综合英语5Unit5练习问题详解.docx
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综合英语5Unit5练习问题详解
Unit5ForceofNature
TextComprehension
1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.
A.TodisplayMarieCurie'scareerasaNobelPrizewinner.
B.TohonorMarieCuriewhomademagnificentcontributioninscience.
C.TounfoldMarieCurie'scomplexlifeasgloriousandtragic.
D.TointroduceMarieCurieandherfamily.
Key:
[C]
2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1).AtfirstIonlyknewthatMarieCurie,abrilliantwomanscientist,wasthefirstpersontowintwoNobelPrizes.[T]
2).MarieCuriewasobsessivelyengagedinherresearchafterherdaughterswereborn.[F]
3).Asgovernesstoawealthyfamily,MarieCuriefellinlovewithCasimirZorawski,theyoungmaster.Ashisfatherthreatenedtodisinherithim,sheleftWarsawwithcourageforParis,wherehernewlifebegan.[T]
4).MarieCurieleftWarsawforParisattheageof18.[F]
5).TheplacewheretheCurieswereworkingwasdark,damp,shabby,andsad,morelikeastablethanalab.[T]
6).TheCuriesbecameworldfamous,especiallyaftertheywonaNobelPrizeinphysicsin1903forthediscoveryofradiumandpolonium.[F]
7).EveCurie,ayearoldwhenherfatherdied,wrotethatPierre'sdeathmarkedacrucialmomentinhermother'slife.[F]
8).Shortlyafterherhusband'sfuneral,MadameCuriewentintothelabimmediatelythoughsheshouldhavestayedwithherfamilyandfriends.[T]
9).AsecondNobelPrizeinchemistrywasawardedtotheCuriesforisolatingtheelementsradiumandpolonium.[F]
10).Accordingtotheauthor,MadameCurieconqueredcolossalobstaclesinscience,butpaidanenormouspersonalprice.Herlifewassocomplexthatherglorywasmingledwithtragedy.[T]
WritingStrategies
ThistextisabiographicalsketchofthegreatwomanscientistMarieCurie.Exceptforthefirstthreeparagraphs,whichmakeuptheintroductorypartofthestory,thenarrationofthemajoreventsinMadameCurie'slifefollowsthechronologicalorder.Tomakehernarrationanddescriptionmoregraphicalandimpressive,theauthorhasusedsomemetaphoricalexpressionsandsentences.Forexample,theexpression'dragby'usedinparagraph4immediatelymakesthereadersharethewayMariefeltaboutthosefourlongyearsofwaiting.
Canyoufindmoreinstancesofmetaphoricallanguageusedinthetext?
Moreinstancesofmetaphoricallanguagefoundinthetext:
Paragraph1:
“herarmswrappedaroundherdaughters”
Paragraph3:
Alsoshewasawomandrivenbypassions,fightingbattlesmuchofherlifewithwhatadoctornowwouldprobablydiagnoseasseveredepression.
Paragraph5:
“walkedintohistory”.
Paragraph7:
“Therealitywasalotgrittier”
Paragraph9:
FortheCuries,though,theirtriumphcontainedtheseedsoftheirtragedy.
Paragraph10:
"Acapeofsolitudeandsecrecyfelluponhershouldersforever."
Whilethepurposeofwritingabiographicalsketchorabiographyistopresentthemajoreventsthathappenduringthelifetimeofthepersonconcerned,itisalsocommonforthewritertoofferhis/herownpersonalassessment.MadameCurieisrecognizedbythewholeworldasarenownedscientist,butsheappealstotheauthornotjustasagreatscientist,but,perhapsmoreessentially,asawoman.Thispointismadeclearinthesentenceinthelastparagraph:
TheMarieCuriethatIdiscoveredwasnoiconbutaflesh-and-bloodwoman.
Canyoufindsomesupportingevidenceofthispointintheintroductorypartofthetext?
Elaborationofthispointismainlyfoundinthesecondparagraphofthetext:
Lookingback,IthinkIadmiredthatphotosomuch,notbecauseofMarieCurieandwhatshestoodforbutbecausesheseemedsoexotic--ormaybebecauseofhowherarmsencircledhergirls.Myownmotherlayinthehospital,recoveringfromagraveinjuryinacarcrash.Iwantedhertoholdme,butshecouldn't.So,instead,IidolizedMarie,whoinmymindbecamethestrongestandmostcapablewomanintheworld.
LanguageWork
1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.
1).Ididn'tknowverymuchaboutCuriebeyondthebasics.
exceptthemostimportantaspectsofherlife
2).Iwasjustagirlwithlittledirection…
havingnoconcretegoalsorpurposestoattain
3).MarieCurie'sowndaughtersgrewintoaccomplishedwomenintheirownright.
becauseoftheirowneffortsandtalents
4).…formonthsshe'dfindplacestohidesoshecouldcryhereyesout.
crytoherheart'scontent
5).…whereshechangedhername,enrolledattheSorbonne--andwalkedintohistory.
andthuslaunchedherjourneytobecomesb.toremember
6).…Pierre'sdeathmarkedthedefiningmomentinhermother'slife.
representedthemostcrucialchange
2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.
glisteningluminous
Explanation:
Luminousdescribesasourceoflight,indicatingthebrightnessorclarity,butitcanalsospecificallysuggestasoftorbarelyperceivableradianceoroneenclosedwithinorseenthroughsomethingelse.Glisteningisalmostexclusivelyrestrictedtoreflectedlight,althoughsometimesitdoessuggestinadditiontodimnessanundulatingreflectionoramoistsurface.
1).Theluminouswallpaperhadattractivesilhouettesofyoungwomen.
2).Theluminousstarsintheclearnorthernnightskybroughtbackallthebeautifulmemoriesofherchildhood.
3).Asix-personshowerwasfullofglisteningnakedbodiesandatangleofarmsandlegs.
4).Hecouldseethegunners,theireyeshiddenbehindgogglesandtheirfacesglisteningwithsweat.
More:
brilliant:
verybright,splendid,orshowyinappearance.
radiant:
sendingoutlightorheatinalldirections,shinning;(ofaperson)showingloveandhappiness
shiny:
esp.ofasmoothsurfacelookingasifpolished
bright:
givingoutorthrowingbacklightverystrongly;fullylight;famous,glorious
graveserious
Bothwordsemphasizesomethingthatisurgentorcrucialandthatpromisestohaveanextremelyundesirableoutcome.Graveisthemorerestrictedofthetwo,specificallysuggestingsomethingthatmaywellhaveafatalconclusion.Seriousismoregeneralanditsuggeststhecrucial,ponderous,orsolemn,butwithlessemphasisonurgencyandevenlessonnegativeeventualities.
1).TheAIDSpatientfinallycouldn'tsurvivethegraveillnessandlefthisfivehelplesschildrenatthemercyofcharity.
2).Thisisaseriousandgood-faithefforttotrytoengageinadialogue.
3).TheUSfinallybecameseriousabouttopplingSaddamandthedevastatingwarbegan.
4).Wehadtotipupthebedandthemodelwasingravedangeroffallingoffit.
More:
significant:
asignificantamountoreffectislargeenoughtobeimportantoraffectasituationtoanoticeabledegree
solemn:
someoneorsomethingthatissolemnisveryseriousratherthancheerfulorhumorous
basic:
ifonethingisbasictoanother,itisabsolutelynecessarytoit,andthesecondthingcannotexist,succeed,orbeimaginedwithoutit
fantasyimagination
Bothwordsrefertothemind'spowertocallupimages,topictureorconceivethingsthatarenotactuallybeforetheeyeorwithintheexperience.Fantasyisimaginationdivorcedfromreality.Thecreationsoffantasymaybedelightfullybizarreormaybeweirdandgrotesque,asinthecaseofscience-fictionstoriesdepictingmonstrousbeingsfromMars.Engagedinfantasy,theimaginationprojectsunrealimagesorimaginaryscenesonthescreenofthemind,creatingadreamworld.
1).Inlivesthatarealwaysdifficulttocomprehend,weareallaccustomedtoretreatingintoaworldoffantasy,illusionandomnipotence.
2).Seeingthedomeatclosequarters,Iwasstruckbyitsfailureofimagination,itssheerugliness.
3).ShetorturedherselfwithfantasiesofBobandhisnewgirlfriend.
4).Doomsdayfantasieshavehauntedthepopularimaginationofthiscentury,fromnuclearArmageddontoalieninvasions.
More:
fiction:
fictionreferstobooksandstoriesaboutimaginarypeopleandevents,ratherthanbooksaboutrealpeopleorevents
fallacy:
afallacyisanideawhichmanypeoplebelievetobetrue,butwhichisinfactfalsebecauseitisbasedonincorrectinformationorreasoning
prominentoutstanding
Bothwordsrefertosomethingofunusualdistinctionorrelevancebyreasonofitsexcellenceormotivatingforce.Outstanding,besidesitsgeneralmeaningofbeingexcellent,suggestsafeaturethatissharplydistinctfromitssurroundings.Prominentcarrieslesssuggestionsofexcellencethanoutstanding,anditmaypointtostatusgainedonothergroundsentirely,orsuggestmerelyfamiliaritytoawideaudience.
1).Tinawaspresentedwithatrophyforheroutstandingcontributiontothemusicindustry.
2).TheFords'familyiswealthyandsociallyprominent,andnowintendstoenterintopolitics.
3).IthastobethemostbeautifulclubhouseinDenmark,andtherestaurantisquiteoutstanding.
4).ProminentAmericaneducators,suchasHoraceMann,HenryBarnard,etc.soughttoincreaseeducationalopportunityforallchildrenbycreatingthecommon-schoolmovement.
3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasetakenfromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.
obsessivelycongealiconluminous
metamorphosisfeteperniciousdefinitely
retreatdevastatingashredofafleetof
1).Ausefuldefinitionofanairpollutantisacompoundaddeddirectlyorindirectlybyhumanstotheatmosphereinsuchquantitiesastoaffecthumans,animals,vegetation,ormaterials.
2).Themostdistantluminousobjectsseenbytelescopesareprobablytenthousandmillionlightyearsaway.
3)."Wa
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