四级基础阅读讲义2.ppt

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1、大学英语四级基础阅读例题分析主讲老师：武峰Mostpeoplewouldagreethat,althoughourageexceedsallpreviousagesinknowledge,therehasbeennocorrespondingincreaseinwisdom.Butagreementceasesassoonasweattempttodefine“wisdom”andconsidermeansofpromotingit.Thereareseveralfactorsthatcontributetowisdo

2、m.OftheseIshouldputfirstasenseofproportion:thecapacitytotakeaccountofalltheimportantfactorsinaproblemandtoattachtoeachitsdueweight.Thishasbecomemoredifficultthanitusedtobeowingtotheextentandcomplexityofthespecialknowledgerequiredofvariouskindsoftechnicians.Suppo

3、se,forexample,thatyouareengagedinresearchinscientificmedicine.Theworkisdifficultandislikelytoabsorbthewholeofyourmind.Youhavenotimetoconsidertheeffectwhichyourdiscoveriesorinventionsmayhaveoutsidethefieldofmedicine.Yousucceed(letussay)asmodernmedicinehassucceede

4、d,inenormouslyloweringtheinfantdeath-rate,notonlyinEuropeandAmerica,butalsoinAsiaandAfrica.Thishastheentirelyunintendedresultofmakingthefoodsupplyinadequateandlowingthestandardoflifeinthepartsoftheworldthathavethegreatestpopulations.Totakeanevenmoredramaticexamp

5、le,whichisineverybody’smindatthepresenttime;youstudythemakeupoftheatomfromadisinterested(无利害关系的)desireforknowledge,andbychanceplaceinthehandsofapowerfulmadmanthemeansofdestroyingthehumanrace.Therefore,witheveryincreaseofknowledgeandskill,wisdombecomesmorenecessa

6、ry,foreverysuchincreaseaugments(增强)ourcapacityforrealizingourpurposes,andthereforeaugmentsourcapacityforevil,ifourpurposeareunwise.1.Disagreementariseswhenpeopletrytodecide________.A)howmuchmorewisdomwehavenowthanbeforeB)whatwisdomisandhowtodevelopitC)ifthereisa

7、greatincreaseofwisdominourageD)whetherwisdomcanbedevelopedornot（B）2.Accordingtotheauthor,“wisdom”istheabilityto________.A)carefullyconsiderthebadeffectsofanykindofresearchworkB)giveeachimportantproblemsomecarefulconsiderationC)acquireagreatdealofcomplexandspecia

8、lknowledgeD)givesuitableconsiderationtoallthepossibleelementsinaproblem（D）3.Loweringtheinfantdeath-ratemay________.A)provetobehelpfuleverywhereintheworldB)giverisetoa