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Unit6BeingThere练习答案

Unit6

BeingThere

ConsolidationActivities

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.

A.Togiveabriefaccountofthehistoryoftravel.

B.TopresentapictureofAmericanstravelingoverseas.

C.Toexplainpeople’sunarticulateddesiresfortravel.

Key:

[C]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）.Travelisameanstoescapewhatwearetiredofinthemodernworld.[T]

2）.Whenwetravelabroad,wetendtoputonamasksothatnobodycanrecognizeus.[F]

3）.Oneofthepleasuresduringyourtravelisthefactthatyoucanseethingsyouarefamiliarwith.[F]

4）.Accordingtotheauthor,thevariousreasonsforourtravelarethesourcesforthesurvivaloftravelbooks.[T]

5）.Theclassicalruinsofantiquityenablesometravelerstofeeltheecstasyofspoliation.[F]

4.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.

1）Whenwetravel,wearenotsomuchonthealertorlesswaryofwhatmighthappentous,insteadweshowkeeninterestinwhathappenedinthepast.Wereleaseourdesiresthathavelongbeensuppressed.

2）Whenwetravel,wenormallymoveouttoseetheexoticworld,butnowthetravelerhimselfbecomessomethingexoticintheplacehevisits,andmoderntravelbooksmayfocusonwhatwehave“eliminatedoreditedout”,justastraditionaltravelbooksfocusonwhatisstillthere.

II.WritingStrategies

Structurally,theessaydevelopsalongthethreadthatbeginswithanexaminationofconventionalmotivationsfortraveling,thenmovesontoadiscussionoftravelwritingsthatofferusefulinsightsintotravelers’psychology,andendswithadescriptionofanunusualapproachsomecontemporarytravelersadopt.Nowtrytofindthecohesivedevicestheauthoremploystoconnectthesethreesections.

Paragraph12servesasatransitionfromtheexaminationoftravelers’motivationstoadiscussionoftravelbooks.Thefirstsentence“Becausewetravelforsomanyreasons—someofthemcontradictory—travelwritingislikeasuitcaseintowhichthewritertriestocrameverything”establishesacohesivetiebetweenthisandtheprecedingparagraph.

Paragraph15indicatestheauthor’smovetothenexttopic.Cohesionisrealizedbythelastsentence,“Heunderestimatedthevariousnessofourreasonsfortraveling,”whichnicelyconnectswithwhatthereaderwillimmediatelycomeacrossinthesubsequentparagraph:

“Therehavealwaysbeentravelerswhowenttolookfortheworst...”

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpart（s）ineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.We’regoingtoseeinEuropeeverythingwehaveeliminatedoreditedoutofourowncultureinthenameofconvenience...

haveremovedfrom;forthesakeof

2）....thelackofmoneyandleisurehadallrestrainedcuriosityuntiltheseventeenthcentury,whenunderpressureofscientificdiscoveries,thephysicalworldbegantogapeopen.

inhibited;openwidely

3）.Thefrenziedshoppingofsometravelersisanattempttobuyanewlife.

spendingsprees/wildshopping

4）.Theplaceswevisitaregold-platedbythesun.

beautified

5）.Weclingtothebeliefthatotherpeoplesaremorepassionatethanweare.

cherish/adhereto

6）.Therehavealwaysbeentravelerswhowenttolookfortheworst,tofindrationalizationsfortheiranxietyordespair...

findreasonsorexcusesfor

7）.WhyelsewouldPaulTherouxgotoSouthAmerica,whichhesoobviouslydetested?

Forwhatotherreason;disliked

8）.ShivaNaipaul’sworstfearswereconfirmedinAfrica...

provedtobewell-grounded

9）.GrahamGreenespentfourmonthstravelingintheLiberianjungleasaprivatepenance.

waytopunishhimselfforthewrongthingshehaddone

10）.PerhapsinthefutureweshallhavetotravellikeJamesHolman,who,afterbeinginvalidedoutoftheBritishnavybecausehehadgoneblind,setoutin1819toseetheworld

leavingtheBritishnavybecausehewasaninvalid;startedtraveling

2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1）.Inthefilm,heisabletodepictthesenseofotherness（other）andalienationthatmanyteenagersfeel.

2）.Thesophistication（sophisticate）ofcomputersisincreasingastheirsizedecreases.

3）.Don’tbesoimpulsive（impulse）—thinkbeforeyouact.

4）.Thefather-daughterrelationshipisarecurrent/recurring（recur）themeinhernovels.

5）.Ikeepgettingcontradictory（contradict）advice—somepeopletellmetokeepitwarmandsometellmetoputiceonit.

6）.Talkingaboutourpastfamilyreunionshasmademefeelquitenostalgic（nostalgia）.

7）.Thegrouphasalwaysbeencharacterizedbyanuncompromisingmilitancy（militantly）.

8）.Shehasthedistinction（distinct）ofbeingoneofthefewpeopletohaveanhonorarydegreeconferredonherbytheuniversitythisyear.

9）.Thereisincreasingdisillusionment（disillusion）withthemanagementofthecompany.

10）.Wearestillawaitingconfirmation（confirm）oftheexactnumberofcasualties.

3.Fillintheblank（s）ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.

beopposedto|insearchof|standout|putaside

tempt|invalid|disengagefrom|clingto

editout|givewayto|crusade|last-ditchattempt

1）.Inalastditch-attempttosavehispartyfromelectoraldefeat,heresignedfromtheleadership.

2）.You’retemptingfatebyridingyourbikewithoutwearingabicyclehelmet.

3）.Let’sputourdifferencesasideandmakeafreshstart.

4）.Insomeareas,modernintensivefarmingisgivingwaytothere-introductionoftraditionalmethods.

5）.Shewasshotbyasniperwhenshewentoutinsearchoffirewood.

6）.Mostoftheviolentsceneswereeditedoutfortelevision.

7）.Thenumber-oneruleforbeingagoodcolleagueistodisengageyouremotionsfromtheworkingrelationship.

8）.Sheisopposedtoreligiouseducationinschools.

9）.Sheclingstothehopethatherhusbandwillcomebacktoher.

10）.Wehadlotsofgoodapplicantsforthejob,butonestoodoutfromtherest.

11）.Shecrusadedagainstsexandviolenceontelevision.

12）.Shewasinvalidedoutoftheservicebecauseofinjuriesshereceivedinafire.

4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.

1）.Inoldmovies,thepoliceshouted“Openupinthenameofthelaw”beforetheybrokethedoordown.

bytherightof

2）.Whenthepostfellvacant,DennisBasswasappointedtofillit.

becameavailable

3）.Thepartyleaderissaidtobeconcernedabouttheslippageintherecentopinionpolls.

decline（ofpopularity）

4）.Hervoiceheavywithirony,Simonesaid,“We’resopleasedyouwereabletostaysolong.”

Soundinghighlyironical

5）.Asshewaswaitingtogointotheexaminationroom,hesqueezedherhandandwishedhergoodluck.

pressedherhandaffectionately

6）.Yieldsongasandelectricitysharesareconsistentlyhigh.

Profits

7）.It’splainreportingofthefacts—there’snotmucheditorialcontent.

opinionoftheeditors

8）.Wemustgettotherootofthisproblem

findoutthecauseof

9）.Shedressesveryprovocatively.

seductively

10）.Shestartedlaughinghysterically.

wildly/withoutcontrol

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

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan“×.”

Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”andwritethemissingwordintheblank.

TheBalkans

WherethegreatplatesoftheEarth’scrustmet,thegreatstressesandstrainscauseterribleearthquakes.SomethingsimilarishappeningwhentheEarth’smajorpeoples,languages,religionsandculturesmeet.OnesuchareaistheeasternendoftheMediterranean.ThesoutheasterncorneroftheEuropeismountainous,andrarelyatpeace.TheBalkanswereattheedgeoftheRomanEmpire,andwheninthe4thand6thcenturiesA.D.,hugemigrationsofpeoplefromCentralAsialeadtothecollapseofthatempire,manyofthemsettledinthatarea.TheRomanEmpiresplittotwobeforeitsfinaldisappearance.Thewesternhalfwasbased∧RomeandfollowedtheRomanCatholicversionofChristianity.Theeasternhalf,withitscapitalinConstantinople,believedintheOrthodoxChurch.SomeofthetribesbecameCatholic;othersbecameOrthodox,andthusthecomplexjigsawbecameevenmorecomplex.ThentheMuslimTurksmarchedintothearea,sweepingsidetheremainsoftheRomanEmpire.DuringtheirruleintheBalkans,manyoftheinhabitantsconvertedtoIslam,andyetanotherdivisioncameintobeing.WhentheTurkishempire∧turndisappeared,theBalkansexploded,andtheresultwastheFirstWorldWar.Later,theGermanstriedtoholddowntheregion,buttheyfailed.PeacecametemporarilyundertheruleoftheCommunistTito,butafterhisdeathandthe

（1）meet

（2）the

（3）led

（4）into

（5）in

（6）aside

（7）in

（8）break-up

break-inoftheSovietUnion,theolddivisionssurfacedagain,andabittercivilwarbrokeoutinYugoslavia,newnationsemerging,asneighborskilledandtortured∧otherwithasavagerythatshockedtheworld.TheBalkansseemlikelytoremainacenterforpoliticearthquakes.

（9）each

（10）political

6.FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword.

WhyWeTravel?

Wetravel,initially,toloseourselves;andwetravel,

（1）next,tofindourselves.Wetravelto

（2）openourheartsandeyesandlearnmoreabouttheworldthanournewspaperswillaccommodate.Wetraveltobringwhatlittlewecan,in