Unit 4 What is life? 单元巩固练习-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选修第三册

X3U4拓展练习 一、语法填空： Bertrand Russell: the pursuit of his passions British philosopher, mathematician and writer Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) has had a major influence on Western philosophy. His works, beautifully ____1____(write) with clarity of thought, are generally regarded as modern classics. In the prologue to his autobiography, ____2____(entitle) "What I Have Lived For", Russell identifies the three passions that have governed his life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and pity for the suffering of mankind. Russell regarded these passions as worthy ____3____(belief) and pursued them all his life. Russell's first passion, the longing for love, played a powerful motivating role in his life To Russell, love is an unbreakable combination of delight and well-wishing. Fully aware of the importance of love, Russell wrote in his autobiography, "After so many lonely years, I know what life and love may be. Now, if I sleep, I shall sleep ____4_____(fulfill)." Russell's acknowledgement of the importance of seeking knowledge at every opportunity, whether to better understand our fellow man or the world in which we live, ____5____(come) as no surprise. Widely acknowledged as an expert in many fields, Russell actively followed his second passion. His academic achievements are far too ____6____(number) to list, but he won the Nobel Prize in Literature, discovered Russell's paradox leading to new thinking in logic and set theory, and was recognized as one of the ____7____(found) of modern analytic philosophy. Human suffering is, unfortunately, universal, inevitable and inescapable, ____8____ which Russell was all too aware. Pity for the suffering of mankind became his third passion, _____9____ led him to dedicate much of his life to easing the pain of others through political and social activism. He was a pacifist who spoke out ____10_____ war. In 1955, he released the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, which highlighted the dangers of nuclear weapons. He was also an ac