A. prevent B. colour C. threatened D. discrimination E. demand F. nonviolent G. armed H. equally I. rapidly J. race K. detailed |
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom
In the spring of 1941, hundreds of thousands of whites were employed in industries mobilizing for the possible entry of the United States into World War II. Black labour leader A. Philip Randolph
The fight against fascism during World War II brought to the forefront the contradictions between America’s ideals of democracy and equality and its treatment of racial minorities. Throughout the war, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People(NAACP) and other civil rights organizations worked to end discrimination in the
After the war, and with the onset of the Cold War, segregation and inequality within the US were brought into sharp focus on the world stage, prompting federal and judicial action. President Harry Truman appointed a special committee to investigate racial conditions that
A. recorded B. roughly C. especially D. narrow E. advocate F. transformation G. challenge H. emitting I. changing J. address K. strive |
“Climate change is moving faster than we are,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said back in 2018 in his
The essential goal of the Paris agreement of 2015 has been to limit the rise in average global temperatures to no more than 2℃ above pre-industrial levels — a time period centered
But with carbon dioxide levels in the global atmosphere topping 420 parts per million — the highest level in
With a 1.5℃ rise, about 4% of Earth’s terrestrial land area is projected to undergo a
According to the UN’s 1.5℃ report, the world’s countries
Despite the great
The path “is
A. defined B. aiding C. trends D. dominate E. typical F. loss G. necessities H. featured I. mark J. survive K. appliances |
American Decoration in the Middle of the 20th Century
Home decorating has come a long way over the decades. Certain elements that began as
No one knows what home decoration of the future will look like. But if we look back through history, we can guess which design elements will come back—and which will disappear forever.
The Great Depression affected every aspect of American life—including decoration. People were just trying to
It’s impossible to describe the 1940s without mentioning World War II. During the first half of the decade, home design took a backseat to
Post-war America was a lot happier and shinier than recent decades. With a prospering middle class and a healthy economy, people had more time and money to devote to new pursuits—like decorating their houses.
The unfussy furniture made popular by Charles Eames started to
The 60s brought about many changes to American culture and home design was no exception. People wanted to show off their unique sense of style more than ever before. Homes weren’t just seen as a
A. comprehensive | B. spread | C. impact | D. incredible | E. observed | |
F. compared | G. success | H. firmly | I. combination | J. heavily | K. motivate |
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals that around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year.
In the first study to assess the global
Children’s exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home, and the double blow of infectious diseases and tobacco seems to be a deadly
While deaths due to passive smoking in children were skewed (曲解) toward poor and middle-income countries, deaths in adults were
In Europe’s high-income countries, only 71 child deaths occurred, while 35,388 deaths were in adults. Yet in the countries like Africa, an estimated 43,375 deaths due to passive smoking were in children
Only 7.4 percent of the world population currently lives in places with
Studies also show such laws help to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by smokers and lead to higher
A. advertising B. associated C. crash D. commercial E. economically F. substantially G. display H. scene I. surrender J. primarily K. motivated |
Imagine this scene in a movie: The hero is drinking a bottle of soda as the bad guys drive by disguised as delivery men. The hero leaps into his sports car and a chase ensues. The bad guys finally crash their delivery truck into a coffee house and
There is a reason why the hero was drinking Pepsi, the bad guys were driving a Federal Express truck and the
One infamous example of product placement occurred in Steven Spielberg’s movie ET. Originally the alien creature was supposed to be lured out of hiding by following a trail of M&M chocolate candies. The company which produces M& Ms, however, did not wish to have their product
The use of this practice in movies has proven to be controversial. Some film-makers see it as too
The debate often centres around the necessity for a particular brand name product in a
A delivered B management C overlooked D.products E.rural F. shifted G.strategies H.sufficient I. tremendous J.urbanisation K.worst |
National governments neglecting development needs of cities
National governments around the world are neglecting the needs of their major cities with non-existent or inadequate development policies, a new report has found. National governments are key to making cities more sustainable, because cities are limited distinctly in the policy measures they can take for themselves, the report points out. However, only a quarter of the world’s governments have urban development policies at all, and most of those that do exist are far from
The report looks at the key measures of energy production, transport, waste
The report, from the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Coalition for Urban Transitions and funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, suggests national governments have
Cities around the world are facing rapid population growth, and are likely to be among the areas