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#Whois(are)theeditor(s)ofWilliamFaulkner:Novels1926-1929?NoelPolk&JosephBlotner.PhillipLopate.TonyKushner.LeoBersani.HowmuchdoyoupayforAmericanMovieCritics?US$45.US$40.US$35.US$25.Whichbookdoyoubuy讦youwanttoreadtheplay"DeathofaSalesman"?ArthurMiller:CollectedPlays1944-1961.WilliamFaulkner:Novels1926-1929.HenryJames:Novels1901-1902.AmericanMovieCritics.HenryJames'onlybookwritteninthefirstpersonisTheWingsoftheDove.TheSacredFount.Soldiers'Pay.Mosquitoes.56-60cacbc61-65acbab66-70abbcb71-75cababAForcenturies,theonlyformofwrittencorrespondence(通信)wastheletterswere,andare,sentbysomeformofpostalservice,thehistoryofwhichgoesbackalongway.Indeed,theEgyptiansbegansendinglettersfromabout2000BC,asdidtheChineseathousandyearslater.Ofcourse,modernpostalservicesnowaremuchmoredevelopedandfaster.Dependingastheydooncarsandplanesforedelivery.Yettheyarestilltooslowforsomepeopletosendurgentdocumentsandletters.Theinventionofthefaxmachineincreasedthespeedofdeliveringdocumentsevenmore.Whenyousendafaxyouaresendingacopyofapieceofcorrespondencetosomeonebytelephoneservice.Itwasnotuntiltheearly1980sthatsuchaservicewasdevelopedenoughforbusinessestobeabletofaxdocumentstoeachother.Thefaxserviceisstillverymuchinusewhencopiesofdocumentsrequiretobesent,but,asawayoffastcorrespondence,ithasbeenlargelytakentheplaceofbyemail,Emailisusedtodescribemessagessentformonecomputerusertoanother.Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantageswithemails.Ifyousendsomeoneanemail,thenhewillreceiveitextremelyquickly.Normalpostalservicesareratherslowasfarasspeedofdeliveryisconcerned.However,ifyouwritesomethingbyemail,whichyoumightlaterregret,andsenditimmediately,thereisnochanceforsecondthoughts.Atleast,讦youarehavetoaddressandseal(封)theenvelopeandtakeittothepostbox..thereisplentyoftimetochangeyourmind.Themessageisthinkbeforeyouemail!WecanlearnfromthetextthatemailislesspopularthanthefaxservicethepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomefasterthepostalservicehasovertheyearsbecomeslowerthefaxservicehasahistoryaslongasthepostalservicedoesItcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.thefaxservicehadbeenfullydevelopedbythe1980slettershavebeenusedinChinaforabout1,000yearsthefaxmachinewasinventedafterthe1980slettershavebeenusedinEgyptforabout2,000yearsInthelastparagraph,thewritermentions“thinkbeforeyouemail”toshowthat.youmayregretifyoudon'tsealyourenvelopeyoumayregretbeforeyousendsomethingbyemailyou'dbetternotsendyouremailinahurryyouregretbeforeyouontimetosendanemailThetextmainlydealwith.theprogressincorrespondencetheadvantageoffaxmachinestheadvantageofemailstheinventionoffaxmachinesBLONDONThursdayJustRead一EddymissedhisgirlfriendsomadeheflewbacktoBritainfromAustraliatopropose（求婚）toher.Theproblemisshedidthesameintheoppositedirection.HeandAnnaevenmanagedtomisseachotherwhentheysatinthesameairportwaitingroominSingaporeatthesametimetowaitforconnectingflights.Anna,heartbroken,whenshearrivedatEddy'sSydneyflatfindhehadflowtoLondon,toldtimes,“Itwasasthoughsomeonewasplayingacrueljokeon.”“HeisthemostromanticpersonIhaveeverknown.Ithinkourproblemisthatwearebothquiteimpulsive（冲动的）people.Wearealwaystryingtosurpriseeachother.”Afteran11,000-mileflightacrossglobe,shewasgreetedbyEddy'sastonishedroommateaskingwhatshewasdoing.Eddy,a27-year-oldengineertakenyearofftotravelroundAustraliahewasmissingAnna,a26-yearsecretary,somuchhegotajobonaSydneybuildingsite（工地）andstartedsavingforasurprise.HethenflewhometoBritainandwenttoherflatarmedwithengagement（订婚）ring,wineandflowers.“IreallymissedAnnaandI'dbeenthinkingaboutherallthecomeIwassoexcitedwhenshephonedmefromAustralia.”hesaid.EddythenaskedAnnatomarryhimonthephone.“Ididn'tknowwhethertolaughorcrybutIaccepted.”shesaid.AnnawasgivenatourofSydneybyEddy'sfriendsbeforegoingbackhome.EddyhadtostayinBritainfortwoweeksbecausehecouldnotchangehisticket.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphtellus?AnnaflewtoBritainfromAustraliatomarryhim.AnnaflewtoAustraliafromBritaintomarryhim.AnnaflewtoBritainfromAustraliatoproposetohim.AnnaflewtoAustraliafromBritaintoproposetohim.Theunderlinedword“miss”inparagraph2mostprobablymeans.A.escapefromB.failtounderstandfailtomeetB.longtoseeEddygotajobonaSydneybuildingsitebecausehe.wantedtotravelroundAustralianeededmoneytopayhisdailycostwasanengineeratthisbuildingsitehopedtomakemoneyfromthisjobWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutEddyandAnnaaccordingtothetext?EddyproposedtoAnnaonthephoneandAnnaaccepted.AnnastayedinAustraliawaitingforEddy'sarrival.AnnabadagoodtimetouringSydneywithEddy.EddymetAnnaintheairportwaitingroombychance.CIfyou'relikemoststudents,youprobablyreadbothathomeandoutsideyourhome:perhapssomewhereonyourschoolyardandmaybeevenatworkduringyourbreaks.Yourreadingenvironmentcanhaveagreateffectonyourunderstanding,sogivesomethoughttohowyoucancreateorchoosetherightreadingenvironments.Therightenvironmentallowsyoutostayalert(专注的)andtokeepallofyourattentiononthetext,especiallywhenitisbothinterestinganddifficult.Whenyou'reathome,youcanusuallycreateeffectiveconditionsforreading.Youmightwanttochooseaparticularplace-adeskortable,forexample-whereyoualwaysread.Makesuretheplaceyouchooseiswelllighted,andsitinachairthatrequiresyoutositstraight.Readinginachairthat'stoosoftandcomfortableislikelytomakeyousleepy!Keepyouractivereadingtools(pens,markers,notebooksorpaper)andadictionarycloseathand.Beforeyousitdownforareadingperiod,trytoreduceallpossibleinterruptions.Turnoffyourphone,thetelevision,andtheradio.Tellyourfamilymembersorroommatesthatyou'llbebusyforawhile.Ifnecessary,puta“Donotdisturb”signonyourdoor!Themoreinterruptionsyoumustdealwithwhileyouread,theharderitwillbetokeepyourattentiononthetaskathand.TheauthorbelievesthattherightreadingenvironmentA.helpsreadersalittleintheirreadingtaskshelpsreadersalotintheirreadersalotintheirreadingtaskscanonlybecreatedatone'shomecanonlybecreatedoutsideone'shomeWhichtypeofthefollowinginterruptionsismentionedinthetext?A.Dictionaries.B.Paper.C.Phonecalls.D.Notebooks.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoReadFastCreatinganEffectiveReadingEnvironmentTheWaystoReducePossibleInterruptionsWhattoReadDInmanycountriesthestandardoflivingenjoyedbytheirpeoplehasincreasedrapidlyinrecentyears.Sadly,noteveryoneinthesecountriesissofortunateandmanypeopleinrichcountriesarehomeless.Thereasonsforhomelessnessarevarious,butpoverty（贫穷）isundoubtedlyoneofthemaincauses.Thehomelesspeoplemayhavebecomejoblessandthenbeenunabletopaytheirrentandsonolongerhavearoofovertheirheads.Often,thefactthatunemployedpeoplegethelpfromthegovernmentpreventsthisfromhappening,butnotalways.Somehomelesspeoplearementallyillandhavenoonetolookafterthem.Someareyoungpeoplewho,foronereasonoranother,havelefthomeandhavenowheretolive.Manyofthemhavehadaseriousdisagreementwiththeirparentsandhavelefthome,choosingtogotoacityandliveonthestreets.Sometimestheyhavetakensuchactionbecausetheyhavebeenunabletogetonwithastep-parent.Manyhomelesspeoplegetintothehabitofbeggingtogetenoughmoneytostayalive,butmanyofthegeneralpublicrefusetogiveanythingtobeggars.Oftentheyaremovedonbythepolice,beingaccused（扌旨控），whetherrightlyorwrongly,offorcefulbegging.Therearemanywhodisrespecthomelesspeople.Somecynics（愤世嫉俗的人）declarethathomelesspeoplechoosetolivethelifewhichtheylead.Butwhowouldwillinglychoosetoliveinzshopdoorway,underabridgeorinacardboardbox?Accordingtothetext,whatcausessomepeopletobehomeless?A.Lackofmoney.B.Theincreasedstandardofliving.Nogovernmenthelp.D.Agreementwiththeirparents.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.thehomelessarewillingtoliveunderabridgeorinacardboardboxyouwillnotfindhomelesspeopleincountrieswithahighstandardoflivingthementallyillliveonthestressbecausetheywantthecompanyofotherhomelesspeopletheunemployedwhoreceivehelpmaystillbeamongthehomelessInparagraph2,“aroofovertheirneeds”mostprobablymeans.A.acapB.acarC.ahomeD.acoveringAmongrichcountries,peopleintheUnitedStatesworkthelongesthours.TheyworkmuchlongerthaninEurope.ThisdifferenceisquitesurprisingbecauseproductivityperhourworkedisthesameintheUnitedStatesasitisinFrance,SpainandGermany,anditisgrowingatasimilarspeed.Inmostcountriesandatmosttimesinhistory,aspeoplehavebecomerichertheyhavechosentoworkless.Inotherwordstheyhavedecidedto“spend”apartoftheirextraincomeonafullerpersonallife.OverthelastfiftyyearsEuropeanshavecontinuedthispattern,andhoursofworkhavefallensharply.ButnotintheUnitedStates.Wedonotfullyknowwhythisis.Onereasonmaybemoresatisfyingwork,orlesssatisfyingpersonallives.LongerhoursdoofcourseincreasetheGDP（国内生产总值）.SotheUnitedStateshasproducedmoreperworkerthan,say,France.TheUnitedStatesalsohasmoreofitspeopleatwork,whileinFrancemanymoremothersandolderworkershavedecidedtostayathome.TheoverallresultisthatAmericanGDPperheadis40%higherthaninFrance,eventhoughproductivityperhourworkedisthesame.Itisnotclearwhichofthetwosituationsisbetter.Aswehaveseen,workhastobecomparedwithothervalueslikefamilylife,whichoftengetlostininterest.Itistooearlytoexplainthediffer