新標準大學(xué)英語綜合教程3課后答案

Unit1

Activereading(1)

Catchingcrabs

Readingandunderstanding

3Choosethebestsummaryofwhathappenedinthecrabcage.

3Thecagewasfullofcrabs.Oneofthemwastryingtoescape,buteachtimeitreachedthe

toptheother

crabspulleditback.Intheenditgaveuptryingandstartedtopreventothercrabsfrom

escaping.

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)Itwasanationalholiday.

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5Whydidhisfathertakehimouttocatchcrabs?

(a)Theyneededtogetsomethingtoeatfordinner.

(b)Hewantedtoshowhimhowtocatchcrabs.

(c)Hewantedtotellhimsomethingaboutlife.

(d)Theybothwantedtoenjoythecoastlineandthesea.

6Whatadvicedidhisfathergivehim?

(a)Gettoknowyourselfbetter.

(b)Watchwhatothersdocarefully.

(c)Alwayslistentoyourfather.

(d)Youcan'talwaysdowhatyouwant.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1achievinggoodresults(productive)

2thefactofbeingpresentatanevent,orofgoingregularlytoschool,churchetc(attendance)

3therefusaltoacceptsomethingnew,suchasaplan,idea,orchange(resistance)

4determinedtobesuccessful,rich,famousetc(ambitious)

5agreementtoaplan,offer,orsuggestion(acceptance)

6thewrittenwordsofaplay,film,televisionprogramme,speechetc(script)

7verygood,large,orshowinggreatskill(impressive)

6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.

Tobeasuccessfulfilmscriptwritertakesmorethantrainingalthough(1)attendanceona

screenwriting

coursewilldefinitelyhelpyoulearntheskills.Youalsoneedtobevery(2)ambitious-the

filmbusiness

isverycompetitive.Youhavetobepreparedtoworkhardandbevery(3)productivebecause

ittakes

morethanjustonegoodideatomakeitbig.Nomatterhow(4)impressiveyourideais,there

will

alwaysbe(5)resistancefromproducersbecauseit'stooexpensive.Somakesureyouhave

plentyof

otherstoshowthem.Whatareyouwaitingfor?Getonwithwritingthatbrilliant(6)script

andplanyour

(7)acceptancespeechforwhenyouwinyourfirstOscar!

7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1We'veseenaplacewelikeandwe'reapplyingforaloantobuyahouse,(mortgage)

2Westoodonthetopflooroftheboatandwatchedthecoastdisappearintothehorizon,

(deck)

3Ilovetowalkalongthebeachandwatchthewavesbreaking,andthewhitewaterhitting

theshore.(surf)

4Inseasideareasinthenorth-eastofthecountry,lifeishardandfishermenhavetogo

againsttheforces

ofnatureeverytimetheygotowork,(coastal;defy)

5Agreementwasfinallyreachedafteralongandheateddiscussion.(lengthy)

8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifyouwatchanimpromptuperformanceofsomething,hasit(a)beenprepared,or(b)not

been

prepared?

2Whenyoumapoutyourfuture,doyou(a)planitcarefully,or(b)drawasketchofiton

paper?

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3Ifyoubraceyourselfforsomethingunpleasant,doyou(a)trynottothinkaboutit,or(b)

prepare

yourselfforitmentallyandphysically?

4Doyoumooraboatby(a)turningthesteeringwheel,or(b)tyingittoapostwitharope?

5Isarustypieceofmetalsomethingthat(a)isbrightandshiny,or(b)mighthavebeenleft

outintherain

andiscoveredwithbrownsubstance?

6Ifabowlisbrimmingwithsoup,isit(a)veryfull,or(b)halfempty?

7Ifsomeoneisbeingheldcaptive,arethey(a)freetodoastheyplease,or(b)beingkeptasa

prisoner?

8Ifyouhavefiguredoutsomething,haveyou(a)addednumberstogether,or(b)understood

it?

Activereading(2)

2Workinpairs.Lookatthetitleofthepassageandchoosethebestwaytocompletethe

sentences.

1Thepassagewillbe(c).

(a)anewspaperarticleaboutlifeexpectancy

(b)asadstoryaboutdeath

(c)adviceabouthowtomakethemostofyourlife

(d)awarningthatmodemlifestylesarebadforhealth

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2Thepassageislikelytobe(d).

(a)serious

(b)funny

(c)depressing

(d)amixtureofallthree

3Thepassageislikelytosay(b).

(a)youngpeopledon'tthinkenoughaboutdeath

(b)lifeisshort

(c)peoplearedyingunnecessarily

(d)peopledon'tenjoylifeenough

Wearealldying

Readingandunderstanding

3Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.

3Lifeisshort.Sothere'snopointinplanningforafuturewhichmaynevercome.Nowisthe

timetodo

whatwewanttodo.There'snotimetolose.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

4Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1involvingthreethingsofthesamekind(triple)

2anareaofgroundwheredeadpeopleareburied(cemetery)

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3thepartofaplaceorthingthatisattheback(rear)

4abookthatsomeonewritesaboutsomeoneelse'slife(biography)

5toputpeopleorthingsintoaspacethatistoosmall(cram)

6attheverybeginningofacareerandlikelytobesuccessfulatit(budding)

7continuingonlyforalimitedtimeordistance(finite)

8topass(elapse)

5CompletethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity4.

1Abouttwohourselapsedbeforewereachedthecemeterywherethewardeadwereburied.

21satintherearseatbehindthedriver.Mythreesisterswereallcrammedinthefront.

3Theentrancetothecarparkwasblocked,sotheroadwasfullofcarswhichhadbeen

triple-parkedone

againstanother,makingitalmostimpossibletogetpast.

4Wehaveanumberofbuddingauthorsinourclassthisyear,oneofwhomhaswrittena

fascinating

biographyofhisgrandmother.

5Thetimewehaveonthisearthmaybefinite,buttherearenolimitstothehuman

imagination.

6Answerthequestionsaboutthewords.

1Ifyousubstantiateaclaim,doyou(a)proveitistrue,or(b)persuadesomeonethatitis

true?

2Ifsomeonetramplesoversomething,dothey(a)pourwateroverit,or(b)walkalloverit?

3Ifsomeone'sarrivalisuntimely,isit(a)atthewrongmoment,or(b)late?

4Ifeventsaredescribedchronologically,dotheyoccur(a)intheorderinwhichthey

happened,or(b)in

noparticularorder?

5Isingeniouslylikelytomean(a)artistically,or(b)cleverly?

6IsknackeredaninformalBritishwordmeaning(a)veryrelaxed,or(b)extremelytired?

7Ispatentlylikelytomean(a)obviously,or(b)usually?

8Whensomethingisallottedtoyou,isit(a)giventoyou,or(b)takenfromyou?

7Answerthequestionsaboutthephrases.

1Ifyouchecksomethingout,doyou(a)findout,or(b)notthinkaboutit?

2Ifyouseesomething。。"thesidelines,doyou(a)takepartintheaction,or(b)stayaway

fromit?

3Ifsomethingisdowntoyou.isityour(a)badluck,or(b)responsibility?

4Ifyouhavesomethingonthehackburnery(a)willyoulookatitlater,or(b)areyou

interestedinitnow?

5Ifyouareinapositiontodosomething,areyou(a)able,or(b)unabletodoit?

6Iftimeistickingaway,doesitseem(a)asifitwilllastforever,or(b)tobepassingquickly?

7Ifyoucanhaveoneshotatsomething,(a)areyouallowedtoshootit,or(b)doyouhave

onlyonechancetodoit?

8Ifyoumakethebestofsomething,doyou(a)enjoyitwhileyoucan,or(b)workhardto

makeita

success?

9Ifagirlstandsyouup,doesshe(a)failtoturnupforadate,or(b)refusetositdownwhen

youaskherto?

Languageinuse

wordformation:compoundwords

1FindmoreexamplesofeachuseofhyphensinthepassageWearealldying.

?I'vedouble-andtriple-checkedit.(compoundverb)

?buddingcrypt-kickers(compoundnoun)

?arear-viewmirror(compoundadjective)

?theonce-a-yearholidaytoFloridaorSpain(compoundadjective)

?back-burnerstuff(compoundadjective)

?standingatthecomeroftheCo-op(compoundnoun)

?asepia-colouredrelativethatnoonecanputanameto(compoundadjective)

2Rewritethephrasesusingcompoundadjectives.

1apartywhichisheldlateatnight(alate-nightparty)

2alibrarywhichiswellstocked(awell-stockedlibrary)

3aprofessorwhoisworldfamous(aworld-famousprofessor)

4someadvicewhichiswelltimed(somewell-timedadvice)

5apopulationwhichisgrowingrapidly(arapidly-growingpopulation)

6aneconomywhichisbasedonfreemarket(afree-marketeconomy)

7aboattripwhichlastsforhalfanhour(ahalf-hourboattrip)

Ifswhat/how...that...

3RewritethesentencesusingIfswhat/how...that...

1Whatotherpeoplethinkofusisdeterminedbyhowwebehave.

It'showwebehavethatdetermineswhatotherpeoplethinkofus.

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2Whatsortofjobwearegoingtoendupdoingisusuallydeterminedbyourcharacter.

It'swhatourcharacteristhatusuallydetermineswhatsortofjobwearegoingtoendup

doing.

3Whatwedoasacareerisn'talwaysdeterminedbythemarkswegetatuniversity.

Itisn'talwayswhatmarkswegetatuniversitythatdeterminewhatwedoasacareer.

4Howwereacttolife'sproblemsisoftendeterminedbyourchildhoodexperiences.

Itisoftenwhatweexperiencedinourchildhoodthatdetermineshowwereacttolife's

problems.

5Whenwedieisdetenninedbyourgeneticclock,andthechangeswemaketoit.

It'swhatourgeneticclockisandwhatchangeswemaketoitthatdeterminewhenwedie.

Itis/wasnotjustthat...but...

4RewritethesentencesusingItis/wasnotjustthat...but...

1NotonlyweretheshopsallclosedforThanksgiving,therewasalsonooneinthestreets.

Itwasn'tjustthattheshopswereallclosedforThanksgiving,buttherewasnooneinthe

streets.

2Notonlydidshespendallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,shealsotookthetimetogain

afirst-class

degree.

Itwasn'tjustthatshespentallhertimeatcollegegoingtoparties,butshetookthetimeto

gainafirstclass

degree.

3Notonlyweretheynotlisteningtowhathesaid,italsoseemedasiftheyweren'tatall

interested.

Itwasn'tjustthattheyweren'tlisteningtowhathesaid,butitseemedasiftheyweren'tatall

interested.

4NotonlywasIupset,IalsofeltasifIwasgoingtoburstoutcrying.

Itwasn9tjustthatIwasupset,butIfeltasifIwasgoingtoburstoutcrying.

5NotonlywastheGrimReaperintendedtofrightenpeople,itwasalsoafigureoffun.

Itwasn'tjustthattheGrimReaperwasintendedtofrightenpeople,butitwasalsoafigureof

fun.

collocations

5Readtheexplanationsofthewords.Answerthequestions.

1settleWhenyousettlesomewhereyougotheretostay.

(a)Whereisdustlikelytosettleinaroom?

Onthesurfacesthataren'tusedveryoftenoraren'tcleaned.

(b)Ifyousettleanargument,istheconclusionsatisfactory?

Yes,itis,becausethedisagreementissolvedandeachpartyissatisfiedwiththeoutcome.

(c)Ifyousettlethebill,whatistherelefttopay?

Nothing,becauseyouhavepaideverythingthatisowed.

(d)Whatdoyoudowhenyousettlebacktowatchafilm?

Werelaxinacomfortablechairandenjoyit.

2smoothThiswordcanmeanflatorsoft,comfortable,easyorconfident.

(a)Iftheseaissmooth,areyoulikelytofeelseasick?

No,becausetheseaiscalm.Wewillfeelseasickifitisrough.

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(b)Ifachangeoverfromonegovernmenttothenextissmooth,aretherelotsofproblems?

No,becausethechangeoverhasgonewell,withoutdifficulties.

(c)Isitagoodideatotrustasmoothtalker?

Notnecessarily,becausesomepeoplewhotalkconfidentlylikethatdosototrickyou,likea

confidencetricksterorconman.

3offerThiswordcanrefertosomethingyouwouldlikesomeonetotake,something

someonegives,or

somethingthatisfbrsale.

(a)Ifyoudeclineanoffer,doyousay“yes"or"no”?

Wesay“no”,becausewearerefusingit.

(b)Ifyouofferanapologytosomeoneforsomethingyouhavedone,whatdoyousay?

Weshouldsay,“Iapologize59or'Tmsorry”.

(c)Whereareyoulikelytoseespecialoffer?

Inashop,becausetheshopisofferingaspecialpriceorreductionforsomething.

(d)Ifsomeonehasalottooffer,whatkindofpersonarethey?

Theyareintelligent,talented,giftedorcreativeandtheywillbringthesekindsofqualitiesto

theirwork.

4bearIfyoubearsomethingyoucarryorbringit.Ifyoucannothearsomething,youdislike

itorcannot

acceptit.

(a)Ifyoubearsomethinginmind,doyouforgetit?

No,wewillrememberitandconsideritforaparticularoccasioninfuture.

(b)Ifyoubeararesemblancetosomeone,inwhatwayareyoulikethem?

Welooksimilarincertainphysicalfeatures.

(c)Isthereanythingyoucan7beartothinkabout?

Ican'tbeartothinktoomuchaboutsomeoftheproblemsintheworld,famine,war,poverty

etc.In

themodernworld,whydon'twejustsolvethem?

5resistanceThiswordcanrefertotherefusaltoacceptsomethingnew,theabilitynottobe

harmedby

something,oroppositiontosomeoneorsomething.

(a)Ifthereisresistancetoanidea,dopeopleacceptit?

No,noteasily.Theyrefusetoaccepttheideamaybebecauseifsjustabadidea,ortheymay

change

theirmindiftheyunderstanditbetter.

(b)Ifthesoldiersmetwithresistance,whathappened?

Thesoldiersmetoppositionfromthosetheywerefightingagainst.

(c)Isthereawaytobuildupyourresistancetocold?

Yes,wecankeepourselvesashealthyaspossiblewithagooddietandgettingenough

exerciseso

thatwearelesslikelytocatchacold,orifwedogetone,wewon'tsuffersobadly.

6TranslatetheparagraphsintoChinese.

1Weallsensedwewerecomingtotheendofourstayhere,thatwewouldnevergetachance

likethis

again,andwebecamedetenninednottowasteit.Mostimportantofcoursewerethefinal

examsin

AprilandMayinthefollowingyear.Noonewantedthehumiliationoffinishinglastinclass,

sothe

peergrouppressuretoworkhardwasstrong.Librarieswhichwereonceemptyafterfive

o,clockinthe

afternoonwerestandingroomonlyuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning,andguysworethe

bagsunder

theireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride,likemedalsprovingtheirdiligence.(and

guyswore

thebagsundertheireyesandtheirpale,sleepyfaceswithpride...這句的動詞wear后面帶兩個

賓語，中

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文找不到能帶這兩個賓語的動詞，故處理成四個中文短句；翻譯likemedalsprovingtheir

diligence

時?，采用“增詞法”增加“這些”來概括前面所描寫的“眼袋”，“臉色蒼白”，“睡眼惺憎’

等，使譯文含義更加清晰流暢。）

我們都覺得在校時間不多了，以后再也不會有這樣的學(xué)習(xí)機會了，所以都下定決心不再虛度

光陰。

當然，下一年四五月份的期末考試最為重要。我們誰都不想考全班倒數(shù)第一，那也太丟人了，

因此

同學(xué)們之間的競爭壓力特別大。以前每天下午五點以后，圖書館就空無一人了，現(xiàn)在卻要等

到天快

亮?xí)r才會有空座，小伙子們熬夜熬出了眼袋，他們臉色蒼白，睡眼惺怯，卻很自豪，好像這

些都是

表彰他們勤奮好學(xué)的獎?wù)隆?/p>

2Tomorrow?It'sallalie;thereisn'tatomorrow.There'sonlyapromissorynotethatweare

oftennotin

apositiontocash.Itdoesn'tevenexist.Whenyouwakeupinthemorningit'Hbetodayagain

andall

thesameruleswillapply.Tomorrowisjustanotherversionofnow,anemptyfieldthatwill

remainso

unlesswestartplantingsomeseeds.Yourtime,whichistickingawayaswespeak（atabout

60seconds

aminutechronologically;abitfasterifyoudon'tinvestyourtimewisely）,willbegoneand

you'll

havenothingtoshowfbritbutregretandarear-viewmiiTorfullof“couldhaves”,“should

haves^^and

“wouldhaves”.（—本段的難點在于對一些詞的理解與翻譯，如anemptyfieldthatwill

remainso,

chronologically,investyourtimewisely,havenothingtoshowfbritbut等等?！癱ouldhaves”，

“should

haves","wouldhaves"是表達與事實相反的條件句，指自己沒有做，但有可能或應(yīng)該做的事

情。）

明天行嗎？明天只是個謊言；根本就沒有什么明天，只有一張我們常常無法兌現(xiàn)的期票。明

天甚至

壓根兒就不存在。你早上醒來時又是另一個今天了，同樣的規(guī)則又可以全部套用。明天只是

現(xiàn)在的

另一種說法，是一塊空地，除非我們開始在那里播種，否則它永遠都是空地。你的時間會流

逝（時

間就在我們說話的當下嘀嗒嘀塔地走著，每分鐘順時針走60秒，如果你不能很好地利用它，

它會走

得更快些），而你沒有取得任何成就來證明它的存在，唯獨留卜遺憾，留卜一面后視鏡，上

面寫滿

了“本可以做”、“本應(yīng)該做”、"本來會做'’的事情。

7TranslatetheparagraphsintoEnglish.

1對于是否應(yīng)該在大學(xué)期間詳細規(guī)劃自己的未來，學(xué)生們意見不-。有的人認為對未來應(yīng)該

有一個明

確的H標和詳細的計?劃，為日后可能遇到的挑戰(zhàn)做好充分的準備；有的人則認為不用過多考

慮未

來，因為未來難以預(yù)料。(mapout;braceoneselffor;uncertainty)

Studentsdifferaboutwhethertheyshouldhavetheirfuturemappedoutwhentheyarestillat

university.

Somethinktheyshouldhaveadefinitegoalanddetailedplan,soastobracethemselvesfor

any

challenges,whereassomeothersthinktheydon'thavetothinkmuchaboutthefuture,

becausefutureis

fullofuncertainties.

2經(jīng)過仔細檢查，這位科學(xué)家得知自己患了絕癥。雖然知道自己將不久于人世，他并沒有抱

怨命運的

不公,而是準備好好利用剩下的日子,爭取加速推進由他和同事們共同發(fā)起的那個研究項目，

以提

前結(jié)項。(tickaway;makethebestof;haveashotat)

Afteraverycarefulcheck-up,thescientistwastoldhehadgotafataldisease.Althoughhe

knewthat

hislifewastickingaway,insteadofcomplainingaboutthefate,thescientistdecidedtomake

thebestof

theremainingdays,andspeeduptheresearchprojectheandhiscolleaguesinitiated,and

haveashotat

completingitaheadofschedule.

Unit2

Activereading(1)

Languagepoints

1...Icanrecallthechangingcolorsofthosedays,clearanddefiniteasapatternseen

througha

kaleidoscope.(Para1)

Akaleidoscopeisatoythatshowschangingpatterns.Itismadeofatubewithmirrorsand

coloredpieces

ofglassinside.Theglasspiecesmoveasyouturnthekaleidoscope.Asametaphor,

kaleidoscopemeansa

view,situationorexperiencethatkeepschangingandhasmanydifferentaspects.

2...andlookoverthelightsofBostonthatblazedandblinkedfaroffacrossthe

darkeningwater.(Para2)

Toblazemeanstoburnstronglyandbrightly.Thelights...thatblazedandblinkedmeansthe

lightswere

brightandwentonandoffcontinuously,liketheblinkingofeyes.

3Thesunsetflaunteditspinkflagabovetheairport,andthesoundofwaveswaslostin

theperpetual

droningoftheplanes.(Para2)

Toflauntmeanstodeliberatelytrytomakepeoplenoticesomething,egyourpossessions,

beauty,abilities

etc,becauseyouwantthemtoadmireyou.Thesunsetflaunteditspinkflagmeansthepink

colorofthe

settingsunwaslikeaflagwhichthesunwasusingtotrytomakeeveryonenoticeandadmire

it.

Todronemeanstomakeacontinuouslowsound.BecauseLoganisaninternationalairport,

thenoiseof

theplanescontinuedallthetime.Soitwasperpetual.

4Imarveledatthemovingbeaconsontherunwayandwatched,untilitgrew

completelydark,the

flashingredandgreenlightsthatroseandsetintheskylikeshootingstars.(Para2)

Abeaconisabrightlightthatshinesinthedarkandisusedasasignaltowarnpeopleof

dangerorto

showthemthewaytosomewhere.Beaconsareusedinairportstoshowapproachingand

departingplanes

thepositionoftherunwaystohelpthemlandandtakeoffsafely.

Ashootingstarisameteor,alargepieceofrockinspacethatfallsthroughtheearth's

atmosphereand

makesabrightlineoflightinthesky.Whenyouseeashootingstar,itissaidtobelucky,and

somepeople

makeawish.

5OutbytheparkinglotDavidandIfoundtheperfectalcoveforourSupermandramas.

(Para5)

AparkinglotistheAmericanequivalentofacarpark,BritishEnglish.AlotinAmerican

Englishrefersto

asmallareaoflandusedforaparticularpurpose.

6Duringrecess,DavidandIcameintoourown.(Para6)

Tocomeintoone'sownmeanstohavetheopportunitytoshowhowgoodorusefulsomeone

is.Herethe

twochildrenaregoodatimaginativeplaywithSupermangames.

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7Weignoredtheboysplayingbaseballonthegravelcourtandthegirlsgigglingat

dodge-ballinthe

dell.(Para6)

Dodge-ballisagameplayedbychildrenstandinginacircleoronoppositesidesofanarea.A

rubberball

isthrownbythoseoutside,whotrytohitthoseinthecircle.Thechildreninthecircletryto

dodgethe

balltoavoidbeinghit.

8OurSupermangamesmadeusoutlaws...(Para6)

Anoutlawisacriminal,especiallyonewhomovesfromplacetoplacetoavoidbeingcaught.

Thereare

manyfamousstoriesofoutlawsinWesternculture,egRobinHood,BillytheKid,Butch

Cassidyand

theSundanceKid,NedKellyetc.Here,thetwochildrenareoutlawsbecausetheyplaytheir

imaginative

gamesagainstthecustomofothergameslikedodge-ball.

9...thesallowmamma'sboyonourblockwhowasleftoutoftheboys'games...and

skinhisfat

knees.(Para6)

Mamma,mama,momma,mummyarechildren'snamesformother(mum).Amammahoyis

onewho

dependstoomuchonhismotherandisnotindependentwhenheshouldbe.

Toskinonekneesmeanstohurtone'skneesbyfallingonaroughsurfaceinawaythat

causessome

skintoberemoved.

10AtthetimemyUncleFrankwaslivingwithuswhilewaitingtobedrafted...(Para8)

Thedraftmeansconscriptionintothearmedforcesfbrmilitaryservice.Peoplewhoare

draftedaremade

tojointhearmy,navyetc;theyareconscriptsordrafteesnotvolunteers.

Readingandunderstanding

3Answerthequestions.

1WhatwereSylviaPlath'smostimportantmemories?

Sherememberedwinningaprize,PaulaBrown5snewsuitandtheviewfromherwindow.

2Wheredidsheliveandwhatcouldsheseefromherbedroomwindow?

Shelivedonthebaysideoftown,onJohnsonAvenue,andshecouldseethelightsofBoston

andLogan

Airportfromherbedroomwindow.

3Whatdidtheviewmakeherwanttodo?

Itmadeherwanttoflyinherdreams.

4Whydidshehavesuchvividdreams?

Becauseshewasrarelytiredwhenshewenttobed.

5Whoappearedinherdreams?

Supermanappearedandtaughthertofly.

6WhydidsheenjoytheradioadventuresofSuperman?

Becauseshelovedthesheerpoetryofflight.

7WheredidherfriendandsheplaySuperman?

Atthedingybackentrancetotheschool,analcoveinalongpassageway.

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8WhydoyouthinktheychoseSheldontobethevillain?

Becausehewasamamma'sboyandwasleftoutoftheotherboys'games.

9HowdidshefeelaboutherUncleFrank?

SheadmiredhimasshethoughtheboreanextraodinaryresemblancetoSupermanincognito.

4Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.

3SylviaPlathwroteaboutherrealandimaginarylifeasachild.

Dealingwithunfamiliarwords

5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.

1accurateandtrue(definite)

2continuingallthetime(perpetual)

3tospinquicklyincircles(whirl)

4toshineverybrightly(blaze)

5tolaughinanervous,excitedorsillywaythatisdifficulttocontrol(giggle)

6toencouragesomeonetospeakorcontinuespeaking(prompt)

7tofalltotheground(tumble)

6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.

Plathneverneededtobe(1)promptedtotalkaboutherchildhoodmemories.Theywerevery

(2)definite

andstillrealtoherasanadult.Sheimaginedshecouldflyand(3)whirlthroughtheairlike

Superman.

ComingfromthehighwaysaroundBostonwasthe(4)perpetualsoundoftraffic.Inthe

distanceaplane

wastakingoff,itslights(5)blazingintothenightsky.Sherememberedthesoundof(6)

gigglingwhich

camefromthegroupofgirls.SadlyinherlaterlifeitseemedasifSupermanhad(7)tumbled

toearth.

7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthewordsinthebox.

1Thelightsattheairportwentonandoffalldayandnight,(blinked)

2Theplaygroundwaslikeadesert.Itwaswithoutanyinterestingorpositivefeaturesand

unfriendly.

(barren)

3Theboyswereplayingachildren'sgameinwhichtheplayerschaseandtrytotoucheach

otherandthe

girlsweregossipingandgiggling.(tag)

4Pullingthelegsoffinsectsisaformofactioncausingextremephysicalpainbysomeoneas

a

punishment,andisextremelycruel,(torture)

5Thesimilarityinappearancebetweenthetwinswasstriking,(resemblance)

6Hewouldcovercandywithapieceofclothusedforcleaninglipsandhands,andmakeit

disappear.

(napkin)

8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.

1Ifyoulookthroughakaleidoscope,areyoulikelytosee(a)changingcolouredpatterns,or

(b)asingle

colouredpattern?

2Ifyouflauntsomething,doyou(a)deliberatelytrytomakepeoplenotice,or(b)trytohide

it?

3Ifyoumarvelatsomething,doyoufindit(a)boring,or(b)surprisingandfascinating?

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4Areshootingstarslikelyto(a)movebrightlythroughthenightsky,or(b)standstill?

5Isthetwilightlikelytobe(a)attheendof,or(b)inthemiddleoftheday?

6Ifyoudriftofftosleep,areyoulikelytofallasleep(a)quickly,or(b)slowly?

7Ifsomeoneisbookish,aretheylikelytobe(a)more,or(b)lessinterestedinreadingbooks

thandoing

otheractivities?

8Ifyoumakeupsomething,doyou(a)inventit,or(b)borrowitfromsomeoneelse?

9Ifyoucomeintoyourown,areyoulikelytoshow(a)howeffectiveanduseful,or(b)

ineffectiveand

uselessyoucanbe?

10Isavillainlikelytobea(a)good,or(b)badperson?

11Ifyouareleftoutofsomething,areyoulikelytobe(a)included,or(b)excluded?

Activereading(2)

Languagepoints

1Thesechangingideasaboutchildrenhaveledmanysocialscientiststoclaimthat

childhoodisa

“socialconstruction^.(Para4)

Asocialconstructionreferstotheprocessorresultofcreatinganideaorsystemofbehaviour

insocial

contexts,ieitiscreatedanddevelopedbetweenpeopleandisnotsomethingnaturalor

genetic.

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2Socialanthropologistshaveshownthisintheirstudiesofpeoples...(Para5)

Socialanthropologistsarescholarsandresearcherswhostudyhumansocieties,customsand

beliefs

fromasocialperspective,whichmaybedistinctfromthefocusofphysicalanthropologistsor

linguistic

anthropologists.

3Becausetheycan'tbereasonedwith,anddon'tunderstand,parentstreatthemwitha

greatdealof

to