新标准大学英语三1-10单元课后答案

Unit1Discoveringyourself

Activereading(1)

3Choosethebestsummaryofwhathappenedinthecrabcage.

3Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthetoptheother

crabspulleditback.IntheenditgaveuptryingandstartedIopreventothercrabsfi`omescaping.

4Choosethebestanswertothequestions.

1Whathappenedtothestudentsinthefallofthefinalyear?

(a)Theybecamemorerelaxed.

(b)Theybecamemoreserious.

(c)Theyspentmoretimeoutside.

(d)Theystoppedgoingtolessons.

2Whydidsomepeoplehavebagsundertheireyesinthemorning?

(a)They,dbeentoanall-nightparty.

(b)They,dstartedworryingabouttheirfuture.

(c)They,dspentallnightinthelibrary.

(d)Theywantedtoimpresstheirteachers.

3Whichstudentshadalreadyplannedtheirfuture?

(a)Theoneswhohadthebestgrades.

(b)Theoneswhocamefromwealthyfamilies.

(c)Thequieteroneswhodidn,thavethebestgrades.

(d)Theoneswhowantedtogetmarriedandstartafamily.

4Whydidthewritergohome?

(a)Hewantedtospeaktohisfather.

(b)Hecouldstudybetterathomethanatcollege.

(c)Hehadtoattendajobinterview.

(d)Ilwasanationalholiday.

5Whydidhisfathertakehimouttocatchcrabs?

(a)Theyneededtogetsomethingtoeatfordinner.

(b)Hewantedtoshowhimhowtocatchcrabs.

(c)Hewantedtotellhimsomethingaboutlife.

(d)Theybothwantedtoenjoythecoastlineandthesea.

6Whatadvicedidhisfathergivehim?

(a)Gettoknowyourselfbetter.

(b)Watchwhatothersdocarefully.

(c)Alwayslistentoyourfather.

(d)Youcan,talwaysdowhatyouwant.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1achievinggoodresults

2thefactofbeingpresentatanevent,orofgoingregularlytoschool,churchetc

3therefusaltoacceptsomethingnew,suchasaplan,idea,orchange

4determinedtobesuccessful,rich,famousetc

5agreementtoaplan,offer,orsuggestion

6thewrittenwordsofaplay,film,televisionprogramme,speechetc

7verygood,large,orshowinggreatskill

6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.

Tobeasuccessfulfilmscriptwritertakesmorethantrainingalthough(1)ona

screenwritingcoursewilldefinitelyhelpyouleaι*ntheskills.Youalsoneedtobevery(2)

thefilmbusinessisverycompetitive.Youhavetobepreparedtoworkhardandbevery(3)

becauseittakesmorethanjustonegoodideatomakeitbig.Nomatterhow(4)yourideais,

therewillalwaysbe(5)fromproducersbecauseit,stooexpensive.Somakesureyouhave

plentyofotherstoshowthem.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Getonwithwritingthatbrilliant(6)and

planyour(7)speechforwhenyouwinyourfirstOscar!

7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1We,veseenaplacewelikeandwe,reapplyingforaloantobuyahouse.

2Westoodonthetopflooroftheboatandwatchedthecoastdisappearintothehorizon.

3Ilovetowalkalongthebeachandwatchthewavesbreaking,andthewhitewaterhittingtheshore.

(surΓ)

4Inseasideareasinthenorth-eastofthecountry,lifeishardandfishermenhavetogoagainsttheforces

ofnatureeverytimetheygotowork.

5Agreementwasfinallyreachedafteralongandheateddiscussion.

8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifyouwatchanimpromptuperformanceofsomething,hasit(a)beenprepared,or

?

2Whenyoumapoutyourfuture,doyou,or(b)drawasketchofitonpaper?

3Ifyoubraceyourselfforsomethingunpleasant,doyou(a)trynottothinkaboutit,or

?

4Doyoumooraboatby(a)turningthesteeringwheel,or?

5Isarustypieceofmetalsomethingthat(a)isbrightandshiny,or

rei:ɪi;UKIisC.Λcred∖∖Γιhbn>∖∖n∙><J>>(ar?

6Ifabowlisbrimmingwithsoup,isitI,or(b)halfempty?

7Ifsomeoneisbeingheldcaptive,arethey(a)freetodoastheyplease,or?

8Ifyouhavefiguredoutsomething,haveyou(a)addednumberstogether,or?

Activereading(2)

Readingandunderstanding

3Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.

3Lifeisshort.Sothere,snopointinplanningforafuturewhichmaynevercome.Nowisthetimetodo

whatwewanttodo.There,snotimetolose.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1involvingthreethingsofthesamekind

2anareaofgroundwheredeadpeopleareburied

3thepartofaplaceorthingthatisattheback

4abookthatsomeonewritesaboutsomeoneelse,slife

5toputpeopleorthingsintoaspacethatistoosmall

6attheverybeginningofacareerandlikelytobesuccessfulatit

7continuingonlyforalimitedtimeordistance

8topass

5CompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.

1Abouttwohoursbeforewereachedthewherethewardeadwereburied.

2Isatintheseatbehindthedriver.Mythreesisterswereallinthefront.

3Theentrancetothecarparkwasblocked,sotheroadwasfullofcarswhichhadbeen-parked

oneagainstanother,makingitalmostimpossibletogetpast.

4Wehaveanumberofauthorsinourclassthisyear,oneofwhomhaswrittenafascinating

ofhisgrandmother.

5Thetimewehaveonthisearthmaybe,buttherearenolimitstothehumanimagination.

6Answerthequestionsaboutthewords.

1Ifyousubstantiateaclaim,doyou,or(b)persuadesomeonethatitistrue?

2Ifsomeonetramplesoversomething,dothey(a)pourwateroverit,or?

3Ifsomeone,sarrivalisuntimely,isit,or(b)late?

4Ifeventsaredescribedchronologically,dotheyoccur,or(b)

innoparticularorder?

5Isingeniouslylikelytomean(a)artistically,or?

6IsknackeredaninformalBritishwordmeaning(a)veryrelaxed,or?

7Ispatentlylikelytomean,or(b)usually?

8Whensomethingisallottedtoyou,isit；,or(b)takenfromyou?

7Answerthequestionsaboutthephrases.

1Ifyouchecksomethingout,doyou,or(b)notthinkaboutit?

2Ifyouseesomething/ro∕77thesidelines,doyou(a)takepartintheaction,or?

3Ifsomethingisdowntoyou.isityour(a)badluck,or?

4Ifyouhavesomethingonthebackburner,,or(b)areyouinterestedinit

now?

5Ifyouareinapositiontodosomething,areyou,or(b)unabletodoit?

6Iftimeistickingaway,doesitseem(a)asifitwilllastforever,or?

7Ifyoucanhaveoneshotatsomething,(a)areyouallowedtoshootit,or

chancetodoit?

8Ifyoumakethebestofsomething,doyou(a)enjoyitwhileyoucan,or

?

9Ifagirlstandsyouup,doesshe,or(b)refusetositdownwhenyouaskher

to?

Languageinuse

wordformation:compoundwords

2Rewritethephrasesusingcompoundadjectives.

1apartywhichisheldlateatnight

2alibrarywhichiswellstocked

3aprofessorwhoisworldfamous

4someadvicewhichiswelltimed

5apopulationwhichisgrowingrapidly

6aneconomywhichisbasedonfreemarket

7aboattripwhichlastsforhalfanhour

It'swhat/how...that...

3RewritethesentencesusingIt'swhat/how...that...

1WhatotherpeoplethinkofusisdeterminedbyhowWebehave.

It,showwebehavethatdeteπτιineswhatotherpeoplethinkofus.

2Whatsortofjobwearegoingtoendupdoingisusuallydeterminedbyourcharacter.

lt,swhatourcharacteristhatusuallydetennineswhatsortofjobwearegoingtoendupdoing.

3Whatwedoasacareerisn,talwaysdeterminedbythemarkswegetatuniversity.

Itisn'talwayswhatmarkswegetatuniversitythatdeterminewhatwedoasacareer.

4Howwereacttolife,sproblemsisoftendeterminedbyourchildhoodexperiences.

Itisoftenwhatweexperiencedinourchildhoodthatdetermineshowwereacttolife,sproblems.

5Whenwedieisdeterminedbyourgeneticclock,andthechangeswemaketoit.

It,swhatourgeneticclockisandwhatchangeswemaketoitthatdeterminewhenwedie.

Itis/wasnotjustthat...but...

4RewritethesentencesusingItis/wasnotjustthat...but...

1NotonlyweretheshopsallclosedforThanksgiving,therewasalsonooneinthestreets.

ItWaSrTtjustthattheshopswereallclosedforThanksgiving,buttherewasnooneinthestreets.

2Notonlydidshespendallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,shealsotookthetimetogaina

first-classdegree.

Itwasn,tjustthatshespentallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,butshetookthetimetogaina

firstclassdegree.

3Notonlyweretheynotlisteningtowhathesaid,italsoseemedasiftheyweren,tatallinterested.

Itwasn,tjustthattheyweren,tlisteningtowhathesaid,butitseemedasiftheyweren'tatallinterested.

4NotonlywasIupset,IalsofeltasifIwasgoingtoburstoutcrying.

Itwasn'tjustthatIwasupset,butIf⅛ltasif1wasgoingtoburstoutcrying.

5NotonlywastheGrimReaperintendedtofrightenpeople,itwasalsoafigureoffun.

Itwasn,tjustthattheGrimReaperwasintendedtofrightenpeople,butitwasalsoafigureoffun.

6TranslatetheparagraphsintoChinese.

1Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayhere,thatWewouldnevergetachancelikethis

again,andwebecamedeterminednottowasteit.Mostimportantofcoursewerethefinalexamsin

AprilandMayinthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,sothe

peergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Librarieswhichwereonceemptyafterfiveo,clockinthe

afternoonwerestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethebagsunder

theireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.

我们都觉得在校时间不多J"以后再也不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都卜.定决心不再虚度光阴。

当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试最为重要。我们谁都不想考全班倒数第一，那也太丢人了，因

此同学们之间的竞争压力特别大。以前每天下午五点以后，图书馆就空无一人现在却要等到

天快亮时才会有空座，小伙子们熬夜熬出了眼袋，他们脸色苍白，睡眼惺怯，却很自豪，好像这

些都是表彰他们勤奋好学的奖章。

2Tomorrow?It,sallalie;thereisn,tatomorrow.There,sonlyapromissorynotethatweareoftennot

inapositiontocash.Itdoesn,tevenexist.Whenyouwakeupinthemorningit,llbetodayagainandall

thesameruleswillapply.Tomorrowisjustanotherversionofnow,anemptyfieldthatwillremainso

unlesswestartplantingsomeseeds.Yourtime,whichistickingawayaswespeak(atabout60seconds

aminutechronologically;abitfasterifyoudon,tinvestyourtimewisely),willbegoneandyou,11have

nothingtoshowforitbutregretandarear-viewmirrorfullofucouldhaves","shouldhaves”and

“wouldhaves,∖

明天行吗？明天只是个谎言；根本就没有什么明天，只有一张我们常常无法兑现的期票。明天甚

至压根儿就不存在。你早上醒来时又是另一个今天了，同样的规则又可以全部套用。明天只是现

在的另一种说法，是一块空地，除非我们开始在那里播种，否则它永远都是空地。你的时间会流

逝(时间就在我们说话的当下嘀嗒嘀塔地走着，每分钟顺时针走60秒，如果你不能很好地利用它,

它会走得更快些)，而你没有取得任何成就来证明它的存在，唯独留卜-遗憾，留卜一一面后视镜，

上面写满了“本可以做”、“本应该做”、"本来会做''的事情。

7TranslatetheparagraphsintoEnglish.

1对于是否应该在大学期间详细规划自己的未来，学生们意见不一。有的人认为对未来应该有一

个明确的目标和详细的计划，为日后可能遇到的挑战做好充分的准备；有的人则认为不用过多考

虑未来，因为未来难以预料。(mapout;braceoneselffor;uncertainty)

Studentsdifferaboutwhethertheyshouldhavetheirfuturemappedoutwhentheyarestillatuniversity.

Somethinktheyshouldhaveadefinitegoalanddetailedplan,soastobracethemselvesforany

challenges,whereassomeothersthinktheydon,thavetothinkmuchabouttheftιture,becauseftιtureis

fullofuncertainties.

2经过仔细检查，这位科学家得知自己患了绝症。虽然知道自己将不久于人世，他并没有抱怨命

运的不公，而是准备好好利用剩下的日子，争取加速推进由他和同事们共同发起的那个研究项目，

以提前结项。(tickaway;makethebestof;haveashotat)

Afteraverycarefulcheck-up,diescientistwastoldhehadgotafataldisease.Althoughheknewthathis

lifewastickingaway,insteadofcomplainingaboutthefate,thescientistdecidedtomakethebestofthe

remainingdays,andspeeduptheresearchprojectheandhiscolleaguesinitiated,andhaveashotat

completingitaheadofschedule.

Readingacrosscultures

Ritesofpassage

1Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.

1HowdidElbertHubbarddescribelife?

Hesaiditwas"onedamnedthingafteranother,∖

2Howmanyagesarethereinaperson,sexistenceaccordingtoShakespeare?

Sevenages.

3Whatisariteofpassage?

It,saformalrecognitionofchange,amovefɪomonestageoflifetoanother.

4WhatdoestheBarMitzvahmeantoJewishchildren?

Itisariteofpassagewhichmeansthatchildrenbecomeresponsibletortheirownactions.

5WhatdoAmericanhighschoolstudentswearataprom?

Theywearfonnaɪclothes.

6WhatisthepurposeofwalkaboutforyoungAustralianaborigines?

Theyspendaboutsixmonthswalkingalonethroughthewildernessandfollowthepathsoftheir

ancestorsalongthefc⅛onglines,∖

7Whatdotheyhavetododuringtheirwalkabout?

Theypenetratetheheartofaboriginalcultureandalsodiscoverthemselves.

8WhatisparticularlyinterestingaboutAustralianaboriginalculture?

Itistheoldestcontinuouscultureintheworld.

2Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.

1WhicharethemostinterestingritesofpassageinChina?

Oneofthemtakesplaceafullmonthafterababyhasbeenbom.Thereisabanquetwhenpeoplegive

giftsandcelebratethebirth.Peopleusedtoplacesomeobjectsinfrontofthebabyandwouldtellthe

baby,sfortuneaccordingtowhichobjectthebabypickedup.

2Whataretheirorigins?

Theoriginsai`egenerallyamixtureoftraditionalfolkcustomsandreligion.Sometraditionalritesof

passagemayberegardedassuperstitionsnowbutothersarestillcommonpractice.

3Whattraditionalritesaccompanybirths,marriagesanddeaths?

Forexample:

•IntraditionalmaιτiagesinthepastinsomeareasofChina,afteradecisiontogetmarried,thegroom,s

familywasexpectedtogivegiftsoffoodandmoneytothebride,sfamily.

•Ontheweddingday,thebridePerfolTnedceremoniesforherancestorsandwassupposedtocryto

showherappreciationofherparents'careandtoshowthatshedidnotwanttoleaveherparents'home.

Sheworeredandwascarriedinasedanchairwithaprocessionofmusicianstogotothegroom,shouse,

bringingherdowry,bedding,andclothes.Thegroomwouldwelcomeherandlifttheredveilcovering

herheadwithasteelyard.Hemightgivemoneytothebridesmaidstoreleasethebride.Thegroom,s

f⅛milystartedtheceremonybyshowingrespecttothebride,sfamilyandtheirancestors.Later,there

wasabanquetheldbythegroom,sfamily.

•Somedaysafterthewedding,thebridewouldvisitherparents,dressedinredtoshowhernewstatus;

thegroomwouldsendgiftstohisparents-in-law.

4Whatritesofpassagearethereatschooloruniversity?

ForleavingschoolanduniversityinChina,therearenoπnallypartiestocelebratetheconclusionof

successfulstudiesandtosaygoodbyetoclassmates.Graduationceremonies,whenstudentswearspecial

capsandgowns,arealsocommon,

5Aretheyformalorinformal?

Thepartiesareusuallyinformalandorganizedbystudentsthemselves.Whereasgraduationceremonies

areveryformalandserious.

6Aretraditionalritesofpassagesurvivingordyingout?

SometraditionalcustomsformarriagesandfuneralscontinueandareanimportantpartofChinese

culture.Someothersaredisconiinuedorgreatlymodified,egthetraditionalritesintheexamination

hallsofancienttimeshavedisappeared.

Unit2ChildhoodMemories

Activereading(1)

Readingandunderstanding

3Answerthequestions.

1WhatwereSylviaPlath,smostimportantmemories?

Sherememberedwinningaprize,PaulaBrown'snewsuitandtheviewfi*omherwindow.

2Wheredidsheliveandwhatcouldsheseefromherbedroomwindow?

Shelivedonthebaysideoftown,onJohnsonAvenue,andshecouldseethelightsofBostonandLogan

Airportfromherbedroomwindow.

3Whatdidtheviewmakeherwanttodo?

Itmadeherwanttoflyinherdreams.

4Whydidshehavesuchvividdreams?

Becauseshewasrarelytiredwhenshewenttobed.

5Whoappearedinherdreams?

Supennanappearedandtaughthertofly.

6WhydidsheenjoytheradioadventuresofSuperman?

Becauseshelovedthesheerpoetryof∩ight.

7WheredidherfriendandsheplaySuperman?

Atthedingybackentrancetotheschool,analcoveinalongpassageway.

8WhydoyouthinktheychoseSheldontobethevillain?

Becausehewasamamma'sboyandwasleftoutoftheotherboys'games.

9HowdidshefeelaboutherUncleFrank?

SheadmiredhimasshethoughtheboreanextraodinιιryresemblancetoSupermanincognito.

4Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.

3SylviaPlathwroteabouiherrealandimaginarylifeasachild.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1accurateandtrue

2continuingallthetime

3tospinquicklyincircles

4toshineverybrightly

5tolaughinanervous,excitedorsillywaythatisdifficulttocontrol

6toencouragesomeonetospeakorcontinuespeaking

7tofalltotheground

6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.

Plathneverneededtobe(1)totalkaboutherchildhoodmemories.Theywerevery(2)

andstillrealtoherasanadult.Sheimaginedshecouldflyand(3)throughtheairlike

Superman.ComingfromthehighwaysaroundBostonwasthe(4)soundoftraffic.Inthe

distanceaplanewastakingoff,itslights(5)intothenightsky.Sherememberedthesoundof(6)

whichcamefromthegroupofgirls.SadlyinherlaterlifeitseemedasifSupermanhad(7)

toearth.

7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1Thelightsattheairportwentonandoffalldayandnight.

2Theplaygroundwaslikeadesert.Itwaswithoutanyinterestingorpositivefeaturesandunfriendly,

(barren)

3Theboyswereplayingachildren,sgameinwhichtheplayerschaseandtrytotoucheachotherand

thegirlsweregossipingandgiggling.

4Pullingthelegsoffinsectsisaformofactioncausingextremephysicalpainbysomeoneasa

punishment,andisextremelycruel.

5Thesimilarityinappearancebetweenthetwinswasstriking.

6Hewouldcovercandywithapieceofclothusedforcleaninglipsandhands,andmakeitdisappear,

(napkin)

8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifyoulookthroughakaleidoscope,areyoulikelytosee,or(b)asingle

colouredpattern?

2Ifyouflauntsomething,doyou,or(b)trytohideit?

3Ifyoumarvelatsomething,doyoufindit(a)boring,or?

4Areshootingstarslikelyto,or(b)standstill?

5Isthetwilightlikelytobe,or(b)inthemiddleoftheday?

6IfyoudriftojftQsleep,areyoulikelytofallasleep(a)quickly,or?

7Ifsomeoneisbookish,aretheylikelytobe,or(b)lessinterestedinreadingbooksthandoing

otheractivities?

8Ifyoumakeupsomething,doyou,or(b)borrowitfromsomeoneelse?

9Ifyoucomeintoyourown,areyoulikelytoshowi,or(b)ineffectiveand

uselessyoucanbe?

10Isavillainlikelytobea(a)good,orperson?

11Ifyouareleftoutofsomething,areyoulikelytobe(a)included,or?

Activereading(2)

Readingandunderstanding

4Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.

1Thecharacteristicsofchildhoodahundredyearsago

(a)wouldhaveinterferedintheireducation

(b)aresimilartothoseoftoday

(c)wouldbeillegaltoday

(d)meantthatchildrenweretreatedmorelikeadults

2Theideathatchildhoodisasocialconstructionsuggeststhat.

(a)childrenexperiencechildhoodindifferentwaysaccordingtothesocietyinwhichtheylive

(b)enormoustransformationshavetakenplacewithinarelativelyshorttime

(c)childreninthepastworkedharder

(d)allchildrenaredifferentfromadults

3BothInuitandTonganparentsunderstandthat.

(a)theirchildrenneedtobetreatedinawaywhichwouldbeconsideredharshbyoutsiders

(b)theirchildrendon,tyetpossesscertainprizedqualities,suchasreasoningandsocialcompetence

(c)growingupisaprocessofacquiringthought,notsocialskills

(d)bringinguptheirchildrenrequirestoleranceanddiscipline

4ParentsofBengchildrentreatthemwithgreatcarebecausethey.

(a)thinkchildrenknowallhumanlanguagesandunderstandallcultures

(b)thinklifeintheearthlyworldisunpleasant

(c)believethechildrenstillliveinaspiritworld

(d)fearthechildrenmaychoosetoreturntothespiritworldwheretheylivedbeforetheywereborn

5Westernchildcarepractices.

(a)includeallowingeight-year-oldgirlstoworkand12-year-oldgirlstomarry

(b)treatthechildinabizarreandpossiblyharmfulway

(c)seethechildasbeingincompetent,dependentontheparents,andincapableoflookingafterother

children

(d)areonlysimilartoYanamamochildcarepracticesinthatgirlshelpoutathome,andboysareallowed

toplaywellintotheirteens

6Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

(a)historyshowsushowourperceptionofchildhoodhaschanged

(b)childhoodisviewedindifferentwaysaccordingtothechild,sculturalandsocialupbringing

(c)bothhistoryandsocietycanaffectourperceptionofchildhood

(d)Westernnotionsofchildhoodareoutdatedandnotinformed

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5ReadthepassageagainandΩndthewordsinthebox.Choosethebestdefinitioninthecontext

ofthepassage.

1

(a)theprocessofbuyingorusinggoods

(b)theprocessofeating,drinking,orsmokingsomething

2

(a)relatingtoasystemorperiodinwhichonecountryrulesanother

(b)madeinastylethatwascommoninNorthAmericainthe18thcentury

3

(a)tomakesomethingsuchasapieceofclothingusingwoolandstickscalledknittingneedles

(b)tojointogetherorworktogetherasonegrouporunit

4

(a)unpleasantanddifficulttolivein

(b)strict,unkind,andoftenunfair

5(>ntact

(a)communicationbetweenpeople*countries,ororganizationseitherbytalkingorwriting

(b)asituationinwhichpeopleorthingstoucheachother

6

(a)toforcesomeonetohavethesameopinion,beliefasyou

(b)tocauseextraworkforsomeonebyaskingthemtodosomethingthatmaynotbeconvenientfor

them

7

(a)awayofthinkingaboutsomething

(b)asensiblewayofjudginghowgood,bad,importantetcsomethingisincomparisonwithotherthings

6Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsandexpressionsinthebox.

Our(1)knowledgeandunderstandingofchildhoodisundergoingaprocessof(2)nonstopchange.

IntheWestweseechildrenasbeing(3)inneedofadultcontrol.However,amongother(4)

socio-culturalgroupswithsimilartraditionschildrenare(5)mainlyconsideredtobecapableof

assuminggreaterresponsibilities.Sothereisa(6)strongdesirefor(7)someonewhodoesnotbelongto

thisgrouptothinkthatsuchpracticesmightbeoddorevenharmful.Butwhilemostethnicgroupsmay

atfirstshow(8)hesitationaboutintegratingothertraditionsandcustomswiththeirown,(9)outside

pressuresusuallymakethemchangetheirtraditionalviewofchildhood.

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

(6)(7)(8)(9)

7Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Isprosecutionlikelytobe,or(b)theprocessofsupervision

bythesocialservices?

2Isintricatelikelytobe(a)verybasic,or?

3Isleniencylikelytoinvolve,or(b)strictdiscipline?

4Ifsomeonetellsyouoff,arethey,or(b)praisingyou?

5Isamischievouschildlikelyto(a)bewellbehaved,or?

6Ifachildiswilful,aɪ`etheylikelytocausedamageorharm,or(b)bymistake?

7Whenachildisunsupervised,aretheylikelytobe(a)lookedafterbyadults,or

?

8Issomethingbizarrelikelytobe,or(b)veryusual?

Languageinuse

unpackingcomplexsentences

1LookatthesentencesfromthepassageSupermanandanswerthequestions.

1MyflyingdreamswerebelievableasalandscapebyDali,sorealthatIwouldawakewithasudden

shock,abreathlesssenseofhavingtumbledlikeIcarusfromtheskyandcaughtmyselfonthesoftbed

justintime.

(a)Whatwerebelievable?

HerdreamsaboutHyingwerebelievable.

(b)Howrealwerethey?

Theywereveryreal.

(c)WhohadthesenseofhavingtumbledlikeIcarus?

Thewriter.SylviaPlath.

(d)Whywouldshewakeupwithabreathlesssense?

Becauseshefeltshewasreallyflying.

(e)Whatdidthebreathlesssensefeellike?

Itfeltlikeasuddenshock.

(f)Whydidshecatchherselfonthesoftbedjustintime?

Becauseshefeltshewasfalling.

2Weevenfoundastand-inforavillaininSheldonFein,thesallowmammafsboyonourblockwhowas

leftoutofthehoys'gamesbecausehecriedwheneveranybodytaggedhimandalwaysmanagedtofall

downandskinhisfatknees.

(a)Whatdidwefind?

Wefoundsomeonewhocouldbeavillain.

(b)Whowasthestand-inforavillain?

SheldonFein.

(c)Whatwashelike?

Hewassallowandamamma'sboy.

(d)Wheredidhecomefrom?

Hecamefromtheirblock.

(e)Whywasheleftoutoftheboys,games?

Becausehealwayscriedandfellover.

(f)Whathappenedwhenhealwaysmanagedtofalldown?

Heskinnedhisknees.

2RewritethesentencefromthepassageCulturalchildhoodsinadiagrambelow.

HehaswrittenhowaYanamamogirlisexpectedtohelphermotherfromayoungageandbytheageof

tenwillberunningahouse.

3Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofsuitableexpressionsfromthecollocationbox.

Sometimesmorethanonecollocationispossible.

1TheAustralianbushforseveraldaysbeforetheywerebroughtundercontrol.

2AsachildRuth,slongdarkdownherback.

3Hecomesfromavery/familywiththreebrothersandtwosisters.

4Iremembermyfatherusedtohis/togetherwhenhewasthinkinghardabout

something.

5Itwasextremelyhotandthewas.

6Didyouthat/yourself?It'sreallybeautiful!

7I,mwatchingthefinancialmarkets-1thinktheofstockswillquitesoon.

4TranslatetheparagraphsintoChinese.

1MyflyingdreamswerebelievableasalandscapebyDali,sorealthatIwouldawakewithasudden

shock,abreathlesssenseofhavingtumbledlikeIcarusfromtheskyandcaughtmyselfonthesoftbed

justintime.Thesenightlyadventuresinspa