2013 英语二
Section II Reading Comprehension · Part A
每题标出定位词、关键句、正确选项改写与错项陷阱In an essay entitled “Making It in America”, the author Adam Davidson relates a joke from cotton country about just how much a modern textile mill has been automated: The average mill has only two employees today, “a man and a dog.
A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners.
Scientists have found that although we are prone to snap overreactions, if we take a moment and think about how we are likely to react, we can reduce or even eliminate the negative effects of our quick, hard-wired responses.
Europe is not a gender-equality heaven.
Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically.
The hugely popular blog the Skint Foodie chronicles how Tony balances his love of good food with living on benefits.
I can pick a date from the past 53 years and know instantly where I was, what happened in the news and even the day of the week.