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最新Unit3AHanging练习答案
Unit3AHanging练习答案
Unit3
AHanging
ConsolidationActivities
I.TextComprehension
1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeB
A.Tocriticizethereactionoftheon-lookersduringahanging.
B.Topresenthishumanisticviewoncapitalpunishment.
C.Todescribetheprocessofanexecution.
D.Toshowsympathytothemanthathadbeenhanged.
II.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1).Eachcell,tenfeetbyteninsize,wasbarelyfurnishedexceptforaplankbedandapotfordrinkingwater.[T]
2).Accordingtothesuperintendent,theprisonershouldbeexecutedat8o'clock.[T]
3).Agroupofprisonerswerewalkingtowardsthegallowstobehanged.[F]
4).Whenthenoosewasfixedaroundtheprisoner'sneck,heemittedurgentandfearfulcriesforhelp.[F]
5).Asthesuperintendentwascountingtheprisoner'scriestoafixednumber,allonthespot,includingtheIndianwarders,wereterriblyupset.[T]
6).Wewentroundthegallowstomakesurethatthehangedprisonerwasactuallydead.[T]
7).FromwhattheEurasianboysaid,thehangedmanwasanundauntedman.[F]
II.WritingStrategies
Thistextisapieceofdynamicordescriptivenarration,tellingusatruestoryaboutthehangingofaconvictinBurma.Thenarrativetextfirstpresentsageneraldescriptionofthepoor,simplelivingconditionsofthecondemnedmenbeforetheywereputtodeathonthegallows.Next,itfocusesonadynamicandspecificdescriptionofhowacondemnedman,aHindu,wasguardedandescortedtothegallowsandhowhewashanged.Then,someanecdotesarepresentedandsomeeventsdescribed,whichprovidefoodforthought.Evidently,theeventsareorganizedmainlyintheorderoftheiroccurrence,followingthenaturaltimesequence.ItistobenotedthatParagraphs9-14makeuptheclimaxofthestory.
Also,itisnottobeoverlookedthatthefirst-personnarrationisadopted,whichrenderstheeventsdescribedornarratedmorevivid,objectiveandbelievable,andwhichmakesitpossibleandconvenientforthenarratortoputacrosshisownthoughtsandfeelingsintheprocessofnarration.Besides,itisworthourattentionthatthebeginningofthisnarrativestoryiswellconnectedwithitsconclusion.
Thequestionsbelowaretobeanswered:
1.Doyouagreethatthenarrativestoryisfullofdynamicdescriptions?
Ifyoudo,provideexamplestosupportyourviewpoint.
Yes,Ido.Thestoryissofullofdynamicverbsthatmorethan90%ofthesentencescontainoneortwo,orevenmoreactionverbs.ObviousexamplesarefoundinParagraphs2,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,and15.
2.Whichparagraphscontainflashbacks?
FlashbacksarefoundinParagraphs16,18,and20.
3.Whatdoyouknowabouttheadvantagesofthefirst-personnarration?
Theemploymentofthefirstpersonnarrationrenderstheeventsdescribedortheplotsnarratedmorevivid,objectiveandbelievable,andmakesitpossibleandconvenientforthenarratortoexpressordemonstratehisownthoughtsorpsychologicalactivitiesintheprocessofnarration.
4.Howisthebeginningofthestoryassociatedwithitsconclusion?
Boththebeginningandtheconclusionofthenarrativestorytouchonorbrieflydescribethehardlifeandtragicfateofthecondemnedprisoners.
III.LanguageWork
1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.
1.Thesewerethecondemnedmen,duetobehangedwithinthenextweekortwo.
whowerescheduledtobehanged
2.HewasaHindu,apunywispofaman,withashavenheadandvagueliquideyes.
whowasasmall,thin,andweakman
3.Theycrowdedverycloseabouthim,withtheirhandsalwaysonhiminacareful,caressinggrip.
holdinghimfirmlyandcontinuouslyinacarefulmanner
4.Twowardersmarchedoneithersideoftheprisoner,withtheirriflesattheslope.
carryingriflesthattiltedovertheirshoulders
5.Ateachstephismusclesslidneatlyintoplace.
hismusclesappearedtobefunctioningnormally
6.…andintwominutes,withasuddensnap,oneofuswouldbegone--onemindless,oneworldless.
wewillloseamanwhocanalsothinkandreasonlikeus,andwhoisalsoauniqueindividuallikeeachofus
2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.
vibrateoscillate
1).Moreandmorepeoplebelievethatthecommonstocksoscillateinapredictablycyclicalway.
2).Halfsleeping,shecouldfeelthetrainvibratewiththemonotonousrollofwheelsalongthetrack.
3).Hewillneverforgethisfirstexperiencesasatotalstrangerinthebigcity,thoseyearswhichoscillatedbetweenhopeanddespair.
4).Whenyouplayanoteonanyguitar,youcreateanovertoneseries,andthoseovertoneseriescomeaboutthroughthestringvibratinginproperlydividedlengths.
motionmovement
1).Inthemiddleoftheblazestandsatalldeadpine,whichcaughtalighteningboltduringlastnight'sthunderstormandsetthefireinmotion.
2).Thejurywatchedthetapedozensoftimesinslowmotionandinfreezeframe.
3).Themovementoftheenemytroopsintheborderareahasbeencloselymonitored.
4).Thelabourmovementhasbeenassailedbyaccusationsofsexismanddemandsforchangefromfeminists
inspectexamine
1).Theydon'tnormallygiveanyadvancenoticeaboutwhichbuildingthey'regoingtoinspectfortheannualqualityassessment.
2).Theaimofthecourseistoexaminecertainphilosophicalissueswhicharisefrommodernlinguistics.
3).Ifitisourcontentionthattheweaponsinspectorshavealltheauthoritytheyneednowtoinspectthosesites,doyouthinkthosesitesshouldbeinspectednow?
4).Hereisanopportunityforstudentstoexaminetheconceptsofwhatitistobeanenvironmentalist,andtoexaminetheirownbehaviourinthiscontext.
danglesuspend
1).Onceinsidethehall,wecouldseechandelierssuspendedonheavychainsfromtheceiling.
2).Thebeltofhercoatdangledinthemud.
3).Joansuggestedwesuspendaropefromthegaragerooftosecurethedoorfromfalling.
4).Agoldbraceletdangledfromhisleftwrist.
3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.
1).Shethoughtshewastoohomelytogetadate.
2).Icouldhearthenoteofappealinhervoiceassheaskedmetotalkthingsoveragain.
3).Inthisdecadeofpolitics,manymorewomenhavebecomemagistrates.
4).Ihopethatwecansettlethisissueamicably.
5).Thisisafarfromsolemnbook--itisarichmixofpleasuresandinformation,andisfullofsurprises.
6).Werushedoutoftheshopinhotpursuit,butthethiefhadvanishedintothinair.
7).Hetwistedandturned,tryingtofreehimselffromtherope.
8).Itriedtoexcusemyselfformissingherpartybutmadetheattemptsveryclumsily.
4.Makeasentenceofyourownforeachofthegivenwordswithmeaningsotherthanthoseusedinthetext.Youmaychangethepartofspeechofthesewords.
1)cells
Thosecellsdivideandformmanyotherdifferenttypesofcells.
2)yield
Lastyear400,000acresoflandyieldedacropworth$1.75billioninthatcountry.
3)lock
Thepolicebeatthemupandlockedtheminacell.
4)standby
Ithinkwehavetostandbywhatwebelieve.
5)tick
Awind-upclocktickedbusilyfromthekitchencounter.
6)side
Hecallsmetwentytimesadayandneedsmebyhisside.
5.Putthewordsintheparenthesesintotheirappropriatetensesandaspects.
WhenI
(1)opened(open)thedoorI
(2)saw(see)amanonhisknees.Heclearly(3)hadbeenlistening(listen)toourconversationandI(4)wondered(wonder)howmuchhe(5)hadheard(hear).WhenI(6)asked(ask)whathe(7)wasdoing(do),he(8)said(say)thathe(9)haddropped(drop)a50ppieceoutsidethedoorand(10)hadbeenlooking(look)forit.I(11)didn’tsee(notsee)anysignofthemoney,butI(12)found(find)asmallnotebookandpencilwhichheprobably(13)haddropped(drop)whenthedoor(14)opened(open)suddenly.Sohe(15)hadbeentaking(take)notesofourconversation!
Thenotes(16)were(be)writteninaforeignlanguage,soI(17)turned(turn)tothestrangerand(18)asked(ask)himtotranslate.Buthe(19)pulled(pull)myhatovermyeyesand(20)ran(run)offdownthecorridor.BythetimeI(21)recovered(recover)fromtheshockhe(22)haddisappeared(disappear)roundthecorner.Curiouslyenough,whenI(23)moved(move)myfootI(24)found(find)thatI(25)hadbeenstanding(stand)ona50ppiece.Perhapshe(26)hadbeentelling(tell)thetruthafterall!
6.Putawordineachblankthatisappropriateforthecontext.
Ofthemanyproblemsintheworldtoday,noneisaswidespread,orasold,ascrime.Crime,inallits
(1)forms,penetrateseverylayerofsocietyandtoucheseveryhumanbeing.Whateveryoudo,whereveryoulive,youare
(2)victimofcrimewhetheryoulikeitornot,whetheryouknowitornot.Crime,(3)especiallyviolentcrime,hasrisentoapointwheremanypeopleareafraidtowalk(4)aloneintheirownneighborhoods,afraidtoopentheirdoorsafter(5)dark,andevenafraidtospeakoutandvoicetheirownopinions.Someexpertshaveidentifiedseveralfactorsthat(6)contributetothecrimerate:
massiveurbanization,unemploymentandpoverty,andalargeimmigrant(7)population.Themostimportantproblemthatremains(8)unsolvedishowtostopcrimefromhappening.Sofar,differenttypesofsolutionshavebeenproposedto(9)combatvariouscrimes.Aretheyallvery(10)effective?
No,notatall.Therefore,moreeffectivemeasuresandmorepowerfulactionsaretobetakenagainstallsor