Unit-11-The-Story-of-an-Eyewitness习题答案综合教程四

Unit11TheStoryofanEyewitnessKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionDecidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.BJudge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.(T(RefertoParagraph1:Theearthquakebroughtaboutalossofthousandsofdollarsworthofhousingwhiletheconflagrationburneduphundredsofmillionsofdollarsworthofproperty.)T(RefertoParagraph1,inwhichitissaidthat"Thereisnoestimatingwithinhundredsofmillionstheactualdamagewrought,"meaningthatitisimpossibletoestimatetheactualdamagewithinhundredsofmillionsofdollars.)F(RefertoParagraph6,whereitisindicatedthatthepurposeofman'sdynamitingthecitywastopreventtheadvancementofthefuriousfireratherthanmaliciouslydestroythecity.)F(RefertoParagraph6,whereitisshownthatorganizedfirefightersmadeeffortstocombattheflames.)F(RefertoParagraphs112,whichtellusthatthemenbroketheirheartovertheirtrunksbecausetheywerecompelledtoabandontheirtrunks,whichcontainedtheirfamilytreasuresandwhichtheyhadbeendraggingalongwithgreatdifficultyforadozenhours.)T(RefertoParagraphs134,whichshowthattwentyhoursaftertheearthquake,milesandmilesofmagnificentbuildingsandskyscrapersstillstoodintact.)Answerthefollowingquestions.RefertoParagraph4.Theyrefertotheshrewdman-madeconveniencesoflifeandsafeguardsinSanFranciscosuchasthestreets,thesteelrails,thetelephoneandtelegraphsystems.RefertoParagraph5.No.Awayfromtheburningcity,itwasdeadcalm.Insideit,however,theflameswerebecomingmoreandmorerampantandtheheatedairbecamelighterandlighterandrosecontinuously.Thusadiscrepancyofairpressurewasformed.Consequently,underthehigherpressurefromoutside,airwaspouringinuponthecitywheretheatmosphericpressurewaslower.RefertoParagraph6.Itwasveryhardorevenimpossibleformantohalttheadvancementoftheflames.Hiseffortstocombattheconflagrationturnedouttobeuseless.RefertoParagraph7.Astheauthorseesit,itwillbeimpossibletoknowtheexactnumberofthevictimsoftheearthquakebecausealltheirtraceshavebeenerasedbytheflames.RefertoParagraph11,whichtellsusthatoneofthetasksofthesoldierswastokeepthetrunk-pullersmovingsoastoreducethelossoflivesinthedisaster.RefertoParagraph16.Manhadtriedhisbesttofightagainsttheflames,andyettheconflagrationwasgettingallthemorerampant.Moreover,wateranddynamite,withwhichthefiremenfoughtagainsttheflames,wereexhausted.Sotheyhadnochoicebuttoadmitdefeat.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.(Exceptforsomedwellinghousesonitsoutskirts,SanFranciscohasalmostcompletelydisappearedfromtheworldandonlyremainsinpeople'smemories.Nothingcouldstoptheforcefuladvancementoftheflames.ThecourageousandbravedeedsinthefirefightingwouldfillupalibraryifrelatedinwritingandexhausttheCarnegiemedalfundifrewarded.Sometimesallmembersofafamilyfastenedthemselveswithstrapstoacarriageordeliverywagonthatwasheavilyloadedwiththeirpossessions.TwoUnitedStatessoldierssatastrideontheirhorsesandcalmlywatchedtheconflagration,theirshapescontrastingsharplywiththewallofflamebehindthem.StructuralanalysisofthetextThetopicsentenceis"Thereisnoestimatingwithinhundredsofmillionstheactualdamagewrought,"inParagraph1.Itisdevelopedinthefollowingparagraphsbyachronologicaldescriptionofthedestructioncausedbytheearthquakeandthesubsequentconflagrationsaswitnessedbytheauthor.Furthermore,theauthordescribesthephysicaldestructionofthecityfirstandthenthequietandcalmreactionsofthecitydwellers.*RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextInParagraphs8and14therearesimilarstructures:"Isawnotonewomanwhowept,notonemanwhowasexcited,notonepersonwhowasintheslightestdegreepanic-stricken."/"Therewerenofiremen,nofire-engines,nomenfightingwithdynamite."Theseparallelsentenceshelptoillustratethedestructivepoweroftheearthquakeandconflagrations.VocabularyexercisesExplaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.movedslowlybackandforth《ingeniousdevicesandprotectivemeasuresresistingfillwithasupplypoliteorconsiderateinmannerthreatII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.wasweighteddown！outofgearwipeoutburdenedwithcrumbledplayedouttosweepdownaflickerof)III.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.withdrawal2.3.enumerate4.5.courteous6.adjust

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devastation7.disruption8.vacancyIV.Choosethewordthatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.1.C 2. D 3. A 4.D】5.B 6. A 7. C 8.BV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.Synonym:invention(creation,innovation)Synonym:enormous(immense,mammoth)Antonym:economically(thriftily,frugally,sparingly)Antonym:smooth(level,even)Synonym:plod(drudge,labor)'Antonym:unsociable(discourteous,ill-mannered)Synonym:plot(patch)Synonym:edge(boundary,margin)VI.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1.way 2.controlled3.forexample 4.finished5.beabletodealwithit6.making！GrammarexercisesIdentifythesubjectandthepredicateverbinthefollowingsentences.subject:theearthquakepredicateverb:camesubject:thesuckpredicateverb:wassubject:herpeoplepredicateverb:weresubject:trunkspredicateverb:weresubject:picketlinesofsoldiers$predicateverb:wereflungsubject:nofirepredicateverb:wassubject:twoUnitedStatescavalrymenpredicateverb:weresubject:thetotteringwallsoftheExaminerBuilding,theburned-outCallBuilding,thesmoulderingruinsofGrandHotel,andthegutted,devastated,dynamitedPalaceHotelpredicateverb:stoodII.Rewritethefollowingsentences.Beginwiththewordsgiven.Undernocircumstanceswillwetoleratethat.Soabsurdwashismannerthateverybodystared.Onlywithfullagreementofeveryonecanwehopetosucceed.Hereisthebookyouwant.Downsprangthecat.Sittingatthekitchentablewasthemisbehavingchild.Hiddeninthecellarwereseveralbarrelsofwine.NeverhaveIseensuchamess.Choosetheappropriateclauseorsentencetocompletethepassage.B2.A3.B4.B5.APutthewordsinbracketsintherightorder.AllourmanyTheothertenthefewnextFewsuchallthesefiveThesenexttwoalltheselastfewHismanyV.Makecorrectionsorimprovementstothefollowingsentences.Tomspendsmuchof(→alotof)histimelisteningtomusic,andhespendstoomany(→much)timeplayingcomputergames.)Thereweresomuch(→many)peopleatthelastpartythatIdidn'tgetachancetotalktomany(→manyof)myfriends.Idon'tdrinkalotof(→much)Germanwine,andIthinkmuch(→alotof)Englishwineistoosweet.He'sputtingonmuch(→alotof)weight.He'salwayseatingmanyof(→alotof)biscuitsandcrisps.ShewasborninPoland,andwrotemuch(→many)ofherearlynovelsthere.Alotof(→Many)peoplehaveobservedtheconcentrationofbutterfliesinthisarea,andalotof(→many/alargenumberof)suggestionshavebeenputforwardtoexplainthephenomenon.Thelastdecadehaswitnessedimprovedlivingstandardsinmanyof(→many)Asiancountries.Alot(→Much/Agreatdeal)hasbeendonetochange.Inrecentyearstherelationshipbetweendietandheartdiseasehasreceivedalotof(→much/agreatdealof)attentioninthescientificcommunity.VI.Makesentencesofyourownafterthesentencesgivenbelow,keepingtheunderlinedstructuresinyoursentences.(Referenceversion)Thereisnotellingwhathe'lldo.a)PartialinversionNotforoneminutedoIthinkIhaveanyhopeofgettingpromoted.Visitourstores.Nowhereelsewillyoufindsuchmagnificentbargains.b)FullinversionSodangerousweretheavalanchesthatskiinghadtobestopped.Fromthevalleycameatinklingsound,asoothingmoo,thelullofaalienvoices.TranslationexercisesI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.人类所有聪明的发明创造和保护措施，在地壳震动30秒钟后便完全失效了。这死一般的沉寂从白天持续到黑夜，可是在大火周围，由于上升的热空气形成强大吸力,风力经常接近狂风。要记录被烧毁的建筑那将是整个旧金山的所有在册房屋，而要记录没有被烧毁的建筑可能只需要一行字加几个地址。如果记下所有英勇的事迹，肯定会塞满整个图书馆，耗尽全部卡内基奖章基金。死亡人数的记录则将永远无法获得。这些精疲力竭的人，在刺刀的威胁下，不得不又站起身来，在陡峭的路面上继续挣扎，可是每走五到十英尺又累得停下脚步。;II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesgiveninbrackets.Mywholemorning'sworkhasbeenputoutofgearbythatmishap.Byhidinghimselfamongthebushes,heatlastflungoffhispursuers.Wemustmakeeveryefforttowipeouttheinjusticeinthesystem.Thesoldiersheldontothatisolatedpositionuntilreinforcementsarrived.Infrontofallthefacts,hewascompelledtoadmitthathehadstolenthatconfidentialdocument.HisinabilitytospeakEnglishputshimatadisadvantagewhenheattendsinternationalconferences.|Heretherewasnooneinsightformiles,whichmademefeelverylonely.AtthebeginningofMay1945,itwascleareventothemostzealousofHitler'sfollowersthathis"Thousand-YearReich"wasdoomed.III.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.19世纪，南达科他州戴德伍德镇发现黄金，吸引了许多心地善良或心怀叵测、但都一心想发财的人，进而使它被称作是“胆小鬼决不敢动身前往，不中用的则死于途中”的地方。但是在戴德伍德镇，最出名的歹徒一直是一样东西：火灾。小镇建筑在峻峭的山坡上，下面深谷蜿蜒。假如发生火灾，这山谷就成了个烟囱，把火焰一直吸上房屋。在我们这个时代，大火再一次威胁过这个小镇。有一些废纸在山谷脚下烧着了，然后大火就熊熊而起，不到一小时，火焰就穿过树顶。大风在深林中呼啸而过，几乎把火焰引到了小镇的边缘。受到惊吓的居民们准备离开，他们尽量多带一些财物，街头到处都是衣服堆得高高的卡车。风向在变化，卡车也不断被迫改变撤退的路线。消防队员奋不顾身地与火搏斗了24小时，最后飞机也用上了。飞机开始用水“轰炸”大火，这样才阻止了大火的蔓