基础英语2主编何兆熊unit6 The Diary of the Unknown Soldier课后练习答案.docx

1、基础英语2主编何兆熊unit6 The Diary of the Unknown Soldier课后练习答案Unit 6 The Diary of the Unknown SoldierText comprehensionI. B. II. 1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F.III.1. because he felt that all of them had been somewhat fooled. They were totally unprepared for the cruelty of the war and the immensity of its kil

2、ling power. “They all came here with an air of confidence and eagerness, ready to win,” but what awaited them was “a one-way ticket to death.”2. He wrote his first entry when his regiment was in London to protect the city from Nazis air raids; his second one when his group of soldiers had journeyed

3、to a small European town untouched by warfare; and the last one when their secret location was discovered by Nazi troops and he faced approaching death.3. It was his wish to come home alive to see his family. This is mentioned in all the three entries: “I must go on living this nightmare, if not for

4、 myself or my country, then for my family back home. I want my children to have a father.” “ wondering yet again if I would ever see my family.9 I would give anything to see them, even if it was for five minutes!” “I wish, with all my soul, that I could be home now I am thinking of my daughters face

5、s I will always remember their faces”4. He would tell them that those soldiers died bravely in an effort to save their countries from turmoil and make the children feel that their fathers made a difference.5. He felt disgusted at the cruelty of the war, questioned the judgment of human beings who st

6、arted the war and felt enraged at killing innocent lives and destroying whole countries.IV.1. Although my stories about their fathers death might not relieve their sadness, they will enable the children to see the extraordinary significance of their fathers contribution.2. I suddenly recalled a sayi

7、ng I once heard that made me very painful, “We cant afford to fight even one war.”Structural analysis of the textDiary writing follows the flow of the writers thoughts. It is usually “structured” by the authors free associations.1. What do the three entries of the diary have in common?Two thematic t

8、opics in common, the horrible scenes of the war and the writers strong love for, and emotional attachment to his family.2. How are the particular situations related to the common thematic topics?Firstly, the writer describes his thought and fear under German air raids, which led him to speculate abo

9、ut the difficulties and problems of his family.Secondly, the writer describes his reflections on the justification of wars. The sight of a teenage girl and the grim condition in a small European town made him recall his dear daughters and family.Thirdly, it was dated on Christmas Eve and about the a

10、pproaching death. The writers only wish was that someone could return the diary to his family.Section Four Consolidation ActivitiesPart One. VocabularyI. Phrase 1. no more than = only 只是，仅仅2. strike a painful note in my head = make me feel painful 使某人感到痛苦3. more blood has been shed = Further casualt

11、ies have been caused4. word has it that = it is said that 据说5. with an air of = appearing full of, radiating 带着的样子，带着的神情II.1. running; 2. tucked; 3. inspected; 4. taken precautions; 5. with an air of; 6. adventurous; 7. enraged; 8. panicked.III. Word derivation. Fill in the blanks with the appropria

12、te forms of the given words.1. The collar of his jacket had been stiffened (stiff) with an extra layer of cloth.2. An interpreters job is such a responsible one that he cant afford any errors (err).3. Opening my letter was an inexcusable invasion (invade) of privacy.4. Dont rely on the information s

13、he gave you its pure assumption (assume) on her part.5. He protested his innocence (innocent) loudly as they dragged him off to prison.6. This is a really tough assignment (assign) and I believe youre the only person who can handle it.7. The force of the explosion (explode) had broken all the window

14、s of the houses in the vicinity of the vehicle.8. The police have issued a description (describe) of the two men who were seen running away from the scene of the crime.1. stiff a. 僵直的；生硬的，拘谨的 stiffen v. 使坚硬 stiffness n. 僵硬；硬度e.g. 他因为害怕而身体发僵。His body stiffened in fear.2. err v. 犯错，做错 error n. 错误，误差；过

15、失e.g. 她错在对他撒谎。She erred in lying to him.3. invade v. 侵略；侵害 invader n. 侵略者 invasion n. 侵入，侵略e.g. 这个城市涌进了大量的农民。The town was invaded by farmers.入侵者把村镇变为废墟。The invaders laid towns and villages in ruins.4. assume v. 假定，设想；承担；认为 assuming conj. 假定，假如 assumption n. 假定，设想e.g. 我以为你能讲流利的英语。I assumed you could

16、speak English fluently.假定那是真的，我们现在该怎么办？Assuming that it is true, what should we do now?5. innocent a. 清白的，无辜的；天真的，无知的 innocence n. 无罪；无知，天真无邪 innocently ad. 无罪地；纯洁地e.g. 他声称自己是无罪的。He declared that he was innocent.他声称自己无罪。He declared his innocence.6. assign v. 分配，指派，指定 assignation n. 分配，指定；委托，转让 assig

17、nment n. 分配；作业，任务e.g. 所有的职工都分到了合适的工作。All the staff are assigned to suitable jobs.你不能在两小时内将功课做完。You cant finish the assignment in two hours.7. explode v. 爆炸 explosion n. 爆炸；爆发，激增 explosive a. 爆炸（性）的e.g. 炸弹选在人最多时爆炸。 The bomb was timed to explode during the rush-hour.某些气体十分易爆。Certain gasses are highly

18、explosive.8. describe n. 描述 description n. 描写，描述 descriptive a. 描述的，叙述的e.g. 老师问学生：“你能描述一下这幅画吗？”The teacher asks his student, “Can you describe this picture?”那女孩对这幅画作了一番生动的描述。The girl gave a vivid description of the picture.IV.1. B; 2. D; 3. C; 4. D; 5. C; 6. B; 7. C; 8. A.V. Synonym / Antonym. Give

19、a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. My heart aches every moment because everywhere I look I see piles of rubble where houses used to stand and lifeless bodies that once moved around with the joy of life inside them.Synonym: heaps, stacks 2. It i

20、s as if I have stared into deaths eyes and seen its hatred, its coldness.Antonym: love, kindness3. I suffered minor head injuries, but the rest of my platoon wasnt so fortunate.Synonym: small, lesser4. They are experiencing tough times too, with the food shortage problems and all.Antonym: surplus, a

21、bundance, plenty5. War just creates more problems; something every sensible person knows.Synonym: reasonable, rational6. My situation is grim and the odds of winning, or even surviving, seem unlikely.Synonym: terrible, desperate7. I would give anything to see them, even if it was for five minutes! I

22、 am not a man made for war, nor am I an adventurous person.Synonym: bold, brave8. One night, as I performed my routine watch, I passed a young girl of no more than twelve or thirteen, who was walking home.Synonym: regular, usualVI. Prefix/ suffix. Write in each space the meaning of each given word.1

23、. offset balance 2. outdo defeat 3. overtake catch up and pass 4. underline emphasize 5. uphold support 6. withstand bear 7. downplay lessen 8. forestall prevent 1. Explanation: off-: not on, away from e.g. offload, offcut, offshoot2. Explanation: out-: greater, better, etc. e.g. outgrow, outlive, o

24、utflow3. Explanation: over-: more than usual, too much e.g. overcook, overdo, overdraw, overeat4. Explanation: under-: below e.g. undercharge, undercut, undergo, underlie5. Explanation:up-: upwards e.g. upsurge, upstart, upturn, upswing6. Explanation: with-: in opposition to, against e.g. withdraw,

25、withhold, within7. Explanation: down-: lower, smaller, etc.e.g. downfall, downsize, download, downshift, downturn8. Explanation: fore-: before, in advance e.g. forecast, foretell, foretaste, foreseeII Grammar Exercises1. QuestionsIn terms of syntactic structure and communicative function, questions

26、(also interrogative sentences) fall into four major types: general question (yes-no question), special question, alternative question and tag question.Special questions, also known as wh-questions, are generally introduced by wh-words such as what, when, where, which, who, whom, whose, why, etc. The

27、 wh-word marks the focus of information to be asked about.Special questions may be in normal order or in inverted order. When the wh-word functions as subject or part of the subject, the question is in normal order. If, on the other hand, the wh-word is not used as subject, the question is in invert

28、ed order.My name is Lynne. What is your name? (object)The party is on Tuesday. When is the party? (time)Im from England. Where are you from? (place, location)The red car is mine. Which is your car? (one of many)Im Lynne. Who are you? (people)Its mine. Whose is this web site? (possession)I did it bec

29、ause I was angry! Why did you do it? (reason)I like it very much. How do you like it? (way something is done)e.g.I. How big / Who / What / How often / Why / What.II.1. what did you do on Friday?2. What time did you get up?3. Did you have breakfast?4. Whos Mary?5. Where did you first meet her?6. What

30、 does she do?7. Where does she live?8. Whats she like?9. Do you often see her?10. Why did she come to you on Friday morning?2. Object clauseObject clause is mostly used in reported speech after certain verbs to report peoples words, thoughts, questions and statements.When reporting a statement, if t

31、he sentence starts in the present, there is no backshift of tenses in reported speech; if the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tenses in reported speech and if the sentence contains an expression of time, it must be changed as well.e.g. Susan: “I work in an office.” Susan say

32、s that she works in an office.Susan: “I work in an office now.” Susan said that she worked in an office then.When reporting a yes-no question, either if or whether is used to introduce the clause; when reporting a wh-question, the same wh-word is used to introduce the clause. Note that the usual word o