Unit-7-The-Monster习题答案综合教程四

Unit7TheMonsterKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.CII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.T(RefertoParagraphs2?.)2.F(RefertoParagraph5,whichsuggestshewasemotionallyunstable.)3.F(RefertoParagraph7,whichstateshewasresponsibleforlargesumsofdebt.)4.T(RefertoParagraph8.Alotofwomencameintohislifeasaresultofhispursuit,andwereabandonedbyhimintheend.)5.T(RefertoParagraph12.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraph1.Hehadashortstaturewithadisproportionatelylargehead.Andhehadskindiseases.2.RefertoParagraph2.Hebelievedhewasoneofthegreatestmenintheworld,agreatcomposer,agreatthinkerandagreatdramatistcombinedintoone.Amanofsucharrogancecannothelpbuttakehimselftobethecenterofconversations.3.RefertoParagraph3.Ifanyoneshowedslightdisagreementwithhim,hewouldmakealengthyandaggressivespeechforhourstoprovehimselftobeintheright.Thiswouldforcehisdazedanddeafenedhearertosurrender.4.RefertoParagraph5.Hewasemotionallycapriciouslikeachild.Raptureinhimcouldeasilyturnintoextrememelancholy.Hewasheartlessandcalloustoafrighteningdegreeonsomeoccasions.Moreover,hisemotionalstatesalwaysfoundoutwardexpression.5.RefertoParagraphs11and12.TheauthorsaysthatWagnerwasamongthegreatestdramatists,thegreatestthinkersandthemosttremendousmusicalgeniusesinourworld.Hisimmortalworksfarexceededinvaluethetortureshisarroganceinflicteduponothersandthedebtsheowed.6.RefertoParagraph13.Thetremendouscreativepower,whichpropelledhimtoproducesomanymemorableworksinhislifetime,couldhavecrushedhispoorbrainandbody.However,hemiraculouslysurvivedandmadealltheimmortalaccomplishments.Inthissensehewasamonsterratherthanahumanbeing.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.Healmosthadnosenseofresponsibility.2.Hewrotelargenumbersoflettersbeggingformoney.Insomelettershewasservilewithoutshame,andinotherlettersheloftilyofferedhistargetedbenefactortheprivilegeofcontributingtohissupport.Iftherecipientrefusedtoaccepthisoffer,i.e.refusedtolendhimmoney,hewouldflyintoarage.3.Hewouldusehisinfluenceonasmanypeopleaspossibleinordertomeetsomeadmirerofhiswhowasonlytoogladtoofferhimhishelp.4.SinceWagnerwasdrivenbysuchtremendousforces,itisnosurprisethathedidn'tbehavelikeanormalhumanbeing.StructuralanalysisofthetextInthefirst10paragraphs,wecanfindthefollowingwordsandexpressionsusedtodescribeRichardWagnerasamonsterofconceit:delusionsofgrandeur/amonsterofconceit/believedhimselftobeoneofthegreatestdramatistsintheworld,oneofthegreatestthinkers,andoneofthegreatestcomposers/themostexhaustingconversationalist/provedhimselfrightinsomanyways/hadtheoriesaboutalmostanysubjectunderthesun/almostinnocentofanysenseofresponsibility/anendlessprocessionofwomen.Intheremainingparagraphs,wecanfindthefollowingwordsandexpressionsusedtodescribehimasagreatgenius:rightallthetime/oneoftheworld'sgreatestdramatists/agreatthinker/oneofthemoststupendousmusicalgeniuses/owehimaliving.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextTherepetitiveuseofthethirdpersonpronounhecreatessuspenseinthereader'smind.Thisisoneoftheeffectivewaystoholdthereader'sattentionandmakehimreadon.VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.personwithextremelyexcessiveself-pride2.withalltheirtalentscombinedinhim3.inabadtemper;unwellorannoyed4.without5.useasmuchinfluenceofhisaspossible(frombehindthescenes)6.makeconcessionII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithaphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.pulledwires2.becontentwith3.rolledintoone4.betweenthelinesof5.sinkinto6.innocentof7.outofsorts8.laymyhandsonIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.callousness2.tormentor3.inconceivable4.arrogantly5.gloomy6.tragedy7.delusion8.loftyIV.Choosethewordthatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.1.A2.B3.C4.A5.C6.B7.A8.DV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.1.Antonym:humbleness(modesty)2.Synonym:amazing(stunning,miraculous)3.Synonym:cold-blooded(inhumane,merciless)4.Synonym:void5.Antonym:ethical(moral,principled,scrupulous)6.Synonym:parody(caricature)7.Antonym:exhilaration(bliss,ecstasy)8.Synonym:proudly(self-importantly)VI.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1.company2.controlled3.imprecise4.outoffashion5.immediately6.coverGrammarexercisesI.Completethefollowingsentenceswithprepositions.1.at2.on3.to4.at5.from6.of7.in,for,at8.on,of,of9.over10.on,under,outofII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewiththechoiceyouthinkthemostappropriate.1.C2.A3.B4.C5.D6.D7.B8.DIII.Rewritethefollowingparagraph,usingappropriatecoordinatorssoastomakeitmoreconcise.BothJohnandIwantedtogotothemovies,butwecouldnotagreeonwhichpictureweshouldgotosee.AnewpicturewasshowingatthePalaceandanotherattheGlobe.NeitherJohnnorIhadseeneitherofthesepictures.IwantedtoseetheoneattheGlobe,butJohndidn't.IV.Jointhesentencesineachgroupintoonewithoutusingand,butorso.1.Mycousin,John,whohasabeautifultenorvoice,isappearingattheRoyalFestivalHall,whereIamgoingtomeethimaftertheconcert.2.Therollercoaster,whi