Unit 8 Knowledge and Wisdom
Key to the Exercis
Text comprehension
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I.Decide wh i ch of the fol lov/ing bes t states the aut hor杯盘狼藉1 s ar game nt.
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I I ・ Judge, accord i ng to the text, whe ther the fol lowing stat ements are t rue or fa I .
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法式洋葱汤1.F (Refer to Paragraph 2 ・ The s tudy oft he compos i ti on of a to ms, or t he developmen t of the atom bomb, for examp I e, has placed in the hands of power fu I I una tics the means to destroy the human race・)
2.T (Refer to Paragraph 2. This has become more diff icuIt than it ud to be owing to the e
xtent and comp lexi ty of the spec ial i zed knov/1 edge requ i red of var i ous k i nds of technicians・)点线面美术作品
3.T (Refer to Paragraph 3・ Alt hough he had a comprehe nsive know I edge of his tory, he was still partial as the chief lesson of history which he sought to inculcate was that from the year 400AD down to his own time Germany had been the most important nation and the standard-bearer of progress in the worId・)
4.F (Refer to Paragraph 4. It is true that both Mr. A and Mr. B posss some vices of the i r respect i ve k inds, but the fact does not prove that they are v/i or unwi .)
5.F (Refer to paragraph 5・ The mistake I ies in the ext rem ity of the sta temen t・ Accord i ng to RusI I, man cannot free himlf entirely from the phys i caI and emot i ona I need, so one can on I y grow in wi sdom, wh i ch i t I f is a matter of degree ・)
III.Answer the fol lowing questions・
1・ Refer to Paragraph 2・ A n of proportion could be en as the abi I ity to take int
o ful I consideration a I I important factors i n an i ssue and attach due we i ght to each factor.
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2.Refer to Paragraphs 1 and 2・ In the f i rst place, they are examples of the idea ra i d at the very beg inning of the tex t: "al though our age far surpass al I previous ages i n knowledge, t here has been no corre I a tive in crea i n w i sdom ・ ” The problem, according to the essay, is partly due to the fact that it is now more difficuIt to acqui re a n of proportion, or the abiIity to assign appropr iate we i ghts to var ious factors, thus achieving balance・ In conquence, breakthroughs in science are I i ke I y to br i ng about harms i f humankind fails to e the end of sc i ence and consider everything in a comprehensive manner・
3.Refer to Paragraphs 1 to 4. Accord i ng to Rus I I, the v i ces of the I ack of w i sdom are obvious and palpable, rang ing from dis turbance to pub I ic I ife, mos t not ably the up to f world peace, t o unpleasan t inc ide nts in pr i va te I i fe ・ Meanwhile, there
ems to be an imba I ance in the grow th of knov/l edge and w i sdom, which i s very I i ke I y to make things even wor・ So, wisdom is necessary for both personal and cultural deveI opments.
4.Refer toParagraph5 ・ Accord in g to Rus I I, t he es nee of wi sdom i s impart i a I ity, or emancipation from egoistic or temporaI concerns. It is naturally difficuIt for man to attain impar tial ity, as man i s nat ural ly bound up by his own physical states from his b i r th. As he grows up, however, h i s hor i zon widens, his co ncerns ge t beyond the limits of time and space, and h i s feel ings become more impers on a I, hence the growth of impartiality and wisdom.
5.毛蟹年糕Apart from the fact that it is one of the ingredients of wisdom, impartial ity is also the basis of rational ity, for irrational ity is normal ly bad on partial ity.
IV.Exp la in in your own words the fol lowing ntences・
1・ It would be unwi to pursue a goal that is bound to fail, although it might be noble to do so.甚的意思
2.I t h i nk the es nee of wi sdom i s to get on e's hor i zon free from the con fin emen t of time and space・
Structural analysis of the text
Paragraph 2: Of the I should put first a n of proportion: the capacity to take acco unt of all the impor tant factors in a problem and to att ach to each it s due we i gh t・ Paragraph 3: There must be, also, a certain awareness of the ends of human I ife・ Paragraph 4: It is needed in the choice of ends to be pursued and in emancipation from personal prejudice・
Paragraph 5: I t h i nk the es nee of wisdom i s emanci pa tion, as far as possible, from the tyranny of the here and now.支持英文
Four factors that const itute wisdom: comprehens i veness mixed with a n of proportion; a fu I I awareness of the goa I s of human life; avoidanee of b I i ndness and pre judice in pr ivate life; impartial ity.
Rhetorical features of the text
The capacity to take account of a I I the importarrt factors in a problem and to attach to each its due weight・(Paragraph 2)
This has the entirely unintended resuIt of making the food supply inadequate and lower ing the st andard of I ife in the mos t populous par ts of the world ・(Paragraph 2)
Perhaps one could st retch the comprehens i veness that cons tit utes wisdom to include not only intellect but also fee Iing. (Paragraph 3)
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