大学创意阅读第四册答案

Unit 1Understanding the textPart A1.Most voice-over artists work in advertising. They provide the voice for the images used to sell a product.2.They must have a good voice and be good actors. They must be able to modulate their voice.3.The pay can be good but it is not easy to find work.4.It‘s finding work. You do not become famous even your voice is good. Nobody knows what a voice-overartist is or what he does. You have to strike a balance between finding work and over-exposing your voice. Part CDeveloping your skill11 8 3 6 5 10 7 9 2 1 4 Extending your vocabularyUnit 2Understanding the textPart APart BPart CDeveloping your skillsPart BUnit 3Understanding the textPart A1.b)2. The tone and style of the text, especially the rhetorical questions;the last paragraph;the constant use of the word ―offers‖;3. They are asked by a potential customer of the health club except the last one, which is asked bythe health club.4.Can anybody do it?Part B1.People are more a ware of the importance of keeping their body healthy, but this is not easy,so gym clubs are becoming popular.2.It is an exercise system used by some famous people, which is safe and makes you healthyand fit.3.―Can anyone do it?‖Yes, because there are many different options, which are designed to suit each individual4.Apart from the regular fitness and exercise lessons, we offer other, slightly different options.5.The fact that our approach is based on the needs of each individual.6.Your first class is free, so contact us now.Developing your skills●When will mankind realize that enough is enough? Will mankind ever realize that the planetcannot support an infinite number of people?(a)●Have you ever seen anybody walking around with his head under his arm? Do you ever lieawake at night and hear strange noises coming from empty rooms?(b)●Have you ever stopped in the middle of a sentence because you couldn‘t find a word?Did you ever wish that you knew every word in existence?(b)●Do you sometimes wish that you could buy anything that you wanted? Do you sometimes seesomething and just wish that you had enough money to buy it?(d)●Do you ever feel tired at the end of the day and think that there is something wrong with you?Don‘t you wish that you had more energy to do the things you really want to do?(b)●Has it come to your attention that there are more natural disasters happening in the worldlately? Have you ever asked yourself why there are```?(c)Unit 4Understanding the textPart Aa.the oldest university in the world (which is one of the oldest universities in the world)b.twelfth (thirteenth)c.each specializes in a particular subject (none of them specialize in a particular subject)d.and 90% of them come from public schools (and 90% of them used to come from publicschool)e.Littlewood Pools (the managing director of Littlewood Poolsf.bikes (cars)g.female (all)h.the dons are not allowed to walk on the grass ( only the dons are allowed to walk on the grass) Part BPast: Selection based not only on the entrance examination.Large percentage of public school studentsStudents offered places because they were good at sportsSports teams were betterDonations came from the church.Present: Selections based on A levels and interviewMore places for students from state schoolsStudents accepted on academic merit onlySports teams are not so good as they used to be.Developing your skillsExtending your vocabularyPart Aread gown formal hall dean donsPart C:c e b a f dUnit 5Understanding the textPart ADeveloping your skillsExtending your vocabularyUnit 6Understanding the textPart A1.allow the coat to be delivered and stored in the cellar.2.the toilet was outside at the back of the house and he was afraid.3.his father could not walk, so he could not get a job. Also, there were no state benefits at thattime for unemployed or sick people.4.they knew his father would not accept the money, even though he needed it very much, as hewas too proud.5.would otherwise have been thrown away/ could not be sold in a shop/ other people gave tothem.6. a tap in the cellar.7.they never complained and always tried to help out in any way they could.8.he then saw so little of him9.that no matter what difficulties a family had, the children must never find out about them orsuffer in any way.10.his father had overcome such enormous difficulties, such severe problems, to give his family agood life.Part B1.The Good Ole Days/Life‘s a Gas / Aren‘t I the Lucky One?2.Because it is luxurious and contrasts with his description of his earlier life.3.Regretful reminiscence of the beauty to be found in poverty. Regretful because the writerwishes he had appreciated the truly important things in his life, which is unrealistic. It is also regretful because(as we learn in the last couple of sentences) the author‘s father has just died.Developing your skills1.The writer was feeling rather emotional- for several possible reasons which the reader, at thisstage, is not certain of but which he can assume he will find out later in the text.2.One sack was a very small amount; probably everybody else was getting much more.3.The writer‘s family was so poor that they could never afford to buy biscuits; he had neverseen whole biscuits, only the broken ones rejected by the factory and brought home by his mother.4.The writer‘s family was not that unusual; most families were suffering hardships of somekind.5.It shows us that writer was not really busy at all—it was simply an excuse for not visiting hisparents more often.6.It obviously shows us he is upset, but it also asks us to consider why he is upset.(Because hisfather has died, he misses his childhood, he misses his father, he is ashamed of not having seen his father more… All of these?)7.The writer‘s father has just died.Extending your vocabularyPart AUnit 7Words to note: 7, 11, 15, 5, 21,, 23, 1, 9, 2, 4, 25, 18, 3, 6, 8, 13, 24, 16, 22, 14, 12,20, 19, 17, 10Understanding the textPart A: Comprehending the text1.it has had a great influence on society.2.many different theories are advanced to explain the discoveries.3.his belief that since the Greeks could invent a complicated computer like theAntikythera Mechanism, they could have invented anything.4.by the Chinese in 723 A.D.5.fish and lightning.6.records of a barber who moved the marks left to identify a slave, skin grafting,operations to repair ears damaged by wearing too heavy earrings, the production andsuccessful use of artificial limbs and the use of false teeth.7.that of ancient China.8.the pace at which they develop.9.inventions are being developed, improved and even replaced more and more quickly.Part C: Interpreting the text1.Because it was thought that electricity was discovered much later than this period.2.To show that inventions are not necessarily a modern phenomenon but have beenmade throughout history and in several cradles of civilization.3.To show that they are being made , and improved upon, at an increasing rate, and thatsome of them depend on much earlier inventions.4.Many inventions thought to be ―modern‖ actually depend on earlier discoveries orinventions.Developing your skillsExtending your vocabularyNow use one word from each group of words (i.e. each row of the table) in sentences of your own.1.Te ingenuity of the Chinese has not been surpassed in the history of invention.2.In comparison to other civilizations, roman homes were luxurious.3.Inventions made in ancient times have greatly influenced modern progress.4.It is incredible that the Greeks could have invented a computer.5.Even though it was incredible at the time, the Greek computer was quite complex.6.Professor Solla proved that the Antikythera Mechhanism was, in fact, a computer.Unit 8Understanding the textPart A1.Charlie and his brother were sent to a workhouse, which was an institution for very poorpeople. Then they were separated from their mother because the workhouse was divided into male and female sections.2.He was a little man with baggy trousers, big shoes, a hat and a moustache.3.This was because of his father‘s connections. His father had worked as an actor before hebecame a drunkard.4.The Pawnshop, The Immigrant, The Janitor and The Floorwalker.5.Adrienne did simple, unskilled jobs at the United Artistes studios.6.To make sure that actors got a fair deal.7.They wanted to start a war with America. They thought that killing Charlie, who was at thattime a successful and popular American film star, would start the war.8.He was exiled to Switzerland.Part B1.of them learned to laugh at their own hardships.2.Charlie‘s early life formed him as a person and provided the basis of his humor3.he had never forgotten the sadness and hardship of his early life4.celebrities and politicians such as Frankiln D. Roosevelt, Churchill, Einstein and the Prince ofWales were all Charlie‘s friends. Even some Japanese terrorisrs thought that killing Charlie would lead to a war with the United States.5.he might not have been able to get over losing his mother at an early age. He seemed to spendthe rest of his lige trying to compensate for that loss in one way or another.6.Charlie never forgot where he came from. He was always speaking up for‖the common manin the street‖.7.she said that McCarthy was dreadful.8.he was always on the side of the poor in his films and nothing that happened in his personallife could spoil the simple but wholesome humor of this films.Extending your vocabulary1.exiled2.poignant3.orphan4.prizefightersedian6.baggy7.wholesome8.tramps9.stunt10.terroristsUnit 9 Understanding the textPart BDeveloping your skills1.The verb‖claimed‖is the clue. The writer is a bit surprised and he does not completelybelieve what the vicar said.2.The question is a rhetorical question. It shows that the writer has doubt about the issue. Thewriter thinks that John Walker and Sharp might be innocent and what James Graeme had claimed might not be true.3.The writer‘s attitude towards the supernatural is still open. He thinks that more effort has to beput into investigating the issue.4.The verb ―seems‖is the clue. The writer is glad to see that the work done by EdinburghUniversity is fruitful, but he also thinks that this is not enough and more effort has to be made.Expanding your creativityMost ghost stories are based in castles or churches because they are old and many people have died in them. Graveyards are also good settings for ghost stories(MichaelJackson‘s ―Thriller‖ video is a good example, where ghosts and ghouls come out of thegraves and dance with him). A good idea could be where a new house has been built toreplace an old one which has been pulled down; the ghost is unhappy because its househas been destroyed. Another starting point could be a ―séance‖ or a game with a Ouijaboard, with letters around the table. People place their fingers on a glass which movesaround the letters to spell a message from‖ beyond‖. People who have done this alwayssay they have not ―pushed‖ the glass and that it moves ―on its own‖.●Indeed , the thunder and violence seem to be the reason for any scary bit of a film beingshown in a storm! Perhaps the reduced visibility could be another reason – if you can‘tsee clearly, you can imagine things that you have seen! You could try to encouragestudents to envisage a ghost story in other climatic conditions.●Usually at night and in the winter. Ghosts seem to be associated with coldness andpeople often say, when they have had paranormal experiences, that they feel cold. Again, try to encourage students to be different.● A single event will need to be placed in an historical context to explain why the ghosthas ―come back‖ from the dead. Also , one single event could be explained ―normally‖so perhaps a series of encounters may be better.●Usually old characters, with a violent history, but this could just be because more oldpeople die! Students could try to compose a story with a young ghost, for a change.●Quite a few films have used friendly ghosts, and these are usually funny films. WhoopGoldberg in Ghost is one example, where the man becomes a ghost after he is killed andcomes back to help his girlfriend to solve his murder. Another example is The SixthSense with Bruce Willis. Ghosts often come back to help members of their family; theseare not always scary.●One theme could be that ghosts, unlike in most ghost stories, can actually be nice andkind and not frightening or evil. Another theme could be that ghosts can be happy aftertheir death, and that dying is not something to be scared of – a positive image of lifeafter death.●Old forms of language could help to show that the ghost died a long time ago. Underhypnosis, some people have used forms of a foreign language that they couldn‘t possiblyhave known, although this is a different king of ―ghost ‘story as the ghost ―lives‖ in thebody of the person under hypnosis.●You could suggest a ghost of an animal—a dog, for instance. The ghost could havecome back for a number of reasons: to help somebody, as mentioned before, or forrevenge because of a death caused by somebody else who is still alive. Then ghost couldhave forgotten something and needs it for life in his \her new world.●There is not any fixed principle. However, the general understanding is that the storymakes a makes a more lasting impression on the audience if there is a surprise ending.●The story will leave a sense of mystery if it involves elements which cannot beexplained, and this will make a lasting impression on the audience.Unit 10Words to note: 24, 8, 13, 18, 22, 4, 1, 20, 10, 16, 2, 6, 23, 3, 21, 5, 19, 12, 9, 15, 17, 14, 7, 11.Understanding the textPart A:Story one1.----he had left his trusted hunting dog to guard him.2.----he could not see his son and the dog‘s face and mouth were covered in blood.3.----he saw his son safe and sound and the body of a great grey wolf nearby.Story two4. ----tourists would come to see the stones and would need somewhere to stay.5. ----his plan was very clever and designed to trick people.Story three6. ----they insisted that the king‘s choice would not be accepted if he chose one who spoke English, and therefore they thought the king would have to choose a Welshman.7. ----the king chose his baby son who, although he was an English, could not speak any language, and therefore could not speak English.Part B: InterpretingDeveloping your skillsAnswer:1.Maldwyn left his trusted hunting dog to look after his beloved son while he went hunting.2.Strong hunter, unthinking but not necessarily stupid, man of action not thoughts.3.He loved his dog and trusted him.4.He was relieved that his son was not dead but very sad that he had killed his dog.In pairs, discuss:1.There are no fixed answers. But personally, I would have felt very guilty because of myunforgivable mistake.2.The same thing or something different? Find and rain another dog or never want another dogto keep the memory of Gelert sacred. Educate my son to love dogs.3.If dogs have the ability to forgive, I am sure that Gelert would understand that his mastercared more about his son than his dog and was overcome with grief and he would certainly forgive him!Extending your vocabularyPart A: Clues:1.cradle2.rogues3.independent4.fertile5.keen6.mound7.prosperity8.growling9.regrets10.bravery11.rare12.unjustlyNow use the hidden word in a sentence of your own:I think contemporary songs are not as good as the ones in the old days.Part B:1.flock2.bunch3.regiment4.class5.herd6.troupe7.fleet8.flockList:1. a pair of shoes2. a gaggle of geese3. a troupe of elephants4. a school of fish5. a brace of rabbits6. a group of peopleUnit 11Words to note: 6,11,1,14,2,9,18,21,16,20,8,17,10,12,19,3,7,13,24,26,4,23,15,5,27,22,25Understanding the text:Part B: Understanding strength of opinion1,2. generally agrees3. generally disagrees4. totally disagrees5. give no opinion6. generally agrees7. totally agrees8. totally disagreesDeveloping your skillsExtending your vocabularyPart A: words to note: cloze sentences1.culinary2.poverty3.superficial4.intrigued5.effeminate6.rivalry7.pubs8.devastationPart B: words to note: antonyms and synonyms TangibleFanaticalIntriguedLiberalVulgarMiserlyPovertyRefinedRivalrySuperficialChoose:1a. My students seem bored with grammar exercises.1b. (see ―words to note in context‖ section above.)1c. My son is fascinated with football.2a. The European Union is seeking greater cooperation between member countries. 2b. (see ―words to note in context‖ section above.)2c. There is a certain amount of historical enmity between European countries.Unit 12Words to note: 4,22,12,8,18,15,1,10,19,3,13,6,11,21,2,9,5,14,7,17,20,16Understanding the textPart A: comprehending the textTrue: 2,9,10,15False: 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,11,12,13,14Part B: Summarizing the textDeveloping your skillsMatch:5,9,3,1,7,8,4,6,2,Complete:1.make an all-out effort2.escapes me for the moment3.give my word of honor4.gone beyond a joke5.made my hair stand on end6.skating on thin ice7.thrown in at the deep end8.work to rule9.an iron hand in a velvet glove Choose:1.OK team, we are losing 2 to 0 and we‘ll need to make an all-out effor t, if we are going to winthis game.2.It really made my hair stand on end when you told me about your experience in thegraveyard!3.Your constantly interrupting me when I‘m talking has really gone beyond a joke now. Extending your vocabularyPart B:1.acute2.excessive3.profound4.deep5.severe6.fierce7.extreme8.powerfulChoose:1.I always suffer acute anxiety when I have to fly in a plane.2.He has suffered from severe depression for years, ever since his mother died.3.I sometimes get a powerful sensation that I have been here before, and I know it‘s not true.Unit 13Words to note: 12,9,1; 22,17,3; 11,5,19; 20,8,15; 2,13,18; 21,4,16; 14,23,10; 6,7.Understanding:Part.A.1.----Broadcasting lessons through the television and radio.---- Using modern telephone services.----Using facsimile machines.----Using satellite technology.----Using the Internet2. ----Trying satellite transmissions3. ----Delivering tapes of the broadcasts4.---- Making face-to-face contact with each student once a year: Teachers visit students orstudents attend mini-schools1----telephone; 2----video; 3----radio; 4----satellites;5----Internet; 6----facsimile; 7----audios.Part. B.1.i----2c----3e----4b----5a----6g---7h----8f----9d1.----Established The Correspondence School, School of the Air, three regional stations and 19Distance Learning Centers.2----Provided educational services in a more efficient way (than correspondence).3.---provides quality distance education services and flexible delivery of course to a wide varietyof institutions and clients by employing educational and technological specialists to write, broadcast, distribute, coordinate and market distant education services and materials.4. ---Creates and delivers educational materials to every school in Western Australia and to everyremote learning area.Unit 14Words to note:20, 14, 7; 1,11,3; 5,24,28; 16,2,9; 26,13,21; 4,8,6; 27,25,12;10,15,17; 23,19,22.Understanding:Fears and worries: ----He thought he might be ―on the scrap-heap‖.-----He thought he might be considered ―of no use‖.----How would he manage financially?----He was nervous of having the official status of being ―retired‖.Positive Expressions:----―jam-packed‖ with things to do------He had already retired once, and enjoyed the changes it brought about,the new country, etc.-----Money is not a real problem--- he already has a good ―package‖ from before.----Has enough time to do all the things he has been putting off ―until tomorrow‖The writer is very positive about his retirement.Part. C.1.Because he doesn‘t feel ―old‖, he still feels life is to be enjoyed to the full.2.Because they were trying to tease (in a way bully) Albert because he was quiet but he hadmade them realize they had not accurately understood his character at all--- they were embarrassed.3.To provide examples of seemingly meaningless or very unimportant incidents that are soclearly remembered when the more important events of his life seem to be forgotten. This shows us that, perhaps, it is the accumulation of these seemingly unimportant events that shape and mould our character and our life.4.It means that the past and future always seem to be more enjoyable, more exciting than thepresent. The present always seems a disappointment.5.He is saying he hopes that he will always be too busy doing things, enjoying the present andthinking about the future, to spend much time looking back and being nostalgic.Unit 15Words to note:17,9,1; 22,12,4; 14,2,20; 23,6,3; 15,5,21; 13,8,7; 18,11,10; 19,16.Understanding:Part A. 1. … Persia, Arabia, India and Egypt.2. … he had left something in the palace.3. … they had betrayed him.4. … more than a thousand lovely young girls.5…. The thieves beat him and cut off his fingers, and he didn‘t want to suffer any more.6… merchants when they went to Ali Baba‘s house.7….pouring hot oil on their heads one by one.8…. He enjoyed listening to her stories and always wanted to hear the endings, which were given the next day.Part B.Before listening…..---mad---killed innocent girls---lost wisdom to rule his kingdomAfter listening…….----stopped killing innocent girls----appreciated his wife‘s talents----realized that not all women were wicked and faithless----realized that he must put his kingdom in order again----able to rule his kingdom wiselyPart C.1.Sir Richard Burton----translated the stories into English2.King Shahriah ----betrayed by his wife and maidservants----became mad.----killed one innocent girl (his new wife) everyday----married Sheherezade----realized his own fault because of Sheherezade3.Sheherezade -----took the initiative to marry King Shahriah so as to convert him.-----told the king part of a story each night.-----successfully converted the king4.Ali Baba -----overheard the magic password and stole the 40 thieves‘ money and treasure-------killed all the thieves and lived happily as a rich man for the rest of his life.5.Ali Baba‘ brother---- overheard the magic password---- caught by the thieves-----killed by the thievesUnit16Words to note:1. flip aside (12)2. absorb (20)3. benefit (25)4. breakthrough (7)5. capitalize on (2)6. confront (15)7. conscript (9)8. disillusion (4)9. elite (14) 10. entrepreneur (28)11. fundamentalist (19) 12. glittering (17) 13. gospel (3) 14. icon (6) 15. indecent(23) 16. insecure(24) 17. merchandise(27) 18. mobility(21) 19. moral(8) 20. naïve(10)21. predominantly(22) 22. privileged(26) 23. rebellious(11) 24. recruit(1) 25. stem from (18) 26. suggestive(5) 27. unsophisticated(13) 28. venture(16)Understanding the text:Part A: Comprehending the text1.Some people cannot accept the fact that Elvis Presley is dead because they are too muchinvolved in his life and career.2.Elvis was influenced by the music of the American blacks because in Tupelo, where Elvis wasborn, many inhabitants were descendants of the African salves who had brought the musical traditions with them from Africa.3.In Tennessee, Elvis had exposure to different kinds of music because he attended churches ofthe area, where he experienced both the music of the white Christian fundamentalists and the blues and gospel music of the blacks.4.Elvis and his family moved all the time because their economic situation was unstable.5.The first records made by Elvis in a local recording studio sere significant because this let himcome across Scotty Moore and Bill Black.6.We know that Elvis was not popular at the beginning of his career because his first recordsmade in a local recording studio were not really profitable.Developing your skillsParagraph1: introduction to the background of Elvis PresleyParagraph2: Elvis‘s childhoodParagraph3: Elvis‘s career at an early ageParagraph4: Early development of Elvis‘s music careerParagraph5: turning point of Elvis‘s music career.Paragraph6: reasons for Elvis‘s successParagraph7: Elvis being an ordinary personParagraph8: The golden age of Elvis‘s music careerParagraph9: Elvis‘s military serviceParagraph10: reasons for Elvis‘s declining popularityExtending your vocabularyPart B: elite, a breakthrough, confronted, disillusion, suggestive, rebellious, predominantly, insecure, naïve.Part C: c, e, g, a, f, b, dUnit 17Words to note: 9, 15, 1, 6, 20, 12, 2, 8, 3, 18, 4, 19, 16, 13, 24, 21, 5,2 3, 17, 7, 14, 10 Understanding the text:Part A:Answer to question1: not very seriously.Answer to question2: it is less of an exception than it used be.Answer to question3: it is possible for a non-Chinese observer too see any change.Answer to question4: the general patterns of behavior university students in China…Answer to question5: the students in the West are less respectful…Answer to question6: be more like Albert Einstein.Answer to question7: teachers would be very happy…Answer to question8: it suggests that s/he has not been listening to…Part B:1.it means that people who have a skill and can do something practical and productive, do justthat---they produce something. However, people who cannot do anything practical orproductive, teach people how to do so.2.he is asking the reader to assume that the behavior of the students genuinely reflects theirinner thoughts and opinions. In other words, that the respect they show outwardly to teachers is a product of the respect they actually feel for them.3.he is suggesting that when a student questions a teacher about some aspect of the lesson, it isthe information , not the teacher that is being questioned---therefore, it is not disrespectful to the teacher.4.he means that education should not simply be a matter of a teacher giving information and astudent receiving. The students and teacher need to interact, exchange ideas, argue, etc. for effective education to take place.5.he says that this is a sign that the student is aware of his or her thought process. He also saysthe students‘ classmates may also be confused and so would benefit from his question. Finally, the teacher would appreciate the question as it shows the students has been listening carefully—to know you do not understand something. You must have tried to follow the argument being presented.Extending your vocabularyPart A:Conducive, passive, erroneous, disregard, clarify, faulty, escalate, erode, commonplace, radicallyUnit 18Words to note: 16, 5, 1, 11, 8, 28, 13, 2, 10, 15, 3, 24, 21, 19, 26, 4, 14, 9, 6, 27, 25, 7, 12,, 17, 23, 20, 22, 18Understanding the text:Part A: 1. establishing a ―franchising‖ system2. giving gifts such as Hello Kitty and world cup dolls3. presenting the restaurant as a wholesale place for family get-together4. opening the Ronald McDonald house charities organizationEnsuring maximum use of sustainable and recyclable materialsSupporting environmental organizations5. insisting on system that work in their franchisees‘ interests, which is a near-watertightguarantee of high standards of hygiene6. providing low-fat or even entirely non-meat mealsPart B:1.–McDonald brothers ran a restaurant in San Bernardino--The restaurant sold huge quantities of food and drink on the basis of…2. –He discovered the restaurant in California with a winning formula.--He put the idea of a chain of restaurants selling huge quantities of food and drink …3. –one of the marketing strategies was applying the McDonald nam e to food items…4. –In these regions, McDonald‘s was able to introduce its techniques in an approach similar to what they had use in the 1950‘s and 1960‘s in the US.。