创意阅读答案B2U1-U2
大学英语创意阅读4答案
Unit 1Understanding the textPart A1.Most voice-over artists work in advertising. They provide the voicefor the images used to sell a product.2.They must have a good voice and be good actors. They must be ableto 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-over artist is or what he does. You have to strike a balance between finding work and over-exposing your voice.Part CDeveloping your skill Part A11 8 3 6 5 10 7 9 2 1 4Extending your vocabularyPart AUnit 2 Understanding the text Part APart BPart CDeveloping your skills Part APart 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 thelast one, which is asked by the health club.4.Can anybody do it?Part B1.People are more a ware of the importance of keeping their bodyhealthy, but this is not easy, so gym clubs are becoming popular.2.It is an exercise system used by some famous people, which is safeand makes you healthy and 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 everrealize that the planet cannot support an infinite number of people?(a) ●Have you ever seen anybody walking around with his head under hisarm? Do you ever lie awake at night and hear strange noises comingfrom empty rooms?(b)●Have you ever stopped in the middle of a sentence because youcouldn‘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 see something 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 issomething 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 disastershappening in the world lately? 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 oldestuniversities in the world)b.twelfth (thirteenth)c.each specializes in a particular subject (none of them specialize in aparticular subject)d.and 90% of them come from public schools (and 90% of them used tocome from public school)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 areallowed 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 skillsPart APart BExtending your vocabulary Part Aread gown formal hall deandons Part BPart C:c e b a f dUnit 5 Understanding the text Part APart BDeveloping your skills Part BExtending your vocabulary Part AUnit 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 wereno state benefits at that time for unemployed or sick people.4.they knew his father would not accept the money, even though heneeded it very much, as he was too proud.5.would otherwise have been thrown away/ could not be sold in a shop/other people gave to them.6.a tap in the cellar.7.they never complained and always tried to help out in any way theycould.8.he then saw so little of him9.that no matter what difficulties a family had, the children must neverfind out about them or suffer in any way.10.h is father had overcome such enormous difficulties, such severeproblems, to give his family a good 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 earlierlife.3.Regretful reminiscence of the beauty to be found in poverty. Regretfulbecause the writer wishes he had appreciated the truly important things in his life, which is unrealistic. It is also regretful because(as welearn 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 reasonswhich the reader, at this stage, 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 wasgetting much more.3.The writer‘s family was so poor that they could never afford to buybiscuits; he had never seen 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 sufferinghardships of some kind.5.It shows us that writer was not really busy at all—it was simply anexcuse for not visiting his parents more often.6.It obviously shows us he is upset, but it also asks us to consider whyhe is upset.(Because his father 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 complicatedcomputer like the Antikythera Mechanism, they could haveinvented 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 tooheavy earrings, the production and successful use of artificiallimbs 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 replacedmore and more quickly.Part B: Note-takingPart C: Interpreting the text1.Because it was thought that electricity was discovered muchlater than this period.2.To show that inventions are not necessarily a modernphenomenon but have been made throughout history and inseveral cradles of civilization.3.To show that they are being made , and improved upon, at anincreasing rate, and that some of them depend on much earlierinventions.4.Many inventions thought to be ―modern‖ actually depend onearlier discoveries or inventions.Developing your skillsA) classification/exemplification/enumeration, for example:B) chronological (normal), for example:C) comparative ( type A), for example:Extending 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 ofinvention.2.In comparison to other civilizations, roman homes were luxurious.3.Inventions made in ancient times have greatly influenced modernprogress.4.It is incredible that the Greeks could have invented a computer.5.Even though it was incredible at the time, the Greek computer wasquite 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 aninstitution for very poor people. 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 amoustache.3.This was because of his father‘s connections. His father had worked asan actor before he became 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 killingCharlie, who was at that time 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 o fhis 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 of Wales 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 earlyage. He seemed to spend the 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 upfor‖the common man in the street‖.7.she said that McCarthy was dreadful.8.he was always on the side of the poor in his films and nothing thathappened in his personal life could spoil the simple but wholesome humor of this films.Extending your vocabulary1.exiled2.poignant3.orphan4.prizefightersedian6.baggy7.wholesome8.tramps9.stunt10.t erroristsUnit 9Understanding the textPart A:Part BDeveloping your skills1.The verb‖claimed‖ is the clue. The writer is a bit surprised and hedoes not completely believe what the vicar said.2.The question is a rhetorical question. It shows that the writer has doubtabout the issue. The writer 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 thinksthat more effort has to be put into investigating the issue.4.The verb ―seems‖ is the clue. The writer is glad to see that the workdone by Edinburgh University is fruitful, but he also thinks that this is not enough and more effort has to be made.Expanding your creativity●Most ghost stories are based in castles or churches because theyare old and many people have died in them. Graveyards are alsogood settings for ghost stories(Michael Jackson‘s ―Thriller‖ videois a good example, where ghosts and ghouls come out of thegraves and dance with him). A good idea could be where a newhouse has been built to replace an old one which has been pulleddown; the ghost is unhappy because its house has 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 aglass which moves around the letters to spell a message from‖beyond‖. People who have done this always say they have not―pushed‖the glass and that it moves ―on its own‖.●Indeed , the thunder and violence seem to be the reason for anyscary bit of a film being shown in a storm! Perhaps the reducedvisibility could be another reason –if you can‘t see clearly, youcan imagine things that you have seen! You could try to encourage students to envisage a ghost story in other climatic conditions.●Usually at night and in the winter. Ghosts seem to be associatedwith coldness and people 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 toexplain why the ghost has ―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 justbe because more old people 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 usuallyfunny films. Whoop Goldberg in Ghost is one example, where the man becomes a ghost after he is killed and comes back to help his girlfriend to solve his murder. Another example is The Sixth Sense with Bruce Willis. Ghosts often come back to help members of their family; these are not always scary.●One theme could be that ghosts, unlike in most ghost stories, canactually be nice and kind and not frightening or evil. Another theme could be that ghosts can be happy after their death, and thatdying 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 along time ago. Under hypnosis, some people have used forms of aforeign language that they couldn‘t possibly have known,although this is a different king of ―ghost ‘story as the ghost―lives‖ in the body of the person under hypnosis.●You could suggest a ghost of an animal—a dog, for instance. Theghost could have come back for a number of reasons: to helpsomebody, as mentioned before, or for revenge because of a deathcaused by somebody else who is still alive. Then ghost could haveforgotten something and needs it for life in his \her new world.●There is not any fixed principle. However, the generalunderstanding is that the story makes a makes a more lastingimpression on the audience if there is a surprise ending.●The story will leave a sense of mystery if it involves elementswhich cannot be explained, and this will make a lastingimpression 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 werecovered in blood.3.----he saw his son safe and sound and the body of a great grey wolfnearby.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 skills Part A:Part B:Answer:1.Maldwyn left his trusted hunting dog to look after his beloved sonwhile he went hunting.2.Strong hunter, unthinking but not necessarily stupid, man of action notthoughts.3.He loved his dog and trusted him.4.He was relieved that his son was not dead but very sad that he hadkilled his dog.In pairs, discuss:1.There are no fixed answers. But personally, I would have felt veryguilty because of my unforgivable mistake.2.The same thing or something different? Find and rain another dog ornever want another dog to 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 wouldunderstand that his master cared more about his son than his dog andwas overcome with grief and he would certainly forgive him! Extending your vocabularyPart A: Clues:1.cradle2.rogues3.independent4.fertile5.keen6.mound7.prosperity8.growling9.regrets10.b ravery11.r are12.u njustlyNow 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 skillsWords in context: further practiceExtending 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 textTable 1: Comparison between Hong Kong and GreenlandTable 2: Common problems with mixed-race marriages and suggested solutions。
《创新设计》2021届高考语文二轮复习(全国通用)训练 第一部分 现代文阅读(三) 专题二 (1)
考点归类，对点模拟练力量散文阅读(一)一、阅读下面的文字，完成1～3题。
幸会，妈妈张春我妈年轻的时候是一名会计，在食品站工作。
那个年月的屠夫看不起坐办公室的，男人看不起女人，双重卑视。
我妈妈不服，就学会了杀猪。
一个二十来岁的女孩，穿着黑色的皮围裙，按倒一头猪，手起刀落，干脆利落。
后来我妈走到哪儿，那帮屠夫叔叔们就跟到哪儿。
她的本职业务也顶呱呱，现在已经60多岁，对数字照旧格外敏感，心算精确到个位数。
我们小时候爱吃手指，把手指甲都啃坏了。
她就给我和哥哥在胸前吊了一粒甘草片。
由于甘草片比手指头好吃，我们就不吃手指头了。
我4岁的时候，看到其他小孩子在高楼外的屋檐上追跑嬉闹，也想跟上去。
妈妈没有打我骂我，而是去买了一个大西瓜，带我们站到那个楼顶上，瞅着下面没人，把西瓜扔了下去，然后说：“你们看，摔下去就是这个样子！”还有一次，在家里看电视剧《哪吒闹海》，看到哪吒自杀的时候，我一边难过地大哭，一边去上学。
走出好远，后边远远传来妈妈的声音，她边喊边跑：“哪吒没有死——被他师父救活了——不要哭了！”她起码追了200米。
我不到8岁的时候，妈妈就和我说，不要让男人和你太亲热，更不要让男人碰你。
洗澡上厕所，就算是爸爸、哥哥也不能看。
上学校四班级时，一次我和另外两个小女孩走在路上，一个20多岁的男人来和我们说话，然后挨个儿抱我们，说要掂掂有多重。
我看到他抱起一个女孩，撩起了她的衣服，突然觉得不对，大喊一声：快跑！——很难想象，假如没有妈妈的早期训练，当时会发生什么事。
我学校的时候第一次收到情书，格外忧心，摸索地拿给妈妈看。
妈妈认真地看完，然后笑眯眯地叠起来还给我，说：“青春真好，还有人给你写这样的信。
”我后来听说很多女孩子不再对妈妈说心事，就是从第一封类似的书信开头的，而我却松了一口气，好像今后没有什么事不能和妈妈说的了。
但我们之间也不都是奇特时间。
青春叛逆期，我也跟她吵过，说：“等我长大了，还了你们的钱，我就再也不欠你们的了！”妈妈缄默良久，叹了口气，说：“我们大人有时也心情不好，你看看《还珠格格》里的小燕子，总是逗阿玛兴奋，你就不能也哄哄我吗？”小时候上学，爸妈很少接送我，下雨也一样。
创意村长阅读答案.doc
创意村长阅读答案上鄂村近年来养殖业发展喜人，鸡鸭猪羊成群，可那些来村里的家禽贩子把价格压得很低，村长榆树决定带着大伙儿直接运到城里去卖。
这天榆树带着七八个人，开着几台装满家禽的拖拉机隆隆响地进城来了。
结果刚到城边上，就被交警拦下了，说拖拉机不准进城。
榆树说，我们这叫自产自销，比家禽贩子的便宜，让城里人买到更便宜的鸡呀羊的不好吗？怎么说都是好事呀！可任凭他讲了多少好话交警也不放行。
榆树又问驴马车行不行，交警说更不行，城里禁畜力车都多少年了，你们不知道？那么多的家禽，总不能挑着去呀。
榆树一急，让大伙儿把车停到郊区，自己去城里找一个在县政府工作的同学，看能否说说情。
榆树找到同学的单位，同学到市里开会去了。
这可怎么办？榆树烦闷地往回走。
在一个街边，他见很多人围成圈在看什么，挤进去一看，一个人趴在地上，一只公鸡站在他的头上。
一个人在旁边讲解说，这个艺术家表演的主题是“日出‘：接着又是一个人牵了一头羊上来，用一盆的油彩，猛地往羊身上一浇，羊被惊得跑了起来......讲解员说，这个艺术家表演的主题是“激情他还是不懂这是做什么的，问旁边的一个人，别人告诉他，这是行为艺术表演。
他问，在大街上这么做，没人管吗？别人说，行为艺术就是要在大街上表演的。
—路上榆树都在想，真是吃饱了撑的，像这样就叫艺术，那我们乡下到处都是艺术呢。
突然，他灵光一闪，心中有了主：£、0见榆树回来了，村民们都围上去问，找到人了吗？榆树说没有，回去，我们明天再来。
大伙儿说，没找到人，明天来还不是一样。
榆树诡谪一笑。
第二天，榆树又带着大伙儿，赶着几辆驴车进城来了。
猪一车，羊一车，鸡鸭一车，煞是壮观。
很多猪羊身上都涂了花花绿绿的颜色，最前面的驴车上面，有一个横幅：乡村行为艺术展。
就在这时，他们又看到那个交警了，前面赶驴车的刘二斤心里直打鼓，榆树在后面说，别担心，径直走。
果然，交警只是好奇地朝他们车子望了一眼，却没有过来阻拦。
顺利到了城里，榆树和村民们把驴车停到了马路边，人们见车上装着花花绿绿的猪羊，不知是干嘛的，争着围上来看。
创意阅读 第三册 翻译及答案
UNIT ONE 好的语言学习者要成为一名好的语言学习者需要多方面的因素。
这里说的“好的”并非指品行端正或彬彬有礼。
而是指“效率高”和“有效果”。
长期以来．语言学习方面自勺专家都认为教授语言的教师可以通过观察和分析好的语言学习者如何学习而得到许多收获。
教师们则认为如果他们能够将使一位好的语言学习者学习效率高的行为表现归纳出来，那么他们就能够将其告知那些不太成功的语言学习者?从而改进他们的学习。
那么。
好的语言学习者和一般的或者比较差的语言学习者在行为表现上有什么不同呢?顺便说一下。
你也许会觉得我们将要进行的讨论不仅可以用来区分好的和差的语言学习者。
而且也可以用来区分其他任何专业或技能的好学生与差学生。
首先，最值得注意的一个重要表现是好的语言学习者都具有创新精神，他们爱拿语言做实验。
他们的态度似乎是“我要试一试，看这种方法是否奏效，如果不行——也没关系——我总是可以重新试一试的”。
好的语言学习者试着把他们在课堂上学到的语言“碎片”(结构和一些词汇)融合在一起。
好的语言学习者对他们所学的语言和他们自己都显示出一种开放而且宽容的态度。
这样的学习者也乐于冒险。
如果要求他们在同学们面前讲新学的语言，他们会尽最大的努力去控制紧张情绪。
如果老师用了生词和新句型。
他们就会试着将以前所学的语言和这些新的内容联系起来。
换句话说，好的语言学习者能够在不太确定的条件下学习。
另一点和好的语言学习者的创造性和冒险精神息息相关的是他们能够意识到哪种具体的学习方法和技巧对自己行之有效。
例如，一些学习者喜欢用押韵和词语联想等技巧来记住所学内容，而另一些人则使用词汇笔记或写日记的办法．这些并不是老师要求他们做的，而是他们自己发现这些是行之有效的学习方法。
许多学习者讨厌犯错误。
他们觉得难堪，而且经常认为他们永远也学不会正确地使用这门语言。
好的语言学习者则不同。
他们不会因为犯错误而沮丧，相反地，他们会利用错误。
在学语言，甚至任何技术的过程中，犯错是很自然的，好的学习者将犯错视为学习过程中一个建设性的部分。
创意阅读B1(U1-16)
Unit1 馈赠的艺术驻芝加哥的美国商人约翰·罗杰斯对于拜访公司的中国供应商一事津津乐道。
“去年，我们公司给全世界的同行们赠送了一些漂亮的台式钟，每个钟上都有公司的名字。
对于此举，公司非常得意。
但我到上海时却发现中国同行们对这件礼物颇感不快。
在中国文化里，把钟作为礼物馈赠是极为不妥的。
原因是送钟这个词和送终（即死亡）在汉语里发音相同。
它象征着双方关系的终止。
”这个故事说明，了解世界各地正确的馈赠行为在今天是多么重要。
罗杰斯说：“礼物是与客户建立牢固关系的重要手段。
”商业常常取决于个人关系，而个人关系则建立在信任和象征信任的一件礼物之上。
不恰当的礼物会使关系恶化。
以下各例均属于不恰当的礼物：●将葡萄酒、威士忌或其他酒精饮料送给穆斯林。
由于其宗教禁止饮用含酒精的饮料，给穆斯林送这些礼物是非常无礼的。
●在日本、韩国和中国文化里，带有4或数量为4的物品是不吉利的。
另外，13这个数字在东亚也最好避免。
●刀和剪。
在拉丁美洲和亚洲，刀、剪意味着断绝关系。
送刀即表示大家已不再是朋友了。
●在亚洲，像花这种浪漫的礼物也可能传递错误的信息，因此也应避免。
另外，一些花具有特殊含义。
比如在欧洲，菊花只用于葬礼。
在有的国家，送花通常要送偶数，而另一些国家则要送奇数。
●将皮革制品送给印第安人。
很多印第安人是印度教徒——他们所奉行的宗教认为牛应受到尊敬。
●在有的地方，比如日本，送手帕是可行的。
但在其他一些地方，手帕则可能象征着悲痛或死亡。
当然，并非每个人都会对这些礼物感到不快。
年轻人可能不迷信。
若有人赠送刀或钟，只要意识到对方是有诚意的，他们也会很高兴地接受。
但他们自己就不大可能把这种礼物送给长辈了。
那么，什么样的礼物才是恰当而考虑周到的呢？罗杰斯说：“任何一件你所在国家的东西，而在别处却难以得到，都会是不错的礼物。
”比如，加拿大枫蜜或一小袋优质的夏威夷菠萝都是令人喜爱的。
一旦了解了某人，送礼还应该尽量投其所好。
比如说，如果你的合作伙伴爱好足球，那为什么不送他最喜欢的球队的球衣呢？但是要记住，男士送衣物给女士很可能显得过度亲密，暗示不恰当的关系了。
九年级语文儿子的创意阅读训练题
九年级语文儿子的创意阅读训练题儿子在家里乱翻我的杂志，突然说：“我准备到日本旅游一次。
”因为他经常异想天开，我置之不理。
他说：“咦，你为什么不表态?难道不觉得我很勇敢吗?”我说：“是啊是啊，很勇敢。
可世上有些事并不单是勇敢就够用。
比如这件事吧，还得有钱。
”他很郑重地说：“这上面写着，举办一个有关宗教博物馆建筑的创意征文比赛。
金牌获得者，免费到日本观光旅游。
”说着，把一本海外刊物递给我。
我看也不看地说：“关于宗教，你懂得多少?关于建筑，你懂得多少?金牌银牌历来都只有一块，多么激烈的争夺。
你还是好好做功课吧。
”他毫不气馁地说：“可是我有创意啊，比如这个博物馆里可以点燃藏香，给人一种浓郁的宗教气氛。
比如这个博物馆里可以卖斋饭，让参观的人色香味立体地感受宗教。
比如这个博物馆里可以播放佛教音乐，您从少林寺带回的药师菩萨曲，听的时候就让人感到很宁静。
比如……”我打断他说：“别比如了，人家征的是建筑创意，要像悉尼的贝壳壮大歌剧院，有独特的风格。
我记得你小时候连积木都搭不好，还侈谈什么建筑!”十几岁的儿子好脾气，不理睬我的挖苦，自语道：“在地面挖一个巨大的深坑，就要100米吧，然后把这个博物馆盖在底下……”我说：“噢，那不成了地下宫殿?”儿子不理我，遐想着说：“博物馆和大地粗糙的岩石泥土间要留有空隙，再用透明的建筑材料砌成外墙，这样参观的人们时时刻刻会感到土地的存在，产生一种神秘感。
从底下向阳光明媚的地面攀升，会有人的自豪感。
地面部分设计成螺旋状的飞梯，象征着人类将向宇宙探索……”他在空中比划了一个上大下小的图形。
我不客气地打断他：“挖到地下那么深的地方，会有矿泉水涌出来，积成一个火山口样的湖泊。
你想过没有?再说什么样的建筑材料，可以长久地保持你所要求的透明度?还有你设计螺旋状的飞梯，多么危险!反正我是不敢上这种喇叭型梯子的。
还有……”儿子摆摆手说：“妈妈，您说的问题都是问题。
不过那是工程师们需要解决的问题，不关我的创意。
创意阅读2答案4,5,6
Unit 4 Personal Space: Don’t Stand Too CloseWords to note16, 12, 18, 9, 3, 5, 13, 11, 1, 6, 10, 17, 4, 15, 2, 14, 8, 7Understanding the textPart A: Comprehending the text1. b)2. d)3. b)4. c)5. d)Part 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 our own self.4.When people from different cultural or geographical backgroundsare together.5.If attempts to preserve our personal space are ignored by others,and if we therefore feel a heightened sense of discomfort, threat or 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 skillsExtending your vocabularyPart A Synonyms and antonymsPart B Cloze sentences1. expressive2. indicated/show3. clusteredpliment5.gradually/slowly6.releaseUnit 5 Physical Disabilities: Overcoming Physical DisabilitiesWords to note2, 7, 8, 10, 1, 3, 12, 11, 5, 6, 13, 4, 14, 9Understanding the textPart B: Interpreting the textDeveloping your skillsExtending your vocabularyUnit 6 Robert Burns: A Poet of the People: Robert Burns Words to note4, 7, 1, 9, 13, 2, 11, 15, 5, 17, 6, 18, 3, 8, 10, 14, 12, 16 Understanding the textPart B: Interpreting the text2.What is love?Love is beautiful. It’s “like the melody”. “That’s sweetly played in tune.”It’s like beautiful flower –“a red, red rose”. It’s constant and eternal. What is friendship?Friendship means sharing – both “lovely” and “wearing” experiences. It means pleasant memories, and trust. (“There’s my hand, my trustedfriend, …”) it means constancy – when they can no longer climb “the hill together” they will “totter down … hand in hand …”. It is “one of the finest things life can bring”.Developing your skillsPart A: Familiarizing yourself with the features of poetry1.He believes that love is a fundamental blessing in life. There are many varied aspects in 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 0 his family was poor and he had to work hard even as a child, but he was given love and encouragement –perhaps influenced his feeling about life, and about the value and importance of the “common people”.3. 4. 5. (Omit)Expanding your vocabularyPart A: Description of happiness2. delighted, pleased, excited, glad, cheerful, merry, joyful, sunny3. jump for joy, walking on air, over the moon on cloud nine, as happy as a …Part B: Using contrast descriptions1.depressed, sad, unhappy, gloomy, miserable, sorrowful, sorry,heavily-hearted, low-spirited2.down in the dumps, down in the mouth, feeling blue。
大学英语创意阅读2课文翻译
大学英语创意阅读2课文翻译Unit1终身难忘的假期旅游天堂岛屿班图岛南端的旅游胜地，风景宜人，赏心悦目，颇具异国情调。
游区占地250 英亩，为浅浅的海湾怀抱，海风习习，凉爽宜人。
沿岸浅水处，海地。
洋生物云集，是研家庭假日对不想太冒险的人或者是小孩，我们提供极大的游泳池，里面有水上滑梯、跳板跳水、幼儿嬉水池、微型高尔夫球场和许多别的自然景点。
美丽班图岛如你想更多地领略天堂岛的美景，旅馆将为你安排一切，包括用带空调的豪华交通工具带你去你想去的任何地方。
你或许想游览下列景点。
旅游一线：古老神秘的塔利湖。
开车从旅游胜地出发，很快就到达这充满浪漫色彩，具有远古宗教气息的塔利湖。
在这儿演绎出了无数的人类祭祀场面，无数对恋人投湖殉情。
人们还常常看见他们的幽灵在湖边徘徊。
旅游二线：岛屿北部的邦威自然保护区。
在这儿能看到岛上野生动植物的奇观异景：奇特植物，珍稀动物。
旅游三线：西海岸奇异的水下洞穴。
从旅游胜地出发，坐上本地人的小船，沿岸而上可到这古老的洞穴。
据说这里是位大魔法师的出生地和埋身之处。
宾至如归在一流的宾馆你自然能享受一流的居住条件。
你将住在采用本地木料、手工建造的单人套间内。
这些单人套间会为你营造“回归自然”的真切氛围。
让你一分钱当两分钱花好的旅游胜地常常让普通工薪家庭消费不起。
可我们作为新的旅游景点，老板更关心让游客感到宾至如归，让游客高兴，而不仅仅是赚钱。
这次包价旅游活动是特价优惠。
我们知道你们愿意游览以上所列景点，其费用已包含在度假费用中。
这意味着你一到达此地，不用再花一分钱。
不要再犹豫!马上订票。
“终身难忘之旅”，莫失良机。
我太激动了，跑回家告知家人。
家人都说这是我们度假的理想之地。
然而就在订机票前一天，我在地方小报上读到—篇小文章，写的就是这个地方。
写文章的记者去参加了假日之旅，发现旅游指南虽未撒谎，其描述却大为失真。
“不堪回首”的假日——海滨流浪汉的栖身之地一个岛屿不错，这是个岛屿，但天堂在哪儿这个修建一半的“旅游胜地”位于印度洋中部的一块荒礁石上，坐落在海湾边上，并无海滩，整日被刺骨的寒风袭击，使你感到台风倒成了清爽的微风。
大学英语创意阅读第2册第2单元答案
大学英语创意阅读第2册第2单元答案Unit 2 Schooldays: An Effective Education SystemUnderstanding the textPart A: Comprehending the textPart B: Interpreting the text1. Why, in paragraph 2 of the debate speech, does the speaker describe failing an examination as being like a "death sentence"?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. Why does the speaker mention the labour market in paragraph 4 of the speech? The labour market does not urgently need "newly qualified people ". There is no "hurry"; the situation is not critical.3. Why does the speaker introduce such exact figures in paragraph 7 of the speech? To compare the large number of lessons ("17,745") with the tiny result ("how little I knew at the end ... ")and also to say that "40-minute pieces of learning" and"little pieces of 9eography 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 ("17,745 lessons") do not really prove that the results are good.4. What does the word "subjected" in paragraph 7 of the speech tell us about the speaker's attitude towards his own education?The word suggests an unpleasant experience. The writer was, when a child, the subject -- and the education system was the "boss". The results o.1~ the child's subjection were not good. Also look at speech paragraph 8 again: the system "can never be called e. efficient"; it simply helps the administrators and the bureaucrats.Developing your skillsPart A: Using reference markersCircle the letter of your choice.1. c)In the text, "schooldays" is related to "remember" -- "schooldays" is the object of "remember"; "them" is also the object -- of the second verb "remember". The pronoun "them" means exactly the same, in this sentence, as the noun "schooldays"2. b)Here, "it" is connected -- or linked -- to "this question" by the word "as". And "as it exists in Britain" specifies that the discussion is limited to present-day Britain.3. c)This is more difficult: those refers, here, to the "school children" mentioned in the previous sentence! So the link -- or the connection -- is more distant. All the words in this phrase giveclues to the link: "but", for example, is very important here because it indicates a limitation on what is being discussed. (The teacher might wish to point out that there are many small words which are very important in English --and "but" is one of these.A useful class exercise can be given in which each student-- or perhaps pair of students -- creates an original sentence in which "but" is an essential part. Y ou can emphasise that, although the word is "simple", it is often very important indeed in communication. )4. a)Here we need to go back to the subject of this long sentence -- namely " parents" !Find and circle five more examples of reference markers in the text. For e ach marker, draw an arrow to the part of the text it refers to. Compare your examples with those of a partner.·"But" (speech paragraph 4, line 26) does two jobs. It refers back to the whole subject of exams and pressures; it also signals that there is going to be a change of direction in the whole discussion.·"It" (speech paragraph 4, line 32) refers back to the "problem" if children "suddenly stop reading" -- and the paragraph goes on to say that this is not really a probl em. ·"So" (speech paragraph 4, line 36) is another small but very important linking word. Often -- as here -- it is used to "wrap up", or conclude, an argument.·"If" (speech paragraph 5, line 38) introduces a hypothetical situation. It raises the idea of imagining big changes and new conditions. Again, it's a small word 'with many uses.·In speech paragraph 8, ".for example" is perhaps a more simple instance of linking: here the inefficiency of the "presentsystem" is shown clearly by the example -- i. e. it "takes up to 11 years" to produce even basic results.Part B: Using discourse markers1. I've been really busy this week with five assignments to complete. However/Yet last week was easy as I only had one to do.Function: showing contrast2. Although there are some minor disadvantages, on the whole / in general / generally s peaking / overall, I prefer studying at university to secondary school.Function: generalizing3. Nobody is allowed in here except / except for / with the exception of the principal and the most senior members of staff.Function: introducing exceptions4. Y our progress seems to have been variable. Some assignments are OK, but as for / as regards your last written assignment ... it was a complete disaster!Function: focusing attention5. I've finished all my assignments so / and so / so now I can go to the cinema this evening and relax.Function: showing logical sequenceExtending your vocabularyPart A: W ords to note1. His carefree attitude sometimes makes people think he doesn't take his studies seriously enough.2. I really find the fact that so many students have copied this assignment totally intolerable. This is cheating!3. He seemed very receptive to my suggestion that he should focus more on his basic language skills.4. As this is a compulsory course, it is not possible for you to drop it.5. The consequences of cheating in an examination are usually very severe. In any case, anyone who cheats will fail.6. Clearly, the more motivated a student is to learn a language, the more successful he or she will be.7. I am appalled at the very high failure rate of the course! Everyone should pass.8. The student was frantically trying to remember where he put his textbook. He needed it immediately to complete his assignment.Part B: Expressions。
来自蝴蝶翅膀的创意阅读答案
来自蝴蝶翅膀的创意阅读答案来自蝴蝶翅膀的创意阅读答案 1蝴蝶郑振铎春送了绿衣给田野、给树木、给花园；甚至于小小的墙隅、屋角、小小的庭前阶下，也点缀着新绿。
就是油碧色的湖水，被春风粼粼的吹动，山间的溪流也开始淙淙汩汩的流动了，于是黄的、白的、红的、紫的、蓝的，以及不能名色的花开了；于是红的，白的，黄的，黑的，以及各色的蝴蝶们，从蛹中苏醒了，舒展着美的耀人的双翼，栩栩的在花间，在园中飞了；便是小小的墙隅屋角，小小的庭前阶下，只要有新绿的花木在着的，只要有什么花舒放着的，_________________________________。
蝴蝶飞来了，偕来的是花的春天。
当我们在温暖宜人的阳光下，走到一望无际的开放着金黄色的菜田间，或杂生着不可数的无名的野花的草地上时，大的小的蝴蝶们总在那里飞翔着。
一刻飞向这朵花，一刻飞向那朵花，便是停下了，双翼也还在不息不住的扇动。
一群儿童们嬉笑着追逐在它们之后，见它们停下了，便悄悄的蹑足走近，等到他们走近时，蝴蝶却又态度闲暇的舒翼飞开了。
“啊，蝴蝶！它便被追，也并不现出匆急的神气。
”在这个时候，我们似乎感到全个宇宙都耀着微笑，都泛滥着快乐，每个生命都在生长，在向前或向上发展。
1．语段中“以及不能名色的花开了”中“不能名色”的词义是________ _________。
2．文中第一自然段空出了末句，与上文衔接最好的一项是（）A．栩栩的蝴蝶们也都飞来了 B．蝴蝶们也都栩栩的来临了C．都迎来了栩栩的蝴蝶们 D．都栩栩的飞来了蝴蝶们3．文中着力描写哪些景物（至少写出10种景物）？4．从哪些画面为我们勾画出一幅生机勃勃的春景图？5．借助于对春天景物的描写，抒发了自己怎样的思想感情？（不超过20个字）6．“啊，蝴蝶！它便被追，也并不现出匆急的神气。
”这句话表现了蝴蝶什么特点？（不超过5个字）蝴蝶《答案》：1．不能说出颜色。
2．B3．田野、树木、花园、墙隅、屋角、庭院、湖水、溪流、春花、蝴蝶、菜田、草地4．湖面微波荡漾、溪流淙淙汩汩、五颜六色的鲜花争芳斗妍、蝴蝶翩翩飞舞、群童嬉逐蝴蝶。
大学英语创意阅读第一册答案
大学英语创意阅读第一册答案《大学英语创意阅读》第一册答案UNIT ONE: CustomsWords to noteFind the words in column A below in the text and try to work out their meanings from the contexts in which they are used. Then match each word with the correct definition in column B.Column AColumn BClients Funeral Greedy Indicate Insulting Intimate ModestyOffensive ProhibitRelationshipRomantic SuperstitionSymbol Upset Vary WrapPeople with whom one has a business relationship A ceremony that takes place after someone dies Wanting more money, things, or power than you need To express an intention, opinion, or wish in an indirect way Offensive Relating to very private or personal things The tendency not to talk about yourself, your achievements, or your abilities even if you are successful Unpleasant or insulting, and likely to make people upset or embarrassed To officially stop something from being done, especially by making it illegal The way in which two or more people or groups behave towards each other and are involved with each other Making you have feelings of love and excitement A belief that things such as magic or luck have the power to affect your life Someone or something that represents a particular idea or quality To make someone feel sad, worried, or angry To be different in different situations To cover something by putting something such as paper or cloth round itUnderstanding the textPart A: Answer the following questions as fully as possible. 1 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案1. What was the ‘mistake’ that John Roger’s company made? They gave clocks to Chinese and the phrase ‘give a clock’ sounds like make a funeral arrangement.2. Why are knives considered bad presents in some countries? They symbolize the cutting (i.e. the end) of a relationship.3. What sort of gifts would be appropriate, according to Rogers? Things from your own place that are difficult to get locally in the place where you are visiting.4. How should gifts be offered to people? With both hands.5. Why do people in Asia sometimes refuse gifts at first? To show modesty; they do not want to appear greedy.Part B: Completing a tableGiftDo not give… Unsuitable gifts because…ClocksChineseSounds like making funeral arrangementsWineMuslims Alcohol is against the religionGift showing ‘4’ AsiansUnlucky numberScissorsLatins and Asians Sign of cutting/ending the relationshipFlowersAsiansSeen as inappropriately romanticLeatherIndiansCows revered by HindusHandkerchiefs Japanese Sign of sadnessClothing WomenSeen as inappropriately intimatePart C: Complete these sentences1. Gifts are important because they can strengthen business relationships. 2. Offering flowers as gifts may not be suitable because they may be seen as inappropriatelyromantic. 3. All gifts should be wrapped and presented correctly.2 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案4. Asian people tend to open gifts in private because they don’t want the donor to lose face if the gift is not appropriate.5. John Rogers advises you to remember the country’s religion, avoid giving things that are not appropriate, and choose the wrapping paper carefully.Developing your skillsPart A:Relating Information in a Text to One’s Own ExperienceThe students may come up with other plausible answers for the choices below. The key point here is to encourage students to express their conceived/perceived notions about the objects as gifts rather than to make them give a definite right or wrong answer.Gifts1) awhitelantern2) a green hatAppropriate3) a gold ring4) a bunch of flowers5) a box of✓chocolates6) a pair of✓chopsticks7) a comb8) a red packet✓InappropriateReasons✓They are used in funerals.✓If a man is said to be wearing agreen hat it means that his wifehas had sex with another mansince her marriage.✓Usually a gold ring is given tosomeone who is very familiar toyou like a lover or family member.✓Because of impact from westernculture, Chinese people mayconsider this too intimate orsymbolizes romance.✓In the past combs were sometimesgiven by women to their fiancés asengagement gifts.3 / 112(Hong Bao)大学英语创意阅读第一册答案What gifts would be suitable for each of the following people? Write your choices in the table below, and then, in pairs, compare your choices and explain to each other why you consider your gifts appropriate.Gift-ReceiversGifts1) your teacherPen2) your partnersClothing3) a friendKey-chain4) a workmateDiary5) a foreign guestLocal handicraft6) someone who is getting Household goodsmarried7) someone who has just retired WatchPart B: Using Knowledge of the World to Make Sense of a TextThe topic of the text in this unit is “The Art of Gift-Giving”. There is a lot of information about the practices of people from different cultures. Use your knowledge of the world to supplement the information about the questions below. Write your answers in the space provided.1) Why do the Chinese feel red is lucky? Because the colour of blood is red and blood represents life; therefore red is considered lucky as it shows something is alive.2) Why are gifts showing the number 4 or a gift of 4 items of something considered unlucky in Japanese, Korean and Chinese cultures? Because the pronunciation of the number 4 is similar to the word ‘death’ in these cultures.3) Why is giving anything with the left hand considered insulting in Arabic countries? Because the left hand is associated with evil or "the wrong path', whereas the right hand is associated with good or "the right path" (refer to "Further information on the text")4 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案4) Why do Westerners often open the gift immediately? So that they can show their appreciation of the gift to the gift-giver right away.5) Why is it considered polite in Asia to refuse the gift at the beginning and for the gift-giver to have to insist that the other person accepts it? This allows the gift-receiver to show that he is not greedy and this gives the giftgiver the chance to show that he genuinely wants the gift-receiver to have the gift.Extending Your VocabularyPart A: SynonymsColumn ANot suitable Business associate Unpleasant or insulting Represent something important To value something and be grateful for it Personal or private things Not to talk about yourself or show off Belief that magic or luck can affect your lifeColumn BInappropriate Clients Offensive Symbolize Appreciate Intimate Modesty SuperstitionPart B: Use mainly the words in Part A of Extending your vocabulary to complete this paragraphIt is very important to avoid giving gifts to [clients] that will upset them or be seen as [offensive]. People usually [appreciate] receiving small gifts but the giver should take care to ensure these are neither [inappropriate] for the customs of the country nor too [intimate] for the person to whom the present is intended. Gift givers need to bear in mind different things have different meaning in other countries – a number may [symbolize] bad luck for example and some cultures have a belief in [superstition] so care should be taken to avoid certain objects. People should also be aware of5 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案 natural [modesty] amongst recipients and not be surprised if their gifts are rejected at first.Expanding your creativityDo• Crystal ornaments • Decorative items, e.g. sculptures,handicraft • Watches • Books • Bottled delicacy or food, e.g. jams,honey • Potted plantsDon’t• Cash • Exotic food, e.g. snakes, dried lizards • Chinese herbal medicine • Intimate clothing, e.g. lingerie,underwearGuidelines for giving gifts to a western personHere are some tips for you when you are trying to decide what gifts to buy for your western colleagues or friends when you visit them overseas. The questions below will help you to do the right thing:1. How well do you know the person that you are buying the gift for? 2. Do you know if there is anything that is offensive to the person either because of his religion orhis personal taste?Firstly, if you do not know the person well, then you should stay with neutral gifts for his house or office that are not considered intimate. For example, you can get him a painting or a penholder. If you are quite familiar with the person, then you can try to find something that matches his personality or taste. However, you must still stay away from items that are considered too intimate like underwear.Secondly, you should find out if there are any taboos or superstitions that the person believes in. Then make sure you do not buy him anything that is in any way connected with or anything that resembles his taboos or superstitions. Don’t forget that it is not just the appearance of the gift that you have to be careful of, but also the way the item is pronounced in his language!Lastly, do not forget that it is considered impolite not to wrap up your gift before presenting it to your western friend. And you must also be careful in choosing wrapping paper. It should be in either plain colours or have neutral designs.6 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案If you remember the above advice, you should not go wrong. In fact, you should be quite popular with your western friends!Words to noteUNIT TWO: HoroscopesFind the words in column A below in the text and try to work out their meanings from the contexts in which they are used. Then match each word with the correct definition in column B.Column AColumn BAmbitionArouse Aspect AstrologerCharacteristic Compatible Constellation DominateDynamic FateInfluenceSomething that you really want very much to do, usually something that is difficult to achieve To cause an emotion or attitude Particular part, feature, or quality of something Someone who studies astrology (i.e. the study of the movements of the stars and planets and how they might influence people’s characters and lives) A particular quality or feature that is typical of someone or something Likely to have a good relationship because of being similar A group of stars in the sky named after the pattern they form To control something or someone, often in a negative way, because you have more power or influence Very lively and enthusiastic, with a lot of energy and determination A power that some people believes controls everything that happens in their lives To affect the way someone thinks or behaves or affect the way something happens7 / 112Passion Rebellious Vague Winter solsticeZodiac大学英语创意阅读第一册答案A powerful emotion such as love or anger Opposing the accepted rules of society Not clearly or fully explained The day of the year when the sun is above the horizon for the shortest time An imaginary area of the sky containing the twelve groups of stars that some people believe affect your characterUnderstanding the TextPart A: Answer these questions as fully as you can.1. Into how many signs is the Western horoscope divided? [12] 2. Name 4 of the Western star signs. [Varied answers – Refer to chart in "Before you readsection for all twelve possible answers)] 3. What other items are often found on the same page of the newspaper as the Westernhoroscope? [Cartoons and crosswords] 4. What should a Leo avoid doing? [Travelling overseas] 5. Which is the seventh animal in the Chinese horoscope? [Horse] 6. What does the tiger symbolize? [Power, passion and daring] 7. When does Chinese New Year start? [The second New Moon day after the wintersolstice] 8. Why are some animal signs best avoided when thinking of marriage? [Because somesigns are believed to be incompatible and therefore a bad marriage will result]Part B: True or False?Put a tick (√) or cross (X) against these statements to indicate whether they are correct or incorrect according to the information in the text. For the ones that are incorrect, write the correct8 / 112information.大学英语创意阅读第一册答案1. Most British people read their star signs everyday. [X] 2. The advice for Pisces includes staying at home more. [√] 3. If you are a Libra you should jump at the chance to start a new love affair. [X] 4. Horoscopes in the newspaper give important and serious advice about how to behave. [X] 5. The Chinese tiger is strong but quiet. [X] 6. Chinese parents traditionally planned to have children during ‘favourable’ years. [√] 7. Chinese horoscopes tell you what to do every day. [X] 8. Western and Chinese horoscopes are essentially the same. [X]Corrections1. About 30% of British people read their star signs everyday. 3. If you are a Libra you should look before you leap into a new love affair. 4. Horoscopes in the newspaper give light-hearted and harmless fun to entertain people in their daily lives. 5. The Chinese tiger is strong and dynamic. 7. Chinese horoscopes describe your fate. 8. Western and Chinese horoscopes are essentially not the same.Developing your skillsIdentifying various types of supplementary detailsSupplementary DetailsTypes1) Almost 30% of British people read the ‘star sign’ section of the newspaper every day. (A/Paragraph 1)2) … in other words it can mean what you want it to mean! (A/Paragraph 5)3) Western horoscope is supposed to tell you what to do and how to behave on a day-to-day basis. (B/Paragraph 6)Example: figure paraphrasesdefinitions/explanations9 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案4) Anyone born between these times needs to know exactly when the New Year fell in the year they were born in order to work out their true animal sign. (B/Paragraph 4)5) Traditionally parents tried to plan when to have children … (B/Paragraph 5)6) We can all agree that it would be good to spend more time with one’s family or think about the future and we do not need the stars to tell us that! (A/Paragraph 5)7) Being born a horse, for example, determines your character, but then it is up to you to maximize the positive aspects of this animal and minimize its negative features. You can become a very good horse, but you can never stop being a horse! (B/Paragraph 6)8) This is the animal that hides in your heart. (B/Paragraph 2)effects and consequences reasons and purposes writer’s own opinions examplesquotationsExtending Your VocabularyPart A:Cloze passagePeople born in the year of the Sheep do not have great [passion]. They rarely [dominate] other people and are unlikely to have a [dynamic] nature. They are gentle and kind people who work hard and are lucky but they do not seem to have great energy and are seldom [rebellious]. Sheep are followers, not leaders, and they cannot [arouse] any great love or devotion in their colleagues.Part B:ExpressionsThe following expressions are used in the text. What do you think they mean? Do they have approximate Chinese equivalents?Meanings:• Look before you leap = think carefully before you take any action • Not looking rosy = not doing well • Light-hearted = not serious • Ice-breaker = something/ some actions to make people feel more at ease with oneanother • Fall into place = everything becomes alright10 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案Now use each of the expression in sentences of your own. Your sentences should all be connected to the topic of Horoscopes.1. Today is not a good day for all Leos, so look before you leap in everything you do. 2. Gemini, your love prospects are not looking rosy this month. Put your energy in other areas. 3. My mother believes in the stars, but my father treats the whole thing in a light-hearted manner. 4. Aries, remember to use icebreakers today especially if you have to talk to a large crowd. 5. Don’t worry about your career path as everything will fall into place by the end of this year.UNIT THREE: Astronomy Words to noteFind the words in column A below in the text and try to work out their meanings from the contexts in which they are used. Then match each word with the correct definition in column B.Column AAsteroid AstronomerAtmosphere Civilization ContaminatedEquatorialInfluential Inhabit Meteorite ObservationColumn BMass of rock like a very small planet that goes around the Sun Someone who studies the stars and planets using scientific equipment including telescopes The air around the earth or another planet The state of having developed an advanced culture and institutions Made dirty, polluted or poisonous by adding a chemical, waste, or infection Near the equator (= the imaginary line that goes around a planet and divides it into northern and southern halves) Able to influence the way other people think or behave To live in a particular place A piece of rock that has fallen from space and landed on the ground The process of watching someone or something carefully, in order to find something out11 / 112Orbit OrganismPlanet Primitive Telescope大学英语创意阅读第一册答案The path taken by an object moving around a larger object in space A living thing such as a person, animal, or plant, especially an extremely small living thing A very large round object that moves around the Sun or other star At a very simple stage of development A piece of equipment shaped like a tube that you look throughto make distant objects look closer and largerUnderstanding the textPart A: SequencingThe correct order of the sentences is:1. Herschel sees ‘waves of darkness’ on Mars and concludes it is vegetation. 2. Schiaparelli sees ‘canals’ on the surface of Mars. 3. Lowell suggests that a Martian civilisation built canals to transport water from the polar icecaps to the equatorial regions. 4. The Mariner photographs old river beds on Mars. 5. The Viking spacecraft finds evidence of water of Mars 6. A meteorite from Mars is discovered in Antarctica. 7. Scientists find signs of fossil life inside ALH 84001. 8. Some people think the rock does not show proof that life once existed on Mars.Part B: True or False?Put a Tick (√) or Cross (X) against these statements to indicate whether, according to the passage, they are true or false. For the ones that are false write the correct information.1. Mars has never been seen as a place where life might exist. [X] 2. Herschel discovered canals on Mars before Schiaparelli. [X] 3. Lowell made many people believe that life existed on Mars. [√] 4. The atmosphere on Mars is too harsh to support the higher forms of life. [√]12 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案5. Viking discovered rivers of water on Mars. [X] 6. ALH 84001 is 3.6 billion years old. [X] 7. The meteorite from Mars landed on Earth 16 million years ago. [X] 8. Scientists discovered carbonate material in the meteorite. [√] 9. Some scientists discovered worm-like fossils in the rock which they said were a primitiveform of bacteria.[√] 10. Other scientists claimed that the bacteria evidence had entered the rock while in the laboratoryin Texas. [X]Corrections1. Mars has always seemed the most promising for life outside our own. 2. Hershel discovered that Mars seemed to have seasons like Earth. 5. Viking discovered that water had once covered Mars in huge oceans. 6. ALH 84001 is 4.6 billion years old. 7. The meteorite was blown into space from Mars about 16 million years ago. 10. Scientists were concerned that the rock was contaminated while lying under the Antarctic ice.Developing your SkillsA) Identifying Uncertain ExpressionsIn pairs, identify other examples of “uncertain expressions” in the text. Write your answers in the box below.Paragraph 4 – He wrote …..where it could be used to water the crops…. Paragraph 5 – Clearly …life as we knew on Earth could exist on Mars. Paragraph 6 – (these must have been illusions) Paragraph 7 – But Mariner’s ….seemed to show what appeared to be old riverbeds. Paragraph 8 – The evidence that life may once have existed…13 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案We may/ It's possible that we have made the discovery of the century. There are worm-like microfossils in the rock that appear/seem to have similar shapes to our Earth bacteria. The rock is likely to / will probably contain evidence that there was life on Mars once. We hope to be able to come up with some more conclusive results in the next month or so.B) Using a Time-chart to Arrange Facts into a Chronological OrderIdentify when the events in the box below happened, and then rearrange them into a chronological order. Follow the example.a) It was discovered that Mars was similar to the Earth.LIFE ON MARS Time and Major Eventsb) ALH 84001, a piece of rock from Mars, was discovered by an American scientific team (1984)c) The Viking spacecraft landed on Mars. (1976)d) It was reported that living organisms had existed on Mars more than 3 billion years ago. (1996)e) A number of space vehicles were sent by the US to Mars to photograph the surface. (1960s)18th century (a) 19th Century (g)1960s (e)1976 (c)1984 (b)1993 (f)f) It was discovered that ALH 84001 was 4.6 billion years old and came from Mars. (1993)1996 (d)g) Careful and detailed observations ofMars were made. (19th Century)14 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案Extending your vocabularyPart A: DefinitionsWordDefinitionobservations4headline12inhabited6influential7orbited5the jury’s still out3Now write a sentence of your own for each of the six words given above.1. According to the doctors’ observations, the patient should be able to leave the hospital soon. 2. The headline in the front page of the newspaper is all about the train accident. 3. Only wild birds and animals inhabit that island. 4. We need help from your influential uncle. He can help revive our business. 5. In the story, five moons orbited their planet instead of one like ours. 6. The jury’s still out concerning who the most suitable person is for the position of presidentof the club. Part B: Cloze sentencestelescope organism civilization equatorial primitive contaminated 1. Singapore is an equatorial country with only one season – it’s hot all year round. 2. The river was contaminated by pollution from the nearby factories. 3. The ancient civilization of Egypt built the pyramids which are still standing today. 4. Modern astronomers can use a radio telescope to look at the outer edges of the universe. 5. All living organism on Earth contain carbon.15 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案 6. Primitive creatures like jellyfish and corals have survived for million of years.UNIT FOUR: Food, Glorious FoodWords to noteColumn AColumn BAwfulUsed for emphasising how unpleasant something isCerealA food made from grain, for example wheat, oats or corn, mainly eaten withmilk for breakfastCommuteTo travel regularly to and from workConfusedUnable to understand something or think clearly about itCrush Delicate DipTo press something so hard that it breaks into very small pieces Something that is easily damaged or broken Thick cold sauce for dipping pieces of food into before eating themDisgustingExtremely unpleasantFriedCooked in hot oilPastryA food made by mixing flour, fat, and water. The mixture is rolled flat and usedfor making pies and other foodSausage with spices SprinkleStarving StinkA food that consists of a tube of skin containing very small pieces of meat mixedTo shake small amounts of a liquid or a substance such as sugar over the surface of something Very hungryTo smell very unpleasant16 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案Understanding the textPart A: Time lines Indicate on the chart the approximate times that each of the meals are normally takenLunchXXXTeaXXSupperXXBrunchXElevensesXDinnerXXBreakfast XNow complete the table below to suggest what types of food are eaten at each of the meals:Lunch Tea Supper Brunch Elevenses Dinner BreakfastSandwiches, apple, crisps, and lemonadeTea with sandwiches, pasties with cream and jamCold meal; baked beans on toastSame as lunchLight snack of coffee and biscuitsSpaghetti bolognaise; chicken curry; pork or lamb with two boiled vegetables like potatoes and carrots with gravy; potatoes Bacon and eggs with fried tomatoes and mushrooms; black pudding; toast and marmalade with tea or coffee; cereals; porridge17 / 112大学英语创意阅读第一册答案Part B:True or FalseIndicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Correct any false statements in the box provided.1. British people do not consider breakfast an important meal. [F]2. Lunch is a family meal eaten in canteens.[F]3. People usually like to eat British food at dinner.[F]4. Brunch and elevenses are eaten at the same time.[T]5. The meal called tea does not include tea, only coffee.[F]6. Sunday lunch is special because the whole family eats together.[T]Corrections 1. British people eat a very large breakfast before going to work.2. Families do not sit down together to have lunch.3. People like to try different kinds of food from different countries.5. The meal called tea includes tea, sandwiches and pasties with cream and jam.Developing your skillsUsing Graphs to Summarise/Categorise Text InformationCategorise the information given in the text by completing the graphs below. Follow the examples.1) A tableThe Writer’s Comments on Various Kinds of British FoodVarious Kinds ofWriter’s CommentsBritish Food1) Black puddinge.g. disgusting2) A piece of pork or lambSmells strong but tastes good3) Bangers and mashdelicious4) Fish and ChipsLove it!5) Chinese take-awayPretty good but different from original Chinese food18 / 112A flowchart大学英语创意阅读第一册答案 Eating Routines in Britaine.g.Morning:bacon, eggs, friedtomatoes,mushrooms, blackpSuudpdpienrg:, Ctooladstmeaanld; baked beans on toast marmalade, tea,coffee,cereal,porridge, etc.Latemorning:Sandwiches, apple,crisps,andlemonadeDinner: Spaghettibolognaise; chickencurry; pork or lambwith two boiledvegetableslikepotatoes and carrotswith gravy; potatoesAfternoon:Sandwiches,apple, crisps, andlemonadeinlarger quantityLate afternoon:Teawithsandwiches,pasties with creamand jam19 / 112A hierarchical chart大学英语创意阅读第一册答案MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE LETTERIntroductionBodyConclusione.g. Three Usual Meals –Breakfast, Lunch and Dinnere.g. Three Other Meals – Elevenses, Tea and SupperExtending your vocabularyPart A:Sausages Lemonade Coffee Pork BaconCategoriesMilk Tea Oranges ChickenBeef Cheese Carrots Hame.g. Writer’s Likes and Dislikes – Bangers and Mash, Fish and Chips, Chinese Take-away, and Cheese, black puddingPotato Mushrooms Cream AppleMeatSausages Pork Bacon Chicken Beef Ham DuckDrinksLemonade Tea Coffee Coca-cola Water Beer Fruit juicesDairy productsCheese Cream Milk Yogurt Ice-cream ButterFruitApple Oranges Lemons Cherries Bananas Melons20 / 112VegetablesCarrots Potato Mushrooms Cabbage Turnips Celery Peas。
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Creative Reading Book 2 Unit 1Words to noteFind the words in Column A below in the text and try to work out their meanings from the contexts in which they are used. Then match each word with the appropriate definition from Column B. You may need to use a dictionary.Column A Column Babound to be present in large numbers or amountsacre a unit for measuring the surface area of land. equal to 4,047square metresblasted damaged by storms or strong windsbrochure a small magazine containing details and pictures of goods or services that you can buycavern a large cavedeluxe used to describe things that arc better in quality and more expen-sive than other things of the same typedrought a long period of time when there is little or no rainexotic interesting or exciting because of being unusual or not familiar handcrafted made by a person, not it machine, and usually made with greatskillindependent fair. because of not being influenced by anyone elsenestled to be in a protected and comfortable positionpaddling pool a small swimming pool that is not deep, for small children to playinparadise a perfect place or situationperched placed high up on the edge of somethingscuba diver somebody who swims underwater with a container of air on theirback and a tube for breathing throughshark a sometimes large fish with teeth that lives in the sea; some typesof shark attack peoplesituated in a particular place; locatedtyphoon a tropical storm with strong winds that move in circlesUnderstanding the textPart A: Comprehending the textComplete the following sentences.1. According to the first three paragraphs:A major purpose of advertising is to inform us of new products or good bargains / helpproducers to sell their products.It is possible that advertising is becoming less effective because we are exposed to too much advertising now and so much of it is misleading, so many people now ignore it.2. According to the advertisement for Bantu Island:The more adventurous members of the family can visit some of the attractions of the island, including a trip to an ancient cavern/ study the .fascinating sea creatures ofthat area.The less adventurous members can use the hotel swimming pool/paddling pool or play on the mini-golf course or visit the less adventurous places of interest (in an air-conditioned vehicle) such as a local lake.Ghosts arc often seen around Lake Tall.Wood has been used to make the accommodation "units".The holiday is cheap because the resort is new and the owners claim to be more inter- ested in making the guests happy than making money.3. According to the newspaper report on Bantu Island:Bantu Island is really only a small, bare, exposed rock in the middle of the ocean.Swimming around the island would be very dangerous because of the many sharks.The swimming pool isn't very much in use because there is no water in it..The author doesn't believe the stories about Lake T'ali because it is too small and too shallow for the stories to be true.The author says the only reason your money "goes further" is that Bantu Island is a long way away so the money will be traveling further. The expression is not being used in its usual meaning of money lasting longer as things are so cheap.4. The advice the author gives in the last two paragraphs is to be very careful when read-ing advertisements and always try to check the information from an independentsource before you buy whatever is being advertised.Part B: Comparing the textsThe two texts sometimes refer to the same feature of the resort with very different terms. Complete this table by finding the corresponding terms and writing them in the spaces pro- vided. Follow the example.The Brochure The Newspaper Article1 resort building site2 a shallow bay island paradise beachless bay/ bare rock3 fascinating sea creatures hungry sharks4 deluxe air-conditioned transport open- backed jeep5 individual, handcrafted units wooden huts6 ancient and mysterious lake dirty pondPart C: Interpreting the text1. Explain why the writer believes these two texts provide a "perfect example" of what heis trying to say.The writer is trying to say that advertising is often very misleading and, in somecases, "legalized lying". The advertising brochure .for Bantu Island is obviously very misleading -- and, although nothing it says is actually a lie, it could be argued thatit does not represent the truth.2. Why were the visitors to Bantu Island made to pay for the "tours" before-they got to theresort?Because once they got to the island and saw what it was like, they would not want to go on any tours.3. Did the first article give any information that was not true, as opposed to simply mis-leading?No, it was very carefully worded so that it would be difficult to prove it told any lies--simply did not tell the whole truth or misled the reader in different ways. For ex-ample, the resort does have a swimming pool (and even a paddling pool) -- it does notactually say that they don't have any water; it does say that sea creatures abound, itdoes not say they are sharks, etc.4. Explain fully what the writer means by the last sentence of the article.We should look carefully at things that seem attractive (and cheap). There is often aproblem that is not obvious. This might also apply to other things, such as a motorvehicle, a new apartment, "special offers" on CDs, books, etc.Creative Reading Book 2 Unit2Words to noteFind the words in Column A below in the text and try to work out their meanings from the contexts in which they are used. Then match each word with the appropriate definition from Column B. You may need to use a dictionary.Column A Column Bappalled offended or shocked very much by somethingbureaucracy a complicated and annoying system of rules and processescajole to persuade someone to do something by encouraging them gentlyor by being nice to themcarefree happy and without any worriescompulsory must be done because of a law or rulecooperative willing to do what is being askeddespair a feeling that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do willchange itdominated to be the most important issue, activity, problem etc. in a parti-cular situationeffectively what the situation really is. although its appearance or official de-scription might be differentfrantically in a very urgent wayintolerable impossible to bear or deal withmotivated enthusiastic and determined to achieve successprimitive at a very simple stage of development, before modern technologyand thinkingrationale the set of reasons that something such as a plan or belief is basedonreceptive willing to listen to or consider suggestionssevere very strict or extremetender (age) a time of your life when you are still young and lack experiencetertiary relating to colleges or universities; in the place or position count-ed as number threeUnderstanding the textPart A: Comprehending the textDecide whether each of the following statements is true or false according to the text.1 falseThe first paragraph suggests that the writer believes young people are themselves responsible for being educational "failures''.The introductory paragraph asks a challenging question: "Is it possible that the children are not at fault at all, but society itself?" Also, ".failures" is in inverted commas. This suggests the word should be interpreted differently: it suggests the children are not at fault.2 falseThe speaker believes that school examinations are appropriately timed in the lives of schoolchildren.Look at speech paragraph 2: Children have to sit exams at an age when they are least receptive to .formal learning.3 trueUsually, only children who have previously failed examinations are given the opportunity to study interesting subjects.In speech paragraph 3: "Interesting subjects" are available "only .for those who have already been labelled as .failures". (The teacher might suggest that this indicates a "topsy-turvy" situation, where ".failures" get a better deal while those who "succeed" are virtually "punished". )4 trueParents often contribute to the pressure schoolchildren areput under.In speech paragraph 3: Many words in this paragraph indicate pressure: "push, ", "cajole ", "threaten ", "force ","search .frantically'.In speech paragraph 4: Parents are foolish if they "despair at their children's perfectly normal behaviour. "5 trueIn some cases, the present educational system has the opposite effect to the one it is aiming at. You might ask whether the "educational system" has any clear idea at all about its objectives. But assuming the "educational system" aims to educate children, the text suggests 'very definitely that it is .failing totally, e. g.In speech paragraph 4: The system 'might "make or break"children in their early teenage.In speech paragraph 5: There are "severe penalties" in the system.In speech paragraph 6: The present system is .frightening and threatening.6 trueChildhood is the best time to study from the point of view of the development of the brain.In speech paragraph 7: "between the ages of five and 18 ... the brain is biologically at its ,most receptive ..."7 falseThere are many educational reasons for the present system of education.Speech paragraph 7 describes the organization of the school day ("40-minute pieces of learning")as not designed to encourage "serious study". And speech paragraph 8 tells us that thesystem is not efficient: it "takes up to 11 years" to teach children up to a "low level o. f English ".8 falseThe speaker agrees with all the arguments of the NUS.Speech paragraph 11 tells us that the writer has "no idea” whether the NUS is correct in believing "that children would actually learn more". But, the writer is "sure they would be happier" -- perhaps you could encourage a class debate, at this stage, on the subject "Happy children should be the primary objective of primary and secondary education systems."Part B: Interpreting the textAnswer the following as fully as possible.1. Why, in paragraph 2 of the debate speech, does the speaker describe failing an exami-nation as being like a "death sentence"?These exams "decide their futures" and the penalties .for .failure are "final". Alsolook at speech paragraph 6 -- the "threat of being a failure for life" is perhaps evenworse than a death sentence.2. Why does the speaker mention the labour market in paragraph 4 of the speech?The labour market does not urgently need "newly qualified people". There is no"hurry"; the situation is not critical.3. Why docs the speaker introduce such exact figures in paragraph 7 of the speech?To compare the large number of lessons (" 17,745") with the tiny result (" how littleI knew at the end ... ")and also to say that "40-minute pieces of learning" and "lit-tle pieces of geography or history or biology" do not really add up to any substantialbody of knowledge. Perhaps, too, the writer wants to show that mere statistics("17,745 lessons")do not really prove that the results are good.4. What docs the word "subjected" in paragraph 7 of the speech tell us about the speaker'sattitude towards his own education?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 subjectionwere not good. Also look at speech paragraph 8 again: the system "can never be calledefficient"; it simply helps the administrators and the bureaucrats.Creative Reading Book 2 Unit3Words to noteColumn A Column Bbullets small pieces of metal that arc shot from a gun and cause seriousdamage to the person or things they hitcompensate to pay someone money because something bad has happened tothemcontentedly happilydisasters very bad things that happen and cause a lot of damage or kill a lotof peopledrifted moved slowly and graduallyglowing burning gently with an orange or red colourinstantly immediatelyinsured provided with or protected by insurancepounds units of British currencyretire to stop working, especially when you reach the age when you areofficially too old to workshadows areas of darkness that arc created when something blocks light streaming flowing continuouslytempt to make you want to do or have something, especially somethingthat is not good for youterrified very frightenedwafted flowed through the air in a gentle waywandered walked without direction or purposewardrobe a large cupboard for storing clotheswearily tiredlyUnderstanding the textPart A: SequencingWhen reading a narrative, it is important to be able to accurately picture the scenes de- scribed. Each of the following pictures shows a scene from the story, however each picturehas a number of errors in it. Study the text and the pictures and make notes of the errors.Notes 1They were sitting round a coffee table.Thomas was wearing his police uniform.There was a coal fire burning.Snow was blowing against the window.Notes 2only the man and his wife were in the kitchen.There 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.Notes 3The man was sitting next to the fire.Thomas had a blood stain on his chest.The grandmother was also standing behind Thomas.Part B: Comprehending the textAnswer the following as fully as possible.1. Briefly explain what "the curse" was that ruined the grandfather's life. (see paragraphs1 and2 of the letter)The curse was that the bag and its "evil contents" gave the grandfather power-- too much power. The power enabled him to get anything he wanted in life-- but he had to pay a high price for this power. The price was the life of his wife.2. Why does the grandfather say "I bought the price of this house with the life of my be-loved wife"? (see paragraph 3 of the letter)He bought the house with the help of the power he had been given by the bag. But he forgot the warning -- there was a price to pay for this power.3. Explain how, in a sense, 'Arthur's first wish came true.His first wish was for 100,000 pounds. He would have received this money became of the Life Insurance -- his son Thomas was insured. When Thomas was killed, the Insurance Company paid him this money.4. Explain exactly how Arthur's second wish came true.Arthur's second wish was "I want all my family to be together again. ' This wish came true -- but not in the way he had intended. Instead of Thomas having his life restored to him, Arthur and his wife died -- and when they died they "met" Thomas again; they also "met" Arthur's parents. Arthur's wish had been granted -- all the family were "together again"' but they were now all dead. (see paragraph 17)Part C: Interpreting the textEach of the following sentences could have been used in the text. Indicate on the textwhere each sentence would have been placed if they had been included.1. He had never really recovered from her death.After the last sentence of paragraph 1: The old man's wife had had a terrible accidentand died on the day he bought the house.2. He died before he could tell me what he meant by these words.After the last sentence of the second paragraph of the letter .from the grandfather: Healso told me that I must never try to destroy the bag or disasters would .fall on all myfamily.3. Suddenly, he knew what the man had come to tell them.After the last sentence of paragraph 9: A cold .fear suddenly swept through ArthurSlade's body as his wife went to open the door.4. I'm so sorry, Thomas.After the last sentence of the text: So, here we all are, together again.。
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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 good bargains/help producers sell their products.It is possible that advertising is becoming less effective because we are exposed to too much advertising now and so much of it is misleading.2.The more adventurous members of the family can visit some of the attractions ofthe island, including a trip to an ancient cavern/ study the fascinating sea creatures of that area.The less adventurous members can use the hotel swimming pool/ paddling pool or play on the mini-golf course or visit the less adventurous places of interest.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 be more 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 many sharks.The s wimming 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 shallow for the stories to be true.The only reason your money “goes further” is that Bantu Island is a long way away so the money will be traveling further.4.The advice the author gives in the last two paragraphs is to be very careful whenreading advertisements and always try to check the information from an 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 nothing it 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 to goon any tours.3.No, it was very carefully worded so that it would be difficult to prove it told anylies—simply did not tell the whole truth or misled the reader in different ways.4.We should look carefully at things that seem attractive and cheap. There is oftena 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:Unit 2Understanding the textPart A:1.F2.F3.T4.T5.T6.T7.F8.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 labor market does not urg ently 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.result Unit 3Words 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 uniformThe 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 ThomasPart B1.the curse was that the bag an d 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. But heforgot 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 money becauseof 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 th e price for the ‘help” they asked for. They both knewthe 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 the warningfrom 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 he probablyfeels, 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 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 our own self .4. When people from different cultural or geographical backgrounds are together.（because t he 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 we thereforefeel 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 ourterritory”.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 B: Cloze sentences1.expressive2.indicates/shows3.clusteredpliment5.gradually/slowly6.releaseUnit 5Words to noteApplicant—2Benefits—7Cater—8Contributors—10Dismay –3Encouragement – 12Facilities – 11Hop – 5Impose—6Kerb—1Pretend—13Significantly—4Statistics—14Wheelchair – 9 Understanding the textPart B: Interpreting the textExamples of optimismLett er 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 6 Understanding the text Part 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”, “I see…”,and “I hear…” in” Jean”; the “theme line”, “my love is like…”and “I will 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 co ntrasts 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), forexample “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 itExpanding your vocabularyPart A: Descriptions of happiness2.3.Part B: using contrast descriptions1.2.编写人：叶进编写单元：第七单元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 iswith 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 wr iting 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 won’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 a lready 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 peopl e 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. host Part B: Suffixes(Xu Dan)Unit 9Words 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 actually appreciatedstrictness.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.Unit 10Understanding 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, putting reason 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 has not, yet, "gained control". Children in Western countries "believe in" Santa Claus; 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 are extremely sensitive to its surroundings__ just like an extra, or a "sixth" sense.Words to note:Associated 2 charms 6 denials 11 embers 1 fairies 10 Fireplace 3 foul 4 horseshoe 13 inhabited 5 mock 8 Naval 17 preserving 16 registration 9 revenge 12 shroud 15 Surname 7 Vikings 14Understanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1. F2. F3. F4. F5. T6. T7. T8. T9. F 10. F Extending your vocabularyPart A: synonymsVanished: disappeared especially: particularly particular: certain Luck: fortune sea journey: voyage travel by air: fly cost: priceWords to noteadapted 16borrow 3cheap 7disappeared 9fake 2loosely 11luxuries 1mentioned 13nonsense 10pearl 5pretence 14pretend 4searched 8suited 12unlikely 6whereby 15Understanding the textP art A: Comprehending the textMake notes on the information given in the story by completing the table below.Part B: Interpreting the textMarie changed a lot at the end of the story because of an incident. The major details can be summarized in the flowchart below. Complete the flowchart by filling in the missing information.Developing your skillsPart A: Understanding a storyRead the story again, and then answer the questions below in the spaces provided.1.Give three examples of first-person narration in the story.● “ Nonsense. If there’s anything… persuade him to come with you.”● “ Why have you taken it off?”● “ I never did like fake pearls. You can always tell they’re fake.2.Give three examples of narrator’s description.1In a fashionable part… who liked to pretend she was.2He was a very down-to-earth…without pretence.3But the more they discussed it… his wife not to go to the ball.3.Identify the setting of the story.New York in about 1950.4.Identify the various scenes of the story.1Marie talking with Genevieve, and being persuaded by her.2Jim talking with Marie, and being persuaded by her.3Jim and Marie enjoying the dance.4Disappearance of the necklace.5Purchase of a replacement necklace--- for 2500 and Marie consequently having to go to work to earn money to help pay for it.6Genevieve’s rejection of Marie because “ women who went out to work” were not “ her sort of people”. Genevieve was a snob.7Marie’s character changes as a result of her experience --- she enjoys working; and see sees now the foolishness of pretence and pretentiousness8Marie later learns the necklace had been a fake --- a “ cheap old thing “!5.Describe the three main characters.Marie: Not wealthy but liked people to think she was (at the beginning of the story). Rather selfish at the beginning of the story. Beautiful. Honest.Proud.Jim: Down-to-earth --- no pretence. Liked a simple life. Worked hard.Comfortable about who he was. Sensible --- careful with money. Goodfamily man. Loved his wife. Honest. Proud.Genevieve: Rich. Rather patronizing. Arrogant (Snobbish). Not very considerate or genuine towards her friends.6.Outline the different stages of the story.Stage One: Jim working hard to improve financial situation of his family, planning for the future. Marie rather selfish and wanting to show people she waswealthier than she really was. Went out with Genevieve to expensiveplaces.Stage Two: Persuading Jim to go to the Ball (and spend more money on Marie ).Preparing for the Ball. Rented suit for Jim and borrowed clothes andnecklace for Marie.Stage Three: The Ball. Marie happy and beautiful. Jim proud of his wife. Lost necklace. Stage Four: Marie had to work to repay necklace. Jim was also working very hard.No more going to expensive places. Marie started to realize she waswrong before.Stage Five: They have paid off the loan (and found out the necklace was not real). Life has improved for them even though they have had to work hard and arepoorer than before. Marie no long er pretends to be something she isn’t.Life is good for them.7.Identify the turning point of the story.There are several possible answers to this question, but they all relate to the same event… the losing of the necklace. It could be said the turning point is when Marie borrows the necklace (or even when Jim agrees to go to the Ball)--- but they are all turning points because the necklace was eventually lost.Part B: Relating fictional events to your own experienceMarie changed at the end of the story; she became more down-to-earth. She realized what was more important to lead a happier and richer life. Do you have a similar attitude towards your life? In pairs, discuss the question and complete the table below.Part B: Vocabulary in contextHow would you describe Jim and Genevieve? Based on what you know about them in the story, use three adjectives to describe each of them. Write your answers and explain your choices in the table below. Follow the example.Unit13Words to noteColumn AAvenues 5Boulevards 10Canals 14Carriageway 9Chaotic 21Dinosaur 12Dual 2Employees 16Excavators 6Facilities 18Gracious 4Grid 12Hectares 17Illogically 8Imposing 23Mosaic 11Oddity 7Paragliding 20Premises 13Recreate 1Skeleton 15Villa 19Winding 3 Understanding the textPart A: Comprehending the text plete the following sentences.。
儿子的创意阅读训练及答案
儿子的创意毕淑敏儿子在家里乱翻我的杂志。
突然说：“我准备到日本旅游一次。
因为他经常异想天开，我置之不理。
他很郑重地说：“这上面写着一个有关宗教博物馆建筑的创意征文比赛。
金牌获得者，免费到日本观光旅游。
说着，把一本海外刊物递给我。
我看也不看地说：“关于宗教，你懂得多少？关于建筑，你懂得多少？你还是好好做功课吧。
”他毫不气馁地说：“可是我有创意啊，比如博物馆里可以点燃藏香，给人一种浓郁的宗教气氛。
比如博物馆里可以卖斋饭，让人色香味立体地感受宗教，比如……”我打断他说：“别比如了，我记得你小时候连积木都搭不好，还侈谈什么建筑！”十几岁的儿子好脾气，不理睬我的挖苦，自语道：“在地面挖一个巨大的深坑，就要100米吧，然后把这个博物馆盖在底下……”我说：“噢，那不成了地下宫殿？”儿子不理我，遐想着说：“博物馆用透明的建筑材料砌成外墙，这样，参观的人们时时刻刻会感到土地的存在，产生一种神秘感，地面部分设计成螺旋状的飞梯，象征着人类将向宇宙探索……”他在空中比划了一个上大下小的图形。
我不客气地打断他：“挖到地下那么深的地方，会有水涌出来，积成一个火山口样的湖泊。
你想过没有？还有你设计的飞梯，空中的螺旋状，多么危险！还有……”儿子摆摆手说：“妈，您说的问题都是问题。
不过那是工程师们的事，不关我的创意。
妈妈，您知道什么是创意吗？那就是最富于创造性的意见啊！”我叹了一口气说：“好了，随你瞎想好了。
不过我要提醒你一句，对于一个学生来说，我以为最好的创意莫过于一个好成绩了。
”儿子在电脑上完成了他的创意。
付邮之前，我说：“可以让我看看你的完成稿吗？”他翻了我一眼说：“您是评委吗？”我只好一笑了之。
很长时间过去了，儿子收到了一个写着他的名字并称他为“先生”的大信封。
是那家征文发起部门寄来的。
我们拆开信，里面是一张请柬，邀请儿子到海外参加发奖仪式。
儿子苦恼地说：“现在赶去也来不及了。
再说他们也没说清我是不是获奖者。
”我说：“还不死心啊？邀请你参加发奖，已是天上的面子。
大学生创意阅读第一册答案
Answers to Creative ReadingLesson OneUnderstanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1 they gave the clocks to Chinese and the phrase “give a clock”sounds like “make a funeral arrangement”.2 Because they symbolize the cutting (i.e. the end) of a relationship.3 Things from your own place that are difficult to get locally in the place where you are visiting.4 With both hands.5 To show modesty; they do not want to appear greedy by accepting immediately.1 they can strengthen business relationship2 they may be seen as inappropriately romantic3 wrapped and presented correctly4 they don’t want to donor to show lose face if the gift is not appropriate.5 remember the country’s religion, avoid giving things that are not appropriate, and choose the wrapping paper carefully.Developing your skills1 because the colour of blood is red and blood represents life, red is considered lucky as it shows something is alive.2 Because the pronunciation of the number 4 is similar to the word “death” in these countries.3 Because the left hand is associated with evil or “the wrong path”, whereas the right hand is associated with good or “the right path”4 So that they show their appreciation of the gift to the gift-giver right away. They feel that to say “Thank you” the receiver needs to make a comment on the gift and this is difficult if you don’t know what it is.5 Because this allows the gift-receiver to show that he is modest and not greedy and this gives the gift-giver the chances to show that he genuinely wants the gift-receiver to have the gift. Extending your vocabularyClients, offensive, appreciate, inappropriate, intimate, symbolize, superstition, modesty.Lesson twoUnderstanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1 The western horoscope is divided into 12 star signs.2 Varied answers.3 Cartoon and crosswords.4 Traveling overseas.5 The horse.6 Power, passion and daring.7 The second new-moon day after the winter solstice.8 Because some signs are believed to be incompatibles with others and therefore a bad marriage will result.Part B: true or false1 F2 T3 F4 F5 F6 T7 F8 FCorrections1 About 30% of British people read their star signs everyday.3 If you are a Libra you should look before you leap into a new love affair.4 Horoscopes in the newspaper give light-hearted and harmless fun to entertain people in their daily life.5 The Chinese tiger is strong and dynamic.7 The Chinese horoscopes describe your fate.8 The Western and Chinese horoscopes are essentially not the same.Developing your skillsPart A: cloze passagepassion; dominate; dynamic; rebellious; arouse.Part B: expressions1 Today is not a good day for all Leos, so look before you leap in everything you do.2 Gemini, your love prospects are not looking rosy this month. Put your energy in other areas.3 My mother believes in the stars, but my father treats the whole thing in a light-hearted manner.4 Aries, remember to use ice-breakers today especially if you have to talk to a large crowd.5 Don’t worry about your career path as everything will fall into place by the end of this year.Lesson ThreePart A: sequencing7~3~5~8~2~4~6~1Part B: true or false1 F2 F3 T4 T5 F6 F7 F8 T9 T10FCorrections1 Mars has always seemed the most promising for life outside our own.2 Herschel discovered that Mars seemed to have seasons like Earth.5 Viking discovered that water had once covered Mars in huge oceans.6 ALH 84001 is 4.6 billion years old.10 Scientists were concerned that the rock was contaminated while lying under the Antarctic ice.Developing your skillsPart A: identifying uncertain expressionsPart B: using a time-chart to arrange facts into a chronological orderExtending your vocabularyPart A: definitionsNow write a sentence of your own for each of the six words given above.1 According to the doctors’ observations, the patient should be able to leave the hospital soon.2 The headlines in the front page of the newspaper are all about the train accident.3 Only wild birds and animals inhabit that island.4 We need help from your influential uncle. He can help revive our business.5 In the story, five moons orbited their planet instead of one like ours.6 The jury’s still out concerning who is the most suitable person for the position of president of the club.Part B: cloze sentence1 equatorial;2 contaminated;3 civilization;4 telescope;5 organisms6 PrimitiveExtending your vocabularyPart A: CategoriesPart B: Positive or negative associationsPart C: Cloze passageget by with; starving; disgusting; stink; delicate; awful; delicious. Unit fivePart A: true or false1. T2. F3. F4. F5. T6. T7. F8. T9. F10. FCorrections2. In America Katy had no interest in Chinese background.3. It was Sam’s first time to visit Katy.4. Katy does not like spending time with Sam at first.7. Sam goes away to China because it’s the end of his family.9. Sam is very happy to see Katy.11. K aty stayed with Sam in China.Part B: comprehending the text1. Because it is about her.2. Because she went to a local school, spoke English to her friends andhad no interest in her Chinese background.3. Because everything is new or strange for him.4. That is the day when Katy fell in love with Sam.5. Because he thinks that Katy is too good for him.6. Katy now feels that she is really Chinese and that she has discoveredher roots.Part C: similarities and differencesExtending your vocabularyPart A.Passage A:darling; cuddle; licking; shopping mall; to keep her balance.Passage B:permanent; survive; second generation; merged; whatsoever.Part B:1. The government should give help to the new immigrants so that theycan integrate into the society.2. As a mark of respect for the work that he has done for the town, theold man was given a gold medal.3. The little boy had a grin on his face because he was given a whole boxof chocolates.4. At night it is very cool because of the breeze.5. The class has a mixture of nationalities. The students come fromdifferent countries.Understanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1. It is important because it contains a great of evidence about how people in asociety lived their everyday lives.2. The Garbage Project carried out by the University of Arizon. It studies thegarbage in city rubbish dumps to find evidence of the lifestyle of the local population. It started in 1973 in Tucson, but has now expanded to many other cities and has built a huge database of information on most aspects of modern American life.3. The garbage is sorted into a variety of categories (food items, dangerousmaterials, personal items etc.)4. This is because when there is shortage of something, people try to hoardlarge supplies of the item. They may bury too much. This frequently means that the item needs to be thrown away before it can be used---perhaps because of a shortage of storage space or because it starts to perish.5. There are two reasons for this. The first is that people do not want to beseen as wasteful when it comes to food. They think they throw away less food than they actually do. The other reason is that they know they should be eating less junk food and more healthy food, but in fact the evidence from the garbage is that they eat more junk food. They are not deliberately lying;they just have an inaccurate impression of their own eating habits.6. The Garbage Project can give a clear impression of how people live andbehave.Part B: true or false1. F2. F3. T4. F5. F6. TCorrections1. It was started in Arizona, but has now expanded to cover many otherAmerican cities and Mexico City as well.2. There are too many households in Tucson to collect from each and everyone. Therefore, only a sample of households had their rubbish collected.Also, there is no time specified in the text, it simply says“over a period of time”.4.The passage does not specify the quantity of Mexican sugar found --- simply that was found in Tucson when there was a sugar shortage. There is no evidence that it tasted bad.5. The evidence shows that poor people buy smaller packets of food and not the larger economy packets (which more wealthy families bought). They may have wanted to buy the more economical larger packets but could not afford the larger outlay of money.Developing your skillsPart A: identifying purposes of readingSituation 1Your purpose in reading the text would be to gain a general overview of all respects of the project. The project itself would be the focus of your reading and other elements in the text would be skimmed through.Situation 2In this case, you would only focus on the sections of the text which outlined how the project was carried out---i.e. the methodology they used. You would have little interest in the other, more general, sections of the text. Even when the methodology is not directly stated, while reading you would be trying to interpret the methodology used.Situation 3In this case, you would not be directly interested in the project itself, but more in the findings of the project. You may not even want to mention the project in your article.Extending your vocabularyPart A: Antonyms and synonyms1. Rubbish, waste, junk, refuse.2. Discard.3. Junk food.4. Partially.5. Exotic.6. Affluent.Part B: cloze passageshudder; plentiful; hazardous; stale; go off; partially; lumps; refined.UNIT 7Understanding the textPart A: Numbers1. 33% Property prices increased by this amount in the 1990s.2. 1682 The year in which Sir Edward Coke said, “An Englishman’s home ishis castle.”3. 200,000 The number of new homes built each year in Britain.4. 2.4 million Pots of paint sold by a single British company in one year.5. 100,000 Pounds Average price of a British home in 2001.Part B: Comprehending the text1. A castle was a very strong building specially built to keep the people insidesafe and secure. The expression, therefore, means that the home is a place where the owner feels safe from the outside world and where the outside world cannot enter without his permission. He is protected and secure there.This is a very common expression used to describe the attitude of English peoples towards their homes. It may also link with ideas about privacy: many British people like to think of their home as being a private place which others can’t simply just walk into without permission; inside the family they can do as they wish, without being bothered by outsiders.2. One reason is that the house costs so much to buy that it makes goodsense to maintain it and even improve it as possible（both to make it wortheven more if it is sold and to improve the comfort and space if not）. The other reason is that the home is, in a way, a reflection of the owner. How the house looks to other people, tells them something about the person who owns it---therefore the owner wants to make sure it reflects a good image of his or her self. The better the house look, the better the owners feel about their status.3. It is a loan from a bank or other financial company that is used specifically tobuy a house. It is paid back through monthly payments (with interest) over a number of years---often over as many as 25 years.4. Before the industrial revolution, the home was much more than simply ahouse that you happened to be living in at that time. It had a history of family life, of ancestors, of relatives and probably of having the same neighbors for generations. After the industrial revolution, people have to move and the home became more of a place that you were living in at that time and many of the other traditions were lost.5. Trading up means buying a house that is relatively cheap, keeping it for afew years until its value has increased (and also the owner’s assets), and then selling it to buy a more expensive property. This process is repeated several times over, each property being more expensive than the one before.Trading up only works in times of inflation or progressive increases in property values; if prices were stable over many years, trading up would be unlikely to happen much.Developing your skillExtending your vocabulary Part A: Antonyms and synonymsPart B: Cloze passagetrend; spectacularly; compelling; milial; run down; bricks and mortar; outstrips Unit 8Understanding the textPart A: Sequencing1. They drive from London to Cornwall.2. A guide tells them about the Eden Project.3. They all visit the Warm Temperate Biome.4. They enter the Humid Tropics Biome.5. They look at plants outdoors.6. Katie and her family go to a café.Part B: True or False1. T2. F3. F4. T5. F6. TCorrections2. Although the Eden Project is in Britain, the plants come from all over the world and many of them would not grow naturally in Britain but need specially controlled greenhouses.3. It was the first time that Katie had visited the Eden Project.5. There is no information as to whether or not it is the largest greenhouse in the world. The Humid Tropics Biome is said to be the largest greenhouse in the world.Developing your skillsIdentifying text typesExtending your vocabularyPart A: Cloze passageclimate; crater; moist; diverse; conservePart B: DefinitionsExamples sentences:1. When I was young, my whole world was a giant adventure playground.2. Domes are sometimes used instead of spires in old churches.3. When bears are stealing honeycombs from beehives, they are protectedfrom the beehives, they are protected from the stings by their thick fur.4. The artist reproduced an exact copy of the famous portrait, the Mona Lisa,and tried to sell it as an original.5. My brother has a crescent-shaped scar on his knee.6. To safeguard against the possibility of cheating, students are not allowed totake mobile phones into the examination room.Part C: Synonyms1. huge2.giant3.gigantic4.vast5.enormousExamples sentences:1. My grandfather was a huge man; he was over 2 metres tall.2. My grandfather was a giant of a man; he was over 2 metres tall.3. The ship, the Titanic was a gigantic vessel.4. The two World Wars claimed the lives of a vast number of young men.5. Your mistake has caused an enormous amount of extra work for yourcolleagues!Unit 9Understanding the textPart A: Scanning for dates1. [1950s]2. [1980s]3. [1930s]4. [1870s]5. [1970s]timeline:1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000Part B: True or False1. [F]2. [T]3. [F]4. [F]5. [T]Corrections1. Originally jeans were made from a mixture of fabrics. It wasn’t until the 18thcentury that cotton was used.3. Quite the reverse. During WW2, cotton and other raw materials was scarceso the manufacture of jeans was greatly reduced.4. They did not hate Western culture but they did wish to separate themselvesfrom the culture of their parents---they wanted a separate identity and culture to their parents.Part C: Comprehending the text1. From serge de Nimes.2. It makes cloth dark blue.3. The pockets tore easily.4. It symbolized strength of the jeans.5. They were no longer a sign of youth rebellion.Developing your skillsSymbols Meanings Symbols Meanings1. +plus 9. ≠does not equal2. –minus 10. = equals3. <is less than 11. ∴therefore4. >is more than 12. : it is true that5. →leads on to/and 13. ; related point6. ≥is more than 14. ? question(able)or equals to or doubtful7. equivalent to 15. ! emphasis or surprise8. $ dollars or money 16. ★multiply(mathe-matical) or important point Part B: Using abbreviations to take notesExtending your vocabulary Part A: Word familiesPart B: DefinitionsPart C: Cloze sentencesymbolize; hippy; rebellion; decadenceUnit 10Understanding the textPart A: Sequencing1. The narrator ran away from his grandmother’s house.2. The narrator moved to a big city.3. The narrator’s grandmother died.4. The narrator took pictures of children in the park.5. The narrator saw images of his grandmother in some photographs.Part B: True or false1. [F]2. [F]3. [T]4. [F]5. [F]6. [T]7. [T]8. [T]Corrections1. The narrator’s grandmother lived alone but he used to visit her.2. The text does not specify why the narrator and his family moved into thecity---but it seems unlikely the grandmother was the reason.4. The narrator’s mother did give him a camera, but it used to belong to the grandmother, who left it to the narrator when she died.5. He had never taken any photographs of strangers---includingchildren---before. It seems that the camera (or the grandmother) was making him do this.Developing your skillsStep 1Step 2The ghosts of children seemed to live in the grandmother’s house.The grandmother seemed to have forced the narrator to take the pictures in the playground.The grandmother appears on the pictures, even though she is dead.Step 3They are ghosts and only the camera can “see” them.Step 4Not fixed answers.Step 5Perhaps: why did the grandmother leave the camera to the narrator and not to her daughter?The question of why the pictures concentrate on children.Step 6This is simply a subjective opinion given by the student.Step 7Again, a subjective comment which needs students to think of carefully about their own opinion and prejudices.Step 8Encourage students here to be constructively critical of their partner’s conclusion and to look for any logical weaknesses of subjective beliefs overriding objective evidence.Extending your vocabularyPart A: Definitions1. The strange creaking noises on the stairs made my spine tingle with fear.2. My grandfather passed away peacefully in the middle of the night.3. When I did n’t attend the examination, I knew I was really letting myself in forit.4. Because of the high unemployment rate, the prospects of finding a job arerather bleak.5. Please let’s just say “au revoir”, not “goodbye”; I really hope we can meetagain someday.Part B: Synonyms and antonymsUnit 11Understanding the textPart A: Comprehending the text1. Yes, the writer is good at studying school subjects.2. He had to move from room to room to attend classes.3. Because of his hair, clothes and glasses.4. The writer was poor at sciences, art and music.5. The writer didn’t enjoy rowing because it was too hard and cold.6. He got married, then divorced, and was living in a tiny flat alone. He wascalled “Slim” because he was fat.Part B: True or false1. [F]2. [T]3. [T]4. [F]5. [F]6. [F]Corrections1. The 11+ exam was designed to separate students who were goodacademically from those who were not.4. Fives is a kind of squash using the hand rather the racket to hit the ball.5. The writer only has one friend from his school days.6.The writer feels that his school days were disciplined.Part C: Interpreting the textDid the writer enjoy his time at school? NoSupporting evidence from the text:●had to take two buses to get there●had to move from room to room●struggled with the sciences●had no time at all for art or music●found the early morning training… no fun at all●life at Cambridge would be… liberating after the discipline of school Developing your skillsExtending your vocabularyPart A: ExpressionsTroop up to: to walk somewhere in a group Work hard at: to struggle to be successful Keep in touch with: to remain in contact with Bumped into: met by chancePart B: Definitions1.b)2.a)3.b)4.b)5.b)Unit 12Understanding the textPart A: Recognizing the “theme” of a passageThe passage is about a famous British mountain climber, Geoge Leigh Mallory. He disappeared when trying to get to the top of Mount Qomolangma and other mountaineers were trying to find out what actually happened to him. It also shows that human beings are not easily defeated in their attempt to learn more and do more than has ever been done before.Part B: True or false1. [T]2. [F]3. [T]4. [F]5. [T]Corrections2. In 1975 a Chinese climber found a body which he described as “old English dead”.4. Mallory’s body was buried where it was found, on the mountain.Part C: Interpreting the text1. To show that this was justifiable enough to climb Qomolangma.2. They disappeared on the northeast ridge on June 8th 1924.3. To find out the truth behind the diappearance.4. Sunglasses in his pocket suggest he was coming down the mountain.5. Because his achievement of courage is great enough.Developing your skillsUse of conjunctionsbut; so; in order to; in order to; but; but; but; and; but; because; but; and. Extending your vocabularyPart A: Synonyms and antonyms1. peak; summit2. descent3. human nature; human spirit4. A local Tibetan guide who helps people who climb or work in the Himalayanregion.5. FoundPart B: cloze passageBleached veteran homage incredible primitivePart C: Comparative and superlative adjectiveUnit ThirteenWords to noteAccusation: claims that someone has done something illegal or wrong. Blueprint: a detailed plan for doing something new, or something that is a model for how something should be done.Complex: with a lot of details or small parts, which makes something difficult to understand or deal with.Constitution: the form or structure of something, or the way in which it is organized.Embryo: an animal or human before it is born, when it is beginning to develop and grow.Genome: the complete set of genes in a living thing.Inherited: was/ were born with the same appearance or character as one of your parents.Intervene: to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop or change it. Isolating: separating a substance from others using a scientific process. Pinpoint: to discover or explain exactly what something is.Potential: possible or likely in the future.Sequence: a set of related things that happen or are arranged in a particular order.Sheer: used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something.Tracing: discovering the origin of something or how it developed. Wondrous: impressive and beautiful or exciting.Worm: a creature with a long soft body and no bones or legs.Part B: Sentence completion1. how the genes fit together to make a human being2. 99.9 per cent3. learn why some people respond better to drug treatment than others andidentify possible problems before they occur4. make better choices about how to live5. make sure that an individual’s genetic information should be privateFlowchart: Structure of the textIntroduction to the Theme↓Background Information↓Arguments for Investigating the Human Genome↓Arguments against Investigating the Human Genome↓Arguments for Investigating the Human Genome↓Arguments against Investigating the Human Genome↓Conclusion: Suggestions for Further StudiesExtending your vocabulary Part A: Cloze sentences1. blueprint2. complex3. sequence4. wondrous5. sheerPart B: Cloze passagetheory of evolution; accusations; intervene; proof; ancestorsPart C: Words formsUnit 14Understanding the textPart A: True or false1.(F)2.(T)3.(T)4.(F)5.(T)6.(F)Corrections1.J.K Rowling had the idea for the first Harry Potter book while traveling on a train between Manchester and King’s Cross-station.4.The first Harry Potter story achieved almost instant success.6.J.K Rowling has planned what would be going on in each book.Part B: Comprehending the text1. It is based after J.K Rowling herself.2. On a train in 1990.3. She was alone with a baby and no job or money.4. He is an old fashioned hero, honest, decent and people can identify with him.5. The books are about human power not magic power.6. Children have become avid readers through reading these books. Developing your skillsPart A: Paraphrasing1.(b)2.(b)3.(a) 4(a) 5(a)Part B: The ingredients of a best sellera) If the reader relates to the hero in a romance story then it will be a success. (4)b) Characters play the most important part in the story. (5)c) The most important quality of a novel is to arouse imagination. (1)d) There should be conflict in the story with the good winning at the end. (7)e) The most important thing is the plot. (2)f) The most important thing is the originality. (3)g) Fantasy is important in telling a good story. (6)Extending your vocabularyPart A: Topic related wordsEntranced spell broomsticks magical wizard/wizardry (fantasy)Part B: Cloze passageOrphan rejected guardians potential instant identify with1. The child needs to have two guardians if he wants to go to the boarding schoolhere.2. The boss rejected the worker’s idea because it was too expensive.3. The little orphan was finally adopted by a couple from England.4. Can you identify with the hero in the movie? I can’t because it’s impossible to stillbe alive after being beaten up that badly.5. You have the potential to become a very good writer because you have a veryvivid imagination.6. The instant noodle is delicious. I didn’t think it would be so tasty.Part C: Definitions1.(b)2.(a)3.(a) 4（b）5.(a) 6.(a)Examples:1. The characters in the story are so real. You can almost imagine them living nextdoor to you.2. Mary is a single mother; she got divorced last year.3. Everyone knows Tom Cruise; he is a household name in England.4. The baby loves sleeping in the buggy because it is very comfortable.5. This show is for kids and not grown-ups.6. I like Harrison Ford’s new movie because the actions are well paced; not too fastand not too slow.Expanding your creativityMarketing ideasUnit 15Understanding the text Part A: Sequencing events1. – [5].2. –[10]3. –[7]4. –[3]5. –[4]6. –[2]7. –[6]8. –[1]9. –[9]10. –[8]Part B: True or false1. [F]2. [T]3. [T]4. [F]5. [F]7. [F]8. [T]9. [F]10. [F]Corrections1. Ron and Ben had been to this part of England before.4.Ben didn’t really want to go into the tunnel.5. Probably not; the rustling sound was the roof beginning to crack.6. Ron was injured.7. Ben got Ron out of the tunnel first before he went for help.9. Both Mum and Dad were relieved to see Ron at the guesthouse.10.Both of them learnt something from the incident.Developing your skillsPart A: Identifying the personality and qualities of characters in stories.1. From an average family that was well-off enough to go away for summerholidays.2. Their mother is a typical housewife and mother, and their father sounds likea boring but stable and unemotional person. Nothing much is known abouttheir friends.3. Ron broke his ankle. Ben saved Ron. And they both learnt something fromthe horrifying incident.。
创意文学阅读与分析模拟试题
创意文学阅读与分析模拟试题创意文学是一种融入了非传统元素且富有想象力的文学形式。
它打破了传统文学的束缚，通过创新的叙事方法和独特的表达方式，给读者带来了全新的阅读体验。
在本文中，我们将通过模拟试题的形式，结合创意文学的实例，来进行阅读与分析。
试题一：阅读下面的短篇小说，回答问题。
“一只乌鸦停在窗前，我与它四目相对。
‘你喜欢我吗？’我问它。
它不置可否地摇了摇头，扑扇着翅膀飞走了。
我微微一笑，把心事全倾诉给了它。
”问题1：这段文本采用了何种叙事手法？请解释原因。
问题2：通过乌鸦与主人对话，作者要表达什么意思？试题二：根据下面的图片，创作一篇短篇小说。
（插入一张图片）试题三：选择一篇你喜欢的创意文学作品，进行分析。
请根据题目要求完成试题。
参考答案：试题一：问题1：这段文本采用了对话叙事手法。
原因是作者通过人物之间的直接对话，展现了人与鸟的交互，使故事更加生动和有趣。
问题2：通过乌鸦与主人对话，作者要表达的含义是人与动物之间的沟通和心灵的交流是可能存在的。
虽然乌鸦没有给出具体的回答，但它的反应和作者微笑的举动表明了主人对这段对话的理解和满足。
试题二：（插入一篇根据图片创作的短篇小说）我站在高楼的窗前，俯瞰着熙熙攘攘的城市。
人们匆匆赶路，楼宇拔地而起，车水马龙。
而我身边，却是一片荒凉寂静。
这里没有人烟，只有几棵矮小的树和一条蜿蜒的小溪。
突然，我看到一只小小的耗子爬了出来，它眯着眼睛紧盯着远处。
我好奇地凑过去，也看向它注视的方向。
仅过了几秒，我发现一个巨大的狼影从远方逐渐靠近，它的眼神如同饥饿的野兽，让人不寒而栗。
耗子突然朝我轻轻点了点头，然后一下子蹿向了河边的丛林中。
我陷入了疑惑，它为何点头示意？难道是要我跟随它？我心中一动，毫不犹豫地顺着小耗子的指引，钻进了茂密的丛林。
经过一番艰难的跋涉，我终于看到了一个神秘的花园。
这里的花朵绽放得如此艳丽，果实散发着诱人的香气。
我忍不住走近，小心翼翼地采摘了几朵。
当我回到城市时，耗子已经不见了。
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Unit 1 AdvertisingPart A: Comprehending the text1.to inform us of new products or good bargains/help producers to sell their products.… we are exposed to too much advertising now and so much of it is misleading, so many people now ignore it.2.visit some of the attractions of the island, including a trip to an ancient cavern//study thefascinating sea creatures of that area.… use the hotel swimming pool/paddling pool or play on the mini-golf course; visit the less adventurous places of interest ( in an air-conditioned vehicle) such as a local lake.… around Lake Tali.… the accommodation “units”.… the resort is new and the owners claim to be more interested in making the guests happy than making money.3. small, bare, exposed rock in the middle of the ocean.… dangerous because of the many sharks.… there is no water in it.… it is too small and too shallow for the stories to be true.… Bantu Island is a long way away so the money will be traveling further. The expression is not being used in its usual meaning of money lasting longer as things are so cheap.4. to be very careful when reading advertisements and always try to check the information froman independent source before you buy whatever is being advertised.Part C Interpreting the text1.The writer is trying to say that advertising is often very misleading and, in some cases,“legalized lying”. The advertising brochure for Bantu Island is obviously very misleading --- and, although nothing it says is actually a lie, it could be argued that it does not represent the truth.2.Because once they got to the island and saw what it was like, they would not want to go onany tours.3.No, it was very carefully worded so that it would be difficult to prove it told any lies ----simply did not tell the whole truth or misled the reader in different ways. For example, the resort does have a swimming pool (and even a paddling pool) --- it does not actually say that they don’t have any water; it does say that sea creatures abound, it does not say that are sharks, etc.4.We should look carefully at things that seem attractive (and cheap). There is often a problemthat is not obvious. This might also apply to other things, such as a motor vehicle, a new apartment, “special offers” on CDs, books, etc.Developing your skillsBrochure Newspaper______________________________________________________________________________A Once in a Lifetime Holiday A “Never-To-Repeated” Holiday(This means sth very special – so (This means it only happens once because Layout special it cannot ever be repeated.) it was so bad you would never do it again.)A Holiday for All the Family A “Holiday” for Nobody_______________________________________________________________________________ sea creatures sharksbrand-new half-builtcooled blastedrare They don’t existIt omits any details of the size, etc.Choices of of the attractions (e.g. Lake Tali).Information No mention of having to wash ina small stream (i.e. no plumbingor washing facilities in the hotel)._______________________________________________________________________________ … you won’t have a penny more A “Holiday” for Nobody --- the invertedto pay! --- The exclamation mark is commas indicate that the writer feels thesupposed to show the reader what a word “Holiday” is not the correct word.wonderful deal she/he is getting with The “ Beauties of Bantu Island” --- againthe holiday. The inverted commas suggest that “Beauties”does not describe the reality of the Island.“ Air-conditioned”, “back-to-nature”, Punctuation “resort”, “lake”, etc. All these show thatthe writer does not feel the words are beingused with their usual meaning andconnotations._______________________________________________________________________________填空：(Page 10 )Come and eat at the Luxurious and Relaxing “French Kitchen”Enjoy the wonderful selection of tempting dishes from our extensive menu.The magnificent view over the ocean will make it an evening to remember/cherish.Our highly-trained/professional/friendly and experienced/ knowledgeable/polite staff will be delighted/pleased/thrilled to look after your every need and the reasonable/inexpensive prices will pleasantly surprise you.Don’t delay/wait. Book now! You won’t be disappointed/sorry.Anybody who is thinking of going to the new “restaurant”called the “French Kitchen”, don’t think again.I was tempted by the advertisement in this newspaper last week. Unfortunately/Regrettably,I can honestly/truthfully/really say that I was very displeased by mydecision.To enjoy the“magnificent view” of the ocean, you would need to lean at least a meter out of the window and peer round the building next door. I’ve seen a better/more impressive/wider/more tempting selection of dishes in my local fast food restaurant and much more polite/friendlier staff in an army training camp. As for the “reasonable/inexpensive”prices! My bank manager will think that I bought the restaurant when he sees my account. It’s true that they were a “surprise”, but definitely not “pleasant”.Don’t go. You will certainly be disappointed.Unit 2 SchooldaysUnderstanding the textPart A: Comprehending the text1. F2. F3. T4.T5. T6.T7. F8. FPart B: Interpreting the textAnswer the following as fully as possible.1.These exams “decide their future” and the penalties for failure are “final”. Also look at speechparagraph 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”; thesituation is not critical.3.to compare the large number of lessons (“17,745) with the tiny result(“how little I knew at theend…”) 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 (“17,745 lessons do not really prove that the results are good.4.The word suggests an unpleasant experience. The writer was, when a child, the subject---andthe 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: Using reference markers1. c2. b3. c4. aPart B: Using discourse markersFor each of the following, fill in the gaps by choosing ……1.However/Yet; showing contrast2.on the whole / in general/ generally speaking/ overall; generalizing3.except/ except for/ with the exception of; introducing exceptions4.as for/ as regards; focusing attention5.so/ and so/ so now; showing logical sequenceExtending your vocabularyPart A: Words to note1. carefree2. intolerable3. receptive4. compulsory5. severe6. motivated7. applied8. franticallyPart B: Expressions1-----regardless of 2. ----- how much 3. ------ certainly4. ------must5. ----- help to ruin6. ------ frequently7.------ result。