Globe Worries as Star Wars Go Ahead（高二适用）

Eyeing nuclear developments in other countries and the presidential election in 2004,US President George W.Bush has made a new decision that wins him the name “Son of Star Wars”.     

基础词汇“邮局”

Learn some useful words and expressions to talk about the post office and the postal service. The post （＂mail＂ in the US, 邮件 ）--the system by which letters and parcels are collected and delivered.     

Less TV Reduces Kid＇ s Weight（高二适用）

PALO ALTO, California-Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter--even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise, US researchers said last week.     

高中英语必修三 Unit 4 Astronomy:the science of the stars读写训练步步高

一、完形填空Recently,researchers in the US have carried out a study on laughing,one of the most natural characteristics of human behavior.Jo-Anne Bachorowsky,a psychology professor at Vandebilt University,1a team of researchers who2a total of11short videos to97young adult volunteers in the US.They found that the participants produced a     

Bill Gates（高一适用）

Bill Gates is one of the world‘s richest men.It is estimated that heearns about US $30 million a day.This figure,however,depends uponthe value at any time of his computer software company,Microsoft.     

卫生间

The toilets / the restroom （US）--a general word for the toilets in a restaurant, shopping centre, etc. Public toilet--a toilet in a public area that anyone can use. Some are coin-operated （you have to put money into them in order to use them）. Flush the toilet--to press a button （or pull a chain） so that water goes into the toilet to clean it.     

闲话酒吧间--美国篇

This month two young Americans are talking about the NASA decision to establish a base on the moon in the near future. Listen to the conversation and answer these questions （US English spelling）.     

Employment in Europe

词数:462阅读难度:☆☆建议阅读时间:5分钟Having endured a long and gradual recovery from the financial crisis of 2008,Britain now offers some of the best prospects for job seekers in Europe,research suggests.On a global level,Estonia and Norway enjoy the strongest job prospects,followed by the US,UK,Austria,Denmark and Germany,     

在邮局

Useful Expressions--The Post Office Listen and repeat these useful expressions.What you say Is there a post office near here？ What time does the post office open？ Where can I buy stamps？ Where can I get an envelope, please？ I would like to send this letter to the US. I would like to send this letter special-delivery. I would like to send a certified Getter.     

原创阅读理解题

Chinese Contemporary Art Exhibition Opens in Washington Two leading culture institutions from China and the United States kicked off an exhibition of Chinese contemporary art in Washington D.C.on March 24th,the first exhibit of its kind in the US capital.     

＂愚蠢＂法规

Do you know all the laws in your country？ What about America？ America has some incredible laws. Do you know that in the state of Alabama it＇ s illegal for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs？ Yes, that＇s it. You are prohibited from taking your pet donkey and placing him in the bath in order to wash him. This is the start of a new mini-series on some of America＇s dumbest laws. Here are some from Alabama, Alaska and Arizona （US English spelling）     

悠闲英语（五十四）

Bird Watching
Bird watching is a popular sport in the US, and it has become popular in China as well. Devoted bird watchers pay a fortune for high-powered binoculars and go deep into the mountains to look at exotic birds. I guess anyone who likes to watch birds should qualify as a bird watcher.     

Is there a real diagnostic impact of elastosonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography in the management of thyroid nodules?

Ultrasonography(US) and the new applications US elastography(USE) and contrast-enhanced US(CEUS) are used in the screening of thyroid nodules,for which fine-needle aspiration biopsy(FNAB) is the best single diagnostic test.The aim of the study was to compare the sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value(PPV),and accuracy of the four examinations in nodules with cytological and histological diagnoses.The study used data from US,FNAB,USE(elasticity(ELX 2/1) index),and CEUS(Peak index and time to peak(TTP) index) evaluated in 73 thyroid nodules in 63 consecutive patients likely to undergo surgery.Cytological-histological correlation was available for 38 nodules.No correlation emerged between nodule size and cytological results.A significant(P=0.03) positive correlation between cumulative US findings and cytological results was found.In addition,significant correlations between cumulative US findings and cytology(P=0.02) and between cumulative US findings and histology(P<0.0001) were found.US showed the best specificity and PPV,and FNAB the best sensitivity.There was no significant difference in the ELX 2/1 index,Peak index,or TTP index among nodules subdivided according to cytological scores.No significant correlation was found between ELX 2/1 index,Peak index,and TTP index,on the one hand,and nodule size,US cumulative findings,cytology,and histology on the other hand.The sensitivity of the ELX 2/1 index was high,but its specificity was very low.The accuracy and PPV of USE were lower than those of the other procedures.Only the correlation between Peak index and cumulative US findings reached a value close to significance.Our ultimate aim is to minimise unnecessary thyroidectomy.US and FNAB continue to play a central diagnostic role.The use of a US score showed high specificity and PPV.The specificity of FNAB was low in this selected series because of the numbers of indeterminate cytological responses.USE and CEUS are innovative techniques that need to be standardized.The ELX 2/1 index,Peak index,and TTP index seem to be unrelated to histology.The best statistical data on USE and CEUS concerned their sensitivity and PPV,respectively.At present,USE and CEUS are too time-consuming and of limited utility in selecting patients for surgery.     

阅读理解精练

United States President George W.Bushis expected to issue a directive in the nextfew weeks.It will give the US Air Force agreen light for the development of space weapons,US media reported last week.This would potentially trigger a new globalarms race,some experts have warned.To keep that from happening,last Wednesday the White House explained that it was not considering putting weapons in space.It said it was making a shift in US space poli-cy to allow for protection of satellites.But …     

A Tentative Analysis of Soft Power and its Usage in US Foreign Policies

The term "soft power" is coined by a noted American scholar Joseph Nye. It means a nation’s ability to get others to do what it wants without either coercive military or economic pressures, or material inducements. It is the attractiveness and seduction, the resources of which include culture, values, political ideas and policies. During the past two decades, the soft power concept has gained widespread acceptance and usage. In a global information age and in a multi-polarized world, the US government has all along attached much importance to the exercise of soft power in foreign policies. It goes to great lengths to advance its universal culture and values, promote public diplomacy, and shape the world order by helping establish the international institutions and norms. The US government draws on the resources of soft power to improve the national image and thus promote its popularity across the world with a view to serving the national interests. The idea of soft power improves the traditional concept of power, enriches the practice of the US diplomacy. However, we shouldn’t fail to see that it is based on US superiority with the ultimate goal of achieving US hegemony. But still we can learn something from the concept and introduce it into our policies.     

Maine--the way life should be

The American lobster thrives there are lots of rocks to hide in cold, shallow water where Maine＇s rocky, curvy coastal line of Atlantic Ocean thus offers a paradise for this delicious species and has become the most famous, reliable resource across US for any dinner table dish made from these sea bugs. Hill of lobster traps is a unique view for this state.     

我会再来紫禁城(英文)

US President Barack Obama said he would return to China and revisit the Palace Museum,or the Forbidden City,during his     

美国护照与美国历史

My son Jonathan just got his first US passport.I went to the US Consulate General (总领事馆) to pick it up for him.A staff person behind the heavy bullet-proof (防弹的) window asked me to sign the passport for my son and put "by father" after the signature.As I was signing the new passport,a thought went through my mind,"What if Jonathan should not like my handwriting when he grows up?"     

Fuzzy pattern recognition method for assessing groundwater vulnerability to pollution in the Zhangji area

INTRODUCTION In order to tackle the groundwater pollution and to protect the groundwater quality in a more scientific and efficient way, different methods and models have been developed for assessing the groundwater vul- nerability to pollution. The DRASTIC method, since developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (Aller et al., 1987), has been widely used in the US and also been applied in various na- tions and regions such as Israel (Melloul and Collin, 1998), Port…     

母亲节的来历

More and more people all over the US regard Mother's Day as one of the most important days in their life.