Unit 6 How America Lives 练习Word下载.docx
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1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamajoraspectoftheAmericanlifediscussedbytheauthor?
A.Agricultureandtransportation.
B.Marriageandwomen'
ssocialstatus.
C.Socialwelfareandeducation.
D.Familyvalueandhousing.
Key:
[A]
2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1).Youngpeoplestillgetmarried,butthedivorcerateishigherthantheremarriageratebecausemanydon'
twanttoraisechildren.[F]
2).Theauthorwelcomesthefreerpatternsoftoday'
scourtshipandmarriagebecausemanyyoungkidsofhistimesufferedbitterly.[T]
3).Todaystillveryfewwomeninuniversitiesaregoinguptotheathleticprogramsanddemandingajustshareofthephysicaleducationbudget.[F]
4).Americanpublicschoolstodayareinferiortothosedecadesago.[T]
5).Buildersseemnotwillingtoerectsmallhomesforyoungmarriedcouplesbecauseitisnotveryprofitable.[T]
II.WritingStrategies
Thistextisanessayofexposition,foritpresentssolidfactsandmajorproblemsaboutAmericansociallife,thoughthewriterinsertshisownideasattimes.Thewholearticleisclearlyorganized,concentratingonthemajorchangesandproblemsincurrentAmericansociety.Theparagraphsaredevelopedbythedeductivemethod.Eachparagraphcontainsatopicsentence,whichisproved,explained,orillustrated.Forexample,eachofthefirstthreeparagraphsbeginswithatopicsentence.Canyoupointoutthetopicsentencesofparagraphs4-8?
Itiseasytoseethateachparagraphstartswithatopicsentence:
Paragraph4:
"
Americanwomenarechangingtherules."
Paragraph5:
Americaisworriedaboutitsschools."
Paragraph6:
SomeAmericansmustliveonwelfare."
Paragraph7:
Americacannotfindhousingforitsyoungfamilies."
Paragraph8:
Ourprospectsarestillgood."
Inordertoimpressivelyillustrate,prove,orsupportthetopicstatements,theauthoremploysvariouswritingstrategies,suchascomparisonandcontrastthatareusedtoshowthesimilaritiesanddifferencesconcerningtheissuesunderdiscussion.Forinstance,thebeginningparagraphcontainsfivesentencesthattellustherelevantsimilaritiesanddifferencesbymeansofcomparisonandcontrast.Canyoupickoutsomesentencesinotherparagraphsthatshowarelevantcontrast?
InParagraph2:
The1980election,especiallyfortheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives,signaledadecidedturntotherightinsofaraspoliticalandsocialattitudeswereconcerned.Itisasifourcountryspentthe1960sand1970sjealouslybreakingoutofoldrestraintsandnowwishestoputthebrakeson,ascautiouspeopleoftendoafterabinge."
InParagraph4:
ThirtyyearsagoIcouldnothaveimaginedagroupofwomenemployeessuingamajorcorporationformillionsofdollarsofsalarywhich,theyalleged,hadbeendeniedthembecausetheyhadbeendiscriminatedagainst.NorcouldIimaginewomeninuniversitiesgoinguptothemenwhorantheathleticprogramsanddemandingajustshareofthephysicaleducationbudget.Buttheyaredoingthis—andwiththesupportofmanymenwhorecognizethejusticeoftheirclaims."
InParagraph5:
IfIhadachildtoday,Iwouldsendherorhimtoaprivateschoolforthesakeofsafety,forthedisciplinethatwouldbeenforcedandfortherigorousacademicrequirements.ButIwoulddoubtthatthechildwouldgetanybettereducationthatIdidinmygoodpublicschool.Theproblemisthatgoodpublicschoolsarebecomingpitifullyrare,andIwouldnotwanttotakethechancethattheoneIsentmychildrentowasinadequate."
InParagraph6:
Inthebadolddaysshemighthaveknowndestitution,butwithfamilyassistanceshewasabletoholdherchildrentogetherandproducedthreefine,tax-payingcitizens."
(Thissentenceimpliesacontrast:
itisnotthecasenowadays.)
InParagraph9:
IthinkofAmericaashavingtheoldestformofgovernmentonearth,becausesincewestartedourpresentdemocracyin1789,everyothernationhassufferedeitherparliamentarychangeorrevolutionarychange."
Ascanbeseeninthetext,thetoneismainlyobjective,anditisdefiniteandresolutewhenthewriterexpressesobligationsaswellashisattitudesoropinions.Forexample,inParagraph6,wefindtwosentences:
and"
…somekindofsocialwelfareassistancemustbedoledouttothosewhocannotfindjobs."
ThesetwosentencesresolutelyexpressthemoralobligationtothoseAmericanswhocannotfindjobsandmakethewriter'
sattitudeabsolutelyclear.Nowlistsomeotherexamplesinthetexttoshowthatthetoneisdefiniteorresolutewhenthewriterexpressesobligationsandhisattitudesoropinions.
Thefollowingexamplesshowthedefiniteorreso
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