2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(7)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="seven">seven</span></p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="marvelous">marvelous</span> <span word="age">age</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="immunized">immunized</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cured">cured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="remedies">remedies</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="stubborn">stubborn</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="enormously">enormously</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>. <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="versus">versus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motor">motor</span>-<span word="car">car</span> ! <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="never">never</span>-<span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="losing">losing</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="horribly">horribly</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quietly">quietly</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="letting">letting</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rightly">rightly</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personality">personality</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motor">motor</span>-<span word="car">car</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mans">mans</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="unrecognizable">unrecognizable</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steering">steering</span>-<span word="wheel">wheel</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="swear">swear</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="mannered">mannered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>, <span word="willful">willful</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="years">years</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="utterly">utterly</span> <span word="selfish">selfish</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="frustrations">frustrations</span>, <span word="disappointments">disappointments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="jealousies">jealousies</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surface">surface</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="driving">driving</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="smiles">smiles</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="benignly">benignly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motorist">motorist</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="condone">condone</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="behaviour">behaviour</span>. <span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span>. <span word="Cities">Cities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="uninhabitable">uninhabitable</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="tragic">tragic</span>; <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="parks">parks</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="desecrated">desecrated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="networks">networks</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="slaughter">slaughter</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statistic">statistic</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="conveniently">conveniently</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>.</p>
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