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第三册完形填空1Unite1Althoughtheymaynotbetheworld’sfastestorstrongestathletes,the1830competitionsinthe2005SpecialOlympicsWorldWinterGamesheldinNagano,Japancompetedwithalltheirhearts.AttheclosingceremonyPrincessTakamadoofJapanmadeaspeech.Shesaid,’Thepastweekwasallaboutsmiles,gentlenessandpeace.Itrulyhopewithinmyheartthattheentireworldcanlearnsomethinghere.Wecanalllearnfromtheexamplesthesespecialathleteshaveshownus.’TheaimoftheSpecialOlympicsisclear.Itistoencourageindividualswithintellectualdisabilitiestobecomephysicallyfit.Theyarealsoencouragedtobeproductiveandrespectedmembersofsocietythroughsportstrainingandcompetition.Ifanathletewinsincompetition,itisabonus.However,inawayeveryonewins.LilyKuhn,12,askierwithTeamUSA,couldhardlyrestrainherenthusiasmasthewrotehome.Shetoldherparents:Iwasproudofmyself.Iamhappynotsimplyforwinning,butforwinninghonestly,lovingtocompeteandworkingthehardestforthelongesttime.Thefestivalendingthegamesissomethingtoremember.Itisn’tcompletewithoutthehugs.Oneeventvolunteerwhilehuggingandhandingoutsweatshirtstosomeoftheathleteshelduphisthumbsandsaid,”Alloftheseathletesaresuper!Ican’tgoanywherearoundherewithoutgettingahug.Iprayformoreofthissortofthing.Ihopethatthespiritwithwhichtheyhavecompetedmighttouchthewholeworld.Watchingtheseyoungpeopleblossomoverthepastweekhastrulytouchedmylife.”Attheendofthefestival,thevicemayorforthecityofShanghai,whichwillhostthe2007summergames,acceptedtheflagfortheSpecialOlympicspledgingthat“thecityofShanghaiwouldopenitsarmstotheworldandtotheSpecialOlympics”.第三册完形填空2Unite2JimFixxhadbeenaheavysmokerandweighed214poundswhenhetookuprunninginthe1960s.Hesoonreapedthebenefitsfromrunning.Hisweightdecreasedby60poundsbythetimehisbook,TheCompleteBookOfRunning,waspublished.Hisbookinspiredmillionsofpeople.Inhisbookandontelevisiontalkshows,heextolledthebenefitsofphysicalexerciseandhowitconsiderablyincreasedtheaveragepeople’slifeexpectancy.Hisreadersandaudiencebecamemorehealth-conscious.However,totheirshock,Fixxdiedattheageof52afterhisdailyrun.Manywhoopposedhisbeliefssaidthiswasevidencethatrunningwasharmful.However,hissupportersrevealedthattherealcauseofFixx’sdeathwasaheartattack.Hecamefromafamilywheremenhadpoorhealthstories.Hisfathersufferedaheartattackattheageof35anddiedofoneat42.GivenFixx’sunhealthylifestyleuntilhetookuprunning,manyarguedthatrunningaddedmanyyearstohislife.“Runningdoeshaveitsshortcomings,”AcknowledgesheartspecialistPaulThomas,inarecentmedicaljournal.“Theimpactcanbehardonyourknees.Runnersaremoreatriskduringtheirtraining,particularlyiftheyrunmarathons.However,thenewsforrunnersisn’tallbad.Evidencesuggestsinspiteofitsshortcomings,moderateamountofrunningexercisecanactuallyresultinalonger,improvedlife.”Dr.DaleMacdonald,acertifiedStrengthandConditioningspecialistoncesummedupadiscussionbysaying,“Aswithallathleticendeavors,runningcomeswithbothgreatrewardandinherentrisk.Morethan60%ofrunnerswillsufferaninjurythatcausesthemtotaketimeoffrunning—eachyear!”Healsosaidthatimprovingone’sbalancecanreducethelikelihoodofinjury.第三册完形填空3Unite3Hydewasfoundedin1966toprovideeducationbasedoncharacterdevelopmentratherthanacademicachievement.Itisaplacewherewell-to-dofamiliescansendtheirchildrenwhohavedifficultyinothereducationalenvironments.Manystudentsaretherebecausetheirparentsbelieveintheeducationaltheoryofcharacterbeforeperformance.AlthoughHydeistypicallycategorizedasacollegepreparatoryschool,theschoolregardsitsprimarypurposeaspreparationforlife.Hydehelpsstudentslearn,embrace,andadoptacharactercompassthatwillguidethemfortherestoftheirlives.Emphasisisplacedonperformingartsandsports.Hydebelievesthatoneneedstoexposethemselvestogroupandcommunityinteractionsaspartofthegrowthprocess.Competitivesportsareplayedyearroundandhaveledtomanychampionships.Therearetypicalhighschoolclassesandacademics.ManyAdvancedPlacementcoursesareavailableandencouraged.Moststudentsareacceptedtofour-yearcollegesanduniversities.Thereare“GroupDiscovery”sessionsseveraltimesperweek.Studentsareencouragedtocounseleachotherwhentheythinkanotherstudent’sactionsorthoughtsdonotcorrespondtotheschool’sphilosophy.Thesesessionsfocusontheindividualstudentsandtheircurrentissuesandproblemsfacedattheschool.Studentsareencouragedtoshareintimatesecrets,doubtsandregretsaboutthemselvesandtheirfamilies.Thesesessionsareextendedtoparents.ThepurposeofthesesessionsistoinvolvethewholefamilyintotheHydecommunitysocialstructure.Truthisemphasizedoverharmony.Studentswhohavedifficultywithfollowingtheschoolrulesareassignedtoperformmaintenancejobsandlawncarefortheschool.Thepracticeisnotsolelypunitivebutalsoservestoillustratethatthetransgressorhasseparatedhim/herselffromthecommunitybytheiractions.Theideabehinditistoearnacceptancebythegroup,andworkbackintothetrustofthecommunity.第三册完形填空4Unite4WhenHenryFordannouncedhewasgoingtoproduceanautomobilethatwouldbeaffordabletothegeneralpopulation,heprobablydidnotrealizewhatagreatimpacthisachievementwouldhaveonlifeintheUnitedStatesand,eventually,theworld.Ford’suseofmassproductionstrategiestomanufacturetheModelTstartedanewerai