1、大學英語精讀四1-6單元課后clozeWhendadtoldusaboutthedeliveryworkitsoundedeasy,justapieceofcake.Thetroublewas,wedidnttakecaretoinquirejusthowmuchmaterialwasinvolved.Beforelongtrucksseemedtobepullingupoutsideourhousealldaylong,leavingstacksofadvertising.Itseemedweshouldhavenochanceofmeetingthedeadline.Thewehadthi

2、smarvelousidea.Hiringlocalkidstohelpwouldenableustogetthejobdoneontime.True,itwouldcutintoourprofits,buttherewasnoalternative.thingsseemedtobegoingwell,butthenwehadtroubleoverapayclaim.Ourworkersdemandedfivedollarsanhour,butfortunatelyforustheywerereadytosettleforless.Asforus,whenwefinallysettledour

3、accountsweendedupearninglessthantheminimumwageforourefforts.Iguessweshouldhaveknowbetterthantobelievethatbigbuckscomeeasy.Whileitisoftensaidthatlovemakestheworldgoround,scientiststakealessromanticview.Totheirminds,energyisthefundamentalforceatwork.Allanimallifeisdependentonobtainingsufficientenergyf

4、romfood.Deer,likeotherwildanimals,dothisthrougheatingasmuchfoodaspossibleinthesummer,whenfoodresourcesareabundant.Anyexcessofenergyovertheircurrentneedsisdepositedinthebodyintheformoffat.Then,whenfoodbecomesscarceinthewinter,theycanliveoffthefat.Inaddition,naturehelpsthemtosurvivethewinterbyslowingd

5、owntheirmetabolism,assistingthemtopullthroughthecoldweather.However,whenthewinterisparticularlyharsh,deermayhavetodrawonthefattheyhavebuiltupmoreheavily.Undersuchconditions,onlydeeringoodconditionareabletosurvivetogivebirthtoanewgeneration.InhisessayGeorgeOrwellstartsoffbycitingBernardShawsremarktha

6、tpeoplearemoresuperstitioustodaythantheywereintheMiddleAges.Theypromptlyaccepttheopinionsofexpertswithoutaskinganyquestionsthemselves.ObviouslyShawexaggeratesjustinordertoprovehispointthatweshouldnotalwaysfallbackonthetheoriesofwell-knownauthorities.Rather,weshouldaimatfindingoutsomethingsforourselv

7、es.Bywayofillustration,OrwelloutlinesargumentsagainsttheFlatEarthandtheOvalEarththeories,thusthrowinglightonthefactthatmuchofourknowledgeactuallyrestsonauthorityratherthanonreasoningoronexperiment.Finally,Orwelldrawshisconclusionthatoursisacredulousagepartlybecausewehavesuchanexceptionallyheavyburde

8、nofknowledge.ThelasttimeLyzsawherhusbandwasashewavedgoodbyetoherfromthestepsoftheirhouse.Hewasduetoflyoffonbusinesslaterthatday.UnluckilyforhimhisflightwascancelledandhefoundhimselfhavingtotakeUnitedFlight93thefollowingday.Itwasfromonboardthatill-fatedflightthathetelephonedwiththenewsthathijackersha

9、dthreatenedtoblowuptheaircraft.Cursinghisbadluck,henonethelessrealizedthathisfatewasinhisownhands.Hopingthattheterroristswerebluffingwhentheyclaimedtohaveabomb,heandsomeotherpassengersdecidedtoact.Withouthangingup,hesetoffwiththeotherstoattackthehijackers.Fromthetelephonecamethesoundofscreams.Thensi

10、lence.Whetherornottotelltheseriouslyillabouttheirtrueconditionhaslongbeenadilemmaformedicalprofessionals.Manydoctorsbelievethatconcealingthefactsfromthosepatientswillbenefitthempsychologicallyandmayhelpthemrecover.Butnewstudiesshowthatcontrarytothiswidespreadbelief,theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsw

11、anttobetoldthetruth,eveninthecaseofgraveillnesses.Iftheyarenot,theyfeelbetrayedandmisled.Asitis,lyingmakesitdifficultforpatientstomakechoicesconcerningtheirownhealth.Andkeepingadyingpatientinthedarkpreventshimfrommakingdecisionsabouttheendofhislife.Lyingcanalsocausedoctorstolosetheirintegrityandcred

12、ibilityanddoseharmtocolleagueswhoarehonestwiththeirpatients.Inthelongrun,lyinghurtstheentiremedicalprofession.Asaconsequenceofthecurrentconcerns,manyhospitalshaveadoptedpatientsbillsofrights,butpatientsstillneedtobewarybecausethedaysifphysiciansdeceivingpatientsarecertainlynotoveryetandmanyneverbe.W

13、eallknowthatweneedto“readbetweenthelines”ofatext,butsomepeoplefindwritingbetweenthemjustashelpful.Formakingbookscanbeausefultoolattimes.Thisisnottrueofallbooks,ofcourse.Itwouldclearlybewrongtoscribblenotesinamagnificentleather-boundfirsteditionthathasbeenpreservedunmarked.Norwouldwritingonworkswejustdipintoforlightentertainmentbeappropriate.Butwithonesowntextbooks,markingmayhaveaplace.Forreadingisnotjustapassivetransferofinformationfromthepagetotheeye.Readingisamuchmoreactiveprocess,inwhichweneedtothinkthroughandquestionwhatwereadinordertointegrateitintoourexist