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综合教程unit13

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Unit1

1.WhatweretheauthorandhiswifedoinginNanjinginthespringof1987

TheywerestudyingartseducationinChinesekindergartensandelementaryschoolsinNanjing.

2.WhatwastheirsonBenjaminfondofdoingduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel

Their18-month-oldsonBenjaminwasfondoftryingtoplacethekeyintotheslotofthekeyboxduringtheirstayattheJinlingHotel.

3.HowwouldChinesestaffmembersofthehotelrespondtoBenjamin'sattempttoplacethekeyintotheslot

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TheywouldcomeovertowatchBenjami,andthentrytoteachhimhowtodoitproperly.

4.Whydidtheauthordecidetoworkthekey-slotanecdoteintohisdiscussionswithChineseeducators

BecauseherealizedthatthisanecdotewasdirectlyrelevanttotheirassignedtasksinChina:

toinvestigateearlychildhoodeducationandtothrowlightonChineseattitudestowardcreativity.

5.WhatdidhisChinesecolleaguesthinkofthekey-slotincident

MostofthemdisplayedthesameattitudeasthestaffattheJinlingHotel.

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6.Whatdidtheauthoremphasizeinpresentinghisviewsabouttheincident

Heemphasizedthatthemostimportantthingistoteachthechildthatonecansolveaproblemeffectivelybyoneself.

7.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthisincidentwaskeyinmorethanonesense

HemeansthatthisincidentpointedtoimportantdifferencesineducationalandartisticpracticesbetweenChinaandtheUSA.

8.Inwhatwaydoestheauthorassociatethekey-slotincidentwith"teachingbyholdinghishand"

ThemannerinwhichtheChinesestaffsawtheneedtoteachthechildbyguidinghishandischaracteristicofabroaderattitudetoeducation,onethatstandsincontrasttotheWesternpreferenceforleavingthechildtoexploreandlearnunaided.

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9.WhatexamplesdoestheauthorgivetoillustratechildhoodeducationintheartsinChina

Oneexampleisofchildrenattheageof5or6paintingflowers,fishandanimalsskillfullyandconfidently;inasecondexample,calligraphers9andt0yearsoldareproducingexcellentworks;andinathird,youngartistsworkonperfectingtheir:

craftforseveralhoursaday.

10.HowdoAmericansandChinesedifferintheirattitudestocreativity

Americansthinkthatunlesscreativityhasbeenacquiredearly,itmayneveremerge,andskillscanbepickeduplater.Chinesethinkthatifskillsarenotacquiredearly,theymayneverbeacquired,andthereisnohurrytopromotecreativity.

11.Whatmakesthemtakedifferentpositionsonthequestionofcreativity

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Thisismainlyduetothedifferenceintheirwayofthinking.

12.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthormakeaboutseekingabetterapproachtofosteringskillsandcreativity

Theauthormakesthesuggestionthatweshouldstrikeabetterbalancebetweenthepolesofcreativityandbasicskills.

Unit2

1.WhatistheSalvationArmyWhatdoesaSalvationArmybellringerdo

TheSalvationArmyisareligiouscharitableorganization.ASalvationArmybellringerisavolunteerwhohelpsitcollectdonations.

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2.WhatdidtheboyaskthewriterWhatdoyouthinkmadehimraisesuchaquestion

Theboyaskedhim:

AreyoupoorHediditsimplyoutofconfusionandcuriosity.ObviouslyheknewnothingabouttheSalvationArmybellringer.

3.HowdidthewriteranswerWhatdoesthewriter'sanswertotheboy'squestionmean

Hesaid,"Ihavemorethansomepeople,butnotasmuchasothers."Thismeansthathewasneitherpoornorrich.

4.Whydidtheboy'smotherscoldhim

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Theboy'smotherscoldedhimbecausethequestionwassociallyinappropriate,especiallytoapersonwholookedpoor.

5.IsthewriterpoorornotintermsofmaterialpossessionsGivefactstosupportyourconclusion.

H's,economicallyheispoor.Helivesinasmallbasementapartment.Hedoesn'tevenhaveacolorTV.HefallsintothelowestincomecategoryAndsoon.

6.DoesthewriterfeelpoorWhyorwhynot

No,thewriterdoesnotfeelpoor.Thisisbecausehehasenjoyedgoodhealthandcreativitywhichhethinksaremuchmoreimportantthanmaterialgoods.

7.Inwhatsituationdoesthewriterfeeloutofplace

Hefeelsoutofplaceamongpeoplewhoateprimarilyinterestedinmaterialthings.

8.WhatdidthegirltellhimbeforehervisittohisbasementapartmentAndwhathappenedafter

Shetoldhimthatshewasinterestedinwhat'sontheinside.ButafterheWokhertohispoorlyfurnishedapartment,shechangedhermindcompletely.

9.Howoughtonetounderstandsuch"aseeminglyabruptchangeinherpriorities"

Itonlyshowsthattoherthemostimportantthingwasstillmaterialgoodsratherthanwhatshehadclaimedbefore.

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10.Canweinferfromtheessaywhatrolecommercialscanplayinsociety

Commercialscanputpeopleunderpressuretopurchasemorethanisreallynecessary.

11.Whydoesthewritersay"DecemberisthetimeofyearIfeelwealthiest"

BecauseDecemberisthetimeforhimtoworkfortheSalvationArmyasabellringer,whichgiveshimagenuinesenseofbelongingandbringshimhappinessinhelpingothers.

12.Howhastheboy'squestionaffectedthewriter

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Theboy'squestionhashelpedthewriterrealizethat,despitehislackofexpensivepossessions,heisrichinmanyotherwaysandshouldbethankfulforthat.

Unit4

1.Whatdidtheauthordothreeyearsagoandwhatisshedoingnow

Shewasatelevisionproducerthreeyearsagoandnowsheworksasatelecommuter.

2.Howdoestheauthorworknowadays

ShesubmitsarticlesandeditsthemviaemailsandcommunicateswithcolleaguesonInternetmailinglists.

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3.Howdoestheauthormanageherdailylife

Shecouldalmostdoanythingonthenet:

shecanorderfood,andmanagehermoney,loveandwork.

4.Whatarethesymptomssharedbypeoplewholiveavirtuallife

Theyareseparatedfromtherealworldanddon’tliketocommunicatewithpeoplefacetoface.

5.WhatistheNetcritics’worstnightmare

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Thesituationinwhichpeoplewhoarehookedonthenetfindthemselvesfeelinganaversiontooutsideformsofsocializing.

6.Howdoestheauthorbehavewhensheissuddenlyconfrontedwithreallivehumans

Shegetsoverexcitedandspeakstoomuchandinterrupts.

7.HowdoestheauthorbehaveonlineWhy

Sheisbad-temperedandeasilyangeredandfindsherselfattackingeveryoneinsight.

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8.Howdoesvirtuallifeaffectherrelationshipwithherboyfriends

Sheoftenmisinterpretshisboyfriend’sintensionsbecauseofthelackofemotionalcuesgivenbytheirtypeddialogue,whichleadstoaquarrel.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,whyareco-workersimportanttoahumanbeing

Becauseahumanbeingreliedonco-workersforcompany.

10.Whatdoestheauthordotorestorebalancetoherlife

Sheforcedherselfbacktotheworld:

shearrangesanythingtogetheroutofthehouseandconnectedwithothers.

11.DoestheauthorfeelhappywhenshereturnstotherealworldWhyorwhynot

No,becauseshefindsbeingfacetofacesometimesunbearable.

12.Whatdoesshedothen

Shereturnedtothevirtualworld.

Unit5

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1. Because the pole was set at 17 feet which was three inches higher than 

hispersonalbest.

2.Becausepole-vaultingcombinesthegraceofagymnastwiththestrengthofabodybuilder.

3.Hischildhooddreamwastofly.Hismotherreadhimnumerousstoriesaboutflyingwhenhewasgrowingup.

4.Becausehebelievedinhardworkandsweat.Hismotto:

Ifyouwantsomething,workforit!

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5.Michael'smotherwishedhecouldrelaxabitmoreandbethat"freedreaming"littleboy.Ononeoccasionsheattemptedtotalktohimandhisfatheraboutthis,buthisdadquicklyinterrupted,smiledandsaid,"Youwantsomething,workforit!

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6.Hebeganaverycarefultrainingprogram.

7.Heseemedunawareofthefactthathehadjustbeatenhispersonalbestbythreeinches.Hewasverycalm.

8.Hebegantofeelnervouswhenthebarwassetatnineincheshigherthanhispersonalbest.

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9.Whathismotherhadtaughthimabouthowtodealwithtensionoranxietyhelpedhimovercomehisnervousness.

10.Thesingingofsomedistantbirdsinflightmadehimassociatehisfinaljumpwithhischildhooddream.

11.Hecouldimaginethesmileonhismother’sface.Hethoughthisfatherwasprobablysmilingtoo,evenlaughing.However,infact,hisfatherhuggedhis wife and cried like a baby in her arms. 

12. Because he was blind. 

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Unit6

1.They liked girly toys such as a miniature kitchen, and Barbies. 

2. To convert a gas-guzzling SUV into a hybrid electric vehicle. 

3. Because she didn’t know anything about cars and was afraid of being 

cheated by the mechanic. 

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4. She was craving independence and wanted to live away from home for 

some time. 

5. It helped her earn six engineering credits, which of course made it 

easier for her to become an engineering major.

 6. Five years. 

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7. In her view, if you find a subject is difficult to learn, it does not mean 

you’re not good at it. It just means you have to set your mind and work

 harder to get good at it. 

8. Because he had confidence in her abilities believing she could have

done better if she had studied more. 

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9. No, she wasn’t always confident. She had moments of panic, worried 

that as a woman she would be unable to understand thermodynamics. 

10. She considers it wrong because it is based on a faulty premise. 

11. It is flexible and more powerful than we imagine. 

12. What she means is not to accept others’ opinions blindly but to use 

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one’s own judgment.

Unit7

1. It has borrowed and is still borrowing massively from other languages. 

Today it has an estimated vocabulary of over one million words. 

2. They don’t like borrowing foreign words. They try to ban words from 

English. 

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3. Old English or Anglo-Sa