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*第十九篇 The FamilyThe structure of a family takes different forms around the world and even in the same society. The familys form changes as it adapts to changing social and economic influences. 1. Another good title for this passage would be What Makes a Family? 2. A nuclear family is defined as a married couple with their minor children 3. The information in this passage would most likely be found in an anthropology textbook 4.The information in the first paragraph is presented mainly through pointing out similarities 5. The word mobility means readiness to move *第二十篇 Tales of the Terrible PastIt is not the job of fiction writers to analyze and interpret history. Yet by writing about the past in a vivid and compelling manner，storytellers can bring earlier eras to life and force readers to consider them seriously. 1. This passage is mostly about two novels that deal with slavery 2. Beloved is set in Ohio after the Civil War 3. The writer seems to feel that the books are worthwhile but challenging 4. The writer emphasizes that the two books are similar in their portrayal of violence 5. The word appalling means terrible *二十六Seeing the World Centuries AgoIf you enjoy looking through travel books by such familiar authors as Arthur Frommer or Eugene Fodor，it will not surprise you to lean that travel writing has a long and venerable history. 1. This passage is mostly about where three early travel writers went and wrote about 2. Ibn Battutah traveled throughout the Muslim word 3. The books bf the three writers were popular because they told of strange and exotic locales 4. The overall organization of this passage is through chronological order 5. In this passage attest means to give proof of 第十七篇Eiffel Is an Eyeful 引人注目的埃菲尔铁塔 Some 300 meters up, near the Eiffel Towers wind-whipped summit the world comes to scribble . 1.Why does the author think the Eiffel Tower is transformed into symbol of a world on the move? Tourists of all nationalities come to scribble on