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1、1. EnvironmentallyFriendlyCarsEnvironmentallyfriendlycarsaresupposedtobethevehicleoffuturegenerations.Nevertheless,suchcarsnowandarebecomingmorepopularinthemoderncarmarketthantraditionalvehicleswhichworkonfossilfuels.Theadvantagesofsuchcarsarenotonlyintheirlowerfortheenvironmentandpeopleshealthbutal

2、sointhelowerfuelcosts.However,theirproductionisratherexpensive,soitisstillapointbothforthecustomersandtheautomobilemanufacturers.Althoughtheyaremoreexpensivetobuy,theypayforthemselvesinaperiodofabout5yearsbecausetheylessexpensivefuels.Thecommontypesofenvironmentallyfriendlycarsincludecars,fuel-cell-

3、poweredcars,crossbreedcarsandcars.Andenvironmentallyfriendlycarshavebecomethechoiceofmanypeoplewhodecidedtoreducetheinfluenceofburningfossilfuelsonthenature.2. CustomerserviceGoodcustomerserviceisthelifebloodofanybusiness.Youcanofferandslashpricestobringinasmanynewcustomersasyouwant.Butunlessyoucang

4、etsomeofthosecustomerstocomeback,yourbusinesswon'tbeforlong.Goodcustomerserviceisallaboutbringingcustomersback.Andaboutsendingthemawayhappy,happyenoughtopasspositiveaboutyourbusinessalongtoothers,whomaythentrytheproductorserviceyouofferforthemselvesandintheirturnbecomecustomers.Ifyoireagoodsales

5、person,youcansellanythingtoanyoneonce.Butitwillbeyourtocustomerservicethatdetermineswhetherornotyou1leverbeabletosellthatpersonanythingelse.Theifgoodcustomerserviceisformingarelationshipwithcustomers,arelationshipthattheindividualcustomerfeelsthathewouldliketo.3. OverpopulationOverpopulationisthecon

6、ditionwherethenumberoforganismsthecarryingcapacityoftheirhabitat.Wearefacingtheeffectsofoverpopulationinourdailylives.Overpopulationhasaffectedthelifeofcommonmanandhasprovedtobeoneofthemostseriousdifficultiesthathavetobe.Overpopulationimpliesashortageofresourcesandeconomicinflations.Livingthroughthe

7、effectsofoverpopulationhasmadeusrealizeseriousproblemsassociatedwithit.Itishightimeweandfindthecausesofoverpopulationincludeinthedeathrate,riseinthebirthrate,migrationandlackofeducation.Noteverynationiscapableofprovidingitspeoplewithamountofresources.Theever-increasingpopulationwilleventuallytoprovi

8、deitspeoplewiththeresourcestheyneedtothrive.Whentheenvironmentfailstoaccommodatethelivingbeingsthatinhabitit,overpopulationbecomesa.4. WoodrecyclingRecyclingtimberistheprocessofturningwastetimberintousableproducts.Recyclingtimberisapracticethatwasintheearly1990sasissuessuchasdeforestationandclimatec

9、hange,promptedbothtimbersuppliersandconsumerstoturntoamoretimbersource.Recyclingtimberhasbecomepopularduetoitsimageasanenvironmentallyfriendlyproduct.Consumerscommonlybelievethatbyrecycledwood,thedemandforgreentimberwillfallandultimatelybenefittheenvironment.Recycledtimberisnowusedasaproduct.Ithasbe

10、enimportantinbothraisingindustryandconsumertowardsdeforestationandpromotingtimbermillstomoreenvironmentallyfriendlypractices.Woodrecyclingisasubjectwhichhasinrecentyearstakenanevengreaterinourlives.Theproblem,however,isthatalthoughmanylocalliketheideaofrecycling,theydonotfullysupportit.5. TheFreeHug

11、sCampaignTheFreeHugsCampaignisasocialmovementinvolvingindividualswhoofferhugstostrangersinpublicplaces.Thecampaigninitsformwasstartedin2004byanAustralianman.Initially,peopleweresuspiciousofthestrangemanonthestreetofferingtohuganyonewhowantedone.Soon,however,suspiciongavewaytoacceptance.Whenauthoriti

12、estriedtostopthecampaign,over10,000peopletoensureitscontinuance.Thecampaignbecamefamousinternationallyin2006astheresultofamusicvideointheInternet.Theresponsetothevideowasastounding.Manypeoplethisnewlycreatedmovement,andwentoutofferingfreehugstowhoeverwantedone.ThiseventdemonstrateshowtheInternetcanb

13、eusedtoconnectabovetheboundariesofspaceandtime.Thehugsaremeanttoberandomactsof,reputedlyselflessactsperformedbyapersonforthereasonofmakingothersfeelbetter.6. ObesityAttheotherendofthemalnutritionscale,obesityisoneoftodaysmostvisible,yetpublichealthproblems.Paradoxically,co-existingwithunder-nutritio

14、n,aepidemicofoverweightandobesityistakingovermanypartsoftheworld.Ifactionisnottaken,millionswillsufferfromanarrayofserioushealthdisorders.Obesityisacomplexcondition,onewithserioussocialanddimensions,thataffectsvirtuallyallageandthreatenstooverwhelmbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountries.Asof2000,thenumb

15、erofobeseadultisover300million.Contrarytoconvention,theobesityepidemicisnotrestrictedtoindustrializedsocieties.Indevelopingcountries,itisthatover115millionpeoplesufferfromobesity-relatedproblems.Generally,althoughmenhavehigherratesofoverweight,womenhavehigherratesofobesity.Forboth,obesityamajorrisko

16、fseriousdiet-relatednon-communicablediseases,includingandcertainformsofcancer.7. OnlineShoppingWithjustaofthemouse,shopperscanbuynearlyanyproductonline,fromgroceriestocars,frominsurancepoliciestohome.Theworldofelectroniccommerce,alsoknownase-commerce,consumerstoshopatthousandsofonlinestoresandpayfor

17、theirpurchaseswithoutleavetheofhome.Formany,inInternethastakentheplaceofSaturdayafternoonshoppingatthemall.ConsumersexpectmerchantstonotonlymaketheirproductsavailableontheWeb,buttomakepaymentasimpleandprocess.However,thesamethingscangowrongshoppingincyberspaceasintherealworld.Sometimesitissimplyacas

18、eofacomputerorpoorcustomerservice.Othertimes,shoppersarecheatedbycleverscamartists.Therefore,onlineshoppersneedtotakesensibletomaketheironlineshoppingexperiencesenjoyableandsafe.8. TheInternetTheInternetisthemostprogressinthefieldofcommunications.Imagineabookthatneverends,alibrarywithamillion,orimag

19、inearesearchprojectwiththousandsofscientistsworkingaroundtheforever.ThisisthemagicoftheInternet.YettheInternethastheforgoodandbad.Onecanfindwell-organized,information-richwebsites.Atthesametime,onecanalsofindwebsites.MostwebsitesareknownasdifferentInternetapplications.Theseincludeonlinegames,roomand

20、soon.Theseapplicationshavegreatpower,too.Sometimes,thepowercanbesogreatthatyoungpeoplemayeasilybecometotheirattractions.Soweneedtorecognizetheoftheproblem.Wemustworktogethertouseitspowerforbetterends.9. UnitedNationDayTheiscelebratedasUnitedNationsDay,whichisadaythattoeveryone.Anditiscelebratedinmos

21、tcountriesoftheworld.Somecountriescelebratedforaweekinsteadofaday.Inmanypartsoftheworld,schoolshavespecialfortheday.BoysandgirlsinsomecommunitiesaUNtree.Inothercommunities,youngpeopleputonplaysabouttheUN.Somelibrarieschildrensartworksfromaroundtheworld.Schoolscelebratewiththesongsanddancesofothercou

22、ntiesorgivepartieswheregoodsofothercountriesare.Nomatterhowthedayiscelebrated,thepurposeofthesecelebrationsistohelpeveryoneunderstandtheUN,andtheimportantrolesitplaysinworld.TheUNencouragespeopletolearnaboutotherlandsandtheir.Inthisway,peoplecangainabetterunderstandandofpeoplesallovertheworld.10. Co

23、mputerWiththedevelopmentofcomputer-technology,computersarebecomingincreasinglypopularallovertheworld.Thecomputerisbeingusedinmany.Inindustry,business,education,medicine,nearlyalloflife,computershavemadetheirappearance,providinggreatspeedandaccuracyforourwork.Computershavebeenusedinthehome,office,and

24、researchinstitutions,actingasthemostandmultifunctionalinstrumentsforcalculating,sorting,filingandrecordinganddistributing.Andtheyhavebecomeathroughwhichwecanunderstandtheworldbetter.Duringthepastfiftyyears,thecomputerhasbeenrapidly.Eversincethecomputercameintobeing,ithasexperiencedthedevelopmentofse

25、veral.Theearliestcomputerswereofgreatsizeandhadnoforthelatestelectroniccomputersinspeedandaccuracy.Nowarebeingmadenotonlytobringthehardwaretobutalsotoimprovethequalityofthesoftware.11. AmericanFlagTheAmericanflagiscomposedofthirteenparallelredstripesthatalternatewithwhiteones.Ablue-coloredrectanglei

26、ntheupperleftoftheflagcontainsfiftywhitefive-pointedstars.Theyareinnineparallelrowswheretherowscontainingsixstarseach,alternatingwithrowsconsistingofstars.ThestarsstandforthefiftystatesoftheUnitedStates,whilethethirteenstripescelebratethethirteenthatrebelledagainsttheBritish.Theflagispopularlyaccept

27、edasasymbolofoftheUSgovernmentandtherightspromisedtotheAmericancitizensthroughtheBillof.ItalsorepresentstheprinciplesofindividualandpersonallibertyputforwardbytheofIndependence.ThereisnolegaldefinitionforthesymbolismoftheusedintheAmericanflag.However,itissaidthatwhitesignifies,redstandsforbravery,an

28、dblueforperseveranceand12. CultureShockCultureshockisn'taclinicaltermorcondition.Itssimplyacommonwaytodescribetheandnervousfeelingsapersonmayhaveafterleavingaculturetoliveinanewanddifferentculture.Whenyoumovetoanewplace,youreboundtoalotofchanges.Thatcanbeexcitingandstimulating,butitcanalsobeover

29、whelming.Youmayfeelsad,frustratedandwanttogohome.Itisnaturaltohavedifficultytoanewculture.Peoplefromotherculturesmayhavegrownupwithandbeliefsthatdifferfromyours.Becauseofthesedifferences,thethingstheytalkabout,thewaystheythemselvesandtheimportanceofvariousideasmaybeverydifferentfromwhatyouareto.Butt

30、hegoodnewsisthatcultureshockisusually.13. HowtoGainFluencyinAnotherLanguageTogainfluencyinanotherlanguage,manypeoplewilltellyoutheonlysolutionistotraveltoaforeigncountryandyoucompletely.Thisadvicemaybegreatlyforsomepeople.Butforthemajorityofpeople,thissolutionisbothinconvenientand.Thankfully,theInte

31、rnethasbroughtusnewandexcitingforcommunicatinginanotherlanguage.Toexpandyouvocabulary,tryreadingfreearticlesandbooksinanotherlanguage.Tobeginwith,readingmaybeaslowandfrustratingasyouwillhavetostoptolookupthemeaningsformanyunfamiliarwords.Beforeyoubegin,findanonlinethatwillofferyouquicktranslations.H

32、earingalanguageisthetolearnhowtospeakit.Popularmusicdownloadingsitesofferfreefilesthatyoucandownloadandtakewithyouwhereveryougo.Andmostimportantly,onemustpracticespeakingthelanguage.14. HarvardUniversityHarvardCollegewasestablishedin.HarvardisAmerican'oldestinstitutionofhigherlearning,foundedyea

33、rsbeforetheDeclarationofIndependencewassigned.TheUniversityhasgrownfromninestudentswithasinglemastertoanenrollmentofmorethandegreecandidates,includingundergraduatesandstudentsin10principalacademicunits.AnadditionalstudentsareenrolledinoneormorecoursesintheHarvardExtensionSchool.OverpeopleworkatHarva

34、rd,includingmorethanfaculty.Therearealsofacultyappointmentsinaffiliatedteachinghospitals.Ourmission,toadvancenewideasandenduringknowledge,haskepttheUniversityyoung.Westrivetocreateanacademicenvironmentinwhichstudentsandscholarsfromaroundtheworldarecontinuallychallengedandinspiredtodotheirbestpossibl

35、ework.ItisHarvardseffortsthatmakethisuniversitysuchavibrantplacetolive,tolearn,towork,andto(11).15. DomesticViolenceandAbuseDomesticabuseoccurswhenonepersoninanintimaterelationshipormarriagetriestoandcontroltheotherperson.Anabuserdoesntplay.Heorsheusesfear,guilt,andshametoyoudownandgaincompletepower

36、overyou.Heorshemayyou,hurtyou,orhurtthosearoundyou.Domesticabusethatincludesviolenceiscalleddomesticviolence.Victimsofdomesticabuseordomesticviolencemaybemenorwomen,althoughwomenaremorecommonlyvictimized.Exceptforthedifference,domesticabusedoesn'tdiscriminate.Ithappenswithinallageranges,backgrou

37、nd,andfinanciallevels.Theabusemayoccurduringarelationship,whilethecoupleisup,oraftertherelationshiphasended.Despitewhatmanypeoplebelieve,domesticviolenceisnottotheabuserslossofcontroloverhisbehavior.Actually,violenceisa®choicemadebytheabuserinordertotakecontroloverhiswifeorpartner.16. Home-scho

38、olingMoreandmoreparentsarefeelingthattheschoolsarenotuptoastandardrequiredtomeettheirchildren"needs.Therefore,home-schoolingbecomesanappealingforparentswhowanttoremainincontroloftheirchildren'learning.Therearebothbenefitsandtohome-schoolingachild,butthepositivesseemtothenegativesinthemindso

39、fparents.InUKhome-schoolinghasincreasedinrecentyearsasthebetweenthebestandworstperformingschoolinghasgrown.Parentsincreasingfeelfromtheirchildrenseducation,forschoolshaveturnedintoexamination.Inschools,teachingtothetestisthenorm,insteadofallowingchildrentoexploretheirown.Schoolsneedtoachievegoodexam

40、inationresultsinordertohavetheirhigherstatusrecognized,whichobviouslyhasimplicationsfortheleveloftheyreceive.Hence,itwouldalmostseemthatstudentsareseenasameanstoanend,ratherthanasthewholereasonforaschools.17. FreshmensWeekBritainhasahighereducationsystemandsomeofthetopuniversitiesandresearchinstitut

41、ionsintheworld.Buttothosewhoarenewtothissystem,itcansometimesbe.Octoberisusuallythebusiestmonthistheacademic.UniversitieshavesomethingcalledFreshmensWeekfortheir.Itisagreatopportunitytomakenewfriends,joinlotsofclubsandintouniversitylife.However,havingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehind,t

42、heprospectofmeetingstrangersinclassroomsanddormitoriescanbe.Wheredoyoustart?Andwhoshouldyoumakefriends?Whichclubsandsocietyshouldyoujoin?Luckily,therewillbethousandsofothersinthesameasyou.Theyworryaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontheright.Sojusttakeitallinslowly.Dontintoanythingthatyoullregre

43、tforthenextthreeyears.18. LegalAgeforMarriageThroughouttheUnitedStates,thelegalageformarriageshowssomedifference.Themostcommonagewithoutparents'is18forbothfemalesandmales.However,personswhoareintheirhomestatecangetmarriedinanotherstate,andthenreturntothehomestatemarried.Eachstateitsownmarriageli

44、cense.Botheresidentsandnon-residentsareforsuchalicense.Thefeesandceremoniesgreatlyfromstatetostate.Moststates,forinstance,haveatestrequirement,butafewdonot.Moststatespermiteitheraorreligiousceremony,butafewrequiretheceremonytobereligious.Inmoststatesawaitingperiodisrequiredbeforethelicenseis.Thisperiodisfromonetofivedays,dependingonthestate.Awaitisthemostcommon.Insomestatesthereisnorequiredwaitingperiod.19. BenefitsofBeing