英语课文内容问与答

英语课文内容问与答英语课文内容问与答英语课文内容问与答xxx公司英语课文内容问与答文件编号：文件日期：修订次数：第1.0次更改批准审核制定方案设计，管理制度UnitOneWhatdoesthe“theicydefender”referto?

Itreferstotheraw,bitter,bleakRussianwinter.WhatdidNapoleonexpectwhenheassembledhisarmytoattackRussia?HeexpectedtheconquestofRussiainfiveweeks.WhatdidtheRussiansdointhefacetoNapoleon’soffensiveWhatstrategydidtheRussiansadopt

Insteadoffighting,theyretreatedeastward,burningtheircropsandhomesastheywent.TheylettheRussianwinterfightthewarforthemwhiletheybidedtheirtime.WhatdidNapoleondiscoverafterheoccupiedMoscow?NapoleondiscoveredthattheoccupationofthecitywasanemptyvictorybecausetheRussiansfledtheircapitalleavinghimalmostnothingatall.WhathappenedtoNapoleon’sarmywhenitwasretreatingfromMoscow?

TheysufferedheavylossesasaresultoftheextremecoldandtheRussians’hit-and-runattacks.WhatdidNapoleondowhenPariswascaptured?Napoleonabdicatedandwentintoexile.WhendidHitlerbeginhisinvasionoftheSovietUnionWhattacticsdidheuseHowlongdidheexpectthecampaigntolast?

HitlerbeganhisinvasionoftheSovietUniononJune22,1941withoutadeclarationofwar.Heexpectedthecampaigntolastnolongerthanthreemonthsbyusingtheso-called“lightningwar”tactics.WasStalinpreparedforHitler'sattackWhatdidhedointhefaceoftheGermaninvasion

No,hewasn’t.HeinstructedtheRussianpeopleto“scorchtheearth”infrontoftheGermaninvaders.HowdidthepeopleofLeningradrespondtotheGermanattack？ThepeopleofLeningradrefusedtosurrenderandputupaheroic,stiffresistance.WhatsloweddowntheGermanadvanceonMoscowWhatmadetheGermanoffensivecometoahalt

Anearly,severe,coldwinter,toalargeextent,sloweddowntheGermanadvanceonMoscow.WhatwasthesignificanceofthebattleofStalingrad?ThelossofthebattleforStalingradturnedthetideagainstHitler.TheGermanvictorieswereover.WhatconclusiondoestheauthordrawfromNapoleon’sandHitler’smilitarycampaigns?

Theauthorconcludesthattheelementsofnaturemustbereckonedwithinanymilitarycampaign.Unit2Howimportantwastheautomobileindustryinthetwentiethcentury?Theautomobileindustryrankedasamongthemostlucrativeandpowerfulindustriesofthetwentiethcentury.Whatwillhappentocarsandroadsinthetwenty-firstcentury?Carsandroadswillberevolutionizedinthetwenty-firstcentury.Whydoestheauthorsaythekeytotomorrow’s“smartcars”willbesensors

Becauseitissensorsthatwillenablevehiclesandroadstobeabletosee,hear,feel,smell,talk,andact.Howwouldsensorshelpreducetrafficfatalities?Sensorscansenseifadriverisdrunkandrefusetostartuptheengine.Whatisthefunctionoftheradarshiddeninbumpers?Theradarshiddeninthebumperscanscanfornearbycars.Ifyoumakeaseriousdrivingmistakethecomputerwillsoundanimmediatewarning.Howwillasmartcaralertadriverwhofeelsdrowsy?Ifthedriver’seyelidscloseforacertainlengthoftimeandhisorherdrivingbecomeserratic,acomputerinthedashboardcouldalertthedriver.Whatmakesitpossibleforsmartcarstodeterminetheirapproximatelocation?GPSmakesitpossibleforsmartcarstodeterminetheirlocationontheearthtowithinaboutahundredfeet.WhataretheprospectsforapplicationsofGPSWiththepriceofmicrochipsdroppingsodrastically,futureapplicationsofGPSarevirtuallylimitless.Whatis“telematics”expectedtoachieveinincreasingtheefficiencyandsafetyofhighwaytransportation?

Itisexpectedtoputsmartcarsonsmarthighways.WhataretrafficengineersdoingonInterstate15closetoSanDiego?TheyareinstallinganMIT-designedsystemwhichwillintroducethe“automateddriver”.Whathopesdopromotersofthesmarthighwayhaveforitsfuture?Theyhavegreathopesforitsfuture.By2010,telematicsmaywellbeincorporatedintooneofthemajorhighwaysintheUnitedStates.By2020,telematicscouldbeadoptedinthousandsofmilesofhighwaysintheUnitedStates.Whataretheadvantagesofsmarthighways?Smarthighwayscouldbeanenvironmentalboon,savingfuel,reducingtrafficjams,decreasingairpollution,andservingasanalternativetohighwayexpansion. Unit3Whatisthewriteraccordingtowhatsaysatthebeginningofthetext?Herunsamanufacturingcompany.Whatkindofanswersdidhegetfromthecollegegraduatewhowantedajob?Almostallofthemwereno.Whatconclusiondidthewriterdrawfromtheyoungapplicant’sanswers?

Thisapplicantwasillpreparedforthejobhewasapplyingforandthereforeillqualified.Whatisthefirstsuggestionthewritergivestojobapplicants?Preparetowin.Whatchangeshavetakenplacewithemployeessincethewriter’scollegedays？

Theynowhavetoswitchjobsfrequently.Whatexampledoesthewriteruseinsupportofhissecondsuggestion?A90-year-oldtennisplayerwhowantedtoworkonhisweakness—backhandcourt.Whatisthewriter’sthirdsuggestionmainlyconcernedwith?

Believeinyourself,evenwhennooneelsedoes.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutthecabsinNewYorkwhenhegiveshisfourthsuggestion?Becausehewillmentionacabdriverwhoisdifferent.Whatwasitaboutthecabdriverthatparticularlyimpressedthewriter?Hiseffortstomakeadifference.WhatmadethewritertravelwithhismentorCurtCarlsoninCarlson’sjetandwhathappenedonthedayofdeparture?

HewasofferedarideonadaywhenMinnesotawashitwithoneoftheworstsnowstormsinyearsandtheinternationalairporttherewasclosedforthefirsttimeindecades.WhywasCurtCarlsonsohappywhentheyweretaxiingdowntherunway?Becausetherewerenotracksleftinthesnow,whichmeanshewasthefirstpersontotakeofffromthere.Whatpointdoesthewriterwanttomakebytalkingabouthismentor,CurtCarlson?Carlsonwasexcitedaboutbeingfirst,whichisexactlywhatthewriterrecommendstojobapplicants. Unit4WhatevidencedoestheauthorproduceinsupportofhisstatementthatAmericaisnotindecline?Americastillattractsmillionsofpeople,andpeoplearen’tattractedtoaplaceindecline.WhatthesisdoesPaulKennedyadvanceinhisbookTheRiseandFallofGreatPowersWhatdoestheauthorthinkofit

AccordingtoPaulKennedy,Americawill,followinghistoricalprecedents,inevitablydecline.Buttheauthordisagrees.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“anewPacificcivilization”Whatdoeshethinkcharacterizesthenewcivilization

ItmeansamixtureofHispanicandAsiancultureslinkedthroughthemostmoderncommunicationtechnologies.Thenewcivilizationischaracterizedbyopennessandpluralism.WhydoestheauthormentionLosAngeleswhenheportrayingthenewcivilizationheenvisage

HebelievesLosAngelestobeapremonitionofthenewPacificcivilization.InwhatwaydoesthechangeinthecompositionofLA’spopulationanticipatethegeneraltrendinthatofmankind?

90percentoftheimmigrantstoLAarefromtheThirdWorld,andatthebeginningofthe21stcentury90percentoftheworld’spopulationswillbedark-skinned.WhathasmadethepersonalcomputercompanyinOrangeCountyhighlysuccessfulAfashionoftraditionalThirdWorldcultureswiththemostmodernmentalitiesandtechnologies.WhatischaracteristicofthenewrelationshipbetweendevelopmentandunderdevelopmentCooperationandconstruction.WhatisthedifferencebetweentheWesternandnon-WesternconceptsoftimeAccordingtotheauthor,Westerntimeisorganizedbytheclock.Innon-Westernculture,timeisameasurebetweenevents.WhowasJoseVasconceloszWhatdidhewriteaboutinthebookmentionedinthetext

HewasaMexicanphilosopher.Inhisbookhedreamedofthepossibilitythatinthefuture,allracesontheplanetwouldmergeintoonetypeofman.Whatisthecommonaimthatwillharmonizecompetingculturesinaplace

Abetterlivingstandardandthechancetotry.InwhatwayisthecombinationofcultureandspaceimportanttoimmigrantstoAmericaThecultureallowsonetotrytobesomebody.Spaceissignificantnotonlyinageographicalsense,butalsointhesenseofopportunities,ofsocialmobility.WhatdoesapersonfeelifhefailsinastagnantsocietyWhy

Thispersonwillbediscouragedandpessimistic,believingthatthefailurewasdeterminedbyfate. Unit5DoesthenarratorthinkourfirstimpressionsofapersonarealwaysrightWhyorwhynot

No,hedoesn’t.Becausehispersonalexperiencetellshimthisiswrong.WhatwasEdwardBurtonbyprofessionHowdidhelook

HewasamerchantandhadbeeninbusinessinJapanformanyyears.Hewasatinylittlefellow,notmuchmorethanfivefeetfourinheight,andveryslender,withwhitehair,areadfacemuchwrinkled,andblueeyes.WhatstruckthenarratormostaboutEdwardBurtonWhy

EdwardBurtonhaddonesomethingthenarratorcouldneverhavebelievedhewould,unlesshehadheardthestoryfromhisownlips.Bothinappearanceandmannerhesuggestedthetypeofcharacteryouwouldnotassociatewithsuchanaction.WhowasLennyBurtonHowdidEdwardBurtongettoknowhim

LennnyBurtonwasaremittancemanlivinginJapan.EdwardBurtonusedtoplaybridgewithhim.WhatwasEdwardBurton’simpressionofLenny?

Inhiseyes,Lennywasnotabadchap,andhelikedhim.HowdidLennymanagetosupporthimself?Hegotfromtimetotime,abitofmoneyfromhisfamilyinLondonandmadeabitmorebycard-playing.WhydidLennycallathisnamesake’sofficeoneday?

Hecalledathisnamesake’sofficetoaskforajob.HowdidEdwardrespondtohisrequest?

Edwardrefusedhisrequestandhumiliatedhim.Howdidtheresponsehelptoshowhimupinhistruecolors?TheresponseshowedthathewasacruelmanbecauseheevenmadefunofLennywhowasdownandoutinsteadofgivinghimhelp.WhatideadidEdwardthinkofwhenLennybeggedagainforajob?EdwardaskedLennytoswimfromtheShioyaClubroundthebeaconandlandatthecreekofTarumi.Itwasoverthreemilesandratherdifficult.WhydidLennyhesitatebeforeheagreedtodoashewastoldto?Becauseheknewthathewasnotingoodconditionandmightnotmakeit.WhenEdwardsetaconditionforofferingajob,washeawareLennywouldbedrownedHowdoyouknow

Yes.BecauseEdwardsaidthathehadn’tgotavacancyinhisofficewhenhesetthecondition. Unit6Whatdidweusetoexpectfromtechnology?Weusedtothinkthattechnologywouldmakeourliveseasier.InwhatwayshaveinventionssuchasthemotorcarandtheaircraftbroughtusbenefitsAndwhatabouttheadventofwashingmachines

Inventionssuchasthemotorcarandtheaircrafthaveofferedusunimaginablelevelsofpersonalmobility.Washingmachineshavefreedwomenfromhavingtotoiloverthelaundry.Whatnewburdenshastechnologyproducedapartfromcrammingworkintoourleisuretime?Accordingtotheauthor,asidefromfollowingworktospreadintoourleisuretime,technologyhasalsoaddedthenewburdenofdealingwithfaxes,e-mailsandvoicemails.HowfastisinformationgeneratedtodayascomparedtoacoupleofcenturiesagoAcoupleofcenturiesago,nearlyalltheworld’saccumulatedlearningcouldbecontainedintheheadsofafewphilosophers.Today,thoseheadscouldnothopetoaccommodatemorethanatinyfractionoftheinformationgeneratedinasingleday.WhatisEdwardWilson’spurposeinsubscribingtosixty-oddjournalsandmagazines?

Hispurposeistokeephimupwithwhatisgoingoninhisspecializedfield—entomology.Whatgivesrisetoourdiscontentwithsuperabundance?Theconfusionofendlesschoicegivesrisetoourdiscontentwithsuperabundance.Iseveryonetime-starvedtodayWhatpercentageofthepopulationissufferingunderthestressesandstrainsoflifetoday

No.Abouthalfthepopulationsissufferingunderthestressesandstrains