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1.Itwasduringthe“MarchonWashingtonDC”in1963thathegavethespeech“IHaveaDream”,whichinspiredpeopleofallracestofightforequality.Thefollowingyear,KingreceivedtheNobelPeacePrize.Inthesameyear,anewCivilRightsActwaspassedandin1965anewVotingRightsBillbecamelaw.Fromthenon,allblackpeoplehadtherighttovote.MartinLutherKing,Jrwasmurderedin1968.However,hisstrugglehadalreadychangedthewholeofsocietyintheUSA.Soonafterhisdeath,blackpeoplestartedenjoyingtherightstheyhadwaitedandfoughtforsolong.,2.IsingwhenIfeelgood.WhenIsingmyfavoritesongs,Ifeelevenbetter.SometimeswhenIamlisteningtomusicandtothesongwords,Ifeelthatitwaswrittenforme.Agoodsongalwaysmakesmefeelsomething.TherearesongsthatIsinginmyheadbetweenclassesandsongsthatIwanttosingwhentheschoolbellringsbytheendoftheday.Theyhelpmegetthroughtheday.Theyarelikebrightandwarmcolorsinthemiddleofgreysandshades.Ilikesongsaboutloveandfriendship.Theextraordinarythingis,myfeelingsaremorespecialwhenIsingmyfavoritesongsinEnglish.,3.Itisnotnecessarytobeagreatscientisttomakeadifference,buttherearethingswecanlearnfromthebestmindsinthisworld.GreatscientistslikeStephenHawkingalwayswanttoknowmore.Theyareneversatisfiedwithasimpleanswerandarealwayslookingfornewquestions.TheItalianastronomerGalileoGalileiwassocuriousthatheusedamicroscopeandatelescopeinordertobeabletotakeacloserlookatthingsbothgreatandsmall.Byaskingwhy,howandwhatif,curiousmindsfindnewideasandsolutions.,4.Ifknowledgeispower,assirFrancisBaconwrotein1597,thenperhapscreativitycanbedescribedastheabilitytousethatpower.Scientistsmustbecreativeandusetheirimaginationallthetime.WhenZhangHeng,theChineseastronomerandgeographer,wantedtodrawamapoftheheavens,hewasnotsatisfiedwithasimplepapermap.Instead,hebuiltamodelthatcouldmoveinordertoshowhowthepositionofthestarschangedfromseasontoseason.Wemustbelieveinwhatwedo,evenwhenothersdonot.,5.Themediacanoftenhelpsolveproblemsanddrawattentiontosituationswherehelpisneeded.Froexample,newspaperslikeChinaDailyorThePeoplesDailyhelpusunderstandwhatlifeislikeinotherpartsofChinaandtherestoftheworld.Carefullywrittenarticlescanhelppeoplebecomeinterestedinimportantquestionsaroundtheworld.TVprogramsandprintedarticlesalsohelppeopleinothercountrieslearnaboutChinaandtheChinesepeople.Theresultisabetterunderstandingoftheworldonallsides.,6.Architecturelooksattheman-madelivingenvironment.Everygreatcultureinthepasthaditsownideasofbeautyexpressedinartandarchitecture.Whenyoulookaroundatbuildings,streets,squaresandparks,youwillfindthemdesigned,plannedandbuiltindifferentstyles.Modernismwasininventedinthe1920sbyagroupofarchitectswhowantedtochangesocietywithbuildingsthatwentagainstpeoplesfeelingofbeauty.Theywantedtheirbuildingsconstructedinawaytolookunnatural.,7.Homeworkwillalwaysbehomework,buttheschoolsofthefuturewillprobablybequitedifferentfromwhattheyaretoday.WecanstudyathomebywatchingeducatorsonTVoronacomputerscreen.Inthefuture,theremaybemore“schoolsontheair”and“e-schools”.Realclassroomswillalwaysbepopular,butdistanceeducationwillhelppeoplestudywhenevertheyhavetimeandwherevertheymaybe.Thewayweviewlearningandknowledgeisalsochanging.Insteadofbeingstudentsonlywhenweareyoung,wewillbecomelifelonglearners.,8.Ihavewrittenbeforethatthiscountryhashighhills,whosetopsspreadoutintogreenfieldsuponwhichgreatnumbersofsheeparefed.ButIwanttotellthereaderthatthesehillsandfieldsaremostbeautiful,withmanysmallandclearrives,andrichfieldsbearingfruitandgrain.Allaroundwefindnicelittletowns,villagesandhouses,andamongthemmanyofgoodsize.Soyoulookatthefieldsandthinkthecountrywildandempty,andyetwhenyoucomedownthehillsyouaresurprisedwiththemostbeautifulandrichcountryinEngland.,9.Young,beginningartistsandmusiciansoftendonothaveenoughmoneytorentstudiosorotherbuildingstopractise,performorevenworkandlivein.Theylikethesebuildingsbecausetheroomsandhallsareoftenverylarge,whichisgoodforartistswhowanttomakelargeobjects.Besides,manyofthesebuildingswereconstructedfarfromthecity,sothatpeopleintheneighborhoodarenotdisturbedwhenrockmusiciansmoveinthepractiseforaconcert.Manylargecitieshavehadexperimentsofthiskind,witholdfactoriesturnedintosuccessfulartscentres.,10.Ascientifictheoryistheresultofthescientificmethod.Scientistslookattheworldandtrytodescribeandexplainwhattheysee.First,theycarefullyobservewhattheyareinterestedin.Toexplainwhattheyhaveseen,theybuildatheoryaboutthewayinwhichthingshappenandthecausesandeffects.Finally,thescientiststestthetheorytoseeifitmatcheswhattheyhaveseenandifitcanpredictfutureevents.Ifwhattheyareobservingcanbetestedinapracticalway,scientistswilluseexperiments.Butiftheyarestudyingsomethingthatistoolargeortoodifficulttoobservedirectly,theywilluseamodeltotestthetheory.,11.Xiaohuais12andlivesinaprovinceinSouthChina.Sheisahappygirlwhosmilesalotandlikestotalktoherfriendsafterschool.PeoplewhoseeXiaohuawouldneverguessthatsheisoneofmillionsofchildrenintheworldlivinganddyingwithAIDS.AIDSisadiseasethatbreaksdownthebodysimmunesystemandleavesapersondefencelessagainstinfectionsandillnesses.MostpeoplewhohaveAIDSmanagetosurviveonlyafewyearsaftertheygetthedisease.Forsome,medicinecanhelpkeepthemalive,butthetreatmentisexpensiveanddoesnotcurethem.,12.TheideathatEnglandstandsforFish&Chips,SpeakersCorner,BigBenandtheTowerofLondonispast.Thoughmanypeoplearoundtheworldstudyitslanguage,theirviewofBritishcultureissometimesnarrow.ThefactthatGreatBritainismadeupofthethreecountriesisstillunknowntomany.WithinGreatBritainformanyyearsnow,therehasbeenagrowingmovementtomakethemostofitsculturaldiversitytoseeitasitreallyis:anationofdifferentcountriesheldtogetherbyacommonlanguageandculture.,13.TheBritishIslesareagroupofislandsthatliesoffthewestcoastofEurope.ThelargestislandiscalledBritain,whichisseparatedfromFrancebytheEnglishChannel,whichatonepointisonly20mileswide.ItformsthemainlandofGreatBritainandconsistsofthreecountries:Scotlandinthenorth,WalesinthewestandEnglandinthesouthandeast.TheislandjustwestofBritainiscalledIreland.BetweenBritainandIreland,intheIrishSea,liesthesmallIsleofMan.TheBritishIslesaresurroundedbytheAtlanticOceantothewest,andtheNorthSeatotheeast.,14.TheUnitedKingdomhasalonghistory.EnglandandScotlandarekingdoms.ThefirsttwocountriesformingtheUnionwereEnglandandWalesin1536.WaleshadalreadybeenconqueredbyEnglandin1283,butitwasnotuntil250yearlaterthattheyformedasinglestate.Scotlandjoinedlaterin1707,whilethesouthernpartofIrelandwasonlypartoftheUKforsometime,andisnowanindependentrepublic.Onlythenortherncounties,makingupNorthernIreland,arestillpartoftheUnitedKingdom.ThesmallerislandsareneitherpartoftheUnitedKingdomnorindependent.,15.Iwaswrong.Thiswasonlythebeginning.Cancer,DrRichardsexplained,canbetreated.Cancerisadiseasethatbeginsincells.Therearemanytypesofcellsinthebodyandeachhasaspecialfunction.Inahealthybody,cellsgrowanddividetoproducenewcellsonlywhenitisnecessary.Inmybody,theproductionofcellsisdisrupted.Cellseitherdividetoofastoratthewrongtime,makingitdifficultforthebodytofunctionproperly.Nobodyknowswhysomepeoplegetcancerandothersdonot.Doctorsdoknowthatcancerisnotcausedbyinjuryanditdoesnotspreadfromonepersontoanother.,16.IthinktheInternetisthegreatestscientificachievementseverbecauseitisnowplayingaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.SurfingtheInternet,wecanlearnthenewsathomeandabroadaswellasotherinformation.Withoutcellphoneswecanmakecallsonlineorsende-mailstocommunicatewithothers.Wealsohavethechancetoenternetschools,reade-booksandlearnforeignlanguagesonline.Meanwhile,itsveryenjoyabletolistentomusic,chat,playgamesorwatchmatchesonline.Whatsmore,wecangoshoppingonline,easily,quicklyandsafely.Inshort,theInternetissuchagreatscientificachievementasenablesustohaveamoreconvenientandcolorfullife.,17.Peopleinthefuturewillbeabletoenjoyalongerandhealthierlifeandremainactiveeveninoldage.Peoplenowarepayingmoreattentiontotheimportanceofahealthydietandanactivelife.Theyarecarefulaboutwhattheyeatandexerciseregularly.Advancesinmedicalsciencealsoallowustodealwithnewdiseases,suchasSARS.Somediseases,forexamplesmallpox,havealreadybeensuccessfullydefeated.Withabetterunderstandingofthehumanbody,scientistsandphysicianswillbeabletocuremorediseases.,18.Whileintraditionalarchitecturematerialssuchasearth,stone,brickandwoodareused,thematerialsofmodernarchitecturearesteel,glassandconcrete.Tomanypeoplemodernarchitectureequalsprogress.Developingcountrieswanttobuildthemostmodern-lookingbuildingsasthefirststeptowardsbecomingamoderncountry.Modernbuildingsimpressusbecausetheyarehuge,butmanypeopledonotfindthembeautiful.Thebuildingslooklikeboxeswithflatroofs,sharpcornersandglasswallsthatactasmirrors.,19.Lifeintheyear3044isverydifferentfromlifeinthe21stcentury.Westilldomanyofthethingsyoudid,butwedothemdifferently.Forexample,wenowhavee-friendstohelpusandkeepuscompany.Ane-friendisamachinethatlooksjustlikeahumanbeing.Itcanwalkandtalkandcandoalmosteverythingwehumanbeingsdo.Mye-friendisalotlikemeandwehavelotsoffuntogether.Shehelpsmewithmyhomeworkandweoftengoswimming.Sheisprogrammedtotakecareofmeifanythinghappens,soIalwaysfeelsafewhenwearetogether.,20.Ialsolikereading.Iusedtoavoidpoetryuntilane-paltoldmeIshouldrecitepoemsnotlookupthemeaningofthewords.Poetryusesmanydifficultwordsandidioms,butthebestthingistojustforgetaboutthem.InthebeginningIfeltquitestrange.NowIalwayslockthedoor.Readingaloudgivesyouastrangefeeling,butwhenyouhavesomepracticeandfallintotherhythm,therhymeandthesoundsofthewords,itisreallyaspecialexperience.Istartedwithsmallpoems,butnowIthinkImostlikelongpoems.Ihavedifferentfeelingswithdifferentpoems.,21.Arapidlychangingjobmarketalsocreatesnewchallengesforstudents,teachersandparents.Theso-called“generationgap”thedifferenceinvalues,skills,educationanddesiresbetweentwogenerationsisgrowinganditisbecomingmoredifficultforparentstounderstandthekindofworldtheirchildrenareentering.Schoolsandteachersarealsofacingdifficultiesastheytrytoadapttothenewneedsoftheirstudents,andthestudentsthemselveshavetotrytodealwithallthechangesandmanyquestions.,22.ForchildrenlikeXiaohuathereislittlehope.Thedrugsthatareavailablearemuchtooexpensive.Xiaohuaknowsthatshewilldiebeforeshehasachancetogrowold,butshedoesnotletthatknowledgediscourageher.Instead,shehasdecidetousethelimitedtimeshehaslefttodosomethingtohelpothers.Shespendsmuchofhertimetellingothersaboutherdiseaseandencouragingpeopletolearnhowtoprotectthemselves.ShealsogoestovisitotherAIDSpatientsinhospitalstosupportthemandcheerthemup.“IfIweretolivelongenoughtohaveajob,Iwouldchoosetobeadoctor,helpingtheseAIDSpatients,”shesays.,23.IwillneverforgetthatTuesdayafternooninthedoctorsoffice.Ihadbeenfeelingsickforalongtimeandmymumhadtakenmetohospitaltohavemeexamined.Twoweeksago,DrRichardsaskedmeagreatmanyquestionsandtooksamplesofmyblood.Now,hewaslookingatmumandmeacrosshisdeskandtherewasasadlookinhiseyes.Iknewthatthenewswasbad.DrRichardstoldmethatthetestresultsshowedthatIwassufferingfromaseriousdisease.“Itiscancer,”hesaid.Ididnotknowmuchaboutcancerthen,butIhadheardthatitwasanincurabledisease.,24.Inmoderntimes,peoplethroughouttheBritishIslesspeakEnglish.However,therearestillpeoplewhoalsospeaktheolderEuropeanlanguages,WelshandIrish.TherearesixspokenlanguagesthatareconsideredtobenativetotheBritishIslesaswellastwolocalaccents.ThatmostofthesearenowthreatenedandmaydisappearisaseriousmattertothepeopleinBritain.Theyrealizethatitisofgreatvaluetorecordandteachthemtotheyoungergeneration.,25.Thenextyearwaspainfulanddifficultformeandmyfamily.Likemanypeoplewithcancer,Ihadtobetreatedwithradiationfollowedbytreatmentwithchemicals.Thetreatmentmademesick.Verysick.ThereweredayswhenIwishedthatIweredeadsothatIwouldnothavetofeelsosick.Myfamilyandfriendswerewonderful.TheyhelpedmefindthestrengthIneededtorecoverandtheykeptmefromfeelingsadandlonely.DrRichardsandtheothersatthehospitaltoldmethatIwasafighterandthatIcouldwin.Theywereright.ThetreatmentwassuccessfulandIwasabletogohome.,26.Ifyouthinkthatsomeonemayhavebeenpoisoned,youshoulddothefollowing.First,talktothepersontofindoutifheorsheisconsciousandbreathing.Ifthepersonisntbreathing,cleartheairwayandtrytogethimorhertobreathe.Ifthepersonisconsciousandbreathing,trytogethimorhertospitoutanypoisonthatmaystillbeinthemouth.Next,callforanambulance.Searchtheroomforanypillsorbottlesthatmaycontainthepoison.Sendwhateveryoufindtothehospitaltohelpthedoctorfindoutwhatkindofpoisonthepersonhasswallowed.,27.Peopleinthefuturewillstillneedfood,ofcourse,butthewayweproducefoodwillnotbethesame.Smallfarmsthatuseoldmethodswillbereplacedbylargefarmswithhighefficiency.Thegoodnewsforsmallfarmersisthattherewillalsobeopportunitiesfornewkindsoffarming,forexamplefarmsthatgroworganicfoodandenvironmentallyfriendlyfood.Aspeoplebecomemoreeducatedandcaremoreaboutwhattheyeat,theneedforspecializedproductswillgrowandanewmarketwillopenupforfarmers.,28.InJohannesburg,expertsfromallovertheworldspokeaboutdifferenttopicsanddiscussednewwaystosolveoldproblems.Mostofthespeakerstalkedaboutthe“bigthree”,thethreebiggestkillersintheworldcontaminateddrinkingwater,poorsanitationandairpollution.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,thebigthreecausemorethansevenmilliondeathseveryyear.Thatis15%ofallthedeathsintheworld.20%ofthepeopleonearthdonothaveaccesstocleandrinkingwater.Airpollutionalonecausesalmostthreemilliondeaths.,29.Manyspeakersalsospokeaboutpoverty,warandviolence.Ifwearetodeveloptheworldsuccessful,wemustmakesurethateveryoneisabletotakepartinthenewworldwecreate.Alltoooften,globaldevelopmentmeansthatrichpeoplegetricherwhilethepoorgetpoorer.AmongthespeakerswasChinasthenPremierZhuRongji,whostressedtheneedforequalityandfairnessintheworld.Richcountieshavearesponsibilitytowardspoorcountriesandmustdowhatevertheycantohelpothers.Withoutinternationalcooperation,developingcountriescannotprosper.,30.Isntitamazingthatasinglesubstancecanbesoimportanttoourplanetandeventhewholeuniverse?Water,whichseemssosimpleandcommon,iswhatmakeslifepossible.Ofalltheresourcesdropearthoil,gas,goldandsoonnothingisaspreciousasadropofrainonearth.Learningaboutthepropertiesofwaterhelpsusunderstandlifeonourplanet.Themostimp