下半年《大学英语四》第3次作业阅读.docx
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下半年《大学英语四》第3次作业阅读
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GlobalWarming
Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,but—regardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t—wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.
A1Gorecallsglobalwarmingan“inconvenienttruth”,asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and—withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.
From2003to2050,theworld’spopulationispredictedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions(mainly,CO2)willbe42%higherin2050.Butthat’stoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlessweleavetheworld’spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse’slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050.
Nogovernmentwilladoptstrictrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedom(limitsonelectricityusage,drivingandtravel)thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicianswanttoshowthey’re“doingsomething”ConsidertheKyotoProtocol.Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissions(upabout25%since1990),andmanysignatoriesdidn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.
Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisaster,theonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingourdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.
Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedon’tsolvetheengineeringproblem,we’rehelpless.
1.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?
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D.Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercontrol.
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2.Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstanding,whatisAlGore’sviewonglobalwarming?
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C.Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.
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3.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof_______.
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A.economicgrowth
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4.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,_______.
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B.fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse
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5.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?
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B.Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology.
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Dietingtoloseweighthasbecomeverypopularinrecentyears.Peoplehavebecomemorehealthconsciousandtrytotakebettercareoftheirbodiesbyeatingmorenutritiously(有营养)andexercisingmoreregularlytoloseanyunnecessaryfatthattheymayhave.
Notonlyarepeoplebeingmorecarefulaboutwhattheyeat,theyarealsoconcernedwithhowtheyeatandhowtheirmealsareprepared.Peoplearetakingmoretimeforeachmeal.Manyavoidtheso-called"plastic"fast-foodhamburgersandchoosetoeatasaladorasandwichofmorehealthfulingredients(成分)inaquietrestaurantwithamoreleisurelyatmosphere.Athome,theyalsotrytotakeenoughtimetoeatarelaxeddinnerwithoutphoneorTVinterruptions.
Whiledietingmaybeviewedasbeneficial,ithasalsobecomeaseriousproblemforAmericans,particularlyforyoungwomen.Dietingforthemhasactuallybecomeapsychologicaladdiction(依赖).Theyeatsolittlethattheycanloseasmuchasfiftypercentoftheirtotalbodyweight,andalthoughtheylooklikeskeletons,theystillinsistthattheyarefat.
Thecurrentwaveofexercising,dietingandtheproblemsproducedhavecausedmanyorganizationstobegineducatingthepublic.Manyschools,hospitals,healthorganizations,newspapersandmagazines,forexample,areofferingclasses,printingbookletarticles,etc.toinformthepublicofthewaytoexerciseanddiet,ofthedangersofdietingtoorapidly,andoftheplacespeoplecangoformedicalhelpiftheyfindthemselvesontheroadto"dietaddiction".
1、Thesedayspeoplearedietingmorebecausetheyhavebecomemorehealthconscious.
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2、Theyaretakinglesstimeforeachmealnow.
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3、"Theylooklikeskeletons"inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeanstheyaretoothin.
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4、Themainideaofthelastparagraphisaboutwhatkindofmediacanbeusedtoeducatethepublic.
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5、Accordingtothispassagetheatmosphereofeatinghassomethingtodowithhealth.
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Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,achievements,andself-sacrificemademostforthebenefitsofothers----theyarepeopleagainstwhomwemeasureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedforshapingournation'sconsciousnessanddevelopmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewheretrueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus----anartifactofthepast.Somemaintain,thatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,ourageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbyastrongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.
Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanagetogobeyondcelebrity(明星),whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.Butwhatmakessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?
That'shardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethequalityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethanatragicdeath----suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.,JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.(258words)
1. Thepassagemainlydealswith .
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C.heroesandicons
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2. Heroesandheroinesareusually .
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D.alloftheabove
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3. Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?
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D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.
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4. BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove .
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C.justbeforeherdeath
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5. Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'sstatus?
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B.Tragicandearlydeath.
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Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?
Whatmakesonepersonagenius,likethebrilliantAlbertEinstein,andanotherpersonafool?
Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupid,orisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?
Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
Weknow,however,thatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.Insomeways,themindislikealegoranarmmuscle.Itneedsexercise.Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologists(心理学家)thinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.
Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiot,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildren,suchas"Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid."or"Youaresuchasmartchild."
1、Theword"intelligent"inthe1stparagraphprobablymeanbright.
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2、Accordingtothecontextwecanguessthatageniusisanormalpersonwhileanidiotisafunnyperson.
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3、Apersonbornwithagoodbrainandputtingitintoactiveuseismorelikelytobecomeagenius.
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4、Itisbetterforparentstopraiseandencouragetheirchildrenmoreoften.
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5、Intelligenceisobviouslytheresultofwhereandhowyoulive.
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