大學(xué)英語大二下學(xué)期第一單元課后習(xí)題答案

UnitOneBook4IntroductionTextAExercisesTextBWritingIntroduction月球是目的的，地球是家鄉(xiāng)。——月球車玉兔巡視器就是我們通常所說的月球車。Aretherealiensintheuniverse?

Extraterrestriallife:life-formsthatmayhaveevolvedonotherplanets.ThereisnohardevidenceatpresentthatlifeexistsotherthanontheEarth.MostUFOshavebeensatisfactorilyexplainedasbeingnaturalormanmade.Nowadayswecanonlysaythisisstillanopenquestion.Scientistshavebeenarguingoverthisissueforyearswithoutcomingtoanydefiniteassertions.Butourscientistswillcontinuetofindtheresult.StephenHawking,oneofthescientistswhoresearchthisproblem.Whatdoalienslooklikeinyourmind?

ImageofE.T.byStevenSpielberg

Arewefriendlytothem?Usuallywejustthinkthatthealienswilldoharmtous,hardlyhaveweeverthoughtaboutthatwhatwewilldoifwefindarealalien.wemaymeanadisastertothem.

Whatdoyouthinkofaliensnow?

Ifonedayalienslandtoourearth,whatwouldyoudo?

tocontendinwordsoccurringoutsidetheearthcontinuallyforeverhavingthepowertowearawaybychemicalactionlesseningthecourageofKeyWordsMadeEasydebateextraterrestrialperpetuallycorrosivedaunting

v.

爭論adj.

外星球的adv.

永久的adj.

有腐蝕性的adj.

使人膽怯的giventodoubt,questioningskillfultowriteordrawonansurfacetorepresentbyapicturecausetosufferbecauseofgriefskeptical

adept

scratch

depictpersecute

adj.

懷疑的adj.熟練的v.

涂寫;亂畫v.

描繪v.

迫害;困擾KeyExpressionsinUseencounterwithinproportiontobesuggestiveofbelikelyto tendto 遭遇；意外地遇到與……成比例

引起聯(lián)想的很可能(發(fā)生某事)有……的傾向achancemeetingwith

(ofparts)inharmoniousrelationtobeindicativeofhavingahighprobabilityofoccurringorbeingtrueexhibitaninclinationoratendencyTextATheMainIdea

Thisexcerptisasummaryoftherecentfindingsandremainingproblemsinthesearchforextraterrestriallife.Thepossibilitiesaswellasdifficultiesoffindingthealienspeciesareanalyzedingreatdepth,andtheauthordoesdrawacertainnumberofconclusions,clearlyillustratinginplainwordsandvividexamplescertaindoubtswhichhavebeenpuzzlingtoordinaryminds.Andtowardstheend,theauthordevotesagreatdealofhiswritingtothedepictionofalien-involvedscenesandtypicalalienimagesinpopularculture,layingplainitsreflectiononpeopleandtheirlifeinarealworld.

TextualStructure

Thistextcanbedividedintothefollowingfourmajorparts.1.Introduction(paragraph1)

Theproblemofprovingtheexistenceofaliensisfarfrombeingsolvedandthatsearchingforanalienorganismiswellbeyondourtechnologicalreach.2.(paragraphs2~3)

AconclusiondrawnonthewhereaboutsofthealiensisthatMarsandthelargermoonsofJupiterandSaturnarethelikelytargets.Duetothevastnessoftheuniverse,findingnointelligentlifewouldbeextremelydifficult.3.(paragraphs4~5)Oureffortstomakecontactswithpotentialintelligentlifewillmaketheresearchworkeasier.Therearestillambivalentviewsfromboththebelieversandtheskepticalonaccountsofencounterswithaliens.4.(paragraphs6~11)Infact,storiesaboutaliensinpopularcultureareformedtoreflecthumanthoughts,andimagesofaliensareactuallyshapedfromhumanimaginationaboutthemselves.Therefore,popularculturedepictingaliensisculturedepictinghumanityitself.TextAnalysis(Para.1)Whatarethetwoviewpointsonextraterrestriallifeuptonow?----itdoesnotexit----itdoesexitWordsandPhrases1.extraterrestrialoriginating,existingoroccurringoutsidetheearthe.g.Skepticsalsoaskwhythereisnoclearevidenceofextraterrestrial

visitstoEarth.

懷疑論者也質(zhì)問為什么沒有清晰的外星人拜訪地球的證據(jù)。

extraterrestrial:n./a.e.g.

Thereisabranchofbiologythatdealswiththesearchforextraterrestriallifeandtheeffectsofextraterrestrialsurroundingsonlivingorganisms.Cf:

terrestrial:a.地球的；陸地的

celestial:a.天空的

ecclesiastical

a.教會(huì)的，牧師的，神職的terrestrial

adj.e.g.

terrestrialbeingse.g.

TerrestriallongitudeismeasuredindegreeseastorwestoftheGreenwichmeridian.e.g.

Inrugbycircles,thereisnothingbutcriticismforthecoverageofsportonterrestrialTV.n.地球人;陸地生物extra-（prefix）

“outside”，“beyond”e.g.extra-fineadj.e.g.extra-hardadj.e.g.extra-heavyadj.e.g.extra-strongadj.e.g.extra-railwayadj.e.g.extra-maritaladj.e.g.extracurricularadj.e.g.Themovewasextra-constitutional.2.anopenquestion:

aquestionthatissubjecttofurtherconsiderationopenadj.e.g.TheydecidedtodeclareParis

anopencity.不設(shè)防城市e.g.An

opensea

appearedbeforeus.e.g.Sheisaveryfriendly,

openperson.Thebankisn’t

open

yet.e.g.Istheteachingvacancystillopen?DifficultSentencesOurgalaxyistoolargeforustoinvestigateeverycornerofitwherelifemighthavearisensincewelastlooked.→Paraphrase:

Itisimpossibleforustosearcheverybitofgalaxyforlifesinceitistoolargeanditislikelythatlifestartedafterwehadjustfinishedourlastmission.→Translation:銀河系太大了，我們無法探索每一個(gè)角落?；蛟S我們的探索工作剛剛完成之后，生命卻產(chǎn)生了，況且銀河系只不過是眾多星球中的一個(gè)。beyond[above,outof]one’s[the]reachwithineasyreachofwithinsb.’sreach

makeareachfor(sb.[sth.])reachafterreachbackreachforreachout

Inthisparagraph,theauthorstatesthattheproblemofprovingtheexistenceofaliensisfarfrombeingsolvedandthatsearchingforanalienorganismiswellbeyondourtechnologicalreach.MainIdeaTextAnalysis(Para.2-3)Nonintelligentlifeinourgalaxy---theplanetsandmoonsareinhospitablewhy?---itispossibleforlifetoexistinourgalaxy.why?----itisdifficulttofindlifeinotherplanets.Why?CulturalNotesTheSolarSystem①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧⑨⑩TheSolarSystemTheinnersolarsystem:

①theSun(太陽);②Mercury(水星);③Venus(金星);④Earth(地球);⑤Mars(火星).Themainasteroidbelt

liesbetweentheorbitsofMarsandJupiter.Theoutersolarsystem:

⑥Jupiter(木星);⑦Saturn(土星);⑧Uranus(天王星);⑨Neptune(海王星).

⑩Pluto(冥王星)isnowclassifiedasadwarfplanet.venus

TheVenusappearinskyinmorningandduskseparately,ancienttodivinebyastrologyhousethoughtthereexistedtwosuchplanets.Theycallthem“starsatdawn”and“eveningstars”separately.InEnglish,theVenusisgoddessofancientRome,liketheloveofsolicitingandbeautiful.Andallthetime,theVenushasallbeenshroudedinthemysteriousveilbythecurlycloud.venusKnownforitsbeautyinthesky,VenusisthesecondplanetfromtheSunandsimilarinsizetoEarth.However,itsimmensesurfaceheatandpressuremaketheplanetcompletelyuninhabitable.Ithasathick,poisonousatmosphereofcarbondioxideandsulfuricacid.Thickcloudshideasurfacecoveredwithlavaflows,quakefaultsandimpactcraters.

UranusGreekMythologyTheearliestsupremegod,apersonificationofthesky,whowasthesonandconsortofGaeaandthefatheroftheCyclopesandTitans.SaturnRomanMythologyThegodofagriculture.Neptune

RomanMythologyThegodofthesea.MercuryRomanMythologyAgodthatservedasmessengertotheothergodsandwashimselfthegodofcommerce,travel,andthievery.PlutoRomanMythologyThegodofthedeadandtheruleroftheunderworld.VenusRomanMythologyThegoddessofsexualloveandphysicalbeauty.MarsRomanMythologyThegodofwar.Europa

GreekMythologyAPhoenicianprincessabductedtoCretebyZeus,whohadassumedtheformofawhitebull,andbyhimthemotherofMinos,Rhadamanthus,andSarpedon.TitanGreekMythologyOneofafamilyofgiants,thechildrenofUranusandGaea,whosoughttoruleheavenandwereoverthrownandsupplantedbythefamilyofZeus.Perpetuallyadv.Perpetualadj.

e.g.

Hewasperpetualpresidentofthecountry.e.g.

I’mtiredofyourperpetualnagging.e.g.

Heisonaperpetualsearchfortruth.syn.:

everlasting,permanentWordsandPhrasesatcloserange:adv.

verycloselye.g.

Theyopenedfireatusatcloserange.e.g.Oursoldiersgrappledwiththeenemyatcloserange

e.g.

Theresultlookslikeapaintingfromdistance,butembroideryatcloserange.

atlong[short]rangeinrangeintherangeofwithinrangeofoutof[beyond]rangeoutofone'srange

evolve:

e.g.

Thepoliticalsysteminthiscountryhasevolvedoverseveralcenturies.e.g.

Hissimpleplanevolvedintoacomplicatedscheme.toproducebynaturaldevelopingprocessesevolutionn.

bear：bepregnantwithe.g.

Sheisbearinghischildlife-bearinge.g.

ThefirstshapeIsawwastheshapeofthefemalebodywithoutahead.Thisofcoursesymbolizesthegoodnessandlife-bearingroleofwoman.

DifficultSentencesEvenifonlyatinyfractionofstarshaveplanets,evenifonlyatinyfractionofthoseplanetsaresuitableforlife,eveniflifeonlydevelopsonafractionofthoseplanets,andevenifintelligenceonlyevolvesonafractionoftheplanetswithlife,therearestilllikelytobethousandsoflife-bearingplanetsinourgalaxy.（L.30-34）→Translation:即使只有很小一部分恒星擁有行星，即使這些行星中只有很小一部分適合生命的生存，而這些生命只能在這些行星上一部分區(qū)域生存，并且即使在這些有生命的星球上只有一部分進(jìn)化出智能生命形式，在我們這個(gè)銀河系仍有可能存在著數(shù)千個(gè)有生命的星球。DifficultSentencesItwouldmeanfindingoneworldamongthousandswithnoevidenceofitsspecialstatusvisibleatinterstellardistances.

→Paraphrase:

Peopleareignorantoftheexactpositionofanyplanetintheuniverse.Therefore,tolookforoneisliketofindaneedleinahaystack.

Throughanalysis,aconclusiondrawnonthewhereaboutsofthealiensisthatMarsandthelargermoonsofJupiterandSaturnarethelikelytargets.Duetothevastnessoftheuniverse,however,findingintelligentlifewouldbeextremelydifficult.MainIdeaTextAnalysis(Para.4-5)Intelligentlifeinourgalaxy----humanbeingsdidalottofindtheintelligentlifeinourgalaxy(what?)----twoviewpointsonUFO1._________________________2._________________________UFO(UnidentifiedFlyingObjects)

Ourownspeciesbeamsasteadystreamofradioandtelevisionsignalsintospaceandattachesinformation-ladenmetalplatestospacecraftheadedoutofthesolarsystem.Thesignalsareanaccidentalby-productofbroadcasting;theplatesareaconsciousattemptatcommunication.

→Translation:我們?nèi)祟愖陨聿粩嗟叵蛱瞻l(fā)出無線電和電視信號(hào)，并在飛往太陽系之外的宇宙航天器上裝上了儲(chǔ)存信息的金屬盤。發(fā)出的信號(hào)是進(jìn)行廣播時(shí)偶然的副產(chǎn)品，金屬盤是進(jìn)行聯(lián)絡(luò)的有意嘗試。WordsandPhrasesbeam：n.asignaltransmittedalonganarrowpath;guidespilotsindarknessorbadweathere.g.

radiobeamlongthickpieceofwoodormetalorconcrete,etc.,usedinconstructione.g.

boxbeamacolumnoflight(asfromabeacon)

e.g.

lightbeamagroupofnearlyparallellinesofelectromagneticradiatione.g.

electronbeamSmilingagymnasticapparatususedbywomengymnastsbeam：v.smileradiantly;emitlight;

broadcastovertheairwaves,asinradioortelevision,radiatee.g.

Herfacebeamedwithjoy.e.g.

beamwithsatisfactione.g.

beamprogramsatRussiae.g.

abeamoflighte.g.

abeamofdelightby-prefixe.g.

byproductn.e.g.

by-channeln.e.g.

by-effectn.e.g.

by-electionn.e.g.

byroadn.e.g.

by-roomn.e.g.

bystandern.e.g.

by-talkn.e.g.

by-timen.e.g.

bywordn.mainstream:

aprevailingdirectionofactivityorinfluencee.g.

Tsaic:e.g.

Thisso-calledeloquentspeakerseemstohaveonlyprosaicviews.

e.g.

The

facts

aremore

prosaic

thanthelegend.

事實(shí)遠(yuǎn)沒有傳說的那樣神乎其神.dull;uninteresting;commonplacepurport

vt.e.g.

Documentsleakedtothisnewspaperpurporttorevealthatradioactivewasteisbeingillegallydumpedonthesite.e.g.

Manytheoriespurporttoexplaingrowthintermsofasinglecause.e.g.

Thefilmpurportedtorepresentthelivesofordinarypeople.e.g.她自稱代表整個(gè)團(tuán)體。

Shepurportstorepresentthewholegroup.n.thepurportofamessagepurported

adj.

Oureffortstomakecontactswiththepotentialintelligentlifewillmaketheresearchworkeasier.Thereare,however,stillambivalentviewsfromboththebelieversandtheskepticalonaccountsofencounterswithaliens.MainIdeaTextAnalysis(Para.6-11)Extraterrestriallifeinpopularculture1.ThethreeconventionsonET1)_______________________________2)_______________________________3)_______________________________2.ThereasonofETinpopularcultureCulturalNotes

Starman

Starman(1984),starringJeffBridgesandKarenAllen,wasdirectedbyJohnCarpenter.ItearnedanOscarnomination（提名）.IttellsastoryofanalienvisitortoEarthwhoisknockedoffcourse（跑道）andmusttakeaninterstate（洲際）roadtriptorendezvous（集合點(diǎn)）withamother-shipfromhishomeplanet.TocompletethisjourneyheassumesthephysicalformofthedeadhusbandofaWisconsinwidow

(KarenAllen)whorespondsfirstwithfear,thensympathy,andfinallylove.Carpenter'sgracefulstrategyistoswitchthefocusofthisE.T.-likefilmfromsciencefictiontoabelievablegentlelovestory.Itisatalesetinthemadnessofaparanoid（妄想狂）1970‘sinwhichtwoapes（大猩猩）mustfightfortheirlivesandthelifeoftheirunbornbabywhiletheyattempttosurvivethescrutinyofthegovernment.EscapefromthePlanetoftheApessubgenre:

e.g.

Literatureonthesupernaturalhasbecomeanentiresubgenreofsciencefiction.e.g.

Asubgenreofliteratureislikelytobedevelopedintoamajorgenrewithtime.genren.

asubordinatecategoryofliterarycompositionWordsandPhrasesEntiresubgenresofsciencefictionaredevotedtosuchencounters:“firstcontact”stories,“alieninvasion“stories,“aliensamongusstories”,andsoon.→Translation:科幻文學(xué)中這一單獨(dú)類別的作品被用來描述與外星人相遇的情景：“初遇外星人”、“外星人入侵”、“我們身邊的外星人故事”、以及諸如此類的東西。DifficultSentenceswell-established:

e.g.

Bythetimewhenhewasthirty,hehadbecomeawell-establishedplaywright.

Persecute

vt.

e.g.

Theypersecutethosewhodonotconformtotheiridea.

e.g.

Hepersecutedmewithvariousdelicatequestions.Gatheringsofintelligentaliensfrommanyworldsarecommon,butfullyimaginedalienecosystemsarenot.L72-L73→Translation:關(guān)于各種星球上的智慧生物的素材比比皆是，但精心構(gòu)想的有關(guān)外星人生態(tài)系統(tǒng)的描述卻是罕有的。inproportionto(L80):accordingto;ascomparedwith

e.g.Herlegsarequitelonginproportiontotherestofherbody.e.g.Areyoupaidinproportiontothenumberofhoursyouwork?morphology(L81)theformandstructureofanorganismoranyofitsparts(形態(tài)學(xué)，結(jié)構(gòu)形態(tài)研究)e.g.morphologyofminerals（礦物形態(tài)學(xué)）Inthetext,morphologyreferstotheoutsideappearanceofhumaninfantPowerfulandbenevolentaliens,ontheotherhand,recallangelsintheirlackofpermanentphysicalbodies.→Translation:另一方面，強(qiáng)壯、樂善好施的外星人則形體飄忽不定，映射出天使的外形。recall→Whenyourecallsomething,yourememberitandtellothersaboutit.

→Causeyoutorememberorthinkofsb.orsth.Theirevolution“beyondtheneedforphysicalform”isalsosuggestiveofideasabouttheafterlife.→Translation:這種可以“脫離肉身”的進(jìn)化也是對(duì)于來世的暗示。besuggestiveof:suggest,indicateAlienbenefactorsofEarthactoutofaltruismorpaternalism

ortosecurealliesinahostileuniverse.Humansandaliensroutinelydiscoverthatdespitetheirphysicaldifferences,theysharemanyofthesamehopesandfears.→Translation:樂善好施的外星人在地球上的行為體現(xiàn)了大公無私或承擔(dān)重任，抑或在充滿敵意的宇宙空間保護(hù)同盟者的精神。人類和外星人經(jīng)常會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，盡管長相各異，他們具有共同的希望，懷著同樣的畏懼。altruism/paternalismaltruism:

unselfishregardforordevotiontothewelfareofotherse.g.Altruismshouldbeadvocatedinacompetitiveworld.paternalism:

asystemunderwhichanauthorityundertakestosupplyneedsunderhiscontrol(家長式統(tǒng)治，家長制作風(fēng)).e.g.Theinternationalcommunityoftencondemnsthecountrythatexercisespaternalismoverothersovereignties.allowfor(L98)

take…intoconsideratione.g.Inworkingwiththiskindofcloth,youshouldallowforshrinkage.e.g.Itusuallytakes2hourstogetthere,allowingforpossibletrafficdelays.Mirror(L100):toreflecte.g.Thesunwasmirroredinthewindows.e.g.Doesartmirrorsociety,orshapeit?Thereasonforthisislessafailureofimaginationthananacknowledgementofdramaticnecessity.→Translation:究其原因，與其說這是想像力的枯竭，倒不如承認(rèn)這是出于營造戲劇效果的需要。

【分析】less…than…與其說是……不如說是……。這句意為“Ratherthanlackofimagination,thereasonforitliesinthenecessitytoachievesomedramaticeffects.”ratherthan

經(jīng)典句式，常見搭配如下：conj.Andnot:e.g.Hepreferredtodieratherthansurrendertotheenemy.

prep.Insteadof:

e.g.

Thisargumentaimedatunderstandingratherthanpersonalattacks.

I’mlessthirstythanhungry.Thishouseismorelikeaschoolthanachurch.Teachingcanbemorelikeguidingandassistingthanforcinginformationintoasupposedlyemptyhead．

Heisnotsomuchintelligentasuneducated.

We’llhavethemeetingintheclassroomratherthanintheauditorium.

Backgroundinformation:EscapefromthePlanetofApesA

talein1970’sinwhichtwoapesmustfightfortheirlivesandthelifeoftheirunbornbabywhileattemptingtosurvivethescrutinyofthegovernment.Storiesliketheserequirealiensthataremorehumanthananyrealalienspeciesislikelytobe-aliensthatarehumanenoughforhumancharacterstointeractwithandforhumanaudiencestocareabout→Translation:這些故事中描述的外星人比任何真正的外星人更具人性---他們必須被完全人性化以便同人類交往并引起我們觀眾的關(guān)注。Stories

likethese

require

aliens

thataremorehumanthananyrealalienspeciesislikelyto

be-aliens

thatarehumanenoughforhumancharacterstointeractwithand

forhumanaudiencestocareabout.

Depictionsofhumanencounterswithextraterrestriallifearemany,andtheyfollowthreewell-establishedconventions.Infact,storiesaboutaliensinpopularcultureareformedtoreflecthumanthoughts,andimagesofaliensareactuallyshapedfromhumanimaginationaboutthemselves.Therefore,popularculturedepictingaliensis,afterall,culturedepictinghumanityitself.MainIdeaMainIdeaoftheText

Thisexcerptisasummaryoftherecentfindingsandremainingproblemsinthesearchforextraterrestriallife.Thepossibilitiesaswellasdifficultiesoffindingthealienspeciesareanalyzedingreatdepth,andtheauthordoesdrawacertainnumberofconclusions,clearlyillustratinginplainwordsandvividexamplescertaindoubtswhichhavebeenpuzzlingtoordinaryminds.Andtowardstheend,theauthordevotesagreatdealofhiswritingtothedepictionofalien-involvedscenesandtypicalalienimagesinpopularculture,layingplainitsreflectiononpeopleandtheirlifeinarealworld.Exercises

StudyandPracticeVocabularyA.1.Britainandher_______wontwoworldwars.2.Thespellofdryweatheroftenmakesthisland_________________toallanimals.3.TheperformancebytheStateBalletwastoo____________________forthecountrychild.alliesinhospitablesophisticated4.Theeffusivelovefromboth________andmaternalparentsislikelytospoilthechild.5.

Aftertheshipwreck,hewas________aloneonthedesertedisland.6.

Keepthissubstanceawayfromrustandacidsincetheyareall_________.7.

Hisfamilynamegavehim_______oncampus.8.

Thepowerfulmilitaryforceinflicteda________defeatontheenemy.paternalstrandedcorrosivestatuscrushing9.Aseriesofsuppressedpictures_________thelifestoryofthismilitarygianthavefinallybeenpublicized.10.Thelocalnewspaperclaimsto_______publicopinions.11.ThemainreasonforthePilgrimstogotoAmericawastoescapefrombeing___________fortheirreligiousbeliefs.12.The_______systemisthesystemofplanets,etc.,ofwhichoursunisthecenter.depictingmirrorpersecutedsolarAnevenmore___________

experiencewasthatofBettyCashandherfriend,Vickie,andVickie’sgrandson,Colby,thenagedseven.Colbysawitfirst,abright,glowingobjectracingthemabovethetopsoftheoaksandpinesthat______theroad.Itseemedtobeaboutthreemilesaheadofthem,butratherthan___________insize,asapassingaircraftwould,itgrewlargerandseemedtobemakingfortheroadaheadofthem.Bettywasforcedto______hardastheobjectcameinand_________infrontofthem.IndescriptionsthethreewitnessesgaveandVocabularyB.disturbingedgeddiminishingbrakehovered

continuedtogivewithgreat___________,itwas“l(fā)ikeadiamondoffire”.Itseemedtobemadeofaluminum,andthefourpointsofthediamondwererounded.Ithadarowofbluelightsacrossthecenterand________bleepsfromtimetotime.Vickie,a__________

Christian,_________believedthatthiswastheDayofJudgmentand_______aterrifiedColbyinherarmsastheobjectroseandfellslightlydownonblastsofflameaheadofthem.ShetoldColbynottoworry.“Whenthatbigmancomesoutoftheburningcloud,itwillbeJesus.”They’dbesafe.consistencyemittedcommittedgenuinelycradled1.Thestudentdidnotseemtothinkthattheteacher’squestionisofgreatimportance._____________________________

Thestudentsdidnotseemtoattachgreatimportancetotheteacher’squestion.2.Thisnewly-wedcouplewasloyaltoeachotherandlivedahappylife._________________________________________

Thisnewly-wedcouplewasdevotedtoeachotherandlivedahappylife.VocabularyC.3.Thedefinitionoftheword“defiance”is“openanddeliberatedisobedience.”_______________________________

Theword“defiance”is,bydefinition,“openanddeliberatedisobedience”.4.Allthingsintheuniverseareinterrelatedandactupononeanother.______________________________________

Allthingsintheuniverseareinterrelatedandinteractwitheachother.5.Itwasthechancemeetingwithanoldfriendofhisthatdelayedhim.___________________________________________

Itwastheencounterwithanoldfriendofhisthatdelayedhim.6.

Theamountofmoneyhegotwasproportionaltotheworkhedid.___________________________

Theamountofmoneyhegotwasinproportiontotheworkhedid.7.Theclothestheseteenagerswerewearingsuggestedpoverty.____________________________________

Theclothestheseteenagerswerewearingweresuggestiveofpoverty.8.Theyagreewiththeschemewithrespecttofundamentalsbuttheythinkitneedsmodificationinsomedetails.___________

Theyagreewiththeschemeinprinciple,buttheythinkitneedsmodificationinsomedetails.StructurecommitthecrimethedefendantoutofthequestionnowtakeherhavealegalclaimtotheestateonewholeyearProvingthatthedefendanthascommittedthecrimeisnowoutofthequestion.Provingthatshehadalegalclaimtotheestatetookheronewholeyear.A.(Provingthat…is…;Provingthat…does…)theservantsdishonestycosthimhalfofthewholeassetsgotobedearlycontinuewithittomorrowhelpyoudoabetterjobstayupthewholenightProvingthattheservantsweredishonestcosthimhalfofthewholeassets.Goingtobedearlyandcontinuingwithittomorrowislikelytohelpyoudoabetterjobthanstayingupthewholenight.

B(belikelytodo…;belikelytobemuch+adj.+er…)sensibletellhimthetruthcoverthosefactsthrillingcreatesomedramaticeffectstellitasitisItislikelytobemuchmoresensibletotellhimthetruththantocoverthosefacts.Itislikelytobemuchmorethrillingtocreatesomedramaticeffectsthantotellitasitis.

Translation

Manyscientistsbelievethatevidencetellsthemthatextraterrestriallifeexistsandthatanalienhandisreachingouttousacrossthevoidofspace.Whetherthathandisreachingouttousinfriendshiporforsomesinisterreasons,wecannotyettell.

Ifaliensarehere,wemustatleastshowthemweknowwhatisgoingon.Thecovertnatureofaliens’activitiesseemstobetheirmaindefense.Blowthatwideopenandperhapswecanforceadialoguewhichmightbemutuallyadvantageous.Itisforthisreasonthatgovernmentshouldtaketheissueseriously,investigatewitnessesandannouncetheconclusions.Besides,governmentshoulddrawupcontingencyplans,rulesofengagement,astheydoforeveryterrestrialwarfare.

Otherwise,ifonedayaUFOweretolandontheWhiteHouselawn,peoplemayfindthatthereisnospecificsystemwhichwouldbekickedintooperationtodealwithit.TextBKeyWordsandPhrasesinPreparationPreviewQuestionsWarm-upListeningBackgroundNotesReadingComprehensioninDisplayKeyWordsandPhrasesinPreparationrejectbestowabductionpersuasiveelaborateskepticsdefypaniccredibilityanomalousv.抵制

v.賦予n.綁架a.有說服力的v.詳盡闡述n.懷疑論者a.公然反抗n.恐慌的a.可信性不規(guī)則的PreviewQuestionsWhatdoyouknowaboutUFOs?Whataresomeoftheviewpointsmadeamongscientistsaboutthisissue?ManypeoplebelievethatthoseinexplicableeventsinnaturearecloselyrelatedtoUFOs.What’syouropinion?WhatkindofroleshouldthegovernmentplayindealingwiththematterofUFOs?Warm-upListening Thestudyof“unidentifiedflyingobject”isnowknownasufology.Beliefinalienvisits,inflyingsaucers,______________________hasavastpublicfollowing,and

discussionofUFOsis,perhaps,thepublic’sfirst_______________thesubjectofextraterrestriallife. Thebelievers’position________alargecollectionofobservationsthattheyfind___________________________

____________________.TheyarguethatsomeUFOsightingsstubbornly____________________________.Theyrecountthestoriesofindividualswhobelievethattheysawevidenceof____________.contactsabductionsintroductiontorestsoncollectivelypersuasiveindividuallycompellingandalienvisitorsdefyconventionalexplanations

andManyofthembelievethattheU.S.governmenthastheevidencebutiskeepingthealienoriginofUFOsasecretbecause____________iftheinformationbecamewidelyknown. However,orthodoxscientificopiniontotally_________________