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Unit9KidsandComputersDigitalDanger练习答案

Unit9

KidsandComputers:

DigitalDanger

ConsolidationActivities

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.

A.Tocontrastvideogameswithconventionalgames.

B.Topresenthisviewonthenegativeeffectofvideogames.

C.Toexhibitthepositiveeffectofconventionalgames.

D.Todisplayhowtodevelopchildren'sintelligence.

Key:

[A]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）.Athleticactivitieshelpkidsdevelopteamspirit,gainconfidenceandasenseoffairplay.[T]

2）.Socialscientists,parents,andcriticswillbedebatingforalongtimehowchildrenhavebeenaffectedbythechangeintheconceptofplay.[T]

3）.Theauthorisinfavorofneithervideonorconventionalgames.[F]

4）.Thefunavideogamegivesitsplayerisonlymomentaryandunsatisfyingbecauseitisderivedfromwatchingsomeoneelse'screationratherthanfromhisownachievement.[T]

5）.OnSaturday,ayoungInternetqueenhunchesoverherkeyboard,aloneinherroom.Herbuddylistincludesdozens,evenscores,of"friends"she'smet.[F]

6）.Childrenarelearninginvideogamesthattheycanenjoytheirownactivitiesandstillbesensitivetothelargerworldaroundthem.[F]

II.WritingStrategies

Thetextisagoodpieceofpersuasivewriting,theaimofwhichistopersuadethereaderintobelievingwhatthewriterthinksistrueorcorrect.Itiswell-organized,fallingneatlyintothreeparts:

thefirsttwoparagraphstheintroduction,paragraphs3--8thebody,andthelasttwoshortparagraphstheending.Theauthor'sbeliefconcerningtheimpactofcomputergamesonkidsisexplicitlystatedintheintroductionaftercomparingthetraditionalgamesandthenewformsofentertainment.

Canyouidentifythesentencethatstatestheauthor'sview?

Thelastsentenceinparagraph2statestheauthor'sview.

Themainmethodusedinthispersuasiveessayiscontrast.Apartfromthecontrastmadebetweentwogeneraltypesofgamesintheintroduction,theauthorfurtheradherestocontrastashismajormeansofdevelopmentinthebodyoftheessay.

Whatcontrastshashemadehere?

Andwhatconclusionshashereachedaftereachcontrast?

Threecontrastshavebeenmadeinparagraphs3--8,oneineverytwoconsecutiveparagraphs.

Paragraphs3--4:

thecontrastbetweenPlay-Dohandvideogames

Theconclusion:

theformeriscreativeandthelatterisnot.

Paragraphs5--6:

thecontrastbetweensoccergamesandchattingonthenet.

Theconclusion:

Theformerhelpsdevelopkids'socialabilitieswhilethelatterrendersthekidspoorathandlinginterpersonalrelationships.

Paragraphs7--8:

thecontrastbetweenMonopolyandvideogames.

Theconclusion:

Whileplayingtheformer,thekidsarestillsensitivetothelargerworldaroundthem.Whenplayingthelatter,theyaresimplyconfinedtotheirownworld.

Thewaytheauthorendstheessaydeservesourspecialattention.Insteadofre-statinghisviewattheend,asisoftenthecase,theauthorusestwoshortandsimplequestions.

Doyouthinkthisisaneffectivewaytobringtheessaytoaclose?

Thelasttwoquestions,oneanellipticalquestionandtheotherarhetoricalquestion,mosteffectivelybringtheessaytoaclose.Theellipticalsentenceforcefullypushesthereadertothethoughtofthegraveconsequencethedigitalgamesarelikelytohave.Astheauthor'sviewhasbeenexplicitlyassertedatthebeginningoftheessay,repetitionmaynotbenecessary.Arhetoricalquestionhereisamoreeffectivewayofsaying"Itistooawfultothinkaboutthelesson."

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.Whenshetiresofit,shecanwaditbackintoashapelessmass.

isfedupwith

2）.Theplayerisasmuchatoolofthegameasthejoystick.

nothingbutatoolofthegamelikethejoystick

3）.Inthebuddy-chatworld,statusisbasedontheabilitytokeepuparapidpaceofone-liners,insultingzingers,causticput-downs.

tocomeupwithquickly

4）.Ishouldn'thavetoworkatrelationships.Theycomeandgoinstantlyandatmyconvenience.

endeavortoenhance;accordingtomywish

5）.Evenwhenspokentodirectly,hedoesnotpullhiseyesfromthescreen.

lookaway

6）.Fartoooften,evenhisparents,intimidatedbythehigh-priced,high-techgadgetthathassuckedtheirchild'shumanityaway,tiptoearoundratherthandisturbhim.

hasdeprivedtheirchildofhumanity

2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.

solitarylonely

1）.Iwouldimaginesheisquitelonelylivingonherownthroughthelongsummernights.

2）.Itwaslonelywork,involvinglongflightsoftenatextremehighaltitudesinfreezingcold,tokeepabovetheserviceceilingofenemyfighters.

3）.Readingisasolitaryactivitythatenrichesthemind.

4）.Mostoftheirtimeisspentinsolitaryprayer,buttwiceadaytheywouldgatheratachapelinthecentralbuilding.

comparecontrast

1）.Theboy'sbedroomcontrastssharplywiththeguestroomintermsoflight.

2）.Icanonlycomparethisexperienceofminetothatoffallinginlove.

3）.Theflatwasreallyverynice,butcomparedwithwhatweusedtohave,itwasaterribleletdown.

4）.Thereareintheroomchairsandsofasofcontrastingshapesandcolours.

momentarytemporary

1）.Yourdebtsituationisonlytemporary,anditiswithinyourpowertoresolveit.

2）.Themomentarypauseofthespeakerwasimmediatelyfollowedbycheersandapplause.

3）.Underlaw,youremployerhasthepowertohireatemporaryworkertoreplaceyou.

4）.Herejectstheviewthatviolentpeopleactoutofmomentarypassion;onthecontrary,theyconsciouslyconstructviolentplansofactionforlong.

debateargue

1）.Theyarguedferociouslyoverwhoshouldpaythebill.

2）.TheHouseofCommonsistodebateonceagainwhethertobringbackthedeathpenalty.

3）.Bankofficialsarguedthatitisnottheirjobtochasedowneveryassetofeverybankdebtor.

4）.Articlespouredin,debatingthemeritsanddemeritsofthethreecandidates.

3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasetakenfromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.

solitaryintimidatefuriouscoordinationmomentarypundit

tangibleillusioningeniousvoidcynicallyinstantaneous

1）.Townplanningandlandallocationhastobecoordinated.

2）.Sheadmitsthatherheightisintimidatingforsomemen.

3）.MostyoungpeopleintheWestareexpectedtoleavewhatcouldbethelife'smostmomentousdecision—marriage—almostentirelyuptoluck.

4）.Whatdecidedhimwasacynicalquestion:

"IfIfail,I'llbenoworseoffthanIamnow,willI?

"

5）.Hewasforcedtoromanticizethepastashebecameincreasinglydisillusionedwithhispresent.

6）.Theapproachfailstotakeintoconsiderationintangiblessuchasprideofworkmanship,loyaltyandworkhabits.

7）.Thedeclarationwasnullandvoidasitwasproclaimedincompletelyillegalcircum-stances.

8）.Abortionisanissuewhichhasproducedalotofsoundandfury,butlittlereasonedargument.

4.Makeasentenceofyourownforeachofthegivenwordswithmeaningsotherthanthoseusedinthetext.Youmaychangethepartofspeechofthesewords.

1）.fair

Inanefforttolookolder,shehaspinnedherfairhairintoaFrenchpleat.

2）.peck

Shewalkedupandpeckedhimonthecheek.

3）.sterile

Thedoctoralwaysmadesurethatanycutswereprotectedbysteriledressings.

4）.ward

Themainpartofthehospitalisprettydismal,butthechildren'swardisreallylovely.

5）.stalk

Thesedecorationsweremadeoutofdelicatearrangementofcornstalks.

6）.hunch

Actingonahunch,heranacomputercheckoverthestatisticsreportedbyhissubordinates.

5.Transformthefollowingsentences,usingexistentialthere.

1）.Somepeoplewillbelookingforwardtoyoursuccessintheexperiment.

Therewillbepeoplelookingforwardtoyoursuccessintheexperiment.

2）.Alawnextendsfromthehousetotheriver.

Thereisalawnthatextendsfromthehousetotheriver.

3）.Manyaccidentshaveoccurredatthecrossroadssincethebeginningofthisyear.

Therehavebeenmanyaccidentsatthecrossroadssincethebeginningofthisyear.

4）.Ameetingistobeheldabouttheplanningoftheuniversity.

Thereistobeameetingabouttheplanningoftheuniversity.

5）.Alargenumberofvaluablejewelswerestolenlastweek.

Therewerealargenumberofvaluablejewelsstolenlastweek.

6）.Animportantmessageisbeingdecoded.

Thereisanimportantmessagebeingdecoded./Thereisbeingdecodedanimportantmessage.

7）.Wehavenoobjectiontoanyoneborrowingbooksfromthislibrary.

Wehavenoobjectiontotherebeinganyoneborrowingbooksfromthislibrary.

8）.Theydonotwantanythingunexpectedtooccur.

Theydonotwanttheretobeanythingunexpected.

9）.Anyplantneedslightandwater.

Thereisnoplantthatdoesn'tneedlightandwater.

10）.Atimewillcomewhenyouwilllookbackonthisdaywithpride.

Therewillbeatimewhenyouwilllookbackonthisdaywithpride

Note:

Existentialsentencesareprincipallythosebeginningwiththeunstressedwordthere,followedbyaformoftheverbbe.Existentialthere,whichformostpurposesisthe"grammatical"subject,isadeviceforleavingthesubjectpositionvacantofcontent,andmayberegardedasanempty"slot-filler".Regularclausesmaybetransformedintoexistentialclausesbymeansofageneralrule:

subject+（auxiliaries）+be+predica