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Unit9KidsandComputersDigitalDanger练习答案
Unit9
KidsandComputers:
DigitalDanger
ConsolidationActivities
I.TextComprehension
1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.
A.Tocontrastvideogameswithconventionalgames.
B.Topresenthisviewonthenegativeeffectofvideogames.
C.Toexhibitthepositiveeffectofconventionalgames.
D.Todisplayhowtodevelopchildren'sintelligence.
Key:
[A]
2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1).Athleticactivitieshelpkidsdevelopteamspirit,gainconfidenceandasenseoffairplay.[T]
2).Socialscientists,parents,andcriticswillbedebatingforalongtimehowchildrenhavebeenaffectedbythechangeintheconceptofplay.[T]
3).Theauthorisinfavorofneithervideonorconventionalgames.[F]
4).Thefunavideogamegivesitsplayerisonlymomentaryandunsatisfyingbecauseitisderivedfromwatchingsomeoneelse'screationratherthanfromhisownachievement.[T]
5).OnSaturday,ayoungInternetqueenhunchesoverherkeyboard,aloneinherroom.Herbuddylistincludesdozens,evenscores,of"friends"she'smet.[F]
6).Childrenarelearninginvideogamesthattheycanenjoytheirownactivitiesandstillbesensitivetothelargerworldaroundthem.[F]
II.WritingStrategies
Thetextisagoodpieceofpersuasivewriting,theaimofwhichistopersuadethereaderintobelievingwhatthewriterthinksistrueorcorrect.Itiswell-organized,fallingneatlyintothreeparts:
thefirsttwoparagraphstheintroduction,paragraphs3--8thebody,andthelasttwoshortparagraphstheending.Theauthor'sbeliefconcerningtheimpactofcomputergamesonkidsisexplicitlystatedintheintroductionaftercomparingthetraditionalgamesandthenewformsofentertainment.
Canyouidentifythesentencethatstatestheauthor'sview?
Thelastsentenceinparagraph2statestheauthor'sview.
Themainmethodusedinthispersuasiveessayiscontrast.Apartfromthecontrastmadebetweentwogeneraltypesofgamesintheintroduction,theauthorfurtheradherestocontrastashismajormeansofdevelopmentinthebodyoftheessay.
Whatcontrastshashemadehere?
Andwhatconclusionshashereachedaftereachcontrast?
Threecontrastshavebeenmadeinparagraphs3--8,oneineverytwoconsecutiveparagraphs.
Paragraphs3--4:
thecontrastbetweenPlay-Dohandvideogames
Theconclusion:
theformeriscreativeandthelatterisnot.
Paragraphs5--6:
thecontrastbetweensoccergamesandchattingonthenet.
Theconclusion:
Theformerhelpsdevelopkids'socialabilitieswhilethelatterrendersthekidspoorathandlinginterpersonalrelationships.
Paragraphs7--8:
thecontrastbetweenMonopolyandvideogames.
Theconclusion:
Whileplayingtheformer,thekidsarestillsensitivetothelargerworldaroundthem.Whenplayingthelatter,theyaresimplyconfinedtotheirownworld.
Thewaytheauthorendstheessaydeservesourspecialattention.Insteadofre-statinghisviewattheend,asisoftenthecase,theauthorusestwoshortandsimplequestions.
Doyouthinkthisisaneffectivewaytobringtheessaytoaclose?
Thelasttwoquestions,oneanellipticalquestionandtheotherarhetoricalquestion,mosteffectivelybringtheessaytoaclose.Theellipticalsentenceforcefullypushesthereadertothethoughtofthegraveconsequencethedigitalgamesarelikelytohave.Astheauthor'sviewhasbeenexplicitlyassertedatthebeginningoftheessay,repetitionmaynotbenecessary.Arhetoricalquestionhereisamoreeffectivewayofsaying"Itistooawfultothinkaboutthelesson."
III.LanguageWork
1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.
1).Whenshetiresofit,shecanwaditbackintoashapelessmass.
isfedupwith
2).Theplayerisasmuchatoolofthegameasthejoystick.
nothingbutatoolofthegamelikethejoystick
3).Inthebuddy-chatworld,statusisbasedontheabilitytokeepuparapidpaceofone-liners,insultingzingers,causticput-downs.
tocomeupwithquickly
4).Ishouldn'thavetoworkatrelationships.Theycomeandgoinstantlyandatmyconvenience.
endeavortoenhance;accordingtomywish
5).Evenwhenspokentodirectly,hedoesnotpullhiseyesfromthescreen.
lookaway
6).Fartoooften,evenhisparents,intimidatedbythehigh-priced,high-techgadgetthathassuckedtheirchild'shumanityaway,tiptoearoundratherthandisturbhim.
hasdeprivedtheirchildofhumanity
2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.
solitarylonely
1).Iwouldimaginesheisquitelonelylivingonherownthroughthelongsummernights.
2).Itwaslonelywork,involvinglongflightsoftenatextremehighaltitudesinfreezingcold,tokeepabovetheserviceceilingofenemyfighters.
3).Readingisasolitaryactivitythatenrichesthemind.
4).Mostoftheirtimeisspentinsolitaryprayer,buttwiceadaytheywouldgatheratachapelinthecentralbuilding.
comparecontrast
1).Theboy'sbedroomcontrastssharplywiththeguestroomintermsoflight.
2).Icanonlycomparethisexperienceofminetothatoffallinginlove.
3).Theflatwasreallyverynice,butcomparedwithwhatweusedtohave,itwasaterribleletdown.
4).Thereareintheroomchairsandsofasofcontrastingshapesandcolours.
momentarytemporary
1).Yourdebtsituationisonlytemporary,anditiswithinyourpowertoresolveit.
2).Themomentarypauseofthespeakerwasimmediatelyfollowedbycheersandapplause.
3).Underlaw,youremployerhasthepowertohireatemporaryworkertoreplaceyou.
4).Herejectstheviewthatviolentpeopleactoutofmomentarypassion;onthecontrary,theyconsciouslyconstructviolentplansofactionforlong.
debateargue
1).Theyarguedferociouslyoverwhoshouldpaythebill.
2).TheHouseofCommonsistodebateonceagainwhethertobringbackthedeathpenalty.
3).Bankofficialsarguedthatitisnottheirjobtochasedowneveryassetofeverybankdebtor.
4).Articlespouredin,debatingthemeritsanddemeritsofthethreecandidates.
3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasetakenfromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.
solitaryintimidatefuriouscoordinationmomentarypundit
tangibleillusioningeniousvoidcynicallyinstantaneous
1).Townplanningandlandallocationhastobecoordinated.
2).Sheadmitsthatherheightisintimidatingforsomemen.
3).MostyoungpeopleintheWestareexpectedtoleavewhatcouldbethelife'smostmomentousdecision—marriage—almostentirelyuptoluck.
4).Whatdecidedhimwasacynicalquestion:
"IfIfail,I'llbenoworseoffthanIamnow,willI?
"
5).Hewasforcedtoromanticizethepastashebecameincreasinglydisillusionedwithhispresent.
6).Theapproachfailstotakeintoconsiderationintangiblessuchasprideofworkmanship,loyaltyandworkhabits.
7).Thedeclarationwasnullandvoidasitwasproclaimedincompletelyillegalcircum-stances.
8).Abortionisanissuewhichhasproducedalotofsoundandfury,butlittlereasonedargument.
4.Makeasentenceofyourownforeachofthegivenwordswithmeaningsotherthanthoseusedinthetext.Youmaychangethepartofspeechofthesewords.
1).fair
Inanefforttolookolder,shehaspinnedherfairhairintoaFrenchpleat.
2).peck
Shewalkedupandpeckedhimonthecheek.
3).sterile
Thedoctoralwaysmadesurethatanycutswereprotectedbysteriledressings.
4).ward
Themainpartofthehospitalisprettydismal,butthechildren'swardisreallylovely.
5).stalk
Thesedecorationsweremadeoutofdelicatearrangementofcornstalks.
6).hunch
Actingonahunch,heranacomputercheckoverthestatisticsreportedbyhissubordinates.
5.Transformthefollowingsentences,usingexistentialthere.
1).Somepeoplewillbelookingforwardtoyoursuccessintheexperiment.
Therewillbepeoplelookingforwardtoyoursuccessintheexperiment.
2).Alawnextendsfromthehousetotheriver.
Thereisalawnthatextendsfromthehousetotheriver.
3).Manyaccidentshaveoccurredatthecrossroadssincethebeginningofthisyear.
Therehavebeenmanyaccidentsatthecrossroadssincethebeginningofthisyear.
4).Ameetingistobeheldabouttheplanningoftheuniversity.
Thereistobeameetingabouttheplanningoftheuniversity.
5).Alargenumberofvaluablejewelswerestolenlastweek.
Therewerealargenumberofvaluablejewelsstolenlastweek.
6).Animportantmessageisbeingdecoded.
Thereisanimportantmessagebeingdecoded./Thereisbeingdecodedanimportantmessage.
7).Wehavenoobjectiontoanyoneborrowingbooksfromthislibrary.
Wehavenoobjectiontotherebeinganyoneborrowingbooksfromthislibrary.
8).Theydonotwantanythingunexpectedtooccur.
Theydonotwanttheretobeanythingunexpected.
9).Anyplantneedslightandwater.
Thereisnoplantthatdoesn'tneedlightandwater.
10).Atimewillcomewhenyouwilllookbackonthisdaywithpride.
Therewillbeatimewhenyouwilllookbackonthisdaywithpride
Note:
Existentialsentencesareprincipallythosebeginningwiththeunstressedwordthere,followedbyaformoftheverbbe.Existentialthere,whichformostpurposesisthe"grammatical"subject,isadeviceforleavingthesubjectpositionvacantofcontent,andmayberegardedasanempty"slot-filler".Regularclausesmaybetransformedintoexistentialclausesbymeansofageneralrule:
subject+(auxiliaries)+be+predica