2017年5月6日
Passage 1
小说类，文章标题为A Strange And Sublime Address，作者：Amit Chaudhuri
文章内容概括：十岁男孩和妈妈、uncle、aunt去印度走亲戚，亲戚一家翘首以盼，见面各种客套，即使只送yogurt和sweets，却表现的向收了钻石一样。见面的传统和新式礼仪在小男孩看来都是把简单的事情弄复杂的疯狂举动，不理解大人的世界;
Passage 2
社科类，文章标题：Mindwise: Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want。文章作者：Nicholas Epley
文章内容概括：个人能不能准确的知道别人对自己的看法，survey显示，人们猜测自己熟悉的人对自己的看法更准确，不熟悉的人不准确。柱状图：个人对自己的看法和别人对自己的看法，自己猜测别人对自己的看法的准确性对比;
Passage 3
科学类，文章标题：Has Pluto sent us a message in Ceres (New Scientist)，作者：Shiga. D
文章内容概括：一个科学家发现，小行星带中的白矮星Ceres和Pluto很像，密度类似，有可能产生于outer space，受木星和urunus的重力影响被吸引到了小行星带，它和小行星带里的其他天体不一样。科学家也有不同意见。图表给了七八个天体离太阳的距离，密度等等数据;
Passage 4
历史类，两篇文章在观点，论据和反驳上都是极相似的。Passage1 均来自Patrik Herny 的演讲，表明New government会危机public liberty，让大家慎重考虑。而Passage 2 都是通过反驳第一篇的观点从而支持新政府。
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标题：Speech Before Virginia Ratifying Convention，作者：Patrick Henry
Passage 1
If a wrong step be nowmade, the republic may be lost forever. If this new government will not come upto the expectation of the people, and they shall be disappointed, their libertywill be lost, and tyranny must and will arise. I repeat it again, and I beggentlemen to consider, that a wrong step, made now, will plunge us into misery,and our republic will be lost. It will be necessary for this Convention to havea faithful historical detail of the facts that preceded the session of thefederal Convention, and the reasons that actuated its members in proposing anentire alteration of government, and to demonstrate the dangers that awaitedus.
If they were of such awful magnitude as towarrant a proposal so extremely perilous as this, I must assert, that thisConvention has an absolute right to a thorough discovery of every circumstancerelative to this great event. And here I would make this inquiry of thoseworthy characters who composed a part of the late federal Convention. I am surethey were fully impressed with the necessity of forming a great consolidatedgovernment, instead of a confederation. That this is a consolidated governmentis demonstrably clear; and the danger of such a government is, to my mind, verystriking. I have the highest veneration for those gentlemen; but, sir, give meleave to demand, What right had they to say, We, the people? My politicalcuriosity, exclusive of my anxious solicitude for the public welfare, leads meto ask, Who authorized them to speak the language of, We, the people, instead of,We, the states? States are the characteristics and the soul of a confederation.If the states be not the agents of this compact, it must be one great,consolidated, national government, of the people of all the states.
I have the highest respect for those gentlemenwho formed the Convention, and, were some of them not here, I would expresssome testimonial of esteem for them. America had, on a former occasion, put theutmost confidence in them — a confidence which was well placed; and I amsure, sir, I would give up any thing to them; I would cheerfully confide inthem as my representatives. But, sir, on this great occasion, I would demandthe cause of their conduct. Even from that illustrious man who saved us by hisvalor, I would have a reason for his conduct: that liberty which he has givenus by his valor, tells me to ask this reason; and sure I am, were he here, hewould give us that reason. But there are other gentlemen here, who can give usthis information. The people gave them no power to use their name. That theyexceeded their power is perfectly clear. It is not mere curiosity that actuatesme: I wish to hear the real, actual, existing danger, which should lead us totake those steps, so dangerous in my conception. Disorders have arisen in otherparts of America; but here, sir, no dangers, no insurrection or tumult havehappened; every thing has been calm and tranquil. But, notwithstanding this, weare wandering on the great ocean of human affairs. I see no landmark to guideus. We are running we know not whither. Difference of opinion has gone to adegree of inflammatory resentment in different parts of the country, which hasbeen occasioned by this perilous innovation.
The federal Convention ought to have amended theold system; for this purpose they were solely delegated; the object of theirmission extended to no other consideration. You must, therefore, forgive thesolicitation of one unworthy member to know what danger could have arisen underthe present Confederation, and what are the causes of this proposal to changeour government.
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标题：Speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention，作者：Edmond Pendleton
文章内容概括：，双篇，第一篇支持邦联政体，反对建立统一的联邦政府，觉得会给国家和人民带来危险;第二篇支持，觉得统一才是硬道理，才能给美国带来繁荣富强。
Mr. Chairman, my worthy friend (Mr. Henry) hasexpressed great uneasiness in his mind, and informed us that a great many ofour citizens are also extremely uneasy, at the proposal of changing our government...
But an objection is made to the form: theexpression, We, the people, is thought improper. Permit me to ask the gentlemanwho made this objection, who but the people can delegate powers? Who but thepeople have a right to form government? The expression is a common one, and afavorite one with me. The representatives of the people, by their authority, isa mode wholly inessential. If the objection be, that the Union ought to be notof the people, but of the state governments, then I think the choice of theformer very happy and proper. What have the state governments to do with it?Were they to determine, the people would not, in that case, be the judges uponwhat terms it was adopted.
But the power of theConvention is doubted. What is the power? To propose, not to determine. Thispower of proposing was very broad; it extended to remove all defects ingovernment: the members of that Convention, who were to consider all thedefects in our general government, were not confined to any particular plan.Were they deceived? This is the proper question here. Suppose the paper on yourtable dropped from one of the planets; the people found it, and sent us here toconsider whether it was proper for their adoption; must we not obey them? Thenthe question must be between this government and the Confederation. The latteris no government at all. It has been said that it has carried us, through adangerous war, to a happy issue. Not that Confederation, but common danger, andthe spirit of America, were bonds of our union: union and unanimity, and notthat insignificant paper, carried us through that dangerous war. “United,we stand divided, we fall!” echoed and re-echoedthrough Americafrom Congress to the drunken carpenterwas effectual, andprocured the end of our wishes, though now forgotten by gentlemen, if suchthere be, who incline to let go this stronghold, to catch at feathers; for suchall substituted projects may prove.
Passage 5
科学类，这篇文章讲解了科学家在藻类中发现了lignin，从而更新了植物进化过程的理论。难点在于文章中各种现象之间的关系复杂，让同学们感觉很乱。
标题：A Tangled Tale of Plant Evolution
作者：Catherine Clabby
文章内容概括：讲陆地植物中含有一种物质，让某种植物韧性变强，这种物质起源于植物在海里的时候，一些藻类植物也含有这种物质，这种物质能够抵抗海浪的破坏力。有的科学家持反对意见，认为这种物质的形成和藻类植物不是同一个过程。
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