大学英语创意阅读2答案Word文档下载推荐.docx
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paddlingpoolasmallswimmingpoolthatisnotdeep,forsmallchildrentoplay
in
paradiseaperfectplaceorsituation
perchedplacedhighupontheedgeofsomething
scubadiversomebodywhoswimsunderwaterwithacontainerofairontheir
backandatubeforbreathingthrough
sharkasometimeslargefishwithteeththatlivesinthesea;
sometypes
ofsharkattackpeople
situatedinaparticularplace;
located
typhoonatropicalstormwithstrongwindsthatmoveincircles
Understandingthetext
PartA:
Comprehendingthetext
Completethefollowingsentences.
1.Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs:
Amajorpurposeofadvertisingistoinformusofnewproductsorgoodbargains/help
producerstoselltheirproducts.
Itispossiblethatadvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseweareexposedtotoo
muchadvertisingnowandsomuchofitismisleading,somanypeoplenowignoreit.
2.AccordingtotheadvertisementforBantuIsland:
Themoreadventurousmembersofthefamilycanvisitsomeoftheattractionsofthe
island,includingatriptoanancientcavern/studythe.fascinatingseacreaturesof
thatarea.
Thelessadventurousmemberscanusethehotelswimmingpool/paddlingpoolorplay
onthemini-golfcourseorvisitthelessadventurousplacesofinterest(inanair-
conditionedvehicle)suchasalocallake.
GhostsarcoftenseenaroundLakeTall.
Woodhasbeenusedtomaketheaccommodation"
units"
.
Theholidayischeapbecausetheresortisnewandtheownersclaimtobemoreinter-
estedinmakingtheguestshappythanmakingmoney.
3.AccordingtothenewspaperreportonBantuIsland:
BantuIslandisreallyonlyasmall,bare,exposedrockinthemiddleoftheocean.
Swimmingaroundtheislandwouldbeverydangerousbecauseofthemanysharks.
Theswimmingpoolisn'
tverymuchinusebecausethereisnowaterinit..
Theauthordoesn'
tbelievethestoriesaboutLakeT'
alibecauseitistoosmallandtoo
shallowforthestoriestobetrue.
Theauthorsaystheonlyreasonyourmoney"
goesfurther"
isthatBantuIslandisa
longwayawaysothemoneywillbetravelingfurther.Theexpressionisnotbeing
usedinitsusualmeaningofmoneylastinglongerasthingsaresocheap.
4.Theadvicetheauthorgivesinthelasttwoparagraphsistobeverycarefulwhenread-
ingadvertisementsandalwaystrytochecktheinformationfromanindependent
sourcebeforeyoubuywhateverisbeingadvertised.
PartB:
Comparingthetexts
Thetwotextssometimesrefertothesamefeatureoftheresortwithverydifferentterms.
Completethistablebyfindingthecorrespondingtermsandwritingtheminthespacespro-
vided.Followtheexample.
TheBrochureTheNewspaperArticle
1resortbuildingsite
2ashallowbayislandparadisebeachlessbay/barerock
3fascinatingseacreatureshungrysharks
4deluxeair-conditionedtransportopen-backedjeep
5individual,handcraftedunitswoodenhuts
6ancientandmysteriouslakedirtypond
PartC:
Interpretingthetext
1.Explainwhythewriterbelievesthesetwotextsprovidea"
perfectexample"
ofwhathe
istryingtosay.
Thewriteristryingtosaythatadvertisingisoftenverymisleadingand,insome
cases,"
legalizedlying"
.Theadvertisingbrochure.forBantuIslandisobviouslyvery
misleading--and,althoughnothingitsaysisactuallyalie,itcouldbearguedthat
itdoesnotrepresentthetruth.
2.WhywerethevisitorstoBantuIslandmadetopayforthe"
tours"
before-theygottothe
resort?
Becauseoncetheygottotheislandandsawwhatitwaslike,theywouldnotwantto
goonanytours.
3.Didthefirstarticlegiveanyinformationthatwasnottrue,asopposedtosimplymis-
leading?
No,itwasverycarefullywordedsothatitwouldbedifficulttoproveittoldanylies
--simplydidnottellthewholetruthormisledthereaderindifferentways.Forex-
ample,theresortdoeshaveaswimmingpool(andevenapaddlingpool)--itdoesnot
actuallysaythattheydon'
thaveanywater;
itdoessaythatseacreaturesabound,it
doesnotsaytheyaresharks,etc.
4.Explainfullywhatthewritermeansbythelastsentenceofthearticle.
Weshouldlookcarefullyatthingsthatseemattractive(andcheap).Thereisoftena
problemthatisnotobvious.Thismightalsoapplytootherthings,suchasamotor
vehicle,anewapartment,"
specialoffers"
onCDs,books,etc.
CreativeReadingBook2Unit2
FindthewordsinColumnAbelowinthetextandtrytoworkouttheirmeaningsfromthecontextsinwhichtheyareused.ThenmatcheachwordwiththeappropriatedefinitionfromColumnB.Youmayneedtouseadictionary.
appalledoffendedorshockedverymuchbysomething
bureaucracyacomplicatedandannoyingsystemofrulesandprocesses
cajoletopersuadesomeonetodosomethingbyencouragingthemgently
orbybeingnicetothem
carefreehappyandwithoutanyworries
compulsorymustbedonebecauseofalaworrule
cooperativewillingtodowhatisbeingasked
despairafeelingthatasituationissobadthatnothingyoucandowill
changeit
dominatedtobethemostimportantissue,activity,problemetc.inaparti-
cularsituation
effectivelywhatthesituationreallyis.althoughitsappearanceorofficialde-
scriptionmightbedifferent
franticallyinaveryurgentway
intolerableimpossibletobearordealwith
motivatedenthusiasticanddeterminedtoachievesuccess
primitiveataverysimplestageofdevelopment,beforemoderntechnology
andthinking
rationalethesetofreasonsthatsomethingsuchasaplanorbeliefisbased
on
receptivewillingtolistentoorconsidersuggestions
severeverystrictorextreme
tender(age)atimeofyourlifewhenyouarestillyoungandlackexperience
tertiaryrelatingtocollegesoruniversities;
intheplaceorpositioncount-
edasnumberthree
Decidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalseaccordingtothetext.
1false
Thefirstparagraphsuggeststhatthewriterbelievesyoungpeoplearethemselvesresponsibleforbeingeducational"
failures'
'
Theintroductoryparagraphasksachallengingquestion:
"
Isitpossiblethatthechildrenarenotatfaultatall,butsocietyitself?
"
Also,"
.failures"
isininvertedcommas.Thissuggeststhewordshouldbeinterpreteddifferently:
itsuggeststhechildrenarenotatfault.
2false
Thespeakerbelievesthatschoolexaminationsareappropriatelytimedinthelivesofschoolchildren.
Lookatspeechparagraph2:
Childrenhavetositexamsatanagewhentheyareleastreceptiveto.formallearning.
3true
Usually,onlychildrenwhohavepreviouslyfailedexaminationsaregiventheopportunitytostudyinterestingsubjects.
Inspeechparagraph3:
Interestingsubjects"
areavailable"
only.forthosewhohavealreadybeenlabelledas.failures"
.(Theteachermightsuggestthatthisindicatesa"
topsy-turvy"
situation,where"
getabetterdealwhilethosewho"
succeed"
arevirtually"
punished"
.)
4true
Parentsoftencontributetothepressureschoolchildrenare
putunder.
Inspeechparagraph3:
Manywordsinthisparagraphindicatepressure:
push,"
"
cajole"
threaten"
force"
"
search.frantically'
Inspeechparagraph4:
Parentsarefoolishifthey"
despairattheirchildren'
sperfectlynormalbehaviour."
5true
Insomecases,thepresenteducationalsystemhastheoppositeeffecttotheoneitisaimingat.
Youmightaskwhetherthe"
educationalsystem"
hasanyclearideaatallaboutitsobjectives.Butassumingthe"
aimstoeducatechildren,thetextsuggests'
verydefinitelythatitis.failingtotally,e.g.
Thesystem'
might"
makeorbreak"
childrenintheirearlyteenage.
Inspeechparagraph5:
Thereare"
severepenalties"
inthesystem.
Inspeechparagraph6:
Thepresentsystemis.frighteningandthreatening.
6true
Childhoodisthebesttimetostudyfromthepointofviewofthedevelopmentofthebrain.
Inspeechparagraph7:
betweentheagesoffiveand18...thebrainisbiologicallyatits,mostreceptive..."
7false
Therearemanyeducationalreasonsforthepresentsystemofeducation.
Speechparagraph7describestheorganizationoftheschoolday("
40-minutepiecesoflearning"
)asnotdesignedtoencourage"
seriousstudy"
.Andspeechparagraph8tellsusthatthesystemisnotefficient:
it"
takesupto11years"
toteachchildrenuptoa"
lowlevelo.fEnglish"
8false
ThespeakeragreeswithalltheargumentsoftheNUS.
Speechparagraph11tellsusthatthewriterhas"
noidea”whethertheNUSiscorrectinbel
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