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报刊阅读 Questions on the article 1 1 They were considered to be the eyesore because they were not residents of the area and therefore were not entitled to enjoy the community s amenities The community s residents regard those black teenagers playing at the basketball court as outsiders making intrusion 2 The surprising twist of the story is that many of the homeowners in the Perrywood community were black too and started having problems with the black teenagers who came to their neighborhood 3 The typical white family is more likely to collect two paychecks Besides the blacks pay less attention to college education which helps to boost wage The percentage of blacks with college degrees is lower What s more blacks are more concentrates in the South where wages tend to be lower 4 Because black people live in central cities and whites live outside the core and the commission believed that segregation might well blow the country apart 5 Because no whites would sigh on to such a notion except for a lunatic fringe Bigotry against blacks has declined since the end of WW 1 Tolstoy s observation on happy and unhappy families was Happy families are all alike every unhappy family is usually in its own way 2 He thinks that Tolstoy was totally wrong He believes that unhappy families are really similar to one another and there s much more variability among happy families 报刊阅读 Questions on the article 2 3 According to the researchers it is those other parts of relationship the positive factors that are potent predictors of whether couples feel committed to relationships 4 They have placed stresses on long term relationships Two income couples juggling demanding jobs and professional advancement can sometimes detract from family and intimate relationships Simultaneously the rising number of women in the workforce has given women the economic security to leave unhappy relationships the sexual revolution has made sex before and outside marriage common and the destigmatization of divorce has contributed to the phenomenon of serial monogamy 5 Huston finds that the juxtaposition of high expectations with the stress and cycles of relationships appears to be an important reason why many relationships don t work 6 They reported being content at the start of relationships and still contented two years later Their feelings about relationships were not intense but they were positive 7 She found that very successful couples had something besides children that was enjoyable to their relationship It could be travel hospice work working on a summer place Those things bring stability because they confer pleasure and identity in the way people live together 报刊阅读 Questions on the article 3 8 Those factors are social and family supports socioeconommic status government and workplace policies They can help and hinder relationships 1 Cho Seung hui was a Korean American student of English at Virginia Tech In the morning on April 16 2007 he committed the crime of killing 32 people 2 No His shootings had been premeditated for his essay and manifesto showed his deep hatred for the society and his motive of venting his anger and taking revenge on the society It was for this purpose that he had bought two rapid fire mass killing semi automatic guns 3 Around 7 15 he shot and killed Emily Helscher an attractive 19 year old would be vet and Ryan Clark a popular member of the university marching band On finding the bodies the police assumed that it was a domestic dispute and sought the girl s boyfriend They found him pulled him over and questioned him 4 He used two guns a Glock 9 mm and a Walther P22 Both are semi automatic they fire bullets as quickly as you keep pulling the trigger Each Glock magazine held 15 rounds the Walther s held 10 5 Cho bought a gun on February 9 at a pawnshop and another on March 16 at a gun shop in a nearby town Both sales were legal for he was a legal permanent resident and showed the dealer the forms of identifications and had no criminal record 报刊阅读 Questions on the article 4 6 No According to the article it was impossible for the police to take measures to avert the ensuing massacre on the campus after the first shootings because thery did not know who they were looking for or what kind of threat Cho posed until it was too late Besides it was difficult to lock up the entire campus and guarding student dormitories was hardly the most urgent task for the police for America universities in general are extremely safe places 7 Most American politicians bow to gun enthusiasts because they hold powerful influence and don t want to lose votes by getting them offended 8 NRA argues that Americans without guns would be defenseless not only against criminals but also against tyranny It draws on history to support its arguments The first European settlers conquered Americans with guns British soldiers tried to confiscate them but the Americans revolted and shot off Britain s yoke 9 Some Democratic candidates increase their chances of election by countering the anti gun image and playing up their love for guns 1 They display so much enthusiasm over developing alternative energy technologies because they view climate change caused by the use of fossil fuel as the gravest threat the world has ever faced and they know others view American foreign oil dependence as an urgent crisis 报刊阅读 Questions on the article 5 2 The author says so because the goal of a large scale replacement of fossil fuel is not remotely in sight The renewables now provide just 3 6 percent of the nation s energy and the government predicts their share will grow to a grand total of 4 2 percent by 2030 3 According to Dan Reicher strong federal policy more availability of Wall Street financing and technological innovation are needed to take green energy to the next level 4 The bold plan announced by Pacific Gas Electric this fall was to install nearly five times the amount of solar power that is now operating across the U S And do it cheaper bigger and faster than has ever been tried before Instead of using semiconducting material to convert light to energy those familiar black photovoltaic panels PG E and its technology partners will use nothing more complicated than mirrors to concentrate some of the highest intensity sunlight in the world The arrays will heat water to drive turbines just as in an old fashioned power plant 5 Abengoa plans to achieve greater efficiency by focusing circles of mirrors onto a central power tower near Seville for the first commercial European Union CSP power plant 6 According to recent study deep drilling and seismic exploration techniques developed in the oil industry could be used to draw out the geothermal energy found 3 or more miles underground 报刊阅读 Questions on the article 6 7 According to the study led by MIT it holds great potential Heat mining methods could offer access to staggering amount of energy Just 2 pe