[英语学习]新世纪大学英语4课文.doc

新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册电子书下载 攀登英语网独家制作 网址: 博客： Unit One Text A Man in the Realm of Nature 1 Unit One Text A Extinctions, Past and Present 3 Unit Two Text A Technology and Happiness 4 Unit Two Text B Who to Blame, Technology or the Person Who Uses It? 6 Unit Three Text A The Rainbow of Knowledge 7 Unit Three Text B Barriers to Knowledge Transfer 9 Unit Four Text A Work, Labor, and Play 10 Unit Four Text B Choosing an Occupation or Career 12 Practice Test 1 (1-4单元) 14 Unit Five TextA Fame 16 Unit Five Text B The Right Kind of Success 18 Unit Six TextA Two Truths to Live By 20 Unit Six Text B Let Yourself Go! 21 Unit Seven Text A Stripping Down to Bare Happiness 22 Unit Seven Text B My Frugal Life 24 Unit Eight Text A The Story of an Hour 26 Unit Eight Text B One Thin Dime 28 Practice Test 1 (5-8单元) 30 Unit One Text A Man in the Realm of Nature Nature nurtures mankind unselfishly with its rich resources. Yet, man is so carried away in his transformation of nature that he is unaware that it also has limitations and needs constant care. Now worn by the excessive demands of mankind, nature is unable to maintain the ecological balance needed. Humanity is faced with the problem of how to stop, or at least to moderate, the destruction of Mother Nature. Alexander Spirkin Human beings live in the realm of nature. They are constantly surrounded by it and interact with it. Man is constantly aware of the influence of nature in the form of the air he breathes, the water he drinks, and the food he eats. We are connected with nature by blood ties and we cannot live outside nature. Man is not only a dweller in nature, he also transforms it. Humanity converts natures wealth into the means of the cultural, historical life of society. Man has subdued and disciplined electricity and compelled it to serve the interests of society. Not only has man transferred various species of plants and animals to different climatic conditions, he has also changed the shape and climate of his environmen