Unit10TheJeaningofAmerica答案综合教程二

1、Unit 10 The leaning of AmericaKey to the ExercisesText comprehensionl.Bn.1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. Tm.1. Because they symbolizeu a manly and legitimate passion for equality” ;They draw nodistinctions and recognize no classes and they are favored by all the American people.2. Levi Strauss went West, tak

2、ing with him canvas to sell for tenting. Since the canvas wasn， tsuitable for tenting, he had them tailored into stiff but rugged pants which werebadly demanded by miners. So Strauss was in business.3. The word u jeans n derives from Genes, the French word for Genoa, where a similar clothas that use

3、d by Strauss was produced; and “ blue " refers to indigo, the color Strauss had his cloth dyed, hence the pants got their name “ blue jeans4. At first blue jeans were largely confined to the working people of the West. During the dude ranch craze of the 1930s, they were first introduced to the

4、East. Another boost for them came in World War when blue jeans were declared an essential commodity and were sold only to people engaged in defense work5. Blue jeans can be purchased for the suitably proletarian look, and they adapt themselves to anysort of idiosyncratic use, and are suitable for va

5、rious decorations andornamentations 6. The stru cture of the title is “ the + v.ing + of + noun n , which indicates passive voice, like u the making of history ” , while the noun u jean ” is used as a verb So the title means that America is u jeaned " or America became jeaned, i.e. America is m

6、ade a country unde r the fashion of jeans or jeans became an overwhelming fashion in America.IV.1. They do not show differences in the wearer，s professions and social status; they only show that the wearer is as American as most Americans in jeans2. For two years, he worked as a peddler of low socia

7、l status, dragging heavy bags of variousarticles from door to door and trying to sell them, but he could barely manage to support himself.Structural analysis of the text1. The incidents that led to the birth of blue jeans:1) Levi' s accidental discovery of the need of the miners in the West for

8、sturdy pantsthat would stand up to the rigors of the digging.精选文库2) Levi， s brothers sent him brown cotton cloth made in Nimes, instead of the previous canvas.3) Davis fixed copper rive ts on blue jeans as a kind of joke 2. The incidents that made them popular throughout the country:1) Blue jeans we

9、re first introduced to the East, apparently, during the dude ranch craze of the 1930s, when vacationing Easterners returned and spread the word about thewonderful pants with rivets 2) Another boost came in World War U, when blue jeans were declared an essential commodity and were sold only to people

10、 engaged in defense work.VocabularyI. Phrase1. get around: spread 传播，流传，各处走动2. draw no distinctions: do not indicate difierences / do not distinguish peopleaccording to their social status3. eke out a living: make just enough money to survive4. jump at the opportunity: eagerly seize the opportunity5

11、 and the like: and people or something of the same kind艰难度日迫不及待地接受机会诸如此类，类似的人或物n.1. favor; 2. sought after; 3. break up; 4. stand up to;5. had run out of; 6. converts into; 7. adapted to; 8. word of mouth.HL Word derivationFill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1 emigration

12、2. exaggerated3 adaptable4. conversion5 prosperity6. demanding7. symbolized8 profitsIV.1. A; 2. D;3. B; 4. D;5. C; 6. D;7. B; 8. DV. Synonym / AntonymGive a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Antonym: unequally2. Synonym: simply, just3. Synonym:

13、pulling, dragging4. Synonym: significance, importance5. Synonym: following, subsequent6. Synonym: dependability, durability7. Antonym: soft, flexible8. Synonym: only4精选文库VI. SuffixWrite in each space one word that has the same suffix as underlined in each given word.1. widen2. symbolizequicken hospi

14、talize3. productive4. washableexplosivedrinkable5. educationfoundation6 foolishchildish7. carelessrestless8. atomicheroicGrammar ExercisesI. Put the verbs into the simple past or past perfect.1. had waited; turned up2. diftered3. felt; had been settled4. had been read; were5. refused; had seen / saw

15、6. had known7. had spoken8. had been built; was converted; dissolvedA: lost; it ' s / has been; IB:haven ” t ever had;don've / have spent; had always spent; have t haveA: found; had just quitB: sounds; I 1 11/ shall do; did; Id / had consideredA: I J ve / have just takenm.1. Q2. had been was

16、3. surprising surprised4. other another5. has had6. come had come7. have bought buy8. never bought had never bought9. assuring assured10 is wasTV. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the verbs given.1. repaired 2. educated3. driving 4. picked5 talking 6. disobeyed7. waIking 8. comeV. Give a

17、negative adjective endingwith -able or -iblere la te d to thefollowing words.(Negative prefixes include -in, -im, -il, -ir, -un, -um, etc.)1. inconceivable;3. innumerable;5. unendurable;2. imperturbable;4 irreparable;6. unobjectionable;7. uncontrollable;8. unimaginable;9. ineradicable;11. irreconcil

18、able;10. unsaleable / unsalable;12. inexplicable.1 agreement2.eligibility3.endure4.vision5 resist6.move7.convert8.number9.access10.repairKey:1 disagreeable2. ineligible3u nendurablc4. in vis ible5. irresistible6. immovable7. inconvertible8. innumerable9. inaccessible10. irreparableTranslationI.1它们不辨

19、身份，不分阶级：唯一的标签就是美国（制造的）2到美国，Levi就发现，他的两个兄弟所说的那里“遍地机会，生计容易"言过其实。3. Levi的牛仔裤被引入东部显然是在20世纪30年代去西部牧场度假的热潮屮开始的。当时许 多度假回来的东部人口口相传，宣传了这种打了钏钉的神奇裤子。4. 这些裤子演变成了一种传统，同时还获得了自己独特的历史一一以至于后來公司在旧金山 设了一座博物馆。n.1 He can ' t even draw a distinction between French a nd Spanish, let alone speak them.2. In a craze

20、 for cultural relics in the 1990s, old chinaware, such as those handed downfrom the Ming and Qing Dynasties, were much sought after by collectors3. Despite the opposition of most of his advisors, the general decided to take hischances on the battle and suHered a total defeat in the end4. The Chinese

21、 nation has stood up to the vicissitudes of thousands of years and is now in the process of rejuvenation.5. I wish you would confine your talk to the facts rather than spread word about the biased report in that newspaper.6. The first thing he did after his arriva 1 in Paris was to convert all his m

22、oney into euros7. That Shakespearean play was ta ilored to the taste of the Chinese audience when it wasput on the Chinese stage, so much so that it was more like a Chinese play than an English one8. You must abandon your native language for some time, if you really want to acquire a good competence

23、 in English.精选文库Exercises for integrated skillsI. DictationAs the eldest son of my parents / who were themselves poor, / I had to, fortunately, / begin to do some work / while still very young / in order to earn a living, / and therefore came to understand / in early boyhood / that my duty was to as

24、sist my parents / and become, as soon as possible, / a breadwinner in the family./It was a terrible task for a lad of twelve / to rise every morning, except Sunday, /to go to the factory / while it was still dark, / and not to be released / until after darkness came again in the evening, / with only

25、 a forty-minute break at noon./But I was young and had my dreams, / and something within always told me /that this would not, could not, should not last / I should some day get into a better position./ Also, I felt myself no longer a mere boy, / but quite a little man, / and thismade me happy /n. Cl

26、oze(1) than (2) for (3) because (4) of (5) that(6) as (7) for (8) how (9) of (10) manWriting PracticeParagraph development Following the chronological orderDiscussion: A paragraph can also be organized chronologically; that is, items, events, or ideas are arranged in the order in which they occur. S

27、uch a pattern is often seen in narratives and process descriptions Look at the following example:One day, when my friend, Xiao Yang, was leaving a restaurant, two waiters stopped him, calling him “ a thief, nand threatened to send him to the police. He was struck dumbfounded and felt contusedNot unt

28、il he was brought into the manager' s officedidhe begin to realize what was going on. When he was eating in the restaurant, he found his soup not salty enough to his liking. So he got out a salt bottle that he had brought with him and added some salt into it. As a man from North China, he invari

29、ably finds food in Shanghai too sweet and not salty enough, so he often goes around carrying a salt shaker, a very fancy bottle, in his pocket. After he used the shaker, he put it on the table.Afew moments later, whenhe looked up from his plate, he suddenly found his beautifulbottle missing He first

30、 looked under the table, and then checked all his pockets, but it was just nowhere to be foundEventually- he spotted a woman at a nearby table holdinghis shaker in her handDevelop two paragraphs based on the first sentences given1 The funniest experience that I，ve ever had is once when I was jogging

31、 in a park.Ideas for reference:It was a fine morning and it was breezingIt seemed that he would stick to me wherever I would go.It had all happened because of a mistake Sample:The funniest experience that I' ve ever had iswhenonce I was jogging in a park It was afine morning and it was breezing

32、I was running slowly along a trail and suddenly ,a young man, fifteen or sixteen years old, showed up a few meters ahead, and smiled to me.I didn 11 know who he was and where he had come from. I smiled back and went alongpast him. Then I noticed that he began to jog behind me, very close, almost on

33、my heels. I didn elt anythingweird about it until ten minutes later: I realized that he had beendeliberately following me. Whenever I slowed down, he would slow down as well, andthevery moment I picked up a bit speed, he would do likewise. Finally I stopped and walked towards a bench close by. Stran

34、ge enough but somewhat expected, he stopped jogging as well and just came after me. It seemed that he would stick to me wherever I would go. I just went up to the bench and turned back. I was beginning to sit down when he suddenly said, u Amoment please! ”and then began to wi pe the seat with a towe

35、l. Watching what he had done, I was all puzzled I looked at him, not knowing what to say except a c< thank you. n I sat down and turned to him, waiting for an explanation, when he suddenly knelt down, saying, u Master Liang, please take me as your student. I Tlwork hard and become one of your bes

36、t students and earn credit to you.A moment nlater , all my suspicion was gone. It had all happened because of a mistake: he said that I looked very much like a kungtu master that he admired the most and who often exercised in the park What a pity, for I wasn5 the master. But we both felt happy, beca

37、use that was a memorable morning for both of us.2. Every Monday morning is about the same to me.Ideas for reference:I am a simple person and live a simple life.I always keep alert until the very end of the class At that time most of us feel just exhaustedSample:I am a simple person and live a simple

38、 lifb. Every Monday morning is nearly the same tome. I always wake up between 6 and 6:15. The very first thing that I doafter or evenbefore I open my eyes is to tumble for my mobile phoneThen , I get up and pull on mygym clothes for half an hour exercised on the sports ground of the univers ity, wit

39、h my meal bowls close by after the exercise I will go straight to our cafeteria for breakfost.t chew overRight after breakfast, I go back to my dorm to change clothes and pick textbooks and stuff for today 3 s lessonsThe .first class，Reading, starts at 8 , but not always, because the teacher can be

40、occasionally late The next class is Translation Practice which is both fun and challenging. It is tun because the teacher is humorous and witty. But don any of his quotable remarks for too long, because he has movedon and is ready tochallenge you with a tricky question at any time, if he picks a sig

41、nal which says that youare not following his lecture. So I a lwa y s keep alert until the very end of the class,11:30,when we leave for the cafeteria. At that timemost of us feel just exhausted and we are tootired to rush to the cafeteria We just drag our feet along. My lunch on Monday usuallytakes

42、45 minutes , 10 minutes longer than the other days, because I need the extra time to recover and get ready for the boring and long afternoon that is to come.Listening ExercisesListen to the commentary on a Youth Fashion ShowA. Listen careftilly Pay special attention to the following words, and study

43、 their definitions careftilly.feshion-conscious outfittrilbybaggyafloatto cap it allzip-up jacket slingtra inersturn a few heads ta rta nvery concerned with fashion(matching) combination of clothinga soft hat with brimloose-fitting; not tighton the sea / on a boatplay on words: 1) as the final touch; 2) as headgear (cap)jacket fastened with a zipdrape loosely (past participle: slung)shoes for sportscatch (i.e., young men” s) attentionwoolen cloth woven with bands of differentcolours and widthscrossing each other at right angles, of a kind worn original