Never should we forget the war and sufferings _____ caused to the people.
A. it B. which C. that D. what
As soon as his teacher begins lecturing, he begins to doze off, not intentionally but _____.
A. personally B. randomly C. habitually D. unconditionally
The Chinese lunar New Year usually _____ two records: the world's most watched television gala show, and its busiest telecommunications network.
A. develops B. witnesses C. establishes D. launches
Nowadays certain limit should be set on use of cars to reduce air pollution.
A. /; the B. a; the C. the; / D. the; the
下面这幅图片反映了一位学生从因特网上下载音乐的情景。请你根据对这幅图片的理解用英语为某英文报写一篇短文。
你的短文应包含以下内容：
1．描述图片内容，如情景、人物、动作，等等。
2．简要分析产生这种现象的原因。
3．结合自身实际，谈谈你对保护音乐知识产权的看法。
注意：
1．可参照图中文字及下面文章开头所给提示，作必要的发挥想象。
2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
3．作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
To many people, music has always been part of life, and they listen to music on the radio, on TV, on iPad and on the Internet.
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The basics of infrastructure design
It is rightly pointed out various intellectuals that the lifestyle of today is vastly different from that of the earlier times especially in terms of its pace. Lifestyle of today is remarkably fast paced and so in order to catch up with such a pace of life, the adoption of smart and time saving methods is of real significance. Well, the highways have certainly contributed in this direction and have made our lives a lot easier. Thanks to the modern flyovers and expressways, a single route can be accessed by twice the number of vehicles at the same time.
These facilities and supplies have made our lives double free but it needs to be realized that designing and constructing it is a very complex and a long process. You have to hold fast to the various rules of designing, government standards and most importantly, their safety and usability for the people. In the end it is a joint effort of a number of skilled engineers, scientists and statisticians. The material that is used in the construction is finalized after it undergoes certain tests for evaluating their qualities like hardness, roughness, thickness and all that is required.
Some of the points you have to take care of while laying an infrastructure design are as follows:
The basic layout (布局) of the road — At this level of planning, various civil engineers have meetings to figure out the basic requirements of the road like thickness of the asphalt (沥青), the size of lanes, distance to be covered, degree of curves and much more. These fundamental points help them decide the further line of action.
The prior steps — Before any work is stated over the basic plan layout, there are various preparations to be made like placing road signs, the removal of trees that may prove to be dangerous in the event of a storm or other natural causes, the positioning of fire hydrants (消防栓) based on special designs to be useful when required, etc.
Inclusion of safety barriers — The safety barriers are placed on almost all roads and highways that are made over or near to rivers and cliffs. These barriers keep the vehicles from moving into the traffic in instances of accidents. These should also be designed in advance of placing them on a road and the design should be such that it makes minimum impact upon the people sitting in the car. These include supplies like side rails and light poles.
Asphalt pavement marking — It is the process of using a reflective material to indicate various important points on the road like lanes, turns, passing areas, two way and one way roads.
Though the smooth and wide highways constructed in big cities seem to be very attractive for the drivers, the ease of use is also the cause of accidents. Cars rushing at extremely high speeds and insecure change of lanes are a common sight on the highways. With the help of novel infrastructure design engineers, we can make the best possible use of highways. If these are designed properly and sign boards are placed at the required points, a number of road accidents can be avoided.
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Points to follow |
Various engineers meet to make sure about fundamental 5._________ of the road. |
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Things like 6.__________ trees that are potentially dangerous must be done before construction. |
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Safety barriers should be carefully7._________ before being placed to prevent accidents. |
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Material that can 8._________ light should be used to marks on the pavement. |
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Possible problems and solutions |
Smooth and wide highways may 9._________accidents. |
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Highways should be designed properly and sign boards 10._________ at the required points. |
