高级英语课后习题.doc

高级英语期末作业班级：08级英语3班姓名：田 甜学号：082010030030P401 Dose the author think omnigamy has harms or benefits? What are they?Harmful effects obviously outweigh benefits in omnigamy. A few pieces of evidence are mentioned in the essay:a creating confusion in relationshipb It is a personal plightc Children face overwhelmingly extensive attentiveness in all relationships ,who may find it easy to accept when young but hard to avoid when they become adults, they may lose role models in life.d. Bad examples for the younge Grandparents suffer too, their tie to young children are broken ,or have to be mediated by strangers.The only benefit :personal freedom in picking a spouse.2 Consider the sentence: Many people are married to people who have been married to other people who are now married to still others to whom the first parties may not have been married, but to whom somebody has likely been married. Why does the author suddenly use such a long and complicated structure? What is the intended purpose?Tiger is being ironical. The long, complicated and even confusing structure helps to create a linguistic imagery that the newly emerging marriage practice is too fast, too confusing and too unreasonable.3. Do you think Plumb would agree with Tiger that society is evolving toward omnigany? Why or why not? Plumb would agree that the conventional marriage pattern is changed as dictated by changes by changes in society. He views the change as necessary as human civilization progresses. But he probably would not agree with Tiger that the change does more harm that good to human society.4. Explain Clarks argument that the twentieth century was the “last century that families of more that two children will be tolerated” in the light of Tigers argument that American society is turning into omnigamy . What would be the moral or legal issues for omnigamy?It seems understandable that new century would not tolerate families with more than two children if we consider the changing patterns of marriage. When people are involved in frequent cycles of marriage and remarriage, it would be hard for them to bring many children around. And they may get lost before they know whose children they are if each family has about 4 or 5 youngsters. Besides , the rapid cycles of marriage and remarriage would not allow a couple to have many children.P70711. Do you agree with Carlyle that “dress is the foundation of society”? Why?a. Dress is a reflection of popular fashion, fad, taste and ideologies.b. Dress mirrors the development of science and technology.c. Dress reflects economic stratification of society.d. Dress embodies personalities.2. Do you agree with Mark Twain that the power of human beings lies in his apparel and titles? Did he himself believe so?a. Consider the story of Emperors New Clothes. Does the story support Mark Twains argument? b. Consider the story of Prince and Pauper . Does this story also lend credence to Mark Twains argument?c. Consider the popular wisdom. It is his personality and character that empower a human being. 3. Do you think Mark Twain would agree with Thomas Carlyle that dress is the foundation of society? Why or why not?a. Probably yes, Carlyle believes that society functions on the role of human beings dressed properly.b. Mark Twain believes that men without clothes are beasts and powerless. 4. .Find examples in life that either support or disapprove Vebleins statement that people would go ill clad in order to be well dressed in inclement weather.Think about the different lifestylesurban lifestyles, rural lifestyles, lifestyles for the young people, especially playboy, debutante and dilettante types, and older generations in their 40 or 5os etc. They differ in their views on the value of dress.5. What are the differences in views about the roles and functions of dress among Reich，Lewis and Veblen?a. Reich: Uniformity and rigid rules for dressing up are an encumbrance to modern people who emphasize individualism in dress.b. Lewis: Peopl