Passage 2
Man is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea. Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man. The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world. Today, experts believe that nearly two-thirds of the world’s population live within eighty kilometers of the seacoast.
(1) In the modern technological world the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive. Resources on land are beginning, to grow less. The sea, however, still offers hope to supply many of man’s needs in the future.
The riches of the sea yet to be developed by man’s technology are impressive. Oil and gas explorations have existed for nearly thirty years. Valuable amounts of minerals such as iron, copper and so on exist on the ocean floor.
Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer new sources of energy. For example, warm temperature of the ocean can be used as the steam in a steams
A. Needs of Man
B. Sea Harvest and Food
C. Sea and Sources of Energy
D. Sea Exploring Technology
Every Thursday evening, I counsel a
group of teenagers with serious substance abuse problems. None of the youngsters
elected to see me. Typically, they were caught using drugs, or worse, by their
parents or a police officer and were then referred to my clinic. To be sure, all
the usual intoxicants--alcohol, marijuana and cocaine-are involved. But a new
type of addiction has crept into the mix, controlled prescription drugs,
including painkillers. This is hardly unique to my clinic. Several studies
report that since 1992, the number of 12-to 17-year-olds abusing controlled
prescription drugs has tripled. One of my patients, Mary, illustrates this trend all too well. Mary at 16 is a "garbage head", meaning that she will ingest anything she thinks will give her a high. Last December, she was taken to the hospital for an overdose A. Teenagers volunteered to see me for curing drug abusing. B. The new type of addiction is unique to the author’s clinic. C. The author is probably a doctor who works for the police. D. The usual intoxicants abuse is getting down since 1992. 我来回答: 提交
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