现代大学英语精读4lesson15_extension

BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRacePartFiveENTERBTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceExtensionI.OralWorkII.QuizIII.WritingBTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceI.OralWorkList1.ContrastandComparison:SayingsAboutHumanNature2.DebatingBTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceI.OralWorkIsometimesthinkthatGodincreatingmansomewhatoverestimatedHisability.—OscarWildeItiseasiertodenatureplutoniumthantodenaturetheevilspiritofman.—AlbertEinsteinThebeliefinasupernaturalsourceofevilisnotnecessary;menalonearequitecapableofeverywickedness.—JosephConradListsomeChinesesayingsaboutHumannature.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceI.OralWorkManistheonlyanimalthatlaughsandweeps;forheistheonlyanimalthatisstruckwiththedifferencebetweenwhatthingsareandwhattheyoughttobe.—WilliamHazlittNatureisneutral.Manhaswrestedfromnaturethepowertomaketheworldadesertortomakethedesertsbloom.Thereisnoevilintheatom;onlyinmen'ssouls.—AdlaiStevensonTheendofContrastandComparison.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceI.OralWorkTopicsfordebating:Humannatureis/isn’tgood.AncientChinesehadthefamousline:“人之初，性本善”.Comparethissentencewiththosewesternquotationsonthepreviouspages.TheendofOralWork.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceII.QuizList1.Quiz12.Quiz2BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceII.Quiz1semiautomatic上层构造；上层建筑物transition博士后（的）postdoctoral半自动的trident过度热心的subterranean转变，过渡overzealous三叉戟superstructure地下的PleasematchthewordswiththeChinese.TheendofQuiz1.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceII.Quiz21.It’shightimeforwomento_____themselvesfromfamiliarsocialexpectationsaboutwomen’sroles.A.emancipateB.extractC.exhaustD.expose2.Somecropsarerelativelyhighyieldersandcouldbeplantedinpreferencetoothersto________thefoodsupply.A.enhanceB.curbC.disruptD.heightenAATobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceII.Quiz23.Whenhebegansixyearsago,hefaceda_____task.Paintwasflakingandchunksofplasterweredetachedfromthelimestonewalls.Insectsnestedincorners.A.floristB.flagrantC.franticD.fervent4.____Ienjoyjogging.A.NomattersummerorwinterB.WhethersummerorwinterC.BothsummerorwinterD.BeitsummerorwinterCDTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceII.Quiz25.Somecleverworkdronemayhaveoncesaid,“I’llcatchuponallofmysleepthefirstyearI’mdead.”Butmostofus____forSaturdaymornings.A.evadeB.optC.leaseD.mobilize6.Bothhouseswereasclean____.A.aswhatcouldbeB.asthatcouldbeC.asitcouldbeD.ascouldbeBDTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceII.Quiz27.Ithoughtthatthethreemonthsinthecountry____usalotofgood.A.hasdoneB.havedoneC.haddoneD.wouldhavedone8.Thisbookwillshowyou____canaffectone’swholelife.A.howoneexperiencedinone’searlyadulthoodB.thatoneexperiencedinone’searlyadulthoodC.howwhatoneexperiencedinone’searlyadulthoodD.howthatoneexperiencedinone’searlyadulthoodCCTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceII.Quiz29.“IfIcouldreally____trainingandmyresultsaresatisfactory,IhopeIcanhaveachancetowinhonoragainforthecountry.”A.integrateB.resumeC.indulgeD.inflate10.“Willtheydeparttomorrow?”“Yes,weexpect____.”A.thattheydoB.theirdoingitC.themtoD.theycanBCTheendofQuiz.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRaceIII.WritingOnHumanNature1.Whatishumannature?2.Whatisembodiedinhumannature?3.Ishumannaturegoodornot?TheendofWriting.BTLEWLesson15—TheDamnedHumanRacePartFiveThisistheendofLessonFifteen.