unit 1 练习答案

Unit One ComprehensionContent QuestionsPair Work1. They were studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens and elementary schools inNanjing.2. Their 18-month-old son Benjamin was fond of trying to place the key into the slot of the keybox during their stay at the Jinling Hotel.3. They would come over to watch Benjamin and then try to teach him how to do it properly.4. Because he realized that this anecdote was directly relevant to their assigned tasks in China: toinvestigate early childhood education and to throw light on Chinese attitude toward creativity.5. Most of them displayed the same attitude as the staff at the Jinling Hotel.6. He emphasized that the most important thing is to teach the child that one can solve a problemeffectively by oneself.7. He means that this incident pointed to important differences in educational and artisticpractices between China and the USA.8. The manner in which the Chinese staff saw the need to teach the child by guiding his hand ischaracteristic of a broader attitude to education, one that stands in contrast to the Western preference for leaving the child to explore and learn unaided.9. One example is of children at the age of 5 or 6 painting flowers, fish and animals skillfullyand confidently; in a second example, calligraphers 9 and 10 years old are producing excellent works; and a third, young artists work on perfecting their craft for several hours a day.10. Americans think that unless creativity has been acquired early, it may never emerge, and skillscan be picked up later. Chinese think that if skills are not acquired early, they may never be acquired, and there is no hurry to promote creativity.11. This is mainly due to the difference in the way of thinking.12. The author makes the suggestion that we should strike a better balance between the poles ofcreativity and basic skills.Text OrganizationWorking on Your Own1. 1) The text begins with an anecdote.2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West.3) He winds up the text with a suggestion in the form of a question.2. 1) Chinese: show a child how to do something, or teach by holding the handAmericans: teach children that they should rely on themselves for solutions to problems2) Chinese: give greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing thatcreativity can be promoted over timeAmericans: put more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children, thinking skills can be picked up laterLanguage Sense Enhancement1. (1) summarizing (2) value originality and independence (3) contrast between (4) in termsof (5) harbour (6) fearful (7) comparable (8) creativity (9) emerge (10) picked up 2. Working ClassWhat a mess said Miss Mawgan 好一片混乱莫根小姐说One cold and raiy day 一个阴冷冷的下雨天So I said we’d work together 于是我说咱们一起动手As we can’t go out to play 既然咱们没法出去玩So I tidied up the bookshelf 于是我整理书架While Jack sorted out the pens 杰克把钢笔理好Charmain’s drawer was very messy 查米安的抽屉乱得够呛But not as bad as Ben’s 不过还没有本的那么糟Shaun tidied up the cardboard 肖恩整理纸板Sophie sorted out the paper 苏菲把纸放齐Mr Goodhall put our pictures up 古德豪尔先生挂起了我们的画Using his big stapler 用他那大大的订书机And when we all had finished 等我们全都收拾完And the class looked very clean 教室里真是干净整齐We all were given merits 我们人人受到表扬For working as a team 因为大伙儿齐心协力3. What one knows is, in youth, of little moment; they know enough who know how to learn.一个人年轻时学识多少无关紧要；懂得学习之道足矣。

-----亨利•亚当斯Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you; you must acquire it.永远保持好奇心！因为知识不会来找你；你必须自己去寻求。

----- 苏狄•巴克The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.大千世界充满了神奇之物，耐心地等待着我们的心智变得愈益敏锐。

----- 伊登•费尔珀茨The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.教育的全部艺术就是将幼小心灵中天生的好奇心唤醒以便在日后使其满足的艺术。

----- 阿奈托尔•法郎士Language FocusVocabularyI.1. 1) insert 2) on occasion 3) investigate 4) In retrospect 5) initial 6) phenomena7) attached 8) make up for 9) is awaiting 10) not; in the least 11) promote 12)emerged2. 1) a striking contrast between the standards of living in the north of the country and thesouth2) is said to be superior to synthetic fiber3) as a financial center has evolved slowly4) is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer5) by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their way into someEnglish magazines3. 1) be picked up; can’t accomplish; am exaggerating2) somewhat; the performance; have neglected; they apply to3) assist; On the other hand; are valid; a superiorII.1. 1) continual 2) continuous 3) continual 4) continuous2. 1) principal 2) principal 3) principle 4) principles 5) principalIII.1. themselves2. himself / herself3. herself / by her self / on her own4. itself5. ourselves6. yourself / by yourself / on your ownComprehensive ExercisesI.1. (1) contrast (2) exaggerating (3) priority (4) on the other hand (5) promoting(6) pick up (7) assist (8) accomplish (9) occasion (10) neglecting (11) worthwhile(12) superior2. (1) end (2) perform (3) facing (4) competent (5) eqquiped (6) designed(7) approach (8) rest (9) definitely (10) qualityII.1. 1) It takes an enormous amount of courage to make a departure from the tradition.2) Tom used to be very shy, but this time he was bold enough to give a performance in frontof a large audience.3) Many educators think it desirable to foster the creative spirit in the child at an early age.4) Assuming (that) this painting really is a masterpiece, do you think it’s worthwhile to buypurchase it?5) If the data is statistically valid, it will throw light on the problem we are investigating. 2. To improve our English, it is critical to do more reading, writing, listening and speaking.Besides, learning by heart as many well-written essays as possible is also very important.Without an enormous store of good English writing in your head you cannot expressyourself freely in English. It is also helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English.Text BComprehension Check1.c2. c3. d4. a5. c6. bTranslation1. 孩子们在糖果、电子游戏上的花费之大令家长们十分震惊（或者更确切地说，孩子们的超支行为似乎是在竭力仿效父母，这令家长们十分震惊），于是家长便设法把孩子们的钱存起来不让用。