Unit9WhatIsHappiness答案综合教程二

1、unit 9 wliat is happinesskey to the exercisestext comprehensioni .aiii. t; 2, f; 3.f; 4. t; 5, f.iii.1. he means tliat one is given the right to pursue happiness, but does not know what it is.2. because lie believes that commercial advertising not only fails to satisfy our desires, but more importan

2、tly it creates them, and it creates them faster than any mans budget can satisfy them. such insatiability makes people unhappy.3. because lie thinks that the products and pursuits advertised on tlie front pages of women s magazines are dreamlike and cant be fulfilled.4. he set two extremes according

3、 to thoreau, the low level and the liigh level. the former refers to possession for its own sake or in competition with the rest of the neighborhood, while the latter refers to active discipline of heightening ones perception of what is enduring in nature. to find balance is to save time and effort

4、on the low levels and spend on the high.5. the inherent right is not happiness itself, but lies in the pursuit of happiness, in the pursuit of what is life-engaging and life-revealing, i.e. in the idea of becoming.w.1. jonathan swift seemed to share this view when he criticized this idea of happines

5、s as tlie state of being completely controlled by deception 2. tlie active exercise or training to improve ones understanding of what is of lasting value would have been thoreaus idea of the high levels, i.e. spiritual happiness.structural analysis of the textpart 1 (para. 1, 2): the author points o

6、ut tliat when we are not sure what happiness is, we tend to be misled by the idea that we can buy our way to it.part 2 (para. 3,4, 5, 6): the author offers a number of examples to show how tliis misconception of happiness gives rise to the happiness-market- in a higlily commercialized society (the u

7、nited states).part 3 (para. 7, 8, 9): the author suggests striking a balance between what thoreau called tlie low levels and the high levels.part 4 (para. 10): the author gives his understanding of happiness, in the light of thefounding fathers* belief that it is “ in the idea of becoming ”.vocabula

8、ryi. phrase1. un-american: not typical of the attitudes, ways of life, etc., that are approved of or considered normal in the us2. commercialism: the activities or attitudes of people who think that making a profit ismoreimportant than anything else; emphasis on the maximizing of profit 商业主义3. for t

9、hat matter: it is also true that (the phrase “for that matter is used to emphasize tliat sth, though mentioned second, is also true, important, or relevant as what has been mentioned earlier.)就此而论，在这方面，同样4. face: aspect )j 而5. in nature: essentially 事实上，本质上il1. perpetual; 2. functions; 3. inherent;

10、4. cited;5. approaching; 6. flawless; 7. vaguely; 8. disciplining.iii. word derivationfill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. pursuit 2. deception 3. dedication 4. commercial5. patriotic 6. fictional 7. disapproval 8. starvingw.1. c; 2. b; 3. d; 4. b;5. d; 6. a; 7. c; 8.

11、d.v. synonym / antonym1. hugely - sfonym: enormously, tremendously;deliberately - antonym: unintentionally, accidentally2. synonym: perfect, spotless3. antonym: inhale4. antonym: impartial, unbiased5. antonym: imbalance6. synonym: have, own7. synonym: fixed, stationary, qu运tvi. prefix / suffixwrite

12、in each space one word that has tlie same stem as underlined in each given word.1. containobtain2. concede precede3. compelrepel4. suspend depend5. includeconclude6. insistconsistascend 7. descend8. evolve revolvegranmiar exercisesl complete the sentences below with suitable pronouns.1. yourself;2.

13、you / we; you / we3. you / one / we4. it5. one another6. they / we7. myself8. yourself9-it10.1; we; they; us; they; it; weiltliere; there; there; there; there;it; there; there; it; there.tliereiii. replace the underlined parts in the following sentences with non-finite clauses or verbless clauses.1.

14、 while flattered, 2. whether to go upstairs or to follow 3. whenever possible, 4. if left untreated.5. if ready.6. though no swimmer, 7. once over the pass, 8. whether by accident or by design, w.1. once;2. tliougli;3. 狂；4. when;5. whether;6. unless;7. before;8. after.v.1. c; 2,b; 3, b; 4, c;8. d.7-

15、 d; 6. d; 5, a;translationi.1 .广告是项主要产业，它的存在与其说是为了满足人们的欲望；不如说是为了激发他们的欲 望一一而且是以超出任何人的收入所能承受的速度激发这些欲望。2 .他们号召美国公众采取爱国行动，立即用他们并没有的钱去购买他们并不需要的汽车.而且 要求他们在第二年的新款汽车问世之前就对它们厌倦。3 .梭罗无疑不法同挨饿，但他花在食物上的精力只是为了让自己得以从事更重要的活动。4 .倘若他们能侦见到“幸福市场”的话，他们或许会强调这个至为重要的事实，即幸福存在于 追求它的过程中，存在于追求值得用生命去追寻、揭示生命真谛的富有意义的过程中，换言之, 幸福是一

16、种过程。ii.1. in october, 1935, the chinese red army, having endured all hardships and sacrifices, finally made / fought their way to the north of shaanxi province.2. in the economic crisis, the government released a statement, calling upon the people to buy the local products as far / many as possible.

17、3. the politicians / statesmen in various countries are trying to harness nuclear energy and restore the safe environment for the human race.4. he didnt hear the doorbell because lie was rapt in his work.5. this country suffers from frequent riots because of widespread extreme poverty, as well as pe

18、ople s inherent distrust of the coitupt government.6. in his lecture on the current economic situation, the economist used a lot of figures on tlie ppt to underline the seriousness of tlie crisis.7. he answered with a smile, “not at all. i did this as much for you as for myself.8. a man is measured

19、not by what he says, but by what he does for his country and people.exercises for integrated skillsi. dictationwealth achieved through dishonest means / does not bring happiness. / lottery winnings do not bring happiness. / wealth left by parents / does not bring happiness. / in fact, / money alone

20、is almost wortliless. / if you have both self-esteem and money, / you may be well on the way to happiness. / however, what is still missing in both self-esteem and money / is productive work and a real contribution / towards the happiness of others. / the secret to happiness / lies in the contributi

21、on towards the happiness of others. / you can fool others / but you can never fool yourself. / if youobtain wealth through luck / or dishonest means, / you will know / you did not earn it. / if you have taken advantage of / or hurt others to earn your wealth, / you will not be happy. / you will not

22、like yourself. / you will not feel you are capable. / (135 words)il cloze(i)is (2) an (3) makes (4) as (5) is(10) something (9) you (8) to (7) that (6) achievewriting practicewrite two paragraphs based on the following topic sentences. first anticipate an objection to your viewpoint and then argue a

23、gainst the objection.1. as an 18-year-old, i strongly believe in expressing my own individuality rather than trying to be “just like everybody else (or: believe in conforming to the customs and practices of our society rather than expressing my individuality) ideas for reference:everybody is bom uni

24、que.if we just grow to think like others and act like others, we will all become unsuspecting conformists.a person who wants to be “ different will learn more effectively and efficiently and finally makes a big difference.sample:as an 18-year-old, i strongly believe in expressing my own individualit

25、y rather than trying to be “just like everybody else.m everybody is born unique, so am i. the idea encouraged by our parents that follow the “ rules of society and truly conform to the customs and practices of society will help us learn and grow up soundly isn*t completely true. just as a wise man o

26、nce put it, “ the surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who tliiiik differently. if we just grow to think like others and hence always act like others, we will all become unsuspecting conformists. no culture would really be healthy

27、 and robust if it were made up of conformists and conformists only. whats more, by thinking and acting differently from the majority, we will learn even more quickly and become mature even sooner. a youth who tries to be “just like everybody else ” is like a student who just copies the teacher by ro

28、te. and only those who always challenge and question their teachers and textbooks have the potential to excel. a person who wants to be “ different will learn more effectively and efficiently and finally makes a big difference. therefore, my fellow pals, be our own man or woman please. we will be pr

29、oud of ourselves by our own personality one day.2. it is quite a popular belief that the current metliod of selecting students for higher education should be eliminated, but i believe in tlie contrary.ideas for reference:tlie real cause of the fierce competition isnt the metliod of selecting student

30、s for highereducation.tliere is limited availability of places in the institutions of higher learning.chinese culture overemphasizes the importance of formal schooling for personal development.sample:it is quite a popular belief that the current method of selecting students for higher education shou

31、ld be eliminated, but i believe in the contrary7. the major argument for thefor the competition entrance examinations make elimination theory is that the college of growth well as physical be good for the mental as college entrance too fierce to tlie of the real cause actually falls wide of the mark

32、, teenagers, but such an objection tlie but for higher education method of selecting students fierce competition isnt the limited availability of places in the institutions of higher learning and tlie culture which firstly, development, schooling for personal overemphasizes the importance of formal

33、underdeveloped, still her education is with developed comitries, chinashigcompared too many students want to go to college, but tliere are not enough universities available, too values chinese culture fierce competition among students. secondly, thus causing who student development. a of formal scho

34、oling for personal much on the importance tliis from a failure, is often regarded as admitted fails to get to a good university perspective, we can say that tlie real problem is not with tlie current student enrolment culation examinations and it isnt workable to method which relies heavily on the matristudents between the competition if we eliminated them, eliminate the exams. even