far ;enviornmentalists doesnt go far enough. the federal
government is giving responsibility for managing the bird to the same industries that are pushing it to extinction, says biologist jay lininger.
26. the major reason for listing the lesser prairie as threatened is____.
[a] its drastically decreased population
[b] the underestimate of the grassland acreage [c] a desperate appeal from some biologists [d] the insistence of private landowners
27.the threatened tag disappointed some environmentalists in that it_____. [a]was a give-in to governmental pressure
[b] would involve fewer agencies in action [c] granted less
federal regulatory power [d] went against conservation policies 28.it can be learned from paragraph 3 that unintentional harm-doers will not be prosecuted if they_____. [a] agree to pay a sum for compensation [b] volunteer to set up an equally big habitat [c] offer to support the wafwa monitoring job [d] promise to raise funds for usfws operations
29. according to ashe, the leading role in managing the
species lies in_____. [a] the federal government [b] the wildlife agencies [c] the landowners [d] the states
30.jay lininger would most likely support_____. [a] industry groups [b] the win-win rhetoric 3
[c] environmental groups [d] the plan under challenge text 3
what makes the problem thornier is that the usual time-management techniques dont seem sufficient. the webs full of articles offering tips on making time to read: give up tv or carry a book with you at all times. but in my experience, using such methods to free up the odd 30 minutes doesnt work. sit down to read and the flywheel of work-related thoughts keeps
spinning or else youre so exhausted that a challenging books the last thing you need. the modern mind, tim parks, a novelist and critic, writes, is overwhelmingly inclined toward
communication…it is not simply that one is interrupted; it is that one is actually inclined to interruption. deep reading
requires not just time, but a special kind of time which cant be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.
in fact, becoming more efficient is part of the problem. thinking of time as a resource to be maximized means you approach it instrumentally; judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progress toward some goal immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. try to slot it as a to-do list item and youll manage only goal-focused reading
—useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. the future comes at us like empty bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt, writes gary eberle in his book sacred time, and we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes)as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them. no mind-set could be worse for losing yourself in a book.
so what does work? perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. youd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us step outside times flow into soul time. you could limit distractions by reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. carry a
book with you at all times can actually work, too
—providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. on a really good day, it no longer feels as if youre making time to read, but just reading, and making time for everything else.
31. the usual time-management techniques dont work because_____. [a] what they can offer does not ease the modern mind
[b] what challenging books demand is repetitive reading [c] what people often forget is carrying a book with them [d] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed
32. the empty bottles metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure to_____. [a] update their to-do lists
[b] make passing time fulfilling [c] carry their plans through [d] pursue carefree reading
33. eberle would agree that scheduling regular times for reading helps_____. [a] encourage the efficiency mind-set
[b] develop online reading habits [c] promote ritualistic reading [d] achieve immersive reading
34. carry a book with you at all times can work if_____. [a] reading becomes your primary business of the day [b] all the daily business has been promptly dealt with [c] you are able to drop back to business after reading [d] time can be evenly split for reading and business 35. the best title for this text could be_____.
[a] how to enjoy easy reading [b] how to find time to read [c] how to set reading goals [d] how to read extensively 4
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against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and
population structure, younger americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.
across generational lines, americans continue to prize many of the same traditional milestones of a successful life,
including getting married, having children, owning a home, and retiring in their sixties. but while young and old mostly agree on what constitutes the finish line of a fulfilling life, they offer strikingly different paths for reaching it.
young people who are still getting started in life were more likely than older adults to prioritize personal fulfillment in their work, to believe they will advance their careers most by regularly changing jobs, to favor communities with more
public services and a faster pace of life, to agree that couples should be financially secure before getting married or having children, and to maintain that children are best served by two parents working outside the home, the survey found.
from career to community and family, these contrasts suggest that in the aftermath of the searing great recession, those just starting out in life are defining priorities and expectations that will increasingly spread through virtually all aspects of
american life, from consumer preferences to housing patterns to politics.
young and old converge on one key point: overwhelming majorities of both groups said they believe it is harder for young people today to get started in life than it was for earlier generations. while younger people are somewhat more optimistic than their elders about the prospects for those
starting out today, big majorities in both groups believe those just getting started in life face a tougher good-paying job, starting a family, managing debt, and finding affordable housing.
pete schneider considers the climb tougher today. schneider, a 27-year-old auto technician from the chicago suburbs says he struggled to find a job after graduating from college. even now that he is working steadily, he said. i cant afford to pay my monthly mortgage payments on my own, so i have to rent rooms out to people to make that happen. looking back, he is struck that his parents could provide a comfortable life for
their children even though neither had completed college when he was young. i still grew up in an upper middle-class home with parents who didnt have college degrees, schneider said, i dont think people are capable of that anymore.
36. one cross-generation mark of a successful life is_____. [a] trying out different lifestyles
[b] having a family with children [c] working beyond retirement age [d] setting up a profitable business
37. it can be learned from paragraph 3 that young people tend to ____. [a] favor a slower life pace [b] hold an occupation longer
[c] attach importance to pre-marital finance [d] give priority to childcare outside the home
38. the priorities and expectations defined by the young will ____. [a] become increasingly clear [b] focus on materialistic issues
[c] depend largely on political preferences [d] reach almost all aspects of american life
39. both young and old agree that ____. [a] good-paying jobs are less available [b] the old made more life achievements [c] housing loans today are easy to obtain [d] getting established is harder for the young
40. which of the following is true about schneider? [a] he found a dream job after graduating from college.
[b] his parents believe working steadily is a must for success. [c] his parents good life has little to do with a college degree. [d] he thinks his job as a technician quite challenging. part b
directions:
read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subtitle from the list a-g for 5
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