthehead,accordingtoastudythathas

foundalinkbetweenthecyclesofabeatingheartandthechanceofsomeone

feelingfear.

119.Testsonhealthyvolunteersfoundthattheyweremorelikelytofeelasenseof

fearatthemomentwhentheirheartsarecontracting（收縮）andpumpingblood

aroundtheirbodies,comparedwiththepointwhentheheartbeatisrelaxed.

120.Wehopethatbyincreasingourunderstandingabouthowfearisdealtwithand

waysthatitcouldbereduced,wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessful

treatmentsforanxietydisorders,andalsoforthosewhomaybesufferingfrom

seriousstressdisorder.

121.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthe

waytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknew