For most American workers who commute, the trip to and from the office takes nearly one full hour a day – 26 minutes each way on average, with 7.7% of workers spending two hours or more on the road.Many people think of commuting as a chore and a wast
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高考英语中,阅读理解是一种复杂的英语语言思维过程,它是考生对阅读的语篇材料进行认知、获得、筛选、加工和整合的全过程。下面让我们一起从文体角度解密阅读理解吧!常考文体及应对策略文体1:应用文Practical高考试卷的应用文阅读材料大多来自于真实的生活,充满浓郁的时代气息,具有鲜明的语言特色。他们种类繁多,涵盖面广。应用文主要指说明性的应用文,包括各种广告、产品说明、旅游指南、报刊书信、公共通告和备忘录等;近两年高考试题中的阅读理解均侧重考查此类 。设题以细节理解题为主,热衷话题有:就业、旅游、电
The Ex-Footballer Written by Sevim AkI eventually managed to persuade my parents to buy me a new football shirt for the school matches. My old shirt had worn out and made me depressed every time I put it on.  
It has been known for some time that plants can talk to one another. Many communicate chemically, both through the air and via their roots—warning each other, for example, of the arrival of herbivorous insects in order to co-ordinate their responses