Unit-10-The-Idiocy-of-Urban-Life习题答案综合教程四

Unit10TheIdiocyofUrbanLifeKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.BII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.F(RefertoParagraph2.Itishumanbeingswhobringtheratraceintohumansociety.)2.F(RefertoParagraph2.Ittellsusthattheoppositeistrue.Urbanlifetodayisaggressivelyindividualisticandatomized.Citiesarenotsocialplaces.)3.T(RefertoParagraph4....theyhavecreatedalittleManhattan-by-the-SeaaroundtheHamptons,spreadingovertheLongIslandpotatofieldswhoseearliersolitudewaspresumablythereasonwhytheyfirstwentthere.)4.T(RefertoParagraph4.ThemainstreetsofAmerica'ssmalltowns?arenowstripsofboutiques.Old-fashionedbarbersbecomeunisexhairdressingsalons.)5.F(RefertoParagraphs5and6.Accordingtotheauthor,workintheruralareasismeaningfulwhereasthefrenzyoftheurbanworkhoursispointless.Whenthefarmerwalkstohisfarminthemorning,heisdoingsomethingsignificant.Bycontrast,thecityworkerisstartingthefirstidiocyofhisdaywhenheisgettingreadyforhisjourneytoworkatthistimeoftheday.)6.T(RefertoParagraph7.Thewindowsinthemodernofficebuildingsareperhapsthemostsymboliclunacyofall.Evenonthefairestspringorfalldaytheworkerscannotputtheirheadsoutside.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraph1.Theauthormentionsratsatthebeginningofthearticleforthepurposeofcontrastingratswithhumanbeings.Inasense,bothratsandhumanbeingsarecitydwellers,buttherearedifferencesbetweenthemintermsoflifeinthecity.Asnaturalinhabitantsofthecity,ratsaresocialcreaturesandleadastableurbanlife.Bycontrast,mosthumandwellersdonotenjoytheurbanlifebuttrytoliveoutsidethecityboundaries;andtheyliveanindividualisticandatomizedratherthangregariouslife.Therefore,relativelyspeaking,ratsaretruecitydwellers.2.RefertoParagraph3.Theidiocyofthepracticeliesinthepretenceofthecitydwellers.Foronething,theydisdainrurallifeontheonehand,andontheotherhandtheytrytosimulateitbycreatinglargeorsmallpatchesofgreeneryaroundtheirsuburb,exurborrururbresidences.Foranother,whiletheyintendtolivearurallifebygoingtothecountry,theyhaveinfactspoiledthenaturalfeaturesoftheruralareasandcreatedurbansurroundingswheretheyhavesettleddown.Asaresulttheirpurposefailsintheend.3.RefertoParagraph6.Theauthor'ssayingsoreflectshisattitudetowardsofficeworkinthecity.Unlikefarmingwhichispartoftheruralhomelife,joylessworkinthecityisseparated,bothphysicallyandemotionally,fromhomelifeandconsequentlycausesunnecessaryfrenzy.Theworker'sgoingtoandreturningfromworkwastesalotoftimeandthusispointless,yettheworkernotonlyacceptsbutevenseeksit.Hencetheidiocyofthejourneytowork.4.RefertoParagraph8.Thequotedstatementdescribesinwhatenvironmentthecitydwellerlivesandworks.Withthewindowsthatneveropen,themodernoffice,artificiallycooledinsummerandheatedinwinter,alienatestheworkerfromthetruenaturalworld.Thehomesurroundingsarenobetter.Theyprovidethedwellerwithnotruesenseoftheseasonseither.Ingeneral,thecitydwellerisremovedfromnatureandsubmergedinaman-madeenvironmenteveryday.5.RefertoParagraph9.Thisphenomenoniscausedbythedemeritsofofficework.Comparedwithphysicallaborinrurallife,officeworkinthecityneedsverylittlephysicalexertion,butitrequireslong-timesittingwiththesamepostureeveryday.Eventheafter-workexercisescannotcompensateforthedamagedonetothephysicalconstitutionoftheworkerduringworkhours.Thisaccountsfortheround-shoulderednessofAmericans.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.Ratsmakecitylifecourteousandrefinedwhentheydominatethecitydeepatnight.2.Citydwellerscreateallkindsofcityvoguesinthecountry,fortheywillnotlivewithoutthesefashionablethings.3.Thesewindowsaredisgracefulbecausetheyputthelivesofofficeworkersindangerifafireshouldoccur.4.Alawninthebackyardandafewspindle-shapedtreesstrugglingforlifearenotenoughtogivethedwelleranytruesenseoftheseasonchanges.StructuralanalysisofthetextThetextcanbedividedintothefollowingthreeparts:Part1,Paragraphs1?:theauthorpresentsthethesisofhisargument,i.e.aggressivelyindividualisticandatomizedurbanlifegoesagainstboththepurposeofthecityandhumannature,andthusisfoolish.Part2,Paragraphs3?:theauthorprovidesevidencefortheidiocyofurbanlife.Part3,Paragraph10:theauthorreiterateshisthesis,i.e.urbanlifeisidiotic.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextThefollowingitalicizedwordsandexpressionsareusedtoexpresstheauthor'sattitudetowardscitylife:TheIdiocyofUrbanLife/aggressivelyindividualisticandatomized/notsocialplaces/lunacyofmoderncitylife/createsimulationsofit/apretensetoboskywoodlands/taketheirfilthwiththem/maintainthepointlessfrenzyoftheirworkhoursintheirhoursoff/workattheirplaywiththesamejoylessness/ascandal/hasnoknowledgeoftheseasons/fetidcentralheating/notruesenseoftherhythmsoftheseasons/reelsfromunrealitytounreality/don'tknowitoncehadroots.VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.doingpropagandawork/printingliesonpaper2.fiercecompetitionamongpeople3.foolishness/stupidity4.senselessturmoil5.somethingdisgraceful6.peoplewithbentshouldersII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.knowledge2