Unit 5 A Few Kind Words for Superstition 练习答案.docx

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Unit5AFewKindWordsforSuperstition练习答案

Unit5

AFewKindWordsforSuperstition

ConsolidationActivities

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.

A.Totellreaderstheoriginandhistoryofsuperstitioninhumansociety.

B.Todescribefourtypesofsuperstitionandtheireffectsonhumannature.

C.Todescribefourtypesofsuperstitionandtheirrelevancetoscienceandreason.

Key:

[B]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1>.SincesuperstitionisasignofnaÏvetéorignorance,itisonlypracticedbyill-educatedpeople.[F]

2>.Idolatryismanifestedbypeople’sprofoundbutungroundedconvictioninsomethingthatcouldbringgoodluck.[T]

3>.Manypeoplehavepracticedsuperstitionevenwithouttheirownawareness.[T]

4>.Religionandsuperstitionhavethesamepersistentandminatorypoweronallpeople.[F]

5>.Superstitionisprevalentbecauseitcanmeetpeople’scuriosityabouttheirfuture.[T]

II.WritingStrategies

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

1.Isitbecauseithasanunacknowledgedholdonsomanyofus?

Toexpressdoubt.

2.Youdidnotknowthatsuperstitiontakesfourforms?

Tointroducethesubsequentclassification.

3.Andwhynot?

Toexpresscertainty.

4.Modestidolatry,butwhatelsecanyoucallit?

Toexpresssubmissionoracceptance.

5.HowdidtheMelanesianscomebythesameidea?

Toexpresswonderorsurprise.

6.Butwhenhasastrologynotbeenpopular?

Toexpresscertainty.

7.Whenhastheheartofmangivenadamnforscience?

Toemphasizetheauthor’sconviction.

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1>.Isitbecauseithasanunacknowledgedholdonsomanyofus?

→hasanunrecognizedcontrolover

2>.Iliveinthemiddleofalargeuniversity,andIseesuperstitioninitsfourmanifestations,aliveandflourishingamongpeoplewhoareindisputablyrationalandlearned.

→unquestionably

3>.Ifyouhaveeversupervisedalargeexaminationroom,youknowhowmanyjujus,luckycoins,andotherbringersofluckareplacedonthedesksofthecandidates.

→thingsthataresupposedtocontainsomepowertobringgoodluck

4>.WhenItalkedwithhim,hedidnotthinkhewaspricingGodcheapbecausehecouldaffordnomore.

→wasofferingGodtoolittlemoney

5>.Mostpeoplekeeptheirterrorwithinbounds,buttheycannotrootitout,nordotheyseemtowanttodoso.

→getridofitcompletely

6>.Superstitionmakesitsappearance,apparentlyunbidden,veryearlyinlife...

→comesintobeing

7>.Thepsychoanalystshavetheirexplanation,butcallingasuperstitionacompulsionneurosisdoesnotbanishit.

→doawaywith

8>.Nousesayingsciencediscreditsit.

→accordingtoscienceitisfalse,notbelievable

9>.Superstitioningeneralislinkedtoman’syearningtoknowhisfate,andtohavesomehandindecidingit.

→havesomecontrolin

10>.Iamnotonetostandalooffromtherestofhumanityinthismatter...

→keepadistancefrom

2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1>.Idon’tthinkyouunderstandthegravityofthesituation.

2>.Thetoneoftheletterwasplacatory.

3>.Theyareforcedtoliveindeplorableconditions.

4>.Sheclaimedthattheriseinunemploymentwasjustafurthermanifestationofthegovernment’sincompetence.

5>.Religiousobservancessuchasfastingcanbehardtofollow.

6>.Thereportabsolvedherfromallblamefortheaccident.

7>.Thefruitwaspreservedbysubmersioninalcohol.

8>.Idivinedfromhisgrimexpressionthatthenewswasnotgood.

9>.ThepasttwoyearshaveseenaproliferationofTVchannels.

10>.She’sneuroticaboutherweight—sheweighsherselfthreetimesaday.

3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.

withinthebounds|depth|yearning|hasten

rootout|makeanappearance|giveadamn

haveaholdon|comeby|standaloof

1>.MsCampbellhasbeenappointedtorootoutinefficiencyinthiscompany.

2>.Theircompanyhasastrongholdonthecomputermarket.

3>.Whathedidwaswithintheboundsofacceptablebehavior.

4>.ThefamousmoviestarmakeararepersonalappearancelastFriday.

5>.Theyhadnotrealizedthedepthoftheirfeelingsforoneanother.

6>.Thepresidenthastenedtoreassurehispeoplethathewasinperfecthealth.

7>.Cheaporganicfoodisstilldifficulttocomeby.

8>.Hecanthinkwhathelikesaboutme—Idon’tgiveadamn!

9>.Althoughmanyofhisfriendswerepoliticians,hestoodalooffrompolitics.

10>.Isupposeit’sbecauseIliveinacrowdedcitythatIhavethisyearningforopenspaces.

4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.

1>.Peopleoftenbehaveirrationallywhentheyareunderstress.

→dounreasonablethings

2>.EvidenceoflinkswithdrugdealershasdiscreditedthePresident.

→harmedthereputationof

3>.Hedevoutlyhopedthattheywouldreachapeacefulagreement.

→sincerely

4>.Themosteffectivetechniqueistocajoleratherthantothreaten.

→trytopersuade

5>.AresandAphroditeweretheancientGreekdeitiesofwarandlove.

→godandgoddess

6>.OperainBritainisenjoyingalong-awaitedrenaissance.

→rebirth

7>.Theterroristactionhasbeencondemnedasanactofbarbarismandcowardice

→stronglycriticized

8>.ProfessorRossisregardedastheoracleoneatingdisorders.

→authority

9.Treesaredyinginareaswhereacidrainismostprevalent.

→widespread

10.Atnightimageswouldcomeunbiddenintohermind.

→appearautomaticallyin

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

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan"×."

Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha"∧"andwritethemissingwordintheblank.

TheZodiac

SomeoftheearliestcivilizationsonEarthdevelopedinMesopotamia.

Inthemdevelopedtheearlydivisionofsocietyinfarmers,warriorsandreligiouspersonnel.Thesepriestsspentmostoftheirtimewatchingthestarsastheywerebelievedtohaveadirecteffectondailylife.Onthisday,almosteveryoneknowstheirbirthsign.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

<3>out

<4>if/whether

<5>unpredictable

<6>and

<7>weigh

<8>avoided

<9>at

<10>slippery

6.FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword.

Telepathy

Icanwellbelieveintelepathy,forithasbeenpartofmylifesincechildhood.Myownfirst<1>experienceofwhatmightbeakindoftelepathyIhavealreadydescribedinASortofLife.Iwouldhaveputitdowntomerecoincidenceifithadnotbeenrepeatedtwiceunderroughlythesamecircumstances,each<2>involvingatragedyatseaandalossoflife.ThefirstoccasionwasduringanEasterseasideholidayatLittlehamptonwhenIwassevenyearsold.

IdreamtofshipwreckandIcanstillseeclearlyone<3>imageofthedream.Amanisscramblingupthestaircaseofashipandagreatwaveiscomingdowntoswamphim.Nextmorningweheardthe<4>newsoftheTitanicsunkthatnight.

Oftheseconddreamofawreckabouttenyearslater,Ihavealsowritten.Icanrecallno<5>detailsandhavelostthedreamdiarywhichIwaskeepingduringacourseofpsychoanalysisinLondon.Perhapswritingdownthedreamcancelledthe<6>memoryofit.Again,mydream<7>coincidedwitharealwreck,thistimeoftheRowanintheIrishSeawhen,Iseemtoremember,awholeorchestralosttheir<8>lives.

Alwaysthesea,alwaysliveslost.Butthethirdoccasionw