Unit9KidsandComputersDigitalDanger练习答案

1、WORD格式PAGE1 / NUMPAGES12Unit9KidsandComputers:DigitalDangerConsolidationActivitiesI.TextComprehension1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthorspurpose.A.Tocontrastvideogameswithconventionalgames.B.Topresenthisviewonthenegativeeffectofvideogames.C.Toexhibitthepositiveeffectofconventionalgames.D.

2、Todisplayhowtodevelopchildrensintelligence.Key:A2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1).Athleticactivitieshelpkidsdevelopteamspirit,gainconfidenceandasenseoffairplay.T2).Socialscientists,parents,andcriticswillbedebatingforalongtimehowchildrenhavebeenaffectedbythecha

3、ngeintheconceptofplay.T3).Theauthorisinfavorofneithervideonorconventionalgames.F4).Thefunavideogamegivesitsplayerisonlymomentaryandunsatisfyingbecauseitisderivedfromwatchingsomeoneelsescreationratherthanfromhisownachievement.T5).OnSaturday,ayoungInternetqueenhunchesoverherkeyboard,aloneinherroom.Her

4、buddylistincludesdozens,evenscores,offriendsshesmet.F6).Childrenarelearninginvideogamesthattheycanenjoytheirownactivitiesandstillbesensitivetothelargerworldaroundthem.FII.WritingStrategiesThetextisagoodpieceofpersuasivewriting,theaimofwhichistopersuadethereaderintobelievingwhatthewriterthinksistrueo

5、rcorrect.Itiswell-organized,fallingneatlyintothreeparts:thefirsttwoparagraphstheintroduction,paragraphs3-8thebody,andthelasttwoshortparagraphstheending.Theauthorsbeliefconcerningtheimpactofcomputergamesonkidsisexplicitlystatedintheintroductionaftercomparingthetraditionalgamesandthenewformsofentertai

6、nment.Canyouidentifythesentencethatstatestheauthorsview?Thelastsentenceinparagraph2statestheauthorsview.Themainmethodusedinthispersuasiveessayiscontrast.Apartfromthecontrastmadebetweentwogeneraltypesofgamesintheintroduction,theauthorfurtheradherestocontrastashismajormeansofdevelopmentinthebodyofthee

7、ssay.Whatcontrastshashemadehere?Andwhatconclusionshashereachedaftereachcontrast?Threecontrastshavebeenmadeinparagraphs3-8,oneineverytwoconsecutiveparagraphs.Paragraphs3-4:thecontrastbetweenPlay-DohandvideogamesTheconclusion:theformeriscreativeandthelatterisnot.Paragraphs5-6:thecontrastbetweensoccerg

8、amesandchattingonthenet.Theconclusion:Theformerhelpsdevelopkidssocialabilitieswhilethelatterrendersthekidspoorathandlinginterpersonalrelationships.Paragraphs7-8:thecontrastbetweenMonopolyandvideogames.Theconclusion:Whileplayingtheformer,thekidsarestillsensitivetothelargerworldaroundthem.Whenplayingt

9、helatter,theyaresimplyconfinedtotheirownworld.Thewaytheauthorendstheessaydeservesourspecialattention.Insteadofre-statinghisviewattheend,asisoftenthecase,theauthorusestwoshortandsimplequestions.Doyouthinkthisisaneffectivewaytobringtheessaytoaclose?Thelasttwoquestions,oneanellipticalquestionandtheothe

10、rarhetoricalquestion,mosteffectivelybringtheessaytoaclose.Theellipticalsentenceforcefullypushesthereadertothethoughtofthegraveconsequencethedigitalgamesarelikelytohave.Astheauthorsviewhasbeenexplicitlyassertedatthebeginningoftheessay,repetitionmaynotbenecessary.Arhetoricalquestionhereisamoreeffectiv

11、ewayofsayingItistooawfultothinkaboutthelesson.III.LanguageWork1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1).Whenshetiresofit,shecanwaditbackintoashapelessmass.isfedupwith2).Theplayerisasmuchatoolofthegameasthejoystick.nothingbutatoolofthegamelikethejoystick3).Inthebuddy-chatworld,statusi

12、sbasedontheabilitytokeepuparapidpaceofone-liners,insultingzingers,causticput-downs.tocomeupwithquickly4).Ishouldnthavetoworkatrelationships.Theycomeandgoinstantlyandatmyconvenience.endeavortoenhance;accordingtomywish5).Evenwhenspokentodirectly,hedoesnotpullhiseyesfromthescreen.lookaway6).Fartoooften

13、,evenhisparents,intimidatedbythehigh-priced,high-techgadgetthathassuckedtheirchildshumanityaway,tiptoearoundratherthandisturbhim.hasdeprivedtheirchildofhumanity2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.solitarylonely1).Iwouldimag

14、inesheisquitelonelylivingonherownthroughthelongsummernights.2).Itwaslonelywork,involvinglongflightsoftenatextremehighaltitudesinfreezingcold,tokeepabovetheserviceceilingofenemyfighters.3).Readingisasolitaryactivitythatenrichesthemind.4).Mostoftheirtimeisspentinsolitaryprayer,parecontrast1).Theboysbe

15、droomcontrastssharplywiththeguestroomintermsoflight.2).Icanonlycomparethisexperienceofminetothatoffallinginlove.3).Theflatwasreallyverynice,butcomparedwithwhatweusedtohave,itwasaterribleletdown.4).Thereareintheroomchairsandsofasofcontrastingshapesandcolours.momentarytemporary1).Yourdebtsituationison

16、lytemporary,anditiswithinyourpowertoresolveit.2).Themomentarypauseofthespeakerwasimmediatelyfollowedbycheersandapplause.3).Underlaw,youremployerhasthepowertohireatemporaryworkertoreplaceyou.4).Herejectstheviewthatviolentpeopleactoutofmomentarypassion;onthecontrary,theyconsciouslyconstructviolentplan

17、sofactionforlong.debateargue1).Theyarguedferociouslyoverwhoshouldpaythebill.2).TheHouseofCommonsistodebateonceagainwhethertobringbackthedeathpenalty.3).Bankofficialsarguedthatitisnottheirjobtochasedowneveryassetofeverybankdebtor.4).Articlespouredin,debatingthemeritsanddemeritsofthethreecandidates.3.

18、Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasetakenfromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.solitaryintimidatefuriouscoordinationmomentarypundittangibleillusioningeniousvoidcynicallyinstantaneous1).Townplanningandlandallocationhastobecoordinated.2).Sheadmitsthatherheightisintimidatingforsomemen.3).Mostyoun

19、gpeopleintheWestareexpectedtoleavewhatcouldbethelifesmostmomentousdecisionmarriagealmostentirelyuptoluck.4).Whatdecidedhimwasacynicalquestion:IfIfail,IllbenoworseoffthanIamnow,willI?5).Hewasforcedtoromanticizethepastashebecameincreasinglydisillusionedwithhispresent.6).Theapproachfailstotakeintoconsi

20、derationintangiblessuchasprideofworkmanship,loyaltyandworkhabits.7).Thedeclarationwasnullandvoidasitwasproclaimedincompletelyillegalcircum-stances.8).Abortionisanissuewhichhasproducedalotofsoundandfury,butlittlereasonedargument.4.Makeasentenceofyourownforeachofthegivenwordswithmeaningsotherthanthose

21、usedinthetext.Youmaychangethepartofspeechofthesewords.1).fairInanefforttolookolder,shehaspinnedherfairhairintoaFrenchpleat.2).peckShewalkedupandpeckedhimonthecheek.3).sterileThedoctoralwaysmadesurethatanycutswereprotectedbysteriledressings.4).wardThemainpartofthehospitalisprettydismal,butthechildren

22、swardisreallylovely.5).stalkThesedecorationsweremadeoutofdelicatearrangementofcornstalks.6).hunchActingonahunch,heranacomputercheckoverthestatisticsreportedbyhissubordinates.5.Transformthefollowingsentences,usingexistentialthere.1).Somepeoplewillbelookingforwardtoyoursuccessintheexperiment.Therewill

23、bepeoplelookingforwardtoyoursuccessintheexperiment.2).Alawnextendsfromthehousetotheriver.Thereisalawnthatextendsfromthehousetotheriver.3).Manyaccidentshaveoccurredatthecrossroadssincethebeginningofthisyear.Therehavebeenmanyaccidentsatthecrossroadssincethebeginningofthisyear.4).Ameetingistobeheldabou

24、ttheplanningoftheuniversity.Thereistobeameetingabouttheplanningoftheuniversity.5).Alargenumberofvaluablejewelswerestolenlastweek.Therewerealargenumberofvaluablejewelsstolenlastweek.6).Animportantmessageisbeingdecoded.Thereisanimportantmessagebeingdecoded./Thereisbeingdecodedanimportantmessage.7).Weh

25、avenoobjectiontoanyoneborrowingbooksfromthislibrary.Wehavenoobjectiontotherebeinganyoneborrowingbooksfromthislibrary.8).Theydonotwantanythingunexpectedtooccur.Theydonotwanttheretobeanythingunexpected.9).Anyplantneedslightandwater.Thereisnoplantthatdoesntneedlightandwater.10).Atimewillcomewhenyouwill

26、lookbackonthisdaywithpride.TherewillbeatimewhenyouwilllookbackonthisdaywithprideNote:Existentialsentencesareprincipallythosebeginningwiththeunstressedwordthere,followedbyaformoftheverbbe.Existentialthere,whichformostpurposesisthegrammaticalsubject,isadeviceforleavingthesubjectpositionvacantofcontent

27、,andmayberegardedasanemptyslot-filler.Regularclausesmaybetransformedintoexistentialclausesbymeansofageneralrule:subject+(auxiliaries)+be+predication=there+(auxiliaries)+be+subject+predication6.Putawordineachblankthatisappropriateforthecontext.Foryears,itwaspredictedthatlibrarieswouldbecomesuperfluou

28、smausoleumsforbookswhensomuchwasavailableonline.Indeed,libraryvisitsnowfarexceedannual(1)attendanceatsportingevents,concerts,andmuseumscombined.Itturnsoutthattheveryelectronicrevolutionthatwas(2)supposedtomakelibrariesobsoletehasmadethemindispensable.Computershaveattractedallkindsofpeoplewhohadnever

29、beeninlibrariesbefore(3)butwanttoresearchwhatcameratobuyorjustseewhatsforsaleonE-Bay,saysMartinMason,whooversawthefive-year$90millionrenovationandexpansionoftheClevelandPublicLibrary,(4)whichreopenedwithInternetportsevery5feet,adrive-upwindowforpickupsandreturns,and30milesofbookshelves.Evenastechnol

30、ogylightenssomeoftheload,arecentconventionoftheAmericanLibraryAssociationshowedthatitbringscomplications,too.Electronicbooksthatcanbedownloadedon(5)demandwillofferreliefforcrampedstacks,butpublishershaveyettodecide(6)howtochargelibrariesfortheservice.And(7)whilemorethan80%oflibrariesofferInternetacc

31、ess,thedebateover(8)whethertoinstallanti-pornographyfiltershasyettobesettled,whichgetsataveryold-fashioned(9)conflictbetweenthelibrarysroleascaretakerofbooksandserverofthepublic.AsGinnieCooper,directoroflibrariesforMulnomahCounty,putit,ItsmoreimportanttohelppeoplefindwhattheywantontheNet(10)ratherth

32、andecidewhattheycantsee.IV.Translation1.TranslatingSentences1).总的说来，这个公司的前景显得相当美好。(outlook)Overalltheoutlookforthecompanyseemsfairlyrosy.2).我不赞同儿童玩电子游戏的一个原因是其中有太多的假想的暴力场面。(make-believe)OneofreasonswhyIdisapproveofkidsplayingvideogamesisthattheretendtobetoomanymake-believescenesofviolence.3).一天又一天做同样

33、形式的练习会让学生厌倦这些练习。(tireof)Doingthesametypeofexercisesdayafterdaywouldeasilygetstudentstiredofthem.4).我已安排好周四同他共进午餐，届时我将向他透露我的计划。(unfold)IvearrangedalunchwithhimnextThursdayatwhichImgoingtounfoldmyproposal.5).请填好所附表格，尽快寄往所示地址。(atonesconvenience)Pleasefillintheformattachedandsendittotheaddressshownatyou

34、rearliestconvenience.6).美国总统竞选中最厉害的奚落语之一是“他绝不是杰克肯尼迪”。(put-down)Oneofthebiggestput-downsoftheAmericanpresidentialelectioncampaignwasthecommentthathewasnoJackKennedy.7).一位英国学者最近在自然杂志上撰文指出，人类的一切行为都是为了引起他人的注意。(engageonesattention)RecentlyaBritishscholarwroteinNature,pointingoutthatallthehumanactsareinte

35、ndedtoengageothersattention.8).为了帮助他们的孩子获得社会竞争的信心，家长经常在家庭游戏比赛中故意输给孩子。(gainconfidence)Inordertohelptheirkidsgainconfidenceinsocialcompetition,parentsoftenpretendtoloseingamesathome.2.TranslatingPassageTranslatethefollowingintoChinese.Along,longtimeago,peoplerosewiththesun,andsetwithit.Nobodycaredifit

36、wassunnysomewhereelse.Voicesdidntcarryacrosstheplanet.Timewasalocalconcept:timetomilkthecows,timetogetinthewheatandrice,timetositandrest.Whoknowswhenthechangesbegan;allthesehavechanged.Today,commerceandcommunicationneverceasebutgoaroundtheclock.OncableTVnewsshows,eventdidnothappenatsuchandsuchhour,b

37、utanhourorthirtyminutesago.Localtimeisnolongerthemeaningmarkerofevents.参考译文从前，人们日出而作，日落而息。没有人关心其他地方是否阳光灿烂。声音传达不到地球的另一端。时间只是一个区域性概念：挤牛奶有规定的时间，收割稻麦有规定的时间，坐下来休息也有规定的时间。不知从哪一天起，这些事情都发生了变化。今天，商务和通讯24小时不停地进行着。有线电视新闻节目中报道的事件不再是哪个小时发生的，而是一小时或30分钟前的事情。当地时间不再是一个有意义的事件标志。V.OralActivities1.GivingATalkIrememberr

38、eadinganarticleafewyearsagoabouttheheadachesthatTVcausedtoparents.Andtodayitstheturnofdigitalgamestogivealotoftroublestoparentsthathavefoundtheirkidsengrossedinvariousvideogames.Probablyyouarestillinyourteens.Canyoutellsomestoryabouthowyouindulgedyourselfincomputergames?Youcouldbeginyourtalkwith“Iwa

39、soneofthefirststudentsinmyclasswhogotalaptop.”(Forreference)Iwasoneofthefirststudentsinmyclasswhoownedalaptop.ItisundeniablethatIdidenjoylotsofbenefitswiththehelpofmylaptopinmystudies.However,shortlyafterIstoredafewgames,suchasWorldofWarcraft,Halo,MassEffect,inmymachine,Ibegantouseitexclusivelyforpl

40、ayinggames.Atfirst,Iwouldplaygamesonlyduringmysparetime;however,IbecamesoobsessedinthegamesthatIwouldseekfornewandchallenginggamesandplaythemeveninclass.Athome,Ialwaysdodgeintomyownroom,leavingmypapaandmamatheimpressionthatIwasworkingveryhardatmylessons.Afteratelephoneconversationbetweenmyteacherand

41、mypapa,Iwasfinallycaughtred-handedwhilebendingoverthemonstersinthescreen.Hewassoexasperatedthathetookawaythelaptop.Whatstheuse?Withoutapersonallaptop,Iwenttothecomputerbars!2.HavingADiscussionWhenevernewthingsshowupintheworld,therearepeopleforthemandpeopleagainstthem.Itisalsotruewithcomputeractiviti

42、esandvideogames.Thetruthis,however,thattheworldhasenteredtheITage,andpeoplecantpossiblysurvivewithoutcomputer.Butontheotherhand,somechildrenhavebeenpreoccupiedwithcomputergames,incurringaheavylossoftimeintheirstudy.Haveadiscussionaboutthemeritsanddemeritsofcomputergames.(Forreference)Everycoinhastwo

43、sides.Andhowcouldvideogamesbeharmfulonly?Theymusthavesomeadvantageouseffects.Itsreallyamatteroftheextenttowhichwespendourtimeonthegames.Wehopethatthefollowingideascouldhelpyouinyourdiscussion.Inordertosupportyourviewpoints,youneedtoprovethatthecomputergameyoupreferhasthefollowingadvantages:a)Itgives

44、youmorepleasureandrelaxation.b)Itisbetterforyourphysicalandmentalhealth.c)Ithelpsmoreindevelopingyourintelligenceandacademiccompetence.d)Itcostsless.e)Itoccupieslessofyourtime.Definitely,however,threeaspectsmightbetakenintoconsiderationwhenwethinkaboutthenegativeeffects:a)Wiredentertainmentdoesnotus

45、uallyrequirekidstobringtheirimaginationsintofullplay;b)Wiredentertainmentdepriveskidsofmuchopportunitytogetincontactwithotherpeople,thusbecomingincompetentinsocialization;c)Wiredentertainmentmakeskidsunabletoalwayskeepalerttotheoutsideworld.VI.WritingTraditionally,professionalssuchasdoctors,engineer

46、s,andteachersarerespectedfortheiroutstandingcontributionstosociety,butnowmanypeoplearecrazyaboutentertainers.Whatdoyouthinkofthisphenomenon?Writeanessayofabout400wordstopresentyouropiniononit.Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmainargument

47、,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriatereasons.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.WritingInwritingyouressay,youwouldprobablyfindthefollowingtransitionaldevicesforreasonsuseful:1.Foronething;2.Foranother;and3.Whatisalsoworthmentionin

48、gisthatWriting:EssayDevelopmentbycauseandeffect(sample)GREATCONTRIBUTIONSMADEBYENTERTAINERSItiscommonlybelievedthatonlythoseprofessionalssuchasdoctors,engineers,andteachersshouldberespectedfortheiroutstandingcontributionstosociety.Butinmyopinion,entertainersrealizethesamesocialvalue,makegreatachieve

49、mentsandwintheapprovalofsocietyasprofessionals.Foronething,asoneofthewalksoflife,entertainersarealsoindustriousandcreativeintheirownfields.Ofcourse,theycantproducesomeauthenticmaterialsforpeopletomakeuseof;however,theydelightaudiencewiththeirwonderfulperformancebyhardwork.Itsthiskindofmentalapprecia

50、tionthatbringspeoplealotofhappinessandrelaxation.Doctorsmaydiscovernewmethodsfortreatment,engineersmaydesignmagnificentarchitectures,andsimilarly,performersmaycreatenewworksforthepublicthroughtheirhardwork.Assomeoneputsit,Oneminuteonthestagetakesten-yearshardworkbehindthescene.Istronglybelievethatth

51、eenergyandstrengththeyexertisequaltothatofotherprofessionals.Foranother,manyfamousentertainersalsomakeachievementsandgetawardsasprofessionals.Someofthemaresuccessfulbothathomeandabroad.Forexample,HuangDoudou,ayounganddistinguisheddancer,hascreatedmanygloriouscharacterssothatmanyforeignfriendsgotoenj

52、oyhisperformance.AndLiaoChangyong,afamoussingerborninafarmersfamily,hasbeenawardeddifferentprizesininternationalcompetitionsandhasbeeninthelimelight.Whatisalsoworthmentioningisthatjustbecauseoftheirsuccess,performersarenolongerregardedasclowns.Theyhavebeenacceptedbythewholesociety.Peoplerespectthem,

53、admirethem,andevenworshipthem,andthegovernmentprovidesthemwithmanyopportunitiesforfurtherdevelopment.NumerousentertainershavejoinedtheCPCandtakeanactivepartinthecountryspoliticallife.Theyareshowinggreatenthusiasmandenergyinservingthepeople.Withtheimprovementoflivingstandard,moreandmorepeoplebegintot

54、akeadvantageoftheirsparetimetoenjoythemselves.Thegrowingdemandforentertainmenthasfosteredawholenewgalaxyofstarswhowelldeservethecelebritytheyenjoy.SectionFourFurtherEnchantmentTextIITHEWORLDOFE-BOOKSISHEREMarkRevingtonTextComprehension1.Answerthefollowingmultiple-choicequestions:1).Youarenotlikelyto

55、findAlanBrookerandLoranTeague-comingsbfooortkhontheshelvesofabookstorebecause_.A.allthecopiesareoutofstockB.allthecopiesaresoldoutC.theirworkhasnotarousedreadersinterestD.theirworkisnotpublishedinthetraditionalwayKey:D2).AccordingtoMarkRevington,howmanytimesofmoneycanacopyofabookmakeinthetraditional

56、printcomparedwiththecomputerizedversion?A.2to3timesB.4toover10timesC.10timesD.90timesKey:B3).WhichofthefollowingisobviouslyNOTinagreementwiththeauthorsideaofwhatreaderscanenjoywhenreadingpaperbooks?A.thefascinatingcoverB.thearomaticsmellofinkandpaperC.curlingupinanarmchairorlyinginbedD.amiraculousse

57、nseofdelightatchangingwoodintopaperKey:D4).Ifapublisherwouldliketoputoutsomebooksofenigmaandexcitement,itismostlikelytocontact_.A.PatriciaCornwellandJonathanKellemanB.AlanBrookerandLorenTeagueC.StephenKingD.QuentinWilsonKey:A5).Theconcludingremarkofthepassagefullydemonstratesapublishersconfidencetha

58、t_.A.e-bookswilldominatereadershipB.traditionalbookswilldisappearentirelyC.bookswillcontinueonconditionthattheyareofgoodqualityD.bookswillbegood-lookingKey:C2.QuestionsforDiscussion1).Whataree-books?E-Book,fictionornonfictiontext,isdistributedandreadindigitalform,usuallyonacomputerorhandhelddisplaydevice.Whenareaderdownloads(transfers