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It’snotthatweareafraidofseeinghimstumble,ofscribblingamustacheoverhiscareer.Sure,thenicepartofuswantsMiketoknowweappreciatehim,thathestillreigns,atleastinourmemory.Thetruth,though,isthatwedon’twanthimtocomebackbecauseevenforMichaelJordan,thiswouldbeanactofhubrissomonumentalastomakehistrademarkconfidencetwistintoconceit.Wedon’twanthimbackonthecourtbecausenoonelikesashow-off.Thestumbling?Thatwillbefun.
It’snotthatweareafraidofseeinghimstumble,ofscribblingamustacheoverhiscareer.Sure,thenicepartofuswantsMiketoknowweappreciatehim,thathestillreigns,atleastinourmemory.Thetruth,though,isthatwedon’twanthimtocomebackbecauseevenforMichaelJordan,thiswouldbeanactofhubrissomonumentalastomakehistrademarkconfidencetwistintoconceit.Wedon’twanthimbackonthecourtbecausenoonelikesashow-off.Thestumbling?Thatwillbefun.
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- <strong>LiterarySelectionsandAnalysis</strong><strong>（北航</strong><strong>2008</strong><strong>研）</strong><br/><alone></alone>—Andwhoisthebestpoet,Heron?askedBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—LordTennyson,ofcourse,answeredHeron.<br/><alone></alone>—O,yes,LordTennyson,saidNash.Wehaveallhispoetryathomeinabook.AtthisStephenforgotthesilentvowshehadbeenmakingandburstout:<br/><alone></alone>—Tennysonapoet!Why,he’sonlyarhymester!<br/><alone></alone>—O,getout!saidHeron.EveryoneknowsthatTennysonisthegreatestpoet.<br/><alone></alone>—Andwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestpoet?askedBoland,nudginghisneighbor.<br/><alone></alone>—Byron,ofcourse,answeredStephen.<br/><alone></alone>Herongavetheleadandallthreejoinedinascornfullaugh.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatareyoulaughingat?askedStephen.<br/><alone></alone>—You,saidHeron.Byronthegreatestpoet!He’sonlyapoetforuneducatedpeople.<br/><alone></alone>—Hemustbeafinepoet!saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Youmaykeepyourmouthshut,saidStephen,turningonhimboldly.Allyouknowaboutpoetryiswhatyouwroteupontheslatesintheyardandweregoingtobesenttotheloftfor.<br/><alone></alone>Boland,infact,wassaidtohavewrittenontheslatesintheyardacoupletaboutaclassmateofhiswhooftenrodehomefromthecollegeonapony:<br/><alone></alone>AsTysonwasridingintoJerusalem<br/><alone></alone>HefellandhurthisAlecKafoozelum.<br/><alone></alone>ThisthrustputthetwolieutenantstosilencebutHeronwenton:<br/><alone></alone>—InanycaseByronwasahereticandimmoraltoo.<br/><alone></alone>—Idon’tcarewhathewas,criedStephenhotly.<br/><alone></alone>—Youdon’tcarewhetherhewasahereticornot?saidNash.<br/><alone></alone>—Whatdoyouknowaboutit?shoutedStephen.Youneverreadalineofanythinginyourlifeexceptatrans,orBolandeither.<br/><alone></alone>—IknowthatByronwasabadman,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Here,catchholdofthisheretic,Heroncalledout.InamomentStephenwasaprisoner.<br/><alone></alone>—Tatemadeyoubuckuptheotherday(5),Heronwenton,abouttheheresyinyouressay.<br/><alone></alone>—I’lltellhimtomorrow,saidBoland.<br/><alone></alone>—Willyou?saidStephen.You’dbeafraidtoopenyourlips.<br/><alone></alone>—Afraid?<br/><alone></alone>—Ay.Afraidofyourlife.<br/><alone></alone>—Behaveyourself!criedHeron,cuttingatStephen’slegswithhiscane.<br/><alone></alone>Itwasthesignalfortheironset.NashpinionedhisarmsbehindwhileBolandseizedalongcabbagestumpwhichwaslyinginthegutter.StrugglingandkickingunderthecutsofthecaneandtheblowsoftheknottystumpStephenwasbornebackagainstabarbedwirefence.<br/><alone></alone>—AdmitthatByronwasnogood.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.<br/><alone></alone>—Admit.<br/><alone></alone>—No.No.<br/><alone></alone>a.Identifytheauthorandtheworkfromwhichthepassageisselected.<br/><alone></alone>b.Whatisthesymbolicmeaningoftheprotagonist’sname?<br/><alone></alone>c.Describehisgrowingprocess,whichisalsocalledBildungsroman—novelsofeducation/growth.<br/><alone></alone>d.Howishispersonalityisrevealedfromtheabovementionedselections?
- <strong>Directions:Youaresupposedtofillthefollowingblankswithwordsorexpressionsthatbestexpresstheideasorthecontextualmeaningofthesentences,basedonthereadingyouhavedoneinBritishandAmericanliterarystudies.</strong><br/><alone></alone>Baconhasbeencalledthefatherof____,forhisworksestablishedandpopularizedinductivemethodologiesforscientificinquiry,oftencalledtheBaconianmethod.
- Practice4<br/>CharlesDarwindidn’twanttomurderGod,asheonceputit.Buthedid.Hedidn’twanttodefyhisfellowCantabrigians,hisgentlemanlyVictoriansociety,hisdevoutwife.Buthedid.Hewaited20yearstopublishhistheoryofnaturalselection,but—fittingly,afteranotherscientistthreatenedtobefirst—hedid.<br/><alone></alone>BeforeDarwin,mostpeopleacceptedsomeversionofbiblicalcreation.Humanswereseenastheapotheosisofgodlyarchitecture.Humanscouldthusbeanaccidentofnaturalselection,notadirectproductofGod.Worriesabouthowmuchhistheorywouldshakesocietyexacerbatedthestrangeillnesseshesuffered.It’salsoworthnotingthatDarwin’slifewasn’tDarwinian:heachievedhiswealththroughinheritance,notcompetition,andsomemightsayhissicklychildrensufferedbecausetheywereinbred.<br/><alone></alone>Darwin’stheoriesstillprovokeopposition.OnehundredandfortyyearsafterTheOriginofSpecies,backersofcreationismhavemadeacomebackinstateslikeKansas,pushingevolutionoutoftheschoolroom.YetDarwinismremainsoneofthemostsuccessfulscientifictheorieseverpromulgated.Thereishardlyanelementofhumanity—notcapitalism,notgenderrelations,certainlynotbiology—thatcanbefullyunderstoodwithoutitshelp.
- <spanstyle="display:block;text-align:center;">PostHurricaneKatrina</span>ThesouthernUnitedStatesisagainbeingbatteredbyatropicalstormRita,threeweeksafterHurricaneKatrina.Thistimethewarningstoleaveseemtohavebeenheededandroadsleadingawayfromthethreatenedareashavebeenchokedwithtrafficasmorethantwomillionpeopleheadinland.FollowingthedevastationinNewOrleans,theauthoritieswerecriticizedfornotdoingenoughforthoseleastabletohelpthemselves:thepoor,thesickandthosewithouttransport.Thoughthistimemoreprovisionwasmadetoevacuatepeopleaheadofthehurricane,butinthelongterm,whethertherewillbeanyrealchangeintheUSsocialsystem?<br/><alone></alone>Astheeventofmassiveforce,Katrinasweptawayanawfullot,buttheghastlyfailureoftheauthoritiestoprepareandtorescuethoseatriskseemstohavedonemorethanthephysicaldamage.BillClintonisamongmanyeminentAmericanswhowonderwhetherKatrina’sbiggestimpactmightbepsychological,political.Therealquestion,puttingisbaldly,iswhetherthereisgoingtobearevolution.WilltheAmericansocialandeconomicsystem,whichcreatesthewealthwhichpaysforbillionaires’privatejetsandthepovertywhichdoesn’tallowforabusfareoutofNewOrleans,beaddressed?It’sbeentinkeredwithbeforeofcourse,sometimesasaresultofnaturaldisasters.Therewereforinstanceplentyofbusesonhandforthisweek’sRitaevacuation.Butthesystem’sfundamentals,nolimitonhowhighyoucanflyandlittlelimitonhowlowyoucanfall,remainasintactastheywereintheSanFranciscogoldrush.<br/><alone></alone>AsCharlesWheelerwrote,oneofthetragediesoftheVietnamWarhadbeen"thedismembermentofAmerica’sinfantwelfarestate".‘Thewar,"hesaid,"stoppedsocialreforminitstracksandtoday,withthebudgetdeficithugeandgrowing,thereisnoprospectthatawindfallofmoneyreleasedbythewarcansuddenlybeappliedtotheneedsofthepoorinthecities."Charleswaswritingin1973.Americadidrecover.Theeconomywasrescued.Moneywasmadeinverylargeamounts.Butthepoorstilldidnotreceivethatwindfall;theywerenevergoingto.<br/><alone></alone>AmericansarecrosswiththegovernmentanddisappointedwiththeresponsefromWashington,buttheyhavenotsatontheirhandsandwaitedforthegovernmenttosortitselfout.Muchtheopposite,Americanshavegivenwithunbridledenthusiasmandgenerosity.TheygivemoneytovictimsofKatrina;dropoffteddybearstheynolongerwant;dispatchclothforwhichtheyhavegrowntoofatetc.HurricaneKatrinahasencouragedanoutpouringofcharityonascaleneverseenbefore."Isn’tthatsomethinggovernmentsdo?"Americansdon’tthinksoandneverwill.Thisisunquestionablyasourceofstrengthandspineintroubledtimes,butitisjustcharitythatputsadampeneronrevolution.Charityameliorates,itsoftensblows,itpoursoilontroubledwaters.Itdoesnotleadtosocialchange.<br/><alone></alone>InequalityisapartofAmericanlifeandsoisself-reliance,nothingaltersthat.Aftertheweekend’sdevastation,Americaislittlechanged.
- [1]AshleyPower’smotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.Whenshewasthirteen,shewassurfingtheInternetregularly,butshecouldn’tfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.Andonedayshethought,“IfIhadmyownwebsite,I’dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers.”<br/><alone></alone>[2]So,whenAshleywassixteen,shelaunchedherownwebsite,called<em>Goosehead</em>.Shehadnoideahowbigasuccessitwouldbe,butthreeyearslater,thesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100,000hitseveryday,andAshleyhadabout30employees.<br/><alone></alone>[3]Afterafewyears,thewebsitecloseddown.ThenAshley,wholivesinLosAngeles,wasaskedtowriteabookcalled<em>TheGooseheadGuidetoLife.</em>Thebookisabouthowtodesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.Itbeginswithasectioncalled“AllAboutAshley,”whereAshleytellsreaderswhatitisliketobethebossofacompanywhenyouareonlysixteen.“Iwassohappy.Butitwascrazyinalotofways.Igotverystressed.Imean,Iwasonlysixteen—Ididn’tevenhaveacar!Ifyouweresixteenandyouhadyourowncompany,you’dbestressed,too！“<br/><alone></alone>[4]InaninterviewAshleygaveadvicetoteenagerswhowantedtostarttheirownbusiness,“Justbestrongandhaveyourdreamsandworkhardatthem.Anddon’tlistenwhen______,becauseIheard‘no’alot.Justkeepgoinguntilyouhear‘yes’!”<br/>1.ForwhatpurposedidAshleycreate<em>GooseHead</em>?(nomorethan10words) <br/>2.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?(nomorethan6words)<br/>3.Accordingtoparagraph3,whatdidAshleydoafter<em>GooseHead</em>closeddown?(nomorethan10words)<br/>4.HowdidAshleyfeelasayoungbossofacompany?(nomorethan5words)<br/>5.FillintheblankinParagraph4withproperwords.