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Lesson2　HumbledbyNature,HumblebyCulture·

9

Lesson3　HowWeBroketheMurdochScandal·

14

UnitTwoReadingBiographiesandPersonalRecollections

Lesson4BillClinton·

21

Lesson5　SteveJobs·

39

Lesson6　ABeautifulMind·

42

UnitThreeReadingEssays

Lesson7　AChristmasSermononPeace·

57

Lesson8　LeftforDead·

64

Lesson9　SpelloftheRisingMoon·

68

UnitFourReadingScientificand

TechnicalArticles

Lesson10OurPictureoftheUniverse·

74

Lesson11　MindoverMachine·

87

Lesson12　2InchesBetweenLife,Death·

95

UnitFiveReadingShortStoriesand

Novels

Lesson13　CatintheRain·

101

Lesson14　TheStolenParty·

106

Lesson15　ASummer’sReading·

109

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.