1.At this moment -- with ___ growing economy,___shrinking deficits, ___bustling industry, ___booming energy production -- we have risen from ___recession freer to write our own future than any other nation on Earth. It's now up to us to choose who we want to be over ___ next 15 years and for ___decades to come.
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At this moment -- with a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry, booming energy production -- we have risen from recession freer to write our own future than any other nation on Earth. It's now up to us to choose who we want to be over the next 15 years and for decades to come.
2.As ___ crisis worsened, Ben's business dried up, so he took what jobs he could find, even if they kept him on ___ road for ___long stretches of time. Rebekah took out ___student loans and enrolled in community college, and retrained for ___ new career. They sacrificed for each other. And slowly, it paid off. They bought their first home. They had ___ second son, Henry. Rebekah got ___ better job and then ___ raise. Ben is back in ___construction -- and home for ___dinner every night.
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As the crisis worsened, Ben's business dried up, so he took what jobs he could find, even if they kept him on the road for long stretches of time. Rebekah took out student loans and enrolled in community college, and retrained for a new career. They sacrificed for each other. And slowly, it paid off. They bought their first home. They had a second son, Henry. Rebekah got a better job and then a raise. Ben is back in construction -- and home for dinner every night.
3.We believed we could reduce our dependence on ___foreign oil and protect our planet. And today, America is number one in oil and gas. America is number one in ___wind power. Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008. And thanks to ___lower gas prices and ___higher fuel standards, ___ typical family this year should save about $750 at ___ pump.
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We believed we could reduce our dependence on foreign oil and protect our planet. And today, America is number one in oil and gas. America is number one in wind power. Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008. And thanks to lower gas prices and higher fuel standards, the typical family this year should save about $750 at the pump.
4.We believed we could prepare our kids for ___ more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math and reading scores on ___record. Our high school graduation rate has hit ___ all-time high. More Americans finish ___college than ever before.
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We believed we could prepare our kids for a more competitive world. And today, our younger students have earned the highest math and reading scores on record. Our high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high. More Americans finish college than ever before.
5.We believed that ___sensible regulations could prevent another crisis, shield ___families from ruin, and encourage ___fair competition. Today, we have ___new tools to stop ___taxpayer-funded bailouts, and ___ new consumer watchdog to protect us from ___predatory lending and ___abusive credit card practices. And in ___ past year alone, about 10 million uninsured Americans finally gained ___ security of ___health coverage.
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We believed that sensible regulations could prevent another crisis, shield families from ruin, and encourage fair competition. Today, we have new tools to stop taxpayer-funded bailouts, and a new consumer watchdog to protect us from predatory lending and abusive credit card practices. And in the past year alone, about 10 million uninsured Americans finally gained the security of health coverage.
6.Today, thanks to ___ growing economy, ___ recovery is touching more and more lives. Wages are finally starting to rise again. We know that more small business owners plan to raise their employees' pay than at any time since 2007. But here's ___ thing: Those of us here tonight, we need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn't screw ___things up; that government doesn't halt ___ progress we're making. We need to do more than just do no harm. Tonight, together, let's do more to restore ___ link between ___hard work and growing ___opportunity for every American.
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Today, thanks to a growing economy, the recovery is touching more and more lives. Wages are finally starting to rise again. We know that more small business owners plan to raise their employees' pay than at any time since 2007. But here's the thing: Those of us here tonight, we need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn't screw things up; that government doesn't halt the progress we're making. We need to do more than just do no harm. Tonight, together, let's do more to restore the link between hard work and growing opportunity for every American.
7.Last year was the warmest on ___record, and climate change will be high on ___ agenda during ___ first full day of events in Davos. Al Gore, ___ former vice-president of ___ US, who has described climate change as “the biggest challenge our civilisation faces”, is taking ___centre stage alongside Pharrell Williams, ___pop star who sang “Happy” but who is appearing as creative director of Bionic Yarn, ___ company that turns ___fibres from ___recycled plastic into ___durable textiles. Gore is participating in other events looking at how ___business should respond to climate change, alongside Lord Stern, ___president of ___ British Academy, and speakers from ___ insurance company Axa. Other events covering this topic include “Building for the Storm”, asking how ___governments should respond to climate change. Another session will look at how ___ comprehensive global climate deal can be achieved.
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Last year was the warmest on record, and climate change will be high on the agenda during the first full day of events in Davos. Al Gore, the former vice-president of the US, who has described climate change as “the biggest challenge our civilisation faces”, is taking centre stage alongside Pharrell Williams, the pop star who sang “Happy” but who is appearing as creative director of Bionic Yarn, a company that turns fibres from recycled plastic into durable textiles. Gore is participating in other events looking at how business should respond to climate change, alongside Lord Stern, president of the British Academy, and speakers from the insurance company Axa. Other events covering this topic include “Building for the Storm”, asking how governments should respond to climate change. Another session will look at how a comprehensive global climate deal can be achieved.
8.Conflict is ___ number-one issue for ___ political and business elite this year. The rise of Islamic State has awoken ___fears over ___failures of national governance and ___ collapse of ___nation states. Several Middle Eastern leaders are in ___attendance, including Egypt’s president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi;King Abdullah of Jordan; Haidar al-Abadi, prime minister of Iraq; and Massoud Barzani, president of ___ autonomous Kurdistan region. The Ukraine crisis is ___reminder that ___“long-forgotten” disputes can flare back into ___life, ___ World Economic Foundation says, with ___widespread consequences for ___ whole region. Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine, will be looking for ___support as his country risks defaulting on its debts. Poroshenko should get ___support from George Soros, ___billionaire investor and philanthropist, who is pushing ___European governments to offer Kiev more help. He will be lobbying ___ likes of Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s François Hollande and Italy’s Matteo Renzi. The terror attacks in France this month will also be debated, just days after many heads of government marched in Paris. On Wednesday, ___ former UK prime minister Tony Blair will take part in ___session examining whether ___religion is ___ pretext for ___conflict.
Conflict is the number-one issue for the political and business elite this year. The rise of Islamic State has awoken fears over failures of national governance and the collapse of nation states. Several Middle Eastern leaders are in attendance, including Egypt’s president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi;King Abdullah of Jordan; Haidar al-Abadi, prime minister of Iraq; and Massoud Barzani, president of the autonomous Kurdistan region. The Ukraine crisis is a reminder that “long-forgotten” disputes can flare back into life, the World Economic Foundation says, with widespread consequences for a whole region. Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine, will be looking for support as his country risks defaulting on its debts. Poroshenko should get support from George Soros, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, who is pushing European governments to offer Kiev more help. He will be lobbying the likes of Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s François Hollande and Italy’s Matteo Renzi. The terror attacks in France this month will also be debated, just days after many heads of government marched in Paris. On Wednesday, the former UK prime minister Tony Blair will take part in a session examining whether religion is a pretext for conflict.
9.Global authorities were slow, at least initially, to respond to ___ Ebola outbreak and provide ___resources to ___ countries affected, according to ___ organisers at Davos. So what lessons can we learn? Panellists discussing ___ subject include Kofi Annan, ___former secretary general of ___ UN, as well as Margaret Chan, ___director general of ___ World Health Organisation. Alpha Condé, the president of Guinea, who has faced ___accusations of being initially slow to respond to Ebola, is also speaking.
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Global authorities were slow, at least initially, to respond to the Ebola outbreak and provide resources to the countries affected, according to the organisers at Davos. So what lessons can we learn? Panellists discussing the subject include Kofi Annan, former secretary general of the UN, as well as Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organisation. Alpha Condé, the president of Guinea, who has faced accusations of being initially slow to respond to Ebola, is also speaking.
10. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, ___ inventor of ___ world wide web, is among those speaking on ___ topic of “In Tech We Trust”. Eric Schmidt, ___ boss of Google, is one of this year’s co-chairs while Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook and Satya Nadella of Microsoft will also be involved in ___ debate on ___ future of ___digital economy. Cyber-security should be high on ___ agenda too, following ___David Cameron’s controversial suggestion that ___governments should be given ___access to ___encrypted data. Jack Ma, ___founder of China’s search engine Alibaba, is also ___key speaker.
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Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the world wide web, is among those speaking on the topic of “In Tech We Trust”. Eric Schmidt, the boss of Google, is one of this year’s co-chairs while Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook and Satya Nadella of Microsoft will also be involved in a debate on the future of the digital economy. Cyber-security should be high on the agenda too, following David Cameron’s controversial suggestion that governments should be given access to encrypted data. Jack Ma, founder of China’s search engine Alibaba, is also a key speaker.
冠词填写大致规律
1.可数名词前如果有形容词,一般加不定冠词
a growing economy(经济体) a new career a better job a more competitive world a new consumer watchdog(监管机构) a comprehensive global climate deal(全球气候变化协定) a key speaker
2.复数前一般不加the,特别是复数前有形容词时更是如此
for long stretches of time(长时间以来) shrinking deficits lower gas prices and higher fuel standers sensible regulations(合理的管理规定) stop taxpayer-founded bailouts(救助政策) durable textiles(耐用的)
3.词组本身不可数,前有形容词时也不需要加冠词
booming energy production(能源生产) in wind power back in construction encourage fair competition
4.专有名词、带有定语从句的名词或者of前起修饰作用的名词前往往添加定冠词
a debate on the future of the digital economy the World Health Organization ...the progress that we are making
5.习惯用法
decade to come接下来的数十年里 get a better job and then a raise be back home for dinner save about $750 at the pump on record hit an all-time high历史新高 finish college be high on the agenda列为重要一级 the likes of sb.像是...类似的人 give access to over the next 15 years in the past year alone here's the thing.问题在于 be in attendance参会 flare back into life再次上演
课后测验
1. a developing economy A.发展经济 B. 一个发展中国家 C. 一个发展经济体
B
2. For long strentches of time的意思是___。 A.很久以来 B. 一段时间以来 C. 长时间以来
C
3. climate change will be high on __ agenda. A. the B. a C. An
A
4. 专有名词、带有定语从句的名词或者of前起修饰作用的名词前往往添加___。 A. 不定冠词 B. 定冠词 C. 不写
B
5. 创历史新高的英文表达是___。 A. hit an all-time high B. hit all-time high C. hit record high