现代大学英语第六册精读课后题

1、Unit1,isself-centered.-Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity.-Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.3.therichwerenotresponsibleforetheritscreationoritsamelioration.-therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldntbeas

2、kedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.smerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofgod-Itsonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureortohumansociety.declinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitacquiredacondemnatorytone-peoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismcuzitseemedtoglorifybruta

3、lforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveand,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.6.thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend,itwasonlysuspended.-Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheconcernforthepoorhadntbeenabandoned,ithadonlybeenputoff7.onlyrarelygiventooverpaying

4、formonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats-Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood,itsveryrarethatsomehighpricesforofficeequipmenttogetkickbacksisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction-Itsaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitsnottrue.canbetheservantoftruth-butevenmoreof

5、convenience-Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchformoreoftenthannotitsacceptedcuzitsconvenientandself-servingGilderwhotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort-GGadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreatefforttochangethes

6、ituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhardUnit2thesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomyfatherlikethelegendarysirensong-Thoughtheplacewasntpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexploreduncultivatednaturalstateandthechallenge2.Imafraidthedaysgoing

7、tocatchusIexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid-Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfatherswords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster-ifwedidnthurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen3.fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohis

8、door-Inthisplace,thoughpolicewouldmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWastonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivitiesstrangleholdWastonhadoverthissectionofFloridwasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,ot

9、herlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory-ThecontrolWastonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernmentwhichfloridawitnessedinthetwentiethcenturywasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andthe

10、rewasamurdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway-Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilesswastonRichardinhisgluttonyneversatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday-Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbykingrichard,wh

11、owasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldntpossiblycomparewithourstheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoorssessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine-Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymotherssessionswouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwh

12、atweatherwaslikeUnit31.evendroughts,floods,andheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofmanWhatpeopledomayunintentionallycausedroughts,floods,andheatwavesthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisementsismisleadingTheEarthweseeinphotos,postersandads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotth

13、etruereflectionoftheworldwelivein;suchimagelullsusintocomplacenytechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphereHumanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectonecology4.Whichcouldestablishit

14、selfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystemThefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystemsonarrowly,itsnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletoenvironmentWhencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowlypurpose,

15、itsnosurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironmentrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplicationThefarmappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidntatthesamerateoffertilizer7.theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem,alteredincompositionbutnotinamount

16、atatreatmentplantPeopleeattheplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewerbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillresiduewillgointoriversoceansandwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystemtotheirowndevices,ecosystemareconservativeIftheecosytemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithveryl

17、ittlechangecontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariationThecharacteristicsofobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvarietythisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstandingIfwetakesidesinthewarofthetwoworlds,weared

18、oingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcausethe,welosethechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentcrisis.Unit51.thenationalrejectionofdogmaticpreconceptionaboutthenatureofthesocialandeconomicorderTherearesuchprejudicesinanarrogantmanneraboutthecharacteristicofthesocialorderandec

19、onomicorderandtheytakeitforgranted,thecountryjustrejectedsuchprejudicecanonesuggestthatAmericanhavebeenconsistentlyimmunetotheideologicaltemptation-NoonecansaythatAmericanshaveneverbeentemptedbytheapproachofunderstanding,preservingortransformingtheworldaccordingtorigiddogmas3.andanyintellectsoshaped

20、wasboundtohavecertainvulnerabilitytosecularideologyeverafter-AmindinfluencedbyCalvinsttheologywouldsurelyfinditsomewhatdifficulttoresistotherideologicaltemptationstoideologicalthinkingisnomorewhollydevoidofabstractionthanideologyiswhollydevoidofexperience-Pragmatismisnotcompletelyfreefromabstractide

21、asjustasideologyisitsomewhatdifficulttoresistotherideologicaltemptationstoideologicalthinkinganideologist,however,Jeffersonistodayremoteafigurenotofpresentconcernbutofhistoricalcuriosity-Asamanfollowingafixedsetofbeliefs,Jeffersonisonlyaninterestinghistoricalbeliefsareoutofdateandareirrelevanttopres

22、ent-dayreality6.(andoften)whosecentraldogmaisconfidedtothecustodyofaninfalliblepriesthood-Theircentralbeliefsareimprisonedbythewholebodyofpriestswhoarealwayseffective7.wherefreemenmayfindpartialtruths,butwherenomortalmanwillevergetanabsolutegriponAbsoluteTruth-Inthisuniverseapersonwhosemindisconstra

23、inedmaybeabletodiscoverrelationtruthsbutnomanonearthcanclaimthathehasalreadygraspedtheoneandonlyTruth.ideologyisadrug,nomatterhowmuchitsexposedbyexperience,thecravingforitstillpersistIdeologyhasthecharacteristicofaspiteofthefactthatithasbeenprovedwrongmanytimesbyexperience,peoplestilllongtocommitthe

24、mselvestoideology9theonlycertaintyinanabsolutesystemisthecertaintyofabsoluteabuse-Theonlythingthatissureofadespoticsystemistheunrestrictedexerciseofpowerdistinctivehumantriumphliesinthecapacitytounderstandthefrailtyofhumanstrivingbuttostrivenonetheless-Themostoutstandingachievementofhumanityistheykn

25、owthatnomatterhowhardtheytry,theycantachieveAbsoluteTruth,yettheycontinuetomakegreateffortsandrefusetogiveupUnit7manholdsinhismortalhandsthepowertoabolishallformsofhumanpovertyandallformsofhumanlife-Asaresultoftechnologicaldevelopment,humanbeingsnowhavethepowertoputanendtopovertyandhumanmisery,butat

26、thesametimetheyalsopossessthepowertodestroythewholeworld,renderingituninhabitableandlifeless2.unwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrights-Wedonotwanttoseeortoallowtheslowdestructionofthosehumanrightsthosepeopleinthehutsandvilliagedofhalftheglobestrugglingtobreakthebondsofmassmisery,we

27、pledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemselves-Tothepeopleoftheunderdevelopedcountrieslivinginpovertyinruralareas,wearecommittedtohelpingthemtoridthemselvesofmasspovertybytheirowneffortsthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecantbecomethepreyofhostilepowers-ButweshouldntletanyCommunistpowertakeadvantageofthisalliancefor

28、progressinfluenceleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse-WewanttomakecleartotheCommunistpowersthatAmericasareAmericasofthenotattempttopenetrateintothisarea6beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destructionbe

29、foretheworldisdestroyedbyanuclearwarlaunchedinapreemptiveattackorcausedby7yetbothracingtoaltertheuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankindwartoexpanditsaccidentsfinal-Yetbothsidesattempttogetanedgeinthenucleararmsracesoastobreakthemutualdeterrencewhichhassofarpreventedtheoutbreakofanuclearwa

30、r8civilityisnotasignofweakness,andsincerityisalwayssubjecttoproof-TobereadytonegotiateandestablishfriendlyrelationsdoesntmeanthatweareweakorofsincereintentionhavetobetestedbyactionsbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrorsLetthetwosidesusethefruitsofscienceforthebenefitofhumanityra

31、therthanusinghigh-techweaponstokillanddestroy10eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedtogivetestimonytoitsnationalloyalty-TherehavebeenoccasionsforeachgenerationofAmericanstobecalledupontofightanddiefortheircountryUnit10Goergymaycaperinbannersandinthespeechesofpoliticians,butitsJonhnBullwhodelivers

32、thegoods-AsSaintGoergyisahero,thepatronofarms,symbolizingchivalry,hisimageoftenappearsonbanners,andhisnameisoftenmentioninthespeechesofpoliticians.SaintGoergyisusedasasymbolicfigureofpoliticalpurpose.ButJonhnBullisatradesmanandhedeliversthegoodsweneedinourdailylifewhilemakingmoneyatthesametimeitsboa

33、rding-houses,itscompulsorygames,itssystemofprefectsandfagging,itsinsistenceongoodformandonespritdeproducesatypewhoseweightisoutofallproportiontoitsnumbers-TheEnglishpublicschoolshaveuniqueallboyslivinginboardinghouses,second,sportsandgamesareorganizedandcompulsoryaspartoftheschoolcurricular,third,ol

34、derstudentshavespecialdutiestohelpcontrolyoungerstudentswhilethelattermustdojobsfortheformer,lastly,greatemphasisisplacedongoodformandteamfeaturesenablethepublicschoolstudenttohavedisproportionatelygreatinfluencetheword“bankrupt”,Ispokeasamemberofaprudentmiddle-classnation,alwaysanxioustomeetmyliabi

35、lities-Payattentiontomyuseoftheword“bankrupt”,awordrelatedtobusiness.Thisrevealsmyidentityasamemberofcommercialnation,whowouldbecarefulandsensibleenoughtoavoidanyriskoffailingtopaytheirdebtsmyfriendspokeasanOriental,andtheOrientalhasbehindhimaofmiddle-classprudencebutofkinglymunificenceandsplendor-B

36、utmyfriendexpressedhisviewsasamemberoftheOrientalarenourishedbyatraditionofgreatgenerosityandrichness,whichisdifferentfromtheEnglishtraditionofmiddle-classprudenceloveinthisisdiffersfromgoldandtodivideisnottotakeaway-Inthisaspect,trueloveisdifferentfrommaterialthingssuchasclayorevengoldwhichcanbedividedandtaken,ifwesharetruelove,itwillneverdiminishwillnowdescendfromthatdizzyandsomewhatunfamiliarreturntomybusinessofnotetaking-Intheaboveanecdote,IhavebecomeaexampleofEnglishmenfortheputmeinahighpositionwhichmakemedizzyandisunfamiliartowillnowcomedownfromthat