新视角研究生英语一,第七单元习题.ppt

1、,Exercises,Reading Comprehension,Structure of the Text,Unit 7: Exercises,Vocabulary,Cloze,Translation,Unit 7: Reading comprehension,1.Why is fatherlessness “the most harmful” (Para. 3) demographic trend of this generation?,It is the leading cause of the decline in the well-being of children. It is a

2、lso the engine driving our most urgent social problems, from crime to adolescent pregnancy to domestic violence.,Reference,Ex. I, p.98,2.What is the difference between fatherlessness in the past and that at present?,In the past, a father left his family and children only when he had no other choice.

3、 At present, many fathers choose to leave their children at their own will.,Reference,Unit 7: Reading comprehension,Its meaning is shaped less by biology than by a cultural script.,Reference,Unit 7: Reading comprehension,3.Why does the author say that fatherhood is “a cultural invention”? (Para. 8),

4、The social and biological dimension of motherhood are seamlessly woven together while those of fatherhood are not fused into a coherent identity.,Reference,Unit 7: Reading comprehension,4.What is the difference between fatherhood and motherhood?,Men are inclined to sexual promiscuity and paternal wa

5、ywardness and frequently are unwilling or unable to make a high level of paternal investment.,Reference,Unit 7: Reading comprehension,5.What evidence does the author use to support his claim that men are not ideally suited to fatherhood?,Our societys conspicuous failure to sustain norms of fatherhoo

6、d reveals a failure of collective memory and a collapse of moral imagination. Ultimately, this failure reflects nothing less than a culture gone awry, unable to establish the boundaries and erect the signposts that can harmonize individual happiness with collective well-being.,Reference,Unit 7: Read

7、ing comprehension,6.Why is fatherhood declining?,In personal terms, the main result of this failure is the spread of a me-first egotism hostile to all except the most puerile understandings of personal happiness. In social terms, the results are a decline in childrens well-being and a rise in male v

8、iolence, especially against women.,Reference,Unit 7: Reading comprehension,7.What effects does fatherlessness bring about?,Cultures must mobilize to enforce the father role, guiding men with legal and extralegal pressures that require them to maintain a close alliance with their childrens mother and

9、 invest in their children.,Reference,Unit 7: Reading comprehension,8.What can be done to invigorate effective fatherhood?,Ex. II, p.99,1.Introduction (Para. 1),2.Body (Paras. 218),3.Conclusion (Para. 19),Text Outline,Unit 7: Structure of the text,1. Introduction (Para. 1),The subject under discussio

10、n:_ _.,Text Outline,the United States is,Unit 7: Structure of the text,becoming an increasingly fatherless society,3)Instead of accepting the decline of fatherhood with equanimity, we can change our to rediscover the _. (Paras. 1518),Body (Paras. 218),1)Fatherlessness is frequently ignored or denied

11、, despite its _ and _. (Paras. 26),Text Outline,The analyses of the fatherlessness problem (Paras. 714),fatherhood idea,scale,social consequences,Unit 7: Structure of the text,Body (Paras. 512),Text Outline,2)The analyses of the fatherlessness problem(Paras. 714),Unit 7: Structure of the text,A.Fath

12、erhood is _. (Paras. 79) B.Cultures must mobilize to enforce the father role, because _ _(Paras. 1011) C.Our societys conspicuous failure to sustain norms of fatherhood reflects _, and brings about _. (Paras. 1214),a cultural invention,men are not ideally suited to responsible,fatherhood,a cultural

13、gone awry,dreadful results,Text Outline,3. Conclusion (Para. 19),Our goal: a good society with Good Family Man.,Unit 7: Structure of the text,Part A, Ex. V, p.100 Complete the sentences with words given below, making sure that each word is used in the right form.,1. She was able to light fires in th

14、e hearts of the people she met and _ them to do something for the revolution.,mobilized,Unit 7: Vocabulary,Unit 7: Vocabulary,2.Social science is a _ name, covering a series of individual sciences.,collective,Unit 7: Vocabulary,3. Johnson was reputed to pay his employees handsomely, but in return he

15、 expected complete loyalty, total _ and absolute respect.,commitment,Unit 7: Vocabulary,4. They carefully designed a special diet which contained all the known nutrients needed to _ her life.,sustain,Unit 7: Vocabulary,5.He sounded very excited on the phone, but he wouldnt _ the exact contents of th

16、e videotape, except to say that it contained the evidence we needed.,reveal,Unit 7: Vocabulary,6.Finally he realized that money was not a _ for health, happiness, companionship, or emotional security.,substitute,Unit 7: Vocabulary,7.He has realized the terrible mistake, and is trying his best to _ i

17、t.,remedy,Unit 7: Vocabulary,8.Although everyone does it that way, he wants to change the _ practice.,prevailing,Unit 7: Vocabulary,9.We asked the company how they would market the product and _ its shrinking market share.,reverse,Unit 7: Vocabulary,10.Whether wolves _ so much protection is a much-d

18、ebated point among farmers in the area where wolves are plentiful and do cause damage on farms.,merit,Part B,Part B, Ex. V, p.101 Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.,1.The committee had voted $300 for a monument to be _ to his memory. A. abandoned B. erected C. hovered D. in

19、herited,1.The committee had voted $300 for a monument to be _ to his memory. A. abandoned B. erected C. hovered D. inherited,Unit 7: Vocabulary,2.The foundation said they would not fund the plan because it had all the _ of being a total failure. A. emblems B. symbols C. tokens D. hallmarks,Unit 7: V

20、ocabulary,2.The foundation said they would not fund the plan because it had all the _ of being a total failure. A. emblems B. symbols C. tokens D. hallmarks,3.Nowadays, the purchase of a car has become the _ of most citizens, along with holidays overseas. A. aspiration B. inspiration C. norm D. sign

21、post,Unit 7: Vocabulary,3.Nowadays, the purchase of a car has become the _ of most citizens, along with holidays overseas. A. aspiration B. inspiration C. norm D. signpost,4. The clinical instinct I was beginning to develop told me that something inside this animal was fundamentally _. A. awry B. ho

22、stile C. invigorate D. puerile,Unit 7: Vocabulary,4. The clinical instinct I was beginning to develop told me that something inside this animal was fundamentally _. A. awry B. hostile C. invigorate D. puerile,5.Unrelieved stress can _ your physical and emotional health, but knowing the health risks

23、of stress does not necessarily make it any easier to change the stressful situation. A. aggravate B. collapse C. decrease D. undermine,Unit 7: Vocabulary,5.Unrelieved stress can _ your physical and emotional health, but knowing the health risks of stress does not necessarily make it any easier to ch

24、ange the stressful situation. A. aggravate B. collapse C. decrease D. undermine,6.Many elderly people who are in need fail to apply for a supplementary pension or allowance, because they are _ regard it as some kind of charity. A. declined to B. inclined to C. tended to D. disposed to,Unit 7: Vocabu

25、lary,6.Many elderly people who are in need fail to apply for a supplementary pension or allowance, because they are _ regard it as some kind of charity. A. declined to B. inclined to C. tended to D. disposed to,7.So much is _ when you start a job that you owe it to yourself to think all the implicat

26、ions through. A. at stake B. taken up C. thought about D. in hand,Unit 7: Vocabulary,7.So much is _ when you start a job that you owe it to yourself to think all the implications through. A. at stake B. taken up C. thought about D. in hand,8.It was inevitable that as time passes a couple should infl

27、uence each other and gradually _ together. A. combine B. blend C. fuse D. mix,Unit 7: Vocabulary,8.It was inevitable that as time passes a couple should influence each other and gradually _ together. A. combine B. blend C. fuse D. mix,9.We are trying to minimize pollution and improve quality by keep

28、ing the use of pesticides _. A. at a minimum B. for a minimum C. in a minimum D. on a minimum,Unit 7: Vocabulary,9.We are trying to minimize pollution and improve quality by keeping the use of pesticides _. A. at a minimum B. for a minimum C. in a minimum D. on a minimum,10.What is remarkable is how

29、 little political opposition there has been to the program _. A. in time B. on the day C. to date D. at the moment,Unit 7: Vocabulary,10.What is remarkable is how little political opposition there has been to the program _. A. in time B. on the day C. to date D. at the moment,Ex. VI, pp.101-102 Choo

30、se an appropriate word from the following list to fill in each of the following blanks. Each word can be used only ONCE. Change the word form where necessary.,The most marked characteristic of families since the 1960s has been that the traditional conception of the British family has disintegrated.

31、The married 1)_ with 2.4 children is disappearing. The 2)_ of life events marriage, sex and children has been radically reordered. Marriage 3)_ comes first and 4)_ does not happen at all.,couple,Unit 7: Cloze,sequence,rarely,To be continued .,increasingly,Unit 7: Cloze,To be continued .,The most 5)_

32、 change, however, has been to the “happy ever after” bit in the picture of family life. In the past 30 years, the 6)_ of divorce has doubled; and half of all children now 7)_ their parents divorce before they are 16. All four trends cohabitation, divorce, births outside 8)_ and single parents are 9)

33、_ to be even more pronounced by 2020. There is no 10)_ that any of them are easing.,dramatic,rate,experience,marriage,likely,evidence,Unit 7: Cloze,To be continued .,Much has been made of the 11)_ that the divorce rate appears to have reached a plateau but it is still rising in first marriages. Coha

34、bitation arrangements are even more likely to 12)_ down than marriages. So what will be accepted as a general 13)_ of family life in 2020 will be the brittle nature of the core relationship between the parents.,fact,break,rule,Unit 7: Cloze,To be continued .,“There have been 20 years of dramatic cha

35、nge and the 14)_ of family structures is much greater. The 15)_ of single-parent families will probably continue to bob around 20%, but there will probably be more 16)_ in the future,” says David Utting of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, who is also one of the authors of The Handbook of Parenting.,d

36、iversity,proportion,stepfamilies,Unit 7: Cloze,The diversity of 17)_ forms will be striking by 2020. Children living with both their 18)_ parents in the same 19)_ will be in the minority. There will be dozens of 20)_ types of co-parenting arrangements, with combinations of stepfamilies, or adults wi

37、th children from previous relationships entering long-term relationships with others in the same position but choosing not to live together.,family,biology,household,different,Part A, Ex. VIII, p.103 Translate the following sentences into English.,1.因为她在办公室里不停地来回穿梭，迈克发现自己再也坐不住了。,Mike found that he c

38、ouldnt remain seated any more while she was striding to and fro across the office.,remain,Unit 7: Translation,2.他的品格与其说是在学校学到的，不如说是在生活经历中形成的。,His character is shaped less by his education at school than by his life experience.,Unit 7: Translation,be shaped less by than by,3.作为母亲，她总是为孩子们取得的成就感到自豪。,As

39、 a mother, she always shares the pride in what her children have accomplished.,share ones pride,Unit 7: Translation,4.现代社会的一个显著特征就是越来越多的妇女走出家庭追求自己的事业。,It is a defining feature of the modern society that more women are in the workforce.,defining feature,Unit 7: Translation,5.人们普遍认为在研究生阶段，学生们能更好地管理自己，

40、不再需要人指点。,It is generally assumed that at postgraduate level the students can take better care of themselves and dont need guidance anymore.,assume,Unit 7: Translation,guidance,6.以前我从未注意到我们的社会竟然有如此多样化的家庭结构。,Never before had I noticed that there is such a variety of family structures in our society.,n

41、ever before,Unit 7: Translation,7.孩子的健康成长很大程度上取决于父母双亲的关爱。,The healthy development of a child hinges largely on the love and care from both parents.,hinge on,Unit 7: Translation,8.儿童生活水准的急剧下降使新政策受到强烈地抨击。,The sharp decline in the well-being of children put the new policy under siege.,under siege,Unit

42、7: Translation,9.这本书以通俗易懂的形式概括了古希腊人思想的精华。,This book gives you the distilled ideas of the ancient Greeks in a form that is easy to understand.,in a form that,Unit 7: Translation,10.通常中年人在父母身上花的钱比不上在孩子身上的花销多。,Usually the middle-aged dont spend on their parents as much as they do on their children.,as much as,Unit 7: Translation,Part B,现代社会的一大妄言是认为家庭是具有“可塑性”的制度，可以因适应变化的需求而改变。,Part B, Ex. VIII, p. 103 Translate the underlined sentences in the following passage into Chinese.,(1)