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1. It is not possible for a mere award of money to put him in the position he would have enjoyed had the bargain been performed. The bargain must therefore be performed. But the courts rarely compel the specific performance of a contract, save where it is one for the sale of real estate, since every parcel of real property is deemed to be unique, special, and uniquely valuable to its owner. There are other kinds of contracts that can be specifically enforced, but their number is limited and dwindling in an unsentimental, commercial world in which the payment of money is usually deemed the proper remedy for every loss or disappointment suffered. Under certain circumstances, an aggrieved party can avoid a contract that he previously agreed to make. This is known as rescission or avoidance of the contract. By this relief, the parties are to be placed in the position in which they found themselves before the contract was made.2. Litigants have mutual incentives to save on litigation costs by settling out of court. They avoid uncertain trial outcomes and delays and can agree to keep settlements confidential. In some cases, settlements may be reached through alternative methods of dispute resolution, such as voluntary arbitration or mediation Generally, details of civil disputes settled before a trial are not reported to the courts and hence are not included in publicly available data Those data therefore show only part of the picture—there may be important differences between cases that go to trial and cases that settle out of court. For example, cases that go to trial probably involve larger dollar amounts, on average. Nevertheless, trial verdicts set precedents for all cases and thus affect the incentive to settle by signaling the value and probability of success to future litigants.

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The importance and focus of the interview in the work of the print and broadcast journalist is reflected in several books that have been written on the topic. Most of these books, as well as several chapters, mainly in, but not limited to journalism and broadcasting handbooks and reporting texts, stress the “how to” aspects of journalistic interviewing rather than the conceptual aspects of the interview, its contexts, and implications. Much of the “how to” material is based on personal experiences and general impressions. As we know, in journalism as in other fields, much can be learned from the systematic study of professional practice. Such study brings together evidence from which broad generalized principles can be developed. There is, as has been suggested, a growing body of research literature in journalism and broadcasting, but very little significant attention has been devoted to the study of the interview itself. On the other hand, many general tests as well as numerous research articles on interviewing other than journalism have been written. Many of these books and articles present the theoretical and empirical aspects of the interview as well as the training of the interviewers. Unhappily, this plentiful general literature about interviewing pays little attention to the journalistic interview. The fact that the general literature on interviewing does not deal with the journalistic interview seems to be surprising for two reasons. First, it seems likely that most people in modern Western societies are more familiar, at least in the positive manner, with journalistic interviewing than with any other form of interviewing. Most of us are probably somewhat familiar with the clinical interview, such as that conducted by physicians and psychologists. In these situations the professional person or interviewer is interested in getting information necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of the person seeking help. Another familiar similar situation is the job interview. However, very few of us have actually been interviewed personally by the mass media, particularly by Television. And yet, we have a vivid acquaintance with the journalistic interview by virtue of our roles as readers, listeners, and viewers. Even so, true understanding of the journalistic interview, especially television interviews, requires thoughtful analyses and even study, as this book indicates. 1.Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?2.Much research has been done on interviews in general,(  ).3.Most of the Westerners may not have been interviewed by the mass media (  ).  4.It is most likely that the passage is part of(  ).

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If you want to see the future of broadband communications, look to the stars. The heavens could soon be filled with more than 400 satellites providing internet users with low cost, direct-to-the-home connections that are hundreds of times faster than today’s dial-up moderns. With unobstructed views of virtually the entire world, satellites are poised to deliver interactive broadband services in ways even advanced ground-based networks will be hard-pressed to match. The new breed of satellites will act as powerful signal repeaters in the sky, receiving and resending radio transmissions from ground-based antennas. Costing far less per unit capacity than most satellites now in service, they will employ new digital technologies that will improve the capacity, reliability and security of data communications. Moreover, because the systems will operate at extremely high radio frequencies, they will use narrow radio beams capable of communicating with ultra small antennas that can be easily mounted on most homes. Two types of satellite systems have been proposed. Geostationary satellites will orbit 36,000 kilometers 22,000 miles above the equator at the same speed as the earth’s rotation and thus appear from the ground to be stationary. They will communicate with fixed orientation dish antennas attached to customers’ homes and use advanced signal processing to compensate for transmission delays caused by the great distances their radio signals must travel. Low—earth orbit (LEO) satellites, in contrast, will circle the globe once every two hours at altitudes under 1,500 kilometers, reducing the time needed to beam signals to and from the earth’s surface. But they will require sophisticated subscriber antennas able to track and communicate with the fast—moving LEO satellites. Both types of satellites will avoid many of the complications that plague ground-based networks. Specific advantages include the following. The dirty little secret of broadband is that the technical limitations of ground based networks will severely restrict availability. Digital subscriber line (DSL) signals decay on long telephone lines or on those of poor quality. Local multipoint distribution service (LMDS) signals cannot penetrate leafy trees, buildings or other obstructions. Cable performance deteriorates if too many households in a neighborhood log on at the same time. Fiber-to-the-home is so costly as a retrofit that is usually considered economically viable only for new housing construction. For up to one third of the population in the U. S. and an even greater portion worldwide, satellite technology will not simply be a choice, it will be the choice. 1.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?2.All of the following is mentioned as the new type of satellites is described EXCEPT(  ).3.Why does a geostationary satellite appear to be immobile?4.What advantage does the last paragraph intend to focus on?

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A snowfall consists of myriads of minute ice crystals that fall to the ground in the form of frozen precipitation. The formation of snow begins with these ice crystals in the subfreezing strata of the middle and upper atmosphere when there is an adequate supply of moisture present. At the core of every ice crystal is a minuscule nucleus, a solid particle of matter around which moisture condenses and freezes. Liquid water droplets floating in the upper atmosphere and free ice crystals cannot coexist within the same cloud, since the vapor pressure of ice is less than that of water. This enables the ice crystals to rob the liquid droplets of their moisture and grow continuously. The process can be very rapid, quickly creating sizable ice Crystals, some of which adhere to each other to create a cluster of ice crystals or a snowflake. Simple flakes possess a variety of beautiful forms, usually hexagonal, though the symmetrical shapes reproduced in most microscope photography of snowflakes are not usually found in actual snowfalls. Typically, snowflakes in actual snowfalls consist of broken fragments and clusters of adhering ice crystals.For a snowfall to continue, once it starts, there must be a constant inflow of moisture to supply the nuclei. This moisture is supplied by the passage of an airstream over a water surface and its subsequent lifting to higher regions of the atmosphere. The Pacific Ocean is the source of moisture for most snowfalls west of the Rocky Mountains, while the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean feed water vapor into the air currents over the central and eastern sections of the United States. Other geographical features also can be the source of moisture for some snowstorms. For example, areas adjacent to the Great Lakes experience their own addition, mountainous sections or rising terrain can initiate snowfalls by the geographical lifting of a moist airstream.1.What is at the center of an ice crystal?2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?3.If a snowfall continues some time since it begins, we can conclude that(  ).4.How do lake-effect snowstorms form?

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How fast is your personal computer? When people ask this question, they are typically referring to the frequency of a minuscule clock inside the computer, a crystal oscillator that set the basic rhythm used throughout the machine. In a computer with a speed of one gigahertz(千兆赫),for example, the crystal “licks” a billion times a second. Every action of the computer takes place in tiny steps, each a billionth of a second long. A simple transfer of data may take only one step; complex calculations may take many steps. All operations, however, must begin and end according to the clock’s timing signals. Because most modern computers use a single rhythm, we call them synchronous. Inside the computer’s microprocessor chip, a clock distribution system delivers the timing signals from the crystal oscillator to the various circuits, just as sound in air delivers the beat of a drum to soldiers to set their marching pace. Because all parts of the chip share the same rhythm, the output of any circuit from one step can serve as the input to any other circuit for the next step. The synchronization provided by the clock helps chip designers plan sequences of actions for the computer. The use of a central clock also creates problems. As speeds have increased, distributing the timing signals has become more and more difficult. Present-day transistors can process data so quickly that they can accomplish several steps in the time that it takes a wire to carry a signal from one side of the chip to the other. Keeping the rhythm identical in all parts of a large chip requires careful to the other. Keeping the rhythm identical in all parts of a large chip requires careful design and a great deal of electrical power. Wouldn’t it be nice to have an alternative?Our research group at Sun Microsystems Laboratories seeks such alternatives. Along with several other groups worldwide, we are investigating ways to design computing systems in which each part can proceed at its own pace instead of depending on the rhythm of a central clock. We call such systems asynchronous. Each part of an asynchronous system may extend or shorten the timing of its steps when walking across rough terrain. 1.What determines the rhythm of the personal computer?2.Why does the author mention sound in air in the second paragraph?3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a disadvantage of the use of a central clock?4.The word “alternative” means(  ).5.We can infer from the article that(  ).

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