四六级考试精选背诵文集

1、四六级考试精选背诵文集TheLanguageofMusicApainterhangshisorherfinishedpicturesonawall,andeveryonecanseeit.Acomposerwritesawork,butnoonecanhearituntilitisperformed.Professionalsingersandplayershavegreatresponsibilities,forthecomposerisutterlydependentonthem.Astudentofmusicneedsaslongandasarduousatrainingtobecome

2、aperformerasamedicalstudentneedstobecomeadoctor.Mosttrainingisconcernedwithtechnique,formusicianshavetohavethemuscularproficiencyofanathleteoraballetdancer.Singerspracticebreathingeveryday,astheirvocalchordswouldbeinadequatewithoutcontrolledmuscularsupport.Stringplayerspracticemovingthefingersofthel

3、efthandupanddown,whiledrawingthebowtoandfrowiththerightarm-twoentirelydifferentmovements.Singersandinstrumentshavetobeabletogeteverynoteperfectlyintune.Pianistsaresparedthisparticularanxiety,forthenotesarealreadythere,waitingforthem,anditisthepianotunersresponsibilitytotunetheinstrumentforthem.Butth

4、eyhavetheirowndifficulties;thehammersthathitthestringhavetobecoaxednottosoundlikepercussion,andeachoverlappingtonehastosoundclear.Thisproblemofgettingcleartextureisonethatconfrontsstudentconductors：theyhavetolearntoknoweverynoteofthemusicandhowitshouldsound,andtheyhavetoaimatcontrollingthesesoundswi

5、thfanaticalbutselflessauthority.Techniqueisofnouseuniessitiscombinedwithmusicalknowledgeandunderstanding.Greatartistsarethosewhoaresothoroughlyathomeinthelanguageofmusicthattheycanenjoyperformingworkswritteninanycentury.精品文档9Schooli ng and Educati onIt is com monly believed in Un ited States that sc

6、hool is where people go to get has bee n said that today childre n in terr upt theiran educati on. Nevertheless, iteducati on to go to school. The disti notion remark is imp orta nt.betwee n schooli ngand educati on imp lied by thisEducati on is much more open-en ded and all-i nclusive tha n schooli

7、 ng. Educati on knows no boun ds. It can take place any where, whether in the shower or in the job, whether in a kitchen or on a tractor. It includes both the formal learning that takesp lace in schools and the whole uni verse of in formallear ning.The age nts of educati oncanrangefromareveredgrandp

8、arenttothepeopledebatingfromachildtoadistinpoliticsontheradio,guishedscientist.Whereasschoolinghasacertainpredictability,educationquiteoftenproducessurprises.Achaneeconversationwithastrangermayleadapersontodiscoverhowlittleisknownofotherreligions.Peopleareengagedineducationfrominfancyon.Education,th

9、en,isaverybroad,inelusiveterm.Itisalifelongprocess,aprocessthatstartslongbeforethestartofschool,andonethatshouldbeanintegralpartofonesentirelife.formalized process, whose generalSchooling,ontheotherhand,isaspecific,patternvarieslittlefromonesettingtothenext.Throughoutacountry,childrenarriveatschoola

10、tapproximatelythesametime,takeassignedseats,aretaughtbyanadult,usesimilartextbooks,dohomework,takeexams,andsoon.Theslicesofrealitythataretobelearned,whethertheyarethealphabetoranunderstandingoftheworkingofgovernment,haveusuallybeenlimitedbytheboundariesofthesubjectbeingtaught.Forexample,highschoolst

11、udentsknowthattherenotlikelycon diti blemsintheircommunitieswith.TherearedefiniteTheDefinitionof“Price，Pricesdeterminehowresourcesaretobeused.Theyarealsothemeansbywh

12、ichproductsandservicesthatareinlimitedsupplyarerationedamongbuyers.systemoftheUnitedStatesisacomplexnetworkcomposedofthepricesofalltheproductsboughtandsoldintheeconomyaswellasthoseofamyriadofservices,includinglabor,professional,transportation,andpublic-utilityservices.Theinterrelationshipsofallthese

13、pricesmakeupthe“system“ofprices,ofanyparticularproductorserviceislinkedtoabroad,compHeatedsystemofpricesinwhicheverythingseemstodependmoreorlessuponeverythingelse.ThepriceThepriceIfoneweretoaskagroupofrandomlyselectedindividualstodefinemanywouldreplythatpriceisanamountofmoneypaidbythebuyertotheselle

14、rofaproductorserviceor,inotherwordsthatpriceisthemoneyvaluesoforserviceasagreeduponinamarkettransaction.Thisdefinitionis,ofcourse,validasfarasitgoes.Foracompieteunderstandingofapriceinanyparticulartransaction,muchmorethantheamountofmoneyinvolvedmustbeknown.Boththebuyerandthesellershouldbefamiliarwit

15、hnotonlythemoneyamount,butwiththeamountandqualityoftheproductorservicetobeexchanged,thetimeatwhichtheexchangewilltakeplaceandpaymentwillbemade,theformofmoneytobeused,thecredittermsanddiscountsthatapplytothetransaction,ontheproductorservice,deliveryterms,returnprivileges,andotherfactors.Inotherwords,

16、bothbuyerandsellershouldbefullyawareofallthefactorsthatcomprisethetotal“package“beingexchangedfortheasked-foramountofmoneyinorderthattheymayevaluateagivenprice."priceaproductandplaceguaranteesElectricityThemodernageisanageofelectricity.Peoplearesousedtoelectriclights,radio,televisions,andteleph

17、onesthatitishardtoimaginewhatlifewouldbelikewithoutthem.Whenthereisapowerfailure,peoplegropeaboutincandielight,carshesitateinflickeringthestreetsbecausetherearenotrafficlightstoguidethem,andfoodspoilsinsilentrefrigerators.Yet,peoplebegantounderstandhowelectricityworksonlyalittlemorethantwocenturiesa

18、go.Naturehasapparentlybeenexperimentinginthisfieldformillionofyears.Scientistsarediscover!ngmoreandmorethatthelivingworldmayholdmanyinterestingsecretsofelectricitythatcouldbenefithumanity.Alllivingcellsendouttinypulsesofelectricity.Astheheartbeats,itsendsoutpuIsesofrecord;theyformanelectrocardiogram

19、,whichadoctorcanstudytodeterminehowwelltheheartisworking.Thebrain,too,sendsoutbrainwavesofelectricity,whichcanberecordedinanelectroencephalogram.Theelectriccurrentsgeneratedbymostlivingcellsareextremelysmall一oftensoinstrumentsareneededtorecordthem.Butinsomeanimals,certainmusclecellshavebecomesospeci

20、alizedaselectricalgeneratorsthatsmallthatsensitivetheydonotworkasmusclecellsatall.Whenlargenumbersofthesecellarelinkedtogether,theeffectscanbeastonishing.Theelectriceelisanamazingstoragebattery.Itcanseedajoltofasmuchaseighthundredvoltsofelectricitythroughthewaterinwhichitlive.(Anelectrichousecurrent

21、isonlyonehundredtwentyvolts.)Asmany.,.asfour-fifthsofallthecellsintheelectriceelsbodyarespecializedforgeneratingelectricity,andthe strength of the shock it can delivercorresponds roughly to length of its body.TheBeginningofDramaTherearemanytheoriesaboutthebeginningofdramainancientGreece.Theonmostwid

22、elyacceptedtodayisbasedontheassumptionthatdramaevolvedfromritual.Theargumentforthisviewgoesasfollows.Inthebeginning,humanbeingsviewedthenaturalforcesoftheworld-eventheseasonalchanges-asunpredictable,andtheysoughtthroughvariousmeanstocontroltheseunknownandfearedpowers.Thosemeasureswhichappearedtobrin

23、gthedesiredresultswerethenretainedandrepeateduntiltheyhardenedintofixedrituals.Eventuallystoriesarosewhichexplainedorveiledthemysteriesoftherites.Astimepassedsomeritualswereabandoned,butthestories,latercalledmyths,persistedandprovidedmaterialforartanddrama.Thosewhobelievethatdramaevolvedoutofrituala

24、lsoarguethatthoseritescontainedtheseedoftheaterbecausemusic,dance,masks,andcostumeswerealmostalwaysused,furthermore,asuitablesitehadtobeprovidedforperformancesandwhentheentirecommunitydidnotparticipate,acleardivisionwasusuallymadebetweenthe"actingarea"andthe"auditorium.Inaddition,ther

25、ewereperformers,and,sinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.Wearingmasksandcostumes,theyoftenimpersonatedotherpeople,animals,orsupernaturalbeings,andmimedthedesiredeffect-successinhuntorbattle,thecomingrain,therevivaloftheS

26、un-asanactormight.Eventuallysuchdramaticrepresentationswereseparatedfromreligiousactivities.Anothertheorytracesthetheatersoriginfromthehumaninterestinstorytelling.Accordingtothisviestales(aboutthehunt,war,orotherfeats)aregraduallyelaborated,atfirstthroughtheuseofimpersonation,action,anddialoguebyana

27、rratorandthenthroughtheassumptionofeachoftherolesbyadifferentperson.Acloselyrelatedtheorytracestheatertothosedancesthatareprimarilyrhythmicalandgymnasticorthatareimitationsofanimalmovementsandsounds.Traditi on ally,with broadcast televisionin a form similar to whatfor the most part, by themajor purv

28、eyors of n ews,markedtelevisionn (visio：televisio nplaci ngTelevisionsTelevisionthemostpervasiveandpersuasiveofmoderntechnologies,byrapidchangeandgrowth-ismovingintoanewera,aneraofextraordinarysophisticationandversatility,whichpromisestoreshapeourlivesandourworld.Itisanelectronicrevolutionofsorts,ma

29、depossiblebythemarriageofandcomputertechnologies.Theword"television”,derivedfromitsGreek(tele：distant)andLasight)roots,canliterallybeinterpretedassightfromadistanee.Verysimplyput,itworksinthisway：throughasophisticatedsystemofelectronics,providesthecapabilityofconvertinganimage(focusedonaspecial

30、photoconductiveplatewithinacamera)intoelectronicimpuIses,whichcanbesentthroughawireorcable.TheseimpuIses,whenfedintoareceiver(televisionset),canthenbeelectronicallyreconstitutedintothatsameimage.Televisionismorethanjustanelectronicsystem,however.Itisameansofexpression,aswellasavehicleforcommunicatio

31、n,andassuchbecomesapowerfultoolforreachingotherhumanbeings.Thefieldoftelevisioncanbedividedintotwocategoriesdeterminedbyitsmeansoftransmission.First,thereisbroadcasttelevision,whichreachesthemassesthroughbroad-basedairwavetransmissionoftelevisionsignals.Second,thereisnonbroadcasttelevision,whichprov

32、idesfortheneedsofindividualsorspecificinterestgroupsthroughcontrolledtransmissiontechniques.televisionhasbeenamediumofthemasses.Wearemostfamiliarbecauseithasbeenwithusforaboutthirtsevenyearsexiststoday.Duringthoseyears,ithasbeencontrolled,broadcastnetworks,ABC,NBC,andCBS,whohavebeentheinformation,an

33、dentertainment.Thesegiantsofbroadcastinghaveactuallyshapednotonlytelevisionbutourperceptionofitaswell.Wehavecometolookuponthepicturetubeasasourceofentertainment,ourroleinthisdynamicmediumasthepassiveviewer.AndrewCarnegieAndrewCarnegie,knownastheKingofSteel,builtthesteelindustryintheUnitedStates,and,

34、intheprocess,becameoneofthewealthiestmeninAmerica.Hissuccessresultedinpartfromhisabilitytoselltheproductandinpartfromhispolicyofexpandingduringperiodsofeconomicdecline,whenmostofhiscompetitorswerereducingtheirinvestments.Carnegiebelievedthatindividualsshouldprogressthroughhardwork,buthealsofeltstron

35、glythatthewealthyshouldusetheirfortunesforthebenefitofsociety.Heopposedcharity,preferringinsteadtoprovideeducationalopportunitiesthatwouldallowotherstohelpthemselves."Hewhodiesrich,diesdisgraced,heoftensaid.Amonghismorenoteworthycontributionstosocietyarethosethatbearhisname,includingtheCarnegie

36、InstituteofPittsburgh,whichhasalibrary,amuseumoffinearts,andamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsofoundedaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.OtherphilanthropicgiftsaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetopromoteunderstandingbetweennations,theCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontofundscientificresearch,andCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.s generosity. HisFewAmericanshavebeenleftuntouchedbyAndrewCarnegiecontributionsof more than five milliondollars established 2,500 libraries com mun itiesin smallthroughoutthecountryandf