综英教程4课后问题答案整理.docx

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综英教程4课后问题答案整理

UNIT1

1．Whydoesthespeakerurgepeopletobepatient

Becauseheunderstandsthatthewarislongandtough.itisnottoendinmonthsbutinyears.hetellsthepeopletherethathoweverlongthewarlast,thefinalvictorybelongstoBritain.butatthesametimehemakesitclearthatnoteverydayisanopportunitytotakeaction.theyhaveyettowaitandpersevere.

2．whydoesthespeakeradvisetheBritishpeopletotreattriumphanddisasterinthesameway

Becausehethinksthatbothtriumphanddisasteraredeceptiveinthatpeoplecanmakethingsoutfarworsethantheyreallyarewhentheyareintriumph.

whatisthechangeinthewidespreadmoodreferredtoinp5

WhenBritaincameundertheheavyairattacksbyGermany.manyothernationsthoughtthatBritainwasfinished.Asthecountrystoodtheordealtotheirgreatsurprise,thosenationschangedtheirview.

3．whydoesthespeakerchangedarkerintosterner

Becausehehasastrongconvictionofvictory.The2termshavedifferentimplications.whenusedinthetexttorefertothedaysofwar,”darkerdays”emphasizesthenegativeaspectoftheeventandshowstheuser’spessimism.’sternerdays’,thoughidenticalinitsreference,suggestsoptimismandprideinhavingthechancetorisethechallenge.

4．Doyouthinkthespeakerhadachievedhispurposebytheendofhisspeech

Yes,Ido.BypayingavisittoHarrowSchoolandmakingaspeechthere,ChurchillnotonlyencouragedtheaudienceofhisspeechbuttheBritishpeopleingeneraltocontinuetofightratherthansurrendertotheirenemy.

UNIT2

1.Whydoesthewriterdescribehisexperienceatthebank

Becausehewantstoshowtheimportanceofpersonalspaceinmaintainingpublicorder.Ifone’spersonalspaceisinvaded,hemay,inpreservinghisownspace,breakintoothers,personalspace.Thechainactioncancausechaosinpublicorder.

2.Howistheconceptofpersonalspacedefined

Theauthordefinespersonalspaceasone’sindividualspherewiththeselfatthecenterandacertaindistanceoneachside.Itispartofone’sprivacy,theinvasionofwhichnecessarilymakesoneuneasy.

3.whatismeantby“thistendency”inp4Howdoestheauthorthinkofitscauses

Itreferstothephenomenonexemplifiedinthepreviousparagraph,thatis,theescalationoftheinvasionofpersonalspace.ThewriterusedtothinkthiswascausedbythepopulationexplosionviaMalthusianlogic.Summerdresssomepeoplearemoreattractive.Inaddition,hesuggests,inseriousnessorjest,thestimulatingeffectofcaffeinecontributestotheescalationoftheinvasionofpersonalspacetoo.

4.whatisthecharacteristicofpersonalspaceasdescribedinp5

Thewritermainlydescribesoneimportantcharacteristicofpersonalspace:

personalspaceisarelativeconcept；Peopleindifferentregionshavedifferentconceptsofpersonalspace.Thesizeofpersonalspacevariesaccordingtowhereonelives,whereonehasaspread,hewillhaveamorespaciousconceptofpersonalspacethanthosewhodonothavealargeplaceoftheirown.

ispersonalspaceshrinkingingeneral

Becausepeoplearemoreself-absorbedthanbefore.Inotherwordstheyarepayinglessattentiontotheoutsideworld,includingpersonalspace,personalspaceineffectencouragesspaceinvasion.

U3

1.whatistheauthor’sviewpointaboutthebenefitoftheinternetWhatdoseheseeaboutitsnegativeside

Astheauthorseesit,theinternetismostlikelytomakeourglobalvillageabetterplacetolivein.itprovidesamiraculousforumfortheglobalizationofideas,whichcontributestotherealizationofhumanpotential.Furthermore,itisapowerfultoolfortheacquisitionandapplicationofknowledge.Thebenefitsoftheinternet,however,maybedarkenedbythenegativeconsequences.Itmaydeprivetheuseofhistimefornecessaryinteractionwithothersocietymemberssothatthewholeworldmaybefurtherfragmented.Inaddition,thereisareasonablelikelihoodthattheinternetpresentstoomuchinformation,whichgivestheuseraskewedsenseofrealitybymakinghimcognitivelyoverloaded.

2.whathappenedtotheauthor’sfriendasregardstheinternetWhatnegativeconsequencesdidheseeaboutit

Hisfriendwasaddictedtotheinternet.Hewouldspendevenover24hoursnon-stopontheinternetsothathehadtoforcehimselftogooffline.Ashespentsomuchtimeincyberspace,hissenseofrealitymighthavebeencrooked.Moreover,withoutanyface-to-faceverbalcommunicationwithotherpeople,hefeltlonelyanddepressed.

3.whatalienatedsocietymembersbeforetheinternetgainedpopularityWhatalienatesthemintheinformationage

Thealienationofsocietymembershadbegunlongbeforetheinternetstartedtobeusedworldwide.AfterWorldWar2,whenthesoldiersreturnedfromthebattlefields,theydevotedthemselvesto“progress”。

Largequantitiesofcarsweremanufactured,whichfedthecreationofsuburbs,andconsequentlypeoplelivedfarapartfromeach.TheInternet,however,hasaddedtotheproblemandInternetaddictsarefarfromrare.Asillustratedbytheexampleoftheauthor’snephew,itseemstobeanirreversibletrendthatmoreandmorepeople,oldandyoung,arebecomingaddictedtotheInternet.Theywillspendmanyhoursnon-stopincyberspaceratherthanwiththeirfamiliesorfriends.Forlaceofcommunication,theyarebecomingstrangerstootherpeople.Therefore,thereisagoodreasontobelievethatsocietyisbeingfurtheralienatedbytheInternet.

4.whatismeantbythe“cruelirony”thatappearsinp4

MeansthattheInternetprovidestheuserwithaconvenientmeansofcommunicatingandmakingfriendswithpeoplefarapartontheonehand,butontheother,itestrangestheuserfromthepeoplearoundhimbycancelinghisavailabilityforface-to-facecommunicationevenwithhisfamiliesandclosefriendsandforinvolvementincommunityactivities.

5.how,accordingtotheauthor,canthepotentialoftheinternetberealized

ThepotentialoftheInternetasapowerfultoolforglobalizingideasandforacquiringandapplyingknowledgecanonlyberealizedwhenuserstrikesabalancebetweenrealityandtheInternet.AlthoughtheInternetmakesitpossiblefortheusertodebate,shop,travelandhaveromanceincyberspacewithoutleavinghome,theoveruseofthistoolprobablyresultsinadistortedsenseofreality.Theonlyofthistoolwithoutlosingone’ssenseofplaceintheworld.

U4

1.whyisaviewofmountainsprovidedbyapicturesosignificantthatitwaschosenasthetitleoftheessay

Aviewofmountainsinthedistanceratherthanthewreckageismeanttoremindtheviewerofthecitythatwasleveledtogroundbytheatomicbombandofthenormallifethatwouldhavebeengoingonthere.Thisiswherethesignificanceofthepicturelies.

areYamahata’spicturesstillnews

BecauseitwasthefirsttimethatAmericanshadeverseenthepicturessincetheatomicbombing50yearsago.

whatwayisthebombingofNagasakithefittersymbolofthenucleardanger

ThebombingofNagasakiisregardedasthefittersymbolofthenuclearperilin2respects.First,itisevidencethatnuclearweaponscanbeusedagaintodestroyhumancivilization.Second,thefactthatNagasakihadnotbeentheoriginallychosentargetofthenuclearattacksinthefuture.Thatis,everycityintheworldisliabletonucleardestruction.

4.whatistheuniversalmeaningofYamahata’sphotos

Theywereintendedtodemonstratethedevastatingpowerofnuclearweaponsandexpressanapprehensionofthenuclearperilmenacingtheworld.

5doYamahata’spicturesfullyexpresstheauthor’sintentionofwritingWhyorwhynot

No,itonlyexpressespartofit.Becausethewriterintendsnotonlytoexpresshisapprehensionofthenuclearthreatbutmoreimportantly,tocallonthepeopletotakeactionstobanishforevernuclearweaponryfromtheearth.

U5

1.whatdidthewomanthinkofthemovieGirlfriends

Shethoughtitwasatrivialmovie,particularlywithregardtoitsdullplot.Atthesametimeshefounditgentleandaffectingonthegroundsthatthemoviedescribedindetailthecharacteristicsofthefriendshipbetween2women.’

didthewomansaythatthemoviecamerahadshifteditsfocus

Becauseinthepastmenweretheexclusiveimagesoffriendshipdepictedinmoviesandtheywerepresentedastheonlyinheritorsofaprimitivecapacityforfriendship.Women,ontheotherhand,wereportrayedasincapableoffriendship,takingtheirpleasureinmakingcriticalremarksabouteachother.Nowadays,however,femalefriendshipwasbecomingafashionablethemeofmovies,takingtheplaceofmalefriendship.

3.what,accordingtothewoman,isthesubtledistinctionbetweenmaleandfemalefriendship

Malefriendshipisestablishedontheneedforcooperationintheactivitiesthatmenareengagedinorintheadversesituationstheyareconfrontedwith.Inotherwords,withouttheneedtodothingstogether,therewouldprobablybenobuddiesatall,incontrast,femalefriendshipbordersonlove,theneedformutualemotionalsupport,womenfriendsdesiretobetogetherasaresultofspiritualattachment,regardlessofwhethertheyareinvolvedinthesameactornot.

doesitshowabouthowmenandwomenestablishtheirownformsoffriendshipfollowingdifferentcourses

Menbecomebuddiesonlywhentheyhaveundergonetogethercompetitive,adverseordangeroussituationslikesportsgamesandwars,butwomenarenotrealfriendsunlesstheyhaveexchanged3loathsomesecrets.Thisfactshowsagainthatmalefriendshipisactivity-orientedwhilefemalefriendshipisemotion-rooted.

5.whywasthewomanshockedatmen’sdescriptionoffriendship

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