研究生英语阅读教程(提高级-第三版)课文及课后习题答案Word下载.doc
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Lesson2 HumbledbyNature,HumblebyCulture·
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Lesson3 HowWeBroketheMurdochScandal·
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UnitTwoReadingBiographiesandPersonalRecollections
Lesson4BillClinton·
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Lesson5 SteveJobs·
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Lesson6 ABeautifulMind·
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UnitThreeReadingEssays
Lesson7 AChristmasSermononPeace·
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Lesson8 LeftforDead·
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Lesson9 SpelloftheRisingMoon·
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UnitFourReadingScientificand
TechnicalArticles
Lesson10OurPictureoftheUniverse·
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Lesson11 MindoverMachine·
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Lesson12 2InchesBetweenLife,Death·
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UnitFiveReadingShortStoriesand
Novels
Lesson13 CatintheRain·
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Lesson14 TheStolenParty·
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Lesson15 ASummer’sReading·
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课文全文参考译文·
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UnitOneReadingNewsReports
UnderestimatingRisk
KEYSTOEXERCISES
.ReadingComprehension
A.
1.B(Paragraph1:
YearsbeforetheDeepwaterHorizonrigblew,BPwasdevelopingareputationasanoilcompanythattooksafetyriskstosavemoney.)
2.C(Paragraph1:
NoneotherthanJoeBarton,aRepublicancongressmanfromTexasandaglobal-warmingskeptic…noneotherthan:
usedtoemphasizethesurprisingidentityofaperson
orthing正是,恰是)
3.D(Paragraph4:
ForallthecriticismBPexecutivesmaydeserve,theyarefarfromtheonlypeopletostrugglewithsuchlow-probability,high-costevents.Nearlyeveryonedoes.)
4.B(Paragraph4:
Whenaneventisdifficulttoimagine,wetendtounderestimateitslikelihood.Thisistheproverbialblackswan.)
5.C(Paragraph6:
Afterthe9/11attacks,Americanscanceledplanetripsandtooktotheroad.Therewerenoterroristattacksinthiscountryin2002,yettheadditionaldrivingapparentlyledtoanincreaseintrafficfatalities.)
6.B(Paragraph7:
Whenthestakesarehighenough,itfallstogovernmenttohelpitscitizensavoidtheseentirelyhumanerrors.Themarket,lefttoitsowndevices,oftencannotdoso.)
7.D(Paragraph8:
Federallawhelpedthemunderestimatethecosts.)
8.A(Paragraph10:
Thebigfinancialriskisnolongerahousingbubble.Instead,itmaybethehugedeficitsthatthegrowthofMedicare,MedicaidandSocialSecuritywillcauseincomingyears—andthepossibilitythatlenderswilleventuallybecomenervousaboutextendingcredittoWashington.)
9.A(Paragraph12:
Nothinglikethathaseverhappenedbefore.Evenimaginingitisdifficult.Itismucheasiertohopethattheoddsofsuchanoutcomearevanishinglysmall.Infact,it’sonlynaturaltohavethishope.Butthatdoesn’tmakeitwise.)
10.D(Thewholetext.)
B.
ReasonsBehind
WrongActionsConsequencesSuggestedSolutions
DeepwaterHorizon
ObsessionwithprofitsCostcuttingBPshouldbefullyawareof
Safetycouldnotbethepotentialrisksandspend
guaranteedmoremoneytomaketheir
HumanweaknessUnderestimatingtherisks
facilitiessafer.
CongressandtheObama
administrationshouldtake
A1990CongresslawputaFederallawhelpedBP
sensiblesteps,likelifting
Governmentpolicycaponspiller’sliabilityforexecutivesunderestimate
theliabilitycapandfreeing
cleanupcostat$75million.thecostsofdamages.