Unit-6-Being-There-练习答案

1、Unit 6Being ThereConsolidation ActivitiesI. Text Comprehension1. Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose.A. To give a brief account of the history of travel.B. To present a picture of Americans traveling overseas.C. To e xplain people s unarticulated desires for travelKey: C fo

2、llowingthe modern2. Judge, according to the text, whether the statements are true or false.1) . Travel is a meansto escape what weare tired of in world. T 2) . Whenwe travel abroad, we tend to put on a maskso that nobody can recognize us. F 3) . One of the pleasures during your travel is the fact th

3、atyou can see things you are familiar with. F 4) . According to the author, the various reasons for our travel are the sources for the survival of travel books. T 5) . The classical ruins of antiquity enable some travelers tofeel the ecstasy of spoliation. F 4. Explain in your ownwords the following

4、 sentences taken from the text.1) Whenwe travel, we are not so much on the alert or less wary of what might happen to us, instead we show keen interest in what happened in the past. Werelease our desires that have long been suppressed.2) Whenwe travel, we normally moveout to see the exotic world, bu

5、t now the traveler himself becomes something exotic in the place he visits, and modern travel books may focus on what we have “eliminated or edited out” , just as traditional travelbooks focus on what is still there.II. Writing StrategiesStructurally, the essay develops along the thread that begins

6、with an examination of conventional motivations for traveling, then moves on to a discussion of travel writings that offer useful insights into travelers psychology, and ends with adescription of an unusual approach somecontemporary travelers adopt. Nowtry to find the cohesive devices the author emp

7、loys to connect these three sections.Paragraph 12 serves as a transition from the examination of travelers motivations to a discussion of travel books. The first sentence “Because we tr avel for so many reasons some of them contradictory travel writing is like a suitcase into which the writer tries

8、to cram everything ” establishes a cohesive tie between this and the preceding paragraph.Paragraph 15 indicates the authors move to the n ext topic.Cohesion is realized by the last sentence, “He underestimated the variousness of our reasons for traveling, ” which nicely connects with what the reader

9、 will immediately come across inthe subseque nt paragraph:“ There have always bee n travelerswho went to look for the worst .”III. Lan guage Work1. Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1) . We re going to see in Europe everything we have eliminatedor edited out of our ow

10、n culture in the nameof convenience .have removed from; for the sake of2) . .the lack of money and leisure had all restrainedcuriosity un til the seve ntee nth cen tury, whe n un der pressureof scie ntific discoveries, the physical world bega n to gapeope n.in hibited; ope n widely3) . The frenzied

11、shopping of some travelers is an attempt tobuy a new life.spe nding sprees/wild shopp ing4) . The places we visit are gold-plated by the su n.beautifiedmoreor5) . We cling to the belief that other peoples are passi on ate tha n we are.cherish/adhere to6) . There have always bee n travelers who went

12、to look for the worst, to find ratio nalizati ons for their anxiety despair .find reas ons or excuses for7) . Why else would Paul Theroux go to South America, which he so obviously detestedFor what other reas on; disliked8) . Shiva Naipaul s worst fears were con firmed in Africa .proved to be well-g

13、ro un ded9) . Graham Gree ne spe nt four mon ths traveli ng in the Liberia n jungle as a private penan ce.way to punish himself for the wrong thi ngs he had done10) . Perhaps in the future we shall have to travel like JamesHolman, who, after being invalided out of the British navybecause he had gone

14、 bli nd, set out in 1819 to see the worldleaving the British navy because he was an invalid;startedtraveli ng2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1) . I n the film, he is able to depict the sense of other ness (other) and alie nati on that many tee nagers feel.2) .The

15、sophistication (sophisticate) of computers isin creas ing as their size decreases.3) . Don t be so impulsive (impulse) think before you act.4) . The father-daughter relati on shipis a recurre nt/recurri ng(recur) theme in her no vels.5) . I keep getting contradictory (contradict) advice somepeople t

16、ell me to keep it warm and some tell me to put ice on it.6) . Talk ing about our past family reunions has made me feelquite n ostalgic (nostalgia).7) .The group has alwaysbee n characterized by anun compromisi ng militancy (milita ntly).8) . She has the distinction (distinet) ofbeing one of the fewp

17、eople to have an honorary degree con ferred on herby theuni versity this year.9) . There is increasing disillusionment(disillusion)with theman ageme nt of the compa ny.10) . Weare still awaiting confirmation (confirm) of the exact nu mber of casualties.3. Fill in the bla nk(s) in each sentence with

18、a phrase take nfrom the box in its appropriate form.be opposed to | in search of | sta nd out | put asidetempt | inv alid | dise ngage from | cli ng toedit out | give way to | crusade | last-ditch attempt1) . In a last ditch-attempt to save his party from electoral defeat, he resig ned from the lead

19、ership.2) . You re tempting fate by riding your bike without wearing a bicycle helmet.3) . Let s put our differences aside and make a fresh start.4) . I n some areas, moder n inten sive farmi ng is givi ng way tothe re-i ntroductio n of traditi onal methods.5) . She was shot by a sn iper whe n she w

20、ent out in search of firewood.6) . Most of the violent scenes were edited out for television.to7) . The number-one rule for being a good colleague is disen gage your emoti ons from the work ing relati on ship.8) . She is opposed to religious education in schools.9) . She clings to the hope that her

21、husba nd will come back to her.10) . We had lots of good applica nts for the job, but one stood out from the rest.11) . She crusaded aga inst sex and viole nee on televisi on.12) . She was invalided out of the service because of injuries she received in a fire.4. Explain the meaning of the underline

22、d part in each sentence.1) . I n old movies, the police shouted“ Ope n upn the n ame ofthe law ” before they broke the door down.by the right of2) . Whenthe post fell vaca nt, Dennis Bass wasappo in ted to fillit.became available3) . The party leader is said to be concerned about the slippage in the

23、 rece nt opi nion polls.decli ne (of popularity)4) . Her voice heavy with irony , Sim one said,“ We re so pleasedyou were able to stay so long. ”Sounding highly ironi cal5) . As she was wait ing to go into the exam in ati on room, he squeezed her hand and wished her good luck.pressed her hand affect

24、i on ately6) . Yields on gas and electricity shares are consistentlyhigh.Profits7) . It s plain reporting of the facts there s not mucheditorial content.opinion of the editors8) . We must get to the root of this problemfind out the cause of9) . She dresses very provocatively.seductively10) . She sta

25、rted laughi ng hysterically.wildly/without con trol5. Correct the errors in the followi ng passage. The passagecontains ten errors, one in each indicated line. In each case, only one word is invo Ived.Correcti ons should be done as follows:Wrong word: un derl ine the wrong word and write the correct

26、 word in the bla nk.Extra word: delete the extra word with an “x .Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a“A” and write the miss ing word in the bla nk.The Balka ns(1) meetWhere the great plates of the Earth s crust met, the great stresses and strains cause terrible earthquakes. So

27、mething similar is happening when the Earth s 阮major peoples, la nguages, religi ons and culturesmeet. One such area is theeastern end of the Mediterranean.Theledsoutheastern corner of the Europe isintoinmountain。us, and rarely at peace. TheBalkans were at the edge of the Roma)Empire, and when in th

28、e 萃 and 6th cen turies ., huge migratio ns of people from Central Asia lead to the collapse of that empire, manyof them settled in thatarea. The RomarEmpire split to two before ts final disappeararce. The western half was based A Rome and followed the Roman Catholicversi on of Christia ni ty.Theeast

29、er nhalf,with its capitalinCon sta nti nople, believed in the Orthodox Church. Some of the tribesbecameCatholic; others became Orthodox, and thus the complex jigsaw became eve n more complex. The n the Muslim Turks marched nto the area, sweeping side the remains of the RomanEmpire. During their rule

30、 in the Balkans, many of the inhabitants convertedto Islam, and yet anotherdivision cameinto being. Wherthe Turkish empire A turndisappeared, the Balkansexploded, and the result was the First World War. Later, the Germa ns tried to hold dow n the regi on, but they failed.Peace came temporarily un de

31、r the rule of the Communist Tito, but after his death and the break-in of the Soviet Union, the asidein（8）break-up（9）each（10）politicalold divisions surfaced again, and a bitter civil war broke out in Yugoslavia, new nations emerging, as neighbors killed andwith a savagery thatThe Balka ns seemlikely

32、 cen ter for politictortured A other shocked the world. torema inaearthquakes.6. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONEappropriate word.Why We TravelWetravel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel,(1)next, to find ourselves. We travel to (2) open our hearts and eyes and lear n more a

33、bout the world tha n our n ewspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring what little we can, in our ignorance and kno wledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differentlydispersed. And we travel,in (3) essence,to become young fools aga in to (4) slow time dow n and get take n (5) in,_an

34、d fall in love once more. The beauty of this whole process was best described, perhaps, before people eve ntook (6) to_ frequent flying,by George Santayana in his lapidaryessay,“The Philosophy of Travel. ” We “need sometimes, ” theHarvard philosopher wrote, “to (7) escape into open solitudes, into a

35、imlessness, (8) into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order to (9) sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what. ”I like that stress on (10) work, since never more tha n onthe road are we shown how proportionalou

36、r blessings are to the(11) difficulty that precedes them; and I like the (12) stress on a holiday that s “moral” since we fall into our ethical habits as (13) easily as into our beds at night. Fewof us ever forget theconnection between“travel ” and “travail,” andI know that I travel in large part in

37、 search of (14) hardship both my own, which I want to feel, and others , which I need to see. Travel in that sense guides us toward a better (15) balanee of wisdom and compassion of seeing the world clearly, and yet feeling it truly. For (16) seeing without feeling can obviously be un cari ng; while

38、 (17) feeli ng without see ing can be bli nd.Yet for me the first great joy of traveli ng is simply theluxury of leav ing all my beliefs and certa in tiesat (18) home, and seeing everything I thought I knew in a (19) different light, and from a crooked (20) angle. In that regard, even a Kentucky Fri

39、ed Chicken outlet in Beijing can be both novelty and revelation: In China, after all, people will pay a whole week s wages to eat with Colo nel San ders.IV. Tran slati on1. Tran slate the followi ng sen ten ces in to En glish.1) .这么多年过去了，现在他仍然抱着她会被他的爱所感动并嫁给他的希望。(cling to)After so many years he is st

40、ill clinging to the hope thatshe will be moved by his love and marry him.2) .为了友谊，他选择对约翰的严重错误保持沉默。(in the nameof)He chose to rema in sile nt about Joh n s serious mistake inthe n ame of frie ndship.3) .他感觉自己在所有那些聪明人中间像个冒牌货一一似乎他根本没资格在那儿。(impostor)He felt like an impostor amongall those intelligentpeo

41、ple,as if he had no right to be there.4) .她因滑稽、粗俗和大胆成了美国最出名的电视名人之一。(profa ne)Funny, profane and fearless, she has become one of the America s biggest television celebrities.5) . 一群好奇的旁观者很快聚拢过来看发生了什么事。(onlooker)A crowd of curious onio okers soon gathered to see what was happe ning.6) .再次听到那支曲子使他内心充满了

42、怀旧之情。(nostalgia)Heari ng that tune aga in filled him with no stalgia.7) .我讨厌不得不在天还没亮时起床。(detest)I detest having to get up when it s still dark outside.8) .地方政府的这项新政策引起了环保组织的强烈抗议。(provoke)The new policy of the local gover nment provoked a storm of protest from the en viro nmen tal protecti on orga ni

43、 zatio ns.9).这本书中有好几个优美的描写片段。(sublime)The book contains sublime descriptive passages.10).我察觉到他对安排不大满意，于是预订了另一家旅馆。(perceive)Perceiving that he wasn t happy with the arrangements, Ibooked a differe nt hotel.2. Tran slate the followi ng passage into En glish.世界上有几百万人依靠国家地理学会(the National GeographicSoci

44、ety )获取信息。每年都有数以千计的游客参观位于哥伦比亚特 区华盛顿市中心的该学会探险者展厅(Explorers Hall )。这个博物 馆里的展品和现代技术帮助他们了解地球及其环境。国家地理学会出版在世界上广受欢迎的地图、书籍和杂志；制作 电影和电视片；为学校制作计算机程序和录像。学会的研究与探索委 员会(Committee for Research and Exploration)为研究从考古学到动物学的课题的科学家提供资金。国家地理学会支持地理学的教学。地理学是研究地球的学问。学 会帮助培养地理学教师。学会在它的因特网网站上向计算机用户提供 有关研究人员和探险家的活动的最新信息。参考译

45、文Millions of people around the world depend on the National Geographic Society for information. Each year, thousands of visitors tour the society s Explorers Hall in central Washington, D.C. Exhibits and modern technology in this museum help them learn about the Earth and its environment.The Nationa

46、l Geographic Society publishes maps, books, and magazines that are popular around the world. It also produces films and television shows. And it makes computer programs and videos for schools. The societys Committee for Research andExploration gives moneyto scientists working in subjects from archae

47、ology to zoology.The National Geographic Society supports the teaching of geography the study of the Earth. It helps train teachers in geography. It offers computer users the latest information about the activities of researchers and explorers on its Internet website.V. Oral Activities1. Giving A Ta

48、lkNowadays, traveling is one of the most popular activities both at homeand abroad, absorbing muchtime, moneyand energy. In “Being There, ” the author points out that people travel for various reasons: looking for consummation, finding rationalizations for their anxiety or despair, seeking exotic ph

49、enomena or just to get away. As for you, what do you think is the main reason for people s fondness of traveling Can they really be satisfied eventually and why(For reference)Some people travel to escape. They want to escape from their boring daily life, the tiring job, from pressure in all its aspe

50、cts. Sometimes, they even travel to avoid facing a certain matter or a certain person. These people can hardly be satisfied in the end, although they may achieve a temporary relaxation during the trip, for it is impossible to settle a problem by escaping. Once they come back from traveling, they wil

51、l stillhave to face the problems.Some people travel for inspiration. People traveling with this purpose, generally speaking, are artists, writers or from someother occupations with a need of creation. They travel to get a better understanding of the laws of nature, of human beings as well as of soci

52、ety. A novelist, for example, who wants to write a story about farmers, will want to learn more about country life. And he even wants to experience it for himself, if it is possible. For these people, I think, it is also hard to say whether they will be satisfied at last, for inspiration is unpredic

53、table.Nevertheless, despit e all the uncertainties,people senthusiasm for traveling never seems to wane.2. Having A DiscussionSome people believe that traveling is the blood-sucking reptile of “monoculture. ” Because of traveling, cultures are merging with each other, making it almost impossible for

54、 travelers to taste the real flavor of a foreign culture.In Paragraph 15, Anatole Broyard argues against Evelyn Waughs idea that because of traveling and travel books, the world is turning into a“monoculture ” by saying that“Heunderestimated the variousness of our reasons for traveling. ” On the bas

55、is of your understanding, please hold a group discussion on whether traveling is turning the world into a “monoculture. ”(For reference)Pros:There is no denying that tourist souvenirs sold at different scenic spots, may it be in Xian or Beijing, look almost thesame, in spite of their different names

56、 and packages, and sometimes different stories about their origins.And in Shanghai, you can find goods from almost every corner of China as well as many other countries.Cities are becoming more and more alike, with skyscrapers, shining neon lights and busy traffic.Cons:We travel to learn more about

57、others rather than to imitate. Whats more, what we can learn is usually something superficial and the real traditions and customs are not easy to be duplicated.VI. Research Paper WritingCreating an OutlineCreating an outline is a vital step in the writing process.An outline gives you the conceptual design of your paper; it is a logical pattern that organizes your ideas. It allows you to group ideas together, and arrange them from general to specific. It also helps you to visualize your essay and make sure that your ideas are relevant to your thesis, logi