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Now let’s focus on comics in the 1950's. Early in the decade sales were down, so publishers started looking for some new angle to get their reader interested in again.
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Before along, most of the major publishers were printing horror comics.
7 y9 m' f! k2 `) nBut it all came to an end a few years later. You see, there was a psychologist named FW who claimed that comic books, the horror books in particular were a bad influence on children and turned them into juvenile青少年的delinquents违法者. W even wrote a book called Seduction诱惑of the Innocent that showed specific scenes场面from comics that he thought were a particularly bad influence on kids.' l# y, y9 d8 J7 c2 w! v' H/ T
W wasn't the only one down on the comics. The United States Senate参议院, 上院Subcommittee on juvenile青少年的delinquents also released a report very critical of comics. The result of all this fuss忙乱was the creation of the Comics Code Authority in 1959. This was a self-censoring body created by the publishers. Essentially, for a comic book to be a approved by the code, it had to be free of blood or gore血块, 淤血that was usually depicted描述, 描写in the most horror comics, and evil could never triumph over good. Children had to be showed that crime didn't pay.
& {3 q& ?" \& C( z# f' \! j0 YWell, if the comic sales were bad in 1950, things got even the worse in 1955. Many small publishers actually went out of business. But the industry rebounded回弹by introducing a new lineup superheroes, characters like Spider-man and Fantastic Four. Now, I’ve brought with me today some comic books from this era to pass around. They’re from my own personal collection, so please be extra careful when handling them
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6月29日 第一篇
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. p! O4 M& \  y3 s* j+ U+ L8 }3 pQuestions 39-41 Listen to part of the talk in a class on interior design( j/ d) w$ D- }6 Q% ^0 o

  a2 k+ O8 U( P% g8 j) e5 oThe next (fellow) style furniture design I’d like to discuss is Shaker Furniture design. The Shakers (was legious) are a religious宗教 group that flourished in the 19 century United States. At that time, the shakes lived in their own communities and believed in living simply. This idea of simplicity extended to (the) their furniture design, as you will see. # l( \2 V5 R1 Z7 n# a6 A+ N  Y

: ?: }) g8 i! _- oBecause the shape of the furniture wasn’t supposed to be unnecessarily decorative, the furniture’s surface became the only place to create (visible) visual视觉的 pleasure. Shaker furniture used (lack-color) light-colored wood like pine maple or cherry樱桃树. It was often painted blue, green or yellow.  A7 t- N& S  V+ O& k

/ B  S% [* u/ x) s, u" P0 p4 oAs these (live) slides show, (were) some of their most interesting pieces were made for the workplace. Notice that this (soling)sewing缝纫 (cable) table has drawers抽屉 that can be (put down for) pulled out from either side. This (bitcher) feature enables two people to sew at the same time. Likewise, if you look closely at these slides of counters and workbenches工作台, you’ll notice that these pieces were also designed to be used (for) from more than one side. Thus, several people would be able to work at one time.$ C* e: ?) B6 \0 U( P) A

( G, ?* s5 Y: d2 B8 O7 V5 j- gNowadays, Shaker furniture design’s enjoying a (variable) revival复兴. This simple but stylish furniture (makes buying) made by the Shakers is popular among affluent collectors, including such celebrities as Bill Cosby and Oprah Winfrey. As you’ve seen, the plainness简单 of the Shaker furniture makes it strangely modern in appearance. In fact, (there are) their (stere) austere朴素 minimalist designs have influenced several modern furniture designers, some of whom we‘ll discuss next.
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6月29日 第二篇
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Today, I want to talk about the (carrying bull) Cariboo gold rush of 1858, which began when gold was discovered in the (Fraterie) frontier town of Quesnel Forks, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. By 1861, thousands of men had (flooded) flocked聚集
3 _1 f5 O* X1 b+ T! m. |/ g' r( U9 sto the region, hoping to strike it rich发现矿藏，走运. Naturally, as the town grew, supply had to be (broaden) brought in and this was done with mules驴.
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7 I& n5 M" M% `5 o( cNow, the mules were quite reliable, but (their works) there were some drawbacks. For example, a mule carrying a heavy load could travel only 15 miles in a day-(millions) meaning that a typical trip into Quesnel could take (along) as long as 20 days. So, as the demands for supplies continued to grow, a group of merchants and
! ]8 y* Z5 ]! k  m' w4 Spackers decided to try a (mule) new approach-believe it or not, they shipped in a herd of camels. I know that sounds strange, but camel trains had (n’t) be used quite effectively during the California gold rush some ten years earlier.
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# a$ e( c) f  f! t9 A. CBut the results in the Cariboo region (was) won’t quite the same. In fact, it was a disaster. The camels couldn’t carry the heavier loads for merchants (expectively) expected them to. (There are) Their (two told fate) two-toed feet were perfect for desert travel, but they weren’t suited for Cariboo’s (rocky) rugged崎岖的 mountain terrain. To make matters worse, the mule became (early energic) very agitated激动 (when) whenever they came across a camel-and that caused a lot of accidents on the treacherous mountain trails. The mule packers (when)went so fast as to threaten the camel owners with (loss suit) a lawsuit. But the reason the merchants finally (rent) got rid of the camels is because these animals simply weren’t cut out for the job.
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6月29日 第三篇
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Questions 47-50 Listen to a talk in an art history class

Today, we are going to continue our discussion of modern art and talk about Charles Csuri. Charles Csuri has been a part of many modern art movements. He’s worked in Pop art, cubism立体派 and Conceptual Art, but he (may) made his mark使自己出名 as a pioneer in computer art. Even long before computers became popular, he was (passionate) punching cards穿孔卡片 and (feeling) feeding them into the big (men) mainframe主机
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university. In the beginning, he had to work without a monitor, so he was (bircholy) virtually creating art in the dark. He even learned computer programming, so he could experiment with this new tool.

Through the computer, Csuri has been able to explore a new work of possibilities. For example, the computer enables him to (scope) sculpt雕刻造型in three dimensions. Also, he can look at the sculpture from any angle and move it around, change the location of the light source, or he can copy it in different colors.

Over the years, Csuri received numerous grants for various projects. This money allowed him to train students in computer graphics and animation techniques, and to advance the computer as a medium for artists. Even though he used modern technology, Csuri still insists (his) he is creating art. He’s always told his students to keep (their shoes) the issues of art (and) in focus and not get so (call) caught up in technology (did) that you (forgettable) forget about the image.

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7 z0 Z, [( F* {- `6 GAnd as (you) we enter this next gallery, please turn your attention to the statue on your right. It is a bust of the 7th Present of the United States, Andrew Jackson. It was done by an American sculpture Hiram Powers. Mr. Powers is particularly significant to our sculpture collection here at the metropolitan museum of art. His statue (in titled) entitled California was the first work by an American artist to become a part of the collection of the (might) Met, but back to this piece. When Powers were modeling this bust, he (acted) asked the Present who were 68 years old at that time, if (you) he wanted to be made to appear younger than that. Present Jackson replied that he didn’t; so as you can see, (he showed) his shown here with winkles and lines of aging etched (downed) on his face. Consequently, this bust is considered to be one of the most realistic (portrait) portrayals素描
9 b! Z' n3 O2 F0 }of Andrew Jackson. Powers traveled from his studio in Italia to the White house to do the (regional) original study for the bust. He did the study in clay, but he sculpted the final statue from fine Italian marble, as you can see. I should add that the usual practice at the time (with together) was to get local artisans to do the actual carving of the marble. (Notice) Note that the Present is (drifted) draped覆盖 in a Rome toga袍. This is because in the 19 century, (there) that was a customary attires for representation of (has) heads of state and other important figures. Powers (camped bustain) kept the bust in his studio until after Present Jackson’s death, when it was sold (in) to the democratic club in New York city. It was lent to us here at the Met in 1874 and 20 years later became part of our permanent collection. Now, if you’ll step this way请跟我来, we’ll move on to the next piece.

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6月30日 第一篇: e3 H9 e3 A. _- _: K5 A
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( V5 [3 [% a3 eOk, as you look at this next exhibit, you’ll (know) notice something quite common-an ordinary bar of soap. Now, soap has been around a long time-in fact, the ancient Phoenicians腓尼基人 produced soap as a substance for washing the body (went) way back in 600 BC. They made it by blending goat’s山羊 fat with wood ash. The Phoenicians, as you may know, regularly (treated) traded (their long as) along the Mediterranean地中海. And they (was wanted to) were the ones who introduced soap to the Greeks and Romans. , B% n0 _2 H' I: J+ _

5 w) ]0 O+ X4 |* H& x! t, kNow, soap was not something welcomed by all countries. In fact, during the (superstation) superstitious迷信的 middle ages, many people were afraid to bathe their whole body too frequently. They thought it could be dangerous for their health-that it could even kill them. And even after the production of soap became common in some European countries in 11th and 12th centuries, even then some people in the heart of Europe refused to use it. You’ll find that is interesting that when a (duches)duchess公爵夫人 was given (bathing) a box of soap as a present in 1549 she was so (exorted) insulted that she had the gift-giver (though an offer) throw off her estate. : I& E$ F, O; o
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But by the 19 century, the attitude (to) toward soap had changed drastically. In some regions of Europe, the tax on soap was so high that people secretly made their own. A (barrian) baron男爵 (once) went so far as to suggest that the wealth of a nation could be judged according to the (model) amount of soap they used.
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Now, if you turn you attention to your next exhibit, you can see how soap is manufactured today.

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4 X. Z" Y: c1 q3 P% BQuestions 47-50 Listen to part of a talk about radio in a communication class/ S0 U2 {9 d& b/ w
These days we take for granted the (why for) wide variety of music available on the radio. But this wasn’t always the case. In the earlier days of radio, stations (all keep) were capable of broadcasting only a narrow range of sounds which was all right for the human voice but music didn’t sound very good. (It with) There was also a great deal of crackling爆裂9 v" l7 c- b8 s
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7 r: W1 I2 r5 r* ]5 N4 ~& Q0 x- _8 [A man named Edwin Armstrong who was a music lover set (up) out to change this. He invented FM radio, a technology that allowed stations to (sound) send a broad range of frequencies which greatly improved the quality of music.. X  `& e3 P- J8 J
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Now, you’d think that this would have made him a millionaire. It didn’t. Radio stations at that time had invested enormous (small) amount of money in the (all) old technology. So the last thing they wanted was to invest millions more in the new technology. (Now if) Nor did they want to have to compete with other radio stations (they) that had superior sound and could put (the) them (modem) out of business. So they pressured the Federal联邦 communications commission-(that was a part) the department of the United States government that regulated radio stations to put restrictive regulations on FM radio.9 [" C& i% ?" _
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The result was that (they used) its use was limited to a very small area around New England. Of course, as we all know, Edwin Armstrong’s FM technology eventually prevailed and was adopted by thousands of stations around the world. But this took years of (caused) court battles and he never thought how it came to affect the lives of almost everyone.

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