Unit2KeytotheExercises

Unit 2Key to ExercisesText ComprehensionI CII.1. T. Refer to Paragraph 1.2. F. Refer to Paragraph 2. We were unable to play with our fourth- and fifth-grade friends, or to sneak out to the empty lot to hunt ghosts and animal bones.3. T. Refer to Paragraph4.4. T. Refer to Paragraph5.5. F. Refer to Paragraph6. My favorite was literature, I enjoyed reading novels such as Little Women and Black Beaut y.6. T. Refer to Paragraph 8.III. Answer the following questions.1. Refer to Paragraph2. They kicked, screamed and pleaded to show their reluctance.2. Refer to Paragraph3. He was a stem, repressed maniacal child killer, probably whipping kids with his twitching hands from time to time.3. Refer to Paragraphs 4-8. She hated that smell of the school auditorium while she favored such scents as the soft French perfume that her American teacher wore in public school. She did not like learning the Chinese language, which she thought sounded pedestrian, nor did she like the Chinese calligraphy.4. Refer to Paragraph 7. Her grandmother was a fragile woman in her seventies, though her voice could cover even the loudest of all the street vendors. She told jokes about sex, and spoke quick, loud, grinding Chinese unlike the quiet, lilting romance of French or the gentle refinement of the American South.5. Refer to Paragraphs 9 and 10. He was more radical than the author in his antagonism towards Chinese culture, and in his sad earnest effort to be 100% Americanized.IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text.1. My brother and I were unable to walk out quietly and secretly, like other children, to the open field to play kids' games, for we were forced to go to Chinese school.2. Our kicking, screaming and pleading could not in the least make our mother change her mind about sending us to Chinese school.3. She dragged us by force all the way from our home to school, a long hilly distance of seven blocks, finally leaving us, hostile and tearful, in front of the severe headmaster.4. In Chinatown, large crowds of Chinese were coming and going with their routine responsibilities in a disorderly, overexcited way.5. He was fastidiously particular about my mother's English.6. Ultimately I was permitted to stop learning Chinese culture.7. Finally I assumed that I was one of the Americans and that I was not one of the Chinese. Unfortunately, I am, as a matter of fact, still Chinese.1Writing strategies1. She was brought up in a bi-cultural setting in America.2. Examples of simile:My only memory of him is that he swayed on his heels like a palm tree.The room smelled like Chinese medicine, an imported faraway mustiness. Like ancient mothballs or dirty closets.Examples of metaphor:When he tripped over his own tongue, he'd blame it on her: "See, Mom, it's all your fault. You set a bad example".What infuriated my mother most was when my brother cornered her on her consonants. Language workLanguage workI. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words.1. escorted on foot; leaving the two of us, hostile and tearful2. unfamiliar exotic stale damp smell3. would rather learn other things than4. Fairly frequently5. dull and, what's more, lacking individualities6. eventually became the unintendedII.Scent & smell1.smell2. smell3. scent4. scentchant & sing1.chanted2. singing3. chanting4. singingpermit & allow1.allowed; permitted2. allowed; permitted3. permitted4. permittedinfuriate & anger1.angered2. infuriating3. infuriated4. angeredIII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase taken from the box, using its appropriate form.1. In our era of extensive social restructuring, it is important to grant women equality that entitles women to the privileges.2. Panel painting, common in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Europe, involved a painstaking, laborious process.3. Frosty Paws contains refined soy flour, water, vegetable oil, vitamins and minerals.4. Coral reefs are one of the most fragile, biologically complex, and diverse marine ecosystems on Earth.5. If you say that some people behave in a stoical way, you approve of them because they do not complain or show that they are upset in bad situations.6. Rudman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a total of six years in prison for the robbery and the shooting of Smith.7. Even her own party detested her nagging, and gave her the cold-shoulder.8. This historic building is as much part of our heritage as the paintings.IV. Make a sentence of your own for each of the given words with meanings other than those used in the text. You may change the part of speech of these words, if necessary.1. At the top of the stairs stood a white-coated doctor.2. How parents keep children under their sway is the subject of heated discussion for child rearing.3. He said the principal method he used to improve his English was reading a lot.4. It is upsetting to discover that you have backed a loser.5. Such a crisp day in summer is really rare.6. Young people are usually less content with their lot.V. Replace each of the italicized phrases in the following paragraph by such a quantifier as few, a few, fewer, little, a little, less, and make other necessary changes.1. few2. fewer than3. little4. a few5. little6. a few7. a little8. a few9. a little 10. lessNote: Quantifiers are determiners that indicate quantity. They are classified into definite and indefinite quantifiers, referring to definite and indefinite quantities respectively. Definite quantifiers are mainly cardinal numbers, while indefinite quantifiers include such words or phrases as many, much, few, a few, little, a little, etc.VI Put a word in each blank that is appropriate for the context.1. keep2. survive3. young4. which5. However6. because7. addition8. against9. themselves 10. lostTranslationI.1.现在有些家长对子女的要求太高,要他们学英语,学钢琴,学画画,什么都要学。