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Unit11MyWood练习答案

Unit11

MyWood

ConsolidationActivities

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor’spurpose

A.Todiscussthepleasureandtroublethathiswoodgiveshim.

B.Tosharehisamusingexperienceasapropertyowner.

C.Toexplorethepsychologicaleffectsofownershiponhumanbeings.

Key[C]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

Text1:

TextComprehension

1）.ItisclearthattheauthormentionshisbookthatenjoysmuchpopularityinAmericaonlytoexplainhowhecanaffordtobuythewood.[F]

2）.TheauthordiffersfromTolstoyinhisviewaboutproperty.[T]

3）.TherocketcontainingaUnionJackisasymbolofman’sambitiontoexploreouterspace.[F]

4）.Thereisnothingwrongwithmaterialismandcarnalitythemselves,buttheyareoftenmanipulatedbythedesireforownership.[T]

5）.Theauthorhasdecidedtobuildhighstonewallsaroundhiswoodforthesakeofhissafety.[F]

II.WritingStrategies

Withhispersonalexperience,.ForsterelaboratesonthefoureffectsproducedbyhiswoodinParagraphs2,4,5,and7.ThediscussionofeacheffecthaseitheraBiblicalallusion,oranimageorananecdoteasalead.Trytopickoutthemainallusion,imageoranecdoteinrelationtoeacheffectunderdiscussion.

1）TheBiblicalallusiontoamanofweightwhofailedtogetintotheKingdomofHeaven—thefirsteffect:

thepropertymakestheauthorfeelpsychologicallyheavy.

2）Theimageof“mybird”thatbecomesMrs.Henessy’sbird—thesecondeffect:

thepropertybreedsendlessavarice.

3）Theauthor’sanecdoteaboutwhathethinksaboutcuttingdowntreesorfillingupgapswithnewtrees—thethirdeffect:

thepropertyinspiresworthlessimpulseandpseudo-creativeness.

4）Theimageofpeoplewalkingthroughthewoodalongthepublicpathandpickingblackberries—thefourtheffect:

thepropertyarousesintenseselfishness.

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpart（s）ineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.Still,itisthefirstpropertythatIhaveowned,soitisrightthatotherpeopleshouldparticipateinmyshame...

share

2）...theascentofafourteen-stonebishopintoapulpitisthustheexactantithesisofthecomingoftheSonofMan.

climbing;thedirectoppositeof

3）.Oncomingnearer,Isawitwasnotamanwhohadtroddenonthetwigandsnappedit,butabird,andIfeltpleased.

hadsteppedon;broken

4）.Ignoringtherelationbetweenus,ittookfrightassoonasitsawtheshapeofmyface,andflewstraightovertheboundaryhedgeintoafield...

wasfrightened;therowofbushesalongtheedgeofmywood

5）.Somethingseemedgrosslyamisshere,somethingthatwouldnothaveoccurredhadthewoodbeenlarger.

extremelywrong

6）.IcouldnotaffordtobuyMrs.Henessyout,Idarednotmurderher,andlimitationsofthissortbesetmeoneveryside.

buythewholefieldfromMrs.HenessysothatIcanownallofit;troubledmefromallsides

7）.TheyspringfromafoolishdesiretoexpressmyselfandfromaninabilitytoenjoywhatIhavegot.

aretheresultof;failure

8）.Creationandenjoymentarebothvery,verygood,yettheyareoftenunattainablewithoutamaterialbasis,andatsuchmomentspropertypushesitselfinasasubstitute...

beyondourreach;forcesitselfinasareplacement

9）.ThereisawoodnearLymeRegis,alsocursedbyapublicfootpath,wheretheownerhasnothesitatedonthispoint.

troubled;hasmadeuphismindimmediately

10）.Butwehavenotyetlearnedtomanageourmaterialismandcarnalityproperly;theyarestillentangledwiththedesireforownership…

control;mixedup

2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.

1）Theintersection（intersect）ofthelinesonthegraphmarksthepointwherewestarttomakeaprofit.

2）Hersingingvoicehasapure,crystalline（crystal）quality.

3）Theyliveaveryascetic（asceticism）life.

4）Sincetheysetupabuilder’syardnextdoor,ourhousehasdepreciated（depreciation）invalue.

5）Theimmensity（immense）ofthetaskisdaunting.

6）Thesethreeplayerswillformthenucleus（nuclear）ofarevisedandstrongerteam.

7）Icouldn’tbelievethepretentiousness（pretentious）ofthebook.

8）SomeeconomiststhinkthatfullemploymentinEuropeisanunattainable（attain）goal.

9）Thebookdescribesthecomplexemotionalandsexualentanglements（entangle）betweenthemembersofthegroup.

10）Policehavewarnedthattherearealotoffake￡50notesincirculation（circulate）.

3.Fillintheblank（s）ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.

push|roundoff|entangle|buyout|UnionJack

spring|weave|thrust|effect|takefright|cometo

1）.Shethrustthemoneyintohishand.

2）.Thistypeofwooliswovenintofabric,whichwillmakejackets.

3）.Wemayhavetosellthehouse,butIhopeitwon’tcometothat.

4）.SheseemstoberomanticallyentangledwithsomeartistinRome.

5）.Iwaswaitinginthebusqueuewhentwomenpushedinfrontofme.

6）.Hisneedtobelikedobviouslyspringsfromadeep-rootedinsecurity.

7）.TheChineseanthemwasplayedaftertheUnionJackwasloweredinHongKongforthelasttime.

8）.Heusedaspecialmachinetoroundoffthecornersoftheoldtable.

9）.AlliedChemicalshavebeentryingtobuyouttheircompetitor’sshareinthetargetcompany.

10）.Ourdogtookfrightatthenoiseofthefireworksandranindoors.

11）.Theradiationleakhashadadisastrouseffectontheenvironment

4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.

1）.Standinginaqueueforabus,Iwaswedgedbetweentwooldladiesandtheirshoppingbags.

fixedbetweenandunabletomoveawayfrom

2）.Shehasputonastone.

issixkilogramsheavier

3）.IsometimesseehimflashpastinhissportscarasItreadmywearywaytowork.

walkinatiredway

4）.Godhasdominionoverallhiscreatures.

controls

5）.It’swonderfultoseethechildren’slustforlife.

howenthusiasticthechildrenareaboutlife

6）.Ididn’tactuallywantanymoredessert,butJuliaforceditonme.

mademeacceptit

7）.Theirhouseisexquisitelyfurnished.

beautifully

8）.ItrytocirculateatapartyandnotjuststaywiththefriendsIcamewith.

movearoundandtalktoalotofpeople

9）.Thecarspunofftheroad,turnedovertwiceandcametorestinafield.

stoppedmoving

10）.Herbusinessempirebroughtherwealthbeyondthedreamsofavarice.

anextremelylargeamountofmoney/moremoneythanthemostavariciouspersoncoulddreamof

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

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan“×.”

Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”andwritethemissingwordintheblank.

ToCatchaThief

PoliceinEnglandhavebeendelightfulwiththesuccessofanewwaytocatchcriminals,onethatdependingonsimplegreed,somethingmostcriminalshaveplentyof.Aratherattractivebicycle,worthingabout$5,000,isleftunlockedoronlylightlychainedatastreetcorner.Thepolicethenwaitingforacriminaltocomealongandtakethebike.Whatthecriminaldoes∧knowisthatthebikecontainsanelectronicdevicethatsendsoffasignalthatenablesthepolicetotrackthebiketowhereveritistaken.Thepolicegoroundtothecriminal’shomeandsearchintothepremises.Ofcourse,theyfindoutthebicycle,butmostimportantly,theyusuallyfindalotmoretoo.Thievesareusuallypersistentoffenders,andthepoliceoftendiscovermanyotherstolengoodsintheirhomes.Inonecase,theyfoundtwentymorebikes.Onebikethiefhadalargestockofcannabis,andinafewothercaseslargeamountsofotherpeople’spropertieshavebeenfound.AslightlysimilartrickwasusedbytheItalianpolice.Theyinvitedagroupofwantingmentoaparty,tellingthemtheyhadwonanewcar.Greedworked,andonebyonethecriminalswhohadbeensuccessfullyhidingforyearsarrived,enteredthebuilding,and∧arrested.Itwasagreatdayforthepolice.

（1）delighted

（2）depends

（3）worth

（4）wait

（5）not

（6）into

（7）out

（8）property

（9）wanted

（10）were

6.FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword.

DifferentWaysofViewingtheWorld

Therearethreegeneralmethodspeopleusetoexplainandunderstandtheirworld:

beliefs,pseudo-scienceandscience.

Inthefirstmethod,

（1）beliefs,certainpeopleprovidetheinformationabouthowtheworldworks.Theirteachingsarebeyond

（2）question.Theirfollowersacceptthesebeliefsbecausetheywantto（3）acceptthem,notbecauseofscientificevidence.

Inpseudo-science,orfakescience,peopleacceptopinionsasfacts,orchoosetobelievecertainfacts（4）whileintentionallyignoringothers,resulting（5）inafalseunderstandingofthingsandevents.Beliefsinmagic,monstersandghostsfallintothis（6）category.

Ofthethree（7）methods,onlyscienceprovidesarationalwayofunderstandingthe（8）world.Itistheonlymethod（9）thatrequiresconstanttestingoffacts,beliefsandideas,resultinginchangingtheoriesaswegetnewinformation.Scienceteachesustodrawconclusions（10）basedonevidence,anditalsoteachesusthatsomeevidenceisstrongerthanotherevidence,andhowtojudgetheevidence.（11）Throughourstudyofscience,welearntoacceptuncertainty,toquestionfactsandtheories,andtosearchconstantlyfor（12）truth.

Scienceistheonly