现代大学英语精读第1至4课课后答案.docx

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现代大学英语精读第1至4课课后答案

1.Virtueis...self-centered.

Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.

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

Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.

3....therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.

Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshouldnotbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.

4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.

Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittestappliedtonatureoftohumansociety.

5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.

PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorifybrutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.

6....thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;itwasonlysuspended.

Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnotbeenabandoned;ithadonlybeenputoff.

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

Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood;itisveryrarethatsomewouldpayhighpricesforofficeequipmenttogetkickbacks.

8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.

Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.

9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth---butevenmoreofconvenience.

Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitisacceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.

10.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspuroftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort...

GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfromgreatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreateffortstochangethesituation,inotherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.

1.Animbalancebetweentherichandpooristheoldestandmostfatalailmentofrepublics

贫富不均乃共和政体最致命的宿疾

2.Theirpovertyisatemporarymisfortune,iftheyarepoorandmeek,theyeventuallywillinherittheearth

他们的贫穷只是一种暂时性的不幸，如果他们贫穷但却温顺，他们最终将成为世界的主人

3.CouplesinloveshouldrepairtoRHMacy’snottheirbedroom

热恋的夫妇应该在梅西百货商店过夜，而不是他们的新房

4.TheAmericanbeautyrosecanbeproducedinthesplendorandfragrancewhichbringcheertoitsbeholderonlybysacrificingtheearlybudswhichgrowuparoundit.andsoisineconomiclife.It’smerelytheworkingoutofthealawofthenatureandalawofgod

美国这朵玫瑰花以其华贵与芳香让观众倾倒，赞不绝口，而她之所以能被培植就是因为在早期其周围的花蕾被插掉了，在经济生活中情况亦是如此。

这是自然规律和上帝的意志在起作用

5.（Ithasbecome）aneconomicallynotunrewardingenterprise.（它已成为）经济上收入不菲的行业

6.Thereis…noformofoppressionthatisquietsogreat,noconstrictiononthoughtandeffortquietsocomprehensive,asthatwhichcomefromhavingnomoneyatall

没有哪种压迫比身无分文更厉害，也没有哪种对思想和行为的束缚比一无所有来得更全面彻底

7.Freedomwerightlycherish,cherishingit,weshouldnotuseitasacoverfordenyingfreedomtothoseinneed.

我们珍惜自由式对的。

正因为珍惜自由，我们就不能以此为借口，不给最需要自由的人自由

8.WhethertheybeinEthiopia,thesouthBronx,oreveninsuchanElysiumasLosAngeles,weresolvetokeepthemoffourminds

不管他们生活在埃塞俄比亚，还是在纽约的南部布朗克斯区，甚至是洛杉矶这样的天堂，人们都决心不去为这些人操心

9.Heisenjoying,asindicated,unparalleledpopularityinhighWashingtoncircles.

如上述所说，他在华盛顿高层当中有无比的威望

10.Compassion,alongwiththeassociationpubliceffortistheleastcomfortable.theleastconvenientcourseofbehaviorandactioninourtime同情心，加上与之相关的社会努力是人们这个年代，最令人不快的行为何行动方针

11.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.

Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenge.

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

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

13....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimesseemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.

Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutrealearnesttoinvestigateWatsonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcreteevidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.

14.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartotheunscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthatourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.

ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilartothedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernorswhichFloridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.

15.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasamurdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.

Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabinatGopherKey,closetothemercilessWatson.

16.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneversatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswasthreetimesaday...

Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKingRichard,whowasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldn’tpossiblycomparewithours.

17.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschoolindoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.

Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobedismissedfrommymother'ssessionsindoors.wewouldhavetoreadandwritewithhereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.

1.Itwasanidylliclife,andwelivedclosetoourfamilyandtothecomfortsandsafetyasmalltowncouldafford

这是一种田园式的生活，我们和亲戚住的很近，享受着小镇生活所能给予我们的舒服和安全

2.Butpapawasamanofenterprise;herealizedthattheuntouchedTenThousandIslandsoffthesouthwestcoastofthesatewererichinsoilforcropsandingameforfood

但父亲是一个很有上进心的人，他知道佛罗里达州西南海岸的万岛群岛还没有被开发，那儿土壤肥沃，适于耕种，而且猎物充足，不必担心食物来源

3.Thisthirddayout,andthedaystocome,foundusintheunsettledwildsofFlorida

出发后的第三天以及以后的日子里，我们都在佛罗里达无人居住的荒野中穿行

4.Itsunderwatergrasseslookedlikegreenribbons,constantlyunrolling,andthetreesheldthickspraysofwildorchids

水里的水草就像绿色的丝带不断地伸展开来，野兰花一簇一簇地挂满了枝头

5.Theburlyarmsofoakswerehugewithfernsandbloomingbromeliads.Redbirds,tanagersandpaintedbuntingsflewbackandforthacrossthetrail,leavingachildwiththeimpressionthatthewoodsweretossingwithjewels

以前这里经常发水的河滩岸边一丛丛地长满了乔叶栎，那些地面上铺着一层绿色的蕨类植物，乔叶栎粗壮的枝干上也覆盖着蕨类植物，俯生的凤梨科植物正在盛开。

红雀，唐那雀和色彩斑斓的鸠鸟沿着小路飞来飞去，在孩子们看来就像是宝石在树林里跳动

6.Thenativewhitesfearedhimasyouwouldarattlesnake,buttheIndiansandblackpeopleweresusceptibletohismanipulations

本地的白人像惧怕响尾蛇一样怕他，而印第安人和黑人则不得不受他的控制和剥削

7.Ournewhomewasmorethansafe,itwasajoy我们的新家不仅安全稳定，它还给我们带了了无尽的乐趣

8.TodayIcanseeinmygrandsonsandgreat-grandsonssomeofthosequalitiesofcourageandcaringthatmyfatherhadinsuchabundance今天在我的子孙身上，我仍然能看到我父亲所拥有的无尽的勇气和爱心

Unit3

18.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,andadvertisements,ismisleading.

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

19.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenaturalprocessesthatgoverntheecosphere.

Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensitythattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectsonecology.

20....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexistingsystem.

thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththeprocessesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem.

21.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostiletotheirenvironment.

Whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprisingthatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment.

22.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...

thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrisebutdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.

23...theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotinamountattreatmentplant...

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

24.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...

Iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthesamewithverylittlechange

25.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterialsthatreflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariation.

Thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnospherearerapidchangeandgreatvariety.

26.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.

ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskoffailingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcauseofthewar,thus,welosethechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentalcrisis.

1.Wehavebeentamperingwiththispowerfulforce,unaware,liketheSorcerer’sApprentice,ofthepotentiallydisastrousconsequencesofouractions

我们一直在滥用这股强大的力量，就像传说中的魔术师的师弟一样，并没有意识到我们的这种行为很可能会导致灾难性的后果

2.Eveniftheglobalwarmingcatastr