现代大学英语6课后习题paraphrase原文及答案

Unit1

1.Virtueis...self-centered.

Key:Byrightaction,wemeanitmusthelppromotepersonalinterest.

2....(Poverty)wasaproductoftheirexcessivefecundity...

Key:Thepovertyofthepoorwascausedbytheirhavingtoomanychildren.

3....therichwerenotresponsibleforeitheritscreationoritsamelioration.

Key:Therichwerenottoblamefortheexistenceofpovertysotheyshould

notbeaskedtoundertakethetaskofsolvingtheproblem.

4.ItismerelytheworkingoutofalawofnatureandalawofGod.

Key:Itisonlytheresultoreffectofthelawofthesurvivalofthefittest

appliedtonatureoftohumansociety.

5.Itdeclinedinpopularity,andreferencestoitsacquiredacondemnatorytone.

Key:PeoplebegantorejectSocialDarwinismbecauseitseemedtoglorify

brutalforceandopposetreasuredvaluesofsympathy,loveandfriendship.

Therefore,whenitwasmentioned,itwasusuallythetargetofcriticism.

6....thesearchforawayofgettingthepooroffourconsciencewasnotatanend;it

wasonlysuspended.

Key:Thedesiretofindawaytojustifytheunconcernforthepoorhadnot

beenabandoned;ithadonlybeenputoff.

7....onlyrarelygiventooverpayingformonkeywrenches,flashlights,coffeemakers,

andtoiletseats.

Key:Governmentofficials,onthewhole,aregood;itisveryrarethatsome

wouldpayhighpricesforofficeequipmenttogetkickbacks.

8.Thisisperhapsourmosthighlyinfluentialpieceoffiction.

Itisaverypopularstoryandhasbeenacceptedbymanybutitisnottrue.

9.Beliefcanbetheservantoftruth---butevenmoreofconvenience.

Key:Beliefcanbeusefulinthesearchfortruth,butmoreoftenthannotitis

acceptedbecauseitisconvenientandself-serving.

10.GeorgeGilder...Whotellstomuchapplausethatthepoormusthavethecruelspur

oftheirownsufferingtoensureeffort...

Key:GeorgeGilderadvancestheviewthatonlywhenthepoorsufferfrom

greatmiserywilltheybestimulatedtomakegreateffortstochangethesituation,in

otherwords,sufferingisnecessarytoforcethepoortoworkhard.

Unit2

1.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomayfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.

Key:Thoughtheplacewasnotpleasantordisagreeable,myfatherwas

deeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,

andthechallenge.

2."I'mafraidtheday'sgoingtocatchus,"Iexplained,wonderingwhatgreatdisaster

mightbefallusifitdid.

Key:Asalittlegirl,Ibelievedmyfather'swords,andwasgenuinelyafraid

ofthepossibledisaster--ifwedidn'thurryup,thedaywouldcatchusandterrible

thingsmighthappen.

3....fromtimetotimehewashalfheartedlysoughtfortrial,thoughfewcrimes

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seemedtoleaddirectlytohisdoor.

Key:Inthisplace,thoughthepolicewoundmakesomeeffortwithoutreal

earnesttoinvestigateWatsonandbringhimtocourt,thereseemedtobelittleconcrete

evidencetoprovethathewasresponsibleforcertainillegalactivities.

4.ThestrangleholdWatsonhadoverthissectionofFloridawasnotdissimilartothe

unscrupulousactivitiesofcertainlawmen,otherlegalcrooks,andevengovernorsthat

ourstatewastosufferthroughitshistory.

Key:ThecontrolWatsonhadoverthispartofFloridawasmuchsimilarto

thedishonestorillegalactivitiesofthelaw-enforcingofficialsandgovernorswhich

Floridawitnessedinthe20thcentury.

5.Therewasthelittleshack,notthemostgraciousoflivingquarters,andtherewasa

murdererforournearestandonlyneighbor,aboutthirtymilesaway.

Key:Beforethefamilybuilttheirownhouse,theylivedinashabbycabin

atGopherKey,closetothemercilessWatson.

6.KingRichardinhisgluttonyneversatatatablemoresumptuousthanourswas

threetimesaday...

Key:Wehadabundantfoodontheisland,andeventhemealsenjoyedbyKing

Richard,whowasfamousforhisloveoffood,couldn’tpossiblycomparewithours.

7.Despitetheunrelentingheat,wewerehappytobeletofffromourhoursofschool

indoors,sessionswhichourmotherkepteveryday,rainorshine.

Key:Althoughitwasveryhotoutsideinthesun,wewerehappytobe

dismissedfrommymother'ssessionsindoors.wewouldhavetoreadandwritewith

hereverydaynomatterwhattheweatherwaslike.

Unit3

1….Evendroughts,floodsandheatwavesmaybecomeunwittingactsofman.

Key:Whatpeopledomayunintentionallycausedroughts,floodsandheatwaves.

2.Butthisimage,nowrepeatedlythrustbeforeusinphotographs,posters,and

advertisements,ismisleading.

Key:TheEarthweseeinphotos,posters,andads,whichappearssobeautiful,

isnotthetruereflectionoftheworldwelivein,suchimagelullsusintocomplacency.

3.Thetechnospherehasbecomesufficientlylargeandintensetoalterthenatural

processesthatgoverntheecosphere.

Key:Humanactivitieshavetakenplaceoversuchlargeareasandwithsuchintensity

thattheyhavealreadycauseddisastrouseffectsonecology.

4....whichcouldestablishitselfonlybecauseitfittedproperlyintothepreexisting

system.

Key:thefishcouldplayitsrolebecauseitbecameanecessarylinkwiththe

processesprecedingitandtheprocessesfollowingitintheecologicalsystem.

5.Definedsonarrowly,itisnosurprisethatcarshavepropertiesthatarehostileto

theirenvironment.

Key:Whencarsareproducedtoservesuchnarrowpurposes,itisnotsurprising

thatsomeoftheircharacteristicqualitiesareharmfultotheenvironment.

6.Yieldsrose,butnotinproportiontotherateoffertilizerapplication...

Key:thefarmerappliedmoreandmorefertilizer,andtheproductiondidrise

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butdidnotincreaseatthesamerateofthefertilizer.

7...theirwasteisflushedintothesewersystemalteredincompositionbutnotin

amountattreatmentplant...

Key:Peopleeatplantsandanimals,andtheirwasteisflushedintothesewer

system.Afterbeingprocessed,thewasteisstillwaste.theresiduewillgointorivers,

oceans,andwillhaveharmfuleffectontheaquaticecosystem.

8.Lefttotheirowndevices,ecosystemsareconservative...

Key:Iftheecosystemsarenotupsetbyoutsideintrusion,theywillremainthe

samewithverylittlechange

9.Incontrasttotheecosphere,thetechnosphereiscomposedofobjectsandmaterials

thatreflectarapidandrelentlessprocessofchangeandvariation.

Key:Thecharacteristicsoftheobjectsandmaterialsinthetechnosphereare

rapidchangeandgreatvariety.

10.Butthisisdoneonlyatthecostofunderstanding.

Key:ifwetakesideinthewarofthetwowords,wearedoingsoattheriskof

failingtohaveaclearunderstandingofthenatureandcauseofthewar,thus,welose

thechancetoreallysolvethegraveenvironmentalcrisis.

Unit4Nettles

1.Howallmyownterritorywouldbealtered,adifalandslidehadgonethroughit

andskimmedoffallmeaningexceptlossofMike.

Key:TheimpactofMike'sleavingonmylifewasbeyondmyimagination.I

didn'texpectthatMike'sleavingwouldhavesuchatremendouspowerthatitwould

changethemeaningofmyexistencecompletely.Allmythoughtswereaboutlossof

Mike.

2.Duringthattimeoflifethatissupposedtobeareproductivedaze,withthe

woman'smindallswampedbymaternaljuices,wewerestillcompelledtodiscuss

SimonedeBeauvoirandArthurKoestlerand"TheCocktailParty".

Key:Atthattime,wewereyoungmothers,andweweresupposedtoleada

terriblybusylifefullofconfusionandbewildermentcausedbygivingbirthtoand

raisingbabies.andourmindsweresupposedtobefullyoccupiedbyhowtofeedthe

babiesandthingslikethat.However,inthemidstofallthiswestillfelttheneedto

discusssomeoftheimportantthinkersofourtimelikeSimonedeBeauvoirand

ArthurKoestlerandT.S.Eliot'ssophisticatedwork"TheCocktailParty".

3....Iwouldbefrightened,notofanyhostilitybutofakindofnonexistence.

Key:Iwouldbefrightened,andmyfearwasnotcausedbymyneighbor's

visiblyhostileandviolentwayoflife,butbyakindofformlessandhiddenemptiness

andmeaninglessnessofhumanexistence.Whathappenedaroundmewastotally

irrelevanttome,andIfeltveryisolatedandalienated.

4.Shedidnotaskme---wasitdelicacyordisapproval?---aboutmynewlife.

Key:Shedidnotaskmeaboutmynewlife,eitheroutofsubtleconsideration

formyfeelingaboutthissensitivesubjectoroutofdisapprovalformynewlifestyle.

5.Itwouldbeasleazythingtodo,inthehouseofhisfriends.

Key:Itwouldbeamorallylowthing,anindecentthingtocommitinfidelityin

thehouseofafriend.

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6.Iknewnowthathewasapersonwhohadhitrockbottom.

Key:Iknewthathewasapersonwhohadexperiencedtheworstinlife,the

hardestexperienceapersonmighthavetoendure.

7.Heandwifeknewthattogetheranditboundthem,assomethinglikethatwould

eitherbreakyouapartorbindyou,forlife.

Key:Theyexperiencedtheworsttogetherandtheyknewwhatitwaslikeand

understoodthemeaningofthatexperience.Suchanexperienceposedthegravesttest

topeople.Iftheystoodthetest,theirfriendshipormarriagewouldbestrengthened,

andasacredbondagewouldbeformedbetweenthem.Butiftheyfailedthetest,their

relationshipwouldbebrokenandtheywouldbedrivenapart.

8.Notriskingathingyetstayingaliveasasweettrickle,anundergroundresource.

Withtheweightofthisnowstillnessonit,thisseal.

Key:Iftheyactedonlove,theywouldtakerisks.theywouldn'tdothatorgofurther

intheirrelationship,buttheywouldratherlettheirloveremainasasweettrickle,

whichwouldflowongentlyandpermanently,andasanundergroundresource,which

wouldneverbefullytappedbutwouldnevergodry.

Unit8

1、Butgaragesandcottonginshadencroachedandobliteratedeventheaugustnames

ofthatneighborhood.

1.Thestreetusedtobehouseonlythebestfamilies.Butthengreatchangestook

place:garagesandcottonginswereestablishedonthestreetandtheirexistencewiped

outthearistocratictracesinthatneighborhood.

2、NotthatMissEmilywouldhaveacceptedcharity.

2.ItwouldnotbetruetosaythatmissEmilywouldhaveacceptedcharity.

3、“Justasifaman---anyman---couldkeepakitchenproperly,”theladysaid........

3.Whattheladiessaidmeantthattheydidnotintheleastbelieveaman,anyman,

couldkeepakitchenproperly.

4、Itwasanotherlinkbetweenthegross,teemingworldandthehighandmighty

Griersons.

4.TheGriersonsregardedthemselvesasveryimportantandtheoutsideworldas

vulgarandfullofpeopleinferiortothem.Theybelongedtotwoentirelydifferent

worlds.However,thecomplaintsaboutthesmellservedasalinkbetweentwo

differentworldsandcompelledMissEmilytodealwiththeoutsideworld.

5、Thenestdayhereceivedtwomorecomplaints,onefromamanwhocamein

diffidentdeprecation.

5.Thenextdaythemayorreceivedtwomorecomplaints.Oneofthemwasfroma

manwhocameandpleadedtothemayorinashyandtimidway.

6、Peopleinourtown,rememberinghowoldladyWyatt,hergreat--aunt,hadgone

completelycrazyatlast,believedthattheGriersonsheldthemselvesalittletoohigh

forwhattheyreallywere.

6.PeopleinthetownfeltthatMissEmily'sgreat-aunt,oldladywyatt,hadgonecrazy

hadtodowiththisblind,excessiveself-importance.

7、Nowshetoowouldknowtheoldthrillandtheolddespairofapennymoreor

less.

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7.Ordinarypeopleoftenbecomeexcitedorworriedwhentheygetapennymoreora

pennyless.Beingpoor,nowshewouldlearntoappreciatethevalueofmoneylike

otherpeopleinthentown.

8、Buttherewerestillothers,olderpeople,whosaidthatevengriefcouldnotcause

atealladytoforgernoblesseoblige---withoutcallingitnoblesseoblige.

8.Buttherewerestillothers,olderpeople,whosaidthatnomatterhowsadMiss

Emilywas(overherfather'death),sheshouldnotforgetshehadcertainobligationas

amemberofthenobility,thougharealladywouldnotdescribeherself-restraintby

theexpressionnoblesseoblige.

9、WeweregladbecausethetwofemalecousinswereevenmoreGriersonthanMiss

Emilyhadeverbeen.

9.Weweregladbecausethetwocousinswereevenmorestubbornandself-important

thanMissEmily.

10、.......andtheveryoldmen........confusingtimewithitsmathematical

progression,astheolddo,towhomallthepastisnotadiminishingroadbut,instead,a

hugemeadowwhichnowintereverquitetouches,dividedfromthemnowbythe

narrowbottle--neckofthemostrecentdecadeofyears.

10.Andtheveryoldmanconfusedthedatesandyearsofpasthappenings.Totheold

people,allthepastshouldbelikearoadthatbecomessmallerandsmallerasit

reachesfurtherback.Buttothoseoldsoutherners,therecentpasttenyearsorsowas

likeabottleneck,anarrowpassage,oratunnel.Beyondthatnarrowpassage,the

remotepastbecauseahugelevelmeadowwherethingswerepleasantlyandfondly

mixeduptogether.Likethegreengrassonthemeadownevertouchedbythewinter,

theirmemoriesoftheremotepastremainedblurred,sweet,romanticized,and

unchanged.

Lesson9

1Perhapsbecausetheydon’thavehometowns,justplaceswheretheywereborn.But

thesegirlssoakupthejuiceoftheirhometowns,anditneverleavesthem.

Key:Thisisperhapsbecausetheyonlyhaveplacesofbirth,butnotplaceswhere

theyfeelathomeandwhichtheyidentifythemselveswith.Butthesegirlsare

stronglyinfluencedbytheirhometown,andtheinfluencestayswiththemforever

evenaftertheyleavetheirhometown.

2Whereveriterupts,thisFunk,theywipeitaway;whereitcrusts,theydissolveit;

whereveritdrips,flowers,orclings,theyfinditandfightituntilitdies.

Key:Thebrowngirlstryhardtorepresstheiremotionsandpassions.However,

thesenaturalhumanemotionscannotbewipedouttotally.Sometimestheywill

emergeandburstout.Andtheywilldevelop,becomestrongerandstaywiththem.So

whereverandwheneverthisfunkburstsout,thebrowngirlswilldotheirbesttostifle

it.

3Aslongashisneedswerephysical,shecouldmeetthem-comfortandsatiety.

Key:Ifhisneedswerephysical,shecouldmeetthem.Shecouldmakehim

comfortableandgivehimenoughorevenmorethanenoughtosatisfyhisphysical

needs.

4Shehadseenthislittlegirlallofherlife.

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Key:GeraldinehadseenblackgirlslikePecolaatmanyplacesandmanytimesin

thepast.

5Eyesthatquestionednothingandaskedeverything.

Key:Ontheonehand,they(girlslikePecola)wereignorantand

uncomprehending.Theydidnotaskquestionwhytheirlivesweresomiserable.On

thehand,astheywerepoverty-strickenandpracticallyhadnothing,theireyes

revealedtheirdesireforanythingthatcouldmaketheirliveseasier.

6Theendoftheworldlayintheireyes,andthebeginning,andallthewastein

between.

Key:Intheeyesofthesegirlsonecanseethattheywereindespair,withoutany

hopeforthefuture,andthattheirlifewasnothingbutawaste.

7Thegirlsgrewupknowingnothingofgirdles,andtheboysannouncedtheir

manhoodbyturningthebillsoftheircapsbackward.

Key:Asthegirlsweregrowingintoyoungwomen,theyhadneverworngirdlesto

maketheirfigurelookslimmer,andthusmoreelegant;andwhentheboysgrewup,

theyjustbegantoweartheircapswiththebillsturnedbackwardtoindicatethatthey

hadbecomeadults.

Unit12

1、SoIorderedEasterlambinthecertaintyofknowingIwouldger;anditwasso.

1.IknewthatEasterlambwastastysoaskedforaportionandtheroastlambwas

reallygood.

2、TheysayyoucannotdrinkofGreekwaterwithoutgettingtyphus,butIdid.

2.PeoplesaythatwaterinGreeceisseriouslycontaminatedandifyoudrinksuch

water,youaremostlikelytogettyphus.IdrankGreekwaterbutIdidnotgettyphus.

3、.......(she)hadanoddknackofencouragingcitieswhichoughttobowtotheKing

oftodothesame.

3.Shehadacleverandunusualwayofpersuadingothercity-statestofollowher

exampleandrefusetosurrendertotheadvancingPersianarmy.

4、AthenswasshinningAthens,theAthensofhi