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Unit6BeingThere练习答案

Unit6

BeingThere

ConsolidationActivities

I、TextComprehension

1、Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose、

A、Togiveabriefaccountofthehistoryoftravel、

B、TopresentapictureofAmericanstravelingoverseas、

C、Toexplainpeople’sunarticulateddesiresfortravel、

Key:

[C]

2、Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse、

1）、Travelisameanstoescapewhatwearetiredofinthemodernworld、[T]

2）、Whenwetravelabroad,wetendtoputonamasksothatnobodycanrecognizeus、[F]

3）、Oneofthepleasuresduringyourtravelisthefactthatyoucanseethingsyouarefamiliarwith、[F]

4）、Accordingtotheauthor,thevariousreasonsforourtravelarethesourcesforthesurvivaloftravelbooks、[T]

5）、Theclassicalruinsofantiquityenablesometravelerstofeeltheecstasyofspoliation、[F]

4、Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext、

1）Whenwetravel,wearenotsomuchonthealertorlesswaryofwhatmighthappentous,insteadweshowkeeninterestinwhathappenedinthepast、Wereleaseourdesiresthathavelongbeensuppressed、

2）Whenwetravel,wenormallymoveouttoseetheexoticworld,butnowthetravelerhimselfbecomessomethingexoticintheplacehevisits,andmoderntravelbooksmayfocusonwhatwehave“eliminatedoreditedout”,justastraditionaltravelbooksfocusonwhatisstillthere、

II、WritingStrategies

Structurally,theessaydevelopsalongthethreadthatbeginswithanexaminationofconventionalmotivationsfortraveling,thenmovesontoadiscussionoftravelwritingsthatofferusefulinsightsintotravelers’psychology,andendswithadescriptionofanunusualapproachsomecontemporarytravelersadopt、Nowtrytofindthecohesivedevicestheauthoremploystoconnectthesethreesections、

Paragraph12servesasatransitionfromtheexaminationoftravelers’motivationstoadiscussionoftravelbooks、Thefirstsentence“Becausewetravelforsomanyreasons—someofthemcontradictory—travelwritingislikeasuitcaseintowhichthewritertriestocrameverything”establishesacohesivetiebetweenthisandtheprecedingparagraph、

Paragraph15indicatestheauthor’smovetothenexttopic、Cohesionisrealizedbythelastsentence,“Heunderestimatedthevariousnessofourreasonsfortraveling,”whichnicelyconnectswithwhatthereaderwillimmediatelycomeacrossinthesubsequentparagraph:

“Therehavealwaysbeentravelerswhowenttolookfortheworst、、、”

III、LanguageWork

1、Explaintheunderlinedpart（s）ineachsentenceinyourownwords、

1）、We’regoingtoseeinEuropeeverythingwehaveeliminatedoreditedoutofourowncultureinthenameofconvenience、、、

→haveremovedfrom;forthesakeof

2）、、、、thelackofmoneyandleisurehadallrestrainedcuriosityuntiltheseventeenthcentury,whenunderpressureofscientificdiscoveries,thephysicalworldbegantogapeopen、

→inhibited;openwidely

3）、Thefrenziedshoppingofsometravelersisanattempttobuyanewlife、

→spendingsprees/wildshopping

4）、Theplaceswevisitaregold-platedbythesun、

→beautified

5）、Weclingtothebeliefthatotherpeoplesaremorepassionatethanweare、

→cherish/adhereto

6）、Therehavealwaysbeentravelerswhowenttolookfortheworst,tofindrationalizationsfortheiranxietyordespair、、、

→findreasonsorexcusesfor

7）、WhyelsewouldPaulTherouxgotoSouthAmerica,whichhesoobviouslydetested?

→Forwhatotherreason;disliked

8）、ShivaNaipaul’sworstfearswereconfirmedinAfrica、、、

→provedtobewell-grounded

9）、GrahamGreenespentfourmonthstravelingintheLiberianjungleasaprivatepenance、

→waytopunishhimselfforthewrongthingshehaddone

10）、PerhapsinthefutureweshallhavetotravellikeJamesHolman,who,afterbeinginvalidedoutoftheBritishnavybecausehehadgoneblind,setoutin1819toseetheworld

→leavingtheBritishnavybecausehewasaninvalid;startedtraveling

2、Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords、

1）、Inthefilm,heisabletodepictthesenseofotherness（other）andalienationthatmanyteenagersfeel、

2）、Thesophistication（sophisticate）ofcomputersisincreasingastheirsizedecreases、

3）、Don’tbesoimpulsive（impulse）—thinkbeforeyouact、

4）、Thefather-daughterrelationshipisarecurrent/recurring（recur）themeinhernovels、

5）、Ikeepgettingcontradictory（contradict）advice—somepeopletellmetokeepitwarmandsometellmetoputiceonit、

6）、Talkingaboutourpastfamilyreunionshasmademefeelquitenostalgic（nostalgia）、

7）、Thegrouphasalwaysbeencharacterizedbyanuncompromisingmilitancy（militantly）、

8）、Shehasthedistinction（distinct）ofbeingoneofthefewpeopletohaveanhonorarydegreeconferredonherbytheuniversitythisyear、

9）、Thereisincreasingdisillusionment（disillusion）withthemanagementofthecompany、

10）、Wearestillawaitingconfirmation（confirm）oftheexactnumberofcasualties、

3、Fillintheblank（s）ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform、

beopposedto|insearchof|standout|putaside

tempt|invalid|disengagefrom|clingto

editout|givewayto|crusade|last-ditchattempt

1）、Inalastditch-attempttosavehispartyfromelectoraldefeat,heresignedfromtheleadership、

2）、You’retemptingfatebyridingyourbikewithoutwearingabicyclehelmet、

3）、Let’sputourdifferencesasideandmakeafreshstart、

4）、Insomeareas,modernintensivefarmingisgivingwaytothere-introductionoftraditionalmethods、

5）、Shewasshotbyasniperwhenshewentoutinsearchoffirewood、

6）、Mostoftheviolentsceneswereeditedoutfortelevision、

7）、Thenumber-oneruleforbeingagoodcolleagueistodisengageyouremotionsfromtheworkingrelationship、

8）、Sheisopposedtoreligiouseducationinschools、

9）、Sheclingstothehopethatherhusbandwillcomebacktoher、

10）、Wehadlotsofgoodapplicantsforthejob,butonestoodoutfromtherest、

11）、Shecrusadedagainstsexandviolenceontelevision、

12）、Shewasinvalidedoutoftheservicebecauseofinjuriesshereceivedinafire、

4、Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence、

1）、Inoldmovies,thepoliceshouted“Openupinthenameofthelaw”beforetheybrokethedoordown、

→bytherightof

2）、Whenthepostfellvacant,DennisBasswasappointedtofillit、

→becameavailable

3）、Thepartyleaderissaidtobeconcernedabouttheslippageintherecentopinionpolls、

→decline（ofpopularity）

4）、Hervoiceheavywithirony,Simonesaid,“We’resopleasedyouwereabletostaysolong、”

→Soundinghighlyironical

5）、Asshewaswaitingtogointotheexaminationroom,hesqueezedherhandandwishedhergoodluck、

→pressedherhandaffectionately

6）、Yieldsongasandelectricitysharesareconsistentlyhigh、

→Profits

7）、It’splainreportingofthefacts—there’snotmucheditorialcontent、

→opinionoftheeditors

8）、Wemustgettotherootofthisproblem

→findoutthecauseof

9）、Shedressesveryprovocatively、

→seductively

10）、Shestartedlaughinghysterically、

→wildly/withoutcontrol

5、Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingpassage、Thepassagecontainstenerrors,oneineachindicatedline、Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved、

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank、

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan“×、”

Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”andwritethemissingwordintheblank、

TheBalkans

WherethegreatplatesoftheEarth’scrustmet,thegreatstressesandstrainscauseterribleearthquakes、SomethingsimilarishappeningwhentheEarth’smajorpeoples,languages,religionsandculturesmeet、OnesuchareaistheeasternendoftheMediterranean、ThesoutheasterncorneroftheEuropeismountainous,andrarelyatpeace、TheBalkanswereattheedgeoftheRomanEmpire,andwheninthe4thand6thcenturiesA、D、,hugemigrationsofpeoplefromCentralAsialeadtothecollapseofthatempire,manyofthemsettledinthatarea、TheRomanEmpiresplittotwobeforeitsfinaldisappearance、Thewesternhalfwasbased∧RomeandfollowedtheRomanCatholicversionofChristianity、Theeasternhalf,withitscapitalinConstantinople,believedintheOrthodoxChurch、SomeofthetribesbecameCatholic;othersbecameOrthodox,andthusthecomplexjigsawbecameevenmorecomplex、ThentheMuslimTurksmarchedintothearea,sweepingsidetheremainsoftheRomanEmpire、DuringtheirruleintheBalkans,manyoftheinhabitantsconvertedtoIslam,andyetanotherdivisioncameintobeing、WhentheTurkishempire∧turndisappeared,theBalkansexploded,andtheresultwastheFirstWorldWar、Later,theGermanstriedtoholddowntheregion,buttheyfailed、PeacecametemporarilyundertheruleoftheCommunistTito,butafterhisdeathandthebreak-inoftheSovietUnion,theolddivisionssurfacedagain,andabittercivilwarbrokeoutinYugoslavia,newnationsemerging,asneighborskilledandtortured∧otherwithasavagerythatshockedtheworld、TheBalkansseemlikelytoremainacenterforpoliticearthquakes、

（1）meet

（2）the

（3）led

（4）into

（5）in

（6）aside

（7）in

（8）break-up

（9）each

（10）political

6、FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword、

WhyWeTravel?

Wetravel,initially,toloseourselves;andwetravel,

（1）next,tofindourselves、Wetravelto

（2）openourheartsandeyesandlearnmoreabouttheworldthanournewspaperswillaccommodate、Wetraveltobringwhatlittlew