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Unit1

1.Virtueis...self-centered.

Key:

Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.

2....（Poverty）wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity...

Key:

Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.

3....therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.

Key:

Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.

4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.

Key:

Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureoftohumansociety.

5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.

Key:

PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.

6....thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;itwasonlysuspended.

Key:

Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned;ithadonlybeenputoff.

7....onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,andtoiletseats.

Key:

Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood;itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighpricesforofficeequipmenttogetkickbacks.

8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.

Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.

9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth---butevenmoreofconvenience.

Key:

Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.

10.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort...

Key:

GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreateffortstochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.

Unit2

1.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.

Key:

Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.

2."I'mafraidtheday'sgoingtocatchus,"Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisastermightbefallusifitdid.

Key:

Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'swords,andwasgenuinelyafraidofthepossibledisaster--ifwedidn'thurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterriblethingsmighthappen.

3....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.

Key:

Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWatsonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.

4.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.

Key:

ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.

5.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.

Key:

Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilessWatson.

6.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneversatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday...

Key:

Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldn’tpossiblycomparewithours.

7.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.

Key:

Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother'ssessionsindoors.wewouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.

Unit3

1….Evendroughts,floodsandheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofman.

Key:

Whatpeopledomayunintentionallycausedroughts,floodsandheatwaves.

2.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,ismisleading.

Key:

TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein,suchimagelullsusintocomplacency.

3.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphere.

Key:

Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectsonecology.

4....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.

Key:

thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem.

5.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheirenvironment.

Key:

Whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment.

6.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...

Key:

thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.

7...theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountattreatmentplant...

Key:

Peopleeatplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewersystem.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.theresiduewillgointorivers,oceans,andwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem.

8.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...

Key:

Iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange

9.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariation.

Key:

Thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety.

10.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.

Key:

ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcauseofthewar,thus,welosethechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentalcrisis.

Unit4Nettles

1.Howallmyownterritorywouldbealtered,adifalandslidehadgonethroughitandskimmedoffallmeaningexceptlossofMike.

Key:

TheimpactofMike'sleavingonmylifewasbeyondmyimagination.Ididn'texpectthatMike'sleavingwouldhavesuchatremendouspowerthatitwouldchangethemeaningofmyexistencecompletely.AllmythoughtswereaboutlossofMike.

2.Duringthattimeoflifethatissupposedtobeareproductivedaze,withthewoman'smindallswampedbymaternaljuices,wewerestillcompelledtodiscussSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerand"TheCocktailParty".

Key:

Atthattime,wewereyoungmothers,andweweresupposedtoleadaterriblybusylifefullofconfusionandbewildermentcausedbygivingbirthtoandraisingbabies.andourmindsweresupposedtobefullyoccupiedbyhowtofeedthebabiesandthingslikethat.However,inthemidstofallthiswestillfelttheneedtodiscusssomeoftheimportantthinkersofourtimelikeSimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerandT.S.Eliot'ssophisticatedwork"TheCocktailParty".

3....Iwouldbefrightened,notofanyhostilitybutofakindofnonexistence.

Key:

Iwouldbefrightened,andmyfearwasnotcausedbymyneighbor'svisiblyhostileandviolentwayoflife,butbyakindofformlessandhiddenemptinessandmeaninglessnessofhumanexistence.Whathappenedaroundmewastotallyirrelevanttome,andIfeltveryisolatedandalienated.

4.Shedidnotaskme---wasitdelicacyordisapproval?

---aboutmynewlife.

Key:

Shedidnotaskmeaboutmynewlife,eitheroutofsubtleconsiderationformyfeelingaboutthissensitivesubjectoroutofdisapprovalformynewlifestyle.

5.Itwouldbeasleazythingtodo,inthehouseofhisfriends.

Key:

Itwouldbeamorallylowthing,anindecentthingtocommitinfidelityinthehouseofafriend.

6.Iknewnowthathewasapersonwhohadhitrockbottom.

Key:

Iknewthathewasapersonwhohadexperiencedtheworstinlife,thehardestexperienceapersonmighthavetoendure.

7.Heandwifeknewthattogetheranditboundthem,assomethinglikethatwouldeitherbreakyouapartorbindyou,forlife.

Key:

Theyexperiencedtheworsttogetherandtheyknewwhatitwaslikeandunderstoodthemeaningofthatexperience.Suchanexperienceposedthegravesttesttopeople.Iftheystoodthetest,theirfriendshipormarriagewouldbestrengthened,andasacredbondagewouldbeformedbetweenthem.Butiftheyfailedthetest,theirrelationshipwouldbebrokenandtheywouldbedrivenapart.

8.Notriskingathingyetstayingaliveasasweettrickle,anundergroundresource.Withtheweightofthisnowstillnessonit,thisseal.

Key:

Iftheyactedonlove,theywouldtakerisks.theywouldn'tdothatorgofurtherintheirrelationship,buttheywouldratherlettheirloveremainasasweettrickle,whichwouldflowongentlyandpermanently,andasanundergroundresource,whic