Unit3AHanging練習答案

1、Unit 3A HangingCon solidati on ActivitiesI. Text p rehe nsion1. Decide which of the follow ing best states the author's purp ose BA.B.C.D.To criticize the react ion of the on-lookers duri ng a hanging.To p rese nt his huma ni stic view on cap ital puni shme nt.To describe the p rocess of an exec

2、uti on.To show symp athy to the man that had bee n han ged.Judge, according to the text, whether the followingstatements are true or false.Each cell, ten feet by ten in size, was barely furnishedexcept for a plank bedand a pot for drinking water. T2) . According to the superintendent, the prisoner s

3、hould be executed at 8 o'clock.T3) . A gro up of prisoners were walki ng towards the gallows to be han ged. F4) . When the no ose was fixed around the prison er's n eck, he emitted urge nt and fearful cries for help. F5) . As the superintendent was counting the prison er's crieson the sp

4、o t, in cludi ng the In dia n warders, were terribly up set. T6) . We went round the gallows to make sure that the han ged prisoner was actually dead. T7) . From what the Eurasia n boy said, the han ged man was an undaun ted man. FII.1).to a fixed number, allII. Writi ng StrategiesThis text is a pie

5、ce of dynamic or descriptive narration, telling us a true story about the hanging of a convict in Burma. The narrative text first presents a general description of the poor, simple living conditions of the condemned men before they were put to death on the gallows. Next, it focuses on a dyn amic and

6、 sp ecific description of how a condemned man, a Hindu, was guarded and escorted to the gallows and how he was hanged. Then, some anecdotes are presented and some events described, which p rovide food for thought. Evide ntly, the eve nts are orga ni zed mai niy in the order of their occurre nee, fol

7、lowi ng the n atural time seque nee. It is to be no ted that Paragra phs 9-14 make up the climax of the story.Also, it is not to be overlooked that the first -person n arratio n is ado pted, which renders the events described or narrated more vivid, objective and believable, and which makes it po ss

8、ible and convenient for the n arrator to put across his own thoughts and feeli ngs in the pro cess of n arrati on. Besides, it is worth our atte nti on that the begi nning of this n arrative story is well conn ected with its con clusi on.The questi ons below are to be an swered:1. Do you agree that

9、the n arrative story is full of dyn amic descri pti ons? If youdo, p rovide exa mples to support your view point.Yes, I do. The story is so full of dyn amic verbs that more tha n 90% of the sentences contain one or two, or even more action verbs. Obvious examples are found in P aragra phs 2, 7, 8, 9

10、, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15.2. Which p aragra phs contain flashbacks?Flashbacks are found in Paragra phs 16, 18, and 20.3. What do you know about the adva ntages of the first -person n arrati on?describedorpo ssibleandthoughtsorThe employment of the first person narration renders the events the plo

11、ts narrated more vivid, objective and believable, and makes it convenient for the n arrator to exp ress or dem on strate his own p sychological activities in the pro cess of n arratio n.4. How is the begi nning of the story associated with its con clusi on?Both the begi nning and the con clusi on of

12、 the n arrative story touch on or briefly describe the hard life and tragic fate of the condemned prison ers.III. Lan guage Work1. Explain the un derl ined part in each sentence in your own words.1. These were the condemned men, due to be han ged with in the next week or two.who were scheduled to be

13、 han ged2. He was a Hindu, a puny wisp of a man, with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes. who was a small, thin, and weak man3. They crowded very close about him, with their hands always on him in a careful, caress ing grip.holdi ng him firmly and continu ously in a careful mannerwith their rifles

14、at the slope.4. Two warders marched on either side of the prisoner,carry ing rifles that tilted over their shoulders5. At each ste p his muscles slid neatly into p lace.his muscles app eared to be functioning no rmally6. and in two minutes, with a sudden snap, one of us would be gone - one mind less

15、, one world less.we will lose a man who can also think and reason like us, and who is also a unique in dividual like each of us2. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms and n ote the differe nee of meaning betwee n them.vibrate oscillateMore and more p

16、eople believe that the mon stocks oscillate in a predictably cyclical way.Half sleeping, she could feel the train vibrate with the monotonous roll of wheels along the track.3).total stra ngerin the big city,He will n ever forget his first exp erie nces as a1).2).4).those years which oscillated betwe

17、e n hope and des pair.Whe n you p lay a note on any guitar, you create an overt one series, and thoseovert one series e about through the stri ng vibrat ing in prop erly divided len gths.1).2).3) .4) .moti on moveme ntIn the middle of the blaze sta nds a tall dead pine, which caught a lighte ningbol

18、t duri ng last ni ght's thun derstorm and set the fire in moti on.The jury watched the tape doze ns of times in slow moti on and in freeze frame.The movement of the enemy troops in the border area has been closelymonitored.The labour movement has bee n assailed by accusati ons of sexism and dema

19、 nds for cha nge from femi nists1).2).3).inspect exam ineThey don't no rmally give any adva nee no tice about which build ing they're goingto inspect for the annual quality assessme nt.The aim of the course is to exam in e certain philos op hical issues which arisefrom moder n lin guistics.I

20、f it is our contentionthat the weapons inspectorshave all the authority theyn eed now to in spect those sites, do you think those sites should be insp ected now?4).1).2).3).4).dan glesus pendOnce in side the hall, we could see cha ndeliers sus pen ded on heavy cha ins from the ceili ng.The belt of h

21、er coat dan gled in the mud.Joa n suggested we suspend a r ope from the garage roof to secure the door from falli ng.A gold bracelet dan gled from his left wrist.Here is an opportunity for students to examine the concepts of what it is to be an environmen talist, and to exam ine their own behaviour

22、in this con text.3. Fill in the bla nk in each sentence with a word or p hrase from the box, using its approp riate form.1).2).3) .4) .5) .6).7) .8) .She thought she was too homely to get a date.I could hear the note of appeal in her voice as she asked me to talk things over aga in.In this decade of

23、 p olitics, many more wome n have bee magistrates.I hope that we can settle this issue amicably. This is a far from solemn book - it is a rich mix of pleasures and information, and is full of surp rises.We rushed out of the shop in hot pu rsuit, but the thief had vani shed into thinair.He twisted an

24、d turned, trying to free himself from the rope.I tried to excuse myself for miss ing her party but made the atte mpts veryclumsily.4. Make a sentence of your own for each of the given words with meanings other than those used in the text. You may cha nge the part of sp eech of these words.1) cellsTh

25、ose cells divide and form many other differe nt types of cells.2) yieldLast year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billio n in that coun try.lock3)4)5)6)The p olice beat them up and locked them in a cell. sta nd byI think we have to sta nd by what we believe. tickA wind-up clock ticke

26、d busily from the kitche n coun ter. sideHe calls me twenty times a day and n eeds me by his side.5. Put the words in the paren theses into their approp riate ten ses and asp ects.Whenl opened (open) the door I (2) saw (see) a man on his knees. He clearly (3) had been listening (listen) to our conve

27、rsation and I (4) wondered (wonder) how much he (5) had heard (hear). When I (6) asked (ask) what he (7) was doing (do),he (8) said (say) that he (9) had dropped (drop) a 50p piece outside the door and (10) had been looking (look) for it. I (11) didn' t see (not see) any sign of themoney, but I

28、(12) found (find) a small notebook and pencil which he probably (13) had dropped (dr op) whe n the door (14) open ed (open) sudde niy. So he (15) had bee n taking (take) notes of our conversation!The notes (16) were (be) writtenin a foreignIanguage, so I (17) turned (turn) to the stranger and (18) a

29、sked (ask) him to translate. But he (19) pulled (pull) my hat over my eyes and (20) ran (run) off down the corridor. By the time I (21) recovered (recover) from the shock he (22) haddisappeared (disa pp ear) round the corner. Curiously eno ugh, whe n I (23) moved(move) my foot I (24) found (find) th

30、at I (25) had been standing (stand) on a 50p piece.Perhaps he (26) had been telling (tell) the truth after all!6. Put a word in each bla nk that is approp riate for the con text.Of the many p roblems in the world today, none is as wides pread, or as old, ascrime. Crime, in all its (1) forms, p enetr

31、ates every layer of society and touchesevery huma n being. Whatever you do, wherever you live, you are (2) victim of crimewhether you like it or not, whether you know it or not. Crime, (3) especially violent crime, has risen to a point where many people are afraid to walk (4) alone in their own neig

32、hborhoods, afraid to open their doors after (5) dark, and even afraid tospeak out and voice their own opinions.Someexperts have identifiedseveral factorsthat (6) con tribute to the crime rate: massive urba ni zati on, unemployment andpo verty, and a large immigra nt (7) popu lati on. The most imp or

33、ta nt p roblem thatremains (8) unsolved is how to stop crime from happening. So far, different typesof solutions have been proposed to (9) bat various crimes. Are they all very (10) effective? No, not at all. Therefore, more effective measures and more powerful actions are to be taken against all so

34、rts of crime so that our world may be a better p lace to live in.IV. Tran slati on1. Tran slate the followi ng into En glish.1).當我女兒聽說十二歲以下的兒童不得入場觀看那場電影時，她氣得雙腳直跳。down)My daughter started jumping up and down with rage when she heard that children un der the age of 12 were denied admissi on into the m

35、ovie.(up and2).晚會正進行得火熱朝天的時候，警察闖了進來。(in full tide)The p arty was in full tide whe n the p olice burst in.3).孩子摔倒完全是個意外，當時她正伸手想從架子上拿個娃娃。(reach out)The kid fell all by accide nt; she was just reach ing out for a doll on the shelf.4).家長在公眾場合比在家里對孩子更加寬容。(tolera nt)Parents are more tolera nt of childre n

36、 in p ublic p laces tha n at home.5).在這次討論會上，大家提出了不少有趣的想法。(throw up)The discussi on threw up a lot of in teresti ng ideas.6).在公開場合取笑同事很不禮貌。(p oke)It isn't po lite to p oke fun at your colleagues in p ublic.7).要讓貴賓用的話，這個房間還需要好好清掃一下。(do with sth.)This room could do with a good clea ning for disti

37、nguished guests.8).雖然當?shù)卣羞@樣那樣的恐懼，時裝節(jié)還是順利地舉行了。(pass off)The fashi on festival p assed off p eacefully, des pite all sorts of fears the local gover nment had.2. Tran slate the followi ng into Chin ese.Every afternoon a file of old womenpasses down the road outside carry ing a load of firewood. All of

38、 them are mummified with age and sun, and all of them are tiny. One day a poor old creature who could not have been feet tall crept past me under a vast load of wood. I stopped her and pi ece into her hand. She an swered with a shrill wail, which was p artly gratitude but mainly surprise. I suppose

39、from her point of view, by taking anymy house, eachmore than four put a five-sounotice of her,I seemed almost to be violating a law of nature. She accepted her status as an old woman, that is to say, as a beast ofburden. When a family is travelingit is quiteusual to see a father and a grown-up son r

40、iding ahead on donkeys and an old woman following on foot, carrying the baggage.參考譯文她身高不滿四英尺，背著一大捆柴火。我叫住她，在她手她發(fā)出一聲尖叫算作回應(yīng)，部分是出于感激，但主要是因為 我對她的關(guān)注幾乎差不多是在觸犯一條自然的法則。她心甘 也就是說當一個負重的牲口。 經(jīng)常可以看到一家人外出旅行，每天下午都有一批年邁的婦女在我家門前的馬路上魚貫走過， 每個人都背著一捆柴 火。因為上了年紀再加之常年日曬，她們骨瘦如柴，而且全都長得很矮小。有一天，一個可 憐的老太婆蹣跚著從我身旁走過， 里塞了一枚五蘇的硬幣。 對此

41、， 驚訝。我以為， 在她的眼光里， 情愿地接受一個老媽子的地位， 父親和長大成人的兒子騎著毛驢走在前面，而一個老婦人卻步行跟在后面，肩上扛著行李。V. Oral Activities1. Giving A TalkReading the textA Hanging, we can feel acutely the helplessness of the victim andthe cruelty in terminating a life. People hold sharply contradictory views about the legal killing of criminals

42、who have mitted unpardonable crimes. Capital punishment, which is strongly objected to in some countries, abolished in some others, but practiced in still others, is executed in many ways, including hanging. What is your view on this legal practice? Give your reasons.You could perhaps begin your tal

43、k with “ It 's undeniable that the implementationof law and order can guara ntee social stability.”heinous crime,Tips: It's undeniable that only the implementation of law and order can guarantee social stability. Good people should be protected and bad people should be punished. However, dea

44、th sentence is, at least in my opinion, inhuman. Whatever crime a person might have mitted, he or she is still a humanbeing, who deserves the right to live in the world. Once the person is killed, a life is gone forever. Haven't we heard of stories about people being wrongly convicted? Some one

45、was accused of one evil or another and executed as a result. However, some time later, the genuine evildoer emerged. Isn't it too late to say or do anything to pensate the wrong person? Moreover, even if a person has indeed mitted a he might still be of some use, such as bearing witness against

46、some former acplices of his, disclosing some criminal secrets, etc.2. Having A Discussiondescription oflegal, social,Now hold a discussion on the human nature revealed in Orwell 's the reactions of the witnesses, including the author himself, before, during and after the hanging.Tips : We'd

47、like to suggest that the topic on the reactions of the hanging on the part of the witnesses be approached from different perspectives: moral, humanitarian, etc.VI. Writi ngWrite a job app licati on letter in which you should in clude:the job you are applying for;your skills and exp erie nee fit for

48、the job; andyour exp ectati on of a favorable reply and an in terview.You would p robably find the follow ing p atter ns or sentences useful:1. In answer to your advertisement in yesterday ' s China Daily for the secretary, I take the liberty to offer my services.2. As I have already had some ex

49、p erie nee as a clerk, I trust that I shall succeed in givi ng you satisfacti on.3. From my resume, you can lear n that I have some exp erie nee in this line.4. I am good with pu ter, and am at home in gen eral office routi ne.5. I have lear ned En glish for ten years and I am sure that my En glish

50、will be good eno ugh to help me qualified for the p ositi on.6. I believe that my qualifications will meet your requirementsandthe pl easure of a personal in terview.7. I can be reached by email at ,or cell phone at ,or the address8. If you could give me a favorable reply at your earliest convenienc

51、e, I would be most grateful.po siti on ofthat I may haveat the heading.Further En cha ntme ntText IISHOOTING AN ELE PH ANTGeorge OrwellText p rehe nsion1. An swer the follow ing mult ipl e-choice questi ons:1). The author made the final decisi on, i.e. to shoot the ele phant, because D.A.B.C.D.the e

52、le phant had damaged many houses and fieldsthe ele phant had killed a Burma nthe author had bee n hungry for huntingthe author was afraid of los ing face in front of the local people2). What is the best explan ati on of the futility of the white men the East? BA.B.C.'s dominion inThe white menTh

53、e white menThe white men's failure to kill the elephant.'s feebleness to subject the native people to their control.'s in decisive ness in killi ng the ele phant or not.D. The white men ' s in ability to use the rifles.3) . Accord ing to the p assage, who is supp osed to be the last person that wan ted to shoot the ele ph