《读写教程3》Unit 4练习答案

新视野大学英语《读写教程》第3册（第二版）

Key to Exercises

Unit Four

Section A

Pre-reading Activities

(P.88)

“It’s as American as baseball，hot dogs and apple pie”is commonly used to express that something owes its invention to the United States．But, while very few would dispute baseball’s origin，the claim to hot dogs and apple pie can be argued at length．Here are five more inventions and symbols that are definitely American：the Statue of Liberty，which，though given as a gift from the French，has always symbolized the concept of freedom；the Barbie doll，which has become the queen bf all toys；American Gothic，a portrait showing a farmer and his wife；the Buffalo nickel，a tribute to the buffalo and the native American people who were killed and displaced to make room for European expansion；and finally，the image of Uncle Sam，which represents American resolve，strength，and patriotism．

1．The baseball，the Statue of Liberty，the Barbie doll，American Gothic，the Buffalo nickel and Uncle Sam are all claimed to be symbols considered American．

2．It symbolizes a tribute to the buffalo and the native American people who were killed and displaced to make room for European expansion．3．(Open-ended.)

Comprehension of the Text

I. (p. 95)

1．They are the Statue of Liberty，Barbie dolls，American Gothic，the Buffalo nickel，and Uncle Sam．

2．To celebrate US independence and France-America alliance．

3．Since her introduction in 1959，Barbie has become the universally recognized Queen of the Dolls．The average American girl owns ten Barbie dolls，and two are sold somewhere in the world every second．

4．He was inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse．

5．It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier—the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians.

6．Because buffalo no longer wandered about the great grasslands．

7．He said “US” was short for ”Uncle Sam” Wilson．

8．It was a self-portrait of Flagg．(It looked like him.)

Vocabulary

III. (p. 96)

V. (p.97)

Collocation

VI. (p.98)

Word Building

VII. (p.99)

VIII. (p.99)

Sentence Structure

IX. (p. 100)

1. Jimmy walked slowly to the corner of the playground, his face covered with tears.

2. The taxi sped away, its lights disappearing into the distance.

3. Their stomachs crying for food, their back burning from too much sun, both boys gathered their things and headed for home.

4. Barbara just lay there, her mouth trembling, her eyes unfocused, unable to say a word.

5. Then the two players let him fall to the track, his chest landing first, his head following, bouncing, and finally lying still.

X. (p.101)

1 Most snakes, although with a threatening appearance, aren’t really dangerous if you l eave them alone.

2. Women, even though with the same abilities, have failed to approach the income of men.

3. Though with a severe lack of coal, the principle was not forced to close the school.

4. She is capable of making complete French meals even though with no cheese after salad.

5. When in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office.

Translation

1. Everything considered, this city is the world’s most exciting city.

2. Though with no approval from his parents, he went ahead with his plan to study abroad.

3. The bridge was named after the hero who gave his life for the cause of people.

4. It is said that the painter used his mother as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength.

5. The writer instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of a novel inspired by his experience with a girl on a farm.

6. One story says that “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” whose real name was Sam Wilson, who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.

XII. (p.102)

1. 这幅画上一个神色严肃的男子，身旁站着一位女子，身后是所农舍。他们的原型分别是画家的牙医和姐姐。

2．公司的申请书，不管是代表自己还是代表他人，都应该有官员的签名。

3．做了脱口秀之后，约翰和妻子在广播和电视节目上出了名，这些节目给普通民众以启迪，而不只是向他们提供信息。

4．尽管有些人不赞同，可市领导还是决定实施这个计划，在湖边建造两个五星级宾馆，以吸引更多的游客。

5．那位著名画家去世了，曾经给他当模特的妻子立即担任了他装潢公司的总经理职务。

6．宴会上，他们的衣着都很华丽，但吸引我注意力的却是他们的交谈方式，使得我很想和他们交谈。

Cloze

XIII. (p. 103-104)

Text Structure Analysis

XIV. (p. 105-106)

Structured Writing

XV. (p.107)

Charlie Chaplain was born in 1889 in London．His childhood was one of extreme poverty and he did not have much schooling．But Charlie showed a gift for acting and longed to be an actor．

In l910 Charlie went to the United States for the first time as part of a troupe and thus started his formal acting career．He was very successful in his acting and made about 80 films throughout his life．

After World War II, Chaplin did not stop to rest on his earlier success．He gave up the Little Tramp character and tried to grow as an artist．Later Chaplin settled in Switzerland and stayed there for the rest of his life．He died in Switzerland on December 25, 1977 and the World lost one of the greatest creative artists of the 20th century．

Section B

Reading Skills

I. (p. 108)

1．To crush is to press something so hard that it is damaged or destroyed．Here Mary compares herself to a thing that is too weak to resist the pressure，i.e.，the harsh words from publishers．Mary admits that she is extremely upset．

2．At the very beginning Engelbreit did not expect to draw greeting cards：she aimed high．Now that she was told her style was better suited for drawing greeting cards．she felt it was a comedown from high expectation．To her，drawing greeting cards was a fall from her life’s goal．3．The card is personified．As we know，a card cannot boast．Only the creator of the card boasts．However，the writer means to say that the card is communicating a proud message．

4．Acid means having a sour or bitter taste．When one has an acid tongue，he or she is very bitter to others，that is，he or she is very critical of others．

5．A trademark is a special name，sign，word，etc．marked on a product；it is a special sign or a distinctive characteristic．Now being cute is Mary’s distinctive feature．

6．A core is the central part of certain fruit．A core of one’s life is the most important part of one’s life. The whole sentence means Engelbreit treasures old-fashioned art and values most．

7．When one puts his or her feet firmly on the ground，he or she is down-to-earth．In other words，he or she is very realistic and practical．8．When you say an artistic work takes off, you mean it begins to be successful．

Comprehension of the Text

II. (p. 115-116)

Vocabulary

III. (p. 116)

IV. (p.117)