Unit 5 Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death 练习.docx

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Unit5GiveMeLibertyorGiveMeDeath练习

Unit5

GiveMeLibertyorGiveMeDeath

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.

A.ToarguethatthenationshouldbereadyforawarofresistanceagainstBritain.

B.Todisputetheargumentpresentedinthespeechesofpreviousspeakers.

C.Tocalluponthehousetoabandonslavery.

D.TocherishinfinitefaithinGodwhopresidesoverthedestiniesofthenations.

Key:

[A]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）PatrickHenrythinkshighlyofthepatriotismofaswellastheabilitiesofthenoblegentlemenwhohavejustmadespeechestothehouse.[T]

2）Henryagreesthatfleetsandarmiesarenecessarytoaworkofloveandreconciliation.[F]

3）TheBritishministry'sthreateningactionsdonotagreewiththeirpolitereceptionoftheVirginians'petition.[T]

4）TheVirginianshavebeentryingeverythingpossibletoopposetheBritishministryforthelasttenyears,butithasallbeeninvain.[T]

5）TheVirginiansaresoweakastobeunabletocopewithsoformidableanadversary.[F]

4.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.

1）However,differentpeoplefrequentlyviewthesameissuefromdifferentperspectives.

2）Thisisnotatimeforformalities./Thisisatimeforapromptdecisionandimmediateactions.Thequestionthehouseisfacedwithisanissueofvitalimportancetothiscountry.

3）Wetendtoturnablindeyetoapainfulreality,andlistentothesongofthatseanymphuntilshechangesuscompletelyintobeasts.

4）Asforme,I’mwillingtoknowthewholetruthandbepreparedfortheworstthatmighthappen,nomatterhowmuchpainImayendure.

5）Thecunningsmilemayturnouttobesomethingthatwilltrapyourfeetandmakeyoufall.

6）Thesearethetoolsofwarandinstrumentsofconquering--thelastmeanskingswillturntowhenallargumentsfallflat.

7）Wehavebeenhumbleandsubmissiveinfrontofthethrone,andhavebeseechedhertointerveneortakeactiontostopthetyrannicalruleoftheBritishministryandParliament.

8）Thevictoryofthebattledoesnotbelongtothestrongsidealone;itbelongstothosewhoarevigilant,activeandbrave.

9）Itisuselesstomakethesituationlessserious.

II.WritingStrategies

Thistext,afamousspeech,isanexcellentargumentativeessay.Thespeechiswellorganizedandhighlyrhetorical.Inordertomakehisspeechpowerfulandconvincing,aswellastoappealtotheaudience'semotionsandachievehispurpose,theoratornotonlyselectsappropriatewords,expressionsandsentences,butalsoemploysrhetoricaldevices,suchasmetaphor,metonymy,repetition,parallelism,rhetoricalquestions,etc.Thebeginningparagraphisstimulatingandunusualandarousesthelisteners',orthereaders',interest.Andtheconcludingparagraphiseffective,inspiringandpersuasive,reflectingthespeaker'sattitudeforcefullyandprofoundly.

Thefollowingquestionsaretobeanswered:

（1）Inwhatwayisthebeginningofthisspeechveryattractive?

Boththecontentandthetoneofthebeginningmakeitveryappealingtotheaudience.Thefirsttwosentencesareparticularlyeye-catchingandcapableofarousingthereaders'interest,becausetheypresentasharpcontrastofdifferentopinions.Thefirstsentencemakesitclearthatthespeakergreatlyadmirestheworthygentlemenfortheirpatriotismandabilities,whilethesecondsentencepointsoutthatheentertainsentirelydifferentopinions.

Next,thespeakerdefinesthequestionbeforethehouseasoneoffreedomorslavery,whichclearlystatesthecriticalimportanceofthequestion.Then,herendersitcrystalclearwhyheisduty-boundtospeakforthhissentiments.Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphindirectlyhighlightsthegreatimportanceofhisopinions.

（2）Inwhatwayistheconcludingparagrapheffective?

Thelastparagraphexpressesthespeaker'ssentimentsquiteclearlyandeffectively,anditimpressivelycallsonpeopletofightforfreedom.Itcreatesanatmosphereofurgency,urgingpeopletothrowthemselvesintothebattletofightforfreedom.Itistobenotedthatthesecondsentenceandthefollowingthreepresentasharpcontrast:

thegentlemenkeepcrying,"Peace,peace",butasamatteroffact,nopeaceexists.Thelastsentenceisparticularlystimulating,foritnotonlyexpressestheorator'sownattitudetowardslife,butalsosucceedsincallingonpeopletofightforliberty.

（3）Howisthebeginningrelatedtotheconcludingparagraph?

Thebeginningiscloselyrelatedtotheconclusioninthefollowingtwoways.First,boththebeginningandtheconclusionpresentthesharpcontrast:

theactualsituationisquitedifferentfromwhatthegentlemenclaim.Secondly,thebeginningisconnectedwiththeconc