大学英语创意阅读1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 thi ngs 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 skills1 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 vocabularyget 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.Katy 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 and had no interest in her Chinesebackground.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 discovered her roots.Part 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 they can integrate into the society.2.As a mark of respect for the work that he has done for the town, the old man was given a goldmedal.3.The little boy had a grin on his face because he was given a whole box of chocolates.4.At night it is very cool because of the breeze.5.The class has a mixture of nationalities. The students come from different countries. Understanding the textPart A: comprehending the text1.It is important because it contains a great of evidence about how people in a society lived their everydaylives.2.The Garbage Project carried out by the University of Arizon. It studies the garbage in city rubbishdumps 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, dangerous materials, personal items etc.)4.This is because when there is shortage of something, people try to hoard large supplies of the item. Theymay bury too much. This frequently means that the item needs to be thrown away before it can beused---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 be seen as wasteful when it comesto 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 and behave.Part B: true or false1. F2. F3.T4. F5. F6.TCorrections1.It was started in Arizona, but has now expanded to cover many other American cities and Mexico Cityas well.2.There are too many households in Tucson to collect from each and every one. Therefore, only a sampleo f households had their rubbish collected. Also, there is no time specified in the text, it simply says―overa 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.Understanding 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 is his 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 inside safe and secure. Theexpression, 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 si mply 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 good sense to maintain it and evenimprove it as possible（both to make it worth even 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 to buy a house. It is paidback 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 a house that you happened to beliving 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 a few years until its value hasincreased (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. Tradingmany years, trading up would be unlikely to happen much. Developing your skillExtending your vocabularytrend; spectacularly; compelling; milial; run down; bricks and mortar; outstripsUnit 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 skillsPart A: Cloze passageclimate; crater; moist; diverse; conserve1.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 protected from the beehives, they areprotected 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 anoriginal.5.My brother has a crescent-shaped scar on his knee.6.To safeguard against the possibility of cheating, students are not allowed to take mobile phones into theexamination 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 your colleagues!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 2000 Part 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 18th century that cotton wasused.3.Quite the reverse. During WW2, cotton and other raw materials was scarce so the manufacture of jeanswas greatly reduced.4.They did not hate Western culture but they did wish to separate themselves from the culture of theirparents---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 pointPart 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 narrat or’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 the city---but it seems unlikely thegrandmother 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---including children---before. It seems that the camera(or the grandmother) was making him do this.Developing your skillsThe 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 vocabulary2.My grandfather passed away peacefully in the middle of the night.3.When I didn’t attend the examination, I knew I was really letting myself in for it.4.Because of the high unemployment rate, the prospects of finding a job are rather bleak.5.Please let’s just say ―au revoir‖, not ―goodbye‖; I really hope we can meet again someday.Understanding 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 was called ―Slim‖ because he wasfat.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 good academically 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 schoolPart A: ExpressionsTroop up to: to walk somewhere in a groupWork hard at: to struggle to be successfulKeep in touch with: to remain in contact withBumped 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]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 Himalayan region.5.FoundPart B: cloze passageBleached veteran homage incredible primitiveUnit 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.1.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 and identify possible problemsbefore they occur4.make better choices about how to liveIntroduction 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↓Part A: Cloze sentences1.blueprintplex3.sequence4.wondrous5.sheertheory of evolution; accusations; intervene; proof; ancestorsUnit 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)Orphan rejected guardians potential instant identify with1.The child needs to have two guardians if he wants to go to the boarding school here.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 still be alive after beingbeaten up that badly.5.You have the potential to become a very good writer because you have a very vivid 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 next door 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 fast and not too slow. Expanding your creativityUnit 15Understanding the textPart 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]6.[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 wa nt 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 summer holidays.2.Their mother is a typical housewife and mother, and their father sounds like a boring but stable andunemotional person. Nothing much is known about their friends.1.To show that things that happen to us when we are young can have a great impact on us when we growup.2.The impact was that Ben became a mountain rescue officer because of the accident that injured hisbrother. And for Ron, the accident most probably scared him so much that he took up a safe job as a bank manager.3.Accept any reasonable answers from students.4.again, accept any plausible answers from students.Extending your vocabularyPart A: Colloquial expressions1.all day, every day2. a very hot day, when the sun is scorching3.to be bored with, to have had enough of4.Absolutely! Certainly!5.What’s wrong? What’s the problem?Part B: Cloze passageHeat; adjusted; groped; in a single file; smothering; chocking; gasp; Struggling; gloriously; deserted.Unit 16Understanding the textPart A: True or false1.[T]2.[F]3.[T]4.[F]5.[F]6.[F]Corrections2. Tanni has been in a wheelchair since she was eight years old. She was born with the disease spina bifida which paralysed her from the waist down.4. ―Being at Sydney was incredible,‖ says Tanni.―… the atmosphere was just amazing… The whole games were so well organized… everything was brilliant.‖5. ―It’s nice when people come up to me and ask me questions or have a chat…‖7.One month later Tanni was training again.Part B: Comprehending the text1.She has won nine gold medals in the Barcelona, Alanta, Sydney Paralympics; she has won the LondonMarathon 5 times; she holds a number of British and World records; she has won all these races in a wheelchair.2.Basketball, tennis, swimming, athletics.3.Amputees; visually impaired; people in wheelchairs.4.She won gold medals in all four events in spite of the distances being so wide-ranging.5.She trains very hard; she wants to be better than anyone else.6.As an athlete, pure and simple; not as a special case/.Developing your skillsTanni Grey-Thompson, a wheelchair Paralympian, is one of Britain’s most successful athletes ever. She was born with spina bifida, and has been in a wheelchair since she was eight.The Paralympics began in 1952 and have become a major world-sporting event next to the Olympics Games. Tanni’s performance at the Sydney Paralympics in 2000 ra nks as one of the greatest in all modern sport in terms of the number of medals she won over an unusually wide range of distances. Tanni is successful because she trains hard and she wants to be the best. She has also been rewarded an OBE and been a BBC radio presenter. She wants to be recognized as a successful athlete.Tanni is married to Paralympian, Ian Thompson and one of her greatest achievements was giving birth to their baby daughter Carys Olivia. Tanni’s greatest characteristic is her will to win d espite the odds.。