Unit-4-A-View-of-Mountains习题答案综合教程四(共6页)

1、Unit 4 A View of MountainsKey to the ExercisesText comprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose of writing.BII. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1. F (Refer to Paragraph 1. Nobody made a photographic record of the immed

2、iate effect of the atomic bombing on Hiroshima.) 2. F (Refer to Paragraph 1. The author is shocked because the girl reminds him of the ordinary life that would have been going on in the fields of rubble if there had not been the atomic bombing.)3. F (Refer to Paragraph 2. The nuclear danger that sti

3、ll hangs over us means the danger caused by the possible use of atomic bombs in the future rather than the dangerous consequences of the worlds second atomic bombing.)4. T (Refer to the bracketed part in Paragraph 2.)5. T (Refer to the first few lines of Paragraph 3.)III. Answer the following questi

4、ons.1. Refer to the last few lines of Paragraph 1. A view of mountains in the distance rather than the wreckage is meant to remind the viewer of the city that was leveled to the ground by the atomic bomb and of the normal life that would have been going on there. This is where the significance of th

5、e picture lies. 2. Refer to Paragraph 2. Because it was the first time that Americans had ever seen the pictures since the atomic bombing fifty years ago.3. Refer to the middle of Paragraph 2. The bombing of Nagasaki is regarded as the fitter symbol of the nuclear peril in two respects. First, it is

6、 evidence that nuclear weapons can be used again to destroy human civilization. Second, the fact that Nagasaki had not been the originally chosen target of the nuclear attack shows the unpredictability of possible nuclear attacks in the future. That is, every city in the world is liable to nuclear d

7、estruction.4. Refer to the beginning of Paragraph 3. They were intended to demonstrate the devastating power of nuclear weapons and express an apprehension of the nuclear peril menacing the world.5. No, it only expresses part of it, because the writer intends not only to express his apprehension of

8、the nuclear threat but, more importantly, to call on the people to take actions to banish forever nuclear weaponry from the Earth.IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. The responsibility was placed on Yamahatas shoulders to record the effects systematically and with a great and si

9、mple artistry.2. That vanished city rather than its remains represents the true measure of the event. 3. In the photographs Nagasaki regains its own status.4. The human imagination had been exhausted and stopped at the wreckage of the first ruined city and failed to reach even the outskirts of Nagas

10、aki.5. Apart from the pictures of Nagasaki we seem to need some other pictures to inspire in us a hope of life to counterbalance the sense of doom suggested by the ruined Nagasaki.Structural analysis of the textThe sentence at the end of Paragraph 1 makes clear the authors opinion about the meaning

11、of Yamahatas pictures: The true measure of the event lies not in what remains but in all that has disappeared.The sentence in the middle of Paragraph 4 makes clear the authors opinion on what should be done about the existing nuclear peril: Performing that act is the greatest of the responsibilities

12、 of the generations now alive.Rhetorical features of the text The true measure of the event lies not in what remains but in all that has disappeared.Showing not what we would lose through our failure but what we would gain by our success. Apart from the (not) A but B structure, we can also find the

13、A yet B type:Yamahatas pictures afford a glimpse of the end of the world. Yet in our day, ?And we can find a sentence that organizes information in a similar way without the use of but or yet:Arriving a half-century late, they are still news. By admitting something is correct first and then saying s

14、omething else is even more correct, or admitting something is urgent first and then saying something else is more urgent with the help of the above sentence structures, the author succeeds in making his sentences well-balanced and his argumentation forceful and convincing.Vocabulary exercisesI.Expla

15、in the underlined part in each sentence in your own words. 1. had hardly been recorded by the camera2. smiling in a strange and unnatural way3. applicable to all other places around the world4. had stopped working 5. threatensII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase from the box

16、in its appropriate form.1.will come into his own2.is branded with3.for good4.lay in5.In certain respects6.came into existence7.outskirts8.once and for allIII.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. existence2. survival3. unearthly4. wrecked5. exhaustive6. apprehensive7. c

17、ontinuation8. AccuracyIV.Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in the sentence without changing its original meaning.1. C2. A3. B4. A5. D6. B7. C8. AV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Synonym: save (relieve, ref

18、rain)2. Synonym: danger (risk, jeopardy)3. Antonym: incomplete (injured, impaired)4. Synonym: supernatural (mysterious, weird)5. Synonym: omnipresent (ubiquitous)6. Synonym: slip (stagger, flounder)7. Antonym: individual (personal)8. Synonym: particular (odd, queer) VI. Explain the meaning of the un

19、derlined part in each sentence.1. security 2. calculated3. effective 4. increased / higher5. not often found6. perspectiveGrammar exercisesI. Note the use of the present tense in the following paragraph. The present tense used to refer to past events, found in photograph description, is called the h

20、istoric present. The historic present describes a past event as if it were happening now. It conveys something of the dramatic immediacy of an eye-witness account. It is characteristic of popular narrative style. It may also be found in photographic captions and in historical summaries.II. Complete

21、the sentences with the correct form of the verbs given.1.hear 2.are3.have / will have 4.tells5.is 6.gather7.earns 8.says9.speaks 10.is writing, opens, entersIII. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs given.The annual local horse show takes / is taking / will take place next week a

22、nd then you will have a chance to meet everybody because all the village will be there. Phyllis is taking / is going to take part in the under-fourteens jumping competition providing her sprained ankle is quite well by then. We will / shall take a picnic lunch if the weather is fine enough and will

23、/shall spend / spend the whole day there. After being in Paris, it will / may amuse you to see our local fashion parade, and it will / may / should give you a chance to get to know some of the young people in the district. IV. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms. Visitor: At what time d

24、oes the museum open?Attendant: It opens at 9 a.m. on week days but it does not open until 2 p.m. on Sundays. Visitor:How much does it cost to go in?Attendant:No charge is made for admission but tickets for the guided tours are sold at the desk opposite the turnstile. Visitor:What time do the tours b

25、egin?Attendant:They start on the hour every hour. One is starting / is going to start in five minutes if you wish to join it. V. Complete the following sentences, using idiomatic expressions with comparative forms.1.had better2.More ?less3.fainter and fainter4.none the worse5.no better ?no worse6.so

26、 much the better7.The sooner the better8.no biggerVI. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the underlined structures in your sentences.(Reference version)1. It took her a year to find this English novel but it took her only three days to finish reading it.2. Ill come o

27、nly if you promise me that you wont invite Henry.Translation exercisesI.Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1. 从眼前消失的情景，比起那残留的废墟，更能体现问题的实质。真正能够衡量这个事件的并不是所留下的一切，而是所有那些消失了的东西。2. 长崎一直以来都被掩盖在广岛的影子下，好像人们的想象力在第一个被毁灭的城市就已经消耗殆尽了，连第二个城市的边缘都没有触及。3. 因此，每一张照片并不只是反映半个世纪以前所发生的事件，而更像是在摄影中心的墙壁上开出的一个窗口，展

28、现着不久也将可能发生在纽约的类似的情景。 4. 时代的礼物，如果我们懂得如何接受，将是对我们生命的永远的馈赠。 II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the word or phrases given in brackets.1. Their cattle were branded with the letter C so that they could be easily identified. 2. In this season he has really come into his own as a goal

29、scorer.3. An economic crisis is hanging over that country.4 He is the man who really gives the order, but he always remains in the background.5. After dispatching the messenger, what is left for us to do is nothing but to wait.6. You just have to call and hes here in a flash.7. They have lived in th

30、e shadow of war for altogether seventeen years. 8. These are the last seven Northeast Tigers in existence. If human beings failed to protect them, the tigers of this species would become extinct. III. Translate the following passage into Chinese.世贸中心倒塌前102分钟里的声音记录面世了。起初是呼救、问讯和求教，很快就变成了表达绝望、愤怒和爱的声音。如今，被困在世贸中心双子座上的男男女女发出的这些声音成了永久的记忆。由纽约时报记者收集到的这些遗言让人们以一种看不见的形式再次感受这场灾难：北楼最上面的19层和南楼最上面的33层遭受的损失最为惨重，在据说已经死亡的2823人中，至少有1946人，或者说69%的人，是在这些楼层上。救援人员没能靠近他们。摄影师没能拍下他们的脸。然而，正如在遥远的天边陷入险境的人们在黑匣子里留下的信