大学英语14本背诵段落全.docx
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大学英语14本背诵段落全
BookI
Unit1
SuddenlyIwantedtowriteaboutthat,aboutthewarmthandgoodfeelingofit,butIwantedtoputitdownsimplyformyownjoy,notforMr.Fleagle.ItwasamomentIwantedtorecaptureandholdformyself.Iwantedtorelivethepleasureofthatevening.TowriteitasIwanted,however,wouldviolatealltherulesofformalcompositionI’dlearnedinschool,andMr.Fleaglewouldsurelygiveitafailinggrade.Nevermind.IwouldwritesomethingelseforMr.FleagleafterIhadwrittenthisthingformyself.
WhenIfinisheditthenightwashalfgoneandtherewasnotimelefttocomposeaproper,respectableessayforMr.Fleage.TherewasnochoicenextmorningbuttoturninmytaleoftheBellevillesupper.TwodayspassedbeforeMr.Fleaglereturnedthegradedpapers,andhereturnedeveryone’sbutmine.IwaspreparingmyselfforacommandtoreporttoMr.FleagleimmediatelyafterschoolfordisciplinewhenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdeskandknockfortheclass’sattention.
Unit2
“Thisisn’tfamily,”hereplied.“Although,”hewenton,“cometothinkofit,itmightjustaswellhavebeenfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachother‘OldFriend’——whenwe’dmeet,thatis.I’mnotmuchofahandatwriting.”
“Idon’tthinkanyofuskeepupourcorrespondencetoowell,”Isaid.“IknowIdon’t.ButItakeithe’ssomeoneyou’veknownquiteawhile?
”
“Allmylife,practically.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback.”
“Wenttoschooltogether?
”
“Allthewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughbothgradeandhighschool.”
“Therearenottoomanypeoplewho’vehadsuchalongfriendship,”Isaid.
“Actually,”thedriverwenton,“Ihadn’tseenhimemorethanonceortwiceayearoverthepast25or30yearsbecauseImovedawayfromtheoldneighborhoodandyoukindoflosetoucheventhoughyouneverforget.Hewasagreatguy.”
“Yousaid‘was’.Doesthatmean——?
”
Henodded.“Diedacoupleofweeksago.”
“I’msorry,”Isaid.“It’snofuntoloseanyfriend——andlosingarealoldoneiseventougher.”
Unit3
Whetherwelikeitornot,theworldweliveinhaschangedagreatdealinthelasthundredyears,anditislikelytochangeevenmoreinthenexthundred.Somepeoplewouldliketostopthesechangesandgobacktowhattheyseeasapurerandsimplerage.Butashistoryshows,thepastwasnotthatwonderful.Itwasnotsobadforaprivilegedminority,thougheventheyhadtodowithoutmodernmedicine,andchildbirthwashighlyriskyforwomen.Butforthevastmajorityofthepopulation,lifewasnasty,brutish,andshort.
Anyway,evenifonewantedto,onecouldn’tputtheclockbacktoanearlierage.Knowledgeandtechniquescan’tjustbeforgotten.Norcanonepreventfurtheradvancesinthefuture.Evenifallgovernmentmoneyforresearchwerecutoff(andthepresentgovernmentisdoingitsbest),theforceofcompetitionwouldstillbringaboutadvancesintechnology.Moreover,onecannotstopinquiringmindfromthinkingaboutbasicscience,whetherornottheyarepaidforit.Theonlywaytopreventfurtherdevelopmentswouldbeaglobalstatethatsuppressedanythingnew,andhumaninitiativeandinventivenessaresuchthateventhiswouldn’tsucceed.Allitwoulddoisslowdowntherateofchange.
Unit4
Afterhepassedaway,IthoughtmoreandmoreaboutTony’scareer.Hegrewinstatureinmymind.Intheend,Ithinkhestoodastall,andasproud,asthegreatestAmericanindustrialists.
Theyhadallreachedtheirsuccessbythesamerouteandbythesamevaluesandprinciples:
Vision,determination,self-control,optimism,self-respectand,aboveall,integrity.
Tonydidnotbeginonthebottomrungoftheladder.Hebeganinthebasement.Tony’saffairsweretiny;thegreatestindustrialists’affairsweregiant.But,afterall,thebalancesheetswereexactlythesame.Theonlydifferencewaswhereyouputthedecimalpoint.
TonyTrivisonnocametoAmericaseekingtheAmericanDream.Buthedidn’tfindit——hecreateditforhimself.Allhehadwere24precioushoursaday,andhewastednoneofthem.
Unit5
Andthereshestood,Herpale,roundfacewasgentleandsensible,hergrayeyeshadawarmandkindlyglow.Ididnothesitate.
Myfingersgrippedthesmallwornblueleathercopyofthebookthatwastoidentifymetoher.Thiswouldnotbelove,butitwouldbesomethingprecious,somethingperhapsevenbetterthanlove,afriendshipforwhichIhadbeenandmusteverbegrateful.
Isquaredmyshouldersandsalutedandheldoutthebooktothewoman,eventhoughwhileIfeltchokedbythebitternessofmydisappointment.“I’mLieutenantJohnBlanchard,andyoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamsogladyoucouldmeetme;mayItakeyoutodinner?
”
Thewoman’sfacebroadenedintoasmile.“Idon’tknowwhatthisisabout,son,”sheanswered,“buttheyoungladyinthegreensuitwhojustwantby,shebeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.Andshesaidifyouweretoaskmeouttodinner,Ishouldgoandtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouinthebigrestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!
”
Unit6
Overtheyears,Ihavewrittenextensivelyaboutanimal-intelligenceexperimentsandthecontroversythatsurroundsthem.Doanimalsreallyhavethoughts,whatwecallconsciousness?
Wonderingwhethertheremightbebetterwaystoexploreanimalintelligencethanexperimentsdesignedtoteachhumansigns,Irealizedwhatnowseemsobvious:
ifanimalscanthink,theywillprobablydotheirbestthinkingwhenitservestheirownpurposes,notwhenscientistsaskthemto.
AndsoIstartedtalkingtovets,animalresearchers,zookeepers.Mostdonotstudyanimalintelligence,buttheyencounterit,andthelackofit,everyday.ThestoriestheytellusrevealwhatI’mconvincedisanewwindowonanimalintelligence:
thekindofmentalfeatsanimalsperformwhendealingwithcaptivityandthedominantspeciesontheplanet——humans.
Unit7
Thoughthetrainwasslowing.Anthonyknewitwasstillgoingfasterthanhecouldrun.Soheforcedhimselftowaituntilhewouldbecloseenoughtoleapoffandgrabtheboys.Withperhapstenfeetleftbetweenthemandthesharp-edgedsnowplowbladeatthefrontofthetrain,Anthonysprangforwardfromtheladder.Landingontheloose,fist-sizestonesalongsidethetrack,hehadtostruggletokeephisbalance.Intwogiantstepshealmostreachedthechildren.Theystaredupathiminwide-eyedshock.Anthony,throwinghisbodyintospace,flewtowardthem.
TheunendingblastofthetrainhornstruckKatePritchardlikeahammerblow.“Theboys!
”shecried,andracedoutthedoor.Theyweregone!
Thetrack,shethought.Imustgettothetrack!
Ashisbodycrasheddownward,AnthonycoveredToddwhilereachingoutwithonearmtograbScottandpullhimclearofthetrack.Butthetrainhadcaughtuptothem.Anthonysawtheblacksteeledgeofthesnowplowbladehittheyoungchildunderthechin,drivinghisheadbackandscrapingoverhisface.Instantly,bloodflashedacrosstheboy’sforehead.
PartofthetrainthenpunchedintothebackofAnthony’sworkjacket,tearingthenylonfabric.Still,AnthonymanagedtopullScottcompletelyunderhim.
He’sdead,Anthonythought.Hefeltsickwithhorror.Buryinghisfaceinthestones,hepusheddownwardonthetwoboyswithallhisstrengthasthetrainpassedinchesabovethem.
Unit8
Butthisisjustatinysliceoftheproblem.TheabilitytoperformeventhesimplestcalculationsisonlyamemoryamongmanystudentsIsee,andtheirknowledgeofworldhistoryorgeographyisnonexistent.
Moreover,thereisachillingindifferenceaboutallthisignorance.Theattitudewassummedupbyafriend’sbright,lazy16-year-oldson,whoexplainedwhyhepreferrednottogotoU.C.L.A.“Idon’twanttohavetocompetewithAsians,”hesaid.“Theyworkhardandknoweverything.”
Infact,thisyoungmanwillhavetocompetewithAsianswhetherhewantstoornot.Hecannotliveforeveronthefinancial,materialandhumancapitalaccumulatedbyhisancestors.Atsomepointsoon,hisintellectuallazinesswillseriouslyaffecthiswayoflife.Itwillalsoaffecttherestofus.Amodernindustrialstatecannotfunctionwithanidle,ignorantlaborforce.Planeswillcrash.Computerswilljam.Carswillbreakdown.
BookII
Unit1
OnewayofsummarizingtheAmericanpositionisstatethatwevalueoriginalityandindependencemorethantheChinesedo.Thecontrastbetweenourtwoculturescanalsobeseenintermsofthefearswebothharbor.Chineseteachersarefearfulthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired;thereis,ontheotherhand,nocomparablehurrytopromotecreativity.Americaneducatorsfearthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge;ontheotherhand,skillscanbepickeduplater.
However,Idonotwanttooverstatemycase.ThereisenormouscreativitytobefoundinChinesescientific,technologicalandartisticinnovationspastandpresent.AndthereisadangerofexaggeratingcreativebreakthroughsintheWest.Whenanyinnovationisexaminedclosely,itsrelianceonpreviousachievementsisalltooapparent(the“standingontheshouldersofgiants”phenomenon).
ButassumingthatthecontrastIhavedevelopedisvalid,andthatthefosteringofskillsandcreativityarebothworthwhilegoals,theimportantquestionbecomesthis:
Canwegather,fromtheChineseandAmericanextremes,asuperiorwaytoapproacheducation,perhapsstrikingabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills?
Unit2
Waltonsetupacollegescholarshipfundforemployees’children,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeeomesdamagedbyfires,floods,tornadoes,andthelike
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