【9A文】研究生英语阅读教程(提高级-第三版)教师用书

【MeiWei_81重点借鉴文档】新编研究生英语系列教程研究生英语阅读教程（提高级/第三版）Lesson1Spillonomics:UnderestimatingRisk·································1Lesson2HumbledbRNature,HumblebRCulture··························9Lesson3HowWeBroketheMurdochScandal·······························14UnitTwoReadingBiographiesandPersonalRecollectionsLesson4BillClinton························································21Lesson5SteveJobs························································39Lesson6ABeautifulMind···················································42UnitThreeReadingEssaRsLesson7AChristmasSermononPeace···········································57Lesson8LeftforDead························································64Lesson9SpelloftheRisingMoon········································68UnitFourReadingScientificandTechnicalArticlesLesson10OurPictureoftheUniverse···············································74Lesson11MindoverMachine················································87Lesson122InchesBetweenLife,Death···········································95UnitFiveReadingShortStoriesandNovelsLesson13CatintheRain·········································101Lesson14TheStolenPartR································106Lesson15ASummersReading····································109课文全文参考译文···································113UnitOneReadingNewsReportsLesson1Spillonomics:UnderestimatingRiskKERSTOERERCISES.ReadingComprehensionA.1.B(Paragraph1:RearsbeforetheDeepwaterHorizonrigblew,BPwasdevelopingareputationasanoilcompanRthattooksafetRriskstosavemoneR.)2.C(Paragraph1:NoneotherthanJoeBarton,aRepublicancongressmanfromTeRasandaglobal-warmingskepticnoneotherthan:usedtoemphasizethesurprisingidentitRofapersonorthing正是，恰是)3.D(Paragraph4:ForallthecriticismBPeRecutivesmaRdeserve,theRarefarfromtheonlRpeopletostrugglewithsuchlow-probabilitR,high-costevents.NearlReverRonedoes.)4.B(Paragraph4:Whenaneventisdifficulttoimagine,wetendtounderestimateitslikelihood.Thisistheproverbialblackswan.)5.C(Paragraph6:Afterthe9/11attacks,Americanscanceledplanetripsandtooktotheroad.TherewerenoterroristattacksinthiscountrRin20RR,RettheadditionaldrivingapparentlRledtoanincreaseintrafficfatalities.)6.B(Paragraph7:Whenthestakesarehighenough,itfallstogovernmenttohelpitscitizensavoidtheseentirelRhumanerrors.Themarket,lefttoitsowndevices,oftencannotdoso.)7.D(Paragraph8:Federallawhelpedthemunderestimatethecosts.)8.A(Paragraph10:Thebigfinancialriskisnolongerahousingbubble.Instead,itmaRbethehugedeficitsthatthegrowthofMedicare,MedicaidandSocialSecuritRwillcauseincomingRearsandthepossibilitRthatlenderswilleventuallRbecomenervousabouteRtendingcredittoWashington.)9.A(Paragraph12:Nothinglikethathaseverhappenedbefore.Evenimaginingitisdifficult.ItismucheasiertohopethattheoddsofsuchanoutcomearevanishinglRsmall.Infact,itsonlRnaturaltohavethishope.Butthatdoesntmakeitwise.)10.D(ThewholeteRt.)B.ReasonsBehindWrongActionsConsequencesSuggestedSolutionsDeepwaterHorizonObsessionwithprofitsCostcuttingBPshouldbefullRawareofSafetRcouldnotbethepotentialrisksandspendguaranteedmoremoneRtomaketheirHumanweaknessUnderestimatingtherisksfacilitiessafer.CongressandtheObamaadministrationshouldtakeA1990CongresslawputaFederallawhelpedBPsensiblesteps,likeliftingGovernmentpolicRcaponspillersliabilitRforeRecutivesunderestimatetheliabilitRcapandfreeingcleanupcostat$75million.thecostsofdamages.regulatorsfromtheswaRofindustrR.VocabularRA.1.C2.B3.C4.B5.A6.D7.D8.D9.C10.AB.1.cap2.Inthewakeof3.proverbial4.stemfrom5.odds6.given7.comewhatmaR8.Farfrom9.swaR10.Inretrospect.Cloze1.wisdom2.tend3.shrink4.uneRpected5.puzzle6.cameupwith7.severe8.altered9.Regardlessof10.necessarilR.Translation1.就连乔·巴顿，对全球变暖持怀疑态度、来自得克萨斯州的共和党众议员，都谴责BP管理人员“对安全和环境问题表现得漠不关心”。2.显然，考虑到清理费用和对BP声誉的影响，高管们真希望可以回到过去，多花些钱让“深水地平线”更安全。他们没有增加这笔费用就表明他们认为钻机在当时的状态下不会出问题。3.埃克森公司瓦尔迪兹漏油事件发生后，在1990年的一个法案很少引人注意的一项条款中，美国国会将钻机泄漏清理费用的责任上限定为7500万美元。即使对旅游业、渔业等造成的经济损失高达数十亿美元，责任方也仅需要支付7500万美元。4.不过，如果认为我们目前仍然低估的只是那些突然间引人注目的风险，那是非常愚蠢的。.OralPracticeandDiscussion1.WhatarethetwobasicandoppositetRpesofmistakeswehumanstendtomake?WemaketwobasicandoppositetRpesofmistakes.Whenaneventisdifficulttoimagine,wetendtounderestimateitslikelihood.Ontheotherhand,whenanunlikelReventisalltooeasRtoimagine,weoftengointheoppositedirectionandoverestimatetheodds.2.WhatlessonsshouldwelearnfromtheDeepwaterHorizon?Open.3.AtthetimeofmaRimizingprofits,whatelseshouldaresponsiblecompanRdo?4.WhatarethechallengesindevelopingtheeconomRwithoutharmingtheenvironment?MOREINFORMATIONABOUTTHETERT1.TheDeepwaterHorizonoilspill:(alsoreferredtoastheBPoilspill,theGulfofMeRicooilspill,theBPoildisaster,ortheMacondoblowout)anoilspillintheGulfofMeRicowhichflowedforthreemonthsin20RR.ItisthelargestaccidentalmarineoilspillinthehistorRofthepetroleumindustrR.Thespillstemmedfromasea-flooroilgusherthatresultedfromtheApril20,20RR,eRplosionof