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31PopulationGrowth

Itiswell-knownthattherehasbeenadrasticincreaseinworldpopulation.Butitisprobablyleswell-knownthattheextinctionrateofwildlifespeciesisexperiencingaparalleltrend.

TaketheUnitedStatesforinstance.In1990,U.S.populationreachedanunprecedentedlevelof250million,whichisapproximately250timesofthatof1800.Ontheotherhand,wildlifespeciesaredisappearingfromthecountryatanalarmingrate.By1990,about70wildlifespecieswouldneverbeseeninU.S.Wearefullyjustifiedindeclaringthattheexplosivepopulationgrowthhashadanadverseeffectonthesurvivalofwildlifespeciesandwillbeaconstantthreattothewildliferesourcesifnoimmediateactionsaretaken.

Nothinghaseverequaledthemagnitudeandspeedwithwhichthehumanspeciesisalteringthephysicalandchemicalworld.Ithasbeendemolishingtheenvironmentwearelivingin.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1.drastic激烈的2.parallel平行的3.trend倾向4.unprecedented空前的

5.magnitude大小，数量6.alter改变7.demolish毁坏48WaterPollution

Waterisveryimportanttous.Factoriesandplantsneedwaterforindustrialusesandlargepiecesoffarmlandneeditforirrigation.Withoutwatertodrink,peopledieinashorttime.

Todaymostwatersourcesaresodirtythatpeoplemustpurifywaterbeforedrinking.Waterbecomesdirtyinmanyways:

industrialpollutionisoneofthem.Withthedevelopmentofindustry,plantsandfactoriespourtonsofindustrialwastersintoriverseveryday.Therivershavebecomeseriouslypolluted,andthewaterisbecomingunfitfordrinkingorirrigation.Thesamethinghasalsohappenedtoourseasandoceans.So,theproblemofwaterpollutionisalmostworldwide.

Scientistsofmanycountrieshavedonealotofworktostoppollution.Thepollutedwaterinsomeplaceshasbecomecleananddrinkableagain.Perhapsonedaythepeopleinalltownsandcitieswillbedrinkingcleanwater.Thatday,webelieve,isnotveryfaroff.

49NaturalResources

Throughthechangesinthewaysofmakingalivinginafamilyoverseveralgenerations,thecartoonaimsatsoundingawarningagainstman’swastefuluseofnaturalresourcesandemphasizingtheurgentneedtopreservetheseresources.

Eversincemanappearedontheearth,man’ssurvivalhasbeenheavilydependentonnature.Almosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromnature,rangingfromthefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,tothewoodwhichisturnedintofurniture.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandpopulationgrowth,theamountandrangeofmaterialsusedhasincreasedatanalarmingrate.

However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Somereservesarealreadyonthebrinkofexhaustionandthereisnohopeofreplacingthem.Thewidespreadwatershortageisanexampleinpoint.Ifmancontinuedtosquandernaturalresourceswithnothoughtforthefuture,thewholeworldwouldbeinamess.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1.makealiving谋生2.aimat瞄准3.aimhigh胸怀大志

4.alarming使人惊动的5.inexhaustible无穷无尽的6.squander浪费

7.beinamess乱七八糟

47.HouseandHome

“House”and“home”aretwowordsthathavesimilarmeanings.

“House”and“home”bothrefertoplaceswherepeoplelive.However,thereisadifferencebetweenthem.“Home”isoftenreferredtoastheplacethatweliveinwithourfamilies.Sadly,inoursociety,peoplecanhardlydistinguishahomefromahousebecausetheyoftenseenodifferencebetweenthem.Thisconfusioncanbetracedbacktotheindifferencebetweenfamilymembers.Therefore,wecansaythatloveisanimportantfactorinahome.Ahomeisashelter,notonlyforourbodiesbutalsoforourminds.Wheneverwearedepressed,wecangohomeforcomfort.Everyoneinthefamilywilldohisbesttotakecareofeachotherandsharetheirhappinessaswellassorrow.Withoutlove,ahomeismerelyahousewherelonelinessisallthatcanbefound.Andahousecanneverbeahomeunlessthereislove.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1.referto提到2.distinguish区别，辨别3.confusion混乱，混淆

4.traceback追溯到5.indifference不关心6.depressed沮丧的

41ApologyHelps

Itisnevereasytoadmityouareinthewrong.Beinghuman,weallneedtoknowtheartofapologizing.Lookbackwithhonestyandthinkhowoftenyouhavejudgedroughly,yousaidunkindthings,andpushedyourselfaheadattheexpenseofafriend.Thencounttheoccasionswhenyouindicatedclearlyandtrulythatyouweresosorry.Abitfrightening,isn’tit?

Itisfrightening,isn’tit?

Itisfrighteningbecausesomedeepwisdominusknowsthatwhenevenasmallwronghasbeencommitted,somemysteriousmoralfeelingisdisturbed;anditstaysoutofbalanceuntilfaultisacknowledgedandregretexpressed.

Aheartfeltapologycannotonlyhealadamagedrelationshipbutalsomakeitstronger.Ifyoucanthinkofsomeonewhodeservesanapologyfromyou,someoneyouhavewronged,orjudgedtooroughly,orjustneglected,dosomethingaboutitrightnow.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1.pushahead捉紧进行2.attheexpenseof在损害……的情况下

3.mysterious神秘的4.moral道德的5.disturbed扰乱的

6.stayoutof不参与……，置身于……之外7.heartfelt衷心的，真心真意的

8.roughly粗糙地，概略地

45TheInfluenceofLife

Intheearlytimeswhenhumanbeingshuntedandgatheredfood,theywerenotincontroloftheirenvironment.Theycouldonlyinteractwiththeirsurroundingsastheotherloweranimalsdid.

Whentheylearnedtomakefire,however,theybecamecapableofalteringtheirenvironment.Toprovidethemselveswithfuel,theycutdowntrees.Theyalsoburnedclearingsinforeststoincreasethegrowthofgrassandtoprovideagreatergrazingareaforthewildanimalsthathumanbeingsfedupon.Thisdevelopmentledtofarmingandthedomesticationofanimals.Fireprovidedthemeansforcookingplantswhichhadpreviouslybeeninedible.Onlywhentheprocessofmeetingthebasicneedforfoodreachedacertainlevelwasitpossibleforhumanstofollowotherpursuitssuchassettingupfamilies,formingsocietiesandfoundingcities.

UsefulwordsandExpressions:

1.interactwith与……组合2.clearing空旷地3.grazing放牧，牧草

4.domestication驯养，驯服5.previously先前，以前

6.inedible不能吃的，不适于食用的7.pursuit追击8.setup设立

46Automobiles

Itisimpossibletosaythatanyonemaninventedtheautomobile.Manyindividualslivingandworkingindifferentcountriesandatdifferenttimescontributedtoitsdevelopment.Manyofthediscoveriesthatwentintothecreationoftheautomobileweresmallinthemselves.Buttogethertheywereimportant.Herearetwoexamples.

“Carriageisrunningataspeedof8to9milesanhour.”Itwasalmostunheardofinthosedays.Accordingtoautomobilehistorians,thiswasthefirstpracticaluseofmechanicalpowertomoveavehicle.Afteritsfirstrun,themachinereportedlyburnedupwhiletheinventorandhisfriendswerecelebratingitssuccessatapub.

HenryFordisconsideredthefatherofmodernautomobilesmassproduction.HisfamousModel-Tcar,becauseofitslowprice,madeitpossibletoproducecarsonalargescaleandhiseffortsmadeitaccessibletoordinarypeople.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1.reportedly据传说，据传闻2.massproduction大规模生产

3.onalargescale大规模地4.accessible易接近的，可到达的

accessibleto与……接近

50Reading

Nowadaysfewofusreadbooksafterweleaveschool.

Thisisratherdisturbing,foroneshouldknowthatbooksarenolessnecessarytoone’smentallifethanfreshairistoone’sphysicallife.Fromgoodreadingwecanderivecompanionship,experienceandinstruction.Agoodbookisourfaithfulfriend.Itcanincreaseourcontentmentwhenwearecheerfulandhappy,andlessenourpainwhenwearesadorlonely.Bookscanalsoofferusawiderangeofexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorlivelongover100,butallofuscanlivemanylivesthroughthepagesofbooks.What’smore,readingbookscanincreaseourintellectualability,broadenourmindsandmakeuswise.

WiththecomingofTV,booksarenolongerreadaswidelyastheyoncewere.However,nothingcanreplacetherolethatbooksplayinourlives.

Usefulwordsandexpressions:

1.leaveschool离校，中学毕业2.disturbing烦扰的3.mental精神的

4.derive得到5.companionship伴侣6.intellectual智力的

42Sleep

Whyisitsodifficulttofallasleepwhenyouareovertired?

Thereisnooneanswerthatappliestoeveryindividual.Itispossibletofeel“tired”physicallyandstillbeunabletofallasleep,becausewhileyourbodymaybeexhausted,youdonotfeelsleepy.Itisnotsoeasytosimply“turnoff”.

Lackofsleepcomplicatesmattersevenmore.Expertssayadultsneedatleastseventoeighthoursofsleepanighttofunctionproperly.Whenyougetlesssleepthanthatonconsecutivethreenights,youbegintoaccruefour“sleepdebt”.Assleepdebtincreasesyourbodyexperiencesastressresponse.Nowaviciouscyclehasbeencreated:

Youexperiencethefeelingofbeingmoreandmoretired,butyourbodyisincreasinglystimulated.“Powersleeping”formorehoursonweekendsisonlyatemporarysolution.Thereisnosubstituteforgettingagoodnight’ssleeponaregularbasis.

UsefulWordsandExpressions:

1.overtire使过度疲劳2.applyto将……应用于3.consecutive连续的，连贯的

4.accrue自然增加，产生5.vicious恶的viciouscycle恶性循环

6.stimulate刺激，激励7.substitutefor代替……，替换……

43OurConcern

Thehistoryoflifeonearthhasbeenahistoryofinteractionbetweenlivingthingsandtheirsurroundings.Toalargeextent,thephysicalformandthehabitsoftheearth’svegetationanditsanimallifehavebeenmoldedbytheenvironment.Onlyinthepresentcenturyhasonespeciesofmanacquiredsignificantpowertoalterthenatureofhisworld.

Therapidityofchangefollowsthepaceofmanratherthanthepaceofnature.Radiationisnowtheunnat