Text comprehension

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Ⅱ.Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.
• 1. The concept of personal space being deeply ingrained in minds of people, the invasion of personal space the could destabilize public order. •
Ⅳ. Explain in your own words the following sentences.
• 1.The phrase “personal space” has a quaint, seventies ring to it. • The phrase “personal space” has an odd touch that was characteristic of 1970s.
• 5.In the same way that the breeze from a butterfly‟s wings in Japan may eventually produce a tidal wave in California, I have decided to expand the contracting boundaries of personal space. • The author hopes that his own stand against the shrinking of personal space, while small in itself, will nonetheless eventually have a dramatic effect in the same way as the breeze from a butterfly‟s wings in Japan, if it initiates a chain of waves, may eventually produce a tidal wave in California.
• 1. The concept of personal space being deeply ingrained in minds of people, the invasion of personal space the could destabilize public order. •
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• 4. According to the author, manners should be observed because they allow people due personal space. •
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Ⅱ.Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.
• 1. The concept of personal space being deeply ingrained in minds of people, the invasion of personal space the could destabilize public order. •
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Ⅱ.Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.
• 1. The concept of personal space being deeply ingrained in minds of people, the invasion of personal space the could destabilize public order. •
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• 3.The logistics of it vary according to geography. • People in different regions have different sizes of personal space.
• 4.Individuals routinely commandeer booths and sets of facing seats meant for foursomes. • It is quite common that one person occupies a booth and a set of facing seats designed for four people.
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Ⅲ. Answer the following questions.
• 1. Why does the writer describe his
experience at the bank?
• Refer to paragraph 1. Because he wants to show the importance of personal space in maintaining public order. If one‟s personal space is invaded, he may, in preserving his own space ,break into others‟ personal space, The chain action can calls chaos in public order.
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• 5. Since personal space concerns psychological space rather than physical space, the invasion of one‟s space doesn‟t affect his inner space if he is self-absorbed, thus leaving his personal space intact.
• 4. What is the characteristic of personal space as described in Paragraph 5? • In Paragraph 5, the writer mainly describes one important characteristic of personal space: Personal space is a relative concept; people in different regions have different concepts of personal space. The size of personal space varies according to where one lives. Where one has a spread , he will have a more spacious concept of personal space than those who do not have a large place of their own.
• 5. Why is personal space shrinking in general? • Refer to paragraph 8 .Because people are more self-absorbed than before .In other words they are paying less attention to the outside world, including personal space than before .The fact that people care less about their personal space in effect encourages space invasion.
Unit2 Space Invaders
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Ⅰ.Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose of writing.
• A. To describe the conception and the types of space invader. • B. To argue that his personal space is being increasingly invaded. • C. To explore why the problem of space invasion is getting more and more serious. •
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2. How is the concept of personaefer to paragraph 2. In Paragraph 2, the author defines personal space as one‟s individual sphere with the self at the center and a certain distance on each side . It is part of one‟s privacy, the invasion of which necessarily makes one uneasy.
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2.T-shirt weather can make proximity more alluring (or much, much less). In hot summer days people can be drawn to each other , especially to the opposite sex (or feel disgusted with the closeness of others.)
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• 3. There would be no human society on this planet if people did not allow any kind of invasion of personal space. •
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Ⅱ.Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.
• 3. What is meant by “this tendency” in Paragraph 4? How does the author think of its causes? • „„This tendency‟‟ refers to the phenomenon exemplified in the previous paragraph, that is escalation of the invasion of personal space. The writer used to think this was caused by the “population explosion” via Malthusian logic. Now he starts to suspect that the season is the cause; in summer dress some people are more are more attractive. In addition, he suggests, in seriousness or jest the stimulating effect of caffeine contributes to the escalation of the invasion of personal space too.