UnitMy Wood 练习答案

1、Unit 11 My WoodConsolidation ActivitiesI. Text Comprehension1. Decide which of the following best states the authors purposeA. To discuss the pleasure and trouble that his wood gives him. B. To share his amusing experience as a property owner.C. To explore the psychological effects of ownership on h

2、uman beings.Key C 2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.Text 1: Text Comprehension 1). It is clear that the author mentions his book that enjoys much popularity in America only to explain how he can afford to buy the wood. F 2). The author differs from T

3、olstoy in his view about property. T 3). The rocket containing a Union Jack is a symbol of mans ambition to explore outer space. F 4). There is nothing wrong with materialism and carnality themselves, but they are often manipulated by the desire for ownership. T 5). The author has decided to build h

4、igh stone walls around his wood for the sake of his safety. F II. Writing StrategiesWith his personal experience, E.M. Forster elaborates on the four effects produced by his wood in Paragraphs 2, 4, 5, and 7. The discussion of each effect has either a Biblical allusion, or an image or an anecdote as

5、 a lead. Try to pick out the main allusion, image or anecdote in relation to each effect under discussion. 1) The Biblical allusion to a man of weight who failed to get into the Kingdom of Heaven the first effect: the property makes the author feel psychologically heavy.2) The image of “my bird” tha

6、t becomes Mrs. Henessys bird the second effect: the property breeds endless avarice.3) The authors anecdote about what he thinks about cutting down trees or filling up gaps with new trees the third effect: the property inspires worthless impulse and pseudo-creativeness.4) The image of people walking

7、 through the wood along the public path and picking blackberries the fourth effect: the property arouses intense selfishness.III. Language Work1. Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1). Still, it is the first property that I have owned, so it is right that other people

8、should participate in my shame . à share 2). . the ascent of a fourteen-stone bishop into a pulpit is thus the exact antithesis of the coming of the Son of Man. à climbing; the direct opposite of3). On coming nearer, I saw it was not a man who had trodden on the twig and snapped it, but a

9、bird, and I felt pleased. à had stepped on; broken 4). Ignoring the relation between us, it took fright as soon as it saw the shape of my face, and flew straight over the boundary hedge into a field . à was frightened; the row of bushes along the edge of my wood 5). Something seemed grossl

10、y amiss here, something that would not have occurred had the wood been larger. à extremely wrong6). I could not afford to buy Mrs. Henessy out, I dared not murder her, and limitations of this sort beset me on every side. à buy the whole field from Mrs. Henessy so that I can own all of it;

11、troubled me from all sides 7). They spring from a foolish desire to express myself and from an inability to enjoy what I have got. à are the result of; failure8). Creation and enjoyment are both very, very good, yet they are often unattainable without a material basis, and at such moments prope

12、rty pushes itself in as a substitute. à beyond our reach; forces itself in as a replacement9). There is a wood near Lyme Regis, also cursed by a public footpath, where the owner has not hesitated on this point. à troubled; has made up his mind immediately10). But we have not yet learned to

13、 manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownershipà control; mixed up 2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1) The intersection (intersect) of the lines on the graph marks the point where we start to make a profit

14、. 2) Her singing voice has a pure, crystalline (crystal) quality.3) They live a very ascetic (asceticism) life.4) Since they set up a builders yard next door, our house has depreciated (depreciation) in value.5) The immensity (immense) of the task is daunting. 6) These three players will form the nu

15、cleus (nuclear) of a revised and stronger team. 7) I couldnt believe the pretentiousness (pretentious) of the book.8) Some economists think that full employment in Europe is an unattainable (attain) goal. 9) The book describes the complex emotional and sexual entanglements (entangle) between the mem

16、bers of the group. 10) Police have warned that there are a lot of fake £50 notes in circulation (circulate). 3. Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with a phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.push | round off | entangle | buy out | Union Jackspring | weave | thrust | effect | tak

17、e fright | come to1). She thrust the money into his hand.2). This type of wool is woven into fabric, which will make jackets.3). We may have to sell the house, but I hope it wont come to that.4). She seems to be romantically entangled with some artist in Rome.5). I was waiting in the bus queue when

18、two men pushed in front of me.6). His need to be liked obviously springs from a deep-rooted insecurity.7). The Chinese anthem was played after the Union Jack was lowered in Hong Kong for the last time.8). He used a special machine to round off the corners of the old table.9). Allied Chemicals have b

19、een trying to buy out their competitors share in the target company.10). Our dog took fright at the noise of the fireworks and ran indoors.11). The radiation leak has had a disastrous effect on the environment4. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1). Standing in a queue for

20、a bus, I was wedged between two old ladies and their shopping bags.à fixed between and unable to move away from2). She has put on a stone.à is six kilograms heavier3). I sometimes see him flash past in his sports car as I tread my weary way to work. à walk in a tired way4). God has do

21、minion over all his creatures.à controls5). Its wonderful to see the childrens lust for life. à how enthusiastic the children are about life6). I didnt actually want any more dessert, but Julia forced it on me.à made me accept it7). Their house is exquisitely furnished.à beautifu

22、lly8). I try to circulate at a party and not just stay with the friends I came with. à move around and talk to a lot of people9). The car spun off the road, turned over twice and came to rest in a field.à stopped moving10). Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avaric

23、e.à an extremely large amount of money/more money than the most avaricious person could dream of 5. Correct the errors in the following passage. The passage contains ten errors, one in each indicated line. In each case, only one word is involved.Corrections should be done as follows:Wrong word:

24、 underline the wrong word and write the correct word in the blank.Extra word: delete the extra word with an “×.”Missing word: mark the position of the missing word with a “” and write the missing word in the blank.To Catch a ThiefPolice in England have been delightful with the success of a new

25、way to catch criminals, one that depending on simple greed, something most criminals have plenty of. A rather attractive bicycle, worthing about $5,000, is left unlocked or only lightly chained at a street corner. The police then waiting for a criminal to come along and take the bike. What the crimi

26、nal does know is that the bike contains an electronic device that sends off a signal that enables the police to track the bike to wherever it is taken. The police go round to the criminals home and search into the premises. Of course, they find out the bicycle, but most importantly, they usually fin

27、d a lot more too. Thieves are usually persistent offenders, and the police often discover many other stolen goods in their homes. In one case, they found twenty more bikes. One bike thief had a large stock of cannabis, and in a few other cases large amounts of other peoples properties have been foun

28、d. A slightly similar trick was used by the Italian police. They invited a group of wanting men to a party, telling them they had won a new car. Greed worked, and one by one the criminals who had been successfully hiding for years arrived, entered the building, and arrested. It was a great day for t

29、he police.(1) delighted(2) depends(3) worth(4) wait(5) not(6) into(7) out(8) property(9) wanted(10) were6. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.Different Ways of Viewing the WorldThere are three general methods people use to explain and understand their world: beliefs, p

30、seudo-science and science. In the first method, (1) beliefs, certain people provide the information about how the world works. Their teachings are beyond (2) question. Their followers accept these beliefs because they want to (3) accept them, not because of scientific evidence. In pseudo-science, or

31、 fake science, people accept opinions as facts, or choose to believe certain facts (4) while intentionally ignoring others, resulting (5) in a false understanding of things and events. Beliefs in magic, monsters and ghosts fall into this (6) category.Of the three (7) methods, only science provides a

32、 rational way of understanding the (8) world. It is the only method (9) that requires constant testing of facts, beliefs and ideas, resulting in changing theories as we get new information. Science teaches us to draw conclusions (10) based on evidence, and it also teaches us that some evidence is st

33、ronger than other evidence, and how to judge the evidence. (11) Through our study of science, we learn to accept uncertainty, to question facts and theories, and to search constantly for (12) truth. Science is the only method that is constantly changing. It does not depend (13) on the teachings of o

34、ne man. Each scientist builds on the work of (14) others and his findings, in turn, are used by others to increase our knowledge of the world.IV. Translation1. Translating SentencesTranslate the following passage into English.1). 这两条街道在市中心相交。(intersect)à The two streets intersect in the city ce

35、nter.2). 她身材苗条，生性腼腆，跟她姐姐完全相反。(antithesis)à She is slim and shy the very antithesis of her sister. 3). 如果你把那把尺弯得太厉害的话，它会折断的。(snap)à Youll snap that ruler if you bend it too far. 4). 我们俩在跳舞时我不时踩到他的脚上。(tread on)à I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.5). 看了他们的脸色，我就知道一定出了什么差错。(

36、amiss)à I could see by the looks on their faces that something was amiss. 6). 自从告别舞台生涯后，她一直避免抛头露面。(shun)à She has shunned publicity since she retired from the theatre.7). 30年前他在一所农场工作时萌发了这部小说的创作灵感。(germ)à He got the germ of this novel when he was working on a farm thirty years ago. 8)

37、. 听说他和一桩谋杀案有牵连。(entangle)à I hear that he was entangled in a murder case. 9). 在过去10年中，大学生的数量增长了4倍。(quadruple)à The number of college students has quadrupled in the last ten years.10). 他们把麦克风推到我面前，然后连珠炮似地向我发问。(thrust)à They thrust a microphone in front of me and fired questions at me.

38、2. Translate the following passage into Chinese.我爱花，所以也爱养花。我可还没成为养花专家，因为没有工夫去作研究与试验。我只把养花当作生活中的一种乐趣，花开得大小好坏都不计较，只要开花，我就高兴。在我的小院中，到夏天，满是花草，小猫儿们只好上房去玩耍，地上没有它们的运动场。 花虽多，但无奇花异草。珍贵的花草不易养活，看着一棵好花生病欲死是件难过的事。我不愿时时落泪。北京的气候，对养花来说，不算很好。冬天冷，春天多风，夏天不是干旱就是大雨倾盆；秋天最好，可是忽然会闹霜冻。在这种气候里，想把南方的好花养活，我还没有那么大的本事。因此，我只养些好种易活

39、、自己会奋斗的花草。参考译文 I love flowers and hence have taken to growing them. But, short of time to do research and experiments in flower cultivation, I am no gardener at all. I merely take flower cultivation as a pleasure of life. I really dont care whether or not my flowers will put forth plump and nice-loo

40、king blossoms. Ill be delighted as long as they can blossom. In summer, flowers and plants growing in luxuriance in my small courtyard will leave little open space as a playground for the little cats, so they have to sport about on the roof instead. I grow many flowers, but none of them are exotic o

41、r rare ones. It is difficult to grow a precious flower species. And I feel bad to see a good flower dying of illness. I dont want to often shed tears over that. But Beijings climate is more or less unfit for growing flowers. Freezing in winter, windy in spring, and either too dry or too often visite

42、d by rainstorms in summer. While autumn is the best of all, it is often plagued by sudden frosts. In a climate like this, it is far beyond my capacity to grow precious southern breeds of flowers. Therefore, I only grow flowers and plants that are hardy, enjoy a high survival rate and are able to str

43、uggle on their own for survival. V. Oral Activities1. Giving A TalkIn the text, the author focuses on the topic of “possession” from several aspects. It seems that to own something is a primitive desire of human beings. Do you think that if one likes something, he should own it? Can anything be owne

44、d? Give a talk on the topic of “Possession.”(The following talk serves merely as reference.)For thousands of years, possession has seemed to be one of the primitive desires of human beings. Even today, you are judged, in many cases, by your possessions rather than by your achievements. However, I th

45、ink possession is the source of greed. Right now, many kinds of flowers are in full blossom everywhere. Do you think you should pick them because they are beautiful and you like them? It is also true with many other things in the world. Furthermore, not everything can be owned. An excellent example

46、is the possession of spiritual feelings. Nobody can be sure that he will possess love or other kinds of feelings forever. 2. Having A DialogueImagine that you and your partner are getting married. You need to find a place to live. Now you two have different opinions: one thinks that you should rent

47、an apartment, but the other insists on buying one of your own because he/she needs the sense of owning and belonging. (The following serves merely as reference.)A: Honey, Ive found a real good place, and the rent is reasonable.B: No, I think we need to have our OWN apartment. I dont want to rent for

48、 my whole life.A: Just think about the price With that large sum of money we could do whatever we want and travel around the world!B: Why cant you understand! I just need the feeling of belonging. To rent seems to me like drifting about and I dont have the sense of security.A: So to you, belonging m

49、eans security. I think you are definitely wrong. If you cannot give yourself the feeling of security, how can an apartment? We are a family now. We love each other. We support each other. And we are going to undergo all the ups and downs in our lives together. To me a family is more important than a

50、n apartment. Our love is the security we have. We dont have to own an apartment as long as we have somewhere to stay. We will live a happy and secure life, if our love lasts forever. B: You are too romantic. Love is one thing, but home is another. What I want is a home, a warm home of our own, which

51、 a rented apartment cannot give me. A: OK, OK. Well see if theres an affordable one for us.VI. Research Paper WritingBuilding a BibliographyA bibliography is a list of sources used by the writer of a research paper, including books, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, interviews, and el

52、ectronic media. All the sources used should be listed alphabetically. A bibliography is essential for research writing for some reasons as follows: 1. To acknowledge and give credit to sources of words, ideas, diagrams, illustrations, quotations borrowed, or any materials summarized or paraphrased.

53、2. To show that you are respectfully borrowing other peoples ideas, not stealing them, i.e. to prove that you are not plagiarizing. 3. To offer additional information to your readers who may wish to further pursue your topic. 4. To give your readers an opportunity to check out your sources for accur

54、acy. An honest bibliography inspires your readers confidence in your writing. Below are guidelines and samples for building a bibliography:BOOKS Authors name (last name first, then a comma, first name, then a period)Title (in italics, then a period)Publication information (place, then a colon, publi

55、sher, then a comma, year of publication, then a period)Example:Taylor, Theodore. The Bomb. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, l995.ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES Authors name, if the article is signedTitle of the article (in quotation marks, with a period inside the quotation marks)Title of the encyclopedia Year of

56、publication followed by a comma, then “ed.”Example:“Plants.” World Book. 1994, ed.ARTICLES FROM A REFERENCE BOOK Authors name, if the article is signed Title of the article Title of the reference book “Ed.” followed by the editors name Number of volumesPublication informationExample:“Bullfrogs.” Int

57、ernational Encyclopedia of Wildlife. Ed. John Johns. 25 vols. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1998.MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM A PRINT SOURCE Authors nameTitle of the article Title of the magazine Date of publication (day if given, month, year, then a colon)Page numbers (section and page if a

58、newspaper, then a period)Example:Ferrara, Jerry L. “Why Vultures Make Good Neighbors.” National Wildlife. June-July 1987: 16-20.MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES FROM AN ONLINE SOURCE Author of the articleTitle of the article Title of the magazine or newspaper Date of publicationPage numbers Title of online service Date y