20120514-创意阅读第二册-参考答案[Unit 1-10]

Unit 1Words to note:around→2; acre→10; blasted→6; brochure→13; cavern→3; deluxe→4;drought→7; exotic→17; handcrafted→16; independent→8; nestled→14;paddling pool→1; paradise→5; perched→12; scuba diver→11; shark→9;situated→ 18; typhoon→ 15Understanding the text:Part A1. A major purpose of advertising is to inform us of new products or goodbargains/ help producers sell their products.It is possible that advertising is becoming less effective because we areexposed to too much advertising now and so much of it is misleading.2.The more adventurous members of the family can visit some of theattractions of the island, including a trip to an ancient cavern/ study thefascinating sea creatures of that area.The less adventurous members can use the hotel swimming pool/ paddlingpool or play on the mini-golf course or visit the less adventurous places ofinterest.Ghosts are often seen around Lake Tali.Wood has been used to make the accommodation units.The holiday is cheap because the resort is new and the owners claim to bemore interested in making the guests happy than making money.3.Bantu island is really only a small, bear, exposed rock in the middle of theocean.Swimming around the island would be dangerous because of the manysharks.The swimming pool isn‘t in use because there is no water in it.The author doesn‘t believe the stories because it is too small and too shallowfor the stories to be true.The only reason your money ―goes further‖ is that Bantu Island is a long wayaway so the money will be traveling further.4.The advice the author gives in the last two paragraphs is to be very carefulwhen reading advertisements and always try to check the information froman independent source before you buy whatever is advertised.Part BPart C1.Advertising is often misleading and in some cases, ―legalized lying‖. Theadvertising brochure for Bantu is obvious very misleading—although nothingit says is actually a lie, it does not present the truth.2.Once they got to the island and saw what it was like, they would not want togo on any tours.3.No, it was very carefully worded so that it would be difficult to prove it toldany lies—simply did not tell the whole truth or misled the reader in differentways.4.We should look carefully at things that seem attractive and cheap. There isoften a problem that is not obvious.Developing your skills:Which of the following could be used to describe the tone of the newspaper article?Humorous, aggressive, sarcasticExpending your vocabulary:Understanding the textPart A: 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T 6.T 7.F 8.FPart B: 1. These exams ―decide their futures‖ and the penalties for failure are ―final‖. Also look at speech paragraph 6 ― the ―threat of being a failure for life‖ is perhaps even worse than a death sentence.2. The labour market does not urgently need ―newly qualified people‖. There is no ―hurry‖; the situation is not critical.3. To compare the large number of lessons with the tiny result and also to say that ―40-minute pieces of learning‖ and―little pieces of geography or history or biology‖do not really add up to any substantial body of knowledge. Perhaps, too, the writer wants to show that mere statistics do not really prove that the results are good.4. The word suggests an unpleasant experience. The writer was, when a child, the subject ―and the education system was the ―boss‖. The results of the child‘s subjection were not good. Also look at speech paragraph 8 again: the system ―can never be called efficient‖; it simply helps the administrators and the bureaucrats. Developing your skillsPart A 1.c) 2.b) 3.c) 4.a)Extending your vocabularyPart A.1. carefree 2.intolerable 3.receptive pulsory 5.severe 6.motivated 7.applled 8.franticallyPart B. 1.regardless of 2.how much 3.certainly 4.must 5.help or win 6.frequently 7.resultWords to note:Bullets—7compensate—11contentedly---14disaster---9drifted---6glowing—10instantly---5insured---15pounds—12retire---16shadows---1streaming---4tempt---13terrified---3wafted---17wandered---18wardrobe—2wearily—8understanding the textPart Anotes 1:they were sitting round a coffee table.Thomas was wearing his police uniformSnow was blowing against burning.notes2:only the man and his wife were in the kitchenthere was a garden and a garden gate outside.The man at the garden gate was wearing police uniform The man at the garden gate was very tall.note3:The man was sitting next to the fireThomas had a blood stain on his chestThe grandmother was also standing behind Thomas Part B1.the curse was that the bag and its ―evil contents‖ gave the grandfather power. Thepower enabled him to get anything he wanted in life. The price was the life of his own wife.2.he bought the house with the help of the power he had been given by the bag. Buthe forgot the warning---there was a price to pay for his power.3.his first wish was for 100, 000 pounds. He would have received this moneybecause of the Life insurance---his son Thomas was insured. When Thomas was killed, the Insurance Company paid him this money.4.Arthur‘s second wish was ‖I want all my family to be together again.‖ This wishcame true but not in the way he had intended.Developing your skillsPart A1.similarly on the night that Arthur asked for 100,000 pounds, his son Thomas died.2.both Arthur and his father paid the price for the ‗help‖ they asked for. They bothknew the bag was evil---but they both used it to get what they thought they wanted.3.Arthur has already learned why his father thought so. But he tries to put thewarning from his father out of his mind. And his son later pays the price---the first price.4.his wife definitely is right. Very soon the son Thomas is killed.5.this is because he was a premonition. He knows what has happened and heprobably feels, as his father had left, that he is responsible. He feels guilty.Extending your vocabularyPart A1. terror2. temptation3. retirement4. compensation5. weary6. drifter7. insurance 8. disasterPart B1. stream2. retiring3. terrific4. pounded5. contents6. shadowingUnit 4For each of the following ,decide which option best completes the statement according to the text.Circle your answer.1.b)2.d)3.b)4.c)5.d)Part B: Summarizing the information in a textPart C :interpreting the text1. It‘s the area where people feel safe,secure,comfortable,unthreatened. This area surrounds us ,like a protective blanket.2. In order to ―protect‖ ourselves and to discourage any strangers from ―invading‖ our personal space by attempting to make contact with us.3. Because we need to feel that this area is our own;it belongs to us ;it‘s part of ourown self .4. When people from different cultural or geographical backgrounds are together.（because the size of the ―space ‖needed within different cultures differs;some cultures can easily accept closer ―contact‖----and therefore less personal space –than others.)5.If attempts to preserve our personal space are ignored by others ,and if wetherefore feel a heightened sense of discomfort, threat of even danger,we might use force---e.g. a loud voice, or actual physical force ,to make it very clear that we are ―defending our territory‖.Developing your skillsPart APart B : Deducing meaningbarren; nothing would grow or the island; attempts; in vain; never caught a single fish; crustaceans; crabs, shrimps and ,on one occasion, a lobster ; almost starved; look like a skeleton; bones were sticking through his skin; emaciated; sadness and anxiety; immediately changed; elationExtending your vocabularyPart A: synonyms and antonymsPart B: Cloze sentences1.expressive2.indicates/shows3.clusteredpliment5.gradually/slowly6.releaseUnit 5 Words to noteApplicant—2Benefits—7Cater—8Contributors—10Dismay –3Encouragement – 12Facilities – 11Hop – 5Impose—6Kerb—1Pretend—13Significantly—4Statistics—14Wheelchair – 9Understanding the textPart B: Interpreting the textExamples of optimismLetter 1: … I now look forward to…… wanting to live life to the full…Letter 2: …your own environment is sure to change soon.…perhaps we could share the benefits…Letter 3: … give hope (and a possible future) …There are … no reasons why disabled people cannot fulfill…Letter 4: … there are ever increasing social and professional opportunities…… he says he may even had an advantage…Examples of objectivityLetter 1: … paraplegics still have to plan each trip…… kerbs at the edges of the roads…Letter 2:… extra-wide elevators …… not a single step in the whole centre.Letter 3: … suitably converted vehicles.… not one single member has ever had an accident of any kind!Letter 4: … sports facilities designed for disabled persons.…World Summer Olympic Games for disabled athletes since 1960…Unit 6Understanding the textPart A: comprehending the textPart B: Interpreting the text2.Developing your skillsPart A: Familiarizing yourself with the features of poetry1. He believed that love is a fundamental blessing in life. There are many varied aspects to love:Burns loved his country (Scotland), women, ―humanity and honest, simple goodness ‖, friendship, trust, sharing, etc. Further he believed in morality, and fairness —he wrote about poverty and weakness and sadness.He had such a philosophy because his own childhood —his family was poor and he had to work hard even as a child, but he was given love and encouragement —perhaps influenced his feelings about life, and about the value and importance of the ―common people ‖ (i.e. ordinary people).3. several: e.g. –obviously —the chorus in ―Auld Land Syne ‖; the phrase ―times gone by ‖, ―Isee …‖, and ―I hear …‖ in‖ Jean‖; the ―theme line ‖, ―my love is like …‖and ―Iwill love you …‖ in ―my love is like a red, red rose ‖.4. Yes —especially in ―John Anderson, My Jo ‖, where the past and the present are contrasted: e.g.―your hair was like the raven ‘s …‖ ―Your hair is like the snow …‖ The contrasts in this poem are very clearly portrayed by the tenses used (Simple present and simple past).5. Yes. Some of poems have sentenced of identical length (to maintain the rhythm of the verse),for example ―Auld Lang Syne‖, however, the sentence lengths in ―my love is like a red, red rose ‖ vary throughout the poem. Generally speaking, the shorter the sentence is, the more emphasis the writer wants to place on it.Expanding your vocabularyPart A: Descriptions of happiness2. 3.Part B: using contrast descriptions1. 2.Unit 7Words to notecolloquial – 13complimentary – 6convey – 9derive – 7determined – 1frustrating – 2idioms – 3inappropriate – 4literal – 5mastering – 12prejudices – 14seemingly – 8shades – 10sources – 11stumped – 17tap – 15tones – 16Understanding the textPart A: Comprehending the textParagraph 1: a) Paragraph 2: c) Paragraph 3: b) Paragraph 4: b) Paragraph 5: a) Paragraph 6: c) Paragraph 7: a) Paragraph 8: b) Paragraph 9: a) Developing your skillsPart B: Subjective / objective writing1.What facts do you know about the flat?Flat: In effect, none. (Except, perhaps, that an apartment exists! Adjectives such as “lovely”, “compact”, “splendid” have no factual “meaning”.)Living Room: Again, none. What does “superb”actually –and factually –mean?Kitchen: There is one fact here: the kitchen is smaller (“more compact”) … But it’s not a very helpful fact. We are not told how much smaller it is! It’s not even 100% certain what other room it is smaller than! (The implication, of course, is that the comparison is with the living room but in Western houses the kitchen is always smaller than the living room in any case)Bedroom 1: There is one fact about the room, and two about what the room contains (i.e. a bed and light). The fact about the room is that it has a window.Bedroom 2: Again, no facts.Bathroom: There is no bathroom. (The landing is not part of the flat; the bathroom is a communal one.)2.What‘s the writer‘s purpose in writing this text?To “sell”the “attractiveness of the flat”–even though the flat is not really very attractive at all!3.What subjective words does he use to help him in his purpose?lovely; needs to be seen; perfect opportunity; splendid; great appeal; superb; of great character; convenient; easily; modern kitchen; conveniently; nicely 4.Briefly give your own opinions about the flat and explain what led you to theseopinions.It’s cold, or in bad condition –or perhaps both: “…effort may be required to improve…”It’s small: “…cleaning wo n’t ever be a problem” because there isn’t much to clean. It’s dangerous: “the electrical wiring may need to be changed”.The bedrooms are tiny: you can “turn off the light or open the window” while on the bed, and there is only “one side” of “space” to look after a baby.There is no private bathroom. Do we really want to “encourage friendliness”with strangers while we are in the bathroom?Extending your vocabularyExplaining the meaning of idiomsColumn A Column B1.to admit that you were wrong about something2.to take a long time to do something simple3.to react angrily or rudely to somebody for no reason4.to risk being blamed if things go wrong5.to be a bit of a dreamer6.to pay much more than something is worth7.to be very much in love8.to be completely different from each other9.to be dishonest about one‘s feelings and opinions10.to be very happy about somethingNow try to find out what each of the following idiomatic expressions means and write the explanation in the space provided.Picture 1. to have itchy feet: to want to leave a place and start travelingPicture 2. to put your foot in it: to make a (usually foolish) mistakePicture 3. to get cool feet: to become afraid to do something and so change your mind about doing it.Expanding your creativityA dialogue about being in love(YP = young people; M = Mother; F = Father)YP: I‘ve got itchy feet. I want to take off.M&F: What? What‘s up?YP: Well, don‘t bite my head off, but…M: But what? It isn‘t because of your girlfriend Brenda, is it?F: Brenda‘s alright. A bit plain, but she‘s quite nice: her heart‘s in the right place. M: I don‘t like her. She‘s two-faced. I never did understand why you were so head over heels…YP: No. No! Don‘t make a meal of it. It‘s not Brenda. I just feel stumpedF: Well…―itchy feet‖… To do what? To go where?M: Yes, you‘d better be careful. If I were you…YP: But you aren‘t me. I want a better job. I‘ve been working for XYZ Corp. for two weeks already and I haven‘t got a promotion or a pay rise or, or… I‘mfed up. I‘m going to quite, call it a day –that‘s what I mean by ―itchy feet‖. Iwant to quite right now, while I‘m in the mood – before I got cold feet.F: You were on cloud nine when you got the job. Why not give it a couple more weeks and see how it goes. And I‘d advise you to keep quiet about yourfeelings and your dissatisfaction at least for the moment.M: Your head‘s in the clouds – that‘s your trouble. Quit now – and you‘ll pay through the nose for it. Just keep quiet – you don‘t want to have to eat yourwords.YP: Yeah, well… I‘ll cool it for a day or two. But I don‘t like keeping quiet. I don‘t want to be two-faced. Even Brenda isn‘t two-faced!F: It could be better to be two-faced than to put your head on the block! Creative Reading Book 2Unit 8Understanding the textPart A: Comprehending the text1. F2. T3. F4. F5. F6. F7. F8. F9. T 10. TPart B: Interpreting the text1. Firstly, of course, because he was a very good (and well-known, Chinese) competitor. Secondly, because he very nearly beat Greg Lauganis. Thirdly, because many people believed he had, really, won. Fourthly, because of his sportsmanship: he didn‘t complain – instead, he praised his rival.2. The word ―really‖ indicates that there is some doubt as to whether it is a ―genuine‖ question. In fact the question is ―rhetorical‖– i.e. the writer isn‘t really asking a question for information but is using a question form in order to give his own opinion. (This opinion is that many Chinese people were more happy about the prestige than interested in the sports.)3. It implies that, although pens and newspapers are small items it is likely that many extra millions will be sold during the Games because if the huge number of visitors.4. Because of the length of time he has been in the organization, he ―made a career‖of the Olympics, and he ―rose through the ranks‖ to become President.5. No. They are far more. They bring prestige to the city hosting them. They probably produce profit. They certainly create lots of jobs, new buildings get built, and the host city is proud to be able to ―bask in its fame‖.Developing your skillsPart A: Skimming(about the text)1. Ground management; event management; administration; engineering; tourism; sales and marketing; selling food and drinks; customer service.2. Systems programmers; business analysts; architects; engineers; finance experts.3. Athletes who had competed in the Games.(about obesity)1. Diabetes; cancer; heart disease; lung disease; psychological ailments such as depression and low self-esteem.2. Obesity is ―one of the greatest health risks‖. All the body can suffer as a result.3. An entire class session could be spent debating this subject! For example, how can we decide if fat people are ―happier‖? Do we have to count all fat people? Then, too, how do we define ―fat‖? More difficult yet: how do we define ―happy‖? It might be suggested that if fat people are happier, ―they shouldn‘t be‖, or ―they don‘t realize they have a problem‖. But perhaps such discussion and debate can never be satisfactorily concluded; perhaps it‘s simpler to quote another old adage: ―Laugh and grow fat; grow fat and be laughed at.‖!Part B: Scanning1. 102. obese 3 times obesity 2 timespeople 4 times health 2 times physical 2 times1. Xiong Ni, Greg Lauganis, Carl Lewis, Mike Powell, Juan Antonio Samaranch.2. 1976 Montreal Olympics, 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1992 Barcelona Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics.3. The costs are huge. Merely the conversion of one building, for the Sydney Games, cost US$240 million. The total cost of these Games was probably approximately US$2.5 billion!4. Both short-term and more ―specialized‖ jobs are mentioned. Short-term examples include jobs in selling and marketing, administration, tourism, customer service and ground management. More specialized examples include jobs in systems programming, business and finance analysis, architecture and engineering.5. Basically, profit and development. If the Games are well organized, the host city/country will make a lot of money from the influx of thousands upon thousands of visitors – and their spending; in the longer term, the new facilities (which have to be built for the Games), such as new buildings and infrastructure, mean that the city is better equipped to bid for large international events in the future.Extending your vocabularyPart A: Words to note1. prestige2. budgeted3. inevitably4. biased5. dignified6. guarantee7. margin8. Apparently9. analysts 10. hostPart B: Suffixes(Xu Dan)Words to noteAccepting----8Actually---16Automatically---6Balancing act---13Cleverest---1Enthusiastic---11Jaw---3Nickname---15Obviously---4Organized---18Personalities---17Properly---2Puddings---5Respected---12Confident---7Transcript---10Undisciplined—9Youngish---14Understanding the textPart B1. c2. d3. a4. b5. d6. d7. a .8. d9. d 10. cPart C1.because they never get down to studying properly.2.perhaps she thought he-----as a teacher----might be surprised that a student actuallyappreciated strictness.3.because without other interests a student would never do anything else, and this clearly nothealthy.4.because ―know-alls‖ might be used by the teacher to hide---or disguise ---the fact that somemembers of the class are falling behind and not learning well.5.not really. Her comments are based largely on her perceptions. However, she clearly isintelligent---she recognizes herself that since she is referring to people she knows personally ―perhaps I can‘t see them clearly.‖Extending your vocabularyPart B1.miserable2. nickname3. respected4. interested5. humorous6. interesting7. enthusiastic8. firm9. qualified 10. jaw.Understanding the textPart A:1.d)2.c)3.b)4.c)5.d)Part C:1.An intense interest in the possible reality of "eyeless sight".2.A"sixth sense" doesn't seem to "make sense". Our reason tells us,for example,that we only see with our eyes __ and certainly not with our elbows! But,puttingreason to one side, people have long spoken of a sixth sense; people believe it exists, though it is not fully developed. As the mind, and the ability to reason,develop in a child, the "normal" senses are more fully controlled by the mind.And the mind tends to reject what it cannot explain.3.Because the whole personality of children is more open and growing.The mind hasnot, yet, "gained control".Children in Western countries "believe in" SantaClaus; as they grow older they discard this belief__ and of course it is reasonable to do so. But does this mean that the concept of Claus is totally false?4.A cat's whiskers help it to detect danger, and hence to survive. Its whiskers areextremely sensitive to its surroundings__ just like an exta, or a "sixth" sense.。