最新全新版大学进阶英语第二册第六单元答案解析

Unit 6 Maker Movement in China

Key to Exercises

Opener

Suggested answers for reference

1. Ruler, tape, calculator, hammer, pincers, drill, wrench, saw, etc.

2. I once made a kite with knife, scissors, ruler, tape, wood and paper. At first it didn’t work to o well. My father helped me improve

the

design

and then it flew much better. It was so much more satisfying to fly a

kite made by myself.

3. There are large worktables in the makerspace. Makers there are using all kinds of materials to build things. And instead of working alone, they are communicating with each other, sharing ideas and learning new skills from one another.

Reading & Interacting

I. Understanding the Text

1. Text Organization

2. Comprehension Check

2.1 Focusing on the main ideas

The maker movement is now gaining ground in China and makerspaces like Xinchejian and Seeed Studio are open to the public. A maker is someone who builds, creates or hacks physical materials. They are different from the traditional inventors who tinkered in garages.

Makers often use software to design objects to be produced by desktop machines like 3-D printers. And they often cooperate and share their ideas online. The Chinese government is supporting this movement by building more government-supported innovation houses and organizing maker carnivals. And it is hoped that this movement can help Chinese industry move to a new stage. Although some observers see China’s maker movement as producing copycat goods, Mr. Pan Hao, founder of Seeed Studio, advises patience.

2.2 Digging into detail

1. They can tinker with everything from art projects to robots.

2. It can react to human touch. And it can talk.

3. He defines a maker as someone who builds, creates or hacks physical

materials, whether food, clothing or gadgets.

4. He describes makers as “the Web generation creating physical things

rather than just pixels on screens.”

5. It is a conduit for people to say “This interactive stuff is not

that scary, not that difficult.”

6. They hope that one of the tinkerers may develop the next

groundbreaking technology.

7. It specializes in the small-scale manufacturing of experimental,

niche-market products.

8. It features a picture of the South American revolutionary Che

Guevara, his head sprouting electronic components instead of hair.

9. He wants to show that creating something original starts from

learning and copying.

2.3 Understanding difficult sentences

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. A

II. Focusing on Language in Context

1. Key Words & Expressions

1.1

1. For the time being, this computer system is still in its experimental

stages.

2. There is a growing tendency to regard money more highly than quality

of life.

3. The following table includes a list of subjects at the frontier of

scientific exploration.

4. Computer technology in all its phases from hardware to software has

become less expensive.

5. Problem solving, like other mental activities such as creativity,

is hard to define but generally easy to recognize.

6. Due to his health problems, Richard has to give up hard physical

work on his farm.

7. My storybooks occupy most of the space of my two bookshelves in my

bedroom.

8. I am eager to know where my former classmates are now.

9. Online stores are booming and continually increasing their market

share.

10. Cloud-based tools enable you to engage and interact with your

audience in real-time.