最新综合英语5Unit 5练习答案.docx

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Unit5ForceofNature

TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.

A.TodisplayMarieCurie'scareerasaNobelPrizewinner.

B.TohonorMarieCuriewhomademagnificentcontributioninscience.

C.TounfoldMarieCurie'scomplexlifeasgloriousandtragic.

D.TointroduceMarieCurieandherfamily.

Key:

[C]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）.AtfirstIonlyknewthatMarieCurie,abrilliantwomanscientist,wasthefirstpersontowintwoNobelPrizes.[T]

2）.MarieCuriewasobsessivelyengagedinherresearchafterherdaughterswereborn.[F]

3）.Asgovernesstoawealthyfamily,MarieCuriefellinlovewithCasimirZorawski,theyoungmaster.Ashisfatherthreatenedtodisinherithim,sheleftWarsawwithcourageforParis,wherehernewlifebegan.[T]

4）.MarieCurieleftWarsawforParisattheageof18.[F]

5）.TheplacewheretheCurieswereworkingwasdark,damp,shabby,andsad,morelikeastablethanalab.[T]

6）.TheCuriesbecameworldfamous,especiallyaftertheywonaNobelPrizeinphysicsin1903forthediscoveryofradiumandpolonium.[F]

7）.EveCurie,ayearoldwhenherfatherdied,wrotethatPierre'sdeathmarkedacrucialmomentinhermother'slife.[F]

8）.Shortlyafterherhusband'sfuneral,MadameCuriewentintothelabimmediatelythoughsheshouldhavestayedwithherfamilyandfriends.[T]

9）.AsecondNobelPrizeinchemistrywasawardedtotheCuriesforisolatingtheelementsradiumandpolonium.[F]

10）.Accordingtotheauthor,MadameCurieconqueredcolossalobstaclesinscience,butpaidanenormouspersonalprice.Herlifewassocomplexthatherglorywasmingledwithtragedy.[T]

WritingStrategies

ThistextisabiographicalsketchofthegreatwomanscientistMarieCurie.Exceptforthefirstthreeparagraphs,whichmakeuptheintroductorypartofthestory,thenarrationofthemajoreventsinMadameCurie'slifefollowsthechronologicalorder.Tomakehernarrationanddescriptionmoregraphicalandimpressive,theauthorhasusedsomemetaphoricalexpressionsandsentences.Forexample,theexpression'dragby'usedinparagraph4immediatelymakesthereadersharethewayMariefeltaboutthosefourlongyearsofwaiting.

Canyoufindmoreinstancesofmetaphoricallanguageusedinthetext?

→Moreinstancesofmetaphoricallanguagefoundinthetext:

Paragraph1:

“herarmswrappedaroundherdaughters”

Paragraph3:

Alsoshewasawomandrivenbypassions,fightingbattlesmuchofherlifewithwhatadoctornowwouldprobablydiagnoseasseveredepression.

Paragraph5:

“walkedintohistory”.

Paragraph7:

“Therealitywasalotgrittier”

Paragraph9:

FortheCuries,though,theirtriumphcontainedtheseedsoftheirtragedy.

Paragraph10:

"Acapeofsolitudeandsecrecyfelluponhershouldersforever."

Whilethepurposeofwritingabiographicalsketchorabiographyistopresentthemajoreventsthathappenduringthelifetimeofthepersonconcerned,itisalsocommonforthewritertoofferhis/herownpersonalassessment.MadameCurieisrecognizedbythewholeworldasarenownedscientist,butsheappealstotheauthornotjustasagreatscientist,but,perhapsmoreessentially,asawoman.Thispointismadeclearinthesentenceinthelastparagraph:

TheMarieCuriethatIdiscoveredwasnoiconbutaflesh-and-bloodwoman.

Canyoufindsomesupportingevidenceofthispointintheintroductorypartofthetext?

→Elaborationofthispointismainlyfoundinthesecondparagraphofthetext:

Lookingback,IthinkIadmiredthatphotosomuch,notbecauseofMarieCurieandwhatshestoodforbutbecausesheseemedsoexotic--ormaybebecauseofhowherarmsencircledhergirls.Myownmotherlayinthehospital,recoveringfromagraveinjuryinacarcrash.Iwantedhertoholdme,butshecouldn't.So,instead,IidolizedMarie,whoinmymindbecamethestrongestandmostcapablewomanintheworld.

LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.Ididn'tknowverymuchaboutCuriebeyondthebasics.

→exceptthemostimportantaspectsofherlife

2）.Iwasjustagirlwithlittledirection…

→havingnoconcretegoalsorpurposestoattain

3）.MarieCurie'sowndaughtersgrewintoaccomplishedwomenintheirownright.

→becauseoftheirowneffortsandtalents

4）.…formonthsshe'dfindplacestohidesoshecouldcryhereyesout.

→crytoherheart'scontent

5）.…whereshechangedhername,enrolledattheSorbonne--andwalkedintohistory.

→andthuslaunchedherjourneytobecomesb.toremember

6）.…Pierre'sdeathmarkedthedefiningmomentinhermother'slife.

→representedthemostcrucialchange

2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.

glisteningluminous

Explanation:

Luminousdescribesasourceoflight,indicatingthebrightnessorclarity,butitcanalsospecificallysuggestasoftorbarelyperceivableradianceoroneenclosedwithinorseenthroughsomethingelse.Glisteningisalmostexclusivelyrestrictedtoreflectedlight,althoughsometimesitdoessuggestinadditiontodimnessanundulatingreflectionoramoistsurface.

1）.Theluminouswallpaperhadattractivesilhouettesofyoungwomen.

2）.Theluminousstarsintheclearnorthernnightskybroughtbackallthebeautifulmemoriesofherchildhood.

3）.Asix-personshowerwasfullofglisteningnakedbodiesandatangleofarmsandlegs.

4）.Hecouldseethegunners,theireyeshiddenbehindgogglesandtheirfacesglisteningwithsweat.

More:

brilliant:

verybright,splendid,orshowyinappearance.

radiant:

sendingoutlightorheatinalldirections,shinning;（ofaperson）showingloveandhappiness

shiny:

esp.ofasmoothsurfacelookingasifpolished

bright:

givingoutorthrowingbacklightverystrongly;fullylight;famous,glorious

graveserious

Bothwordsemphasizesomethingthatisurgentorcrucialandthatpromisestohaveanextremelyundesirableoutcome.Graveisthemorerestrictedofthetwo,specificallysuggestingsomethingthatmaywellhaveafatalconclusion.Seriousismoregeneralanditsuggeststhecrucial,ponderous,orsolemn,butwithlessemphasisonurgencyandevenlessonnegativeeventualities.

1）.TheAIDSpatientfinallycouldn'tsurvivethegraveillnessandlefthisfivehelplesschildrenatthemercyofcharity.

2）.Thisisaseriousandgood-faithefforttotrytoengageinadialogue.

3）.TheUSfinallybecameseriousabouttopplingSaddamandthedevastatingwarbegan.

4）.Wehadtotipupthebedandthemodelwasingravedangeroffallingoffit.

More:

significant:

asignificantamountoreffectislargeenoughtobeimportantoraffectasituationtoanoticeabledegree

solemn:

someoneorsomethingthatissolemnisveryseriousratherthancheerfulorhumorous

basic:

ifonethingisbasictoanother,itisabsolutelynecessarytoit,andthesecondthingcannotexist,succeed,orbeimaginedwithoutit

fantasyimagination

Bothwordsrefertothemind'spowertocallupimages,topictureorconceivethingsthatarenotactuallybeforetheeyeorwithintheexperience.Fantasyisimaginationdivorcedfromreality.Thecreationsoffantasymaybedelightfullybizarreormaybeweirdandgrotesque,asinthecaseofscience-fictionstoriesdepictingmonstrousbeingsfromMars.Engagedinfantasy,theimaginationprojectsunrealimagesorimaginaryscenesonthescreenofthemind,creatingadreamworld.

1）.Inlivesthatarealwaysdifficulttocomprehend,weareallaccustomedtoretreatingintoaworldoffantasy,illusionandomnipotence.

2）.Seeingthedomeatclosequarters,Iwasstruckbyitsfailureofimagination,itssheerugliness.

3）.ShetorturedherselfwithfantasiesofBobandhisnewgirlfriend.

4）.Doomsdayfantasieshavehauntedthepopularimaginationofthiscentury,fromnuclearArmageddontoalieninvasions.

More:

fiction:

fictionreferstobooksandstoriesaboutimaginarypeopleandevents,ratherthanbooksaboutrealpeopleorevents

fallacy:

afallacyisanideawhichmanypeoplebelievetobetrue,butwhichisinfactfalsebecauseitisbasedonincorrectinformationorreasoning

prominentoutstanding

Bothwordsrefertosomethingofunusualdistinctionorrelevancebyreasonofitsexcellenceormotivatingforce.Outstanding,besidesitsgeneralmeaningofbeingexcellent,suggestsafeaturethatissharplydistinctfromitssurroundings.Prominentcarrieslesssuggestionsofexcellencethanoutstanding,anditmaypointtostatusgainedonothergroundsentirely,orsuggestmerelyfamiliaritytoawideaudience.

1）.Tinawaspresentedwithatrophyforheroutstandingcontributiontothemusicindustry.

2）.TheFords'familyiswealthyandsociallyprominent,andnowintendstoenterintopolitics.

3）.IthastobethemostbeautifulclubhouseinDenmark,andtherestaurantisquiteoutstanding.

4）.ProminentAmericaneducators,suchasHoraceMann,HenryBarnard,etc.soughttoincreaseeducationalopportunityforallchildrenbycreatingthecommon-schoolmovement.

3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasetakenfromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.

obsessivelycongealiconluminous

metamorphosisfeteperniciousdefinitely

retreatdevastatingashredofafleetof

1）.Ausefuldefinitionofanairpollutantisacompoundaddeddirectlyorindirectlybyhumanstotheatmosphereinsuchquantitiesastoaffecthumans,animals,vegetation,ormaterials.

2）.Themostdistantluminousobjectsseenbytelescopesareprobablytenthousandmillionlightyearsaway.

3）."Want