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　　文章题目 Undergraduate students study dramas

　　重复年份 20160331 20141018

　　题材 人文社科

　　文章大意 文学专业学生的课程指南，提到了让学生观看英国不同时期剧院中的戏剧，并列举了不同时期四种剧院的特点。

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　　Medieval period

　　Main article: Medieval theatre

　　By the medieval period, the mummers' plays had developed, a form of early street theatre associated with the Morris dance, concentrating on themes such as Saint George and the Dragon and Robin Hood. These were folk tales re-telling old stories, and the actors travelled from town to town performing these for their audiences in return for money and hospitality

　　Renaissance: Elizabethan and Jacobean periods

　　The period known as the English Renaissance, approximately 1500—1660, saw a flowering of the drama and all the arts. The two candidates for the earliest comedy in English Nicholas Udall's Ralph Roister Doister (c. 1552) and the anonymous Gammer Gurton's Needle (c. 1566), belong to the 16th century.

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　　文章题目 Fluoridation in the water

　　重复年份 20160312 20140719 20130119

　　题材 医疗健康

　　题型 选择题 3+判断 6+句子填空 5

　　文章大意 本文讲述了氟化物添加对健康影响。对要不要对饮用水进行氟化处理，学者有两派不同的意见

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　　选择题：

　　1. How hot is the area A

　　2. People should not be forced to take compulsory medication

　　3. To demonstrate that scientists’ finding will be influenced by social factors

　　判断题：

　　4. 待补充

　　5. Science should not decide policy

　　6. Scientific and social factors should be separated No

　　7. Many sociologist ignore S’s study

　　8. S work was not emphasized by sicnetists outside the northern America NG

　　9. Both supporters and opponents have made valid argument. YES

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　　10. Science is objective and unbiased

　　11. Can be affected by social factors

　　12. Scientific discovery cannot be understood at first

　　13. Cautious action is not necessary

　　14. People should have the right to choose

　　文章题目 Fish communications

　　重复年份 20151203 20130713

　　题材 动物

　　题型 判断 6+填空 7

　　文章大意 讲了鱼类的交流，德国科学家在红海发现红色的鱼，发现是激发荧光。鱼用这个荧光来识别种群、标识位置、吓退敌人、掩盖自己和捕捉猎物。

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　　Fish Communication

　　Can fish "talk?" And if they do, can other fish hear what they are saying?

　　The answer to both questions is yes, but fish "talk" and "hear" somewhat differently than humans. Although not extremely common, there are several species of fish that are able to produce sound to communicate with members of their own and other species. Most of the fish that produce sound do it at such low frequencies that divers cannot hear the noises. But several species do produce sound in the range that humans can hear. For example, grunts are able to produce sound by grinding their flat teeth together (hence the name grant!) The large Jewfish, Nassau and Black groupers are known to make very loud "booms" when startled or cornered. Jewfish have also been observed to make these loud sounds during courtship.

　　Of all reef fish, damselfish are thought to use sound the most complexly. These fish use sound when males and defending territories: two males are often seen facing off and emitting a series of combative pops. In addition to playing a part in defending its territory, damselfish also use sound during courtship, as the jewfish does. However instead of the loud booms of the jewfish, the male damselfish produce chirps to attract females.

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