Unit 5 A Few Kind s for Superstition 练习答案.docx

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Unit5AFewKindsforSuperstition练习答案

Unit5

AFewKindWordsforSuperstition

ConsolidationActivities

I、TextComprehension

1、Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose、

A、Totellreaderstheoriginandhistoryofsuperstitioninhumansociety、

B、Todescribefourtypesofsuperstitionandtheireffectsonhumannature、

C、Todescribefourtypesofsuperstitionandtheirrelevancetoscienceandreason、

Key:

[B]

2、Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse、

1）、SincesuperstitionisasignofnaÏvetéorignorance,itisonlypracticedbyill-educatedpeople、[F]

2）、Idolatryismanifestedbypeople’sprofoundbutungroundedconvictioninsomethingthatcouldbringgoodluck、[T]

3）、Manypeoplehavepracticedsuperstitionevenwithouttheirownawareness、[T]

4）、Religionandsuperstitionhavethesamepersistentandminatorypoweronallpeople、[F]

5）、Superstitionisprevalentbecauseitcanmeetpeople’scuriosityabouttheirfuture、[T]

II、WritingStrategies

Inthisexpositoryessay,theauthorfirstpresentsfourtypesofsuperstitionbymeansofclassificationanddivision、Eachtypeisclarifiedwithsomeanecdotesandexamples、Then,heoffershisexplanationastowhysomepeoplearefascinatedwiththeseirrationalpracticesbytakingacloselookathumannature、Duringtheprocess,theauthornowandtheninsertssomerhetoricalquestionstoachieveavarietyoffunctions、Readthefollowingquestionstakenfromthetextandexplaintheirrespectivemeanings:

1、Isitbecauseithasanunacknowledgedholdonsomanyofus?

（Paragraph1）

Toexpressdoubt、

2、Youdidnotknowthatsuperstitiontakesfourforms?

（Paragraph3）

Tointroducethesubsequentclassification、

3、Andwhynot?

（Paragraph4）

Toexpresscertainty、

4、Modestidolatry,butwhatelsecanyoucallit?

（Paragraph5）

Toexpresssubmissionoracceptance、

5、HowdidtheMelanesianscomebythesameidea?

（Paragraph9）

Toexpresswonderorsurprise、

6、Butwhenhasastrologynotbeenpopular?

（Paragraph10）

Toexpresscertainty、（Ofcourse,astrologyhasalwaysbeenpopular、）

7、Whenhastheheartofmangivenadamnforscience?

（Paragraph10）

Toemphasizetheauthor’sconviction、（Idon’treallybelievethatsciencecouldworkinthismanner、）

III、LanguageWork

1、Explaintheunderlinedpart（s）ineachsentenceinyourownwords、

1）、Isitbecauseithasanunacknowledgedholdonsomanyofus?

→hasanunrecognizedcontrolover

2）、Iliveinthemiddleofalargeuniversity,andIseesuperstitioninitsfourmanifestations,aliveandflourishingamongpeoplewhoareindisputablyrationalandlearned、

→unquestionably

3）、Ifyouhaveeversupervisedalargeexaminationroom,youknowhowmanyjujus,luckycoins,andotherbringersofluckareplacedonthedesksofthecandidates、

→thingsthataresupposedtocontainsomepowertobringgoodluck

4）、WhenItalkedwithhim,hedidnotthinkhewaspricingGodcheapbecausehecouldaffordnomore、

→wasofferingGodtoolittlemoney

5）、Mostpeoplekeeptheirterrorwithinbounds,buttheycannotrootitout,nordotheyseemtowanttodoso、

→getridofitcompletely

6）、Superstitionmakesitsappearance,apparentlyunbidden,veryearlyinlife、、、

→comesintobeing

7）、Thepsychoanalystshavetheirexplanation,butcallingasuperstitionacompulsionneurosisdoesnotbanishit、

→doawaywith

8）、Nousesayingsciencediscreditsit、

→accordingtoscienceitisfalse,notbelievable

9）、Superstitioningeneralislinkedtoman’syearningtoknowhisfate,andtohavesomehandindecidingit、

→havesomecontrolin

10）、Iamnotonetostandalooffromtherestofhumanityinthismatter、、、

→keepadistancefrom

2、Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords、

1）、Idon’tthinkyouunderstandthegravity（grave）ofthesituation、

2）、Thetoneoftheletterwasplacatory（placate）、

3）、Theyareforcedtoliveindeplorable（deplore）conditions、

4）、Sheclaimedthattheriseinunemploymentwasjustafurthermanifestation（manifest）ofthegovernment’sincompetence、

5）、Religiousobservances（observe）suchasfastingcanbehardtofollow、

6）、Thereportabsolved（absolution）herfromallblamefortheaccident、

7）、Thefruitwaspreservedbysubmersion（submerge）inalcohol、

8）、Idivined（divination）fromhisgrimexpressionthatthenewswasnotgood、

9）、Thepasttwoyearshaveseenaproliferation（proliferate）ofTVchannels、

10）、She’sneurotic（neurosis）aboutherweight—sheweighsherselfthreetimesaday、

3、Fillintheblank（s）ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform、

withinthebounds|depth|yearning|hasten

rootout|makeanappearance|giveadamn

haveaholdon|comeby|standaloof

1）、MsCampbellhasbeenappointedtorootoutinefficiencyinthiscompany、

2）、Theircompanyhasastrongholdonthecomputermarket、

3）、Whathedidwaswithintheboundsofacceptablebehavior、

4）、ThefamousmoviestarmakeararepersonalappearancelastFriday、

5）、Theyhadnotrealizedthedepthoftheirfeelingsforoneanother、

6）、Thepresidenthastenedtoreassurehispeoplethathewasinperfecthealth、

7）、Cheaporganicfoodisstilldifficulttocomeby、

8）、Hecanthinkwhathelikesaboutme—Idon’tgiveadamn!

9）、Althoughmanyofhisfriendswerepoliticians,hestoodalooffrompolitics、

10）、Isupposeit’sbecauseIliveinacrowdedcitythatIhavethisyearningforopenspaces、

4、Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence、

1）、Peopleoftenbehaveirrationallywhentheyareunderstress、

→dounreasonablethings

2）、EvidenceoflinkswithdrugdealershasdiscreditedthePresident、

→harmedthereputationof

3）、Hedevoutlyhopedthattheywouldreachapeacefulagreement、

→sincerely

4）、Themosteffectivetechniqueistocajoleratherthantothreaten、

→trytopersuade

5）、AresandAphroditeweretheancientGreekdeitiesofwarandlove、

→godandgoddess

6）、OperainBritainisenjoyingalong-awaitedrenaissance、

→rebirth

7）、Theterroristactionhasbeencondemnedasanactofbarbarismandcowardice

→stronglycriticized

8）、ProfessorRossisregardedastheoracleoneatingdisorders、

→authority

9、Treesaredyinginareaswhereacidrainismostprevalent、

→widespread

10、Atnightimageswouldcomeunbiddenintohermind、

→appearautomaticallyin

5、Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingpassage、Thepassagecontainstenerrors,oneineachindicatedline、Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved、

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank、

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan“×、”

Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”andwritethemissingwordintheblank、

TheZodiac

SomeoftheearliestcivilizationsonEarthdevelopedinMesopotamia、

Inthemdevelopedtheearlydivisionofsocietyinfarmers,warriorsandreligiouspersonnel、Thesepriestsspentmostoftheirtimewatchingthestarsastheywerebelievedtohaveadirecteffectondailylife、Onthisday,almosteveryoneknowstheirbirth（orzodiac）sign、Newspapersprintouthoroscopes;loverstrytofigureout∧theyarecompatible,andpeoplespendalotofmoneyconsultingastrologers、ThesolaryearbeginswiththesunpassingthroughtheconstellationofAriesaroundthebeginningofApril、

Ariesisaram,andthosebornatthistimearesaidtobeindependentandunpredicted、ThencomesTaurus,thestrong,notverybright,butstubbornbull、Geminiaretwins∧thisdoublenessistobefoundinthosewithbirthdaysinlateMayandearlyJune、Cancerthecrab,movessidewaysandcanpinch、Leo,thelion,isthekingofanimals,proud,braveandtrustworthy、Virgo,themaiden,iskindandsweet,characterizedbyinnocence、Libraisthescalesthatweightwhatisgoodandbad,justandunjust、Scorpio,thescorpion,isaverydangerouscreature,bestavoid、Sagittariusisthecentaur,aman-horse,whoisalsoanarcher、Thisgivesafinemixtureofqualities、Capricorn,thegoat,isversatile,abletosurvivealmostanywhere,and∧timesrathercrudeandcoarse、Aquarius,thewater-carrier,isadreamerwithsomeofthefluidqualityofwater、TheyearendswithPisces,thefish,brilliant,slippingandfast、

（1）into

（2）To

（3）out

（4）if/whether

（5）unpredictable

（6）and

（7）weigh

（8）avoided

（9）at

（10）slippery

6、FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword、

Telepathy

Icanwellbelieveintelepathy,forithasbeenpartofmylifesincechildhood、Myownfirst

（1）experienceofwhatmightbeakindoftelepathyIhavealreadydescribedinASortofLife、Iwouldhaveputitdowntomerecoincidenceifithadnotbeenrepeatedtwiceunderroughlythesamecircumstances,each

（2）involvingatragedyatseaandalossoflife、ThefirstoccasionwasduringanEasterseasideholidayatLittlehamptonwhenIwassevenyearsold、

IdreamtofshipwreckandIcanstillseeclearlyone（3）imageofthedream、Amanisscramblingupthestaircaseofashipandagreatwaveiscomingdowntoswamphim、Nextmorningweheardthe（4）newsoftheTitanicsunkthatnight、

Oftheseconddreamofawreckabouttenyearslater,Ihavealsowritten、Icanrecallno（5）detailsandhavelostthedreamdiarywhichIwaskeepingduringacourseofpsychoanalysisinLondon、Perhapswritingdownthedreamcancelledthe（6）memoryofit、Again,mydream（7）coincidedwitharealwreck,thistimeoftheRowanintheIrishSeawhen,Iseemtoremember,awholeorchestralosttheir（8）lives、

Alwaysthesea,alwaysliveslost、Butthethirdoccasionwas