阅读三：One day, The Lord of the Yellow River asked the God of the Northern Sea, “What is natural and what is man-made?”The God of the Northern Sea replied, “The oxen and the horses have four legs. That is what I consider to be natural. When the horses are constrained with harnesses (马具), and the oxen are pierced (穿刺) with rings—I would say that’s what I consider to be man-made. Hence it is said, ‘Try not to harm the naturalness with too much man-made manipulation; try not to bury your natural self with too much pursuit of fame and fortune; carefully guard the natural Way and do not lose it—this is what I call reverting to your True Nature.”（ Adapted from James Legge’s The Chuang Tzu, p.123）阅读三（2）What’s the main implication of this fable?
A: It’s difficult to abandon fame and fortune.
B: If we destroy mother nature, we will diminish human beings.
C: People should realize the importance of protecting natural environment.
D: It’s significant for us to follow the natural Way so as to pursue True Nature.
A: It’s difficult to abandon fame and fortune.
B: If we destroy mother nature, we will diminish human beings.
C: People should realize the importance of protecting natural environment.
D: It’s significant for us to follow the natural Way so as to pursue True Nature.
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- 阅读三：One day, The Lord of the Yellow River asked the God of the Northern Sea, “What is natural and what is man-made?”The God of the Northern Sea replied, “The oxen and the horses have four legs. That is what I consider to be natural. When the horses are constrained with harnesses (马具), and the oxen are pierced (穿刺) with rings—I would say that’s what I consider to be man-made. Hence it is said, ‘Try not to harm the naturalness with too much man-made manipulation; try not to bury your natural self with too much pursuit of fame and fortune; carefully guard the natural Way and do not lose it—this is what I call reverting to your True Nature.”（ Adapted from James Legge’s The Chuang Tzu, p.123）阅读三（1）Which one of the following statements is Not correct? A: A horse’s harness is natural. B: The ox’s nose ring is man-made. C: Oxen and horses have four feet is natural. D: Try not bury your natural self with too much desire.
- 阅读三：One day, The Lord of the Yellow River asked the God of the Northern Sea, “What is natural and what is man-made?”The God of the Northern Sea replied, “The oxen and the horses have four legs. That is what I consider to be natural. When the horses are constrained with harnesses (马具), and the oxen are pierced (穿刺) with rings—I would say that’s what I consider to be man-made. Hence it is said, ‘Try not to harm the naturalness with too much man-made manipulation; try not to bury your natural self with too much pursuit of fame and fortune; carefully guard the natural Way and do not lose it—this is what I call reverting to your True Nature.”（ Adapted from James Legge’s The Chuang Tzu, p.123）阅读三（1）About the fable Don’t Pierce the Ox’s Nose with a Ring, which one of the following statements is Not correct? A: A horse’s harness is natural. B: The ox’s nose ring is man-made. C: Oxen and horses have four feet is natural. D: Try not bury your natural self with too much desire.
- Man: I like this TV set a lot.______ Woman: It’ s made in Germany. A: What make is it B: Where is it made C: What type is it D: How much is it
- 阅读理解2. What is the author's opinion presented in Paragraph 2? A: Being natural is inherently good. B: We should stop using antibiotics to kill bacteria. C: We cannot say embryo modification is bad because it is unnatural. D: Millions of human die young because of natural diseases.
- What do you think are the consequences of man's transformation of nature?