1、Section Lesson 2 War on Plastic Packets in pure sciencea wider and deeper knowledge in all fields of learning;in applied sciencea more reasonable sharing of material benefits,and better protection of the environment. Sadly,however,there is another side to the picture.The creativity of science has be
2、en employed in doing damage to mankind.The application of science and technology to the development and production of weapons of mass destruction has created a real danger to the continued existence of the human race on this planet.We have seen this happen in the case of nuclear weapons.Although the
3、ir actual use has so far occurred only in the Second World War,the number of nuclear weapons that were produced and made ready for use was so large that if the weapons had actually been used,the result could have been the ruin of the human race,as well as of many kinds of animals. William Shakespear
4、e said,“The web of our life is of a mingled yarn(纱线),good and ill together.” The above brief review of the application of only one part of human activities scienceseems to prove what Shakespeare said.But does it have to be so?Must the ill always go together with the good?Are we biologically programm
5、ed for war? 1.Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? (=“Paragraph” 1,=“Paragraph” 2,=“Paragraph” 3,=“Paragraph” 4,=“Paragraph” 5) 2.What can we infer from the fourth paragraph? A.A great many nuclear weapons were actually used for war. B.A large number of nuclear weapons sho
6、uld have been used for war. C.The author is doubtful about the ruin of human beings by nuclear weapons. D.The author is anxious about the huge number of nuclear weapons on the Earth. 3.What does the underlined word “mingled” most probably mean? A.Simple. B.Mixed. C.Sad. D.Happy. 4.What do you think
7、the author is most likely to suggest if he continues to write? A.Further application of science to war. B.More reading of William Shakespeare. C.Proper use of science in the new century. D.Effective ways to separate the good from the ill. B I was desperately nervous about car-free.But eight months a
8、go our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed.No problem,I thought:well buy another.But the insurance payout didnt even begin to cover the costs of buying a new carI worked out that,with the loan(贷款) wed need plus petrol,insurance,parking permits and tax,we would make a payment as muc
9、h as 600 a month. And thats when I had my fancy idea.Why not just give up having a car at all?I live in London.We have a railway station behind our house,a tube station 10 minutes walk away,and a bus stop at the end of the street.A new car club had just opened in our area,and one of its shiny little
10、 red Peugeots was parked nearby.If any family in Britain could live without a car,I reasoned,then surely we were that family. But my new car-free idea,sadly,wasnt shared by my family.My teenage daughters were horrified.What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”?
11、(I wasnt that bothered what they thought,and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)My friends,too,were astonished at our plan.What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital?(an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events?(
12、buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas,before saying they were sure Id soon realise that a car was a necessity. Eight months on,I wonder whether well ever own a car again.The idea that you “have to” own a car,especially if you live in a city,is all in the mind.I l
13、iveand many other citizens do tooin a place that has never been better served by public transport,and yet car ownership has never been higher.We worry about rising car costs,but wed be better off asking something much more basic:do I really need a car?Certainly the answer is no,and Im a lot richer b
14、ecause I dared to ask the question. 5.The author decided to live a car-free life partly because . A.most families chose to go car-free B.he was hurt in a terrible car accident C.the traffic jam was unbearable for him D.the cost of a new car was too much 6.What is the attitude of the authors family t
15、owards his plan? A.Supportive. B.Disapproving. C.Optimistic. D.Unconcerned. 7.What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends opinion? A.Argue against it. B.Take their advice. C.Leave it alone. D.Think it over. 8.What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free lif
16、e? A.Life cannot go without a car. B.His life gets improved without a car. C.Life without a car is a little bit hard. D.A car-free life does not suit everyone. 答案： 一、1.sitting around 2.set out 3.be aware of 4.swallowed up 5.around the corner 6.do away with 7.was related to 8.getting stuck in 9.is ad
17、dicted to 10.traffic jam 二、1.on a regular basis 2.regular customer 3.pick up virus 4.pick up the language pared with paring the two studies 7.made up by parents 8.make both ends meet 三、1.A 文章结构题。文章首段的最后一句话点明了主题,第二段、第三段都讲了科 技带来的 benefit,从正面印证了主题。而第四段首句的 Sadly和 however 表明文章转入 另外一个方面的论证,而且是反面的论证。尾段用 Sh
18、akespeare的话再次总结主题。根 据这个分析,可以很容易地看出这篇文章的整体结构是“总分总”式,在“分”的部分又 分为正、反两方面。 2.D 推理判断题。根据文章第四段可以看出作者对核武器的担忧。 3.B 词义猜测题。根据“good and ill”可以猜测出 mingled的意思为 mixed。 4.D 推理判断题。根据第五段我们可以推理判断出作者接下来要写的是如何有效地将 good 和 ill 分开。 5.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“保险赔付不够买一辆新车每个月要支付多达 600 英镑”可推知,新车成本太高是导致作者想过无车生活方式的部分原因。 6.B 观点态度题。根据第三段中的
19、“But my new car-free idea,sadly,wasnt shared by my family.”可知,作者的家人对作者的想法持反对态度。 7.C 细节理解题。根据第三段括号中的内容“I wasnt that bothered what they thought,and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.”可知,作者建议孩子不要受 朋友们看法的困扰,即置之不理。 8.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Certainly the answer is no,and Im a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.”可知,作者在没有车的八个月之后变得更富裕了,即生 活得到了改善。
