【導讀】2.(20xxA)Gonewasmyfather’scritical(挑剔的)airandstrictrules.himatthatmoment.TheodoreF.Stoddard,M.D.broadcastrecords,‖hesaid.

　　

【正文】 o keep in their rooms. 159.(20xx2B)LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of ATamp。T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89. 160.(20xx2C)So it can help save on the wear and tear on our system and allow people to feel more energetic 161.(20xx2C)Take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, someone you love. 162.(20xx2C)Keep in mind that fiveness does not necessarily mean accepting the action of the person who upset you. 163.(20xx2C)You may realize that he or she was acting out of ignorance （無知） , fear — even love 164.(20xx2D)The pressure（壓力） on a small window is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. 165.(20xx2D)If a small part of the plane were to fail, the plane would explode in the sky. 166.(20xx2D)The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is high up in the air. 167.(20xx2D)This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank as it would anywhere else 168.(20xx2D)The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when the engines（發(fā)動機）are all shut off at once. 169.(20xx2E)If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your puter major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. 170.(20xx2E)There are many advantages for the social science major because this hightech Information Age demands people who are flexible（靈活的） and who have good munication skills. 171.(20xx2E)For example, a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or preprofessional courses. 172.(20xx2E)Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature（特點） of the kind of highspeed, highpressure, hightech world we now live in. 173.(20xx2E)A study showed that many panies had filled a large percentage of their entrylevel positions with social science graduates. 174.(20xx2E)The study also showed that the most soughtafter quality in a person who was looking for a job was munication skills, noted as very important by 92 percent of the panies. 175.(20xx2E)Social science majors have these skills, often without knowing how important they are. 176.(20xx2E)It is probably due to these skills that they have been offered a wide variety of positions. 177.(20xx2E)Finally, although some social science majors may still find it more difficult than their technically trained classmates to land the first job, recent graduates report that they don39。 t regret their choice of study. 178.(20xxA) Discovered by the Portuguese admiral（葡萄牙海軍上將） of the same name in 1508, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred. 179.(20xxA) They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1,000 huge stone figures, called modi, for which the island is most famous. 180.(20xxB) With their shining brown eyes, wagging tails, and unconditional love, dogs can provide the nonjudgmental listeners needed for a beginning reader to gain confidence（自信心） , according to Intermountain Therapy Animals (ITA) in Salt Lake City. 181.(20xxB) Literacy specialists admit that children who read below the level of their fellow pupils are often afraid of reading aloud in a group, often have lower selfrespect, and regard reading as a headache. 182.(20xxC) Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where magic（魔術） ended and science began. 183.(20xxD) Mostly borrowed from English and Chinese, these terms are often changed into forms no longer understood by native speakers. 184.(20xxD)But in the last few years the trickle（涓涓細流） of foreign words has bee a flood, and people fear the increasing use of foreign words is making it hard for the Japanese to understand each other and could lead to many people fetting the good qualities of traditional（傳統(tǒng)的） Japanese. 185.(20xxD) By using a foreign word you can make a subject seem new, which makes it easier for the media（媒體） to pick up.‖ 186.(20xxD) Foreign words find their way easily into announcements made to the general public, when they should really be explained in Japanese 187.(20xxE) At one time, puters were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents（文件） because they could be stored electronically. 188.(20xxE) It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Interconnected puters, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when is introduced, the printers start working overtime. 189.(20xxE)Earlier this week HewlettPackard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a oneline , even if they are nowhere near a puter. 190.(20xxA) Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. 191.(20xxB) Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the anic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their anic food business. 192.(20xxB)Market research shows that Gold and others who buy anic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences – but their knowledge of anic food is far from plete. 193.(20xxC) Sue Townsend’s musical play, based on her bestselling book. 194.(20xxD) Treasure hunts （尋寶） have excited people’s imagination for hundreds of years both in real life and in books such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island. 195.(20xxD)He had realized that the words: ―One of Six to Eight‖ under the first picture in the book connected the hare in some wa