基英Unit-2-space-invaders-答案.doc

Unit 2 Space InvadersText comprehension:I.CII.TTTTFIII.1. Because he wants to show the importance of personal space in maintaining public order. If ones personal space is invaded, he may, in preserving his own space break into others personal space. The chain action can cause chaos in public order2. In Paragraph 2, the author defines personal space as ones individual sphere with the self at the center and a certain distance on each side. It is part of ones privacy, the invasion of which necessarily makes one uneasy.3. “This tendency” refers to the phenomenon exemplified in the previous paragraph, that is, the escalation of the invasion of personal space. The writer used to think this was caused by “population explosion” via the Malthusian logic. Now he starts to suspect that the season is the cause: in summer days some people, mostly men, are attracted to women (in summer dress some people are more attractive). In addition, he believes, in seriousness or jest, the stimulating effect of caffeine contributes to the escalation of the invasion of personal space too.4. In paragraph 5, the writer mainly describes one important characteristic of personal space: personal space is a relative concept; people in different regions have different concepts of personal space. The size of personal space varies according to where one lives. Where one has a spread, he will have a more spacious concept of personal space than those who have a small living space / than those who do not have a large space of their own.5. Because people are more self-absorbed than ever before. In other words they are paying less attention to the outside world, including personal space, than before. The fact that people care less about their personal space in effect encourages space invasion.IV. Explain in your own words:1. The phrase “personal space” has odd touch that was characteristic of the 1970s.2. In hot summer days people can be drawn to each other, especially to the opposite sex ( or feel disgusted with the closeness of others. )3. People in different regions are given different sizes of personal space.4. It is quite common that one person occupies a booth and a set of facing seats designed for four people.5. The author hopes that his own stand against the shrinking of personal space, while small in itself, will nonetheless eventually have a dramatic effect in the same way as the breeze from a butterflys wings in Japan, if it initiates a chain of waves, may eventually produce a tidal wave in California.Vocabulary:I. Explain the underlined part :1. drooping; loosened; slackened2. tone; sound3. already over-stimulated/ restless local people/ residents4. unfriendliness; cold-shouldering5. membership of a group or organizationII. Fill in the blanks:1. sidled up2. carve out3. attribute4. stake a claim5. tread on6. plowed into7. is proportional to8. breathing down their necksIII. Fill in the blanks:1. annoying2. intuition3. relented4. proliferates5. lamentably6. expansive7. routine8. shrinkageIV.DABD CBABV. Synonym/Antonym1. As he did so, I minutely advanced toward the woman reading the Wall Street Journal in front of me.Antonym: significantly, considerably, incautiously2. I have decided to expand the contracting boundaries of personal space.Synonym: shrinking, receding, lessening3. Personal space is mostly a public matter.Antonym: private, personal, individual4. Manners, it seems to me, are about giving people space, not stepping on toes, granting people their private domain.Synonym: give; present, confer5. At my bank the other day, I was standing in a line snaking around some tired velvet ropes.Antonym: tightened, tense, rigid6. Lately, Ive found that my personal space is being invaded more often than before.Synonym: recently, currently7. The phrase “personal space” has a quaint, seventies ring to it.Synonym: old-fashioned, odd, antiquated8. Like the twelve-mile limit around our national shores, personal space is our individual border beyond which no stranger can penetrate without making us uneasy.Synonym: uncomfortable, nervous, upsetVI. Explain the meaning:1. promotion2. endure3. willingly4. canceled5. the most important thing6. moderately warmGrammarI. Fill in the blank in each sentence:1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. BII. Correct mistakes:1. Can he be given the job permanently?2. It cant be true. There must be some mistake.3. Correct4. Gold cannot be dissolved in hydrochloric acid.5. Correct6. Mary could have gone off with some friends.7. Its not fair. Joe can stay up till ten and I have to go to bed at nine.8. Although Sue had a bad accident last year, she was able to take part in the hurdle races.9. I dont agree with you, but there may be some sense in what you say.10. Despite yesterdays snowfalls; we were able to drive home in less than an hour.III. Rewrite the following sentences:1. He is in poor health. He could/ may/ might/ can fall ill at any time.2. John looks pale today. He may be ill.3. Even experts can make mistakes.4. John could swim when he was five.5. Visitors could take photos of the castle.6. Could/ Can/ Might/ May I borrow your phone?7. Nobody knows where he is. He could/ may/ might be in the library or in the lab.8. John may have read the book on WWII.9. I looked everywhere but I couldnt find my dictionary.10. Kens car had been stolen, so he couldnt have given her a ride.IV. Complete the sentences:1. so2. not/ so3. does4. so5. one6. so7. do8. didV. Combine:1. It is such a surprise that I cant get over it.2. It was such horrible weather that we spent the whole day indoors.3. Poor Susan had such a bad headache that she couldnt get to sleep.4. Jack was so out of breath that he couldnt speak at first.5. The music was so loud that you could hear it from miles away.6. The shirts became so stiff that he couldnt put them on.7. She made such a good meal that we all ate far too much.8. There was so much to do that nobody ever got bored.TranslationI. Translate into Chinese:1. 在我看来，礼貌就是给别人空间，不冒犯别人，允许别人有隐私。2. 个人空间基本上是一个公众场合的问题；私下里，我们是允许对个人空间进行各种各样的侵犯的。3. 就像我们国家拥有12海里领海权一样，个人空间就是我们的边界，只要有陌生人穿过这个边界，就会使我们感到不安。4. 说到底，个人空间是个心理上的问题，而不是个物理上的问题；与其说它与我们的外部空间相关，还不如说它与我们的内心空间相关。II. Translate into English:1. The pigeon was wedged in the fork of a branch and it fell after a while. 2. The payment that the motorist will have to make is proportional to the amount of damage he has done to the other persons car.3. You can only enter the cave by inching through a narrow tunnel on your stomach.4. She stammered some apology for entering my office without knocking as she sidled towards the door.5. He took pains to explain to me that I was not being dismissed because I didnt do my work well but because the company was confronted by financial troubles.6. The enlistment of young soldiers infused new hope and morale into the army.7. Once the older boys stake a claim to the lawn, the younger ones had to give way to them to avoid conflict.8. The man following her made her uneasy and she couldnt help quickening her steps.III. Translate the passage: 在一些文化中，空间感觉的一个重要方面体现于人们所需要的彼此感觉舒适却又不觉得拥挤的“私人空间”。例如， 北美人彼此感觉舒适所需的空间距离大约是4英尺。而阿拉伯人和拉美人反而是彼此靠近才会感觉舒服。因此，不同文化的人可能会无意间侵犯彼此的空间感。正如不同的时间观可能会造成文化冲突，不同的空间观也会引发同样的问题。Exercises for integrated skillsI. DictationBody language is the unspoken communication / that goes on in every face-to-face encounter with another human being. / It tells you their true feelings towards you / and how well your words are being re