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1、ACT阅读长难句1.Indaysgoneby,whentheonlyentertainmentintownonaWednesdaynightwastogotothecountycourthousetolistentoaprominentpoliticiangiveatheatricaltiradeagainstHerbertHoover,aneloquentspeakercouldpackthecourthouseandhavefivethousandpeoplelineduptotherailroadtrackslisteningtotheboominglouds
2、peakers.2.Trysometimetoexplaintheintricaciesofaprogrambudget,whichbasicallyinvolvessolvingagrandequationcomposedofnumeroussimultaneousdifferentialfunctions,toareporterwhosejournalismschoolcurriculumdidnotincludeadvancedalgebra,tosaynothingofcalculus.3.Processandpersonalities,thewaydeci
3、sionsaremadeandbywhom,thelevelofperquisites,extramaritalsexualrelations,andinhighoffices,personalgossipdominatethepublicmindwhileinterestinthesubstanceoftechnicaldecisionsisminimal.4.Whenwerecognizethatinthefederalgovernment,withitsmillionsofemployees,therearebutfivehundredandthirty-se
4、venelectedofficials,putintoofficetocarryoutthe"will"ofapeoplewhoforthemostpartknowlittleandcarelessaboutthetechnicalfunctioningoftheirgovernment,theabsurdityofthenotionofrapiddemocraticresponsivenessbecomesclear.5.Idon’twishtodenythattheflattened,minusculeheadoflarge-bodiedStegosaurush
5、ouseslittlebrainfromoursubjective,top-heavyperspective,butIdowishtoassertthatweshouldnotexpectmoreofthebeast.6.Theyknewmymother'sslickbargainingskills,andshe,inturn,knewhowtonavigatewithgracethroughtheirextravagantpricesandrehearsedhuffiness.7.Shepreferredtheimprovisationofhagglingtoth
6、econventionalcertaintyofdiscountcoupons,theprimordialmessinessandfishmongers'stinkoftheopen-airmarkettothearoma-freeorderofindividuallywrappedfillets.8.ThemostfamoussectionoftheDeclarationofIndependence,whichhasbecomethemostquotedstatementofhumanrightsinrecordedhistoryaswellasthemostel
7、oquentjustificationofrevolutiononbehalfofthem,wentthroughtheContinentalCongresswithoutcommentandwithonlyoneveryminorchange.9.AllhonortoJefferson—tothemanwho,intheconcretepressureofastrugglefornationalindependencebyasinglepeople,hadthecoolness,forecaste,andcapacitytointroduceintoamere
