第五单元练习册答案
TEXTⅠ
Comprehension
A. Give an exact reference as evidence that each of the following statements is wrong. (P63)
1. The 2nd paragraph is totally devoted to explaining why the author has not got a home phone. He also explains why he doesn’t like to use a public telephone box.
2. When the writer writes that he does not like the telephone, he means only home and office phones.
He doesn’t like public telephones, either. He thinks that using a public phone box is a horrible thing to do.
3. In the 3rd paragraph the writer seems to indicate that usually people don’t answer the telephone when they are busy with something else.
He says no matter how busy anyone is or what he is doing, he will try to answer the telephone because he thinks there may be some important news or message for him.
4. In the 5th paragraph the writer claims that it is convenient to have one’s number listed in the telephone directory.
He thinks it unwise for anyone to have his name and telephone number printed in the telephone directory.
5. In the 5th paragraph the writer implies that Shakespeare, the Bible and the telephone directory can be found anywhere.
He indicates that a telephone directory can be found in more places than Shakespeare or the Bible.
6. In the 6th paragraph the writer suggests that one needs a telephone in case of emergency.
He says that even in case of emergency it is not necessary to have a telephone, because in England one is seldom far from a telephone.
B. Explain the following in your own words. (P64)
1. ... or pose as unusual.
... or pretend to be uncommon / out of the ordinary.
2. ... flavored with cheap face-powder and chain-smoking ...
... filled with the odour of women’s low quality face-powder and the smell left behind by the ceaseless smoking of cigarettes ...
3. Are you strong-minded enough to …?
Do you have enough strong will power to ...?
4. …, only to be told that …?
..., then you are just told that ...?
5. “The truth will out.”
No matter how hard you try to hide it, people will learn the facts sooner or later.
6. a book more in evidence than Shakespeare or the Bible …
a book which can be seen in more places than Shakespeare or the Bible ...
7. … to escape from some idle or inquisitive chatterbox, or somebody who wants something for nothing …
... to keep away from some lazy or curious gossip, or from somebody who wants something but not to offer anything in return.
8. … or from some reporter bent on questioning you …
... or from some reporter who is determined to question you ...
9. … your back is chilled by the cold looks of somebody …
... somebody’s cold stare behind your back is sufficient to give you a shudder ...
10. … there are two things for which the English seem to show particular aptitude …
The English seem to be especially talented in two areas ...
TEXTⅡ
True (T) or False (F) (P65)
1. The Washington Post takes the side of the appliance manufacturers.
F
The Washington Post just describes for the readers the “smart” appliances the manufacturers plan for the consumers.
2. The author thinks what the manufacturers have planned is nonsensical and ridiculous.
T
3. The smart refrigerator, in the author’s mind, should be able to warn its user of not overeating.
T
4. We don’t want our weight transmitted to the gym because we don’t believe the bathroom scale.
F
Because no one would like to see their own weight or have it known by others.
5. The author has a feature-packed telephone with 43 buttons which may communicate with the dead.
F
The author jokingly complains about having so many buttons on his phone and his ignorance of their use.
6. The Owner’s Manual instructions are written by professionals and are thus very helpful.
F
The Owner’s manual Instructions seem to be written by and for nuclear physicists because the instructions are full of technical terms and very hard to understand.
COMPREHENSIVE EXERCISES (P70)
Ⅰ. Spelling (P70)
1. breathe 2. irritate 3. indiscreet 4. inquisitive
5. fatal 6. obstinacy 7. essential 8. chain-smoking
9. aptitude 10. justify 11. evidence 12. unventilated
Ⅱ. Dictation (P70)
Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists used to think that humans were different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that animals can learn — dogs, rats, birds and even worms can learn. Scientists are now beginning to understand that humans are different from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry, or unhappy. Apes are our nearest cousins. They can understand some things more quickly than human beings, and one or two have learned a few words, but they are still different from us. They cannot join words or make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language, as we mean it. They can never think about the past or the future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to develop civilization largely because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five — but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn? Scientists do not really know. What happens when we speak? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a big brain.
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