Unit10TheJeaningofAmerica答案综合教程二

1、Unit 10 The Jeaning of AmericaKey to the ExercisesText comprehensionI. BII. 1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. TIII.1. Because they symbolize “a manly and legitimate passion for equality ”; They draw no distinctions and recognize no classes and they are favored by all the American people.2. Levi Strauss went We

2、st, taking with him canvas to sell for tenting. Since the canvas wasnt suitable for tenting, he had them tailored into stiff but rugged pants which were badly demanded by miners. So Strauss was in business.3. The word “jeans” derives from Genes, the French word for Genoa, where a similar cloth as th

3、at used by Strauss was produced; and “blue” refers to indigo, the color Strauss had his cloth dyed, hence the pants got their name “blue jeans”.4. At first blue jeans were largely confined to the working people of the West. During the dude ranch craze of the 1930s, they were first introduced to the

4、East. Another boost for them came in World War II, when blue jeans were declared an essential commodity and were sold only to people engaged in defense work.5. Blue jeans can be purchased for the suitably proletarian look, and they adapt themselves to any sort of idiosyncratic use, and are suitable

5、for various decorations and ornamentations.6. The structure of the title is “the + v.ing + of + noun”, which indicates passive voice, like “the making of history”, while the noun “jean” is used as a verb. So the title means that America is “jeaned” or America became jeaned, i.e. America is made a co

6、untry under the fashion of jeans or jeans became an overwhelming fashion in America.IV.1. They do not show differences in the wearers professions and social status; they only show that the wearer is as American as most Americans in jeans. 2. For two years, he worked as a peddler of low social s

7、tatus, dragging heavy bags of various articles from door to door and trying to sell them, but he could barely manage to support himself. Structural analysis of the text 1. The incidents that led to the birth of blue jeans: 1) Levis accidental discovery of the need of the miners in the West

8、 for sturdy pants that would stand up to the rigors of the digging. 2) Levis brothers sent him brown cotton cloth made in Nimes, instead of the previous canvas. 3) Davis fixed copper rivets on blue jeans as a kind of joke.2. The incidents that made them popular throughout the country: 1) Blue jeans

9、were first introduced to the East, apparently, during the dude ranch craze of the 1930s, when vacationing Easterners returned and spread the word about the wonderful pants with rivets. 2) Another boost came in World War II, when blue jeans were declared an essential commodity and were sold only to p

10、eople engaged in defense work.VocabularyI. Phrase1. get around: spread 传播，流传，各处走动2. draw no distinctions: do not indicate differences / do not distinguish people according to their social status3. eke out a living: make just enough money to survive 艰难度日4. jump at the opportunity: eagerly seize the o

11、pportunity 迫不及待地接受机会5. and the like: and people or something of the same kind 诸如此类，类似的人或物II.1. favor; 2. sought after; 3. break up; 4. stand up to; 5. had run out of; 6. converts into; 7. adapted to; 8. word of mouth. III. Word derivationFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the give

12、n words.1. emigration 2. exaggerated 3. adaptable 4. conversion 5. prosperity 6. demanding 7. symbolized 8. profits IV.1. A; 2. D; 3. B; 4. D; 5. C; 6. D; 7. B; 8. D. V. Synonym / AntonymGive a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Antonym: une

13、qually2. Synonym: simply, just3. Synonym: pulling, dragging4. Synonym: significance, importance5. Synonym: following, subsequent6. Synonym: dependability, durability7. Antonym: soft, flexible8. Synonym: only VI. Suffix Write in each space one word that has the same suffix as underlined in each

14、given word.1. widen quicken 2. symbolize hospitalize3. productive explosive 4. washable drinkable5. education foundation 6. foolish childish7. careless restless 8. atomic heroicGrammar ExercisesI. Put the verbs into the simple past or past perfect.1. had waited; turned up2. differed3. felt; had

15、 been settled 4. had been read; were5. refused; had seen / saw6. had known7. had spoken8. had been built; was converted; dissolved II.A: lost; its / has been; Ive / have spent; had always spent; haveB: havent ever had; dont haveA: found; had just quitB: sounds; Ill / shall do; did; Id / had con

16、sideredA: Ive / have just taken III.1. 2. had beenwas3. surprisingsurprised4. otheranother5. hashad6. comehad come7. have boughtbuy8. never boughthad never bought9. assuringassured10. iswasIV. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs given.1. repaired 2. educated 3. driving 4. pick

17、ed5. talking 6. disobeyed 7. walking 8. comeV. Give a negative adjective ending with -able or -ible related to the following words. (Negative prefixes include -in, -im, -il, -ir, -un, -um, etc.)1. inconceivable; 2. imperturbable; 3. innumerable; 4. irreparable; 5. unendurable; 6. unobjectionable; 7.

18、 uncontrollable; 8. unimaginable; 9. ineradicable; 10. unsaleable / unsalable; 11. irreconcilable; 12. inexplicable.1.         agreement2.         eligibility 3.         endure 4.&

19、#160;        vision 5.       resist6.         move 7.         convert 8.         number 9.   &#

20、160;     access 10.     repair Key:1.   disagreeable2. ineligible3.  unendurable 4.  invisible 5.  irresistible6.   immovable 7. inconvertible 8.  innumerable9. inaccessi

21、ble 10. irreparableTranslationI.1.它们不辨身份，不分阶级：唯一的标签就是美国（制造的）。2.一到美国，Levi就发现，他的两个兄弟所说的那里“遍地机会，生计容易”言过其实。3. Levi的牛仔裤被引入东部显然是在20世纪30年代去西部牧场度假的热潮中开始的。当时许多度假回来的东部人口口相传，宣传了这种打了铆钉的神奇裤子。4.这些裤子演变成了一种传统，同时还获得了自己独特的历史以至于后来公司在旧金山设了一座博物馆。 II. 1. He cant even draw a distinction between French and Spanis

22、h, let alone speak them.2. In a craze for cultural relics in the 1990s, old chinaware, such as those handed down from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, were much sought after by collectors.3. Despite the opposition of most of his advisors, the general decided to take his chances on the battle and suffere

23、d a total defeat in the end.4. The Chinese nation has stood up to the vicissitudes of thousands of years and is now in the process of rejuvenation.5. I wish you would confine your talk to the facts rather than spread word about the biased report in that newspaper. 6. The first thing he did after his

24、 arrival in Paris was to convert all his money into euros.7. That Shakespearean play was tailored to the taste of the Chinese audience when it was put on the Chinese stage, so much so that it was more like a Chinese play than an English one. 8. You must abandon your native language for some time, if

25、 you really want to acquire a good competence in English. Exercises for integrated skillsI. DictationAs the eldest son of my parents / who were themselves poor, / I had to, fortunately, / begin to do some work / while still very young / in order to earn a living, / and therefore came to understand /

26、 in early boyhood / that my duty was to assist my parents / and become, as soon as possible, / a breadwinner in the family./It was a terrible task for a lad of twelve / to rise every morning, except Sunday, / to go to the factory / while it was still dark, / and not to be released / until after dark

27、ness came again in the evening, / with only a forty-minute break at noon./But I was young and had my dreams, / and something within always told me / that this would not, could not, should not last / I should some day get into a better position. / Also, I felt myself no longer a mere boy, / but quite

28、 a little man, / and this made me happy. /II. Cloze(1) than (2) for (3) because (4) of (5) that (6) as (7) for (8) how (9) of (10) man Writing Practice Paragraph development Following the chronological orderDiscussion: A paragraph can also be organized chronologically; that is, items, events, or ide

29、as are arranged in the order in which they occur. Such a pattern is often seen in narratives and process descriptions. Look at the following example:One day, when my friend, Xiao Yang, was leaving a restaurant, two waiters stopped him, calling him “a thief,” and threatened to send him to the police.

30、 He was struck dumbfounded and felt confused. Not until he was brought into the managers office did he begin to realize what was going on. When he was eating in the restaurant, he found his soup not salty enough to his liking. So he got out a salt bottle that he had brought with him and added some s

31、alt into it. As a man from North China, he invariably finds food in Shanghai too sweet and not salty enough, so he often goes around carrying a salt shaker, a very fancy bottle, in his pocket. After he used the shaker, he put it on the table. A few moments later, when he looked up from his plate, he

32、 suddenly found his beautiful bottle missing. He first looked under the table, and then checked all his pockets, but it was just nowhere to be found Eventually he spotted a woman at a nearby table holding his shaker in her hand Develop two paragraphs based on the first sentences given.1. The funnies

33、t experience that Ive ever had is once when I was jogging in a park.Ideas for reference:It was a fine morning and it was breezing.It seemed that he would stick to me wherever I would go.It had all happened because of a mistake.Sample:The funniest experience that Ive ever had is once when I was joggi

34、ng in a park. It was a fine morning and it was breezing. I was running slowly along a trail and suddenly, a young man, fifteen or sixteen years old, showed up a few meters ahead, and smiled to me. I didnt know who he was and where he had come from. I smiled back and went along past him. Then I notic

35、ed that he began to jog behind me, very close, almost on my heels. I didnt feel anything weird about it until ten minutes later: I realized that he had been deliberately following me. Whenever I slowed down, he would slow down as well, and the very moment I picked up a bit speed, he would do likewis

36、e. Finally I stopped and walked towards a bench close by. Strange enough but somewhat expected, he stopped jogging as well and just came after me. It seemed that he would stick to me wherever I would go. I just went up to the bench and turned back. I was beginning to sit down when he suddenly said,

37、“A moment please!” and then began to wipe the seat with a towel. Watching what he had done, I was all puzzled. I looked at him, not knowing what to say except a “thank you.” I sat down and turned to him, waiting for an explanation, when he suddenly knelt down, saying, “Master Liang, please take me a

38、s your student. Ill work hard and become one of your best students and earn credit to you.” A moment later, all my suspicion was gone. It had all happened because of a mistake: he said that I looked very much like a kungfu master that he admired the most and who often exercised in the park. What a p

39、ity, for I wasnt the master. But we both felt happy, because that was a memorable morning for both of us. 2. Every Monday morning is about the same to me.Ideas for reference:I am a simple person and live a simple life.I always keep alert until the very end of the class.At that time most of us f

40、eel just exhausted.Sample:I am a simple person and live a simple life. Every Monday morning is nearly the same to me. I always wake up between 6 and 6:15. The very first thing that I do after or even before I open my eyes is to fumble for my mobile phone. Then, I get up and pull on my gym clothes fo

41、r half an hours exercise on the sports ground of the university, with my meal bowls close by after the exercise I will go straight to our cafeteria for breakfast. Right after breakfast, I go back to my dorm to change clothes and pick textbooks and stuff for todays lessons. The first class, Reading,

42、starts at 8, but not always, because the teacher can be occasionally late. The next class is Translation Practice which is both fun and challenging. It is fun because the teacher is humorous and witty. But dont chew over any of his quotable remarks for too long, because he has moved on and is ready

43、to challenge you with a tricky question at any time, if he picks a signal which says that you are not following his lecture. So I always keep alert until the very end of the class, 11:30, when we leave for the cafeteria. At that time most of us feel just exhausted and we are too tired to rush to the

44、 cafeteria. We just drag our feet along. My lunch on Monday usually takes 45 minutes, 10 minutes longer than the other days, because I need the extra time to recover and get ready for the boring and long afternoon that is to come.Listening ExercisesListen to the commentary on a Youth Fashion Show.A.

45、 Listen carefully. Pay special attention to the following words, and study their definitions carefully.fashion-conscious very concerned with fashionoutfit (matching) combination of clothingtrilby a soft hat with brimbaggy loose-fitting; not tightafloat on the sea / on a boatto cap it all play on words: 1) as the final touch; 2) as headgear (cap)zip-up jacket jacket fastened with a zipsling drape loosely (past participle: slung)trainers shoes for sportsturn a few heads catch (i.e., young mens) attentiontartan woolen cloth woven with bands of different colours and widths