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研究生英语阅读Unit7课后答案

Unit7

Cultures

LearningObjectives

Attheendoftheunit,studentswillbeableto:

1.Knowaboutsomefamousculturallandmarksoftheworld;

2.Haveageneralunderstandingofculturaldifferences,suchasmarriagecustoms,tablemanners,etc.;

3.showtheirmasteryofthewordsandexpressionsconcerningcultures.

PartIWarm-upActivities

ADirections:

Belowarethenamesoftheworld’sfamousculturallandmarks.Pleasematchthemwiththecorrespondingpictures.

A.PyramidB.SydneyOperaHouseC.EiffelTower

D.ColosseumE.theStatueofLibertyF.TajiMahal

1.EiffelTower2.TajiMahal3.theStatueofLiberty

4.Pyramid5.Sydneyoperahouse6.Colosseum

BDirections:

Certainanimalsarechosenassymbolsbecausetheyhavequalitiesthatstandout.Indifferentculturesthequalitiestheyareassociatedaredifferent.Thefollowingtableincludessomeofthenamesoftheanimals.CompletethephrasesbyfillingtherightwordintheblanksanddiscusswithyourpartnerabouttheirChinesecounterparts.

mulelambdogsnailfishbeesnakehorse

sheepfoxcatliontoadgooselark

1.ashappyasalark2.ascunningasafox

3.asstubbornasamule4.asbusyasabee

5.asslowasasnail6.asstrongasahorse

7.asuglyasatoad8.asmeekasalamb

9.asbraveasalion10.asevilasasnake11.killthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs12.blacksheepofthefamily

13.leadacat-and-doglife14.loveme,lovemydog

UsefulWordsandExpressions

culturalheritageoftheworld世界文化遗产

culturalindustries文化产业

cradle of culture 文化摇篮

cultureshock文化冲击

hitch-hiking搭乘

cross-culturalcommunication跨文化交流

icon偶像

diversity多样性

bilateral双边的

inkandwashpainting水墨画

localcustomsandpractices风土人情

native/rural/countryculture乡土文化

Thebigapple“大苹果”，纽约

champagne香槟酒

cocktail鸡尾酒

liqueur烈酒

mainstreamculture主流文化

culturaltreasures文化宝藏

braindrain人才外流

oriental东方的

ConfuciusInstitute孔子学院

Collectivism集体主义

filialpiety孝道

frugality节俭

egalitarian平等主义

money-orientated金钱至上的

ethnic种族的，人种的

exotic异国的，外来的，异国情调的

PartIIListening

1.QuotesabouttheUnitedKingdom

Readthenewwordsbelowbeforelistening.

commission/kə'miʃən/v.chargewithatask委托

self-irony/self-'aiərəni/n.asubtleformofhumourwhichinvolvessayingironicthingsaboutoneself自讽

parliamentary/ˌpɑ:

lə'mentəri/adj.relatingtoorhavingthenatureofaparliament议会的，国会的

dynamism/'dainəmizəm/n.activestrengthofbodyormind活力，精力

ideology/ˌaidi'ɔlədʒi/n.asetofbeliefs,especiallythepoliticalbeliefsonwhichpeople,parties,orcountriesbasetheiractions思想意识，意识形态

manic/'mænik/adj.affectedwithormarkedbyfrenzyormaniauncontrolledbyreason躁狂的，疯狂的

skinhead/'skinhed/n.ayoungpersonwhosehairisshavedorcutveryshort剃光头的年轻人

Directions:

YouwillhearanumberofquotesfrompeopleacrosstheglobeontheirperceptionsoftheUKaccordingtoasurveycommissionedbytheBritishCouncil.ListenandmatchcolumnAwithkeywordsincolumnB.

COLUMNA

COLUMNB

1.ITALY（e）

a.qualityeducation

2.HUNGARY（b）

b.self-irony

3.HONGKONG（g）

c.heritage

4.JAPAN（h）

d.limited

5.KENYA（a）

e.livelinessandpeople’sopen-mindedness

6.BANGLADESH（c）

f.innovativetrendsinmusic

7.KOREA（k）

g.drunk

8.GREECE（f）

h.discriminationandgovernment.

9.MEXICO（d）

i.soccer

10.NIGERIA（j）

j.highqualityproducts

11.SAUDIARABIA（i）

k.royalfamilyanddemocracy

Tapescript

QuotesabouttheUnitedKingdom

byBritishCouncil

AsurveycommissionedbytheBritishCouncilgaverisetoanumberofquotesfrompeopleacrosstheglobeontheirperceptionsoftheUK.

•Firstsetofquotes

UAE-WhenyoungpeoplesayabouttheBritishthathe'sunpleasantorold,itisanimpressionwehavefromthetimewhenGreatBritainwasagreatpowertogetherwithPortugal.

ITALY-Iparticularlylikedthespirit,theliveliness,thepeopleandtheiropen-mindedness.

HUNGARY-It'ssofantasticthattheyareabletolookatthemselveswithself-irony.Ithinkthisisexceptional.Theywritebooksandmakemoviesthattellanegativepictureaboutthemandtheyshowit.

HONGKONG-Alotofthemaredrunkandcausetrouble.

JAPAN-Therearebadpointssuchasdiscriminationbutalsogoodpointssuchastheparliamentarygovernment.

KENYA-It'sbelievedthatifyougoforfurthereducationinBritain,yougetqualityeducation.

THAILAND-Theyseemsocoldingeneral.

BANGLADESH-HeritagefromBritain,technologyanddynamismfromtheUnitedStates.

SINGAPORE-TheBritishalwaysgivemetheideaofoldandboring.

KOREA-UnderlyingtheBritishpeople'sideologiesistheirdeeplyrootedtradition,longhistory,longhistoryoftheroyalfamilyanddemocracy,andtheclassstructure.

GREECE-Iamthinkingaboutmusic.It'snotbyaccidentthatthemostinnovativetrendsinmusiccomefromEngland.

VIETNAM-UKisasmallislandbutithasaglobaltradingsystem.

•Secondsetofquotes

MEXICO-TheBritisharelimited.Theydon'ttrynewthings.

JAPAN-Britishscientistsare,almostmanic,inparticularcategories.Buttheyaredoingsomethingthatreallydoesn'tmatter.

CZECHREPUBLIC-Britainwasthefirstcountrywithaconstitution,Ithink.SothereisarealdemocratictraditioninBritain.

SPAIN-OutoftheEuropeancountriesIthinktheclosesttotheUSisEngland;butyoucan'tseparatethemfromEurope.

SINGAPORE-Theyhaveagroupofwhitetrash,youknow,skinheads.Thatgroupisvery,veryracist.ButIthinkthemajorityisfine.Infact,Iknowtherearesomecommunityleadersthatareblack.

FRANCE-TherearemanydifferencesbetweentheEnglish,theIrishandtheScottish.IrishandScottisharemuchmorefriendly.

HUNGARY-Theirmistrustwithstrangersisalsoacharacteristic.UsuallythisissaidfortheGermansbutitisfarmoretruefortheEnglish.

NIGERIA-ABritishproductisveryhighquality.You'lluseitanduseituntilyouaretired.

RUSSIA-Peopleareveryinvolvedinthelifeofsociety,politics.Theyareverywellawareofwhatisgoingon.

GERMANY-ThereallycrazypeopleallcomefromEngland.

SAUDIARABIA-Theydon'thaveanyfamousartists.Theylikesoccer.

2.MarriageCustoms

Hollywood好莱坞

courtship/'kɔːtʃip/n.theactivityofcourtingorthetimeduringwhichamanandawomanarecourting求爱，追求

intermediary/ˌintə'mi:

diəri/n.apersonwhopassesmessagesorproposalsbetweentwopeopleorgroups中间人

undertake/ˌʌndə'teik/v.promisetodooraccomplish承担，从事

ADirections：

InthissectionyouwillhearanextractfromaradiotalkonmarriagecustomsindifferentpartsoftheworldbyProfessorRobinStuart.Listentothetalkandanswerthefollowingquestions..

1）HowdopeopleintheWestperceivecourtshipandmarriagedespitetherecentgrowthinthenumberofdivorces,?

TheyregardcourtshipandmarriagethroughtheeyesofaHollywoodproducer.

2）WhatisverycommonasfarasmarriageisconcernedinIndia?

Arrangedmarriage

3）InJapan,ifoneoftheyoungpeopleinvolvedinthearrangedmeetingsays‘Oh,no,Icouldnevermarryhimorher’,whatwillhappennext?

Theycallthewholethingoff.

BDirection:

Listentothetalkagainandfillintheblanks.

InpartsofAfrica,amanisallowedtohaveseveralwives.Nowthatsoundsfinefromtheman’spointofview,butinfactthemanistakingona1）greatresponsibility.Whenhetakesanewwifeandbuysheranicepresent,hehastobuyallhisotherwives2）presentsofequalvalueand,althoughweareobviouslyspeakingofa3）male-dominatedsociety,thewivesoftenbecomeverycloseandso,ifthereisadisagreementinthefamily,thehusbandhasthreeorfourwivestoarguewith4）insteadofjustone.

Now,mostlisteners,beingusedtotheWesternstyleofcourtshipandmarriage,willassumethisisthebestsystemandtheonewithgreatestchanceof5）producingahappymarriage.Butpauseandreflect.Marriagemustalwaysbe6）somethingofagamble.Goingoutwithsomebodyforsixmonthsisverydifferentfrombeingmarriedtothemforsixyears.

ItistruethatAmericanwomen,broughtupintheUnitedStates,whomarriedAfricansandwenttoliveinAfrica,havesometimesfoundit7）exceedinglydifficulttoassumetheroleofthewifeofanAfricanlivinginAfrica.However,myobservationshaveledmetobelievethatvariousformsofarrangedmarriagehavejustasmuch8）chanceofbringinghappinesstothehusbandandwifeasourWesternsystemofchoosingmarriagepartners.

Tapescript

MarriageCustoms

HereisanextractfromaradiotalkonmarriagecustomsindifferentpartsoftheworldbyProfessorRobinStuart:

Despitetherecentgrowthinthenumberofdivorces,weintheWeststilltendtoregardcourtshipandmarriagethroughtheeyesofaHollywoodproducer.Forusit’saromanticbusiness.Boymeetsgirl,boyfallsinlovewithgirl,boyasksgirltomarryhim,girlaccepts.Wedding,flowers,bigcelebration.

Butinotherpartsoftheworldthingsworkdifferently.InIndia,forinstance,arrangedmarriageisstillverycommon.Anintermediary,usuallyamarriedlady,learnsthatayoungmanwishestogetmarriedandsheundertakestofindhimasuitablebride.Theyoungcouplemeetsforthefirsttimeonthedayofthewedding.

InJapan,too,arrangedmarriagesstilltakeplace.Buttherethingsareorganizedinadifferentway.Agirlwishestofindahusband,andthegirl’smother,oranauntperhaps,approachesthemotherofasuitableyoungmanandtheyoungcouplesareintroduced.Theygetachancetohavealookatoneanotherandifoneofthemsays‘Oh,no,Icouldnevermarryhimorher,theycallthewholethingoff.