新标准大学英语综合教程4-unit5

Unit5Activereading(1)1Workinpairsanddecidewhoisgossiping.Infact,anybodycouldbesayingthesethings.Assterotypes,thefirstissaidbyamalefootballfan,thesecondisawomengossipingabouttheweatheraspartofsmalltalk,thethirdisayoungman/womengossipingtoanothermanaboutotherpeople’spersonalrelationships.2Check()thestatementsaboutgossipwhichyouthinkaretrue.1Mengossipjustasmuchaswomen.No,menseemtogossiplessthanwomen.√2Mentalkmoreaboutpoliticsthanwomen.Yes,thisseemstobetrue.√3Mentalkmoreaboutfootballthanwomen.Yes,surelythisisthecase.√4Womentalkmoreaboutthemselvesthanmen.No,Iamnotsure.Maybementalkaboutthemselvesasmuch.√5Mendon’tadmittheygossip.Yes,Ithinkthisistrue.6Womendon’tadmittheygossip.No,Idon’tagree,Ithinktheylikegossipinganddoadmitit.SexdifferencesinEnglishgossiprulesReadingandunderstanding3Choosethebestanswertothequestions.1Whatdoestheresearchquotedinthepassageshow?(a)Mentalkmoreaboutpoliticsthanaboutfootball.(b)Womendon’tlikespeakingaboutpoliticsandart.(c)Mengossipjustasmuchaswomen.(d)Menandwomengossipinexactlythesameway.2Whatdomendowhenwomenarepresent?(a)Theytendtotalkaboutthemselves.(b)Theychangetheirtoneofvoice.(c)Theyspeakmoreaboutpoliticsandartthanusual.(d)Theyletwomendomostofthespeaking.3Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenmaleandfemalegossip?(a)Womendon’trealizetheyaregossiping.(b)Menonlygossipoutdoors.(c)Womenspeakmoreaboutthemselvesthanmendo.(d)Menspeakmoreaboutthemselvesthanwomendo.4Whatis“thetonerule”inwomen’sgossip?(a)Useaspecialtoneofvoicetoshowthatyouaregossiping.(b)Itisimportanttokeepaflatunemotionaltone.(c)Don’tchangeyourtoneofvoicewhenyoustartgossiping.(d)Alwaysstartgossipingbyusingalowwhisper.5Whatis“thedetailrule”?(a)Youshouldavoidboringdetailswhenyougossip.(b)Whengossipingaboutpeopleit’simportanttoquotewhattheyactuallysaid.(c)Youshouldavoidtalkingaboutwhypeopledidsomething.(d)Itdoesn’tmatterifyourgossipisvague.6Whatdoes“thefeedbackrule”sayaboutlisteners?(a)Theyshouldkeepquietwhilesomeoneisgossiping.(b)Theyshouldn’tshowsurprise.(c)Theyshouldbelieveeverythingtheyhear.(d)Theyshouldshowinterestandenthusiasm.4Numberthedifferentpartsofthepassageintheorderinwhichtheyoccur.1Refertorecentresearchtodispelthemythaboutmalegossip.2Revealthatmenchangetopicofconversationwhenwomenarepresent.3Focusonthedifferenceofcontentbetweenmaleandfemalegossip.4Suggestthatthemythaboutmalegossipisreallyaproblemofterminology.5Presentadetailed,technicalaccountofhowwomengossip.6Concludethatthevitaldifferencebetweenmaleandfemalegossipliesinthepositiveresponseoftheaudience.Dealingwithunfamiliarwords5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.1inawaythatisimpossibletodoubtandeasytosee(decidedly)2thereasonthatyoudosomething(motive)3main,ormostimportant(principal)4withqualitiesthoughttobetypicalofmen(masculine)5tocriticizesomething,ortosuggestitisnotgoodenoughforyou(sniff)6livelyoractive(animated)6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.WhenSimonaVenturabecamethehostoftheItalianTVsoccerprogramme,alotofpeople(1)sniffedatthedecision.Whatcouldawomandoinsucha(2)decidedlymale-dominatedworld?Theyargued.Butthe(3)motivebehindthechoiceofSimonaasthenewpresentersoonbecameapparent.Ratherthanchangetofittheprogramme–thereisnothing(4)masculineabouther–shecreatedanew,moremodernshow,the(5)principalaimofwhichistoentertainthewholefamily.Theoldstyle,lengthyandrathertechnicalanalysesoffootballmatches,hasbeenreplacedbyalivelyTVprogramme,whichis(6)animatedbyguestcelebrities,dancersandsingers,aswellasextractsfromtheday’stopmatches.7Replacetheunderlinedwordswiththecorrectformofthefollowingwords.Youmayneedtomakeotherchanges.1Culturalandintellectualprogrammestendtobebroadcastverylateintheevening.(highbrow)2AtthebeginningIwasveryshy,butIsoongottoknoweveryoneandmadefriends.(initially)3ThecourseIenjoyedmostwhenIwasstudyinglinguisticswastheoneontherelationshipbetweenwordsandmeanings.(semantics)4TofindoutmoreaboutEnglishasaworldlanguage,weneedreliablepeoplewhoareabletogiveinformation.(informants)5ShesentmeabunchofroseswhenIgotthejob,andIdidthesamewhenshegotpromoted.(reciprocated)6Forsomementhereisstillafeelingofembarrassmentanduneaseabouttakingordersfromafemalesuperior.(stigma)7Afterthegoalwasdisallowed,mostofthewordsIcouldhearwereswearwords.(expletives)8Youcan’tspeaklikethattosomeoneyoudon’tknow.It’samatterofrulesofsocialbehaviour.(etiquette)9Onlyafteraverycarefulandtime-consumingeditingwillthisbookbereadyforpublication.(exhaustive)8Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsandexpressions.1Doesscandalousbehaviour(a)makeyoufeeluncomfortable,or(b)leaveyouindifferent?2Ifyoubemoansomething,doyou(a)expresspleasure,or(b)complainaboutit?3Ifyourakeoversomething,doyou(a)wanttoforgetit,or(b)keeptalkingaboutit?4Ifyouareappreciativeofsomethingsomeonehasdoneforyou,doyou(a)thankthem,or(b)criticizethem?5Ifamanhasaneffeminatemanner,doeshemakeyouthinkof(a)achild,or(b)awoman?6Iscampbehaviour(a)typicalof,or(b)differentfromestablishednormsaboutthetraditionalmalewayofdoingthings?Readingandinterpreting9Check()thewriter’smainpurposesinwritingthepassage.√1tosummarizefindingsfromrecentrese