大学生创意阅读第一册答案.doc

Answers to Creative ReadingLesson OneUnderstanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1 they gave the clocks to Chinese and the phrase “give a clock” sounds like “make a funeral arrangement”.2 Because they symbolize the cutting (i.e. the end) of a relationship.3 Things from your own place that are difficult to get locally in the place where you are visiting.4 With both hands.5 To show modesty; they do not want to appear greedy by accepting immediately.Part B: completing a tableGiftsDo Not Give ToUnsuitable Gifts BecauseClocksWineGifts showing “4”Scissors FlowersLeatherHandkerchiefsClothingChinese Muslims Japanese,Koreans and ChineseLatins and AsiansAsians IndiansSome other placesWomensounds like “make a funeral arrangement”alcohol is against their religionunlucky numbersign of cutting/ending the relationshipseen as inappropriately romanticcows are revered by Hindussign of sadness seen as inappropriately intimatePart C: interpreting the text1 they can strengthen business relationship2 they may be seen as inappropriately romantic3 wrapped and presented correctly4 they dont want to donor to show lose face if the gift is not appropriate.5 remember the countrys religion, avoid giving things that are not appropriate, and choose the wrapping paper carefully.Developing your skillsPart A: relating information in a text to ones own experienceGifts Appropriate Inappropriate Reasons 1They are use in funerals2If a man is said to be wearing a green hat it means that his wife has had sex with another man since her marriage3Usually a gold ring is given to someone who is very familiar to you like a lover or family member4Because of impact from Western culture, Chinese people may consider this too intimate or that is symbolizes romance567In the past combs were sometimes given by women to their fiancs as engagement gifts8Gift-receiversGifts 1pen2clothing3Key-chain4diary5Local handkerchief6Household goods7watchPart B: using knowledge of the world to make sense of a text1 because the colour of blood is red and blood represents life, red is considered lucky as it shows something is alive.2 Because the pronunciation of the number 4 is similar to the word “death” in these countries.3 Because the left hand is associated with evil or “the wrong path”, whereas the right hand is associated with good or “the right path”4 So that they show their appreciation of the gift to the gift-giver right away. They feel that to say “Thank you” the receiver needs to make a comment on the gift and this is difficult if you dont know what it is.5 Because this allows the gift-receiver to show that he is modest and not greedy and this gives the gift-giver the chances to show that he genuinely wants the gift-receiver to have the gift.Extending your vocabularyPart A: synonymsColumn AColumn BclientsSymbolizeinappropriateoffensivesuperstitionintimatemodestyappreciatePart B: cloze passageClients, offensive, appreciate, inappropriate, intimate, symbolize, superstition, modesty.Do crystal ornaments decorative items, e.g. sculptures, handicraft watches books bottled delicacy or food, e.g. jams, honey potted plantsDont cash exotic food, e.g. snakes, dried lizards Chinese herbal medicine Intimate clothing, e.g. lingerie, underwearLesson twoUnderstanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1 The western horoscope is divided into 12 star signs.2 Varied answers.3 Cartoon and crosswords.4 Traveling overseas.5 The horse.6 Power, passion and daring.7 The second new-moon day after the winter solstice.8 Because some signs are believed to be incompatibles with others and therefore a bad marriage will result.Part B: true or false1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 F 8 F Corrections1 About 30% of British people read their star signs everyday.3 If you are a Libra you should look before you leap into a new love affair.4 Horoscopes in the newspaper give light-hearted and harmless fun to entertain people in their daily life.5 The Chinese tiger is strong and dynamic.7 The Chinese horoscopes describe your fate.8 The Western and Chinese horoscopes are essentially not the same.Developing your skills Identifying various types of supplementary detailsSupplementary DetailsTypes1figure2paraphrases3definitions/explanations4effect and consequences5reasons and purposes6writers own opinions7examples8quotationsExtending your vocabulary Part A: cloze passagepassion; dominate; dynamic; rebellious; arouse.Part B: expressions1 Today is not a good day for all Leos, so look before you leap in everything you do.2 Gemini, your love prospects are not looking rosy this month. Put your energy in other areas.3 My mother believes in the stars, but my father treats the whole thing in a light-hearted manner.4 Aries, remember to use ice-breakers today especially if you have to talk to a large crowd.5 Dont worry about your career path as everything will fall into place by the end of this year.Lesson ThreePart A: sequencing73582461Part B: true or false1 F2 F3 T4 T5 F6 F7 F8 T9 T10FCorrections1 Mars has always seemed the most promising for life outside our own.2 Herschel discovered that Mars seemed to have seasons like Earth.5 Viking discovered that water had once covered Mars in huge oceans.6 ALH 84001 is 4.6 billion years old.10 Scientists were concerned that the rock was contaminated while lying under the Antarctic ice.Developing your skillsPart A: identifying uncertain expressionsParagraph 4 He wrote where it could be used to water the cropsParagraph 5 Clearlylife as we knew on Earth could exist on Mars.Paragraph 6 - (these must have been illusions)Paragraph 7 But Mariners seemed to show what appeared to be old riverbeds.Paragraph 8 The evidence that life may once have existedWe may / Its possible that we have made the discovery of the century.There are worm-like microfossils in the rock that appear / seem to have similar shapes to our Earth bacteria.The rock is likely to / will probably contain evidence that there was life on Mars once.We hope to be able to come up with some more conclusive results in the next month or so.Part B: using a time-chart to arrange facts into a chronological orderLIFE ON MARSTime and Major Events_18th century (a)_19th century (g)_1960s (e)_1976 (c)_1984 (b)_1983 (f)_1996 (d)Extending your vocabularyPart A: definitionsWordDefinition4126753Now write a sentence of your own for each of the six words given above.1 According to the doctors observations, the patient should be able to leave the hospital soon.2 The headlines in the front page of the newspaper are all about the train accident.3 Only wild birds and animals inhabit that island.4 We need help from your influential uncle. He can help revive our business.5 In the story, five moons orbited their planet instead of one like ours.6 The jurys still out concerning who is the most suitable person for the position of president of the club.Part B: cloze sentence1 equatorial; 2 contaminated;3 civilization;4 telescope;5 organisms6 PrimitiveExtending your vocabularyPart A: CategoriesMeat Drinks Dairy ProductsFruitVegetables SausageBeef PorkChickenHamBaconLambTurkeyDuckPheasantGooseBurgersVealLemonadeTeaCoffeeColaWaterBeerFruit juiceMilkCheeseCreamYogurtIce-dreamButterOrangeAppleLemonsCherriesBananasMelonsPearsGrapesKiwi fruitGrapefruitStrawberriesPeachPlumPotatoMushroomsCarrotsCabbageTomatoesTurnipsCeleryPeasBeansCornPeppersOnionsGingerCucumberPart B: Positive or negative associationsPositiveNegative awfuldisgustingdelicatedeliciousstarvingstinkGet by withPart C: Cloze passageget by with; starving; disgusting; stink; delicate; awful; delicious.Unit fivePart A: true or false1. T2. F3. F4. F5. T6. T7. F8. T9. F10. FCorrections2. In America Katy had no interest in Chinese background.3. It was Sams first time to visit Katy.4. Katy does not like spending time with Sam at first.7. Sam goes away to China because its the end of his family.9. Sam is very happy to see Katy.11. Katy stayed with Sam in China.Part B: comprehending the text1. Because it is about her.2. Because she went to a local school, spoke English to her friends and had no interest in her Chinese background.3. Because everything is new or strange for him.4. That is the day when Katy fell in love with Sam.5. Because he thinks that Katy is too good for him.6. Katy now feels that she is really Chinese and that she has discovered her roots.Part C: similarities and differencesNotes about Katy and SamTrue for KatyTrue for Sam?Extending your vocabularyPart A.Passage A:darling; cuddle; licking; shopping mall; to keep her balance.Passage B:permanent; survive; second generation; merged; whatsoever.Part B:1. The government should give help to the new immigrants so that they can integrate into the society.2. As a mark of respect for the work that he has done for the town, the old man was given a gold medal.3. The little boy had a grin on his face because he was given a whole box of chocolates.4. At night it is very cool because of the breeze.5. The class has a mixture of nationalities. The students come from different countries.Understanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1. It is important because it contains a great of evidence about how people in a society lived their everyday lives.2. The Garbage Project carried out by the University of Arizon. It studies the garbage in city rubbish dumps to find evidence of the lifestyle of the local population. It started in 1973 in Tucson, but has now expanded to many other cities and has built a huge database of information on most aspects of modern American life.3. The garbage is sorted into a variety of categories (food items, dangerous materials, personal items etc.)4. This is because when there is shortage of something, people try to hoard large supplies of the item. They may bury too much. This frequently means that the item needs to be thrown away before it can be used-perhaps because of a shortage of storage space or because it starts to perish.5. There are two reasons for this. The first is that people do not want to be seen as wasteful when it comes to food. They think they throw away less food than they actually do. The other reason is that they know they should be eating less junk food and more healthy food, but in fact the evidence from the garbage is that they eat more junk food. They are not deliberately lying; they just have an inaccurate impression of their own eating habits.6. The Garbage Project can give a clear impression of how people live and behave.Part B: true or false1. F2. F3. T4. F5. F6. TCorrections1. It was started in Arizona, but has now expanded to cover many other American cities and Mexico City as well.2. There are too many households in Tucson to collect from each and every one. Therefore, only a sample of households had their rubbish collected. Also, there is no time specified in the text, it simply says“over a period of time”.4.The passage does not specify the quantity of Mexican sugar found - simply that was found in Tucson when there was a sugar shortage. There is no evidence that it tasted bad.5. The evidence shows that poor people buy smaller packets of food and not the larger economy packets (which more wealthy families bought). They may have wanted to buy the more economical larger packets but could not afford the larger outlay of money.Developing your skillsPart A: identifying purposes of readingSituation 1Your purpose in reading the text would be to gain a general overview of all respects of the project. The project itself would be the focus of your reading and other elements in the text would be skimmed through.Situation 2In this case, you would only focus on the sections of the text which outlined how the project was carried out-i.e. the methodology they used. You would have little interest in the other, more general, sections of the text. Even when the methodology is not directly stated, while reading you would be trying to interpret the methodology used.Situation 3In this case, you would not be directly interested in the project itself, but more in the findings of the project. You may not even want to mention the project in your article.Extending your vocabularyPart A: Antonyms and synonyms1. Rubbish, waste, junk, refuse.2. Discard.3. Junk food.4. Partially.5. Exotic.6. Affluent.Part B: cloze passageshudder; plentiful; hazardous; stale; go off; partially; lumps; refined.UNIT 7Understanding the textPart A: Numbers1. 33% Property prices increased by this amount in the 1990s.2. 1682 The year in which Sir Edward Coke said, “An Englishmans home is his castle.”3. 200,000 The number of new homes built each year in Britain.4. 2.4 million Pots of paint sold by a single British company in one year.5. 100,000 Pounds Average price of a British home in 2001.Part B: Comprehending the text1. A castle was a very strong building specially built to keep the people inside safe and secure. The expression, therefore, means that the home is a place where the owner feels safe from the outside world and where the outside world cannot enter without his permission. He is protected and secure there. This is a very common expression used to describe the attitude of English peoples towards their homes. It may also link with ideas about privacy: many British people like to think of their home as being a private place which others cant simply just walk into without permission; inside the family they can do as they wish, without being bothered by outsiders.2. One reason is that the house costs so much to buy that it makes good sense to maintain it and even improve it as possible（both to make it worth even more if it is sold and to improve the comfort and space if not）. The other reason is that the home is, in a way, a reflection of the owner. How the house looks to other people, tells them something about the person who owns it-therefore the owner wants to make sure it reflects a good image of his or her self. The better the house look, the better the owners feel about their status.3. It is a loan from a bank or other financial company that is used specifically to buy a house. It is paid back through monthly payments (with interest) over a number of years-often over as many as 25 years.4. Before the industrial revolution, the home was much more than simply a house that you happened to be living in at that time. It had a history of family life, of ancestors, of relatives and probably of having the same neighbors for generations. After the industrial revolution, people have to move and the home became more of a place that you were living in at that time and many of the other traditions were lost.5. Trading up means buying a house that is relatively cheap, keeping it for a few years until its value has increased (and also the owners assets), and then selling it to buy a more expensive property. This process is repeated several times over, each property being more expensive than the one before. Trading up only works in times of inflation or progressive increases in property values; if prices were stable over many years, trading up would be unlikely to happen much.1.d 2.e3.g4.i5.h6.k7.m8.pDeveloping your skill 1.b 2.c 3.a 4.f 5.j 6.n 7.l 8.o 9.q7.l 8.o 9.qExtending your vocabularyPart A: Antonyms and synonymsSynonymWorld from TextAntonym Modest/lowlyCostly/priceyDisplays/showsSecurity/refugeEnthusiastic/eagerExpanding/risingConfusing/mystifyingBuy/acquireCountry/rusticGripping/convincingHumbleExpensiveRevealsSafetyKeenGrowingPuzzlingPurchaseRuralCompellingProud/extravagantCheap/inexpensiveConceals/hidesDanger/peril/threatIndifferent/bored/apatheticShrinking/reducingEnlightening/clearSell/get rid ofUrban/cityUnconvincing/weakPart B: Cloze passagetrend; spectacularly; compelling; milial; run down; bricks and mortar; outstripsUnit 8Understanding the textPart A: Sequencing1. They drive from London to Cornwall.2. A guide tells them about the Eden Project.3. They all visit the Warm Temperate Biome.4. They enter the Humid Tropics Biome.5. They look at plants outdoors.6. Katie and her family go to a caf.Part B: True or False1. T2. F3. F4. T5. F6. TCorrections2. Although the Eden Project is in Britain, the plants come from all over the world and many of them would not grow naturally in Britain but need specially controlled greenhouses.3. It was the first time that Katie had visited the Eden Project.5. There is no information as to whether or not it is the largest greenhouse in the world. The Humid Tropics Biome is said to be the largest greenhouse in the world.Developing your skillsIdentifying text typesComponents InformationAvailable Details 1.dateNo.Not given.2.timeYes.She left home at 7 oclock in the morning.3.people involvedYes.We know that Katies parents and brother went with her.4.placesYes.Most of the diary entr