新视野大学英语4完形填空

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“Soyouwanttobearockandrollstar?”askedthemusician,BobDylan.Youhavedecidedtoseekfame’sspotlight.Andyouwillnotbepersuadedotherwise.Whatisitthatluresyou?Isittheworshippingfans?Orisitsimplytoberecognizedforbeingtrulyfantasticatsomething?Thisisallquiteunderstandable.Ishouldwarnyou,though.Itisdifficulttosustainthepublic’sfavor.Thesepeoplewillgrowboredsoeasily.Evenifyoushouldsucceed,youmightnotbehappy.Onceyouwininyourconquestoffame,complaintswillfollow.Forexample,peoplewillsaythatyourworkfailstoshowalackofcontinuityinitsappeal.Yousee,theirenthusiasmwillsoondissolve.Ishouldalsotellyouthattherewillbeplentyofpeoplewhowillwanttoexploityouduringyourbriefstayatthetop.Friends?Sure,aslongasyouhavemoneyyou’llhavefriendswhowillsuckeverythingyouhaveoutofyou.Anddon’tforgettowatchyouragentclosely.Youmightneedagoodlawyerandanaccountant,buttheytoowillwanttheirpieceofthepie-makingmoneyoutifyou.

Isee,youunderstandthecrueltyofthesituation.However,yourchaseforfamecan’tbediscouragedbymypessimisticoutlook.Goaheadthen.Don’tletmestopyou.Butwhenyoufailorfallrightbackwhereyoustartedandyou’remiserable,don’taccusemeofnothavingwarnedyou.I’vedoneallthatIcanforyou.

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Itisdoubtfulthattherewasamoresuccessfulcomedyteaminthe20thcenturythanThreeStooges.Larry,Moe,andCurlybecamefamousfortheirmanyshortmoviesfeaturingextraordinarycomedy.Intheirmovies,theyfoundmanywaysofshowingofffunnyactions.Theyattractedlargeaudienceandreceivedalotofapplause.However,theirmoviesalsosparkedcriticism.Somepeoplewhodidn'tliketheThreeStoogesclaimedtheyweretooviolent.InaTVinterviewMoeandLarrywererousedtodefendthemselves.Theircoarsebrand,theysaid,shouldn'tbetakenseriously.Itwasjust"cartoonviolence".

TheStoogesgottheirnameandtheirstartinanactcalledTedHealyandhisStooges.Thisactbeganpavingthewayfortheirexceedinglysuccessfulcareer.Originally,theteamwascomposedofLarry,MoeandShemp.However,Shempleftforacareerinmoreseriousmovies.WhenShempleft,Curlytookhisplace.Shemp'sclumsycharacterreturnedin1946afterCurlysufferedastroke.

Moewastheheartandsouloftheteam,actingasboththeirmaincomicforceandtheirdirector.Hewasresponsibleforscriptingmanyofthejokes.He'dalsospendtimeprovidinghisservicesastheirbusinessmanager.In1934theteambeganaseriesofcomedyshortsthatnumberedmorethan200whentheyceasedin1958,whichwonthemnumerousfans.Despiteallthecriticism,theThreeStoogesareundoubtedlythemostfamouscomedyteamthathistoryeverinvented.

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Thechallengesfacedbyallchildprotectioncaseworkersareobvious.Whatisoftennotsoobviousarethemanyrewardsacaseworkercareeroffers.Peopleoftenaskwhyanybodyintheirrightmindwouldwanttobeachildprotectioncaseworker,habituallydealingwiththemostdisadvantagedandtroubledfamiliesintheircommunity.Caseworkersroutinelycomeacrossdisturbingcasesofchildabuseandneglect,andclientswhoarenotcooperative.Beingacaseworkermeansbeinganagentofpositivechange,especiallywhenthewelfaresectorisnotjustajobtoyou,butaprofessionalvocation.

Childprotectionisadifficultandchallengingcareerpathtofollow,buttherewardsdoexist.Manyofourcaseworkerschoosethiscareerpathoutofadesiretocontributetothecommunity.Tobepartofaprocesscanultimatelychangeafamily'slife,andcaseworkersmaywitnesstheirinterventionequipayoungpersonsothathisorherfutureprospectsareimproved.Ofcourse,thisdoesnotoccurwitheveryintervention.Butwhenithappens,itisa(n)rewardingexperience.Andifyouarewonderingwhetherthisexperiencemakesthejobworthwhile,thentheanswerisYES!

Agoodindicatorofhowoutsidepeoplelookatthecaseworkercareerhasbeenthefeedbackfromuniversitystudents.In2006therewere118studentsonplacements(实习)ofcaseworkercareer.Thosestudentswhocompletedtheirplacementsinchildprotectionin2006toldusaboutthegreatopportunitytheyhavehadtoapplytheorytopractice;themanychancesoflearningnewskillsandtryingnewtasks;thesoundknowledgeavailablethroughtraining;thewillingnessofcaseworkerstotalkabouttheirexperiences;andhowvaluablebecomingfamiliarwithdifferentwelfareserviceswastotheirfuturecareer.

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Wearelivingintheageofatelecommunicationsrevolution.Inordertokeepfromgettingleftbehind,manydevelopingcountriesaremakinganintensiveefforttostrengthentheirtelecommunicationsinfrastructure.Thiswillhelpthemcatchupwiththedevelopedcountries.Itwas,afterall,advancedtelecommunicationsthatgavesomecountriesaneconomicadvantageoverothersduringthe20thcentury.Thereisoneplacethatdevelopingnationsarelookingtoimproveupon.ThatisenablingtheircitizensandbusinessestogetaccesstotheWeb.Theyareinstallingadvancedopticalfibers.Thesefibers,amillimeterindiameter,canbringtheinformationsuperhighwaytotheirdoor.TheinitialinvestmentsthatcountrieslikeVietnamaremakingmayseemtoogreatbecausetheystilllackbasicutilities,likeelectricityandwater.However,governmentofficialssaythatthesemovesarestrategic.Theyarealsoconfidentthattheircountrieswillreapthebenefits.Theywillbenefitfromhavingmorereliableandup-to-datetelecommunicationsequipmentandgainingmorerevenues.OneVietnameseleadersaid,"Itisunderstandablethatpeoplewanttotackletheirimmediateproblemsfirst.Still,ourentirefutureisatstake.Peopledon'talwaysunderstandthebreadthoftheproblem,though."Hecontinued,"Thereareproblemswithusingtheantiquecommunicationsequipment.Andifwecontinuetousesucholdequipment,thegapbetweenusandthedevelopedworldwillcontinuetowiden.sacrificeshavetobemadenowsothatourchildrenwillhaveacountrywithopportunitiesequaltothosetheyseeinthedevelopedworld."ItwillnotbefarwhentheycancruisealongsideAmericansandWesternEuropeansontheinformationsuperhighway.

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Haveyoueverexperiencedlivingalonebyyourself?

Sunlightdisappears,awakeningmetothefactthatIamalone.Iamasolitaryobserveronthisisolatedpondintheforest.HereIsitaloneasthelastlightofdayfadesaway.Alonewolfinthedistancecriesout.Thendarknesscreepsinaroundme.IreturntomysmallhuttoputthekettleonthestoveandsitinsolitudewithahotcupofteauntilIwanttosleep.Thefireinsidethestoveislow,soIusetheaxetosplitsomewoodandthrowthemin.Itgetsthefiregoing.Ihadmadepreparationstobeherefortheentiresummer.However,afteramonthIamalreadylackinginsupplies.Ididn’texpectIwouldbetiredofthisexperiencesosoon.Inthecupboardsthereisnothingbutnoodles,andhalfapintofwine.Ihavebecomesosickofnoodles.Still,Ihavetoforcemyselftochokethemdown.AsIbringtheteacuptomylips,Iconsiderwhethershouldreturntocivilizationtogathersuppliesorsimplyabandonmyadventure.Myobservationisthatself-relianceisabitboring.Ilongtoshareasteakdinnerwithmyfriends,towatchmynieceplayinthesummer’sheat.Stillmyegowillnotletmereturntomyfamilyandfriendsjustyet.Ihadboastedtothemabouthowbeingalonewouldbringaboutinspirationtowritingpoetry.ThefactisthatIhavewrittennothing.

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Briberymayleadtomurder.Amonthagoreportersrushedtothesceneofacrime.Atthespotthedetectiveseemedevenhardlyawareoftheirpresenceashedidhiswork.Hecarefullysearchedforcluesovereveryinchofthehouse.Afterawhile,hebentovertopickupasmalltornpieceoffabric.Nothingcouldescapefromhissearch.Thedetectivesuspectedthatthispieceoffabricwastornfromthemurderer'sclothingduringastruggle.

Thevictimhadbeenthefinancedirectorofaverylargecomputerhardware