Unit 5 A Few Kind Words for Superstition 练习答案Word文档格式.docx

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.Manypeoplehavepracticedsuperstitionevenwithouttheirownawareness.[T]

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.Religionandsuperstitionhavethesamepersistentandminatorypoweronallpeople.[F]

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.Superstitionisprevalentbecauseitcanmeetpeople’scuriosityabouttheirfuture.[T]

II.WritingStrategies

Inthisexpositoryessay,theauthorfirstpresentsfourtypesofsuperstitionbymeansofclassificationanddivision.Eachtypeisclarifiedwithsomeanecdotesandexamples.Then,heoffershisexplanationastowhysomepeoplearefascinatedwiththeseirrationalpracticesbytakingacloselookathumannature.Duringtheprocess,theauthornowandtheninsertssomerhetoricalquestionstoachieveavarietyoffunctions.Readthefollowingquestionstakenfromthetextandexplaintheirrespectivemeanings:

1.Isitbecauseithasanunacknowledgedholdonsomanyofus?

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Toexpressdoubt.

2.Youdidnotknowthatsuperstitiontakesfourforms?

Paragraph3>

Tointroducethesubsequentclassification.

3.Andwhynot?

Paragraph4>

Toexpresscertainty.

4.Modestidolatry,butwhatelsecanyoucallit?

Paragraph5>

Toexpresssubmissionoracceptance.

5.HowdidtheMelanesianscomebythesameidea?

Paragraph9>

Toexpresswonderorsurprise.

6.Butwhenhasastrologynotbeenpopular?

Paragraph10>

Toexpresscertainty.<

Ofcourse,astrologyhasalwaysbeenpopular.>

7.Whenhastheheartofmangivenadamnforscience?

Toemphasizetheauthor’sconviction.<

Idon’treallybelievethatsciencecouldworkinthismanner.>

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpart<

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ineachsentenceinyourownwords.

.Isitbecauseithasanunacknowledgedholdonsomanyofus?

→hasanunrecognizedcontrolover

.Iliveinthemiddleofalargeuniversity,andIseesuperstitioninitsfourmanifestations,aliveandflourishingamongpeoplewhoareindisputablyrationalandlearned.

→unquestionably

.Ifyouhaveeversupervisedalargeexaminationroom,youknowhowmanyjujus,luckycoins,andotherbringersofluckareplacedonthedesksofthecandidates.

→thingsthataresupposedtocontainsomepowertobringgoodluck

.WhenItalkedwithhim,hedidnotthinkhewaspricingGodcheapbecausehecouldaffordnomore.

→wasofferingGodtoolittlemoney

.Mostpeoplekeeptheirterrorwithinbounds,buttheycannotrootitout,nordotheyseemtowanttodoso.

→getridofitcompletely

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.Superstitionmakesitsappearance,apparentlyunbidden,veryearlyinlife...

→comesintobeing

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.Thepsychoanalystshavetheirexplanation,butcallingasuperstitionacompulsionneurosisdoesnotbanishit.

→doawaywith

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.Nousesayingsciencediscreditsit.

→accordingtoscienceitisfalse,notbelievable

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.Superstitioningeneralislinkedtoman’syearningtoknowhisfate,andtohavesomehandindecidingit.

→havesomecontrolin

10>

.Iamnotonetostandalooffromtherestofhumanityinthismatter...

→keepadistancefrom

2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

.Idon’tthinkyouunderstandthegravity<

grave>

ofthesituation.

.Thetoneoftheletterwasplacatory<

placate>

.

.Theyareforcedtoliveindeplorable<

deplore>

conditions.

.Sheclaimedthattheriseinunemploymentwasjustafurthermanifestation<

manifest>

ofthegovernment’sincompetence.

.Religiousobservances<

observe>

suchasfastingcanbehardtofollow.

.Thereportabsolved<

absolution>

herfromallblamefortheaccident.

.Thefruitwaspreservedbysubmersion<

submerge>

inalcohol.

.Idivined<

divination>

fromhisgrimexpressionthatthenewswasnotgood.

.Thepasttwoyearshaveseenaproliferation<

proliferate>

ofTVchannels.

.She’sneurotic<

neurosis>

aboutherweight—sheweighsherselfthreetimesaday.

3.Fillintheblank<

ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.

withinthebounds|depth|yearning|hasten

rootout|makeanappearance|giveadamn

haveaholdon|comeby|standaloof

.MsCampbellhasbeenappointedtorootoutinefficiencyinthiscompany.

.Theircompanyhasastrongholdonthecomputermarket.

.Whathedidwaswithintheboundsofacceptablebehavior.

.ThefamousmoviestarmakeararepersonalappearancelastFriday.

.Theyhadnotrealizedthedepthoftheirfeelingsforoneanother.

.Thepresidenthastenedtoreassurehispeoplethathewasinperfecthealth.

.Cheaporganicfoodisstilldifficulttocomeby.

.Hecanthinkwhathelikesaboutme—Idon’tgiveadamn!

.Althoughmanyofhisfriendswerepoliticians,hestoodalooffrompolitics.

.Isupposeit’sbecauseIliveinacrowdedcitythatIhavethisyearningforopenspaces.

4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.

.Peopleoftenbehaveirrationallywhentheyareunderstress.

→dounreasonablethings

.EvidenceoflinkswithdrugdealershasdiscreditedthePresident.

→harmedthereputationof

.Hedevoutlyhopedthattheywouldreachapeacefulagreement.

→sincerely

.Themosteffectivetechniqueistocajoleratherthantothreaten.

→trytopersuade

.AresandAphroditeweretheancientGreekdeitiesofwarandlove.

→godandgoddess

.OperainBritainisenjoyingalong-awaitedrenaissance.

→rebirth

.Theterroristactionhasbeencondemnedasanactofbarbarismandcowardice

→stronglycriticized

.ProfessorRossisregardedastheoracleoneatingdisorders.

→authority

9.Treesaredyinginareaswhereacidrainismostprevalent.

→widespread

10.Atnightimageswouldcomeunbiddenintohermind.

→appearautomaticallyin

5.Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingpassage.Thepassagecontainstenerrors,oneineachindicatedline.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan"

×

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Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"

∧"

andwritethemissingwordintheblank.

TheZodiac

SomeoftheearliestcivilizationsonEarthdevelopedinMesopotamia.

Inthemdevelopedtheearlydivisionofsocietyinfarmers,warriorsandreligiouspersonnel.Thesepriestsspentmostoftheirtimewatchingthestarsastheywerebelievedtohaveadirecteffectondailylife.Onthisday,almosteveryoneknowstheirbirth<

orzodiac>

sign.Newspapersprintouthoroscopes;

loverstrytofigureout∧theyarecompatible,andpeoplespendalotofmoneyconsultingastrologers.ThesolaryearbeginswiththesunpassingthroughtheconstellationofAriesaroundthebeginningofApril.

Ariesisaram,andthosebornatthistimearesaidtobeindependentandunpredicted.ThencomesTaurus,thestrong,notverybright,butstubbornbull.Geminiaretwins∧thisdoublenessistobefoundinthosewithbirthdaysinlateMayandearlyJune.Cancerthecrab,movessidewaysandcanpinch.Leo,thelion,isthekingofanimals,proud,braveandtrustworthy.Virgo,themaiden,iskindandsweet,characterizedbyinnocence.Libraisthescalesthatweightwhatisgoodandbad,justandunjust.Scorpio,thescorpion,isaverydangerouscreature,bestavoid.Sagittariusisthecentaur,aman-horse,whoisalsoanarcher.Thisgivesafinemixtureofqualities.Capricorn,thegoat,isversatile,abletosurvivealmostanywhere,and∧timesrathercrudeandcoarse.Aquarius,thewater-carrier,isadreamerwithsomeofthefluidqualityofwater.TheyearendswithPisces,thefish,brilliant,slippingandfast.

（1）into

（2）To

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out

if/whether

unpredictable

and

weigh

avoided

at

slippery

6.FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword.

Telepathy

Icanwellbelieveintelepathy,forithasbeenpartofmylifesincechildhood.Myownfirst<

experienceofwhatmightbeakindoftelepathyIhavealreadydescribedinASortofLife.Iwouldhaveputitdowntomerecoincidenceifithadnotbeenrepeatedtwiceunderroughlythesamecircumstances,each<

involvingatragedyatseaandalossoflife.ThefirstoccasionwasduringanEasterseasideholidayatLittlehamptonwhenIwassevenyearsold.

IdreamtofshipwreckandIcanstillseeclearlyone<

imageofthedream.Amanisscramblingupthestaircaseofashipandagreatwaveiscomingdowntoswamphim.Nextmorningweheardthe<

newsoftheTitanicsunkthatnight.

Oftheseconddreamofawreckabouttenyearslater,Ihavealsowritten.Icanrecallno<

detailsandhavelostthedreamdiarywhichIwaskeepingduringacourseofpsychoanalysisinLondon.Perhapswritingdownthedreamcancelledthe<

memoryofit.Again,mydream<

coincidedwitharealwreck,thistimeoftheRowanintheIrishSeawhen,Iseemtoremember,awholeorchestralosttheir<

lives.

Alwaysthesea,alwaysliveslost.Butthethirdoccasionw