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Unit8LoveandResentment练习答案

Unit8

LoveandResentment

ConsolidationActivities

I.TextComprehension

1.TheauthorharborsallthefollowingfeelingstowardshersickdaughterEXCEPT________.

A.loveandcare

B.occasionalresentmentandfear

C.self-reproachandguilt

D.contempt

Key:

[D]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）.ImovedupagainstthebathroomwindowinthehopeofcatchingwhatmydaughterwasexactlysayingsoastoknowherbetterthoughIwassometimesfrightenedbyherwildoutbursts.[T]

2）.Iboughtthehouseontheislandthreeyearsagoforthesakeofmysickdaughter.[F]

3）.Althoughshehasattackedmeonlythreetimesduringthe24yearsofherillness,theystruckmetothequick.[T]

4）.Iamkeptawaketonightbythethoughtoftheterrifyingillusionswhichnormalpeopleexperienceonlybrieflyintheirworstdreams,butplaguemydaughternearlyallthetime.[T]

5）.Kathybegantofeelthementalchangeswhenshegraduatedfromhighschool.[F]

4.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.

1）ThescreamsweresofaintandunclearthatIcouldhardlyhearthem.

2）Asmyvoicewasgettingquieter,hersgrewgraduallyandcontinuouslylouder.

3）Everyonehasdeepinsideaninstinctivefearofmadnesshoweverfamiliarwiththeillnesshemaybe.

4）Shedoesn'tknowhowtotakecareofherownhealthasanormalpersondoes.

5）I'lldomyutmostformysickdaughter,whoisthemostdifficultproblemIhavetocopewith.

II.WritingStrategies

Thistextisapieceoflively,concreteandvividnarration.Thewriterdescribesherdaughter'sillnessandbehavioraswellasthemixedfeelingsshehasforher.Hertraumaticexperiencesarepresentedthroughsometypicaleventsandexamples,flashbacks,muffledmutterings,infuriatedutterances,anddialogues.Thewriter'sinnerthoughtsarealsorevealed,sometimesthroughutterancessheseemstobemakingtoherself.Moreover,inordertomakehernarrationmorevividandimpressive,thewriteremploysvariousrhetoricaldevises,particularlymetaphor.

Thefollowingthreequestionsareworthdiscussing:

（1）Inwhichparagraphscanwefindtheflashbacks?

Paragraphs15-18presenttheflashbacks.

（2）Canyoufindthosesentencesthatseemtobespokenbytheauthortoherselftodisclosetheagonizingstateofhermind?

Belowaretheinaudibleutterancesmadebytheauthortorevealherconflictingmind:

"Damnityourself,Isaidtomyself.WhydidIbringheruphere?

Why,why,why?

"

"Surely,Icanlivefortwoweekswiththetensionandoutbursts.Herlifeissolimitedandmineissofull.Ashortspanofdays,really,formetotakecareofher;togivehersomejoy.Ihavesomanydays,justforme,aftershegoesbacktothecity.

"ButIcan't.Iresentthetension.Ilosepatience.SometimesIhateher.Whatiswrongwithme?

Iamstrongandhealthy;sheisvulnerableandill.Itisalwaysmychoicetohaveherhere.ButIcountthedaysuntilsheisgoneandtherearemomentswhenIthink,no,notanothersummer.Whydothistomyself?

MostofthetimeIknowthattheseweeksaretooimportanttoher;Icannottakethemaway."

（3）Pointoutsometypicalexamplesofmetaphorormetaphoricalexpressionsusedinthenarration.

Thefollowingaresometypicalexamplesfromthetextthatinvolvemetaphorormetaphoricalexpressions:

1）"Theflushingtoiletdrownedouttherest.Imovedawayquickly,shakenonceagainbyherwildoutbursts."

2）"Shehadhurledaccusationafteraccusationatme."

3）"Ishookawaythatmemoryandroselaboriously."

4）"ThisisthefourthyearIhavehadthistinytreasureofahouse."

5）"Shehasbeenplaguedandhumiliatedbyaccidentsinpublic."

6）"Ilieawake,mythroattightandachingasIremembertheyears?

inourworst,mostsearingnightmares."

7）"MystomachisemptyandgnawinganduneasyasifanythingcouldfallinandbreakthesuperstructureIholdupwithallmyforce."

8）ThedaughterIwouldhavehad—wereitnotforthisevilillness—existsinembryointhedaughterIdohave.Afteranoutburst,shewillcomeandtellmequietly:

"Iamsorry,mother.Idon'twanttofightwithyou."

9）"Toadmitthetruth,sometimesItriggerheroutburst."

10）"Likemydaughter,likeallotherhumanbeings,Iamnotspunofonethread."

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.Imovedcautiously…strainingtocatchtheexactwords.

tryingveryhard

2）.Theflushingtoiletdrownedouttherest.

madesomuchnoiseastodeaden

3）.Ishookawaythatmemoryandroselaboriously.

managedtogetridof

4）.Icouldn'tbringmyselftotellhimthatIamafraidtobedeepinsleepwhilesheisawake.

couldn'tbear

5）.Somethinginsidemeisgoingthruthisfunny,alienstate,asenseofbeingatthemercyofsomestrangeforce…

underthecontrolof

6）.LikeTuesday,whenIcameuponherpouringcoffeestraightfromthejar...

accidentallysaw

2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.

resentmentoffense

1）.Shecherishedadeepresentmenttowardsheremployerforhavingdeniedherapromotion.

2）.Successisamotivator;regularfailureonlyfuelsfearandresentment.

3）.Neverhadsheseenhimsotense,soquicktotakeoffenseashehadbeeninrecentweeks.

4）.Reportersandphotographersaliketookgreatoffenseattherudewaythestarbehavedduringherinterview.

neglectnegligence

1）.Negligence,amongotherqualities,canbethemostharmfultostudentstakingexams.

2）.Thetown'soldesttempleiscollapsingduetoyearsofneglect.

3）.TheneglectthatlargecitieslikeNewYorkhavereceivedoverthepastyearsistremendous.

4）.Theaccidentresultedfromfaultycarbrakes,andthedriverwasaccusedofnegligence.

medicationmedicine

1）.Sunshineandrestaregoodmedicineforconvalescents.

2）.Youcouldbegintothinkaboutacurethatwouldnotrequirelifelongmedication.

3）.Ifyourdoctordeterminesthatyouhavehighbloodpressure,youmaybeplacedonmedication.

4）.Thebestmedicineforoverweightindividualsiscarefuldieting.

appellationname

1）.NotbeingaBritishcitizen,andbelongingtoacountrythathasnotbeenpartoftheBritishEmpiresince1776,Reaganwasnotentitledtousetheappellation"Sir".

2）.Thesebulliesneverusedherrealname,butsimplyreferredtoherwitha（n）appellation.

3）.She'sneverhadanydrugproblemsordoneanythingtogivejazzabadname.

4）.Theappellationsof"aunt"and"uncle"fortheolderslaveswerenotonlycommonamongtheblacks,butthewhitesalsoaddressedtheminthesameway.

3.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasetakenfromthebox,usingitsappropriateform.

1）.Hallucinationiscommoninpatientswhosuffereddamagestothebrain.

2）.Therearetwomainproblemswhichafflictpeople'shearing.

3）.Havingbegunmylifeinachildren'shome,Ihavethegreatempathywiththelittleones.

4）.Somepeopleneedtoconfrontatraumaticpast,othersfinditbettertoleaveitalone.

5）.Anewsurveyfoundthat50%ofwomenhadexperiencedsomeformofsexualharassmentintheirworkinglives.

6）.He'slargeandlanguid,meetingeachinquirywithanimpassivecountenance.

7）.Fromtheveryfirstdaysofthereforms,theparliamentkeptonanincessantdrumbeatofprotest.

8）.Ideeplyresentedthosesortofrumorsbeingcirculatedatatimeofdeeplypersonalgrief.

4.Makeasentenceofyourownforeachofthegivenwordswithmeaningsotherthanthoseusedinthetext.Youmaychangethepartofspeechofthesewords.

1）.advocate

Headvocatesstreamingchildren,andeducatingthemaccordingtotheirneeds.

2）.strain

Thevastexpansionofuniversityeducationisputtinganenormousstrainonthesystem.

3）.move

Thepresidentwasmovedtocomeupwiththosesuggestionsafterthehearings.

4）.prescribe

ArticleIIoftheconstitutionprescribesthemethodofelectingapresident.

5）.gnaw

Doubtswerealreadygnawingawayatthebackofhismind.

6）.grain

Brushthepaintgenerouslyoverthewoodinthedirectionofthegrain.

5.Transformeachofthefollowingsentences,using"afactiveabstractnoun+anappositiveclause".

1）.Youmayhavedozedoffduringmylecture,butthatdoesnotexemptyoufromwritingthispaper.

Theexcusethatyoudozedoffduringmylecturedoesnotexemptyoufromwritingthispaper.

2）.Youwenttosleepduringthemovie,andthisfactsuggeststhatyoushouldgotobedearlier.

Thefactthatyouwenttosleepduringthemoviesuggeststhatyoushouldgotobedearlier.

3）.Youexcuseyourselfbysayingthatthechildrenkeepdisturbingyou,butIcan'tacceptthat.

Ican'tacceptyourexcusethatthechildrenkeepdisturbingyou.

4）.IknowthatIcanalwayscalluponyouforsupport,andthatisagreatcomfortforme.

TheknowledgethatIcanalwayscalluponyouforsupportisagreatcomfortforme.

5）.Peoplesuspectthatsmokingisamajorcauseofcancer:

thisrestsonalargeamountofevidence.

Thesuspicionthatsmokingisamajorcauseofcancerrestsonalargeamountofevidence.

6）.Whenscientistsarguedthatcigarettesmokingmightincreaseone'schancesofdevelopinglungcancer,thiswasnotwellreceivedbysomesmokers.

Thescientists'argumentthatcigarettesmokingmightincreaseone'schancesofdevelopinglungcancerwasnotwellreceivedbysomesmokers.

7）.Itisbelievedthatnooneisinfallible,andthisiswell-founded.

Thebeliefthatnooneisinfallibleiswell-founded.

8）.Ithaslongbeensaidthatabsencemakestheh