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现代大学英语第六册精读课后题答案现代大学英语第六册精读课后题答案现代大学英语第六册精读课后题答案资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月现代大学英语第六册精读课后题答案版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：Unit11.Virtue,is~~self-centered.-Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.2.Povertywasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity.-Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.3.~~therichwerenotresponsibleforetheritscreationoritsamelioration.-therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldn’tbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.4.It’smerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofgod-It’sonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureortohumansociety.5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitacquiredacondemnatorytone-peoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismcuzitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.6.~~thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend,itwasonlysuspended.-Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheconcernforthepoorhadn’tbeenabandoned,ithadonlybeenputoff7.~~onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats-Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood,it’sveryrarethatsomehighpricesforofficeequipmenttogetkickbacks8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction-It’saverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutit’snottrue.9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth-butevenmoreofconvenience-Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth.butmoreoftenthannotit’sacceptedcuzit’sconvenientandself-serving10.GeorgeGilder~~whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort-GGadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreatefforttochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhardUnit21.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomyfatherlikethelegendarysirensong-Thoughtheplacewasn’tpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexploreduncultivatednaturalstateandthechallenge2.‘I’mafraidtheday’sgoingtocatchus’Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid-Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather’swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster-ifwedidn’thurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen3.~~fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor-Inthisplace,thoughpolicewouldmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWastonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities4.ThestrangleholdWastonhadoverthissectionofFloridwasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory-ThecontrolWastonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw--enforcingofficialsandgovernmentwhichfloridawitnessedinthetwentiethcentury5.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway-Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilesswaston6.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneversatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday-Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbykingrichard,whowasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldn’tpossiblycomparewithours7.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoorssessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine-Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother’ssessionsindoors.wewouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhatweatherwaslikeUnit31.~~evendroughts,floods,andheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofmanWhatpeopledomayunintentionallycausedroughts,floods,andheatwaves2.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisementsismisleadingTheEarthweseeinphotos,postersandads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein;suchimagelullsusintocomplaceny3.ThetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphereHumanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectonecology4.~~WhichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystemThefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem5.Definedsonarrowly,it’snosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletoenvironmentWhencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowlypurpose,it’snosurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment6.Yieldrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication~Thefarmappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidn’tatthesamerateoffertilizer7.~~theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem,alteredincompositionbutnotinamountatatreatmentplantPeopleeattheplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.Theresiduewillgointoriversoceansandwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem8.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemareconservativeIftheecosytemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange 9.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariationThecharacteristicsofobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety10.ButthisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstandingIfwetakesidesinthewarofthetwoworlds,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcausethewar.thus,welosethechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentcrisis.Unit51.~~thenationalrejectionofdogmaticpreconceptionaboutthenatureofthesocialandeconomicorderTherearesuchprejudicesinanarrogantmanneraboutthecharacteristicofthesocialorderandeconomicorderandtheytakeitforgranted,thecountryjustrejectedsuchprejudice2.NorcanonesuggestthatAmericanhavebeenconsistentlyimmunetotheideologicaltemptation-NoonecansaythatAmericanshaveneverbeentemptedbytheapproachofunderstanding,preservingortransformingtheworldaccordingtorigiddogmas3.~~andanyintellectsoshapedwasboundtohavecertainvulnerabilitytosecularideologyeverafter-AmindinfluencedbyCalvinsttheologywouldsurelyfinditsomewhatdifficulttoresistotherideologicaltemptationstoideologicalthinking4.Pragmatismisnomorewhollydevoidofabstractionthanideologyiswhollydevoidofexperience-Pragmatismisnotcompletelyfreefromabstractideasjustasideologyisitsomewhatdifficulttoresistotherideologicaltemptationstoideologicalthinking5.Asanideologist,however,Jeffersonistodayremote—afigurenotofpresentconcernbutofhistoricalcuriosity-Asamanfollowingafixedsetofbeliefs,Jeffersonisonlyaninterestinghistoricalfigure.Hisbeliefsareoutofdateandareirrelevanttopresent-dayreality6.~~(andoften)whosecentraldogmaisconfidedtothecustodyofaninfalliblepriesthood-Theircentralbeliefsareimprisonedbythewholebodyofpriestswhoarealwayseffective7.~~wherefreemenmayfindpartialtruths,butwherenomortalmanwillevergetanabsolutegriponAbsoluteTruth~-InthisuniverseapersonwhosemindisconstrainedmaybeabletodiscoverrelationtruthsbutnomanonearthcanclaimthathehasalreadygraspedtheoneandonlyTruth.8.Butideologyisadrug,nomatterhowmuchit’sexposedbyexperience,thecravingforitstillpersistIdeologyhasthecharacteristicofanarcotic.Inspiteofthefactthatithasbeenprovedwrongmanytimesbyexperience,peoplestilllongtocommitthemselvestoideology9~~theonlycertaintyinanabsolutesystemisthecertaintyofabsoluteabuse-Theonlythingthatissureofadespoticsystemistheunrestrictedexerciseofpower10.Thedistinctivehumantriumph~~liesinthecapacitytounderstandthefrailtyofhumanstrivingbuttostrivenonetheless-Themostoutstandingachievementofhumanityistheyknowthatnomatterhowhardtheytry,theycan’tachieveAbsoluteTruth,yettheycontinuetomakegreateffortsandrefusetogiveupUnit71.Formanholdsinhismortalhandsthepowertoabolishallformsofhumanpovertyandallformsofhumanlife-Asaresultoftechnologicaldevelopment,humanbeingsnowhavethepowertoputanendtopovertyandhumanmisery,butatthesametimetheyalsopossessthepowertodestroythewholeworld,renderingituninhabitableandlifeless2.~~unwillingtowitnessorpermittheslowundoingofthosehumanrights-Wedonotwanttoseeortoallowtheslowdestructionofthosehumanrights3.Tothosepeopleinthehutsandvilliagedofhalftheglobestrugglingtobreakthebondsofmassmisery,wepledgeourbesteffortstohelpthemselves-Tothepeopleoftheunderdevelopedcountrieslivinginpovertyinruralareas,wearecommittedtohelpingthemtoridthemselvesofmasspovertybytheirownefforts4.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecan’tbecomethepreyofhostilepowers-Butweshouldn’tletanyCommunistpowertakeadvantageofthisallianceforprogresstoexpanditsinfluence5.Andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse-WewanttomakecleartotheCommunistpowersthatAmericasareAmericasoftheAmericans.Donotattempttopenetrateintothisarea6~~beforethedarkpowersofdestructionunleashedbyscienceengulfallhumanityinplannedoraccidentalself-destruction~beforetheworldisdestroyedbyanuclearwarlaunchedinapreemptiveattackorcausedbyaccident7~~yetbothracingtoaltertheuncertainbalanceofterrorthatstaysthehandofmankind’sfinalwar-Yetbothsidesattempttogetanedgeinthenucleararmsracesoastobreakthemutualdeterrencewhichhassofarpreventedtheoutbreakofanuclearwar8~~civilityisnotasignofweakness,andsincerityisalwayssubjecttoproof-Tobereadytonegotiateandestablishfriendlyrelationsdoesn’tmeanthatweareweakorafraid.Declarationsofsincereintentionhavetobetestedbyactions9.LetbothsidesseektoinvokethewondersofscienceinsteadofitsterrorsLetthetwosidesusethefruitsofscienceforthebenefitofhumanityratherthanusinghigh-techweaponstokillanddestroy10~~eachgenerationofAmericanshasbeensummonedtogivetestimonytoitsnationalloyalty-TherehavebeenoccasionsforeachgenerationofAmericanstobecalledupontofightanddiefortheircountryUnit101.SaintGoergymaycaperinbannersandinthespeechesofpoliticians,butit’sJonhnBullwhodeliversthegoods-AsSaintGoergyisahero,thepatronofarms,symbolizingchivalry,hisimageoftenappearsonbanners,andhisnameisoftenmentioninthespeechesofpoliticians.SaintGoergyisusedasasymbolicfigureofpoliticalpurpose.ButJonhnBullisatradesmanandhedeliversthegoodsweneedinourdailylifewhilemakingmoneyatthesametime2.Withitsboarding-houses,itscompulsorygames,itssystemofprefectsandfagging,itsinsistenceongoodformandonespritdecorps.itproducesatypewhoseweightisoutofallproportiontoitsnumbers-TheEnglishpublicschoolshaveuniquefeatures.firstallboyslivinginboardinghouses,second,sportsandgamesareorganizedandcompulsoryaspartoftheschoolcurricular,third,olderstudentshavespecialdutiestohelpcontrolyoungerstudentswhilethelattermustdojobsfortheformer,lastly,greatemphasisisplacedongoodformandteamspirit.Thesefeaturesenablethepublicschoolstudenttohavedisproportionatelygreatinfluence3.Nowtheword“bankrupt”,Ispokeasamemberofaprudentmiddle-classnation,alwaysanxioustomeetmyliabilities-Payattentiontomyuseoftheword“bankrupt”,awordrelatedtobusiness.Thisrevealsmyidentityasamemberofcommercialnation,whowouldbecarefulandsensibleenoughtoavoidanyriskoffailingtopaytheirdebts4.ButmyfriendspokeasanOriental,andtheOrientalhasbehindhimatradition.notofmiddle-classprudencebutofkinglymunificenceandsplendor-ButmyfriendexpressedhisviewsasamemberoftheOrientalcountries.Theyarenourishedbyatraditionofgreatgenerosityandrichness,whichisdifferentfromtheEnglishtraditionofmiddle-classprudence5.Trueloveinthisisdiffersfromgoldandclay.Thattodivideisnottotakeaway-Inthisaspect,trueloveisdifferentfrommaterialthingssuchasclayorevengoldwhichcanbedividedandtakenaway.Yet,ifwesharetruelove,itwillneverdiminish6.Iwillnowdescendfromthatdizzyandsomewhatunfamiliarheight.andreturntomybusinessofnotetaking-Intheaboveanecdote,IhavebecomeaexampleofEnglishmenforthemoment.Thatputmeinahighpositionwhichmakemedizzyandisunfamiliartome.Iwillnowcomedownfromthatheightandreturnto