英语四

UnitOne

中庸思想（DoctrineoftheMean）是儒家思想的核心内容。孔子所谓的“中”不是指“折中”，

而是指在认识和处理客观事物的一种“适度”和“恰如其分”的方法。孔子主张不仅要把思

想作为一种认识和处理事物的方法来看待，而且还应该通过自身修养和锻炼，把它融入自己

的日常行为当中，使之成为一种美德。中庸思想是儒家思想的核心，也是中国传统文化的重

要组成部分。

alled“mean”byConfuciusdoesn’tmean

compromibuta“moderate”and“just-right”waywhenunderstandingandhandlingobjective

iusadvocatedthatthisthoughtshouldnotonlybetreatedasawaytounderstand

anddealwiththingsbutalsobeintegratedintoone’sdailyconducttomakeitavirtuethrough

trineoftheMeanisnotonlythecoreofConfucianismbut

alsoanimportantcomponentoftraditionalChineculture.

UnitTwo

中国的四大名著是指《三国演义》（RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms）、《水浒传》（Outlawsof

theMarsh）、《西游记》（JourneytotheWest）和《红楼梦》（ADreamofRedMansions）四部

著名小说。它们的创作时间均处于元末明初至清代期间，其内容反映了中国古代的政治和军

事斗争、社会矛盾、文化信仰等各个方面。四大名著具有很高的艺术水平，代表了中国古典

小说的高峰。

ThefourgreatclassicChinenovelsareRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,OutlawsoftheMarsh,

fournovelswerewrittenduringthe

lreflectvarious

aspectsofancientChina,includingpoliticalandmilitarystrife,socialconflictsandcultural

rnovelsareofsupremeartisticstandards,reprentingthepeakofChina’sclassic

novels.

UnitThree

近年来，随着互联网技术的迅猛发展，互联网经济已成为一个热门话题。以蓬勃发展的电子

商务为代表的互联网经济已成为经济发展的重要引擎。我国政府高度重视发展互联网经济，

提出了“互联网+”的概念，以推动互联网与医疗、交通、教育、金融、公共服务等流域的

结合。这将为互联网经济的发展提供极大的发展潜力和更广阔的发展空间。

Inrecentyears,withtherapiddevelopmentofInternettechnology,theInterneteconomyhas

entedbythepromisingE-commerce,theInterneteconomyhas

ernmentattachesgreat

importancetodevelopingtheInterneteconomyandpropostheconceptof“InternetPlus”,

aimingtointegratetheInternetwithotherindustries,suchashealthcare,transportation,education,

finance,andpublicrvice.

UnitFour

苏州园林是中国古典园林最杰出的代表，大部分为私家所有。苏州园林始于春秋，兴于宋

元，盛于明清。清末苏州已有各色园林170余处，为其赢得了“园林之城”的称号。现保存

完好的园林有60多处，对外开放的有十余处。苏州园林宅园合一，可赏，可游，可居。

Suzhougarde

densfirstappearedintheSpringandAutumnPeriod,

developedintheSongandYuandynasties,

lateQingDynasty,Suzhouhadgotasmanyasover170gardensofdiverstyles,winningitthe

name“TheCityofGardens”,Now,over60gardensarekeptingoodcondition,ofwhichmore

gardensareasmbliesofresidencesandgardens,which

makesthemsuitableplacesforliving,visitingandappreciating.

UnitFive

中华文明曾对世界文明产生过重大影响。近年来，随着我国经济的发展和国际地位的上升

，历史悠久的中国文化正引起世界新的关注。越来越多的中国元素为当今世界时尚、文学、

影视作品等提供了创作灵感，成为热门题材。这一现象表明，世界需要中国文化。在这种背

景下，我国决定实施文化“走出去”的战略，以加强中国与世界其他各国的文化交流。

Chedevelopment

ourcountry’conomyandtheriofherinternationalstatusinrecentyears,Chineculture,

whichhasalonghistory,dmoreChinecultural

elementsprovideinspirationforandbecomepopularsubjectsoffashions,literatureandmovies

nthiscontextthat

Chinadecidedtoimplementthe“CultureExporting”strategysoastoenhancehercultural

exchangeswiththerestoftheworld.

UnitSix

博鳌亚洲论坛（BoaoForumforAsia）是一个非政府、非盈利性的国际组织。它是由25个亚

洲国家和澳大利亚发起的，于2001年正式成立，总部位于中国的海南省博鳌镇。博鳌亚洲

论坛以平等、互惠、合作和共赢为主旨，致力于推动亚洲各国之间的经济交流、协调与合作，

并增强亚洲与世界其他地区的对话和联系。

BoaoForumforAsia(BFA)isanon-governmental,ted

by25AsiancountriesandAustralia,anizationis

headquarteredinBoaoTowninChina’uality,mutualbenefit,

cooperationandwin-winasitsobjectives,BFAisdevotedtopromotingeconomicexchanges,

coordinationandcooperationbetweenAsiacountriesaswellanhancedialogsandtiesbetween

Asiaandotherpartsoftheworld.

Questions

ingtothetextLoveandlogic:Thestoryofafallacy,whatisthedeal

betweenthenarratorandhisroommate,Rob?Whydotheymakethedeal?

ThedealbetweenthemisthatthenarratorgivesRobhisleatherjacket,andRob,in

exchange,kethedealbecautheywantto

getsomethingfromeachother:Ribiscrazyaboutfashion,andhewantstoownthe

narrator'sfashionableleatherjacket;thenarratorlongstohaveabeautifulgirlfriend,

andRob'sgirlfriendisbeautiful.

ingtothetextLoveandlogic:Thestoryofafallacy,isthenarrator

successfulinteachingPollylogic?Howdoyouknow?

lytoosuccessfulinteachingPollylogicbecauintheendwhenheasks

Pollytobehisgirlfriend,Pollyrefushisrequestbyapplyingallthelogicalfallacies

hehastaughther

ingtothetextTheconfusingpursuitofbeauty,inwhatwaydomenand

womenevaluatetheirappearancedifferently

Menaresatisfiedwithbeingaverage-looking,

contrast,womenpaygreatattentiontotheirbodyandimage,consideringtheir

appearanceasnotgoodenougheveniftheyareinfactattractive.

4AccordingtothetextTheconfusingpursuitofbeauty,whydowomenthinkthat

menarenotqualifiedtojudgewhetherawomanlooksgoodornot?

instance,amaroftendoesnotbothertocleanthecreaminhishairorearsafter

shaving.

5AccordingtothetextFredSmithandFedEx:Thevisionthatchangedtheworld,

whatideadidSmithlearnfromhismilitaryexperience?Howdidherelatetheidea

tohisbusinesslater?

rbelievedthatgoodleadershiphas

verymeasurableeffectsonacompany'ssuccess.

6AccordingtothetextFredSmithandFedEx:Thevisionthatchangedtheworld,

whatdoesSmithconsiderasthekeyelementsforasuccessfulbusiness？

Thereareveralkeyelements:anappealingproductorrvice,acompellingstrategy,

anefficientmanagementsystem,andgoodleadership.

7AccordingtothetextAchievingsustainableenvironmentalism,ontheissueof

prervingthespottedowlinOregonversusprotectingtheloggingfamiliesthere,

whichsidedoestheauthortake?Why?

ehumanbeingsaremoreimportantthanothercreatures.

8AccordingtotheauthorofthetextAchievingsustainableenvironmentalism,

underwhatcircumstanceshouldhumanityaccommodatenature?Canyougive

anexampletoillustratethispoint?

Whenhumanbeing'shealthandsafetyisunderthreat,weshoulddiscipline

mple,theozonedepletionandgreenhoueffectswillthreatenour

survival,sowehavetochangeourbehaviorandavoidorreducetheimpactofthem.

9AccordingtothetextSpeakingChineinAmerica,whatdidtheauthor’smother

suggestastherightwayfortheChinetorespondatthedinnerinAmerica?

Iftheywanttohavesomething,theyshouldsaydirectly,andtheyshouldnot

refutoeatsomethingjustoutofpoliteness.

10AccordingtothetextSpeakingChineinAmerica,whydidtheauthor’sparents

scoldherwhensheansweredthemwithaquestion?

InChineculture,ifyouanswerparents'demandswithquestions,itislackof

respect.

11AccordingtothetextTheweightmencarry,whattypeofworkdidtheauthore

mendoinhishometown?Whatmadetheauthorsometimesfeargrowingup

whenhewasyoung?

Hesawmendohardphysicalworksuchasfarming,mining,weldingandhou

repair.

12AccordingtothetextTheweightmencarry,whatdidtheauthorthinkof

women’slifewhenhewasachild?Whatnewunderstandingdidtheauthorgain

aboutwomen’slifeafterhegrewup?

Hethoughtwomen'slifewasmucheasierandmuchmorecomtortablethanmen's.