新标准大学英语-综合教程3-课后答案unit-6

Unit6Activereading(1)Lastmandown:thefireman’sstoryLanguagepoints1Lastmandown:thefireman’sstory(Title)Theexpressionlastmandown,similartolastmanstanding,referstothesurvivororwinner.Thelastmandownfromthetowerbeforeitcollapsedwouldbeoneofthebravest.2Therewereabouttwodozenofusbythebankofelevators...(Para2)Abankofelevatorsmeansasetoflifts.3Somehadtheirturnoutcoatsoff,ortiedaroundtheirwaists.(Para2)Turnoutcoatsaretheuniformfirefighterswearwhentheyturnoutforafire.4Otherswereraringtogo.(Para2)Theexpressionraringtogoisanoldformofrearingup,andmeansbeingeagertogolikeahorse.5Allofusweretakingabeattocatchourbreaths,andourbearings,figureoutwhatthehellwasgoingon.(Para2)Totakeabeatmeanstorestforamoment.Abearingisanexactcompassreadingmeasuredindegrees.Totakeyourbearingsistofindwhereyouare.Hereitmeansbothphysicallyandmentally.6We’dbeenatthisthing,hard,foralmostanhour,somealittlebitless,andwewerenowhereclosetodone.(Para2)Tobeatthisthingisaslangexpressionwhichmeanstoworkonthismission.Theexpressionnowhereclosetodonemeanssomeoneisfarfromcompletingtheirwork.7Ofcourse,wehadnoideawhattherewaslefttodo,butwehadn’tmadeadent.(Para2)Adentisamarkonapieceofmetalaswhenyoubumpyourcar.Tomakeadentinsomethingistohaveaneffectonit(imaginebeatingapieceofhardsteelandnotmakinganymarkonit).Tomakeadentheremeanstoachievesomething.Thefirefightershadhardlybeguntheirwork.8Asifwecouldseeclearthroughtheceilingtilesforaneasyanswer.(Para3)Lookingupforthesourceofthenoisewasonlyusefulifyoucouldseethroughthefloorsabove,butitstillremainedaninstinctivereaction.9Thebuildingwasshakinglikeinanearthquake,likeanamusementparkthrillridegoneberserk„(Para3)ThewordberserkwasoriginallyaboutancientVikingwarriorswhoworshippedabeargod(ber).Theywouldgointoaterriblerageormadnesswhenfighting.Itnowmeansutterlyanddangerouslycrazy.10Thewayitcoursedrightthroughme.(Para3)Tocoursemeanstorunorflowsomewherequickly.Thenoiseandvibrationhaveastrongphysicaleffectonthewriter.11Ithoughtaboutmywifeandmykids,butonlyfleetinglyandnotinanykindoflife-flashing-beforemy-eyessortofway.(Para4)Lifeflashingbeforemyeyesisaclaimmadebysomeonewhohasnear-deathexperiences,asinanaccident,ofseeingaslowmotionversionofthemostimportanteventsintheirlives.Researcherssayitmaybethereactionofthebraintotrauma.StreetsfullofheroesUnit619912Or,“We’llallmeetatthebigone.”(Para4)Afteranyfire,thefightersusetheexpressionthebigonetominimizethatfireandsuggesttherewillalwaysbeabiggeronecoming.Itisabraveactofunderstatement.13Ineverknewhowitstarted,orwhenI’dpickeduponitmyself,butitwaspartofourshorthand.(Para4)Topickuponitmeanstolearnitandstartusingit.Itisaslangexpression.Shorthandisasystemofwritingusedfortakingdownfastspeech.Itusessymbolsforcommonwordsandcanonlybeunderstoodbypeoplewholearnit.Firemenhavetheirownspokenshorthand(asdomostprofessions).Toanoutsider,thebigonewouldnotmeanmuch,butasthewriterexplainsitwasrichinmeaningtohimandhiscolleagues.14Ifumbledforsomefixonthesituation,thinkingmaybeifIunderstoodwhatwashappeningIcouldsteelmyselfagainstit.(Para5)Somefixisaslangtermwhichmeansawayofunderstanding.Tosteeloneselfagainstsomethingmeanstoprepareoneselftodosomethingunpleasant.15AbattalioncommanderfortheNewYorkFireDepartment,hewasonthesceneofthedisaster„(Para6)TheFireDepartmentisdividedupintobattalionsofupto200consistingofanumberofcompaniesofabout30firefighters.Readingandunderstanding3Choosethebestsummaryoftheextract.2Inthisdramaticpersonalaccount,firefighterRichardPicciottorecallswhathewasdoingandthinking,justbeforethenorthtoweroftheWorldTradeCentercollapsedon11September2001.4Answerthequestions.1WherewasRichardPicciottoat9:59amon11September2001?Hewasonthe35thfloorofthenorthtoweroftheWorldTradeCenter.2Whowaswithhim?Abouttwodozenfirefighters.3Whatwaseverybodytryingtodo?Theywererestingandtryingtoworkoutwhatwasgoingon.4Howlonghadtheybeeninthebuilding?Nearlyanhour.5Whatdidtheydowhenthenoisestarted?Theystoodstill.6Whatwashappeningtothebuilding?Itwasfallingdown.7WhatdidPicciottostartthinkingaboutwhenheheardthenoise?Hestartedthinkingabouthisfamily,jobandthebagelsinthekitchen.Unit6Streetsfullofheroes2008DidPicciottohavetheimpressionthingswerehappeningquicklyorslowly?Tohim,itseemsthingswerehappeningslowlywhileintruththeyweren’t.9HowdidPicciottogetoutofthetower?Heclimbedthroughtherubbleandledhismentosafety.10Howmanyfirefighterslosttheirlives?Altogether343firefighters.11WhydidPicciottowriteLastManDown?Hewroteitasatributetohiscolleagues.Dealingwithunfamiliarwords5Matchthewordsintheboxwiththeirdefinitions.1tomakeafirestopburning(extinguish)2thetotalnumberofpeoplewhohavebeenkilledorhurt(toll)3anextremelydifficultorfrighteningsituation(nightmare)4averysadeventthatcausespeopletosufferordie(tragedy)5asmuchaspossible(utmost)6impressiveactionsthatprovesomeoneisverybrave(heroism)7happeninginaconfusedwayandwithoutanyorderororganization(chaotic)6CompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectformofthewordsinActivity5.Forafirefighterarrivingonthesceneofafirethefirstfewminutesareusuallythemost(1)chaotic.Hehasto(2)extinguishthefire,healsoneedstofindoutifhumanlivesareindange