Unit 3 On Reading 练习答案.docx

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Unit3OnReading练习答案

Unit3

OnReading

ConsolidationActivities

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.

A.Torecommendsomemasterpiecesforpleasurablereading.

B.Toletthereaderssharehisexperienceofreading.

C.Tourgetheexerciseofpersonaltasteintheselectionofwhattoreadfromthebooksheisgoingtorecommend.

Key:

[C]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）.Ifbookscanfulfillyourutilitarianpurposes,youwillfindreadingthemenjoyable.[F]

2）.Allmasterpieces,duetotheirimportanceandvalueacknowledgedbycritics,shouldbegivenpriorityonreaders’booklists.[F]

3）.Thefirstcriterioninbook-selectionisthatthereadershouldgetpleasurefromhis/herreading.[T]

4）.Readinghabitsvaryfrompersontoperson,dependingonindividuals’preferences.[T]

5）.Theauthordoesnotbelieveinskipping,becauseheoftenworriesthathemayhavemissedsomethingimportantandvaluableinreadingasaresultofskipping.[F]

4.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.

1.Eventhoughmanyscholarshighlypraiseabook,youdon’thavetoreaditatallifyoudon’tfinditinteresting.

2.Lateron,whenIfinishmywork,andIfeelrelaxed,anddon’twanttobeatmybrains,Iusuallyreadhistory,essays,criticismorbiography,andintheeveningIreadanovel.

II.WritingStrategies

1）Readthefollowingsentencesthatarestructuredinaninvertedsequence.

a.Suchbookswereadwithresignationratherthanwithalacrity.（Paragraph1）

b.That,however,theycannotdounlessyouenjoyreadingthem.（Paragraph1）

c.NowofsuchbooksasthisImeantosaynothing.（Paragraph3）

d....buthowyouaretolearnitIcannottellyou...（Paragraph6）

Trytogivethenormalorderofthesesentencesandcommentontheirstylisticfunctions.

a.Normalsequence:

Wereadsuchbookswithresignationratherthanwithalacrity.

Function:

Tocreateacloserrelationbetween“books”inthissentenceand“them”intheprecedingone.

b.Normalsequence:

However,theycannotdothatunlessyouenjoyreadingthem.

Function:

Toachieveemphasisbyputting“that”atthebeginningofthesentence.

c.Normalsequence:

NowImeantosaynothingofsuchbooksasthis.

Function:

Bothtoachieveemphasisandtocreateacloserrelationbetween“this”inthesentenceandwhathasbeendiscussedintheprecedingone.

d.Normalsequence:

...butIcannottellyouhowyouaretolearnit...

Function:

Bothtoachieveemphasisandtocreateacloserrelationbetween“it”inthesentenceand“toknowhowtoskip”intheprecedingone.

2）WiththeexceptionofParagraphs1and4,theauthorsupplieshisownexperiencesinthesecondhalfofeachparagraphtoshedmorelightonthesuggestionsheputsforward.Readtheseexperiencesagain,andidentifytheauthor’sviewpoints.

Theauthor’sviewpointsinvolvedinhispersonalexperiences:

a.Theauthor’sexperienceinreadingGeorgeEliot’sAdamBede（Paragraph2）—toindicatethatmasterpiecesdonotnecessarilybringenjoymentinreading.

b.Readingcertainbooksmakestheauthorfeelthericher（Paragraph3）—tosuggestthatwhatpleasesonepersondoesnotnecessarilypleaseanother.

c.Theauthor’sreadinghabit（Paragraph5）—toadvisepeoplethattheyneedtoreadaccordingtotheirowninterests.

d.Theauthor’sexperienceasabadskipper（Paragraph6）—toprovethatreadingcouldbemoreenjoyable,ifyouknowhowtoskip.

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpart（s）ineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.Suchbookswereadwithresignationratherthanwithalacrity.

readwithunresistingacceptancebecauseweknowwehaveto;eagerness

2）.ThebooksIshallmentioninduecoursewillhelpyouneithertogetadegreenortoearnyourliving.

later,aftertheseintroductoryremarks

3）.Iwishtodealonlywiththemasterpieceswhichtheconsensusofopinionforalongtimehasacceptedassupreme.

foralongtimehavegenerallybeenacceptedasthemostimportantbooks

4）.Don’tforgetthatcriticsoftenmakemistakes—thehistoryofcriticismisfulloftheblundersthemosteminentofthemhavemade...

fullofmistakes;famousandrespected

5）....Iwouldnotgosofarastopretendthattoreadabookwillassuagethepangsofhungerorstillthepainofunrequitedlove...

easethepainfulfeeling;kill

6）.Butwhoisgoingtoacquirethehabitofreadingforreading’ssake,ifheisbiddentoreadbooksthatborehim.

toldto

7）.Itsetsmeofffortheday.

warmsmeupandgetsmereadyforawholeday’swork

8）.Lateron,whenmyworkisdoneandIfeelatease,butnotinclinedformentalexerciseofastrenuouscharacter,Ireadhistory,essays,criticismorbiography...

readyfor;atoilsome/difficultnature

9）....IamawareIhavenotdoneitjustice...

havenottreatedthebookinawaythatisfair

10）.IamapttothinkthatImightjustaswellneverhavereadit...

tendto;itmighthavebeenequallygoodifIhadneverreadit（Note:

itisaphraseusedtomeanthatanothercourseofactionwouldhaveanequallygoodresult.）

2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1）.Theyreceivedthenewswithresignation.（resign）

2）.Thecompanyhasbeguntochallengethesupremacy（supreme）ofthecurrentleadingmanufacturersinthetextilesindustry.

3）.Allfourproposalstothecommitteewereunanimously（unanimous）approved.

4）.Havingachievedeminence（eminent）asanactor,henowintendstoperformacomparablefeatinpolitics.

5）.Thispartofthelawisonlyapplicable（apply）tocompaniesemployingmorethanfivepeople.

6）.Themuseumhousesafascinatingmiscellany（miscellaneous）ofnauticaltreasures.

7）.I’mnotsureofthechronology（chronological）oftheevents.

8）.Thechildrensatlisteningattentively（attention）tothestory.

9）.Myowninclination（incline）wouldbetolookforanotherjob.

10）.Hestrenuously（strenuous）deniesalltheallegationsagainsthim.

3.Fillintheblank（s）ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.

incline|resign|classas|withequanimity|robof|stalloff|

apt|dipinto|applytoextract|dojusticeto|setoff

1）.Shedidn’treallydojusticetoherselfintheinterview.

2.Heresignedfromthecompanytotakeamorechallengingjob.

3）.Alast-minuteinjuryrobbedmeofmyplaceontheteam.

4）.It’sthesortofbookyoucanjustdipintonowandagain.

5）.Thatbitoftheformisforforeigners—itdoesn’tapplytoyou.

6）.Nooneseemedinclinedtohelp.

7）.I’m17,butI’mstillclassedasachildwhenItravelbybus.

8）.She’sinhereightiesnowandapttobeabitforgetful.

9）.She’sfinallystoppedcrying—nowdon’tsetheroffagain.

10）.Theoilwhichisextractedfromolivesisusedforcooking.

11）.Thethiefbrokeintotheofficewhilehisaccomplicestalledoffthesecurityguard.

12）.Hereceivedthenewsofhismother’sdeathwithremarkableequanimity.

4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.

1）.Thereisasuprememomentattheendoftheopera.

amomentwhichcausesgreatexcitement

2）.Theairwassostillthatnoteventheleavesonthetreesweremoving.

Therewassolittlewind

3）.Hebadethemtoleaveatonce.

orderedortold

4）.Ifsymptomspersist,seekmedicalattention.

visitadoctor

5）.Thekitchenroofisapttoleakwhenitrains.

likelyto

6）.Shefeltthatlifehadlostmostofitssavour.

pleasureandinterest

7）.Somebodysetthealarmoff.

madethealarmbellring

8）.Iinclinetodisagreewithyouonthatpoint.

Imoredisagreethanagree

9）.I’veonlydippedintothebook.

readafewpagesofthebook,notfromcovertocover

10）.Thewinnerhasbeendisqualifiedforcheating,sojusticehasbeendone.

fairnesshasbeenachieved

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

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan“×.”

Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”andwritethemissingwordintheblank.

JosephConrad

JosephConradledafascinatinglife.BorninPoland,hemovedaroundtheworldasasailorandeventuallysettledinEngland.Hemusthavebeenanexcellentlanguage’slearnerashesoonbecameafamousEnglishwriter.Hewrotealargenumberofshortstoriesandalotofnovels,mainlyaboutthesea.Manyalso,ashelivedaround1900,wereconcerned∧colonialism.NostromoexposedthewayWesterncapitalismsometimesexploitingthethirdworld,andLordJimwasaboutaship’sofficerwholosthishonorwhenheabandonedpassengersonasunkship.PerhapshismostfamousandpowerfulbookisTheHeartofDarkness.Adecentman,Marlow,issenttoinvestigatewhathashappenedtoKurtz,anivorytrader,basedalongwayuponeofthegreatAfricanrivers.Kurtz’sbehaviorhasbecomeincreasinglyodd,andhisemployerswanttoknowwhathashappened.AsMarlowtravelsuptotheriver,movingintotheheartofAfrica,throughthick,dangerousjungle,hefindshimselfalsotravelingintotheheartofdarkness,man’ssavageryandevilness.Butattheveryhearthefinds,notanAfrican,butKurtz,therepresentativeofwhitecivilization,whohasturnedhimselfoverintoagod-king,rulingoverhisowntribe.Terriblethingshappen,andeventuallythemadKurtzdieswhispering,“Oh,thehorror,thehorror.”Thestoryhasbeenfilmedforanumberoftimes,andwasusedbyCoppolaasthebaseforhisfilmApocalypseNow