新编英语教程5-练习册答案

Answer thefollowing questionsfrom thetexts:Unit1:

1.Which sentencein the first paragraphestablishes thelink between the drivingofa nailand thechoice ofa wordSowith languagefirmly andexactly.

2.what doesthe word“this insentence l,para2,refer toGettingthe wordthat iscompletely rightfor the writers purpose.

3.Do youagree with the authorthat thereis agreat dealof truthin theseeminglystupid question“How canI knowwhat Ithink tillI seewhat Isay^The questionsounds irrational,but istrue.Unless wehave foundthe exactwords toverbalizeour ownthoughts,we cannever bevery sureof whatour thoughtsare.Withoutwords,our thoughtscan notbe definedor statedin aclear andprecise manner.

4.expain whythe word^imprison in the examplegiven in para.9,though notamalapropism^is stillnot theright wordfor thewriter purpose“malapropism meansthe unintentionalmisuse ofa wordby confusingit withone thatresemblesit,such as“human forhumane”,“singularity forsingleness”.But themisuseof imprisonis differentcase,it iswrongly chosenbecause theuser hasfailed torecogniseits associations.

5.Please makecomments onthe threepairs ofexamples givenin thissection.Compare andcontrast theirdifferences inmeaning.human:of,or relatingto man.human being;human nature;human rightshumane:characterized bykindness,mercy,or compassion,humane judge,humaneofficerHuman action=action takenby human;Humane action=merciful action;Human killer=person thatkills human;Humane killer=instruments whichkill butcause littlepain,esp.those forthe painlesskillingof animals.

6.what doesthe word“alive”in the sentence“a studentneeds to be aliveto thesedifferences^para.9meanSensitive,alert.

7.thewriterbegins hisarticle withan analogybetweentheunskilled useof thehammerand theimproper choiceof words,indentify theplaces wherethe analogyisreferred toin therest of the article.“we donthave tolook farafield tofind theevidence ofcarpentry5,para.5“it isperhaps easierto bea goodcraftman withwood andnail thana goodcraftsman withwords.”para.9“a goodcarpenter is not distinguishedby thenumber of his tools,but by the craftsmanshipwithwhich heuses them.So agood writerisnotmeasured bythe extentof hisvocabulary,but byhis skillin findingthe“mot juste”,the wordthat willhit thenail cleanlyon thehead.”para.11Unit3:

1.In theHoffmanns opinion“simplicity isthe bestword todescribe theessense ofEinsteinscharacter.The abstractnotion ofsimplicity isexplained bya phrasein thefirstparagraph.Which isit“going instinctivelyto theheart ofa matter”

2.from thetwo anecdotesrelated in paras.2-4,what impressionof Einsteinhaveyou gotEinsteinwas avery modest,never thinkinghimself anysuperior toor moreauthoritativethan othersbecause ofhis fameand achievementsas agreat scientistof thetime.

3.what,according tothe author,is Einsteinsmost outstandingtrait asa scientistConcentration.Refer tothefirstsentence ofParagraph

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4.why didEinstein insiston workinghard whenhe wasso badlyshaken byhiswifes deathWorkinghard requiresconcentration,which wouldhelp himto dispelthe feelingofsorrow.

5.how doyou interpretthesentenceinpara.ll tohelp him,I steeeredthe？discussion away from routinematters intomore difficult theoretical problems”Tackling moredifficulttheoreticalproblems requiresgreater concentrationand absorption.This wouldhelp himtemporarily forgetthe sadnesscaused byhis wifesdeath..

6.what revelationis madethrough Einsteincomment onBeethoven andMozart\works Asa simpleman,Einstein takesit thatbeauty existsin theUniverse.Such beautyis natural,pure,and simple.Beauty foundis evengreater andmore admirablethan beautycreated.

7.how didEinstein feelabout thedestructive effectproduced asa resultof theapplicationofhisE=mc2formulaThis issomething hehad notexpected.He wasgreatly dismayedbythedevastating effecthisformula producedonce itwas putinto application.

8.with hisfavorite anecdoterelated inpara.19,Hoffmann aimsto illustrateEinsteinswhimsically.Do youthink heis really a whimsical man Whatpersonalitytrait otherthan beingwhimsical isrevealed hereHewas notreallyawhimsical man.If hecould becalled awhimsicalman,then hiswhimsicalitycame fromthe youngheart andchildlike innocencewhich hehad managedtoretain.Unit

41.how doyou accountfor Harrington,s usenpara.2of thefirst personsingular,which isnot foundanywhere elseinthepassageTo enforcehis assertionthat theother Americadid existthough mostAmericans mightnotbelieve itjust becausethey hadnever beenthere personally.What Harringtonistrying tosay is“I myselfwas onceignorant ofits existence,but nowI canprove toyouthat itdoes exist.”

2.what,according toHarrington,has renderedpoverty less visible inruralAmericaRefer to paras.4-5Rural povertyis hiddenawayfromtourists whonormally travelon highwayswithoutpenetrating intothe country,and sometimesis maskedby itsnatural beauty.

3.how hasurban developmentcontributed tothe reducedawareness ofthe existence ofthe poorRefertoparas.8-10Urban transformationleads tothe distributionalsegregation ofpoverty,and urbanrenewalcreates thefalse impressionabout theexistenceofthe poor.

4.what havemass-pro ductionand ageto dowiththeinvisiblity ofpovertyRefer toparas.11-14Mass productionof garmentsenables eventhe poortobedecently dressed.Most poorpeopleare aged;they areless mobileand thuslessvisible.

5.how doyou understandthe statement“the poorare politicallyinvisble^politically,the poorare notadequately represented;and theirvoice isnot heardan attendedto inthepolitical lifeofthenation.。