新目標(biāo)大學(xué)英語綜合教程4

1、UnitUnit1研究表明：在兩性及眾多文化中，長(zhǎng)相好的人，特別是從青春期開始，往往被評(píng)價(jià)為具有出色的性格特質(zhì)的人。事情為何如此？有些人覺得，由于遇見外表迷人者和品德優(yōu)良者都令人愉快，我們會(huì)不假思索地把這二者混為一談。但是，這一說法似乎并不客觀。西安大略大學(xué)(UniversityofWesternOntario)的桑波保諾寧(SampoPaunonen)博士的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，被形容為較誠(chéng)實(shí)的人也會(huì)被認(rèn)為更討人喜歡，而越討人喜歡的人，外貌也就更

2、具吸引力。Researchhasshownthatinbothsexesacrossnumerousculturesespeciallyfromadolescencegoodlookingpeopleareoftenevaluatedtobeoneswithexceptionalpersonalitytraits.WhyshouldthisbesoSomepeoplehaveperceivedthatsinceitispleasurab

3、letomeetsomeonewithattractivephysicalappearancesomeonewithgoodmalacterweautomaticallymixthemup.Butthisstatementdoesnotseemtobeobjective.ThestudiesbyDr.SampoPaunonenoftheUniversityofWesternOntariorevealthatpeoplewhowerede

4、scribedasbeingmehonestwereratedasmelikablethemelikablethemephysicallyattractive.UnitUnit21960年簡(jiǎn)古多爾開始了她在坦桑尼亞的貢貝溪國(guó)家公園對(duì)黑猩猩社群的研究。由于沒有專業(yè)的訓(xùn)練來指導(dǎo)其研究，古多爾觀察到了可能會(huì)被嚴(yán)格的科學(xué)教條(doctrine)所忽視的東西。她沒有給進(jìn)入觀察的黑猩猩編號(hào)，而是給他們?nèi)∶绶品坪突液哟笮l(wèi)，并發(fā)現(xiàn)他們具有獨(dú)特的個(gè)

5、性。古多爾在貢貝溪的研究在科學(xué)界最為人稱道的是，她的發(fā)現(xiàn)打破了當(dāng)時(shí)人們長(zhǎng)期存在的兩個(gè)信念：只有人類才會(huì)制造和使用工具，以及黑猩猩是素食者。JaneGoodallbeganstudyingthechimpanzeecommunityinGombeStreamNationalParkTanzaniain1960.WithoutprofessionaltrainingtodirectherresearchGoodallobservedthin

6、gsthatstrictscientificdoctrinesmayhaveoverlooked.InsteadofnumberingthechimpanzeessheobservedshegavethemnamessuchasFifiDavidGreybeardfoundtheyhaduniqueindividualpersonalities.Goodall’sresearchatGombeStreamisbestknowntothe

7、scientificcommunityfchallengingtwolongstingbeliefsoftheday:thatonlyhumanscouldmakeusetoolsthatchimpanzeeswerevegetarians.UnitUnit3MongolianssoBiShengwasregardedasthepioneeroftypography.Chinesetypographywhichcreatedpossib

8、ilityfthewidedisseminationexchangeofknowledgeistheferunnerofmodernhumancivilization.IthasbeenintroducedtoNthKeaJapanCentralAsiaWestAsiaEurope.Around1450GutenbergaGermanwhowasinfluencedbytheChinesemovabletypeprintinginven

9、tedmovablealloytypesfalphabetsusedtheminprintingbooks.TherefeGutenberg’suseofmovabletypeprintingwasover400yearsbehindBiSheng’suse.UnitUnit5綠色能源對(duì)于建設(shè)可持續(xù)發(fā)展型社會(huì)至關(guān)重要，不僅僅因?yàn)樗芴峁┲T多就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)，更在于它能為投身于該領(lǐng)域的學(xué)生提供大量激發(fā)創(chuàng)造性的機(jī)會(huì)。據(jù)國(guó)家能源部(NationalE

10、nergyAdministration)七月份預(yù)計(jì)，截止到2020年，新能源產(chǎn)業(yè)將創(chuàng)造1.5億個(gè)就業(yè)崗位。2007年《京東議定書》(KyotoProtocol)發(fā)起建立清潔能源發(fā)展機(jī)制(CleanDevelopmentMechanism)的新方案，旨在幫助發(fā)展中國(guó)家實(shí)現(xiàn)減排目標(biāo)。一些公司可以由此獲取新能源項(xiàng)目資金。Greenenergyiscrucialtobuildingasustainablesociety.Notonlyareth

11、erejobsinthefieldbutinvolvementintheindustryprovidesplentyofopptunitiesfstudentsinthisfieldtobecreative.AccdingtotheestimateoftheNationalEnergyAdministrationinJulythenewenergysectissettocreate150millionjobsby2020.TheClea