大学英语（二）（山东联盟）第八章测试_智慧树知到答案2021年

第八章 Unit 8 Human rights vs. animal rights：This unit will provide a platform for students to debate another social controversy: animal rights protection. In text A, the author, a physician engaged in doing animal research, expressed his growing, frustration with the animal rights movement and justifies animal research with many reasons including how medical advances benefited from the experiments on animals. Text B is a touching story that describes the painful experience and feelings from a perspective of a dog. Since early times, animals have lived closely with human beings. Most of us, especially animal rights activists, agree that both humans and animals deserve the same right to live and they both should enjoy decent and favorable conditions. Should animals be treated in the same way as human beings? If so, should scientific experiments use animals to develop medicines to help and heal human beings? These topics have become very controversial issues. So the topic discussion of online learning is about human rights and animal rights. The second part is about the idioms of knot. The third part is about the idioms of heel.8.1英语怎么说？：Topic Discussion:1. The topic of today's show is human rights vs. animal rights. Students can follow the Shan Hai Jing, Bible and other classical works to return to the ancient myths and legends. What are the relationship between domestic animals and humanity. A book named “Tippi My book of Africa” is recommended. 2. How to treat animals? Some terms will be mentioned here. Animal right, welfare utilitarianism and animal welfare. There are two main important themes that form the philosophical basis for animal keeping and care in modern societies. The first one is known as animal rights framework developed by Tom Regan. The second philosophical argument is associated with welfare utilitarianism and animal welfare. We can see human can do good things for animals. Humans can also cause harm to animals. But one thing we have in common is that all animals do have feelings and sentiments just like mankind, should not be treated inhumanely.
8.2英语怎么读？：Reading Skills:The idiom of this unit is about Knot. knot is a countable noun which means a join by tying together two pieces of string, rope, cloth etc. While in the text, we have the sentence “We're too young to tie the knot.”      Several idioms about knot are explained. Such as, “ to tie the knot”, “a knot in the pit of one’s stomach” and“Gordian knot”. The meaning of these idioms are illustrated in details.        The third idiom about knot is famous “Gordian knot” derived from Greek myth. For example, the Gordian knot is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem. And we use “cutting the Gordian knot” to refer to settle the difficulty. (or disentangling an "impossible" knot) without thinking too much of the result or solve it easily by cheating or "thinking outside the box".
8.3英语怎么写？：Writing Skills:Do you want to know more phrases about heel? Let us focus on some idioms about heel and their origins. The first idiom is Achilles' heel. The second one is cool one's heels. The third one is drag one's heels. Next one is kick up one’s heels. Five is at one's heels. Six one is down at he heels. Seven is lay by the heels. The next one is to set someone back on their heels. The nine is take to one's heels or show one's heels. The last one is come to heel. These idioms are introduced in details by giving the examples and origins.

[单选题]The ______ of plants and animals have largely influenced the history of both man and human species. 
living
killing
raising
domestication
答案：domestication
[判断题]Shan Hai Jing is a Chinese classic text describing mountains, regions within and beyond the seas, and mythic animals. It is largely a fabulous geographical and cultural account of pre-Qin China as well as a collection of Chinese mythology.
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错[多选题]According to the video, the modern development characterized by ______ ,______  and ______also affected the relationship with animals.
scientific discoveries
technological changes
industries revolution
Climate changes[判断题]Throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries, heels were an indicator of wealth and status for both men and women. 
错
对[判断题]Someone's Achilles’ heel is his weakness that causes problems for them, especially because it gives other people a chance to attack or criticize them. 
对
错[判断题]Knot is a uncountable noun which means a join by tying together two pieces of string, rope, cloth etc.
错
对