新世纪大学英语综合教程4cloze部分的汉语意思及答案

1、Unit 1 Man has a blood tie with nature and nobody can live outside nature. Nature provides us with everything we need: the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. For quite a long time after man began to live in the realm of nature, he lived in fear of its destructive forces. He use

2、d to regard nature with its elemental forces as something hostile to him. And even the forest was something wild and frightening to him. Very often, he was unable to obtain the merest daily necessities though he worked together with others stubbornly and collectively with his imperfect tools. Throug

3、h his interaction with nature, man changed it gradually. He cut down forest, cultivated land, transferred various species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions, changed the shape and climate of his environment and transformed plants and animals. He subdued and disciplined electricit

4、y and compelled it to serve the interests of society. Nonetheless, with the constant expansion of agriculture and industry, man has robbed nature too much of its irreplaceable resources, polluted his own living environment and caused about 95% of the species that have existed over the past 600 milli

5、on years to become extinct and still many others to be endangered. The previous dynamic balance between man and nature is on the verge of breaking down. Man is now faced with the problem of how to stop, or at least to moderate the destructive effect of technology on nature. The crisis of the ecologi

6、cal situation has become a global problem. The solution to the problem depends on rational and wise organization both of production itself and care for Mother Nature. This can only be done by all humanity, rather than by individuals, enterprises or separate countries. 1 realm 2 elemental 3 obtain 4

7、stubbornly 5 transferred 6 transformed 7 subdued 8 expansion 9 irreplaceable 10 extinct 11 dynamic 12 verge 13 moderate 14 ecological 15 rational Unit 2 Technology is a hot issue nowadays. The defenders of technology stress its advantages while the opponents emphasize its disadvantages. Neither side

8、 has ever taken the time to look at the opposite point of view. The defenders of technology hold that with technology, peoples living conditions have been greatly improved. For example, the boom in productivity has made goods better and cheaper. Therefore, things that were once luxuries, such as jet

9、 travel and long-distance phone calls, have become necessities. Medical technology, in particular, has benefited us a lot, especially in prolonging life expectancy. On the other hand, the opponents of technology argue that technology makes life obviously worse. Telemarketing, traffic jams, and ident

10、ity theft are all phenomena that make people consciously unhappy. In addition, many people believe technology disrupts relationships and fractures community. Ever since the Industrial Revolution, the relationship between happiness and technology has been an eternal subject for social critics and phi

11、losophers, though economists and social scientists have seldom touched on the topic. However, in 1974 the economist Richard Easterlin did groundbreaking work on the relationship between prosperity and well-being. In his famous paper entitled Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot?, Easterlin sho

12、wed that there was no real correlation between a nations income level and its citizens happiness in the developed countries. In fact, technology is neither good nor bad. It depends on what we want to do with it. Therefore, the responsibility belongs exclusively to humans who have to acquire a social

13、 conscience, to respect human beings, nature and its balances. 1 emphasize 2 opposite 3 improved 4 luxuries 5 benefited 6 obviously 7 consciously 8 fractures 9 eternal 10 groundbreaking 11 entitled 12 correlation 13 depends 14 exclusivelyUnit 4 Most people have work to do. With work, they can enjoy

14、their lives. However, people who did physical labor were looked down upon in the past. Many people were compelled to take manual labor because it was an absolute necessity for them to earn a living and to support their families. By contrast, people who did mental work were highly respected. Under th

15、e influence of this idea, even today some people still idealize their future when making choices for their career. What they care most about is whether the job can give them enough social status rather than whether they can realize their values in it. In their eyes, those who do manual labor should

16、still be classified as inferior in social status. In fact, there is no essential difference between those who work with their hands and those who work with their mind. Whether a job is labor or work does not depend on the job itself but on peoples attitude towards it. As long as you like your job, y

17、ou will think you are fortunate enough to take it and you will do it enthusiastically. 1 enjoy 2 physical 3 compelled 4 necessity 5 support 6 mental 7 idealize 8 status 9 values 10 classified 11essential 12 mind 13 attitude 14 fortunate Unit 5 What does success mean to you? Does it mean wealth, fame

18、, power or something else? Different people have different pursuits in life so they understand success in different ways. Some people chase money their whole lives. To them, more money means more success. Some people run after fame. With fame and reputation, they can gain the admiration and love of

19、many others. However, some people dedicate themselves to the well-being of society. Doubtlessly, money is something that can be used as a reward to those who have done valuable work. Those who perform their work excellently should be paid sufficiently. But success cannot be measured in monetary term

20、s, nor in terms of the amount of power one may exercise over others. After all, money and power can assure people neither of happiness nor of respect from others. Fame, too, is a flawed measure of success. Momentary fame can bring great joy to those who have it for a time. But they are very likely t

21、o become the slaves of their celebrity because of the publics demands. In addition, they will easily become the target of everyone who disagrees with them and of the media as well. To be frank, if one is unable to fully enjoy life and liberty, the short-lived success is nothing but illusory. Therefo

22、re, to achieve the right kind of success is vitally important. As long as one can combine his own material needs and spiritual satisfaction with those of the well-being of society, he should be held in high regard. 1 chase 2 reputation 3 dedicate 4 reward 5 sufficiently 6 measured 7 assure 8 Momenta

23、ry 9 celebrity 10 target 11 frank 12 liberty 13 illusory 14 regard Unit 6 Truth is a fact accepted as true, for which proof exists. Truth is a great principle, without which beauty may fade and love may wither. Those who uphold truth have a strong sense of responsibility. Those who hold firmly to tr

24、uth are faithful to their duty and the people they serve. They commit themselves to the well-being of others. With aspirations to make a contribution to society, they are ready to correct their own mistakes, if any. It can be said that they are men of moral integrity who never ask for gratitude in r

25、eturn. Truth dawns upon us slowly but surely. In the long quest for truth, people have accumulated precious knowledge and experience. However, truth also needs nourishment just as plants need water, because many people are too preoccupied with petty and sometimes even mean concerns to respond to the

26、 great beauty of truth when it flowers or they frequently fail to appreciate truth when it is tendered. In short, truth is an invaluable asset to the whole of humanity. Stick to the truth and we will weave a timeless pattern, and earn the respect and esteem of others, elevate the world today above i

27、ts present imperfections and place ourselves in the proud position of promoting the good of the humanity. 1 wither 2 sense 3 faithful 4 commit 5 aspirations 6 gratitude 7 dawns 8 accumulated 9 nourishment 10 preoccupied 11 flowers 12 tendered 13 weave 14 elevate单元 1 人有配合性质的血，没有人可以生活以外的性质。大自然为我们提供了我们

28、所需要的一切: 我们呼吸的空气，我们喝的水，和我们吃的食物。相当长的时间后的人开始住在领土的性质，他住在其破坏力量的恐惧。他习惯方面自然有其基本的力量，作为对他怀有敌意的东西。甚至森林野生和他可怕的东西。很多时候，他是无法获得微薄的日用品尽管他固执地与其他人一起工作和集体与他不完美的工具。通过他与自然的互动，人逐渐改变了它。他砍伐森林、 耕地、转移不同种类的植物和动物不同的气候条件、 改变了形状和他的环境和转化的植物和动物的气候。他制服和纪律电力并强迫它来服务于社会的利益。尽管如此，随着不断扩大的农业和工业，男子打劫性质太多的其不可替代资源，自己生活环境的污染，造成已经存在在过去的 6 亿年来

29、变得绝种和仍然许多其他濒危物种的 95%左右。以前的动态的平衡人与自然之间是崩溃的边缘。人现在面临的问题如何停止，或在至少在适度技术对自然的破坏性影响。这场危机的生态状况已成为一个全球性的问题。解决问题的方法取决于理性和明智的生产本身的组织和照顾大自然母亲。全人类，而不是由个人、 企业或独立的国家，只有做这一点。1 个领土 2 元素 3 获得 4 居 5 转移 6 转化 7 制服 8 扩张 9 替代 10 灭绝 11 动态 12 边缘 13 中等 14 生态 15 理性 单元 2技术是当今的热点问题。捍卫者技术强调其优势并同时对手，强调它的缺点。任何一方曾经花了时间来看看相反的观点。技术的捍卫

30、者举行，与技术，人们的生活条件得到很大改善。例如，生产力的蓬勃发展使得货物更好和更便宜。因此，曾经的奢侈品，如喷气旅行的东西和打来越洋电话，已成为必需品。医疗技术，尤其是，有受益我们很多，尤其是在延长寿命。另一方面，技术的反对者认为技术使生活显然更坏。电话销售、 交通堵塞和身份盗窃都是现象，使人们自觉地不开心。此外，很多人认为技术扰乱关系和骨折社区。自从工业革命，幸福与技术之间的关系一直为社会批评家和哲学家的一个永恒的主题，虽然经济学家和社会科学家有很少谈到主题。然而，在 1974 年经济学家理查德 伊斯特林做了开创性工作繁荣与幸福感之间的关系。在他著名的论文，题为经济增长改善人类命运的?，伊

31、斯特林表明，一个国家的收入水平和其公民的幸福在发达国家之间没有真正相关。事实上，技术是既不好也不坏。它取决于我们想要用它来做。因此，责任属于专门对人要获得一种社会良知，要尊重人类、 自然和其余额。1 强调对面 3 2 改进 4 奢侈品 5 受益 6 显然 7 自觉 8 骨折 9 永恒 10 突破性的 11 题为 12 相关 13 完全取决于 14单元 4大多数人有工作要做。工作，他们可以享受他们的生活。然而，人谁做物理劳动被瞧不起过去。很多人都被迫采取的体力劳动，因为它是绝对的必要性，谋生并支持他们的家庭。与此相反的是，人谁做心理工作的高度推崇。根据这种思想的影响，甚至今天一些人仍然理想化自己的未来时对他们的职业生涯做出选择的。他们最关心的问题是是否这份工作可以给他们足够的社会地位，而不是他们是否能意识到它们的值在它。在他们眼里，那些做体力劳动的人还是应该被分类不如社会地位。其实没有本质的区别，那些人用他们的双手工作和那些工作与他们头脑。一份工作是否是劳动或工作并不取决于工作本身但对人的态