Unit-6-A-French-Fourth习题答案综合教程四

Unit6AFrenchFourthKeytotheExercisesTextComprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.AII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.T(RefertoParagraph2.Peopledon'thavebarbecuesinParisapartments,andmostotherAmericansIknowwhohavesettledheresuppresssuchoutwardsignsoftheirheritage)2.T(RefertoParagraph3....soAmericanhistoryismostlysomethingtheyhavelearned--orhaven'tlearned--fromtheirparents.)3.F(RefertoParagraph4.TheydonottrytocompletelyconcealthedarksideofAmericansocietybuttrytokeeptheirchildrenfromsuchfolliesofAmericansocietyasschoolshootings.)4.T(RefertoParagraph11.)5.F(RefertoParagraph12.Globalizationisbothbeneficialanddetrimental.Ithelpstoblurtheclear-cutdividebetweenculturesontheonehandbutmakeschildrenlessthanfullyimmersedinaforeignworldontheother.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraph1.Foronething,hangingouttheAmericanflagistheonlythinghecandoinParistocelebrateIndependenceDay,whichispartofhisnationalheritage.Foranother,hewantstousethisopportunitytoteachhischildrenaboutAmericanhistoryandasareminderoftheirAmericanidentity.2.RefertoParagraph4.ThechildrenseldommixlanguagesupbecausetheyhaveacquiredFrenchatschoolandEnglishthroughcommunicationwiththeirEnglish-speakingparents.Andtheyseemtoknowwhentousewhich.3.RefertoParagraphs4and8.Thebenefitsofraisingchildreninaforeignculture,asthewritersuggests,includeacquiringaforeignlanguageandcultureandstayingawayfromthefolliesofthenativeculture.4.RefertoParagraph12.Globalizationislikeadouble-edgedswordtothegrowthofchildreninaforeignculture.Ontheonehand,ithelpstoreducethedifferencesbetweentheforeigncultureandthenativeculture,andfacilitatesthephysicalandspiritualre-entryintothenativeculture.Ontheotherhand,itunfortunatelymakesitmoredifficultthaneverforchildrentobefullyimmersedintheforeignculture.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.July4isoneofthetimesI,asanativeAmerican,feelinstinctivelyuneasyaboutthegreatgapsinourchildren'sunderstandingoftheirAmericanidentity,andthusIammotivatedtodosomethingtofillthegaps.2.Andlivingawayfromournativecountrydoesnotmattermuch(inourchildren'sacquisitionofournativelanguage).3.InthedayswhenIlivedinFranceasanexpatriatedchild,FrenchchildrenweredressedintheuniqueFrenchstyle,thuslookingquitedifferentfromtheircounterpartsinothercountries.4.FullimmersioninatrulyforeignworldnolongerseemspossibleinWesterncountries,andIthinkthisisadeplorableimpactofglobalizationuponthegrowthofchildreninaforeigncountry.StructuralAnalysisTheauthorfollowsaspecific-to-generalpatterninhisdiscussion,i.e.hefirsttalksaboutwhatitmeanstohischildrentohangoutthenationalflagoftheirnativelandinaforeigncountryonJuly4everyyearandthenexpresseshisviewontheimportanceforexpatriatedpeopleingeneraltokeeptheirculturalidentity,especiallywhenthewholeworldisundergoingaprocessofglobalization.ThespecificpointscanbefoundinhisdiscussionofthecostsandbenefitsofraisingchildreninaforeigncultureinParagraphs4-9whilethegeneralconclusioncanbefoundinParagraphs10-12,especiallyParagraph12.RhetoricalFeaturesI'veneverseenanyonelookup,butinmymind'seyeanAmericantouristmaynoticeitandsmile,andaFrenchpasserbymayberemindedofthedateandtheoccasionthatpromptsitsappearance.Thefunctionofbuthereistoexpresstheauthor'swishthatAmericantouristsmaynoticetheflagandberemindedoftheirnationalidentity.TheparticularnarrativesofAmericanhistoryaside,AmericancultureisnottheirsalonebutthatoftheirFrenchclassmates,too.ThemusictheylistentoiseitherAmericanorEuropean,butitisoftenhardtotellthedifference.InmydaylittleFrenchkidslookedlikenothingotherthanlittleFrenchkids;butLouiseandHenryandtheirclassmatesdressmuchastheirpeersintheUnitedStatesdo,thoughwithperhapslessLands'Endfleeciness.ThefunctionofthethreebutshereistoshowthediminishingdifferencebetweenAmericancultureandEuropeanculture.Ontheotherhand,theyarelessthanfullyimmersedinatrulyforeignworld.Thefunctionofontheotherhandhereistotellthereaderthepossibledisadvantageiftheexistingculturaldifferencesalldisappearasaconsequenceoftheon-goingglobalization.VocabularyExercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.importantevent2.refilltheirheartsandmindswiththeirculturaltraditions3.theAmericanbeliefs,valuesandloyalties4.truedemonstrationofwhathappened5.briefexperienceoridea6.liveinthewayofII.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithaphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.tookpridein2.wasimmersedin3.resonatingwith4.had...beenexposedto5.inhismind'seye6.aglimpseof7.convey...to8.turned...toIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.fluency2.enrollment3.accessible4.obtainable5.personification6.enlightenment7.globalization8.promptlyIV.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.1.C2.B3.A4.C5.C6.D7.D8.CV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.1.Synonym:education(instruction,illumination)2.Synonym:available(attainable,accessible)3.Synonym:tale(story)4.Antonym:harmless(auspicious)5.Synonym:begin(start,commence)6.