Unit10TheJeaningofAmerica答案综合教程二.docx

1、Unit10TheJeaningofAmerica答案综合教程二Unit-10-The-Jeaning-of-America答案综合教程二Unit 10 The Jeaning of AmericaKey to the ExercisesText comprehensionI. BII. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. TIII.1. Because they symbolize “a manly and legitimate passion for equality ”; They draw no distinctions and recognize no classes an

2、d they are favored by all the American people.2. Levi Strauss went West, taking with him canvas to sell for tenting. Since the canvas wasnt suitable for tenting, he had them tailored into stiff but rugged pants which were badly demanded by miners. So Strauss was in business.3. The word “jeans” deriv

3、es from Genes, the French word for Genoa, where a similar cloth as that used by Strauss was produced; and “blue” refers to indigo, the color Strauss had his cloth dyed, hence the pants got their name “blue jeans”.4. At first blue jeans were largely confined to the working people of the West. During

4、the dude ranch craze of the 1930s, they were first introduced to the East. Another boost for them came in World War II, when blue jeans were declared an essential commodity and were sold only to people engaged in defense work.5. Blue jeans can be purchased for the suitably proletarian look, and they

5、 adapt themselves to any sort of idiosyncratic use, and are suitable for various decorations and ornamentations.6. The structure of the title is “the + v.ing + of + noun”, which indicates passive voice, like “the making of history”, while the noun “jean” is used as a verb. So the title means that Am

6、erica is “jeaned” or America became jeaned, i.e. America is made a country under the fashion of jeans or jeans became an overwhelming fashion in America.IV.1. They do not show differences in the wearers professions and social status; they only show that the wearer is as American as most Americans in

7、 jeans.2. For two years, he worked as a peddler of low social status, dragging heavy bags of various articles from door to door and trying to sell them, but he could barely manage to support himself.Structural analysis of the text1. The incidents that led to the birth of blue jeans: 1) Levis acciden

8、tal discovery of the need of the miners in the West for sturdy pants that would stand up to the rigors of the digging. 2) Levis brothers sent him brown cotton cloth made in Nimes, instead of the previous canvas. 3) Davis fixed copper rivets on blue jeans as a kind of joke.2. The incidents that made

9、them popular throughout the country: 1) Blue jeans were first introduced to the East, apparently, during the dude ranch craze of the 1930s, when vacationing Easterners returned and spread the word about the wonderful pants with rivets. 2) Another boost came in World War adapted to; 8. word of mouth.

10、III. Word derivationFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. emigration 2. exaggerated 3. adaptable 4. conversion 5. prosperity 6. demanding 7. symbolized 8. profits IV.1. A; 2. D; 3. B; 4. D; 5. C; 6. D; 7. B; 8. D.V. Synonym / AntonymGive a synonym or an antonym of the w

11、ord underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Antonym: unequally2. Synonym: simply, just3. Synonym: pulling, dragging4. Synonym: significance, importance5. Synonym: following, subsequent6. Synonym: dependability, durability7. Antonym: soft, flexible8. Synonym: onlyVI. Suffix Write in ea

12、ch space one word that has the same suffix as underlined in each given word.1. widen quicken 2. symbolize hospitalize 3. productive explosive 4. washable drinkable 5. education foundation 6. foolish childish 7. careless restless 8. atomic heroic Grammar ExercisesI. Put the verbs into the simple past

13、 or past perfect.1.had waited; turned up2. differed3. felt; had been settled 4. had been read; were5. refused; had seen / saw6. had known7. had spoken8. had been built; was converted; dissolvedII.A: lost; its / has been; Ive / have spent; had always spent; haveB: havent ever had; dont haveA: found;

14、had just quitB: sounds; Ill / shall do; did; Id / had consideredA: Ive / have just takenIII.1. 2. had beenwas3. surprisingsurprised4. otheranother5. hashad6. comehad come7. have boughtbuy8. never boughthad never bought9. assuringassured10. iswasIV. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the ver

15、bs given.1. repaired 2. educated 3. driving 4. picked5. talking 6. disobeyed 7. walking 8. comeV. Give a negative adjective ending with -able or -ible related to the following words. (Negative prefixes include -in, -im, -il, -ir, -un, -um, etc.)1. inconceivable; 2. imperturbable; 3. innumerable; 4.

16、irreparable; 5. unendurable; 6. unobjectionable; 7. uncontrollable; 8. unimaginable; 9. ineradicable; 10. unsaleable / unsalable; 11. irreconcilable; 12. inexplicable.1. agreement2. eligibility 3. endure 4. vision 5.resist6. move 7. convert 8. number 9. access 10. repairKey:1.disagreeable2.ineligibl

17、e3.unendurable 4.invisible 5.irresistible6.immovable 7.inconvertible 8.innumerable9.inaccessible 10.irreparableTranslationI.1.它们不辨身份，不分阶级：唯一的标签就是美国（制造的）。2.一到美国，Levi就发现，他的两个兄弟所说的那里“遍地机会，生计容易”言过其实。3. Levi的牛仔裤被引入东部显然是在20世纪30年代去西部牧场度假的热潮中开始的。当时许多度假回来的东部人口口相传，宣传了这种打了铆钉的神奇裤子。4.这些裤子演变成了一种传统，同时还获得了自己独特的历史以至

18、于后来公司在旧金山设了一座博物馆。II. 1. He cant even draw a distinction between French and Spanish, let alone speak them.2. In a craze for cultural relics in the 1990s, old chinaware, such as those handed down from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, were much sought after by collectors.3. Despite the opposition of most o

19、f his advisors, the general decided to take his chances on the battle and suffered a total defeat in the end.4. The Chinese nation has stood up to the vicissitudes of thousands of years and is now in the process of rejuvenation.5. I wish you would confine your talk to the facts rather than spread wo

20、rd about the biased report in that newspaper. 6. The first thing he did after his arrival in Paris was to convert all his money into euros.7. That Shakespearean play was tailored to the taste of the Chinese audience when it was put on the Chinese stage, so much so that it was more like a Chinese pla

21、y than an English one. 8. You must abandon your native language for some time, if you really want to acquire a good competence in English. Exercises for integrated skillsI. Dictation As the eldest son of my parents / who were themselves poor, / I had to, fortunately, / begin to do some work / while

22、still very young / in order to earn a living, / and therefore came to understand / in early boyhood / that my duty was to assist my parents / and become, as soon as possible, / a breadwinner in the family./ It was a terrible task for a lad of twelve / to rise every morning, except Sunday, / to go to

23、 the factory / while it was still dark, / and not to be released / until after darkness came again in the evening, / with only a forty-minute break at noon./ But I was young and had my dreams, / and something within always told me / that this would not, could not, should not last / I should some day

24、 get into a better position. / Also, I felt myself no longer a mere boy, / but quite a little man, / and this made me happy. /II. Cloze(1) than (2) for (3) because (4) of (5) that (6) as (7) for (8) how (9) of (10) man Writing Practice Paragraph development Following the chronological orderDiscussio

25、n: A paragraph can also be organized chronologically; that is, items, events, or ideas are arranged in the order in which they occur. Such a pattern is often seen in narratives and process descriptions. Look at the following example:One day, when my friend, Xiao Yang, was leaving a restaurant, two w

26、aiters stopped him, calling him “a thief,” and threatened to send him to the police. He was struck dumbfounded and felt confused. Not until he was brought into the managers office did he begin to realize what was going on. When he was eating in the restaurant, he found his soup not salty enough to h

27、is liking. So he got out a salt bottle that he had brought with him and added some salt into it. As a man from North China, he invariably finds food in Shanghai too sweet and not salty enough, so he often goes around carrying a salt shaker, a very fancy bottle, in his pocket. After he used the shake

28、r, he put it on the table. A few moments later, when he looked up from his plate, he suddenly found his beautiful bottle missing. He first looked under the table, and then checked all his pockets, but it was just nowhere to be found Eventually he spotted a woman at a nearby table holding his shaker

29、in her hand Develop two paragraphs based on the first sentences given.1. The funniest experience that Ive ever had is once when I was jogging in a park.Ideas for reference:It was a fine morning and it was breezing.It seemed that he would stick to me wherever I would go.It had all happened because of

30、 a mistake.Sample:The funniest experience that Ive ever had is once when I was jogging in a park. It was a fine morning and it was breezing. I was running slowly along a trail and suddenly, a young man, fifteen or sixteen years old, showed up a few meters ahead, and smiled to me. I didnt know who he

31、 was and where he had come from. I smiled back and went along past him. Then I noticed that he began to jog behind me, very close, almost on my heels. I didnt feel anything weird about it until ten minutes later: I realized that he had been deliberately following me. Whenever I slowed down, he would slow down as well, and the very moment I picked up a bit speed, he would do likewise. Finally I stopped and walked towards a bench close by. Strange enough but somewha