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U1postponingperformcompetentdefinitelysolveddesignedfortunateapproachfacingpracticallyqualityequippedrestpurposeendTherealchallengetousteachersiscombiningthebestofbothworldsintoone.Creativityandbasicskillsneedtobeconsideredintermsofbeingmeanstoan(1),ratherthansimplyasendsinthemselves.SomeChinesestudentsmaynot(2)wellinhypothetical(假设的)settings,butwhenitcomesto(3)reallifechallengesandissues,theyaremorethan(4)inresolvingmostofthem,(5)astheyarewiththeirstrongskills.TheU.S.systemmaybe(6)toaimmoreatproducingtopofthecreamstudents,butthat(7)maydodamagetothebigbulkofthe(8)ofthestudentbody.TheChineseeducationsystemis(9)notperfect,butitdoesproducea(10)workforce.AndItrulybelievethatsolidbasicknowledge/skillfocusisthesinglebiggestforcedrivingtheriseofChinaasacountry.U2consumesecurityinnocentequallydestinationtraditionalphysicallyindicatessignificanceplainmostlyfollowsannualHowdoesspendingconnecttohappiness?Oneexplanationliesinconspicuousconsumption(炫耀式消费).Theideaisthattherichdon'taccumulatewealthsimplyinorderto(1)it.Rathertheyaccumulatewealthinordertodisplayit,andtheirhappinessis(2)bytheirneighbors'envy.Asaresult,thecountryfindsitselfinthegripsofaluxuryfever—familieswith(3)incomesof$50,000trytoemulate(仿效)theconsumptionofthosewith$70,000,whointurntrytoemulatethosewith$140,000,andsoon.It'sjust(4)commonsense.It's(5)impossibleforapieceofpaperlikemoneytomakeyouhappy.Instead,whatmakespeoplehappyisthefeelingof(6)orpowermoneybrings.Arecentsurvey(7)thatthosefromtheForbeslistofthe400richestAmericansandtheMaasaiofEastAfricaarealmost(8)satisfied.TheMaasaiarea(9)herdingpeoplewhohavenoelectricityorrunningwaterandliveinhutsmadeofmud.It(10)thateconomicdevelopmentandpersonalincomecannotaccountforthehappinessthattheyaresooftenlinkedto.U4informationdeliverplaceaccesscarriesenablescustomersprovidesurbandelightssmallremotecompanionreachsoftwareIliveinasmallcoastaltownof398peoplelocatedhalfwaybetweenSanFranciscoandtheOregonborder.ThenearesttrafficlightisninemilesnorthinthetownofMendocino;itsclosest(1)tothesouthisover90milesaway.Thenearestfour-lanehighwayis58mileseast.FederalExpress(联邦快递)doesn't(2)hereonSaturdays.ButthereisInternet(3)here.Itenablesmetoworkathome,writingcomputerbooksandarticlesforcomputermagazines.Itenableslocalstudentsandhistorianstoconductresearch.It(4)localbusinesses—inns,musicstores,drivingschools—toreachnew(5).Itenableslocalpeopletoenjoythebenefitsofemailandthe(6)ofwebsitesandchatrooms.Infact,becausesmalltownshavefewpeople,fewstores,andfewlibrariesandschools,youcouldarguethattheInternet(7)morebenefitstosmalltownsthanitdoestobigcities.ButInternetserviceprovidersarenotinterestedin(8)markets.Whattheyareinterestedinismakingmoney.Asaresult,peopleinmanysmalltownsand(9)areasareunabletokeepupwiththedevelopmentof(10)technology.U5ratetouchedcrashthoughttriedsharpaccidentforgetinstructionsconvincedengineerbuildfinallyprovidedonlyhowTheBrooklynBridgethatspanstheriverbetweenManhattanandBrooklynissimplyanengineeringmiracle.In1883,acreative(1),JohnRoebling,wasinspiredbyanideaforthisspectacularbridgeproject.However,bridgebuildingexpertstoldhimto(2)it.Itjustwasnotpossible.Roebling,nevertheless,(3)hisson,Washington,anup-and-comingengineer,thatthebridgecouldbebuilt.Thetwoofthemconceivedtheconceptofhowitcouldbeaccomplishedand(4)toovercometheobstacles.Somehowtheyconvincedbankerstofinancetheproject.Theyhiredtheircrewandbeganto(5)theirdreambridge.Theprojectwasonlyafewmonthsunderwaywhenatragicon-site(6)killedJohnRoeblingandseverelyinjuredhisson.Washingtonwasseverelybrain-damaged,unabletotalkorwalk.Everyone(7)theprojectwouldhavetobestopped,sincetheRoeblingswerethe(8)oneswhounderstoodhowthebridgecouldbebuilt.ThoughWashintonRoebilngwasunabletomoveortalk,hismindwasas(9)asever.Onedayashelayinhishospitalbed,anideaflashedinhismindastohowtodevelopacommunicationcode.Allhecouldmovewasonefinger,sohe(10)thearmofhiswifewiththatfinger.Hetappedoutthecodetocommunicatetoherwhatshewastotelltheengineerswhocontinuedbuildingthebridge.For13years,Washingtontappedouthis(11)withonefingeruntilthespectacularBrooklynBridgewas(12)completed.U6inspiredobservationspainstakingessentiallyunlesssteeredforcebroughtwonderfullyuntilrecognizedsecretstutorpotentiallychairwomentypicalscientistsThewordsfirstblackwomanhavebeenusedtodescribeShirleyAnnJacksonforsolongthathernameseemsincompletewithoutthem.ShewasthefirstblackwomantoearnaPh.D.fromMIT,thefirstblackwomaninthecountrytoearnaphysicsdoctorate,andshewasboththefirstAfricanAmericanandthefirstwomanto(1)theU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission.Growingupinthelate1950sandearly1960s,whentheraceforspacewasinfull(2),ayoungJacksoncametoseetheworldaroundherasfullof(3).Foryears,shecollectedbeesandkeptthemunderherfamily'sbackporch,making(4)recordsoftheirbehaviorsassheadjustedvariableslikeheat,light,anddiet.Itwaslikereadingagreatmysterynovel,sherecalls.Herparentsencouragedhertopursueherpassions,andhersiblings,twosistersandabrother,all(5)hernaturaltalentsforleadership.ButitwastheassistantprincipalatWashingtonD.C.'sRooseveltHighSchoolwho(6)hertowardMIT.T