C. Fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词,首字母已给出)(7分)It can be dangerous to travel by sea. Ships sometimes sink far away from land. When this happens, the sailors have to get into small boats. If a _72ship does not ...
Each of the ants' feet steps on the ground for a very short time. The ants' feet touch the ground for just seven milliseconds(毫秒) before they take the next stride.The scientists said the Saharan silver ant runs so fast because it lives in the hot desert. The sand can reach ...
The very purest form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait.It is without doubt the most annoying of all.Take filling up the kitchen sink (洗碗池) as an example.There is absolutely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes fixed on the sink until it’s full.During th...
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hot parliamentary debates, Australia’s Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to ...
It was 3:45 in the morning when the vote was finally taken. After six months of arguing and final 16 hours of hat parliamentary debates, Australia's Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to ...
Also, most boats are quite small inside.D. People usually live hard lives during that period.E. People started living in houseboats in the 1800s, when the country's canals werebuilt.F. And there aren't any good ways to keep warm....
Professor Wansink believes that we connect food with important times, feelings, and people in our lives. “ When I was a child, my mother made a delicious soup ; I loved it. Now, I often eat this soup when I am tired or worried, and it helps me feel better, ” says one of Wan...
Food is life; it gives us the nourishment (营养) we need to stay alive and be healthy.__小题1:__ Brian Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinois, says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memories.Wansink calls this kind of foo...
Parenting is tough for an introvert. We crave alone time. We like our routine, our schedules and control of our daily lives. Again, none of these things happen when you have children. We like the quiet. We hate meeting new people. We hate new, unfamiliar situations. Parenting makes you ...
There was a famous Buddhist monk (修道士) saying that in many people’s lives, they have only done two things: waiting and . The result is that they were always too late to cherish they had before they lost it. We would often claim to do something when we , or when we have money...