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Unit12DisneyWorldCitiesofSimulationasPostmodernUtopias练习答案
Unit12
DisneyWorld:
CitiesofSimulationasPostmodernUtopias
ConsolidationActivities
I.TextComprehension
1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor’spurpose
A.ToofferacriticalviewontheillusioncreatedbyDisneyWorldandacautionabouttheimpactoftechnologyonhumanity.
B.ToexplainhowDisneyWorldcaterstohumandesiresandpsychologicalneeds.
C.Topointoutthewondersofmoderntechnologythatcouldgiveuspowerover,andfreedomfrom,thephysicalworld.
Key[A]
2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1).DisneyWorldcreatesaperfectworldwhichcantemporarilyenablevisitorstoforgetreality.[T]
2).InDisneyWorld,visitorsareofferednormallyunavailableopportunitiestoseeintohumanmotives.[T]
3).DisneyWorldrevealsthepoweroftechnologywithwhichwecannowenjoywhatseemspossibleonlyinthefuture.[T]
4).DisneyWorlddiffersfromotherutopiasinventedbyWesterncivilizationinthatitisonlyaplaceofentertainmentanddoesnottendtomisleadpeople.[F]
5).WiththehelpoftechnologyDisneyWorldappealstovisitors’desireforabetterworldbybringingthembacktotheirinnocentandhappychildhood.[T]
II.WritingStrategies
Itisworthnotingthattheauthoruses“visitors,”“they,”and“them”inthefirsttwoparagraphs,butheuses“you”inParagraph3and“we”or“us”inallotherparagraphs.Obviouslytheshiftofaddressingformshassomespecificfunctions.Findtheplaceswheretheauthoraddressesthereadersindifferentformsandexplainthefunctionsofsuchshifts.
Whenheuses“visitors,”“they”and“them,”theauthorrefersexclusivelytopeoplewhoenjoythefuninDisneyWorld,thusthereadersarepresentedasbystanders.Whenheuses“you”asin“Whenyouputallthistogether...”(Paragraph3),thereadersareinvitedtooffertheircriticaljudgmentandconsequentlytheshiftshortensthedistancebetweenthereadersandtheissueunderdiscussion.Whenheuses“we”and“us,”theauthordrawsthereadersclosertotherelevantissues,sincewhatisdiscussedconcernsallofus.Thus,theissuesarerenderedwithawidersignificancethatisnotmerelylimitedto“visitors”and“them.”
III.LanguageWork
1.Explaintheunderlinedpart(s)ineachsentenceinyourownwords.
1).Onthethrillrides,theydefygravity,movingatspeedsandinwaysthatseemtoviolatewhatcommonsensetellsthemshouldbepossible.
refusetoobey;actagainst
2).Theeffectisnotunlikeparticipatingina365-day-a-yearholiday,inwhichnegativeemotionsarebanishedfromlife.
takingpartin
3).InDisneyWorld,wetranscendthemundane.
gobeyondtheuninterestingeverydayworld
4).Inallthis,Disneyundoesthedry“scientism”oftheworldviewofcontemporarysocieties.
worksagainst/reversestheeffectof;present-day
5)....wecouldrealisticallyhopethattechnologywouldusherinanageofaffluence...
leadin/bringin;prosperity
6).DisneyWorldisaplacethatmasqueradesasthehappyending,inwhichprogressculminatesinautopiaoftranscendencethatundoesthefallenstateofnature,societyandourselves.
disguiseitselfas/appearstobe;endsin
7).Butunlikemostothers,whichwererenderedinfictionorputintopracticeinsmallcommunities,inDisney,aperfectworldisseeminglybroughttolifewithsimulationandofferedasavacationparadise.
presented;mademorerealandexciting
8).Butitdoessobyinvitingustoregresstoastateofhappinessbeforethefallfromchildhood,withsimplifiedvisionsoflifethatfilteroutthedifficulttruthsoftheselfandsociety.
goback;remove
9).ThecontradictionsinherentinDisneyWorldaredeepenedbythefactthatitisonlyabletoshowusitsvisionofutopiabyturningusintopassiveconsumerswhoaretakenforrides.
intrinsic;cheated/deceived
10).InDisney,weseetheultimateattempttorelyontechnology,inwhichevenexperiencesaremanufacturedforusbymachines.
dependon
2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.
1).Thebookisafictionalized(fiction)accountofthelifeofSt.Francis.
2).Containment(contain)ofcrowdviolencewasthepolice’smainconcern.
3).Itwasclearthattheyhadnotactedinviolation(violate)oftherules.
4).She’sperpetually(perpetuate)askingmeformoney.
5).Thebestfilmsarethosewhichtranscended(transcendence)nationalorculturalbarriers.
6).Thereisalotofinterestincarryingoutexperimentsintheweightless(weight)conditionswhichareexperiencedaboardspacestations.
7).Thereisagrowingdisenchantment(disenchant)withthewaytheclubisbeingrun.
8).Whatweareseeingincreasinglyisasocietyofprivateaffluence(affluent)andpublicsqualor.
9).Theconstraints(constrain)ofpolitenesswouldn’tallowhertosaywhatshereallythoughtabouthiscooking.
10).Thecertificatehadclearlybeenfalsified(false).
3.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.
masqueradeas|oftheessence|culminatein
conformto|bringtolife|revolvearound|reveal
conceal|magicwand|usherin|float
1).Inanyofthesediscussions,ofcourse,honestyisoftheessence.
2).Theconversationrevolvedaroundchildcareproblems.
3).Membersmustconformtoastrictdresscode.
4).Thesoundofpiano-playingfloatedoutthroughtheopenwindow.
5).Istheresomethingyou’reconcealingfromme?
6).Thelegislationshouldusherinahostofnewopportunitiesforschoolleavers.
7).Hooligansmasqueradingasfootballfanshaveonceagaincauseddisturbances.
8).Myargumentswiththebossgotworseandworse,anditallculminatedinmydecidingtochangejobs.
9).Thisfilmreallybroughttolifetheinterestingperiodinthecountry’shistory.
10).Shewarnedthatshehadnomagicwandtosolvetheproblem.
11).Ajokecanbeveryrevealingaboutwhatsomeone’sreallythinking.
4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.
1).Themanagerpreparedacomputersimulationoflikelysalesperformancefortherestoftheyear.
amodelofaproblemorcourseofeventsmadebycomputer
2).AforestfireraginginthesouthofFranceisdefyingallattemptstocontrolit.
withstanding
3).Theywerebanishedfromthelibraryformakingnoise.
sentout
4).Thechangehasbeenevolutionaryratherthanrevolutionary.
gradual
5).Mypartnerislabouringundertheillusionthatwewillbeabletocompletetheprojectintime.
wronglybelieves
6).Reportsabouttheaccidentbegantofilterin.
appeargradually
7).Don’trelyonfindingmeherewhenyougetback.
Don’texpecttofindmehere
8).Whatanarcissisthemustbe—allthesemirrorseverywhere.
apersonwithgreatadmirationforhimself
9).Beforebuyingapram,makesurethatitconformstotheofficialsafetystandards.
reaches/meets
10).Haveyouheardtherumorsfloatingaroundthattheshopisgoingtoclose?
spreadingaround/circulatingamongpeople
5.Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingpassage.Thepassagecontainstenerrors,oneineachindicatedline.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.
Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:
Wrongword:
underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.
Extraword:
deletetheextrawordwithan“×.”
Missingword:
markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”andwritethemissingwordintheblank.
WeDidn’tMeanIt
Advertisinglogosandbrandnamescancausetroublewhenoneissellinggoodsallaroundtheworld.“Sweat”maysoundperfectlypleasanttoJapanesepeople,butitisaterriblenameatadrinkforEnglish-speakers.RedmaymeanhappinesstotheChinese,butitmightsuggestdangertoEuropeans.NikeinnocentlyputonadesignonthesoleofsomeofitsshoesthathappenedtolooktosomepeoplelikethesacrednameofAllahinArab.NoMuslimwantedtowalkontheholyname,soNikemovedtoapologizequicklyandwithdrewtheshoes.IntheUnitedStates,agroupofChristiansdecidedthelogoofonemajorcompany∧likeasymbolforthedevil.Manyconsumersstartedtoboycottthecompany’sgoods,andithadtospendalotofmoneyonrestoringitsgoodpublicityimage.Insomecases,peoplesimplyhavedifferentideasaboutwhatisappropriate.
InHongKong,anadvertisingcompanyusedalargepictureofAdolfHitler.Somepeoplewereamused,andotherappalled.AirwalkshoesshowedBuddhistmonksinsportsshoes,andevenamonkremoveasheetofpapertobeusedforcheatingfromastudent’sshoe.PeopleinThailandwereupsetbythisandconsidereditaninsulttotheirreligion.Here’safinalexample.AUKclothingcompanyshowedmenstaringatmodelswearingthecompany’sgarments.Themenforgeteverythingelsebecauseofthebeautyofthemodels.Inonecase,themanhadhishead∧ofatrainwindow,andthetrainwasabouttogointoatunnel.Doyoufindthatamusingordisgusted?
(1)for
(2)on
(3)Arabic
(4)was/looked
(5)public
(6)others/otherpeople
(7)removing
(8)forgot
(9)out
(10)disgusting
6.FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword.
Disney’sAnimalKingdom
SittingonthesouthwestportionofWaltDisneyWorld’spropertyinCentralFloridaisthenewest
(1)themeparktobeaddedtothecompany’skingdomoffantasy.Disney’sAnimalKingdomisa500-acremélangeof
(2)simulationandauthenticity,factandfantasy,archetypeandentertainment.Disneydescribesitasanaturepark,but“nature”parkwouldbeclosertothetruth.
Actualnature,afterall,istoounpredictableanddangerous,andlackssufficient