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大学英语创意阅读第二册Unit110答案
Book21-10
Unit1Understandingthetext
PartA:
Comprehendingthetext
Completethefollowingsentences.
1.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs:
Amajorpurposeofadvertisingistoinformusofnewproductsorgoodbargains/helpproducerstoselltheirproducts.
Itispossiblethatadvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseweareexposedtotoomuchadvertisingnowandsomuchofitismisleading,somanypeoplenowignoreit.
2.AccordingtotheadvertisementforBantuIsland:
Themoreadventurousmembersofthefamilycanvisitsomeoftheattractionsoftheisland,includingatriptoanancientcavern/studythefascinatingseacreaturesof'thatarea.
Thelessadventurousmemberscanusethehotelswimmingpool/paddlingpoolorplayonthemini-golfcourseorvisittilelessadventurousplacesofinterest(inanairconditionedvehicle)suchasalocallake.
GhostsareoftenseenaroundLakeTall.
Woodhasbeenusedtomaketheaccommodation"units"
Theholidayischeapbecausetheresortisnewandtheownersclaimtobemoreinterestedinmakingtheguestshappythanmakingmoney.
3.AccordingtothenewspaperreportonBantuIsland:
BantuIslandisreallyonlyasmall,bare,exposedrockinthemiddleoftheocean.
Swimmingaroundtheislandwouldbeverydangerousbecauseofthemanysharks.
Theswimmingpoolisn'tverymuchinusebecausethereisnowaterinit.
Theauthordoesn'tbelievethestoriesaboutLakeTallbecauseitistoosmallandtooshallowforthestoriestobetrue.
Theauthorsaystheonlyreasonyourmoney"goesfurther"isthatBantuIslandisalongwayawaygothemoneywillbetravellingfurther.Theexpressionisnotbeingusedinitsusualmeaninqofmoneylastingloungerasthingsaresocheap.
4.Theadvicetheauthorgivesinthelasttwoparagraphsistobeverycarefulwhenreadingadvertisementsandalwaystrytochecktheinformationfromanindependentsourcebeforeyoubuywhateverisbeingadvertised.
PartB:
Comparingthetexts
Thetwotextssometimesrefertothesamefeatureoftheresortwithverydifferentterms.Completethistablebyfindingthecorrespondingtermsandwritingtheminthespacesprovided.Followtheexample.
TheBrochure
TheNewspaperArticle
1
resort
buildingsite
2
ashallowbay/islandparadise
beachlessbay/harerock
3
fascinatingseacreatures
hungrysharks
4
deluxeair-conditionedtransport
open-backedjeep
5
individual,handcraftedunits
woodenhuts
6
ancientandmysteriouslake
dirtypond
PartC:
Interpretingthetext
1.Explainwhythewriterbelievesthesetwotextsprovidea"perfectexample"ofwhatheistryingtosay.
Thewriteristryingtosaythatadvertisingisoftenverymisleadingand,insomecases,"legalizedlying".TheadvertisingbrochureforBantuIslandisobviouslyverymisleading—and,althoughnothingitsaysisactuallyalie,itcouldbearguedthatitdoesnotrepresentthetruth.
2.WhywerethevisitorstoBantuIslandmadetopayforthe"tours"beforetheygottotheresort?
Becauseoncetheygottotheislandandsawwhatitwaslike,theywouldnotwaisttogoonanytours.
3.Didthefirstarticlegiveanyinformationthatwasnottrue,asopposedtosimplymisleading?
No,itwasverycarefullywordedsothatitwouldbedifficulttoproveittoldanylies—simplydidnottellthewholetruthor,misledthereaderindifferentways.Forexample,theresortdoeshaveaswimmingpool(andevenapaddlingpool)--itdoesnotactuallysaythattheydon'thaveanywater;itdoessaythatseacreaturesabound,itdoesnotsaytheyaresharks,etc.
4.Explainfullywhatthewritermeansbythelastsentenceofthearticle.
Weshouldlookcarefullyatthingsthatseemattractive(andcheap).Thereisoftenaproblemthatisnotobvious.Thismightalsoapplytootherthings,suchasamotorvehicle,anewapartment,"specialoffers"onCDs,books,etc.
Developingyourskills
Gettingthewriter'spurpose
Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkcouldbeusedtodescribethetoneofthenewspaperarticle?
humourous,aggressive,sarcastic
Lookatthetwotextsagainandmakenotesinthetablebelowofotherexamplesofeachcategory.
Therearemanyexamplesofthiskindinthetexts.Studentscouldbeencouragedtohavegroupdiscussionanddecidewhicharemoreeffective(andsomemayevenbehumourous).Thesearesomeexamplesthatstudentsarelikelytofind:
Brochure
Newspaper
Layout
AOnceinaLifeti,meHoliday(This.meanssomethingveryspecial--sospecialitcannot
everberepeated.)
AHoliday.forAlltheFamily
A"Never-To-Be-Repeated"Holiday(This.meansitonlyhappensoncebecauseitwassobadyouwouldneverdoitagain.)
A"Holiday"forNobody
Choiceof
Information
seacreatures
brand-new
cooled
rare
Itomitsanydetailsofthesize,etc.oftheattractions(e.g.LakeTall).
Nomentionofhavingtowashinasmallstream(i.e.noplumbingorwashingfacilitiesinthehotel).
sharks
half-built
blasted
Theydon'texist.
Punctuation
...youwon'thaveapennymoretopay!
--Theexclamationmarkissupposedtoshow
thereaderwhatawonderfuldealshe/heisgettingwiththeholiday.
A"Holiday".forNobody--theinvertedcommasindicatethatthewriter.feelstheword"Holiday"isnotthecorrectword.
The"BeautiesofBantuIsland"--againtheinvertedcommassuggestthat"Beauties"doesnotdescribetherealityoftheIsland.
"Air-conditioned","back-to-nature","resort","lake",etc.alltheseshowthatthewriterdoesnot.feelthewordsarebeingusedwiththeirusualmeaningandconnotations.
Thetwoarticlesthatfollowarefromtheadvertisingmanageroftherestaurantandfromadissatisfiedcustomer.Completethembyfillingintheblankswithwordsorexpressionsthatmakethewriters'attitudesclear.
ComeandEatattheLuxuriousandRelaxing"FrenchKitchen"
Enjoythewonderfulselectionoftemptingdishesfromourextensivemenu.
Themagnificentviewovertheoceanwillmakeitaneveningtoremember/cherish.
Ourhighly-trained/professional/friendlyandexperienced/knowledgeable/politestaffwillbedelighted/pleased/thrilledtolookafteryoureveryneedand
thereasonable/inexpensivepriceswillpleasantlysurpriseyou.
Don'tdelay/wait.Booknow!
Youwon'tbedisappointed/sorry.
Anybodywhoisthinkingofgoingtothenew"restaurant"calledthe"FrenchKitchen",don'tthinkagain.Iwastemptedbytheadvertisementinthisnewspaperlastweek.Unfortunately/Regrettably,Icanhonestly/truthfully/realtysaythatIwasverydispleasedbymydecision.
Toenjoythe"magnificentview"oftheocean,youwouldneedtoleanatleastametreoutofthewindowandpeerroundthebuildingnextdoor.I'veseenabetter/.moreimpressive/wider/moretemptingselectionofdishesinmylocalfastfoodrestaurantandmuchmorepolite/friendlierstaffinanarmytrainingcamp.Asforthe"reasonable/inexpensive"prices!
MybankmanagerwillthinkthatIboughttherestaurantwhenheseesmyaccount.It'struethattheywerea"surprise",butdefinitelynot"pleasant"
Don'tgo.Youwillcertainlybedisappointed.
Extendingyourvocabulary
PartA:
Antonyms
Inthetwodescriptionsoftheholidayresort,itispossibletofindwordsandexpressionswithalmostoppositemeanings(antonyms).Completethetablebelowwithappropriatewordsfromthetext.Followtheexample.
brand-new
ancient
nestled
perched
shallow
deep
paradise
nightmare
give-awayprice
expensive
refreshing
bitter
Aquickwayofrevisingtheseantonymsistoallowstudentstolookatthelistforaminute.Theninpairsonestudentgivesaword(e.g.StudentA:
"paradise")andtheotherstudentgivestheantonym(StudentB:
"nightmare").Oncestudentshavegottheideaofthis,theteachercanencouragethemtousethewordsconversationallybymakingstatementsandgivingrepliescontainingtheantonymofthemainword.
StudentA:
Theislandwasadvertisedasakindofparadise.
StudentB:
Butitwasanightmareforthepersonwhowentthere.
StudentA.Yes,thatmusthavebeenabitterexperience.
StudentB.Well,itcertainlywasn'ttherefreshingexperiencehewasexpecting,wasit?
PartB:
Scalesofmeaning
Allthewordsintheboxbelowarerelatedtofrequency(howoften),degree(howmuch)orquantity(howmany).Arrangeallthewordsinthetableinthesamewayastheexamplegivenaboveforsize.
Frequency
Degree
Quantity
·constantly/always
·regularly/repeatedly
·often/frequently
·sometimes/occasionally
·notalways
·rarely/seldom/intermittently
·once
·hardlyever
·never
·perfectly/absolutely/totally
·extremely/enormously/particularly/exceedingly/exceptionally
·very
·slightly/alittle/tosomeextent
·innoway
·notintheslightest/not
atall
·all/every
·a,vastnumber
·most/the.majorityof/generally
·many/alotof/numerous
·much/agreat(teal
·acouple/afew
Thiskindofscaleisveryimportantformoreadvancedlanguagelearning.Studentsshouldthinkofvocabularynotonlyaslearningmoreandmorenewwordsbutalsoaslearningtorelatenewwordstothosetheyalreadyknow.Theyshouldalsobeencouragedtothinkofwordsasbeingrelatedtootherwords,i.e.whatmattershereisthegeneralgroupofthewordsandthedifferencesinshadesofmeaningofwordsalongthescale.
Oncestudentshavecompletedthechartwiththescalesofmeaningtheyshouldbeencouragedtousethewords.OnewaytodothisistogobacktothequotationsaboutadvertisingintheBeforeyoureadsection(withtheadditionalquotationsinthisTeacher'sBook)sothatstudentsusethefrequency/degree/quantityscaleintheirownpersonalcommentsonthequotation