Unit-13-Marriage习题答案综合教程四

Unit13MarriageKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.BII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.T(RefertoParagraph1.Theconventionalpeopledidn'thavethefalselyoptimisticexpectationthatmarriagewouldbeeasy,whichcanbeseenfromtheirenthusiasticresponsetotheDon'tadvicewhichPunchgavetothoseabouttomarry.)2.F(RefertoParagraph2.Itissaidthatinthenineteenthcentury,thehorrorsofmarriageweredepictedespeciallycruelly,butstillthereweresongs,thoughrare,occasionallysungabouthappilymarriedpeople,whichcouldbringrespectfulsilencetothedrunkenhusbands.)3.F(RefertoParagraph4.ItisindicatedherethattheclergywouldonlysaythatmarriagewasmadeinHeaven,butitwouldn'tnecessarilyendinHeaven,too.)4.T(RefertoParagraph7.Dr.Johnson'squoteshowsthathebelievesthatmarriageisnotsomethingnaturalformanandwoman,sohowevertheytry,itisstillhardlyenoughtokeepthemtogether.)5.T(RefertoParagraph8,whichtellsusthatalmosteverybodyseemstohavepaintedthetroublesofmarriageinthedarkestcolours.Anditisalsomentionedthatinmoderntimesnearlyeverybody,singleormarried,isimaginedtobeunhappy.)6.T(RefertoParagraph9,whicharguesthat,thoughitisbelievedthattheostrichcanneverescapehispursuersbyburyinghisheadinthesand,actuallymanyofthemdosurvivebythispractice.Itsuggeststhatignoringthedifficultieswillbetheadvisablepracticeforallthemarriedpeople.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraph1.BydenyingtheexistenceoftheconventionalpeopleasdepictedinBertrandRussell'squotationwholiketopretendthatdifficultiesinregardtomarriageareanewthing,theauthorintendstoshowthateveryoneinthisworldagreesthatmarriageisdifficult,fromasearlyasthebeginningofhumansocietytothepresentday.2.RefertoParagraph2.Accordingtothesongssunginmusic-halls,marriagewaslikeahellwherethemarriedcouplewereconstantlytroubledbythewife'stwinsisterandmother.3.RefertoParagraphs2?.Thehumourincomicpapers,songsinmusic-halls,andplaysandnovelsareallexamplestoillustratethathorriblesituationofmarriage.Thenquotationsofreputedphilosophers,writers,scientistsandessayistsareusedtoprovethateventhewisepaintedmarriageinthedarkestcolours.4.RefertoParagraphs5?.Byunconventionalpeople,theauthorreferstophilosophers,writersandscientists,whohaveknowledge,talentsandwisdom.Whattheythoughtofmarriagecouldbederivedfromtheessenceofhumanexperience.5.RefertoParagraph8.Sincesocialreformersarekeentomaintainthepositivedevelopmentofsociety,ofwhichmarriageandfamilyarethemostimportantbuildingstones,theytrytoconvincepeopletopursuehappinessinmarriagebyrecommendingchangesintheirlives;whilethinkersandseekersofbeautyaremorerealisticaboutthechancesofachievingwhatonedesires,andtheyexploretheessenceoflifethroughmeditatingoveritsmiseriesanddifficulties.6.RefertoParagraph9.Theostrich,whenpursued,hidesitsheadinthesandandbelievesitselftobeunseen.Thelogicintheostrich'spracticeisthatonecanavoiddangerordifficultybyrefusingtofaceit.Theauthorhopesthatsomedayanaturalistwillfindouttheostrich'slogicisvalid,sothatpeoplecanfollowthispracticebyignoringthedifficultiesinmarriage,orpretendingthattheyneverexist.Themetaphorisusedtoproposethat,toadifficulty-consciousgenerationwhoaretoomuchburdenedwiththethoughtofdifficulty,itwillbeadvisabletopretendinitsnon-existence.Otherwise,theywillneverenjoytherosysideofmarriage.IfmarriageisreallybothHeavenandHell,onewillneverbeinHeavenbecauseofhisfearofHell.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.FromthewaytheyenthusiasticallyreceivedtheDon'tadvicegiveninthemagazinePunch,wecantellthattheyadoptedascepticalattitudetomarriage.2.Althoughthehumormightsoundoffensivelyrude,itwasreadilyacceptedbypeopleintheVictorianera.3.Themarriagestate,whetherthereisloveinvolvedornot,isacombinationofthehappinessandmiserywemayencounterinlife.StructuralanalysisofthetextThetextfallsintothreeparts:inPart1(Paragraph1),theauthor,afterquotingRussellonthesubject,putsforwardhisownargumentthatdifficultiesinregardtomarriagehavebeenanoldissueforcenturies.InPart2(Paragraphs2?),theauthoranalyzestherootsofsuchdifficultiesbylistingquotationsfromfamousliteraryworksandfamouspeople.InPart3(Paragraphs8?),theauthorassignsthecausesofunhappymarriagestotheexcessiveconsciousnessofdifficultiesinhumanbeings,andencouragespeopletofacethedifficultiesinmarriagebravely.Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext卼hereputedsayingofthehenpeckedSocrates,...Burtonisfarfromencouraging!Pepysscribbledinhisdiary?ThepiousJeremyTaylorwasaskeenlyawarethatmarriageisnotallbliss.ThesentimentalandoptimisticSteele?Dr.Johnson,?devotedhusbandthoughhewas,?VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.inexperienced;unsophisticated;immature2.troubled3.welcome;response4.rude;harsh5.calamity;disaster6.lengthenindurationII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.standing2.makeanswerto3.undernoillusions4.Inregardto5.beset6.wenthometohisheart7.prolong8.hithertoIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.comedian2.exaggeration3.reputation4.repentant5.poker6.desirous7.civiliza