unit11mywood练习答案.docx

1、unit11mywood练习答案Unit 11 My WoodConsolidation ActivitiesI. Text Comprehension1. Decide which of the following best states the authors purposeA.To discuss the pleasure and trouble that his wood gives him. B.To share his amusing experience as a property owner.C.To explore the psychological effects of o

2、wnership on human beings.Key C 2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.Text 1: Text Comprehension 1). It is clear that the author mentions his book that enjoys much popularity in America only to explain how he can afford to buy the wood. F 2). The author d

3、iffers from Tolstoy in his view about property. T 3). The rocket containing a Union Jack is a symbol of mans ambition to explore outer space. F 4). There is nothing wrong with materialism and carnality themselves, but they are often manipulated by the desire for ownership. T 5). The author has decid

4、ed to build high stone walls around his wood for the sake of his safety. F II. Writing StrategiesWith his personal experience, . Forster elaborates on the four effects produced by his wood in Paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 7. The discussion of each effect has either a Biblical allusion, or an image or an a

5、necdote as a lead. Try to pick out the main allusion, image or anecdote in relation to each effect under discussion. 1) The Biblical allusion to a man of weight who failed to get into the Kingdom of Heaven the first effect: the property makes the author feel psychologically heavy.2) The image of “my

6、 bird” that becomes Mrs. Henessys bird the second effect: the property breeds endless avarice.3) The authors anecdote about what he thinks about cutting down trees or filling up gaps with new trees the third effect: the property inspires worthless impulse and pseudo-creativeness.4) The image of peop

7、le walking through the wood along the public path and picking blackberries the fourth effect: the property arouses intense selfishness.III. Language Work1. Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1). Still, it is the first property that I have owned, so it is right that oth

8、er people should participate in my shame . share 2). . the ascent of a fourteen-stone bishop into a pulpit is thus the exact antithesis of the coming of the Son of Man. climbing; the direct opposite of3). On coming nearer, I saw it was not a man who had trodden on the twig and snapped it, but a bird

9、, and I felt pleased. had stepped on; broken 4). Ignoring the relation between us, it took fright as soon as it saw the shape of my face, and flew straight over the boundary hedge into a field . was frightened; the row of bushes along the edge of my wood 5). Something seemed grossly amiss here, some

10、thing that would not have occurred had the wood been larger. extremely wrong6). I could not afford to buy Mrs. Henessy out, I dared not murder her, and limitations of this sort beset me on every side. buy the whole field from Mrs. Henessy so that I can own all of it; troubled me from all sides 7). T

11、hey spring from a foolish desire to express myself and from an inability to enjoy what I have got. are the result of; failure8). Creation and enjoyment are both very, very good, yet they are often unattainable without a material basis, and at such moments property pushes itself in as a substitute. b

12、eyond our reach; forces itself in as a replacement9). There is a wood near Lyme Regis, also cursed by a public footpath, where the owner has not hesitated on this point. troubled; has made up his mind immediately10). But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they

13、are still entangled with the desire for ownership control; mixed up 2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1)The intersection (intersect) of the lines on the graph marks the point where we start to make a profit. 2)Her singing voice has a pure, crystalline (crystal) qual

14、ity.3)They live a very ascetic (asceticism) life.4)Since they set up a builders yard next door, our house has depreciated (depreciation) in value.5)The immensity (immense) of the task is daunting. 6)These three players will form the nucleus (nuclear) of a revised and stronger team. 7)I couldnt belie

15、ve the pretentiousness (pretentious) of the book.8)Some economists think that full employment in Europe is an unattainable (attain) goal. 9)The book describes the complex emotional and sexual entanglements (entangle) between the members of the group. 10)Police have warned that there are a lot of fak

16、e 50 notes in circulation (circulate). 3. Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with a phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.push | round off | entangle | buy out | Union Jackspring | weave | thrust | effect | take fright | come to1). She thrust the money into his hand.2). This type of w

17、ool is woven into fabric, which will make jackets.3). We may have to sell the house, but I hope it wont come to that.4). She seems to be romantically entangled with some artist in Rome.5). I was waiting in the bus queue when two men pushed in front of me.6). His need to be liked obviously springs fr

18、om a deep-rooted insecurity.7). The Chinese anthem was played after the Union Jack was lowered in Hong Kong for the last time.8). He used a special machine to round off the corners of the old table.9). Allied Chemicals have been trying to buy out their competitors share in the target company.10). Ou

19、r dog took fright at the noise of the fireworks and ran indoors.11). The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment4. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1). Standing in a queue for a bus, I was wedged between two old ladies and their shopping bags. fixed b

20、etween and unable to move away from2). She has put on a stone. is six kilograms heavier3). I sometimes see him flash past in his sports car as I tread my weary way to work. walk in a tired way4). God has dominion over all his creatures. controls5). Its wonderful to see the childrens lust for life. h

21、ow enthusiastic the children are about life6). I didnt actually want any more dessert, but Julia forced it on me. made me accept it7). Their house is exquisitely furnished. beautifully8). I try to circulate at a party and not just stay with the friends I came with. move around and talk to a lot of p

22、eople9). The car spun off the road, turned over twice and came to rest in a field. stopped moving10). Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice. an extremely large amount of money/more money than the most avaricious person could dream of 5. Correct the errors in the followi

23、ng passage. The passage contains ten errors, one in each indicated line. In each case, only one word is involved. Corrections should be done as follows: Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word in the blank. Extra word: delete the extra word with an “.”Missing word: mark the p

24、osition of the missing word with a “” and write the missing word in the blank.To Catch a ThiefPolice in England have been delightful with the success of a new way to catch criminals, one that depending on simple greed, something most criminals have plenty of. A rather attractive bicycle, worthing ab

25、out $5,000, is left unlocked or only lightly chained at a street corner. The police then waiting for a criminal to come along and take the bike. What the criminal does know is that the bike contains an electronic device that sends off a signal that enables the police to track the bike to wherever it

26、 is taken. The police go round to the criminals home and search into the premises. Of course, they find out the bicycle, but most importantly, they usually find a lot more too. Thieves are usually persistent offenders, and the police often discover many other stolen goods in their homes. In one case

27、, they found twenty more bikes. One bike thief had a large stock of cannabis, and in a few other cases large amounts of other peoples properties have been found. A slightly similar trick was used by the Italian police. They invited a group of wanting men to a party, telling them they had won a new c

28、ar. Greed worked, and one by one the criminals who had been successfully hiding for years arrived, entered the building, and arrested. It was a great day for the police.(1)delighted(2)depends(3)worth(4)wait(5)not(6) into(7) out(8) property(9) wanted(10) were6. Fill in each blank in the passage below

29、 with ONE appropriate word.Different Ways of Viewing the WorldThere are three general methods people use to explain and understand their world: beliefs, pseudo-science and science. In the first method, (1) beliefs, certain people provide the information about how the world works. Their teachings are

30、 beyond (2) question. Their followers accept these beliefs because they want to (3) accept them, not because of scientific evidence. In pseudo-science, or fake science, people accept opinions as facts, or choose to believe certain facts (4) while intentionally ignoring others, resulting (5) in a fal

31、se understanding of things and events. Beliefs in magic, monsters and ghosts fall into this (6) category.Of the three (7) methods, only science provides a rational way of understanding the (8) world. It is the only method (9) that requires constant testing of facts, beliefs and ideas, resulting in c

32、hanging theories as we get new information. Science teaches us to draw conclusions (10) based on evidence, and it also teaches us that some evidence is stronger than other evidence, and how to judge the evidence. (11) Through our study of science, we learn to accept uncertainty, to question facts and theories, and to search constantly for (12) truth. Science is the only m