Unit 6 How America Lives 练习Word下载.docx

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1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamajoraspectoftheAmericanlifediscussedbytheauthor?

A.Agricultureandtransportation.

B.Marriageandwomen'

ssocialstatus.

C.Socialwelfareandeducation.

D.Familyvalueandhousing.

Key:

[A]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）.Youngpeoplestillgetmarried,butthedivorcerateishigherthantheremarriageratebecausemanydon'

twanttoraisechildren.[F]

2）.Theauthorwelcomesthefreerpatternsoftoday'

scourtshipandmarriagebecausemanyyoungkidsofhistimesufferedbitterly.[T]

3）.Todaystillveryfewwomeninuniversitiesaregoinguptotheathleticprogramsanddemandingajustshareofthephysicaleducationbudget.[F]

4）.Americanpublicschoolstodayareinferiortothosedecadesago.[T]

5）.Buildersseemnotwillingtoerectsmallhomesforyoungmarriedcouplesbecauseitisnotveryprofitable.[T]

II.WritingStrategies

Thistextisanessayofexposition,foritpresentssolidfactsandmajorproblemsaboutAmericansociallife,thoughthewriterinsertshisownideasattimes.Thewholearticleisclearlyorganized,concentratingonthemajorchangesandproblemsincurrentAmericansociety.Theparagraphsaredevelopedbythedeductivemethod.Eachparagraphcontainsatopicsentence,whichisproved,explained,orillustrated.Forexample,eachofthefirstthreeparagraphsbeginswithatopicsentence.Canyoupointoutthetopicsentencesofparagraphs4-8?

Itiseasytoseethateachparagraphstartswithatopicsentence:

Paragraph4:

"

Americanwomenarechangingtherules."

Paragraph5:

Americaisworriedaboutitsschools."

Paragraph6:

SomeAmericansmustliveonwelfare."

Paragraph7:

Americacannotfindhousingforitsyoungfamilies."

Paragraph8:

Ourprospectsarestillgood."

Inordertoimpressivelyillustrate,prove,orsupportthetopicstatements,theauthoremploysvariouswritingstrategies,suchascomparisonandcontrastthatareusedtoshowthesimilaritiesanddifferencesconcerningtheissuesunderdiscussion.Forinstance,thebeginningparagraphcontainsfivesentencesthattellustherelevantsimilaritiesanddifferencesbymeansofcomparisonandcontrast.Canyoupickoutsomesentencesinotherparagraphsthatshowarelevantcontrast?

InParagraph2:

The1980election,especiallyfortheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives,signaledadecidedturntotherightinsofaraspoliticalandsocialattitudeswereconcerned.Itisasifourcountryspentthe1960sand1970sjealouslybreakingoutofoldrestraintsandnowwishestoputthebrakeson,ascautiouspeopleoftendoafterabinge."

InParagraph4:

ThirtyyearsagoIcouldnothaveimaginedagroupofwomenemployeessuingamajorcorporationformillionsofdollarsofsalarywhich,theyalleged,hadbeendeniedthembecausetheyhadbeendiscriminatedagainst.NorcouldIimaginewomeninuniversitiesgoinguptothemenwhorantheathleticprogramsanddemandingajustshareofthephysicaleducationbudget.Buttheyaredoingthis—andwiththesupportofmanymenwhorecognizethejusticeoftheirclaims."

InParagraph5:

IfIhadachildtoday,Iwouldsendherorhimtoaprivateschoolforthesakeofsafety,forthedisciplinethatwouldbeenforcedandfortherigorousacademicrequirements.ButIwoulddoubtthatthechildwouldgetanybettereducationthatIdidinmygoodpublicschool.Theproblemisthatgoodpublicschoolsarebecomingpitifullyrare,andIwouldnotwanttotakethechancethattheoneIsentmychildrentowasinadequate."

InParagraph6:

Inthebadolddaysshemighthaveknowndestitution,butwithfamilyassistanceshewasabletoholdherchildrentogetherandproducedthreefine,tax-payingcitizens."

（Thissentenceimpliesacontrast:

itisnotthecasenowadays.）

InParagraph9:

IthinkofAmericaashavingtheoldestformofgovernmentonearth,becausesincewestartedourpresentdemocracyin1789,everyothernationhassufferedeitherparliamentarychangeorrevolutionarychange."

Ascanbeseeninthetext,thetoneismainlyobjective,anditisdefiniteandresolutewhenthewriterexpressesobligationsaswellashisattitudesoropinions.Forexample,inParagraph6,wefindtwosentences:

and"

…somekindofsocialwelfareassistancemustbedoledouttothosewhocannotfindjobs."

ThesetwosentencesresolutelyexpressthemoralobligationtothoseAmericanswhocannotfindjobsandmakethewriter'

sattitudeabsolutelyclear.Nowlistsomeotherexamplesinthetexttoshowthatthetoneisdefiniteorresolutewhenthewriterexpressesobligationsandhisattitudesoropinions.

Thefollowingexamplesshowthedefiniteorreso