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Turning off TV : a Quiet Hour
I would like to propose that for sixty to ninety minutes each evening, right after the early evening news , all television broadcasting in the United States be
Let us take a serious , reasonable look at what the results be if such a proposal were accepted. Families might use the time for a real family hour .Without the
On evenings when such talk is unnecessary, families could rediscover more active pastimes.
With free time and no TV , children and adults might rediscover reading . There is more
At first glance, the idea of an hour without TV seems radical. What will parents do without the
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Russell Kirsch is known for being the inventor of the pixel(像素) and, in the process of this, for inventing the world’s first digital image scanner(扫描仪). The computer scientist
“My dad was a super
The elder Kirsch was born in New York City in 1929 to Jewish(犹太的)
Kirsch made the digital imaging breakthrough(突破) six years into his 50-year career. At that time he was working in Washington, DC for the National Bureau of Standards (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology). He and his colleagues worked on a series of
A 2-by-2-inch photograph of Kirsch’s son was scanned using a rotating drum. The machine detected
1. They are both doctors but that is where the
2. There will be live
3. Many elderly people live in
4. An interesting
5. She was busy finishing her
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2. He insisted that everything in the smart home would be all right.
3. Parents prefer taking their children to some places that combine
4. Educators can
5. When we think about communication, we think about
6. Because of the
7. Unable to
8. I’m sure she’ll
9. Every child “starts out as a scientist” and every child is
10. He devoted himself to galaxies, which led to many
| A. entertainment B. security C. probably D. challenging E. efficiently F. frequently G. tension H. typical I. profit J. pleasurable K. claim |
In some cities, workaholism(迷恋工作)is so common that people don't consider it unusual.
They accept the lifestyle as normal Government worker in Washington D.C, for example,
Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work
Why do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several factors to work. Of course, it provides people with paycheck, and this is important. But it offers more than financial
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2. I’ll have to study harder as a senior high school student and get used to being
3. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animal
4. Michael Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his
5. Tangshan city has proved to the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the
6. China is widely known for its ancient civilization which has continued all the way through into modern times,
7. Finding and keeping the right
8. We must protect the temples and
9. Spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to
10. Written Chinese has also become an important
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2. Without a moment's
3. The customer asked for the dress in the shopping window, but the assistant made no
4. To be honest, the success or
5. This job is so boring. I wish I could do something more
6. Sometimes people can't get a good night's sleep just because of
7. She was unable to give the police a
8. The students were told to gather at the
9. Most people like shopping online now mainly because of the increased speed and
10. We can learn from A Christmas Carol that we should treat others with kindness love and
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2. She was tired from cleaning up the room, but the smile on her mother’s face made it
3. Jack was a determined boy, who never gives in to
4. I have a high
5. It suddenly
6. The teacher was so
7. Each week we
8. A nature
9. If you want to attract more people, you’d better
10. Many people make a huge
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2. For detailed
3. It likely will take a few days for your sickness to run its course. But if your symptoms
4. The lid of the kettle rattled continuously, causing the living room to be
5. The Paralympic(残奥会) torch relay, which will arrive in Paris on August 28 for the opening of the Paralympic Games, will
6. The spokesman said the comments by the U.S. side are
7. They are committed to keeping pace with this ever-evolving
8. They suggest this indicates that dogs aren’t sensing emotions from a single feature, but
9. As we get older the temperature-
10. We worked hard to avoid
Is it possible to make paper without trees? Australian businessmen Kevin Garcia and Jon Tse spent a year researching a possible
A year later, in July 2017, they launched Karst Stone Paper. The company produces paper without using wood or water. Their source is stone waste
"If you look at the whole process of how paper is traditionally made, it
In 2019, Garcia estimates Karst's paper production has helped save 540 large limber trees (成材木) from being deforested, 83,100 liters (21,953 gallons) of water from being used and 25,500 kilograms (56,218 pounds) of carbon dioxide from being
"We collect disposed limestone (石灰石) from wherever we can find it, wash it, and grind it into fine powder," he said. The powder is mixed with a HDPE resin(高密度聚乙烯树脂), which
The paper can be as thin as notebook paper or as thick as a cardboard paper and is waterproof,
They hope to have the notebooks in 1,000 stores by the end of the year. Garcia said they are now thinking about
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2. Best of all, I began to
3. Reward all those
4. Comfort food can help us
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