高考英语阅读冲刺阅读理解

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ᑡᦻ⚪ᡠḄ⌱⚗⌱ᨬ⌱⚗஺AFoulshamHouseisafine,stonehouseofthe1790s.ItstandshighabovetheRiverByre,intwentyfivehectares⚕ofthebestfarmlandinthesouth-west.Smithsonbuiltthehouse,andthestorygoesthatGeorge,theyoungPrince!ofWales,fellinlovewiththebeautifulladyKittyWake,atoneofthefirst,LordFoulsham+swildparties.ManygreatmenhaveriddenonthehillsaboutFoulshamHouse,andmanyfineladieshavetakenteaintheGreenRoom.dinning-roomwitharealAdamfireplace.Thegentleman'slibraryhasaviewovertheparkandtheriverthatisquitewithoutequal.Allroomsarelightandairy,withgood,highwindowsandwoodfloors.Atthebackofthehouse,inthebuildingsinwhichthethirdLond—Foulshamkepttheborseswhichmadehimfamous,thereisgaragespaceforfourcars.Inmanyotherways,thishouseofthe1790smeetstheneedsofthe1970s.IfyouwishtoknowmoreaboutFoulshamHouse,writeto:Harvery,Platt,Longford&Sons,6,CastleGreen,Gilham,Byreside.arealwoodfloort,andhavefireplacesandwoodfloors

1—nineyearsold,meetsnewneedsBAmericansocietyisnotnapᓤṑfriendly.Infact,saysDavidDinges,asleepspecialistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniaSchoolofMedicine,“There'sevenaprohibitionἭ%againstadmittingweneedsleep."Nobodywantstobecaughtnappingorfoundasleepatwork.Toquote&|ᵨaproverb:uSomesleepfivehours,naturerequiresseven,lazinessnineandwickednesseleven."Wrong.Thewaynottofallasleepatworkistotakenapswhenyouneedthem."Wehavetototallychangeourattitudetowardnapping,“saysDrWilliamDementofStanfordUniversity,thegodfatherofsleepresearch.LastyearanationalcommissionledbyDementidentifiedan“Americansleepdebt”whichonemembersaidwasasimportantasthenationaldebt.Thecommissionwasconcernedaboutthedangersofsleepiness:peoplecausingindustrialaccidentsoffallingasleepwhiledriving.ThismaybewhywehaveanewsleeppolicyintheWhiteHouse.Accordingtorecentreports,Presidentᡭ*ṑeveryafternoon.About60percentofAmericanadultsnapwhengiventheopportunity.Weseemtohave“amid-afternoonquietphase+᝱-☢"alsocalled"asecondarysleepgate”.Sleeping15minutestotwohoursintheearlyafternooncanreducestressandmakeusrefreshed.Clearly,wewereborntonap.foranightshift.Rather,wesnackonsleep,whenever,whereverandatwhatevertimewefeellikeit.Imyselfhavenappedinbuses,cars,planesandonboats;onfloorsandbeds;andinlibraries,officesandmuseums.

2gerofsleepinessanapwheneverwefeetheneedforitCMeetthenewVolvo460.Volvowithsomuchgoingforit,you'llfinditveryeasytogetintothedrivingseat.Youwilllovethefeelofthiscar,evenbeforeyou'veturnedthekey.Standardfeaturesonallmodelsincludeadjustablesteeringcolumn12᦮4ᔣ67ᥛᩚheatedseats,electricsunroof.OntheGLEandTurbomodelsthereareelectricwindows,heateddoormirrorsandpowerassistedsteering.Thelevelofcomfortandequipmentisextravagant:;ḄevenbyVolvo,sgenerousstandards.Morecomfortingstillistheknowledgethatallthisluxuryᝊ=isdesignedaroundVolvo,srigidadherence>?@Atosafety.Buttherealexcitementstartswhentheenginestarts.The460isastylishperformer.Smooth,responsiveandverylively,particularlytheTurboversion.Thiscardriveslikeadream.Andwhilegettingintothedrivingseatiseasy,gettingoutisanothermatter.Attheendofyourtestdriveyouwon+twantanopendoor.outomeetthenewVolvo460.

3ᱯCofthenewVolvo460?anttoleavethecarafterthetestdrive.Y—DreamDTheWorldTradeOrganizationWTO,foundedonJanuary1,1995,aimstoencourageinternationaltradetoflowaspossible,makingsurethattradeagreementsarerespectedandthatanydisputeslmcanbesettled.oneoftheworldsmostpowerfuleconomicorganizations,takingitsplacealongsidetheWorldBankandInternationalMonetaryFund.

4Thesystemofglobalrulesforinternationaltrade,however,datesbackhalfacenturyto11948whentheGeneralAgreementonTariffsᐵsandTradeFGATTGwasformedafterWorldWarII.Astimewentby,itbecameclearthattheGATThadtwomajordrawbacks----thelimitedareasoftradeitcovered,andthelackofaneffectivesystemtosettledisputes.RoundfinallygavebirthtotheWTO,completewithaneffectivesystemtosettledisputesandnewrulescoveringtradeinservicesandintellectualpropertytuvᩗ.Evenaftersevenyearsoftalksand22,500pagesofagreementstherewereagricultureandservices,whichthemembernationsagreedtorevisein2000.TheWTO,withitsheadofficeinGeneva,has135memberswith30morewaitingtojoin.HayRoundtalkeffectivelycandobettertosettledisputesinmoreareasofInternationaltrade

5eaofinternationaltradeEConvenienceFoodsInsteadofbuyingonlyfreshfoods,Americansnowadaysbuymanymoreconveniencefoods.ThesearefoodswhicharereadypartlyorcompletelyFrenchfries,andfrozenpizzas.Therearealsomanycannedconveniencefoods,suchasreadymadespaghetti,soups,stews,andvegetables.Conveniencefoodssavetimeandtrouble.Theyarepopularwithpeoplewhoarebusyorwhodontliketocookorwashdishes.Buttheyoftencostdditives.HealthFoodandCoopspeopleintheUnitedStates.Themovementwasareactionagainsttheharmfuleffectsoftechnology.Fromthemovementcameanewunderstandingforfoodandhealth.ManypeoplenowprefernaturalandorganicWMᱥfoodstothepreparedfoodssoldinhealthfoodstoresandinfoodandjarsandtaketheirfoodoutofboxesorbasket.TheDietCraze⁚ThesedaysAmericansaremoreandmoreconcernedwiththeirweight.Perhapsasmanyas70millionAmericans

6Americansupermarketssellavarietyofdietfoodssuchasdietsoftdrinks,dietcandy,anddietsaladdressings.Dietersalsospendmoneyondietpills,exercisemachines,andjoggingsuitsᏉᨴ.Eachyeardozensofnewdietsarepopularized.TheyhavesuchnamesastheMiracle᜻ᦔḄDiet,calledtheIceCreamDiet,whichadvisesdieterstoeatonlyicecreamforlunchanddinner!Fordieterswhocannotloseweightontheirown,encouragement.DtoofoolishtotaketoomuchfoodFMostofthepeoplewhoappearmostofteninthehistorybooksaregreatconquerorsᨴὅandgeneralsandsoldiers,whilethepeoplewhoreallyhelpedcivilizationF^0^Gforwardareoftennevermentionedatall.

7Wedonotknowwhofirstsetabrokenleg,ormadeaseaworthyboat,orcalculatedthelengthoftheyear,butweknowallaboutthekillersanddestroyers.Peoplethinkagreatdealofthem,somuchsothatonallthehighestpillars!inthegreatcitiesoftheworldyouwillfindthefigureofaconquerororageneralorasoldier.AndIthinkmostpeoplebelievethatthegreatestcountriesarethosethathavebeateninthebattlethegreatestnumberofothercountriesandruledoverthemasconquerors.Itisjustpossibletheyare,buttheyarenotthemostcivilized.Animalsfight;sodosavages;sotobegoodatfightingistobegoodinthewayinwhichananimalorasavageisgood,butitisnottobecivilized.Evenbeinggoodatgettingotherpeopletofightforyouandtellingthemhowtodoitmostefficiently----this,afterall,iswhatconquerorsandgeneralshavedone----isnotbeingcivilized.Peoplefighttosettlequarrels.Fightingmeanskilling,andcivilizedpeopleoughttobeabletofindsomewayofsettlingtheirquarrelsratherthanbyseeingwhichsidecankilloffthegreaternumberoftheotherside,andthensayingthatthesidewhichhaskilledmosthaswon,andnotonlyhaswon,but,becauseithaswon,hasbeenintheright.Forthatiswhatisgoingtomeaninawar,itmeanssayingthatmightisright.ofothercountriesare.waygwhichsidecankilloffthegreaternumberoftheotherside

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