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Iceland is a large island. In fact, it's the world's 18th largest island. Most of the population, however, lives in the southwestern part of the country, in or around the capital city of Reykjavik. By its very name, you'd expect Iceland to be mostly ice. Looking at Iceland on a map, you'll notice it sits just outside the Arctic Circle. Despite this location and its name, Iceland actually has a temperate climate, because it is warmed by the Gulf Stream. The Gulf Stream also helps keep Iceland's coastal ports ice-free through the winter.
There is plenty of ice on Iceland, though. The country consists of a large plateau(高原)that includes fields of sand, mountains and glaciers. Over 60% of Iceland is tundra(苔原). About 14% of Iceland is lakes and glaciers. Only about 24% of the country has plants or vegetation of any kind, which covers a vast area in the south of the country.
Iceland was settled in the late 800s and early 900s by Norsemen from the Scandinavian country of Norway. Other settlers also came from Ireland and Scotland. From the 13th century up until 1918, Iceland was part of the Norwegian and later Danish monarchies. For most of that time, the small Icelandic population depended upon fishing and farming to make a living. For hundreds of years, Iceland was one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. After World War II, international aid and industrialization of the fishing industry turned Iceland into one of the wealthiest countries in the world. In 1994, Iceland became part of the European Economic Area(经济区), which allowed its economy to grow even more.
Iceland boasts one of the youngest islands in the world. Surtsey rose out of the ocean during a series of volcanic eruptions between 1963 and 1968. Today, only scientists who study the growth of new life can occasionally visit the volcanic island of Surtsey.
Dannis was waiting at the airline ticket counter when he first noticed the young woman with shiny black hair pulled tightly into a knot. She wore black boots of soft leather. Dannis struggled to see her face, she was ahead of him in line, but it was not until she bought her ticket and turned to walk away that he realized her beauty, which was fair-skinned and big-eyed. She seemed aware that he was staring at her and lowered her gaze abruptly.
When next he saw her, Dannis was buying a magazine and became aware someone was pushing him. At first, he was startled (受惊吓的) that anyone would be so close as to touch him, but when he saw who it was, he smiled.
"Busy place," Dannis said.
She looked up at him and blushed. Wordlessly, she moved away and joined the crowds in the terminal.
Dannis was at the counter with his magazine, but when he reached into his pocket for his wallet, the pocket was empty. Where could I have left it? His mind was racing, the credit cards, the cash, the identification card... "The girl who was so near to me!" he said to himself. All at once he understood she had stolen his pocket. What shall he do?
Dannis gritted his teeth. When glancing around for the police, suddenly, he spotted the black-haired girl, seated against a front window of the terminal. She seemed absorbed in a book.
"Where is my wallet?" he yelled. The black-haired girl glanced up from her reading, with a confused look on her face. Dannis glared at her and shouted, "You stole my wallet!" The crowds began to gossip. The girl turned deadly pale, looking so restless that words failed her. A strange silence hung in the air. Abruptly, she leaped from the seat and tried to escape from the crowds.
Dannis grabbed her by the arm. At exactly that moment, a policeman approached them and asked about what happened. Dannis hastened to explain it while the girl frowned with a shake of her head. After further enquiries, the policeman took out a wallet and handed it to Dannis, adding that someone had found it in the toilet.
The regular editor of the agricultural paper was going off for a holiday, and I took his place.
It was an easy job since I've been in the editorial business for fourteen years. I worked all week with untiring pleasure and waited a day to see whether my effort was going to attract any notice. As I went to the office in the morning, a group of men stood outside, watching me with interest, and I heard one or two of them say, "That's him!" I was naturally pleased.
After a while, one of the men entered my office and asked me, "Are you the new editor?"
I said I was.
"Have you ever edited an agricultural paper before?"
"No." I said, "This is my first try."
"I'd like to read you this: "Turnips (大头菜) should never be pulled; it injures them. It is much better to send a boy up and let him shake the tree. "
"Now, what do you think of that?"
"I think it is good. Every year millions and millions of turnips are damaged by being pulled. If they had sent a boy up to shake the tree"
"Shake your grandmother! Turnips don't grow on trees!"
"Oh, they don't? Well, who said they did? The language was intended to be figurative (比喻的)."
Then this old gentleman tore his paper into pieces, and went out.
Pretty soon after this, the editor came in, looking sad and confused.
He said, "What put it into your head that you could edit a paper of this nature? You talk of the moulting (换羽毛) season for cows; and you say that clams (蛤蜊) will lie quiet if music were played to them.
Nonsense! Clams always lie quiet and they care nothing whatever about music. Ah, heavens and earth, friend! Why didn't you tell me you didn't know anything about agriculture?"
Everybody knows the importance of drinking enough water. As we all know, drinking water benefits your skin, muscles and organs.
The major reason for that is related to human biological needs. When you're a baby, you're 75 percent water. Then, as the years get higher, you get drier.It helps you lose weight, according to a study from the University of Birmingham.
The researchers found that drinking 500 ml of water thirty minutes before a meal helped participants lose 10 more pounds than those who did not. All participants were advised to improve their diet and physical activity levels.84 overweight adults were involved. Among them 41 were told to "preload" with water, while 43 were told to control their water intake before eating. After 12 weeks, the participants instructed to "preload" with water lost 2.87 pounds more than those in the control group on average. In addition, the participants preloading with water before each of their three main meals every day lost 9.48 pounds over the 12 weeks.
Dr.Helen Parretti, a lecturer at the University of Birmingham, had this to say of the study: Just drinking 500 ml of water, three times a day, before your main meals may help reduce your weight...and this could be an easy way for weight loss. Furthermore, it can be significant for an individual to lose extra weight, making a potential contribution to public health.
A. But not everyone can get access to tap water in some areas.
B. These findings show that losing weight is simple.
C. The study began with a weight management consultation.
D. Another reason to drink water is right here.
E. So kids should drink more water instead of Coke to keep healthy.
F. In contrast, those pre-loading once a day or never lost just 1.76 pounds.
G. It also helps prevent certain diseases and improve your mood.
Michael is an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran(老兵). Three years ago, he couldn't leave the house 1. He felt uncomfortable and anxious in 2places, but that all changed after he got his assistance dog Ojai.
"When my 3 wasn't with me, I was a mess. Because I get 4, I couldn't go into public by myself. However, I could go out on the subway or at a restaurant, 5 I had Ojai. I needn't 6 my wife for everything."
Ojai was 7 at Canine Companions for Independence, an organization that provides assistance dogs for people with 8. Like Ojai, these dogs can 9 dropped items, open and close doors, and know over 40 advanced commands. Among them, Labrador (拉布拉多犬) offers the best in 10, being versatile(多才多艺的), being big enough to meet the daily 11 like turning on a light switch, and being 12 enough to be able to fit easily on a plane or train and stay 13.
They begin training as puppies for 18 months to learn 14 socialization skills. Then, they returned to the main training center for another six months of further training with 15 instructors. When that's completed, about half of the dogs 16 with marks high enough to be 17 with a person who needs its help.
To Michael, Ojai is 18 the eyes, "Ojai and I are a(n) 19 ,so what I do he does, what he does I do. He is a loyal helper, a dedicated friend, and the 20 companion."
Kevin Carter was an （admire) professional photographer, who was famous for an photo (publish) in 1993. It was because of the photo he was awarded the Pulitzer Feature Photography. In the photo, a hungry eagle was concentrating a starving African girl, waiting for her death. Readers were shocked by photo. Meanwhile, they were sceptical about Kevin's motivation. Some thought Kevin (deliberate) placed the girl there so as to shoot the photo. Many accused him of (kill) the poor girl. They all agreed that Kevin should feel (guilt) about the girl's death. Faced with the (accuse), Kevin was in a dilemma. He denied his purpose for money and fame he couldn't return to his normal work because of too much stress. Troubled by the conflict between professionalism and morality, in the end, he made suicide three months after the famous photo came out.
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School uniforms are becoming more and more popular across the U.S.A. That's no surprise, because they offer many benefits. They immediately end the powerful social sorting and labeling (标记) that come from clothing. If all students are dressed in the same way, they will not pay too much attention to their clothing, and some of them will not be laughed at for wearing the "wrong" clothes.
Some people are against the strict rule of school uniforms, but they do not realize that students already accept a kind of rule — wanting to look just like their friends. The difference is that the clothing students choose for themselves creates social barriers (障碍); school uniforms tear those barriers down.
As in other places, uniforms remind the wearers of their purposes and duties. For example, when a man or woman puts on a police uniform, he or she becomes, for a time, the symbol (象征) of law and order. The uniform means to the wearer his or her special duties and sends the same message to everyone the wearer meets. People with different jobs wear uniforms of one kind or another. For students, the school uniform reminds them that their task for the six or seven hours they are in school is to get an education.
Some parents are unhappy about uniforms, saying that school uniforms will affect their children's "creativity". Actually, as noted above, the clothes students choose to wear do not necessarily express their individuality. They just copy their classmates. Students have the rest of the day to be as creative as they like. While they're in school, their job is to master reading, writing, and mathematics; this should take up all the creativity they have. Mastery of those skills will be good for the students to build up their creativity in every way.
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