Unit-9-How-I-Found-My-Voice習(xí)題答案綜合教程四

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上Unit 9 How I Found My VoiceKey to the Exercises Text 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.)2. T (Refer to Paragraph

2、4.)3. F (Refer to Paragraph 7. The narrator did not communicate with the farm animals in their language. As he could not speak before strangers due to his timidity, he could only talk to animals as a way of venting his feelings.)4. F (Refer to Paragraph 13. The professor challenged him over his auth

3、orship not because he did not believe he had written the poem but because he wanted to provoke the boy to speak the words in public and tried to help him overcome his stuttering in this way.) 5. F (Refer to Paragraph 14. He stared at Professor Crouch in disbelief and even felt angry at what he said.

4、)6. T (Refer to Paragraph 29.)III. Answer the following questions.1.Refer to Paragraph 2. Because the great achievements were far beyond the expectations of such a poor stutterer as he used to be. When he was young he was completely unable to speak in public due to his serious stuttering. Thus he co

5、uld never imagine that he would make such good achievements. 2. Refer to Paragraph 4. Because he felt that the place he moved to was drastically different climatically and culturally from where he had been. 3. Refer to Paragraph 6. Because he wanted to avoid the humiliation he suffered there for his

6、 stuttering. 4. Refer to Paragraph 7. Because the animals never laughed at him and he was not nervous at all when he talked to them as a way of venting his feelings. 5. Refer to Paragraph 9. Because he loved English classics, especially poetry, which was one of the subjects taught at the narrator

7、9;s school. His deep love for poetry was vividly described in the metaphor: "He held a book of poems as if it were a diamond necklace, turning pages as if uncovering treasures." 6. Refer to Paragraphs 13?8. It was Professor Crouch's trick. When the narrator handed in his poem, Crouch p

8、urposefully challenged him for his authorship. Consequently the narrator was provoked into reciting his poem in the presence of his classmates without stuttering. IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. He wanted very much to be a teacher of our school.2. We found a strong connectio

9、n between us.3. I supported myself by sweeping floors of off-Broadway stages before there was any new role for me to play.4. He was still living in a world that was exciting and lively because of all the beautiful poems he had memorized.Structural analysis of the textThis autobiographical narrative

10、can be divided into the following three parts: Part 1, Paragraphs 1?: the author presents a striking contrast between his successful career as an actor and television announcer and his severe stuttering problem in his early childhood. Part 2, Paragraphs 3?2: the author recollects how his high school

11、 teacher, Professor Crouch, helped him to overcome his stutter and find his voice.Part 3, Paragraphs 23?9: the author tells the reader what achievements he made after he overcame his stuttering problem and how grateful he is to his teacher, "the father of my resurrected voice."Rhetorical f

12、eatures of the textThe New Testament is repeated because the author takes it as his greatest honour to read such an important book on tape. It is distributed this way because the author wants to tell the readers from the beginning of his personal account what achievements he has made since he got ov

13、er his stuttering problem and express his gratitude to the father of his resurrected voice. By mentioning New Testament again at the end of the narrative, the author successfully harks back to the opening paragraph and thus unifies the text into an organic whole.Vocabulary exercisesI. Explain the un

14、derlined part in each sentence in your own words. 1. severe2. smoothness in speaking3. colleague4. close relationship based on common interest5. forced me to do anything6. animatedII. Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase from the box in its appropriate form.1.retreat 2. pressed3.

15、 gritted 4.critique5. classics 6. kinship7. is dubious about 8. round up III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1.narrative2.critical3.fortunate4.abundance5.worship 6.dramatically7.fluent 8.resurrectionIV.Choose the word that can replace the underlined part in each sen

16、tence without changing its original meaning.1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D5. A 6. C 7. B 8. DV. Give a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used. 1. Antonym: mild (agreeable, gentle) 2. Synonym: passionate (enthusiastic, ardent)3. Synonym: comment (assessment, evalua

17、tion)4. Synonym: doubt (uncertainty)5. Antonym: certain (definite, positive)6. Synonym: scornful (mocking)7. Synonym: instruction (teaching, tuition)8. Synonym: enjoy (appreciate)VI.Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1. place 2. preserve3. whereas4. Despite5. very well6. ext

18、ensionGrammar exercisesI.Note the use of the italicized parts in the following sentences. Can and could can express ability, permission and possibility. In Sentence 1, could expresses possibility. In sentence 9, can expresses permission. In Sentence 8, could see shows the action is in progress. In S

19、entences 3, 4 and 5, could expresses the general past ability, while in Sentences 2, 6, 7 and 10, could is used in the negative sentences to refer to the past ability, general or specific. II.Correct the errors, where found, in the following sentences.1.I can feel something crawling up my leg. 2.He

20、ran very fast and was able to catch the bus.3.By the time she finishes her course, she will be able to speak English well. 4.P5.In yesterday's competition, Jane was able to spell the new words without making a single mistake. 6.P7.I talked for a long time, and in the end I was able to make her b

21、elieve me. 8.PIII. Rewrite the sentences where could can be used. 1.Could we meet again tomorrow? 2.She could sing like an angel when she was a kid. 3.John was so drunk that he couldn't open the door. 4./5./6.You could talk with your teacher. 7.No one knows where he is. He could be in Paris. He

22、could be in London. 8.Could I use your phone? IV. Rewrite the following short dialogue. Try to make the tone sound more tentative. A: Excuse me, would you open this door?B: I'm afraid it's locked. Shall I get the key?A: Please, if you wouldn't mind, as quickly as you can. V. Insert the a

23、djectives or adverbs given in brackets in the correct positions.1.Three pretty little French girls came to tea yesterday. 2.I spent a long happy time living in Germany years ago. 3.I have hardly ever worked so hard as I did yesterday.4.We rarely get more than three consecutive days of hot weather in

24、 summer. 5.There were two hard wooden chairs in the waiting room. 6.Mary has often spoken of your kindness to her when she was staying in Austria some years ago. 7.Everybody concerned must be ready to leave at 8:30 tomorrow. 8.We have not yet obtained all the information you requested yesterday. VI.

25、 Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the underlined structures in your sentences.(Reference version)1. In its present state, the economy couldn't stand another rise in interest rates.2. He stood as if rooted to the ground.Translation exercisesI. Translate the foll

26、owing sentences into Chinese.1. 從那生活溫暖而舒適的鯰魚之鄉(xiāng)搬到氣候嚴(yán)酷而且人似乎也大不相同的北方，是一件令人不安的事。2. 我驚訝地站著，然后在一片激烈的掌聲中恍恍惚惚地飄回到我的座位上。3. 隨著年齡的增長，我那種嗓音被卡在喉嚨里的可怕感覺變得更加糟糕了。4. 盡管我的老師再也看不見了，他卻依然生活在一個充滿著他以前所收藏的奇珍異寶的世界里。II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in brackets.1. With the d

27、evelopment of economy large numbers of farmers flooded from the countryside into cities to seek a job.2. Young as he is, all judges share the opinion that his performance at the international piano competition has come close to perfection.3. Perhaps because of the spirits she had drunk, she was in a

28、 daze all the way to London. 4. In this mountain retreat you can find the best climate in the country. 5. He leaned back into his seat and relaxed, savoring the comfort. 6. What makes this young couple proud is that their child could recite poems from memory at the age of three. 7. He repeated in pu

29、blic what he had said in private.8. A family vibrant with life and love is to be built with the joint efforts of all its members. III. Translate the following passage into Chinese.從8歲到11歲，我在英格蘭巴思的一所教會小學(xué)上學(xué)。那是一所很小的學(xué)校，由4個班級組成，每個班大約25個孩子，按年齡分班。一般都是由一個老師負(fù)責(zé)教一個班的全部課程。但是校長羅納德·布羅克斯偶爾也會到班里來，用大約一個小時的時間講授他特別喜歡的課程。他對我很感興趣，并且很快就知道我喜歡破解難題。他經(jīng)常在我進(jìn)教室的路上攔住我，從口袋里掏出一張紙條給我，上面通常寫著數(shù)學(xué)或邏輯方面的難題。隨著時間的推移，題目難度逐步增大，可我非常喜歡。這些小紙條點燃了我對數(shù)學(xué)和解題的熱愛，這種熱愛一直保持到今天。當(dāng)我找出答案時，我會覺得那種智力活動很有價值，或許更重要的是，那是一種巨大的樂趣。Exercises for integrated s