Unit One  Caring for Our Earth(Post-reading)

1.a adj. Dependent on something, esp. a drug
2.i v. to separate from others
3.p n. the state, quality, position
4.s adj. detailed and exact
5.c v. to make known

1. As a of being in hospital, Shelly decided to become a nurse.
2. He is very about his food.
3. When my old friend Brian me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear.
4. All eyes were on the speaker.
5.After their , the prisoners came home.

1. Mary is never _________ about her clothes and foods since she was brought up in a poor family.
A¡¢particular     B¡¢peculiar     C¡¢special     D¡¢specific
2. Many a boy and many a girl_________ watching TV.
A¡¢likes     B¡¢like     C¡¢like to     D¡¢likes to
3. He slipped and broke his leg._________, he will have to stay in bed for two weeks.
A¡¢At a result     B¡¢In a result     C¡¢As a result     D¡¢For a result
4. ¡°Do you still remember the day we first met at the party?¡± ¡°Sure. It is a day _________I will never forget.
A¡¢when     B¡¢what     C¡¢on which     D¡¢which
5. __________ entering the classroom, he found his students all talking and laughing loudly.
A¡¢To     B¡¢As     C¡¢On     D¡¢For
6. Our new house is very ________ for me as I can get to the office in five minutes.
A¡¢adaptable     B¡¢comfortable     C¡¢convenient     D¡¢available
7. Don¡¯t _________ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.
A¡¢release     B¡¢relieve     C¡¢relate     D¡¢retain
8. Throughout his life, Henry Moore ________ an interest in art in the city of Leeds.
A¡¢contained     B¡¢secured     C¡¢reserved     D¡¢maintained
9. There is a little chance that mankind would________ a nuclear war.
A¡¢retain     B¡¢endure     C¡¢maintain     D¡¢survive
10. Important people don¡¯t often have much free time as their work ________ all their time.
A¡¢takes away     B¡¢takes over     C¡¢takes up     D¡¢takes in

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American's genius with high technology may have put men on the moon, but there is growing skepticism£¨»³ÒÉ̬¶È£©about its ability to solve human problems closer to home.

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In fact, a subtle but significant shift from purely technological solutions is already under way as scientists argue openly for new directions in research.

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A growing number of scientists insist that answers to the world's problems will not come from a flahier array£¨´óÁ¿£©of electronics and machines. Instead, as they see it, solutions must evolve from a better understanding of the humans that drive the system and from a fuller appreciation of the limits and potential of the earth's resources.

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What this means is an increased emphasis on the life and earth sciences, on sociology, psychology, economics and even philosophy.

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More and more of the best minds in science, particularly young researchers, are being drawn into these developing fields.

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All this is not to say that technological creativity will not play a critical role in solving energy and food shortages, or that answers to environmental difficulties will not come from further advances in the same technologies that may have helped cause the problems.

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Where the real challenge lies, in the view of the new type of scientists, is in finding ways to produce goods to meet the world's needs, using less of the raw materials that are becoming scarce.

1.Which of the following best expresses the main idea?
A) A growing number of Americans are doubtful about what high technology can do in solving the world's problems.
B) Many scientists are beginning to believe that the better understanding of human beings will pay a more decisive role in solving the world's problems.
C) More and more young scientists are trying their best to find new ways to solve the world's problems.
D) Technological creativity will still play a very important part in solving the world's problems.
2.In the passage "environmental difficulties"refers mainly to ________.
A) global food shortage
B) resources depletion£¨¿Ý½ß£©
C) environmental pollution
D) population problems
3.From the passage we know that ________.
A) the development of present technologies can not provide any answers to today's problems
B) an increasing number of young scientists are taking a great interest in biological and social sciences
C) many people as well as scientists pay little attention to the limits of natural resources
D) many scientists argue that high technology is everything
4.Young scientists demand that in order to satisfy human needs ________.
A) existing products be improved
B) more complex machines and electronic equipment be designed
C) ways be found to produce better goods using fewer raw materials
D) any new invention and innovation be encouraged in technology
5.The author would probably agree with which of the following?
A) The environment crisis will not be solved unless we stop using all materials.
B) In scientific research, a higher priority should be given to understanding all living systems.
C) Exploration of outer space will finally lead to an improvement on human living conditions.
D) US high-technology companies are applauding this new turning point in scientific research.

One summer my wife Chris and I were invited by friends to row down the Colorado River in a boat. Our expedition included many highly successful people--the kind who have staffs to take care of life's daily work. But in the wilder rapids, all of us naturally set aside any pretenses(½ÃÊÎ) and put out backs into every stroke to keep the boat from tumbling over. At each night's encampment, we all hauled supplies and cleaned dishes. After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river.

I believe that in life--as well as on boat trips -- teamwork will make all our journeys successful ones. The rhythms of teamwork have been the rhythms of my life. I played basketball alongside famous players, and the team I now coach, the New York Knicks, has recovered from years of adversity to become a major contender in the 1990s.

I'm persuaded that teamwork is the key to making dreams come true. We all play on a number of teams in our lives--as part of a family, as a citizen, as a member of an agreement, written or unwritten. It contains the values and goals for every team member.

For example, in the late 1970s a General Motors plant in Fremont, Calif, was the scene of constant warfare between labor and management. Distrust ran so high at the labor contract was hundreds of pages of tricky legal terms. GM spent mill ions trying to keep the facility up to date, but productivity and quality were continually poor. Absenteeism(¿õ¹¤) was so out of control that the production line couldn't even start up on some mornings. Finally in the early 1980s, GM shut down the plant.

GM became convinced that it had to create new production systems based on teamwork. In the mid-1980s it reopened the Fremont plant with Toyota, starting from scratch(´ÓÁ㿪ʼ) with a much simpler and shorter labor contract. It promise d that executive salaries would be reduced and jobs performed by outside sellers would be given to employees before any layoffs were considered. Over a hundred job classifications were cut to just two. Instead of doing one boring job over an d over, workers agreed to be part of small teams, spending equal time on various tasks.

1.What comment did the author make about the highly successful people travelling with him?

2.Why was it easy for boats to tumble over in the Colorado?

3.What happened to the New York Knicks in the 1980s?

4.What caused the sharp conflict in the GM plant in the late 1970s?

5.What spirit was encouraged in the reopened GM plant?

1.This kind of clothes has been taken off the market.

2.She has a good ear of music.

3.I¡¯ve been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but failed.

4.Long after the 1998 World Cup was over, disappointing fans were still cursing the disputed referring decisions that denied victory to their team.

5.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.

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