Unit 6 A French Fourth習題答案綜合教程四

1、Unit 6 A French FourthKey to the ExercisesText ComprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose of writing.AII.Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1. T (Refer to Paragraph 2. "People don't have barbecues in Paris

2、 apartments, and most other Americans I know who have settled here suppress such outward signs of their heritage)2. T (Refer to Paragraph 3. ". so American history is mostly something they have learned - or haven't learned - from their parents.")3. F (Refer to Paragraph 4. They do not

3、try to completely conceal the dark side of American society but try to keep their children from such follies of American society as school shootings.)4. T (Refer to Paragraph 11.) 5. F (Refer to Paragraph 12. Globalization is both beneficial and detrimental. It helps to blur the clear-cut divide bet

4、ween cultures on the one hand but makes children less than fully immersed in a foreign world on the other.)III. Answer the following questions.1. Refer to Paragraph 1. For one thing, hanging out the American flag is the only thing he can do in Paris to celebrate Independence Day, which is part of hi

5、s national heritage. For another, he wants to use this opportunity to teach his children about American history and as a reminder of their American identity.2. Refer to Paragraph 4. The children seldom mix languages up because they have acquired French at school and English through communication wit

6、h their English-speaking parents. And they seem to know when to use which.3. Refer to Paragraphs 4 and 8. The benefits of raising children in a foreign culture, as the writer suggests, include acquiring a foreign language and culture and staying away from the follies of the native culture.4. Refer t

7、o Paragraph 12. Globalization is like a double-edged sword to the growth of children in a foreign culture. On the one hand, it helps to reduce the differences between the foreign culture and the native culture, and facilitates the physical and spiritual re-entry into the native culture. On the other

8、 hand, it unfortunately makes it more difficult than ever for children to be fully immersed in the foreign culture.IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. July 4 is one of the times I, as a native American, feel instinctively uneasy about the great gaps in our children's underst

9、anding of their American identity, and thus I am motivated to do something to fill the gaps.2. And living away from our native country does not matter much (in our children's acquisition of our native language).3. In the days when I lived in France as an expatriated child, French children were d

10、ressed in the unique French style, thus looking quite different from their counterparts in other countries.4. Full immersion in a truly foreign world no longer seems possible in Western countries, and I think this is a deplorable impact of globalization upon the growth of children in a foreign count

11、ry.Structural Analysis The author follows a "specific-to-general" pattern in his discussion, i.e. he first talks about what it means to his children to hang out the national flag of their native land in a foreign country on July 4 every year and then expresses his view on the importance fo

12、r expatriated people in general to keep their cultural identity, especially when the whole world is undergoing a process of globalization. The specific points can be found in his discussion of the costs and benefits of raising children in a foreign culture in Paragraphs 4-9 while the general conclus

13、ion can be found in Paragraphs 10-12, especially Paragraph 12.Rhetorical Features I've never seen anyone look up, but in my mind's eye an American tourist may notice it and smile, and a French passerby may be reminded of the date and the occasion that prompts its appearance. The function of

14、but here is to express the author's wish that American tourists may notice the flag and be reminded of their national identity.The particular narratives of American history aside, American culture is not theirs alone but that of their French classmates, too. The music they listen to is either &q

15、uot;American" or "European," but it is often hard to tell the difference. In my day little French kids looked like nothing other than little French kids; but Louise and Henry and their classmates dress much as their peers in the United States do, though with perhaps less Lands' En

16、d fleeciness. The function of the three buts here is to show the diminishing difference between American culture and European culture.On the other hand, they are less than fully immersed in a truly foreign world. The function of on the other hand here is to tell the reader the possible disadvantage

17、if the existing cultural differences all disappear as a consequence of the on-going globalization.Vocabulary ExercisesI.Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1.important event 2. refill their hearts and minds with their cultural traditions3. the American beliefs, values and

18、loyalties 4. true demonstration of what happened5.brief experience or idea6. live in the way of II. Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with a phrase from the box in its appropriate form.1.took pride in 2.was immersed in 3.resonating with 4.had . been exposed to 5.in his mind's eye 6.a glimpse

19、 of 7.convey . to 8.turned . to III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1.fluency 2.enrollment 3.accessible 4.obtainable 5.personification 6.enlightenment 7.globalization 8.promptlyIV.Choose the word or phrase that can replace the underlined part in each sentence withou

20、t changing its original meaning.1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C5. C 6. D 7. D 8. CV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used.1. Synonym: education (instruction, illumination) 2. Synonym: available (attainable, accessible)3. Synonym: tale (story)4. Antonym: ha

21、rmless (auspicious)5. Synonym: begin (start, commence)6. Synonym: tackle (face, handle)7. Antonym: comfort (relaxation, ease)8. Antonym: immigrateVI. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1. literature 2. joined3. motionless 4. more than5. quickly 6. hasGrammar ExercisesI. Comp

22、lete the following sentences with where, when or why.1.why 2. where3. when 4. where5. where6. where7. why 8. whenII.Rewrite the sentences where either the antecedent or the relative adverb can be omitted.1.Sam knows where we are meeting.2./ 3.Four o'clock in the afternoon is the time he always r

23、eads. / Four in the afternoon is when he always reads. 4./ 5.I don't know the exact time I should meet him.6.The reason he resigned is still unknown.7.I remember the morning he first came to school.8.I'll never forget the day we first met.III. Rank the following sentences according to their

24、degree of formality.More formal Less formal: 2 3 1 More formal Less formal: 4 6 5 IV. Rewrite the short passages, using the passive form whenever possible. 1. When Mrs Brown arrived home, she found that her flat had been robbed and all her silver had been taken. Enquiries were made by the police to

25、find out possible clues. The burglar hasn't been caught yet but he is expected to be arrested before long. 2. After a hideout for terrorists had been discovered yesterday a raid was carried out by the police and five terrorists were arrested. The police said more terrorists are expected to be ar

26、rested in the next few days.V. Complete the following sentences with shall, will, should or would.1.shall 2.should3.shall 4.would 5.would 6.will 7.shall 8.willVI. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the underlined structures in your sentences.(Reference version)1. He

27、failed in part because of his carelessness.2. The thief was finally found. It was none other than the manager himself.Translation ExercisesI.Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1.雖然我沒見過有人抬頭看它一眼，但打心眼里希望來自美國的旅游者能看到它并會心一笑，或者路過此地的法國人能想到懸掛它的日期和理由。2.7月4日是一個這樣的日子：我的美國心為孩子們對自己的身份一片空白而感到焦灼萬分，這促使我

28、想填補所有空白。3.美國的校園槍擊事件對我們的孩子來說是活生生的一課，讓他們了解到千里之外那個社會丑惡的一面。4.一方面，我們的孩子所面對的不和諧的文化差異比我們小時候要少，而且他們有更多的機會接觸本族文化。II.Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrases given in brackets.1. The hall resonated with the notes of the trumpet solo.2. I saw, in my mind's eye, the pale f

29、ace of the mother when she heard the news of her son's death.3. The way he walks reminds me of the way his father used to walk.4. I mixed the dates up and arrived on the wrong day.5. Her heart swelled with pride when she learned that her daughter had been admitted by Oxford University.6. Theoret

30、ically speaking, the whole population should have direct access to information without waiting for its being filtered by the government or the media.7. Democrats have launched a campaign to win women voters over in this presidential election.8. After he inherited his father's estate, he was immersed in all kinds of sensuous pleasures.III.Translate the following passage into Chinese.美國人熱情友好，不像許多外國人想象的那樣浮于表面。人們認為美國人易動感情。在典禮上看到國旗或者參加慶祝美國昔日榮耀的游行時，美國人可能會熱淚盈眶。與家人團圓或與朋友相聚時，他們也會十分激動。他們喜歡穿著得體，即使“得體”無異于奢華炫耀。他們愛說大話，雖然只不過是說說而已。他們有時會嘲笑自己，嘲笑自己的國家，有時候甚至過