2012届高考英语专题复习精选资料集(四十二)

1、 word2012 届高考英语专题复习精选资料集四十二ABeing on bad terms with your neighbors can make your life frustrating day after dayButtaking the time to establish a good relationship with your neighbors has a good manybenefitsThe community will be friendlier, the neighborhood safer, and the area anicer place to live in

2、Therefore, you can do a lot to develop a good relationshipwith your neighborsWhether youre new in the neighborhood or new residents who have just moved into yourblock, introduce yourselfSay hello, offer a welcoming gift and share or ask aboutthe local areaSometimes, you can remedy 补救 problems before

3、 they even start; for example, ifyou do a lot of yard work, let them know in advance and mention that if its gettingtoo loud, they shouldnt hesitate to let you knowBe aware of the shared walls, if you and your neighbors share adjacent 相邻的living space, and try to putnoisy household appliances suchas

4、washing machines andtumble dryers away from the shared wallsKeep your pet dog on a leash 皮带if it has a habit of running rampant on yourneighbors lawns, especially if they have a pet cat or dog of their own, and makesure you clean up after itWhen you park your vehicle, be sure not to block anyones ac

5、cess, or make them haveto pull out of a very tight spotDont slam 砰地关上 your car doors late at nightWeed your garden in a regular way, because the presence of weeds in your yard is notonly unsightly but can also spread to your neighbors yardReally good neighbors watch out for each otherThey offer to h

6、elp, especially onmatters that impact the larger neighborhood and look for opportunities tocommunicateGreat neighbors contribute to great neighborhoods- 1 - / 4 BAs Vice President, Nixon took on major duties in the Eisenhower Administration.Nominated(提名) for President by loud approval in 1960, he lo

7、st by a narrow marginto John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he again won his partys nomination, and went on to defeat Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace.His achievements while in office included income sharing, new anticrime laws and abroad environmental program. One

8、 of the most dramatic events of his first term occurredin 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing.Some of his most publicly praised achievements came in his search for world stability.During visits in 1972 to Beijing and Moscow, he reduced tensions with China and theUSSR.In his 19

9、72 bid for office, Nixon defeated Democratic candidate George McGovern byone of the widest margins on record.Within a few months, his administration was involved in the scoa-lled “Watergatescandal, arising from a break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Committeeduring the 1972 campaign. T

10、he break-in was traced to officials of the Committee tore-elect the President. A number of administration officials had to leave office;some were later found guilty of offenses connected with efforts to cover up the affair.Nixon denied any personal involvement, but the courts forced him to hand in t

11、aperecordings which indicated that he had, in fact, tried to avoid the investigation.Faced with what seemed almost certain impeachment 弹( 劾), Nixon announced on August8, 1974, that he would resign the next day to begin “that process of mending whichis so desperately needed in America.In his last yea

12、rs, Nixon gained praise as an elder statesman. By the time of his deathon April 22, 1994, he had written numerous books on his experiences in public lifeand on foreign policy.ItemsDetails(1) DeathPersonalinformationIn California in 1913.On April 22, 1994.- 3 - / 4 Studied at Whittier College and Duk

13、e UniversityLaw School.Married Patricia Ryan and had two daughters,Tricia and Julie. During World War II, he served as a Navy commander in thePacific. In 1950, he became a Senate. In 1952, he was selected to be General Eisenhowers runningmate and became Vice President.(3) career In 1960, he was nomi

14、nated for President but he was (4) defeated in the final by John F. Kennedy. In 1968, he became President of the USA. In 1972, he was elected President for a second (5) . On August 9, 1974, he (6) from office because of theso-called “Watergatescandal. He carried out the reform of income sharing. He launched a broad (7) program. In 1969, American astronauts (8) on the moon for thefirst time. He made great (