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5講OOObeyObeyfor/outof/fromfearofpunishmentSwear/pledgeobediencetotheflagInobediencetothehaveafixedobjectinlifewiththeobjectof ngstheanobjectofpityobjecttolendingsbahandhaveanobjectiontotheproposalbeobjectiveaboutObserveObservetherulesstrictlySheobservedcynicallynothingbetterwastobeexpectedofmenThedaywasobservedasageneralholidayObtainmoneybyfraudObtainsthfor30dollarObtaincooperationfromsbObtainknowledgethroughdirectAsoccasionservesWhenoccasionrequiresTaketheoccasionof…toOccupyoneselfwith/inngBeoccupiedwith/inngTakeuparewardingoccupationAspare-timeoccupationThehouseisreadyforOccur(occurrence)ItoccurtosbOfaOfnovalue/concernOf MadeatemptingoffertosbOffersbsthfor…OnaccountofOntheaverage OnChristmasOnedgeOnone’sguardagainstOnone’shonorOnone’sowninitiativeOnprincipleOnOntheassumptionthatOnthegoOntheBeopentocriticismOpenone’shearttosbOperateCarryoutajointoperationUndergoaliveroperationLaunchamilitaryoperationBeoperatedbyelectricitya BeopposedtoAstubbornInoppositiontoOrganize(organization)fullyorganizeone’sthoughtsAworkofstrikingoriginalityBeoriginalHaveacommon/independentGiveanorderceanorderwitha /sbforsthDisturb/observetheorderOrderthatsth(should)beOutofOutofdate/OutofOne’soutlookonOweone’ssuccesstoOwingtoOwnTransfertheownership練Whyygames?Becausetheyarefun,anda1otmorebesides.Followingtherules…nningnextmove...actingasateammember…theseareall“game”ideasthatyouwillcomeacrossthroughoutyourlife.Thinkaboutsomeofthegamesyouyedasayoungchild,suchasrope-jumandhide-and-Suchgamesareentertainingandfun.Butperhapsmoreimportantly,theytranslatelifeintoexcitingdramasthatteachchildrensomeofthebasicrulestheywillbeexpectedtofollowtherestoftheirlives,suchastakingturnsandcooperating.Manychildren’sgameshaveapracticalside.Childrenaroundtheworldygamesthatpreparethemforworktheywilldoasgrown-ups.Forinstance,someSaudiArabianchildrenyagamecalledbones,whichsharpensthehand-eyecoordination（協(xié)調(diào)）neededinhunting.Manysportsencouragenationalorlocalpride.Themostfamousgamesofall,theOlympicGames,bringathletesfromaroundtheworldtogethertotakepartinfriendlycompetition.Peoplewhowatchtheeventwaveflags,knowingthatagoldmedalisawinforanentirecountry,notjusttheathletewhoearnedit.Forcountriesexperiencingnaturaldisastersorwar,anOlympicwincanmeansomuch.Sportsarealsoaneventthatunitespeople.Socceristhemostpopularsportintheworld.Peopleonallcontinentsyit—someforfunandsomeforaliving.NicoletteIribarne,aCaliforniansocceryer,hasdiscoveredawaytospreadhopethroughsoccer.Hecreatedafoundationtoprovidepoorchildrenwithnotonlysoccerballsbutalsoapromisingfuture.Nexttimeyouyyourfavoritegameorsport,thinkaboutwhyyouenjoyit,whatskillsareneeded,andwhethertheseskillswillhelpyouinotheraspectsofyourlife.Throughyinghide-and-seek,childrenareexpectedtolearn .（細(xì)節(jié)beateam B.obeythebasicC.actasagrown- D.predictpossibleTheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mostprobablymeansthatgames .（猜義describelifeinanexcitingturnreal-lifeexperiencesintoamakelearninglifeskillsmorechangepeople’sviewsofsportingeventAccordingtothepassagewhyiswinningOlympicmedalssoencouraging?（推理Itinspirespeople’sdeeplovefortheItprovestheexceptionalskillsoftheIthelpsthecountryoutofnaturalItearnsthewinnersfameandIribarne’sgoalofformingthefoundationis .（細(xì)節(jié)bringfuntopoorprovidesoccerballsforgivepoorkidsachanceforabetterappealtosocceryerstohelppoorWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?（推理Gamesbenefitpeoplealltheirlives. B．Sportscangetallathletestogether.C．Peopleareadvisedtoygamesforfun. D．Sportsincreaseacountry’scompetitiveness.Toerrishuman.Toblametheotherguyisevenmorehuman.Commonsenseisnotallthatcommon. lthetruthwhenyoucancomeupwithagoodThesethreepopularmisquotes(戲謔的引語)aremeanttobejokes,andyetthey lusalotabouthumannature.Toerr,ortomakemistakes,isindeedapartofbeinghuman,butitseemsthatmostpeopledon’twanttoaccepttheresponsibilityfortheproblem.Perhapsitisthenaturalthingtodo.Theoriginalquoteabouthumannaturewentlikethis:“Toerrishuman,toforgive,divine(神圣的).”Thissayingmirrorsandealpeopleshouldbeforgivingofothers’mistakes.Instead,wetendtodotheopposite–findsomeoneelsetopasstheblameonto.However,takingresponsibilityforsomethingthatwentwrongisamakingofgreatmaturity.Commonsenseiswhatwecallclearthought.Havingcommonsensemeanshavingagoodgeneralnthatwillmakethingsworkwell,anditalsomeansstayingwiththen.Commonsense lsyouthatyoutakeanumbrellaoutintoarainstorm,butyouleavetheumbrellahomewhenyouhearaweatherforecastforsunshine.Commonsensedoesnotseemtobecommonforlargeorganizations,becausetherearesomanythingsgoingonthatone cannotbeinchargeofeverything.Peoplesaythatinalarge ,“therighthanddoesnotknowwhatthelefthandisng.”Andwhatiswrongwithasocietythatthinksthatmakingupagoodexcuseislikecreatingaworkofart?Oneofthecommonproblemswithmakingexcusesisthatpeople,especiallyyoungpeople,gettheideathatit’sokaynottobetotallyhonestallthetime.Thereisacorollary(直接推論)tothat:ifgoodexcuseis“good”evenifitisn’thonest,thenwhereistheceofthetruth?Accordingtotilepassagewhichoffollowingseemsthemosthuman細(xì)節(jié)Tosearchfor B.Toachieveone’sC.Tomakefunofothers’ D.Tocriticizeothersforone’sownAccordingtotheauthorwhatisasignofaman’s ngthingshisownBearingresponsibilityforhisMakingasfewmistakesasThinkingseriouslyabouthiswrongWhichofthefollowingisNOTbasedoncommon A.Amantriestotakechargeofeverythingina B.Astudentgoesoutwithanumbrellainstormy ’snextmovefollowsagoodD.AlawyeractsonfineWhatistheauthor’sopinionaboutagood （推理MakingagoodexcuseissometimesabetterInventingagoodexcuseneedscreativeAgoodexcuseisasrewardingasBittertruthisbetterthanagoodWhatwouldbethebesttitleforhispassage?（主旨AMirrorofHuman B.ToBlameortoC.AMarkof D.TruthorStatusesaregreathumaninventionsthatenableustogetalongwithoneanotherandtodeterminewherewe“fit”insociety.Aswegoaboutoureverydaylives,wementallyattempttocepeopleintermsoftheirstatuses.Forexample,wemightjudgewhetherthe inthelibraryisareaderoralibrarian,whethertheephonecallerisafriendorasalesman,whethertheunfamiliar beforeourhouseisathieforavisitor,andsoThestatusesweassumeoftenvarywiththecircumstances,andchangethroughoutlife.Mostofuscan,atveryhighspeed,assumethestatusesthatvarioussituationsrequire.Muchofsocialinctionconsistsofidentifyingandselectingamongappropriatestatusestofitouractionstothoseofotherpeople,basedonaconstantmentalprocessofjudgingandchoosing.Althoughsomeofusfindthetaskmoredifficultthanothers,mostofusperformitrathereffortlessly.Astatuscanbecomparedtoclothesonsale.Withincertainlimit,shopperscanchoosestyleandcolor.ButAmericanbuyersarenottochoosetheclothesofaHindufarm.TheymustchoosetheclothingacceptedbyAmericansociety.Also,theirchoiceislimitedtowhatthestorehas.Similarly,thechoiceofstatusesislimited.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterlsusthatstatusescanhelp determinewhetheroneisfitforbehaveproperlyinrelationtootherprotectourselvesinunfamiliarmakefriendswithpeopleofthesameAccordingtothewriter,peopleoftenassumedifferent tohaveagoodchatwith B.tobetteridentifyC.astheirmentalprocesses D.asthesituationInthelastparagraph,thewriterimplies peoplehavedifferentstylesofclothesoneboughtmayneedmorestatusesareavailableforbuyersinchoiceofstatusesisn’t Beingabletomultitask–ngseveralthingsatthesametime–isconsidereda eskillbymostpeople.Butifweconsiderthesituationoftheyoungpeopleagedfromeighttoeighteen,weshouldthinkWhatwecanseenowadaysisthatyoungpeoplejuggleanevenlargenumberofelectronicdevicesastheystudy.Whileworking,theyalsosurfontheInternet,sendouts,answertheephoneandlistentomusicontheirMP3.Inasense,theyarespendingasignificantamountoftimeinfruitlesseffortsastheyMultitaskingisevenchangingtherelationshipbetweenfamilymembers.Asyoungpeoplearecrazyaboutit,theynolongergreetfamilymemberswhentheyenterthehouse,nordotheyeatatthefamilytable.Multitaskingalsoaffectsyoungpeople’sperformancesatuniversityandintheworkce.Whenaskedabouttheiropinionoftheeffectofmodernelectronicdevicesontheirperformanceoftasks,manyyoungpeoplegaveapositiveresponse.However,theresponsefromtheworldsofeducationandbusinesswasnotquitepositive.Educatorsfeelthatmultitaskingbychildrenhasaseriouseffectonlaterdevelopmentofstudyskills.Theybelievethatmanycollegestudentsnowneedhelptoimprovetheirstudyskills.Similarly,employersfeelthatyoungpeopleenteringthejobmarketneedtobetaughtalloveragain,aselectronicdeviceshavediscouragedthemtolearnparticularworkingskills.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“juggle”mostprobablyWantto B.TaketheceC.Usethesame D.SeekforinformationInparagraph3,theauthorpointsoutthat familymembersdonoteatatfamilymembersdonotgreeteachyoungpeoplelivehappilyintheiryoungpeopletalkwiththeirfamilyWhatisthemainideaofthelastMultitaskingisharmfultoyoungpeople’syoungpeoplebenefitalotfrommodernMultitaskingisanimportantskilltoyoungyoungpeoplemustlearnskillsforfutureTheauthordevelopsthepassagemainly providingtypical B.followingthenaturaltimeC.comparing D.presentingaproblemandits(5)Disneyland:TheHappiestceonInthesunnycityofAnaheimliesamagicalkingdomcalled TheyareCinderllaandherprinceCharming,SleeBeautyandtherestoftheDisneyfamily.Intheearly1950s,cartoonistWaltDisneynnedtobuildaparkwherehisalreadypopularcharacters–MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandtherest–couldcometolife. Thissupercoolparkisdividedintoeighthareas.MainStreetUSAbringsyoubacktothedaysofhouse-drawncarriagesandstreetcars.ReturntotheOldWesttoreliveAmerica’spioneerdaysinFrontierland.Adventurelandisanexotictropicalceinafar-offceoftheworld.3.Fantasylandtakesyoutothecewheredreamscometrue.StepintoNewOrleansSquaretoexperiencegoodfashionedSoutherncharm.ywithwhimsicalwildlifecreaturesinCritterCountry.EnterthelandthatToonsbuilt-Mickey’sToontown,whichistheactualhomeofDisneycharacters. .Socelebrationceremonyisahugedeal.Andthat’swhyDisneylandandalloftheDisneycharactersarethrowingtheHappiestCelebrationonearth.MostseefestivitiesincludetheParadeofDreamsandDreamsComeTrueFireworksalongMainstreet.5.Disneyland’saddressis1313HarborBoulevardbecauseMisthe13thletterofthealphabetmakingtheaddressMMforMickeyMouse.Gumisn’tsoldatDisneylandbecauseWaltDisneydidn’twanthisgueststohavetopickgumofftheirshoeseverytenminutesasiscommonatotherparks.SoDisneylandisinterestinglyTheDisneycharactersarefantasticandfamoustotheItishometoMickeyandtheIt’sbeen50yearssincethehappiestcelandedonAnaheimwaschosenastheceforAswell,SpaceMountainistorelaunchduringthegoldenGettransportedintothefutureinTomorrow

APacingandSaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve'snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn'tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettycominedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpacingandpausing.Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there'snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI'mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI'mfinished.That'swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.ItmaynotbecoalthatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfngmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechniques,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenthebasisfordangerousstereoty(思維定式).Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveveryalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthesouthwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobin nel.Whenthe nelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin--andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.That'swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle--tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause-canhaveagreateffectonone'slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblemseveninthemindofthewomanherself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithBettywas B.BettywasanC.Bettydidnottakeher D.BettypaidnoattentiontoAccordingtothepassage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenA. B. C.The D.TheWecanlearnfromthepassagecommunicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastwomenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheone'sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedoneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone'sTheunderlinedword"assertiveness"inthelastparagraphprobablybeingwillingtospeakone'sbeingabletoincreaseone'sbeingreadytomakeone'sownbeingquicktoexpressone'sideasBTheCostofHigherIndividuals個人shouldpayfortheirhigherAuniversityeducationisofhugeanddirectbenefittotheindividual.Graduatesearnmorenon-graduates.Meanwhile,socialmobilityisevermoredependentonhavingadegree.However,onlysomepeoplehaveit.Sotheindividual,notthetaxpayers,shouldpayforit.Therearepressingcallsontheresources(資源)oftheernment.Usingtaxpayers'moneytohelpasmallnumberofpeopletoearnesinthefutureisnotoneofFullernmentfunding(資助)isnotverygoodforuniversities.AdamSmithworkedinaScottishuniversitywhoseteacherslivedoffstudentfees.Heknewandlookeddownupon18th-centuryOxford,wheretheacademicslivedcomfortablyoffthe ereceivedfromtheernment.Guaranteedsalaries,Smithargued,weretheenemyofhardwork;andwhentheacademicswerelazyand petent,thestudentsweresimilarlylazy.Ifstudentshavetopayfortheireducation,theynotonlyworkharder,butalsodemandmorefromtheirteachers.Andtheirteachershavetokeepthemsatisfied.Ifthatmeanstakingteachingseriously,andgivinglesstimetotheirownresearchinterests,thatissurelysomethingtocelebrate.Manypeoplebelievethathighereducationshouldbebecauseitisgoodfortheeconomy(經(jīng)濟(jì)).Manygraduatesclearlydocontributetonationalwealth,butsodoallthebusinessesthatinvest(投資)andcreatejobs.Ifyoubelievethattheernmentshouldpayforhighereducationbecausegraduatesareeconomicallyproductive,youshouldalsobelievethattheernmentshouldpaypartofbusinesscosts.Anyonepromisingtocreatejobsshouldreceiveagiftofcapitalfromtheernmenttoinvest.Therefore,itistheindividual,nottheernment,whoshouldpayfortheiruniversityeducation.Theunderlinedword"them"inParagraph2refers B.pressingC.college D.ernmentTheauthorthinksthatwithfullernmentteachersareless B.studentsaremoreC.students emore D.teacherswillspendlesstimeonTheauthormentionsbusinessesinParagraph5inorderargueagainstuniversity B.callonthemtofinancestudents'C.encouragegraduatestogointo D.showtheircontributiontohigherCHaveyouwinterizedyourhorseyet?Eventhoughglobalwarmingmayhavemadeourclimatemoremild,manyanimalsarestillhibernating冬眠).It’stoobadthathumanscan’thibernateInfactasaspecies,wealmostdid.Apparently,attimesinthepast,peasantsinFrancelikedasemi-stateofhumanhibernation.SowritesGrahamRobb,aBritishscholarwhohasstudiedthesleehabitsoftheFrenchpeasants.AssoonastheweatherturnedcoldpeoplealloverFranceshutthemselvesawayandpracticedtheforgottenartofngnothingatallformonthsonend.Inlinewiththis,JeffWarren,aproduceratCBCRadio’sTheCurrent,lsusthatthewaywesleephaschangedfundamentallysincetheinventionofartificial(人造的)lightingandtheelectricbulb.WhenhistoriansbeganstudyingtextsoftheMiddleAges,theynoticedsomethingreferredtoassleep”,whichwasnotclarified,though.Nowscientistsarelingusourancestorsmostlikelysleptinseparateperiods.Thebusinessofeighthours’uninterruptedsleepisamoderninvention.Inthepast,withouttheartificiallightofthecitytobathein,humanswenttosleepwhenitbecamedarkandthenwokethemselvesaroundmidnight.Thelatenightperiodwasknownas”TheWatch”Itwaswhenpeopleactuallykeptwatchagainstwildanimals,althoughmanyofthemsimplymovedaroundorvisitedfamilyandneighbors.Accordingtosomesleepresearchers,ashortperiodofinsomnia(失眠)atmidnightisnotadisorder.Itisnormal.Humanscanexperienceanotherstateofconsciousnessaroundtheirslee,whichoccursinthebriefperiodbeforewefallasleeporwakeourselvesinthemorningThisperiodcanbeanextraordinarilycreativetimeforsomepeople.TheimpressiveinventorThomasEdison,usedthisstatetohituponmanyofhisnewideas.yingwithyoursleeprhythmscanbeadventurous,asanxietymaysetin.Medicalsciencedoesn’thelpmuchinthiscase.Itoffersusmedicinesforafullnight’scontinuoussleep,whichsoundsnatural;however,accordingtoWarren’stheory，itisreallytheoppositeofwhatweneed.TheexampleoftheFrenchpeasantsshowsthefact people elazyasaresultoftoomuchthereweresignsofhibernationinhumansleepeopletendedtosleepmorepeacefullyincoldwinterwasaseasonforpeopletosleepformonthsonThelatenightwascalled“TheWatch”becauseitwasatimefor tosettrapstocatch B.towakeuptheirfamilyandC.toremindothersofthe D.toguardagainstpossibleWhatdoestheauthoradvisepeopletoSleepinthewayanimalsConsultadoctoriftheycan’tFollowtheirnaturalsleepKeeptotheeight-hoursleepWhatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingtheTogiveaprescriptionforTourgepeopletosleepToyzethesleeppatternofmodernTothrownewlightonhumanDprofessioneveryartandthingsorprocesseswhichcannotbedescribedinordinaryEnglish．Suchspecialtermsarenecessaryintechnicaldiscussionofanykind．BeinguniversallyunderstoodbythespecialistsoftheparticularscienceorBemoreconvenienttonameaprocessthantodescribeit．Differentoccupations，however，differwidelyinthecharacteroftheirspecialvocabularies．Intradesandhandicrafts，andotherprofessions，likefarmingandfishery，thathaveoccupiedgreatnumbersofmeninthepast，thetechnicalvocabularyisveryold．Itconsistslargelyofnativewords,orborrowedwordsthathaveworkedthemselvesintotheveryfiberofourlanguage．Asaconsequence,thoughhighlytechnicalinmanyparticulars，thesevocabulariesaremorefamiliarinsound；andmoregenerallyunderstood，thanmostothertechnicalities．Yeteveryprofessionstillpossessesalargebodyoftechnicaltermsthatremainextremelyunfamiliar,eventoeducatedspeech．Andtheamounthasbeenmuchincreasedinthelastfiftyyears．Newtermsareinventedwiththegreatestdom，andabandonedunconcernedlywhentheyhaveservedtheirturn．Mostofthenewinventionsofwordsandexpressionsarerestrictedtospecialdiscussions,andseldomgetintogeneralconversation．Yetnoprofessionis，nowadays，asallprofessionsoncewere，aclosedassociation．Specialistsindifferentfieldsshareideasandassociate lywitheachother.Furthermore,whatiscalled“popularscience”familiarizeseverybodywithmodernviewsandrecentdiscoveries.Anyimportantexperiment,thoughmadeinaremotelab,isatoncereportedinthenewspaper,andeverybodyissoontalkingaboutit—asinthecaseoftheRoentgenraysandwordlessegraph.Thusourcommonspeechisalwaystakingupnewtechnicaltermsandmakingthemcommonce.Technicaltermsarecreatedso A．specialistsmaycommunicatemorepeoplemayenjoyvarietiesofpeoplemaysavetimeineverydaydiscussionsD．specialistsmaywellacceptmathematicalformulasThewriterlists egraphasanexampletoshowspecial shouldrepresentpopularscience B．may epartofcommonspeechC．shouldberestrictedtoscientific D．maybeconsideredgreatinventionsofWhatcanweinferfromtheNotechnicalwordsmaybereced. B．Mediahelpstopopularizespecialterms.C．Variousprofessionalsexchangetheirterms. D．Educatedpeopleknowmosttechnicalterms.ESoaringgaspricesthissummerhaveangeredpeoplebutnooneseemstobedrivinglessWecan’tkeepourfootofftheaccelerator.(油門).Wearecrazyaboutourcars–andalwayshavebeen.“TheAmerican,”WilliamFaulknerlamented(哀嘆)lastcentury,“reallylovenothingbuthisauto.” Therearenowmorethan200millioncarsintheUnitedStates.InLosAngelesthereevidentlyaremoreregisteredcarsthanpeople.Somefamiliesspendmoreontheirmonthlycarpaymentsthanontheirhomemortgage(房貸Wecreamofcarsaswedreamoflovers.Theyexpressourfantasies;theyfulfillourdesires.Americanshavealwayscherishedaldomandmobility,worshipedindividualismandmasculine.(陽剛之氣)Theadvent(問世)ofthehorselesscarriagecombinedallthesequalitiesandmore.2.Acenturyago,auto swereviewedasfriendsoftheenvironment;theyweremuchcleanerthanhorses.Thecaralsoofferedaquantumleap(極大的飛躍)inpower.Butitwasonethingtopraiseitfortheindividualdomofferedbythehorselesscarriagewhentherewereafewthousandofthemspreadacrossthenation;itisquiteanothermatterwhenthereare200millionofthem.In2009,anauto makestherushhourtripaveragefour perhour.3.Yetdespitetrafficjam,pollutedair,andrisinggasprices,Americanshavenotchangedtheirdrivingorcarownershippatterns.Suburbancommuters(下班者)haveresoluystayedintheirvehiclesratherthanjoincarpoolsorusepublictransportation.4.American’sloveaffairwiththecarhasmaturedintoamarriage–andanOursolutiontorushhourjamisnottodemandpublictransportationbuttotransformour intoatemporaryoffice,bank,restaurant,bathroom,andstereosystem.Wetalkonthephone,eatmeals,domakeup,cashchecksandlistentomusicandaudiobooksinthem. Teenscontinuetofillhighschoolparkinglotswith HisobservationremainsconvincedmanyyearsItmadeeverythingexcitingandThisis ItpromisedtomakeeveryoneapathfindertoabetterAmericandriversarestuckintrafficforeightbillionhoursaActually,the holdsfirmlyoverourpsyche心靈AIrecentlyturnedfifty,whichisyoungforatree,midlifeforanelephant,andancientforasportsman,FiftyisanicenumberforthestatesintheUSorforanationalspeedlimitbutitisnotanumberthatIwaspreparedtohavehungonme.Fiftyissupposedtobemyfather’sage.butnowIamstuckwiththisnumberandeverythingitmeans.Afewdaysago,afriendtriedtocheermeupbysaying,“Fiftyiswhatfortyusedtobe.”Hehadmadeaninspirationalpoint,AmIoverthehill?Peoplekeep lingmethatthehillhasbeenmoved,andIkeeplingthemthathehigh-jumpbarhasdroppedfromthesixfeetIonceeasilyclearedtothefourfeetthatisimpossibleforme“Yourarenotgettingolder,youaregettingbetter.”saysDr.JoyceBrothers.This,however,isthekindofdoctorwhoinspiresasecondopinion.Andso.asIapproachthedaywhenIcannotevenjumpoverthetennisnet.Iammovestosharesomethoughtsonagingwithyou.Iammovedtoshowhowagingfeelstomephysicallyandmentally.Gettingolder.ofcourse,isobviouslyabetterchangethantheonethatbringsyoueulogies(悼詞).Infact,apoetnamedRobertBrowningconsidereditthebestchangeofall:GrowoldalongwithThebestisyettoWhetherornotBrowningwasright,mostofmyfirstfiftyyearshavebeengoldenones,soIwillsettleforwhatisaheadbeingasgoodaswhathasgoneby.Ifindmyselfmovingtowardwhatisaheadwithacuriousblend(混合)ofbothfightingandacceptingmyaging,hothatthephilosopher(哲學(xué)家)wasrightwhenhesaid.”O(jiān)ldisalwaysfifteenyearsfromnow.”TheauthorseemstolusinParagraphItimealonewill B.timegoesbyC.timewillshowwhatis D.timemakesoneforgettheWhentheauthorturnedfifty,peoplearoundtriedtocomfort B.gotinspirationwithC.werefriendlierwith D.foundhimmoreTheauthorconsidershisfiftyyearsofA. B. C. D.Wecaninferfromthepassagetheoldshouldledasimple B.theoldshouldfacethefactofC.theoldshouldtakemore D.theoldshouldfillthemselveswithBSundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe,cesofbusinessthatusedtokeepdaytime“businesshours”arenowopenlateintothenight.AndontheInternet,thehourofthedayandthedayoftheweek eirrelevant(不相關(guān)的).AhalfcenturyagointheUnitedstates,mostpeopleexperiencedstrongandprecisedividinglinesbetweendaysofrestanddaysofwork,schooltimeandsummertime,Todaytheboundariesstillexist,buttheyseemnotclear.ThelawinalmostallstatesusedtorequirestorestocloseonSunday;inmost,itnolongerdoes,Itusedtokeeptheschoolsopeninallseasonsexceptsummer,inmost,itstilldoes.Andwhethertheworkweekshouldstrengthenitslegallimits,orwhetheritshould emore“flexible”isoftendebated,Howshouldwe,asasociety,organizeourtime?Shouldwegoevenfurtherinrelaxingtheboundariesoftimeuntilweliveinaworldinwhicheveryminuteismuchlikeeveryother?Thesearenoteasyquestionseventoask.Partofthedifficultyisthatwerarelyrecognizethe“l(fā)awoftime”evenwhenwemeetitfacetoface.Weknowaschildrenthatwehavetoattendschoolacertainnumberofhours,acertainnumberofdays,acertainnumberofyears—butunlesswemeetthetruantofficer(學(xué)監(jiān)wemaywellthinkthatweshouldgotoschoolduetosocialcustomandparentsdemandratherthantothelaw.Asadultswearefamiliarwith“extrapayforovertimeworking.”butlessfamiliarwiththefactthatwhatconstitutes(構(gòu)成)“overtime”isamatteroflegaldefinition.,Whenweturntheclockforwardtostartdaylight—savingtime,haveweeverthoughttoourselves;“Hereisthelawinaction”?Asweshallsee,thereisalotoflawthathasgreatinfluenceonhoworganizeandusetime:compulsoryeducationlaw,overtimelaw,anddaylight-savinglaw—aswellaslawaboutSundayclosing,holidays,beinglatetowork,timezones,andsoon.Oncewebegintolookforitwewillhavenotroublefindingalawoftimetoexamineandassess.Bysaying”SundayismorelikeMondaythanitusedtobe,”thewritermeans workti