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　　War, money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about．　　1　　I agree that those things are important, I believe that everyone should start to　　2　　more on a growing problem－global warming．

　　Global warming will not only　　3　　our country and our generation, but also the entire　　4　　and future generations．It is　　5　　because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years, which　　6　　the melting(融化)of the ice in the Antarctic．This will soon cause water levels to　　7　　and flood parts of the world．

　　Many people ignore this problem because they feel　　8　　 they can't do anything about it and have more　　9　　things to worry about．If we all　　10　　so, then our ozone layer(臭氧层)will be　　11　　and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to exist．We should do our best to limit the use of our planet's　　12　　resources(资源)and keep our air clean．　　13　　, future generations will suffer from our　　14　　．

　　Some might feel that they can't stop global warming from　　15　　．But if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean, then it will become a　　16　　effort．Sure, there are some things that cause pollution and that we won't be able to　　17　　change．This may include cars burning oil, but we can　　18　　adjust some of these things．People can start carpooling, taking the bus, riding their bikes, or　　19　　just walking．

　　If everyone takes　　20　　now, I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few years．

[解题导语]在这个世界上有很多国家、很多人非常关心“战争、金钱和权力”这些所谓重要的东西，但很少有人会关注“全球变暖”这个问题，或认为个人对“全球变暖”无能为力。对此我们难道真的束手无策吗？文章将会告诉我们答案。

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　　I find some of the ways in which Chinese parents show love for their children rather surprising．Obviously there are some pretty big differences between our behavior and theirs in this respect．Most Chinese children seem to get whatever they want, from ice creams, sweets and toys to endless attention from the adults around them．Is this a sort of spoiling or love？I wonder．

　　Most westerners would think it is a sort of spoiling rather than love．We think love means educating your children and bringing them up to lead an independent life．That includes learning to accept the fact that he can't get everything he wants．As an adult, he will not always get the quite expensive car he hunts for; she will not always manage to acquire the beautiful dress she longs for．So we try to teach our children early to cope with the disappointment of not getting what they want．

　　I find too much such kind of love for the children can actually spoil them．To my surprise, it seems that the life of a Chinese child is rather hard．Without doubt, the child is the very center of a whole circle of adults, but on the other hand he or she is also expected to start studying according to adults' wishes．Many children of my son's age take piano lessons, painting classes and even English lessons．It looks as if Chinese adults think that just playing without learning anything is a waste of time．So in this respect our children appear spoiled, just because they are allowed to play．But without this sort of play how can Western children develop such free and rich imaginations？In fact, the connection between this imagination and the creativity is so important in the children's future life．

[解题导语]作者对中国的儿童在家中受到的是溺爱还是关爱表示疑惑，并陈述了自己对教育孩子的看法。

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　　In my profession as an educator and health care provider, I have worked with numerous children infected with the virus that causes AIDS．The relationships that I have had with these special kids have been gifts in my life．They have taught me so many things, but I have especially learned that great courage can be found in the smallest of packages．Let me tell you about Tyler．

　　Tyler was born infected with HIV：his mother was also infected．From the very beginning of his life, he was dependent on medications to enable him to survive．When he was five, he had a tube surgically inserted in a vein in his chest．This tube was connected to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back．Medications were hooked up to this pump and were continuously supplied through this tube to his bloodstream．At times, he also needed supplemented oxygen to support his breathing．

　　Tyler wasn't willing to give up one single moment of his childhood to this deadly disease．It was not unusual to find him playing and racing around his backyard, wearing his medicineladen backpack and dragging his tank of oxygen behind him in his little wagon．All of us who knew Tyler marveled at his pure joy in being alive and the energy it gave him．Tyler's mom often teased him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red．That way, when she peered through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly spot him．

　　This dreaded disease eventually wore down even the likes of a little dynamo like Tyler．He grew quite ill and, unfortunately, so did his HIV－infected mother．When it became apparent that he wasn't going to survive, Tyler's mom talked to him about death．She comforted him by telling Tyler that she was dying too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven．

　　A few days before his death, Tyler beckoned me over to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon．I'm not scared．When I die, please dress me in red．Mom promised she's coming to heaven, too．I'll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure she can find me．”

[解题导语]　作者与无数艾滋病患儿打过交道，这些患儿使作者明白了很多道理。其中，作者遇到一个叫泰勒的小患者，他面对死神与厄运的坦然与乐观给作者留下了深刻印象。

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　　From the first use of the rocket to carry satellites into space to the setting up of space stations, human beings have been putting great effort into space research．And so far, we have achieved many successes．But there are still numerous tasks in front of us and we should not cease trying to progress．

　　The international space station is an important step we should take in space exploration．It is not only helpful but also essential．It provides a proper space environment for many experiments that we have wanted to do for a long time．It is also a base for the observations of the earth and the universe．It could also be an important base for later travel to the moon and Mars．In a word, if we want to explore space more, the first thing we should do is to set up a space station．

　　As the space station costs a lot of money, it is hard for one country alone to establish one．The USA seems to be the only country that has the ability to build a space station alone, and it has tried to do so, but not very successful．So it aggregated many other countries to work on it together．Though it is still extremely expensive, it is much cheaper than doing it alone．It is really a job that needs everyone's effort and will benefit everyone．

　　But even so, the funds needed are still a big problem．As for the USA, it seems that it has too many things to spend its money on．Although it is the richest country in the world, it has much debt every year．It has to make arrangements about its finance, a try to find a balance in all these issues．

[解题导语]这是一篇说明文。国际空间站对于人类探索太空起着至关重要的作用。由于耗资巨大，财大气粗的美国单独建造起来也并不那么成功。只有各国合作起来，才能解决资金问题，从而使国际空间站造福全人类。

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　　A Low－Carbon Economy(LCE)or Low－Fossil－Fuel Economy(LFFE)is an economy which has a smallest output of greenhouse gas(GHG)release into the atmosphere, but specifically refers to the greenhouse gas CO2．Recently, most of scientific and public opinion has come to the conclusion that there is such an accumulation of GHG(especially CO2)in the atmosphere due to human－related activities that the climate is changing．The over－concentration of these gases is producing global warming that affects long－term climate, with negative impacts on humanity in the foreseeable future．Globally performed LCEs therefore, are proposed as a means to avoid catastrophic climate change, and as a forerunner to the more advanced, zero－carbon society and renewable－energy economy．

　　Some nations are low－carbon societies which are not heavily industrialized or populated．In order to avoid climate change at any point in the future, all nations considered carbon－thick societies and societies which are heavily populated, should become zero－carbon societies and economies．Several of these countries have promised to become “low carbon” but not entirely zero carbon, and claim that release will be cut by 100％ by offsetting release rather than stopping all release．In other words, some release will continue which will be offset, so they are not low－release．

　　Nations seek to become low－carbon economies as part of a national global warming reductionstrategy．A comprehensive strategy to manage global warming is carbon neutrality, geoengineering andadaptation to global warming．

　　Nuclear power, or, the proposed strategies of carbon collection and storage(CCS)have been proposed as the primary means to achieve a LCE while continuing to exploit non－renewable resources; there is concern, however, with the matter of spent－nuclear－fuel storage, security and the uncertainty of costs and time needed to successfully carry out CCS worldwide and with guarantees that the stored release will not leak into the atmosphere．Alternatively, many have proposed renewable energy should be the main basis of a LCE, but, they have their associated problems of high－cost and inefficiency; this is changing, however, since investment and production have been growing significantly in recent times．Furthermore, regardless of the effect to the atmosphere by GHG releases, the growing issue of peak oil may also be reason enough for a change to a LCE．

[解题导语]为了保护环境，节约资源，我们应该实行新的生活方式，也就是文章中所介绍的低碳生活。

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