Unit 13 The Battle of the Ants 练习答案.docx
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Unit13TheBattleoftheAnts练习答案
Unit13
TheBattleoftheAnts
ConsolidationActivities
I.TextComprehension
1.Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthisessayistoconcludethat________.
A.antsarepitiless,barbarous,uncontrollableanimals
B.manisenlightenedbyantwar
C.Greekmythologyoriginatesinadegreefromantbattle
D.antbattleresembleshumanbattle,butisattimesmoreferocious,savage,andresolute
Key:
[D]
2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.
1).Afiercefighttheauthorobservedonedaywasgoingonbetweentwolargeants,theoneredandtheotherblack,muchlarger.[T]
2).Theauthorwatchedacouplethatwerefastlockedineachother'sembracesinalittlerivervalleyatnoonday,preparedtofighttillthesunwentdown,orlifewentout.[F]
3).Fromafarthesingleredantfoundthiscombatwasunfairbecausetheblackswerenearlytwicethesizeofthered.[T]
4).Theauthorhadnodoubtthattheantshadtheirrespectivemusicalbandsplayingtheirnationalanthemstoexcitetheslowandcheerthedyingcombatants.[F]
5).HavingquotedKirbyandSpence,theauthorintendstoarguethattheantbattlehewitnessedsignifiesequallyanyotheroneeverrecordedinhumanhistory.[T]
II.WritingStrategies
Thiscanbepartlyreadasadescriptivesatireonthebrutalityofwar.Inthecapacityoftheauthoritativeomniscientnarrator,theAmericanwriterThoreaudescribesvividlythebattleoftheantsatgreatlength.Thewriterpresentsgeneralandspecificdescriptionsoftheengagementoftheants,concentratingonthecruelbattlethetworedantsandthehugeblackoneengagedin.Concretewords,particularlydynamicverbs,graphicexpressionsandsentences,areproperlyemployedsoastocreateghastly,savagescenesofthebattle.
Suchrhetoricaldevicesasallusion,personification,sarcasm,metonymy,exaggeration,etc.areappropriatelyutilizedtobringaboutspecialeffects.Also,itistobenotedthatthewriterinsertshisopinionsandexpresseshisfeelingsthroughout.
Thetwoquestionsbelowareworthanswering:
(1)Whatdoyouthinkofthestyleofthetext
Inthelightofthewords,phrasesandsentencesusedinthetext,itisnotdifficulttojudgethatthestyleisformalandattimessatirical.
(2)WhichmajorrhetoricaldevicesareemployedinthetextIllustratethemwithexamplesfromthetext.
Therearevariousrhetoricaldevicesemployedinthestory.Themajoronesarestatedandillustratedbelow.
1)Personificationiswidelyusedinthestory.Theants,whicharepersonified,aredescribedascombatants.Themosttypicalexamplesofpersonificationarepersonalpronounsusedtostandfortheants.Itismadeclearthattheredantsrepresenttherepublicans,whiletheblackonesstandforthe"imperialists".Thefollowingarespecificexamplesfromthestory:
a)"Thesmallerredchampionhadfastenedhimselflikeavicetohisadversary'sfront,andthroughallthetumblingsonthatfieldneverforaninstantceasedtognawatoneofhisfeelersneartheroot,havingalreadycausedtheothertogobytheboard;whilethestrongerblackonedashedhimfromsidetoside,and,asIsawonlookingnearer,hadalreadydivestedhimofseveralofhismembers."b)"Neithermanifestedtheleastdispositiontoretreat."c)"forhehadlostnoneofhislimbs;whosemotherhadchargedhimtoreturnwithhisshieldoruponit.OrperchancehewassomeAchilles,whohadnourishedhiswrathapart,andhadnowcometoavengeorrescuehisPatroclus."d)"Hesawthisunequalcombatfromafar--fortheblackswerenearlytwicethesizeofthered--hedrewnearwithrapidpacetillhestoodonhisguardwithinhalfaninchofthecombatants;then,watchinghisopportunity,hesprangupontheblackwarrior,andcommencedhisoperationsneartherootofhisrightforeleg,leavingthefoetoselectamonghisownmembers..."e)"Holdingamicroscopetothefirst-mentionedredant,Isawthat,thoughhewasassiduouslygnawingatthenearforelegofhisenemy,havingseveredhisremainingfeeler,hisownbreastwasalltornaway,exposingwhatvitalshehadtheretothejawsoftheblackwarrior,whosebreastplatewasapparentlytoothickforhimtopierce;andthedarkcarbunclesofthesufferer'seyesshonewithferocitysuchaswaronlycouldexcite."f)"Theystruggledhalfanhourlongerunderthetumbler,andwhenIlookedagaintheblacksoldierhadseveredtheheadsofhisfoesfromtheirbodies,andthestilllivingheadswerehangingoneithersideofhimlikeghastlytrophiesathissaddle-bow,stillapparentlyasfirmlyfastenedasever,andhewasendeavoringwithfeeblestruggles,beingwithoutfeelers,andwithonlytheremnantofaleg,andIknownothowmanyotherwounds,todivesthimselfofthem,whichatlength,afterhalfanhourmore,heaccomplished."g)"Iraisedtheglass,andhewentoffoverthewindowsillinthatcrippledstate.Whetherhefinallysurvivedthatcombat,andspenttheremainderofhisdaysinsomeHteldesInvalides,Idonotknow;butIthoughtthathisindustrywouldnotbeworthmuchthereafter."
2)Sarcasmisemployedforsatiricaleffects.Examplescanbeseeninthefollowingdescriptions:
"AndcertainlythereisnotthefightrecordedinConcordhistory,atleast,ifinthehistoryofAmerica,thatwillbearamoment'scomparisonwiththis;whetherforthenumbersengagedinit,orforthepatriotismandheroismdisplayed.FornumbersandforcarnageitwasanAusterlitzorDresden.ConcordFight!
Twokilledonthepatriots'side,andLutherBlanchardwounded!
WhyhereeveryantwasaButtrick—"Fire!
ForGod'ssakefire!
"--andthousandssharedthefateofDavisandHosmer.Therewasnotonehirelingthere.Ihavenodoubtthatitwasaprincipletheyfoughtfor,asmuchasourancestors,andnottoavoidathree-pennytaxontheirtea;andtheresultsofthisbattlewillbeasimportantandmemorabletothosewhomitconcernsasthoseofthebattleofBunkerHill,atleast."
3)Allusionsandmetonymyarefrequentlyemployedinthestory.Thefollowingpropernounsareusedasallusionsandcasesofmetonymy."Myrmidons","Achilles","Patroclus","Butrick","Austerlize","Dresden","Davis",and"Hosmer".
4)Exaggerationisemployedinthetext.Thefollowingaresomeexaggerateddescriptionsandstatements.a)"ThelegionsoftheseMyrmidonscoveredallthehillsandvalesinmywood-yard,andthegroundwasalreadystrewnwiththedeadanddying,bothredandblack."b)"ItwastheonlybattlewhichIhaveeverwitnessed,theonlybattle-fieldIevertrodwhilethebattlewasraging;internecinewar;theredrepublicansontheonehand,andtheblackimperialistsontheother."c)"Iwatchedacouplethatwerefastlockedineachother'sembraces,inalittlesunnyvalleyamidthechips,nowatnoondaypreparedtofighttillthesunwentdown,orlifewentout."d)"andcommencedhisoperations..."e)"…andtheresultsofthisbattlewillbeasimportantandmemorabletothosewhomitconcernsasthoseofthebattleofBunkerHill,atleast."
III.LanguageWork
1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.
1).…andthegroundwasalreadystrewnwiththedeadanddying.
wasalreadyscatteredwith
2).Thesmallerredchampion…neverforaninstantceasedtognawatoneofhisfeelersneartheroot,havingalreadycausedtheothertogobytheboard.
tobeknockedoff/removed
3).…thestrongerblackone…hadalreadydivestedhimofseveralofhismembers.
hadalreadytornoff
4).Hedrewnearwithrapidpacetillhestoodonhisguard…then,watchinghisopportunity,hesprangupontheblackwarrior.
cautiouslyassessingthesituation;madeasuddenattackon
5).…thatwillbearamoment'scomparisonwiththis.
canbecompared,evenonaverysmallscale,with
6).Iknownothowmanyotherwounds,todivesthimselfofthem,whichatlength,afterhalfanhourmore,heaccomplished.
toremovethedeadredantheadswhichstillclungtohim
2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.
witnessnotice
1).HeneverforgotthehardshipshewitnessedduringtheGreatDepressionofthe1930s.
2).Thenineteenthcenturywitnessedarevolutioninshipdesignandpropulsion.
3).Youwillprobablynoticeherhavingdifficultyswallowing.Ifthisisthecase,giveherplentyofliquids.
4).Henoticedawrinkleinherstocking.
manifestdisplay
1).Thatsmallcountrydisplayedakindofreluctancetocooperatewiththesuperpoweronthenuclearissue.
2).Theirfrustrationandangerwillmanifestitselfincryingandscreaming.
3).Indonesiamanifestsanunbelievableluxurianceofinsectspecies.
4).Bylawallrestaurantsmustdisplaytheirpricesoutsidethemainentrances.
dispositiontemperament
1).Labradorretrieversmakegoodpetsbecauseoftheirgentledisposition.
2).Thewayinwhichchildrenadapttofamilyroutinesispartlydependentontheirtemperament.
3).Sheisbytemperamentcuriousaboutanythingnew.
4).Arecentstudyshowsthatworkingfortoolonginfrontofacomputermaycreateadispositiontowardsalonelycharacter.
remnantfragment
1).Theplane,whichwasfulloffuel,scatteredflamingfragmentsalloverthelake.
2).Shereadeverything,digestingeveryfragmentofthenews.
3).TheGeneralwelcomedhometheremnantsofhistenthousandsoldiers.
4).TheUNofficialsvisitedtheremnantsoftribeswhohadforcenturiesbeenthepreyoftheirstrongerneighbours.
3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasetakenfromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.
dispositionobstinacyincessantlydispatchwrathassiduously
foesever
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