良心出品Unit 5 Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death 练习答案.docx

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良心出品Unit5GiveMeLibertyorGiveMeDeath练习答案

Unit5

GiveMeLibertyorGiveMeDeath

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose.

A.ToarguethatthenationshouldbereadyforawarofresistanceagainstBritain.

B.Todisputetheargumentpresentedinthespeechesofpreviousspeakers.

C.Tocalluponthehousetoabandonslavery.

D.TocherishinfinitefaithinGodwhopresidesoverthedestiniesofthenations.

Key:

[A]

2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.

1）PatrickHenrythinkshighlyofthepatriotismofaswellastheabilitiesofthenoblegentlemenwhohavejustmadespeechestothehouse.[T]

2）Henryagreesthatfleetsandarmiesarenecessarytoaworkofloveandreconciliation.[F]

3）TheBritishministry'sthreateningactionsdonotagreewiththeirpolitereceptionoftheVirginians'petition.[T]

4）TheVirginianshavebeentryingeverythingpossibletoopposetheBritishministryforthelasttenyears,butithasallbeeninvain.[T]

5）TheVirginiansaresoweakastobeunabletocopewithsoformidableanadversary.[F]

4.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentencestakenfromthetext.

1）However,differentpeoplefrequentlyviewthesameissuefromdifferentperspectives.

2）Thisisnotatimeforformalities./Thisisatimeforapromptdecisionandimmediateactions.Thequestionthehouseisfacedwithisanissueofvitalimportancetothiscountry.

3）Wetendtoturnablindeyetoapainfulreality,andlistentothesongofthatseanymphuntilshechangesuscompletelyintobeasts.

4）Asforme,I’mwillingtoknowthewholetruthandbepreparedfortheworstthatmighthappen,nomatterhowmuchpainImayendure.

5）Thecunningsmilemayturnouttobesomethingthatwilltrapyourfeetandmakeyoufall.

6）Thesearethetoolsofwarandinstrumentsofconquering--thelastmeanskingswillturntowhenallargumentsfallflat.

7）Wehavebeenhumbleandsubmissiveinfrontofthethrone,andhavebeseechedhertointerveneortakeactiontostopthetyrannicalruleoftheBritishministryandParliament.

8）Thevictoryofthebattledoesnotbelongtothestrongsidealone;itbelongstothosewhoarevigilant,activeandbrave.

9）Itisuselesstomakethesituationlessserious.

II.WritingStrategies

Thistext,afamousspeech,isanexcellentargumentativeessay.Thespeechiswellorganizedandhighlyrhetorical.Inordertomakehisspeechpowerfulandconvincing,aswellastoappealtotheaudience'semotionsandachievehispurpose,theoratornotonlyselectsappropriatewords,expressionsandsentences,butalsoemploysrhetoricaldevices,suchasmetaphor,metonymy,repetition,parallelism,rhetoricalquestions,etc.Thebeginningparagraphisstimulatingandunusualandarousesthelisteners',orthereaders',interest.Andtheconcludingparagraphiseffective,inspiringandpersuasive,reflectingthespeaker'sattitudeforcefullyandprofoundly.

Thefollowingquestionsaretobeanswered:

（1）Inwhatwayisthebeginningofthisspeechveryattractive?

Boththecontentandthetoneofthebeginningmakeitveryappealingtotheaudience.Thefirsttwosentencesareparticularlyeye-catchingandcapableofarousingthereaders'interest,becausetheypresentasharpcontrastofdifferentopinions.Thefirstsentencemakesitclearthatthespeakergreatlyadmirestheworthygentlemenfortheirpatriotismandabilities,whilethesecondsentencepointsoutthatheentertainsentirelydifferentopinions.

Next,thespeakerdefinesthequestionbeforethehouseasoneoffreedomorslavery,whichclearlystatesthecriticalimportanceofthequestion.Then,herendersitcrystalclearwhyheisduty-boundtospeakforthhissentiments.Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphindirectlyhighlightsthegreatimportanceofhisopinions.

（2）Inwhatwayistheconcludingparagrapheffective?

Thelastparagraphexpressesthespeaker'ssentimentsquiteclearlyandeffectively,anditimpressivelycallsonpeopletofightforfreedom.Itcreatesanatmosphereofurgency,urgingpeopletothrowthemselvesintothebattletofightforfreedom.Itistobenotedthatthesecondsentenceandthefollowingthreepresentasharpcontrast:

thegentlemenkeepcrying,"Peace,peace",butasamatteroffact,nopeaceexists.Thelastsentenceisparticularlystimulating,foritnotonlyexpressestheorator'sownattitudetowardslife,butalsosucceedsincallingonpeopletofightforliberty.

（3）Howisthebeginningrelatedtotheconcludingparagraph?

Thebeginningiscloselyrelatedtotheconclusioninthefollowingtwoways.First,boththebeginningandtheconclusionpresentthesharpcontrast:

theactualsituationisquitedifferentfromwhatthegentlemenclaim.Secondly,thebeginningisconnectedwiththeconclusionbythetopicoffreedom.

（4）Thetextisfullofrhetoricaldevices.Giveexamplestoillustratethedifferentrhetoricaldevicesemployedinthisfamousspeech.

Examplesofmetonymy:

Thequestionbeforethehouse…Ishouldconsidermyselfasguiltyoftreasontowardmycountry,andofanactofdisloyaltytowardtheMajestyofHeaven…

Examplesofmetaphor:

1）Ihavebutonelampbywhichmyfeetareguided,andthatisthelampofexperience.

2）Itwillproveasnaretoyourfeet.

3）TheyaresentovertobindandrivetuponusthosechainswhichtheBritishministryhavebeensolongforging.

4）Sir,wehavedoneeverythingthatcouldbedonetoavertthestormwhichisnowcomingon.

5）Thenextgalethatsweepsfromthenorthwillbringtoourearstheclashofresoundingarms!

Examplesofrhetoricalquestions:

1）Isthisthepartofwisemen,engagedinagreatandarduousstruggleforliberty?

Arewedisposedtobeofthenumberofthosewhohavingeyesseenot,andhavingearshearnot,thethingswhichsonearlyconcerntheirtemporalsalvation?

2）Arefleetsandarmiesnecessarytoaworkofloveandreconciliation?

Haveweshownourselvessounwillingtobereconciledthatforcemustbecalledintowinbackourlove?

3）Shallweresorttoentreatyandhumblesupplication?

Whattermsshallwefindwhichhavenotalreadybeenexhausted?

4）Willitbewhenwearetotallydisarmed,andwhenaBritishguardshallbestationedineveryhouse?

Shallwegatherstrengthbyirresolutionandinaction?

Shallweacquirethemeansofeffectualresistancebylyingsupinelyonourbacks,andhuggingthedelusivephantomofhopeuntilourenemiesshallhaveboundushandandfoot?

5）Whystandwehereidle?

6）Islifesodear,orpeacesosweet,astobepurchasedatthepriceofchainsandslavery?

Examplesofparallelism:

Theaboverhetoricalquestionsarealsoparallelsentences.Moreinstancesofparallelism:

1）Theyaremeantforus:

theycanbemeantfornoother.TheyaresentovertobindandrivetuponusthosechainswhichtheBritishministryhavebeensolongforging.2）Wehavepetitioned;wehaveremonstrated;wehavesupplicated;wehaveprostratedourselvesbeforethethrone,andhaveimploreditsinterpositiontoarrestthetyrannicalhandsoftheministryandParliament.Ourpetitionshavebeenslighted;ourremonstranceshaveproducedadditionalviolenceandinsult;oursupplicationshavebeendisregarded;andwehavebeenspurnedwithcontemptfromthefootofthethrone!

3）Ifwewishtobefree,ifwemeantopreserveinviolatethoseinestimableprivilegesforwhichwehavebeensolongcontending,ifwemeannotbaselytoabandonthenoblestruggleinwhichwehavebeensolongengaged,andwhichwehavepledgedourselvesnevertoabandonuntilthegloriousobjectofourcontestshallbeobtained--wemustfight!

Irepeatit,sir,wemustfight!

4）Thereisnoretreatbutinsubmissionandslavery!

Ourchainsareforged!

TheirclangingmaybeheardontheplainsofBoston!

Thewarisinevitable--andletitcome!

Irepeatit,sir,letitcome!

5）Whystandwehereidle?

Whatisitthatgentlemenwish?

Whatwouldtheyhave?

Islifesodear,orpeacesosweet,astobepurchasedatthepriceofchainsandslavery?

Note:

Metonymyvs.Metaphor

Metonymyworksbythecontiguity（association）betweentwoconcepts,whereasmetaphorworksbythesimilaritybetweenthem.

Whenpeopleusemetonymy,theydonottypicallywishtotransferqualitiesfromonereferenttoanotherastheydowithmetaphor:

thereisnothingpress-likeaboutreportersorcrown-likeaboutamonarch,but"thepress"and"thecrown"arebothcommonmetonyms.

III.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.Formyownpart,Iconsideritasnothinglessthanaquestionoffreedomorslavery.

theverysamethingas

2）.Andinproportiontothemagnitudeofthesubjectoughttobethefreedomofthedebate.

appropriatelyinagreementwith

3）.Wehaveheldthesubjectupineverylightofwhichitiscapable.

consideredandtriedeverymeansinordertodealwiththesubject

4）.…ifwemakeaproperuseofthosemeanswhichtheGodofnaturehathplacedinourpower.

hasplacedatourdisposal

5）.Threemillionsofpeople,armedintheholycauseofliberty,…

withlibertyasourultimateaimtofightfor

6）.Thebattle,sir,isnottothestrongalone.

isnotdestinedtobewonby

2.Fillineachblankwithoneofthetwowordsfromeachpairintheirappropriateformsandnotethedifferenceofmeaningbetweenthem.

solaceconsole

1）.Shewasconsoledtothinkthatsheatleasthadanunderstandinghusbandtoturnto.

2）.Thesoldiersattemptedtosolacehiswoundedcomradesbyminimizingtheextentoftheir

3）.Theytriedtoconsolehimforlosingtheprizebytakinghimtothetheatre.

4）.They