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第一 第二 第三 第四 第五 第六 第七 第八 第九 第十 第十一天 第十二 第十三 第十四 第十五 第十六 第十七 第十八 第十九 第二十 參考答 第一Workingatnonstandardtimesevenings,nights,or istakingitstollonAmericanfamilies.fifthofallemployedAmericansworkvariableorrotatingshifts,andone-thirdworkweekends,accordingtoB.Presser,sociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMaryland.Theresultisstressonfamilialrelationships,whichislikelytocontinueincomingdecades.Theconsequencesofworkingirregularhoursvaryaccordingtogender,economiclevel,andwhetherornotchildrenareinvolved.Singlemothersaremorelikelytoworknightsandweekendsthanmarriedmothers.Womeninclerical,sales,orotherloyingjobsparticipatedisproportionayinworkinglateandgraveyardshifts.Married-couplehouseholdswithchildrenareincreasingly ingdual-earnerhouseholds,generatingmoresplit-shiftcouples.School-agedchildren,however,maybenefitfromparents’nonstandardworkschedulesbecauseofthegreaterlikelihoodthataparentwillbehomebeforeorafterschool.Ontheotherhand,acorrelationexistsbetweennonstandardworkschedulesandbothmaritalinstabilityandadeclineinthequalityofmarriages.Nonstandardworkinghoursmeanfamiliesspendlesstimetogetherfordinerbutmoretimetogetherforbreakfast.One-on-oneinteractionbetweenparentsandchildrenvaries,however,basedonparent,shift,andageofchildren.Thereisalsoagreaterrelianceonchildcarebyrelativesandbyprofessionalproviders.Workingnonstandardhoursislessachoiceofemployeesandmoreamandateofemployer.Presserbelievesthattheneedforswingshiftsandweekendworkwillcontinuetoriseinthecomingdecades.ShereportsthatinsomeEuropeancountriestherearesubstantialsalarypremiumsforemployeesworkingirregularhours-sometimesasmuchas50%higher.Theconvenienceofhavingservicesavailable24hoursadaycontinuestodrivethistrend.Unfortunay,saysPresser,theissueisvirtuallyabsentfrompublicdiscourse.Sheemphasizestheneedforfocusedstudiesoncostsandbenefitsofworkingoddhours,thephysicalandemotionalhealthofpeopleworkingnightsandweekends,andthereasonsbehindthenecessityforworkingthesehours.“NonstandardworkschedulesnotonlyarehighlyprevalentamongAmericanfamiliesbutalsogeneratealevelofcomplexityinfamilyfunctioningthatneedsgreaterattention,”shesays.WhichofthefollowingdemonstratesthatworkingatnonstandardtimesistakingitstollonAmericanStressonfamilialRotatingshifts.C.Evenings，nights，orweekends.D.ItsWhichofthefollowingisaffectedmostbyworkingirregularA.Children.C.Singlemothers.WhowouldbeinfavorofthepracticeofworkingnonstandardItisimpliedthattheconsequencesofnonstandardworkschedulesare.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsworkingirregularhours?第二Mosthumanbeingsactual1ydecidebeforetheythink.Whenanyhuman executive,specialized inthestreet encountersacomplexissueandformsanopinion,oftenwithinamatterofseconds,howthoroughlyhasheorsheexploredtheimplicationsofthevariouscoursesofaction?Answer:notverythoroughly.Veryfewpeople,nomatterhowinte1ligentorexperienced,cantakeinventoryofthemanybranchingpossibilities, es,sideeffects,andundesiredconsequencesofapolicyoracourseofactioninamatterofseconds.Yet,thosewhopridethemse1vesonbeingdecisiveoftentrytodojustthat.Andoncetheirbrainslockontoanopinion,mostoftheirthinkingthereafterconsistsoffindingsupportforit.Averyserioueeffectofargumentativedecisionmakingcanbealackofsupportforthechosencourseofactiononthepatofthe“l(fā)osing”faction.Whenonefactionwinsthemeetingandtheothersseethemselvesaslosing,thebattleoftendoesn’tendwhenthemeetingends.Anger,resentment,andjealousymayleadthemtosabotagethe4ecisionlater,ortoreopenthedebateatlatermeetings.Thereisabetter.AsphilosopherAldousHuxleysaid,“Itisn’twhoisright,butwhatisright,thatThestructured-inquirymethodoffersabetteralternativetoargumentativedecisionmakingbydebate.WiththehelpoftheInternetandwirelesscomputertechnologythegapbetweenexpertsandexecutivesisnowbeingdramaticallyclosed.Byactuallyputtingthebrakesonthethinkingprocess,slowingitdown,andorganizingtheflowoflogic,it’spossibletocreatealevelofclaritythatsheerargumentationcannevermatch.Thestructured-inquiryprocessintroducesalevelofconceptualclaritybyorganizingthecontributionsoftheexperts,thenbringstheexpertsandthedecisionmakersclosertogether.Althoughitisn’tpossibleornecessaryforaorprimeministertolisteninoneveryinligenceysismeeting,it’spossibletoorganizetheexperts’informationtogivethedecisionmakermuchgreaterinsightastoitsmeaning.Thisprocessmaysomewhatresembleamarketingfocusgroup;it’sasimple,remarkablycleverwaytobringdecisionmakersclosertothesourceoftheexpertinformationandopinionsonwhichtheymustbasetheirdecisions.4l.FromtheparagraphwecanlearnA.executive,specializedexpert,arenomoreclever intheB.veryfewpeopledec1debeforetheyC.thosewhopridethemselvesonbeingdecisiveoftenfailtodoD.peopletendtoconsidercarefullybeforemakingJudgingfromthecontext,whatdoestheword“them”(line4,paragraph2)referDecisionThe“l(fā)osing”Anger,resentment,andOtherAldousHuxley’sremark(Paragraph3)impliesthatthereisasubtledifferencebetweenrightandwe lwhoisrightandwhatiswhatisrightismoreimportantthanwhoiswhatisrightaccountsforthequestionwhoisAccordingtotheauthor,thefunctionofthestructured-inquirymethodistomakedecisionbytoapplytheInternetandwirelesscomputertobrakeonthethinkingprocess,slowingittocreatealevelofconceptualThestructured-inquiryprocesscanbeusefulfordecision ysistheexperts’informationDmarketingfocusgroups第三Sportisheadingforanindissolublemarriagewithevisionandthepassivespectatorwillenjoyaprivateparadise.Allofthiswillbeinthefutureofsport.Thespectator(theevisionaudience)willbethepriorityandprofessionalclubswillhavetoreadjusttheirstructurestoadapttothenewreality:sportasabusiness.Thenewtechnologieswillmeanthatspectatorswillnolongerhavetowaitforbroadcastsbytheconventionalchannels.Theywillbetheoneswhodecidewhattosee.Andtheywillhavetopayforit.IntheUnitedStatesthesystemofthefuturehasalreadystarted:pay-as-you-view.Everythingwillbeofferedbyevisionandthespectatorwillonlyhavetochoose.ThereviewSportsIllustratedrecentlypublishedafullprofileofthelifeofthesupporterathomeinthemiddleofthenextcentury.Itexplainedthattheconsumerswouldbeabletoselecttheirviewofthematchonagigantic,flatscreenoccupyingthewholeofonewall,withimagesofaclaritywhichcannotbeforeseenatpresent;theycouldwatchfromthetrainer’sstandsjustbehindthebatterinagameofbaseballorfromthehelmetofthestarplayerinanAmericanfootballgame.Andattheirdisposalwillbethesaneoptionstheproduceroftherecordedprogrammerhastoselectreplays,tochoosewhichcameratomeandtodecideonthesoundwhethertohearthepublic,theplayers,thetrainerandsoon.Manysportsexecutives,largelytoooldandtooconservativetofeelathomewiththenewtechnologieswillbelievethatsportmustcontroltheexpansionofevisioncoverageinordertosurviveandensurethatspectatorsattendmatches.Theydonotevenaccepttheevidencewhichcontradictstheirviewwhilethereismorebasketballthaneveronevision,forexample,itisalsocertainthatbasketballismorepopularthanever.Itisalsotheargumentofthesesportsexecutivesthatevisionharmingthemodestteams.Thisistrue,butthefutureofthoseteamisalsomodest.Theyhavereachedtheirceiling.Itisthelawofthemarket.Thegreateventscontinuallyattractlargeraudience.TheworldIbeingconstructedonnewtechnologiessothatpeoplecanmaketheutmostuseoftheirtimeand,intheirhomehaveaccesstothegreatestpossiblerangeofrecreationalactivities.Sportwillhavetoadaptitselftothenewworld.Themostvisionaryexecutivesgofurther.Thatphilosophyis:ratherthanseeevisiontakeoversportwhynothavesportstakenoverevision?Whatdoesthewritermeanbyuseofthephrase“anindissolublemarriage”inthesportiscombined sport evisiondictatesSportandevisionwillgotheirownWhatdoes“they”inline2paragraph2standHowdomanysportsexecutivesfeelwiththenewtheyaretoooldtodoTheyfeelillatTheyfeelcomple yathome.D.Technologiescangohandinhandwithsports.WhatisgoingtobediscussedinthefollowingthephilosophyofvisionaryTheprocess evision erevisioncoverageAnexampletoshowhowsporthastaken WhatmightbetheappropriatetitleofthistheargumentsofsportsThephilosophyofvisionarySports evisioninthe21stSports:a第四Conveniencefoodhelpscompaniesbycreatinggrowth,butwhatisitseffectonpeople?Forpeoplewhothinkcookingwasthefoundationofcivilization,themicrowaveisthelastenemy.ThecommunionofeatingtogetherIseasilybrokenbyadevicethatliberateshouseholdscitizensfromwaitingformealtimes.Thegreatrevolutioninthehistoryoffoodisindangerofbeingundone.Thecompanionshipofthecampfire,cookingpotandcommontable,whichhavehelpedtobondhumansincollaborativelivingforatleast150000yearscouldbeMealshavecertainlysatedfromtheriseofconveniencefood.TheonlymealsregularlytakentogetherinBritainthesedaysareattheweekend,amongrichfamiliesstrugglingtoretainsomethingoftheoldsymboloftogetherness.Indeed,theday’smealhasallbutdisappeared.Inthe20thcenturytheleisureBritishbreakfastwasunderminedbythecornflake;inthe21stbreakfastisvanishingaltogetheravictimofthequickcupofcoffeeinStarbucksandthecerealbar.Conveniencefoodhasalsomadepeopleforgethowtocookoneoftheapparentparadoxesofmodernfoodisthatwhiletheamountoftimespentcookingmealshasfallenfrom60minutesadayin1980to13Madayin2002,thenumberofcooksandevisionprogrammeroncookinghasmultiplied.Butperhapsthisisn’taparadox.Maybeitisbecamepeoplecan’tcookanymore,sotheyneedtobetoldhowtot,ormaybeitisbecausepeoplebuybooksabouthobbiesgolf,yachtingnotaboutchores.Cookinghasceasedtobeachoreandhas eahobby.Althougheverybodylivesinthekitchen.itsfacilitiesareincreasinglyfordisplayratherthanforuse.MrSilverstein’snowbook,”tradingup”lookatmid-rangeconsumer’smillingnowtosplashout.Hesaysthatindustrial--styleVikingcookpot,withnearlytwicetheheatoutputofotherranges,havehelpedtopushthe“kitchenastheater”trendinhourgoods.Theycostfrom$1000to$9000.Some75%ofthemareneverused.Conveniencealsohasanimpactonthehealthiness,orotherwise,offood,ofcoursethereisnothingbadaboutreadytoeatfooditself.Youdon’tgetmuchhealthierthananapple,andsupermarketssellabetterforyourangeofready-meals.Butthereisalimittothenumberofapplespeoplewanttoeat;andthesedaysitiseasierforpeopletoeatthekindoffoodthatmakesthemfatThethreeHarvardeconomistsintheirpaper“whyhaveAmericans moreobese?”pointoutthatinthepast,ifpeoplewantedtoeatfattyhotfood,theyhadtocookit.Thattooktimeandenergyagoodchipneedsfryinice,oncetocookthepotatoandoncetogetitcrispy.Whichdiscouragedofconsumptionofthatcostoffood.Masspreparationoffoodtookawaythatconstraint.Nobodyhastocutanddoublecooktheirownfriesthesedays.Whohasthetime?WhatmightthepreviousparagraphsdealTherelationshipbetweenmealsandconvenienceTheimportanceofconveniencefoodinpeople’sTheriseofconvenienceThehistoryoffoodWhatistheparadoxinthethirdPeopledon’tknowhowtoThefacilitiesinthekitchenarenottotallyPeopleare ingmoreobsess,thusunhealthy.D.Conveniencefoodactuallydoesnotsavepeoplethrive.WhatdoesthepassagemainlyThebadeffectsofconveniencefoodDisappearanceoftheoldsymbolofWhyhas emoreBecauseofeatingBecauseofbeingBecauseofbeingBandWhichofthefollowingmighttheanothermostlyagreeA.Thereisnothingbadaboutconveniencefood.B.Conveniencefoodmakespeoplelazy.C.Conveniencefoodhelpscompaniesgrow.D.Conveniencefoodisarevolutionincooking.第五WholesalepricesinJulyrosemoresharplythanexpectedandatafasterratethanconsumerprices，_21hatbusinesseswerestillprotectingconsumers_22_thefullbrunt()ofhigherenergycosts.TheProducerPriceIndex_23_measureswhatproducersreceiveforgoodsandservices，_24_1percentinJuly.TheLaborDepartmentreportedyesterday.Double_25_economistshadbeenexpectingandasharpturnaroundfromflatpricesinJune.Excluding_26_andenergy.thecoreindexofproducerpricesrose0.4percent，_27_thanthe0.1percentthateconomistshad_28_.Muchofthatincreasewasaresultofan_29_increaseincarandtruckOnTuesday，theLaborDepartmentsaidthe_30_thatconsumerspaidforgoodsandservicesinJuly_31_0.5percentoverall，andup0.1percent，excludingfoodand_32_theoverallriseinbothconsumerandproducerprices_33_causedbyenergycosts，whichincreased4.4percenhemonth.(Wholesalefoodprices_34_0.3percentinJuly._35_July2004，Wholesalepriceswereup4.6percent，thecorerate_36_2.8percent，itsfastestpacesinceTypically，increasesintheProducerPriceIndexindicatesimilarchangesintheconsumerindex_37_businessesrecoup(補(bǔ)償)highercostsfromcustomers._38_formuchofthisexpansionwhichstarted_39_theendof2001thathasnotbeenthe_40_.Infactmanybusinesseslikeautomakershavebeenaggressivelydiscountingtheirproducts.21.ABtoC22.ABCD23.ABCD24.ABCD25.ABCD26.ABCD27.ABCD28.ABCD29.ABCD30.ABCD31.ABCD32.ABCMostDMuch33.ABCD34.ABCDhas35.AComparingBInCComparedDCompare36.ABCD37.ABCD38.ABCD39.ABCD40.ABCD第六Officejobsareamongthepositionshardesthitbycompumation().Wordprocessorsandtypistswillloseabout93000jobsoverthenextfewyearswhile57，000secretarialjobswillvanish.BlamethePC:Todaymanyexecutivestypetheirownmemosandcarrythere”secretaries”inthepaoftheirhands.Timeisalsohardforstockclerks，whoseranksareexpectedtodecreaseby68000.Andemployeesinmanufacturingfirmsandwholesalersarebeingreplacedwithcomputerizedsystems.Butnoteveryonewholosesajobwillendupintheunemploymentline.Manywillshifttogrowingpositionswithintheirowncompanies.Whennewtechnologiesshookupthe mbusiness，ephoneoperatorJudyDoughertypursuedretraining.Sheisnowacommunicationstechnician，earningabout$64，000peryear.Ofcourse，ifyou’vebeenatollboothcollectorforthepast30years，andyoufindyourselfreplacedbyanEZPassmachine，itmaybeoflittleconsolation(安慰)toknowthatthe fieldisbooming.Andthat’sjustit:Theserviceeconomyisfading: etotheexpertise(專門知識(shí))economyTosucceedinthenewjobmarketyoumustbeabletohandlecomplexproblems.Indeedallbutoneofthe50highest-payingoccupationsair-trafficcontrollerdemandatleastabachelor’sdegree.Forthosewithjustahighschooldiploma(書).It’sgoingtogettoughertofindawell-payingjob.Sincefewerfactoryandclericaljobswillbeavailable.what’sleftbethejobsthatcompumationscan’tkillcomputerscantcleanoffices，orforAlzheimer’spatients(老年癡呆).But，sincemostpeoplehavetheskillstofillthosepositionsthewagesstaypainfullylowmeaningcompumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedge()betweentheandpoorThebestadvicenow，Neverstoplearning，andkeepupwithnewtechnology.Forbusyadultsofcoursethatcanbetough，Thegoodnewsisthatverytechnologythat’sreducingsomanyjobsisamakingiteasiertogobacktoschoolwithouthavingtositinaclassroom.Socalledinternetdistancelearningishot，withmorethanthreemillionstudentscurrentlyenrolled，andit’sgainingcredibilitywithAreyouatriskoflosingyourjobtoacomputer?CheckthefederalBureauofLaborStatistics’OccupationalOutlookHandbook，whichisavailableonlineatbls..Fromtheparagraphwecaninferthatallofthefollowing sareeasilythrownintounemploymentA Bstock C DInthesecondparagraphtheanthermentionsthetollboothcollectorAmeanhewillgetbenefitsfrom mBshowheistoooldtoshifttoanewCconsolehimonhavingbeenreplacedbyaDblamethePCforhisBysaying“┅compumationcoulddriveanevendeeperwedgebetweentherichandpoor“(line5.Para4)theauthormeansApeoplearegettingricherandBtherewillbeasmallgapbetweenrichandCthegapbetweenrichandpoorisgettinglargeranDit’stimetocloseupbegapbetweentherichandWhatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsA B C DWhichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofABlamingtheBThe mCInternetdistanceDKeeupwith第七Tensofthousandsof18-year-oldswillgraduatethisyearandbehandedmeaninglessdiplomas.Thesediplomaswon'tlookanydifferentfromthoseawardedtheirluckierclassmates.Theirvaliditywillbequestionedonlywhentheiremployersdiscoverthatthesegraduatesaresemiliterate(半文盲).Eventuallyafortunatefewwillfindtheirwayintoeducational-repairshops-adult-literacyprograms,suchtheonewhereIteachbasicgrammarandwriting.There,high-schoolgraduatesandhigh-schooldropoutspursuing swillLearntheskillstheyshouldhaveLearnedinschool.Theywillalsodiscovertheyhavebeencheatedbyoureducationalsystem.Iwillneverforgetateacherwhogottheattentionofoneofmychildrenbyrevealingthetrumpcardoffailure.Ouryoungest,aworld-classcharmer,didlittletodevelophisin lectualtalentsbutalwaysgotby.UntilMrs.Stifter.Oursonwashigh-schoolseniorwhenhehadherforEnglish."Hesitsinthebackoftheroomtalkingtohisfriends,"shetoldme.“Whydon'tyoumovehimtothefrontrow7"Iurged,believingtheembarrassmentwouldgethimtosettledown.Mrs.Stiftersaid,"1don'tmoveseniors.Iflunk(使…不及格)them”O(jiān)urson’sacademiclifeflashedbeforemyeyes.Noteacherhadeverthreatenedhim.BythetimeIgothomeIwasfeelingprettygoodthis.Itwasaradicalapproachforthesetimes,butwell,whynot?“She'sgoingtoflunkyou,"ItoldmyIdidnotdiscussitanyfurther.SuddenlyEnglishbecameapriority(頭等重要)inhislife.HefinishedoutthesemesterwithanA.Iknowoneexampledoesn'tmakeacase,butatnightIseeaparadeofstudentswhoareangryforhavingbeenpassedalonguntiltheycouldnolongerevenpretendtokeepup.Ofaverageinligenceorbetter,theyeventuallyquitschool,concludingtheyweretoodumbtofinish."Ishouldhavebeenheldback,"isacommentIhearfrequently.Evensadderarethosestudentswhoarehigh-schoolgraduateswhosaytomeafterafewweeksofclass."Idon'tknowhowIevergotahigh-schooldiploma."Passingstudentswhohavenotmasteredtheworkcheatsthemandtheemployerswhoexpectgraduatestohavebasicskills.Weexcusethisdishonestbehaviorbysayingkidscan'tlearniftheycomefromterribleenvironments.Nooneseemstostoptothinkthatmostkidsdon'tputschoolontheirlistunlesstheyperceivesomethingisatrisk.They'dratherbesailing.ManystudentsIseeatnighthavedecidedtomakeeducationapriority.Theyaremotivatedbythedesireforabetterjobortheneedtohangontotheonethey'vegot.Theyhaveahealthyfearoffailure.Peopleofallagescanriseabovetheirproblems,buttheyneedtohaveareasontodoso.Yongpeoplegenerallydon'thavethematuritytovalueeducationinthesamewaymyadultstudentsvalueit.Butfearoffailurecanmotivateboth.WhatisthesubjectofthisAviewpointonBaqualifiedCtheimportanceofDterationHowdidMrs.Siftergettheattentionofoneoftheauthor’sAflunkingBmovinghisCblamingDplayingcardwithTheauthorbelievesthatmosteffectivewayforateacherisApurifytheteachingenvironmentsBsetupcooperationbetweenteachersandCholdbackDmotivateFromthepassagewecandrawtheconclusionthattheuthors’attitudetowardflunkingisAnegative Bpositive Cbiased DindifferentJudgingfromthecontent,thispassageisprobablywrittenA B C D第八Nameshavegainedincreasingimportanceinthecompetitiveworldofhighereducation.Ascollegesstriveformarketshare，theyarelookingfornamesthatprojecttheimagetheywantorreflectthechangestheyhopetomake.Trenton.StateCollege，forexample，becametheCollegeofNewJerseynineyearsagowhenitbeganraisingadmissionsstandardsandappealingtostudentsfromthroughoutthestate.“AllIhearinhighereducationis，“Brand，brand，brand，”saidTimWesterbeck，whospecializesinbrandingandismanagingdirectorofLipmanHearne，amarketingfirmbasedinChicagothatworkswithuniversitiesandothernonprofitorganizations.“Therehasbeenaseachangeoverthelast10years.Marketingusedtobealmostadirtywordinhighereducation.”Notalleffortsatnamechangesaresuccessful，ofcourse.In1997，theNewSchoolforSocialResearchbecameNewSchoolUniversitytoreflectitsgrowthintoacollectionofeightcolleges，offeringalistofmajorsthatincludespsychology，music，urbanstudiesandmanagement.ButNewYorkerscontinuedtocallittheNewSchool.Nowafterspendinganundisclosedsumonanonlinesurveyandamarketingconsultant’screationof“hamingstructures.”“brandarchitecture”and“identitysystems”theuniversityhascomeupwithanewname:theNewSchool.BeginningMondayitwilladoptnewlogon()bannersbusinesscardsandevennewnamesfortheindividualcollegesalltoincludethewords“theNewSchool.”Changesinnamesgenerallyrevealsignificantshiftsinhowacollegewantstobeperceived.InalteringitsnamefromCalState.Hayward，toCalState，EastBay，theuniversityhopedtoprojectitsexpandingroleintwomostlysuburbancountrieseastofSanFrancisco.TheUniversityofSouthernColorado，astateinstitution，becameColoradoStateUniversityatPucblotwoyearsago，hotobighightmanyinternalchanges，includingofferingmoregraluateprogramsandsettinghigheradmissionsstandardsBeaverCollegeturneditselfintoArcadiaUniversityin2001forseveralreasons:tobreaktheconnectionwithitspastasawomen’scollege，topromoteitsgrowthintoafull-fledged(完全成)universityandofficialsacknowledgedtocliminatesomejokesaboutthecollege’soldnameonlate-nightevisionand“moringzoo”radioshows.Manycollegeofficialssaidchanginganameandimagecouldproducesubstantialresults.AtArcadia，inadditiontotheriseinapplications，theaveragestudent’stestscorehasincreasedby60points，JuliRoebeck，anArcadiaspokeswomansaid.whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforcollegestochangetheirATheypreferhighereducationBTheytrytogainadvantageinCTheywanttoprojecttheirDTheyhopetomakesomeItisimpliedthatoneofthemostsignificantchangesinhightereducationinthepastdecadeAtheBthecollegeCtheconceptofDlistofThethrase"comeupwith"(Line3Para4)probablyAcatchupBdealCputDcometotheThecaseofnamechangingfromCalStateHaywardtoCalStateindicatesthattheAisperceivedbytheBhopestoexpanditsCpreferstoreformitsreachingDexpectstoenlangeitsAccordingtothespokeswomanthenamechangeofBeaverAturnsoutveryBfailstoattainitsChaseliminatedsomeDhastransformedits第九itlookedjustlikeanotheraircraftfromtheoutsideThepilottoldhisyoungpassengersthatitwasbuiltin1964.Butapperancesweredeceptiveandthe13studentsfromEuropeandtheUSAwhoboardedtheaiecraftwereinforthefligtoftheirlives.Insidetheareathatnormallyhadseatshad ealongwhitetunnel.Heavilypadded(填塞)fromfloortoceilingitlookedabitstrange.Therewerealmostnowindows，butligtsalongthepaddedwallsilluminatedit.Mostoftheseatshadbeentakenoutapartfromafewatthebackwheretheyoungscientistsquicklytooktheirplaceswithalookoffear.For12months，sciencestudentsfromacrossthecontinentshadcompetedtowinaplaceontheflightattheinvitationoftheEuropeanSpaceAgency.thechallengehadbeentosuggestimaginativeexpermentstobeconductedinweightlesscondtions.Forthenexttwohourstheflightresembledthatofanonormousbirdwhichhadloseitsreson，shootingupwardstowardstheheavensbeforerushingtowardsEarth.TheinventionwastoAchieveweightlessnessforafewTheaircrafttookoffsmoothlyenough.ButanyfeelingsthatIandtheyoungscientistshadthatwewereonanythinglikeascheduledpassengerservicewerequicklydismissedwhenthepilotputtheplaneintoa45degreeclimbwhichlastedaround20seconds.Thentheenginescutourandwebecameweightless.Everything confusedandleftorright.Upordownnolongerhadanymeaning.aftertensecondsoffreefalldescentthepilotpulledtheaircraftoutofitsnosedive.Thereturnofgravitywaslessimmediatethanitsloss.butwasstillsuddenenoughtoensurethatsomestudentscamedownwithabump.Eachtimethepilotcuttheenginesandwebecameweightless.Anewteamconductitexperience.itwastheDucthwhowantedtodiscoverhowitisthatcatsalwayslandontheirfeet.thentheGermanteamwhoconductedasuccessfulexperimentonatraditionalbuildingmethodtoseeifcouldbeusedforbuildingafutherspacestation.theAmericanshadanideatocreatesolarsailsthatcouldbeusedbysalites.Aftertwohoursofgoingupanddowninthelane ngtheirexperiments，thepredominatefeelingwasoneofexcitementratherthansickness.Mostofthestudentsthoughtitwasanunforgettableexperienceandonetheywouldbekeentorepeat.whatdidthewritersayabouttheAIthadnoBItwaspaintedCIthadnoDTheoutsidewasaccordingtothewriter,howdidtheyoungscientistsfeelbeforethewhatdidthepilotdowiththeplaneafterittookAHequicklyclimbedandthenstoppedtheBHeclimbedandthemmadetheplanefallCHetookoffnormallyandthencuttheenginesfor20DHeclimbedandthenmadetheplaneturnAcoordingtothepassage,thepurposeofbeingweightlesswasAseewhatconditionsbarelikeinBpreparetheyoungscientistsforfutureworkinCshowthejudgesofthecompetitionwhattheycouldDmaketheteamstryouttheirideas60.thispassagewaswrittentoAencourageyoungpeopletotakeupBdescribetheprocessofascientificCshowscientistswhatyoungpeoplecanDreportonanewscientific第十Advancingagemeanslosingyourhair,yourwaistlineandyourmemory，right?DanaDenisisjust40yearsold，but_21_she’sworriedaboutwhatshecalls’myrollingmentalblackouts.””ItrytoremembersomethingandIjustblank