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1、专业好文档第一篇 A Life with Birds For nearly 17 years David Cope has worked as one of the Tower of Londons yeoman warders, _ better known to tourists as beefeaters.David,64,livesin a three-bedroomed flat right at the top of the Byward Tower, one of the gatehouses. From our bedroom we have a marvelous(a.奇妙的
2、，不可思议的) view of Tower Bridge and the Thames, says David. The Tower of London is famous for. its ravens(n.乌鸦，黑色的鸟), the large black birds which have lived there for over three centuries. David was immediately fascinated(着迷，吸引) by the birds and when he was _ offered_ the post of Raven Master eight yea
3、rs ago he had no _ hesitation_ in accepting it. The birds have now become my life and Im always _ aware of the fact that I am _ maintaining _ a tradition. The legend(传奇，传说) says that if the ravens leave the Tower, England will fall to enemies, and its my job to _ make sure this doesnt happen! David
4、devotes about four hours a day to the care of the ravens. He has grown to love them and the _ fact that he lives right next to them is ideal. I can keep a close eye on them all the time, and not just when Im working. At first, Davids wife Mo was not _keen on the idea of life in the Tower, but she to
5、o will be sad to leave when he retires next year. When we look out of our windows, we see history all around us, and we are taking it in and storing it up for our future memories. 第二篇 A Lucky Break Actor Antonio Banderas is used to breaking bones, and it always seems to happen when hes doing sport.
6、In the film Play It to the Bone he plays the part of a middleweight(n.中量级拳击手) boxer alongside Woody Harrelson. During the making of the film Harrelson kept complaining that the fight scenes werent very convincing(a.有说服力的，令人信服的), so one day he suggested that he and Banderas should have a fight for re
7、al. The Spanish actor wasnt keen on the idea at first, but he was eventually persuaded by his co-star to put on his gloves and climb into the boxing ring(拳赛场地). However, when he realized how seriously(认真地) his opponent was taking it all, he began to regret his decision to fight. And then in the thir
8、d round, Harrelson hit Banderas so hard in the face that he actually broke his nose. His wife, actress Melanie Griffith, was furious(a.暴怒的，强烈的) that he had been playing silly macho(a.雄壮的，男子气概的) games. She was right, confesses(v.承认，坦白) Banderas, and I was a fool to take a risk like that in the middle
9、 of a movie.He was reminded of the time he broke his leg during a football match in his native Malaga. He had always dreamed of becoming a soccer star, of performing in front of a big crowd, but doctors told him his playing days were probably over. Thats when I decided to take up acting; I saw it as
10、 another way of performing, and achieving recognition. What happened to me on that football pitch was, you might say, my first lucky break. 第三篇 Global Warming 全球变暖 Few people now question the reality of global warming and its effects on the worlds climate(n.气候，风气). Many scientists put the blame for
11、recent natural disasters on the increase in the worlds temperatures and are convinced that, more than ever before, the Earth is at risk from the forces(暴力) of the wind, rain and sun. According to them, global warming is making extreme(极端的) weather events, such as hurricanes(n. 飓风，暴风) and droughts(n.
12、干旱，早灾), even more severe and causing sea levels all around the world to rise . Environmental groups are putting pressure on governments to take action to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide(n.二氧化碳) which is given off by factories and power plants, thus attacking(攻击) the problem at its source. They a
13、re in favour of more money being spent on research into solar(a.太阳的n.太阳能), wind and wave energy devices, which could then replace existing power stations .Some scientists, however believe that even if we stopped releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere(n.大气) tomorrow, we would ha
14、ve to wait several(几) hundred years to notice the results. Global warming, it seems, is here to stay(停留).第四篇 A Success StoryAt 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have made their fortune(财富) through the Internet. What makes Bens story all the more remar
15、kable(a.卓越的，值得注意的) is that he is dyslexic(a.诵读困难的n.诵读困难者), and was told by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write properly . I wanted to prove them wrong , says Ben, creator and director of Waysearch, a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online s
16、hopping malls.When he was eight, his local authorities(n.权威，权力，当权) provided him with a PC to help with school work. Although he was unable to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and encouraged by his father, he soon began charging people $l0 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he set up his own computer consultancy(n.咨询公司，顾问工作), Quad Computer, which
