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Howard (1850~ 1928). After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer,he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost certainly the source of Howard39。re space walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the puter,we can access(存取 ) the Inter, the biggest library on Earth. 31. How do you understand “Point 1—The telephone creates the need to mu nicate” ? A. People don39。 第八天 美文晨讀 Compassion(同情 ) may be the queen of American virtues. The story of “The Good Samaritan” from the Bible describes a man who showed passion. On his way to a certain city, a Samaritan man found a poor traveler lying on the road. The traveler had been beaten and robbed. The kind Samaritan, instead of just passing by, stopped to help this person in need. Compassion can even turn into a positive cycle. In fall 1992, people in Iowa sent truckloads of water to help Floridians hit by a hurricane. The next summer, during the Midwest flooding, Florida returned the favor. In less dramatic ways, millions of Americans are quietly passing along the kindnesses shown to them. Ⅰ . 短語填空 1. Nothing has been done to stop the river from being polluted________(迄今為止) . 2. The workers were determined to________(支持) each other through thick and thin. 3. The driver was________(入獄) because of too much drinking. 4. At present it looks unlikely that a third world war will________(爆發(fā)) soon. 5. The sports meeting will have to________(取消) because of the bad weather. 6. The students were called in to get a medical examination________(依次) . 7. The careless boy________(遺漏) an “e” when writing the word “employee”. 8. Nowadays China________(貿(mào)易) countries all over the world. 9. If he has promised to e, he will not________(退出) . 10. I spoke slowly but I still couldn39。t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts(if you know any) while they39。s attitude towards mobile phones? A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency. B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people. C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged. D. Mobile phones are part of people39。s idea was that a group of people should set up a