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Exercises 《读写教程 III》:Ex. II, p. 99 《读写教程 III》:Ex. III, p. 99 《读写教程 III》:Ex. IV, p. 100 Comprehension 《读写教程 III》:Ex. V, p. 100 Vocabulary 《读写教程 III》:Ex. VI, p. 101 《读写教程 III》:Ex. VII, p. 101 Structure Word Building Collocation 《读写教程 III》:Ex. VIII, p. 102 《读写教程 III》:Ex. IX, p. 103 Translation 《读写教程 III》:Ex. X, p. 103 《读写教程 III》:Ex. XI, p. 103

Back V. Exercises--Comprehension 《读写教程 III》:Ex. II, p. 99 II.Answer the following questions. • What are the five symbols of the United States? They are the Statue of Liberty, Barbie dolls, American Gothic, the Buffalo nickel, and Uncle Sam. 下一页

V. Exercises--Comprehension Back 2. Whose face was the Statue of Liberty modeled after? It was modeled after Bartholdi’s mother’s face. 3. What was the real name of Barbie? Her real name was Barbara Handler. 上一页下一页

V. Exercises--Comprehension Back 4. How popular is Barbie according to the text? Since her introduction in 1959, Barbie has become the universally recognized Queen of the Dolls. The average American girl owns ten Barbie dolls, and two are sold somewhere in the world every second. 5. Who painted American Gothic? Grant Wood. 上一页下一页

V. Exercises--Comprehension Back 6. How did Wood get the idea of painting American Gothic? He was inspired by the Gothic window of an old farmhouse. 7. What was the Buffalo nickel produced for? It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier – the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians. 上一页下一页

V. Exercises--Comprehension Back 8. Why did Fraser go to New York City’s Central Park Zoo to sketch an aging buffalo? Because buffalo no longer wandered about the great grasslands. 9. What did the employee say when he was asked about the letters “EA-US”? He said “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” Wilson. 上一页下一页

V. Exercises--Comprehension Back 10. How did Flagg’s portrait of Uncle Sam look like? It was a self-portrait of Flagg. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary solemn interpretation universal version inspect grave recruit alongside stretch exaggerate inspire assemble 《读写教程 III》:Ex. III, p. 99 III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. 1. This means they have been _______ by a team of professional experts and the standard of their work has been approved. inspected 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary universal version interpretation solemn inspect grave alongside recruit assemble stretch exaggerate inspire 2. The Statue of Liberty had just arrived from Paris and was being _______ so it was not in New York harbor when they arrived. assembled 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary universal version interpretation solemn inspect grave alongside recruit assemble stretch exaggerate inspire 3. This reaction to the event is rather ______ but on the other hand there’s something in it. exaggerated 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary universal version interpretation solemn inspect grave alongside recruit assemble stretch exaggerate inspire 4. Officials say it is because the two sides have different ______ of what was decided at the previous negotiations that the ceasefire (停火) has broken down. versions 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary universal version interpretation solemn inspect grave alongside recruit assemble stretch exaggerate inspire 5. I talked to some of my friends and it seemed to be a ______ problem. universal 6. Wright is correct to see Paisley’s _____ of liberty as a development of this view. interpretation 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary universal version interpretation solemn inspect grave alongside recruit assemble stretch exaggerate inspire 7. Then Miss Harker lifted her head and addressed them all in ______ tones.  solemn 8. Between 1909 and 1915, the Futurists (未来派艺术家), an Italian group who exhibited in Paris, were _______ by moving pictures.  inspired 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary 《读写教程 III》:Ex. IV, p. 100 IV. Replace the underlined words or expressions in the following sentences with words or expressions from the text that best keep the original meaning. 1. The project he devoted his attention to last year fell through as it was costly. worked on 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary 2. The committee (委员会) did not like the plan to build a new bridge over the river. approve of 3. Although some members slipped away, the meeting continued without them. went ahead 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary 4. There are some houses on the market in the economic development zone. Let’s go and have a look. for sale 5. Have you got an idea of how to deal with test cheating? come up with 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary 6. This second-hand dress can be made into a rather pretty skirt. refashioned into 7. This is an illustration that popular music stars become famous at a young age. rise to fame 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary 8. What interests me is the neck that is stretched a little bit and the face that is sour-looking. captures my attention 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Collocation 《读写教程 III》:Ex. V, p. 100 V. Look at the following sentence taken from your reading passage. Just think about what else you can “earn” and fill in the sentences below with the right words. e.g. At age 23, he started a meatpacking business and earned a reputation for being honest and hard working. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary • Our teacher has earned res____ from nearly all his class, by being a just, quiet, serious and honest man. • 2. Bernard has earned admi______ and affection at Westminster with his good humor. • 3. And no one doubts that he has earned his pl___ among the sport’s leading players. pect ration ace 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary 4. In other words, they preferred, when they had earned enough mo___ to meet their immediate needs, to spend the rest of their time in leisure rather than in work to increase their earnings. 5. His great courage at the time eventually earned him the Military Cross, a rew___ that he had never dreamed about before. ney ard 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises--Vocabulary 6. Many local folk who earned their liv___ on or from the river were still worried about what would happen as a result of the pollution. 7. On the contrary, however, he has earned not____ but displeasure from what he did. 8. At the time of the competition, he earned his na___ as he was considered to be the highest authority on Spanish paintings. ing hing me 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Word Building e.g. important importance independent independence 《读写教程 III》:Ex. VI, p. 101 VI. Adjectives ended in –ant or –ent can be made into their corresponding nouns mainly by omitting the letter –t and adding –ce. 上一页下一页

V. Exercises—Word Building Back Look at the following nouns and choose from them to fill in the blanks of the sentences that follow. excellence brilliance competence consequence ignorance indifference intelligence magnificence significance 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Word Building • Examinations are not necessarily the best way to measure ___________________. • The power station was shown to be dangerous and, as a ___________, was closed down. • This discovery was of great __________, but few people realized that. • In the “I to you” approach, the workers were in complete _________ of the management’s plans. intelligence/competence consequence significance ignorance 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Word Building 5. I don’t like the department chairman’s ___________ to the teachers who are not in his favor. 6. I hear on all sides of the _________ of your establishment. 7. The sun has both _________ and heat. 8. There is calm and joy, too, when the mind can focus on the ____________ and beauty of nature. indifference excellence brilliance magnificence 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Word Building e.g. founderco-founder 《读写教程 III》:Ex. VII, p. 101 VII. The prefix co- means “accompanying”, “sharing”, “with” or “joint”. New words may be formed by adding co- to some words at the beginning. 上一页下一页

V. Exercises—Word Building Back Look at the following words that come from word building and choose from them to fill in the blanks. Remember to change the form where necessary. co-director cooperate co-author coexist copilot 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Word Building coexists • We must be aware that peace _______ with war. • He was the __________ of that film which was half criticized and half praised. • The couple spoke about how they would _________ in the raising of their child. • The pilot was seriously injured and the ______ took over. • He is the _________, with Andrew Blowers, of The International Politics of Nuclear Waste. co-director cooperate copilot co-author 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure Model: A. Marie was sitting at her desk. Her head was slightly lowered over a pile of chemistry notes. Marie was sitting at her desk, her head slightly lowered over a pile of chemistry notes. 《读写教程 III》:Ex. VIII, p. 102 VIII. Study the following models and then combine each group of sentences into one, using absolutes. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure B. After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons. His form evolved from an earlier cartoon character called Brother Jonathan that was popular during the American Revolution. After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons, his form evolving from an earlier cartoon character called Brother Jonathan that was popular during the American Revolution. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure From the above two models, we see that generally there are two ways of making a full sentence into an absolute construction. One is omitting a form of the verb be – such as is, are, was, or were as in Model A. The second way is changing the main verb into its –ing form as in Model B. • Jimmy walked slowly to the corner of the playground. • His face was covered with tears. Jimmy walked slowly to the corner of the playground, his face covered with tears. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure 2. The hotel taxi sped away. The taillights (尾灯) disappeared into the distance. The hotel taxi sped away, the taillights disappearing into the distance. 3. Their stomachs were crying for food. Their backs were burning from too much sun. Both boys gathered their things and headed for home. Their stomachs crying for food, their backs burning from too much sun, both boys gathered their things and headed for home. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure 4. Barbara just lay there. Her mouth trembled. Her eyes were unfocused. She was unable to say a word. Barbara just lay there, her mouth trembling, her eyes unfocused, unable to say a word. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure 5. Then the two players let him fall to the track. His chest landed first. His head followed, bounced, and finally lay still. Then the two players let him fall to the track, his chest landing first, his head following, bouncing, and finally lying still. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure Model: Mattel refashioned the doll into a decent, all-American version although the version had an exaggerated breast size. Mattel refashioned the doll into a decent, all-American – although with an exaggerated breast size – version. 《读写教程 III》:Ex. IX, p. 103 IX. Study the model carefully and then rewrite the following sentences after the model, using the structure of “conjunction + prepositional phrase”. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure 1. Although they have a threatening appearance, most snakes aren’t really dangerous if you leave them alone. Most snakes, although with a threatening appearance, aren’t really dangerous if you leave them alone. 2. Women have failed to approach the income of men even though they have the same abilities. Women, even though with the same abilities, have failed to approach the income of men. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure 3. Though there was a severe shortage of coal supply, the governor was not forced to close all the schools. Though with a severe shortage of coal supply, the governor was not forced to close all the schools. 4. She is capable of making complete French meals even though there is no cheese between salad and dessert. She is capable of making complete French meals even though with no cheese between salad and dessert. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Structure 5. When you are in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office. When in doubt about the result of your test, call the test office. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 《读写教程 III》:Ex. X, p. 103 X. Translate the following into English. 1.他父母不赞成他和一个他们没有见过面的姑娘到国外学习的计划，可他还是去了，和她一起去了纽约。 approve of go and study abroad go ahead His parents did not approve of his plan to go and study abroad with a girl they had never met, but he went ahead and got to New York with her. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 2.据说，画家以他的婶婶作他画中的模特，她的面容饱经沧桑却不失坚定。 represent suffering yet strength It is said that… It is said that the painter used his aunt as the model in the painting whose face represented suffering yet strength. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation have the appearance of 3.真正的肯不喜欢三维芭比娃娃，这种娃娃被描绘成具有“出卖肉体之女人”的模样。 be described as The real Ken did not like the three-dimensional Barbie dolls, which were described as having the appearance of “a woman who sold sex”. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 4.这位小说家于1950年因出版《再见，亲爱的》一举成名，小说的灵感来自于他和一位姑娘在他哥哥的农场的经历。 inspired by his experience with a girl rise to fame with the publication of The novelist instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of Good-bye, My Dear, a novel inspired by his experience with a girl on his older brother’s farm. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 5.战后政治漫画里开始出现了一个名叫山姆大叔的人物，很快，山姆大叔就成了受美国人欢迎的象征。 a character called Uncle Sam political cartoon most popular symbol After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons, and soon became American’s most popular symbol. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 6.这幅画展示了一个神色严肃的男子，旁边站了一位女子，身后是所农舍，他们的原型分别是画家的牙医和姐姐。 standing alongside serious-looking respectively The painting shows a serious-looking man and a woman standing alongside him in front of a farmhouse, their models being respectively the painter’s dentist and sister. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 7.他为了镍币另一面上的野牛，只好到中央公园的动物园里素描一只老野牛，这只老野牛后来被宰杀用于墙上的装饰。 in order to have…on the other side of the nickel sketch an aging buffalo for a wall decoration In order to have the buffalo on the other side of the nickel, he went to the Central Park Zoo to sketch an aging buffalo which was later killed for a wall decoration. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 8.有个故事说，“US”是“山姆大叔”的缩写，“山姆”大叔原名叫山姆  威尔逊，他曾和一名男子一道工作过，这名男子和美国政府签订了一份合同，给军队提供肉食。 One story says… sign a contract with the government One story says that “US” was short for “Uncle Sam” whose real name was Sam Wilson who had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army. 上一页下一页

Back V. Exercises—Translation 《读写教程 III》:Ex. XI, p. 103 XI.Translate the following into Chinese. 1. In the mid-1870s, French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was working on an enormous project called Liberty Enlightening the World, a monument celebrating US independence and the France-America alliance. 19世纪70年代中期，法国艺术家弗里德里克奥古斯特巴托尔迪正在设计一个大项目，名为“自由照耀世界”。这是一座庆祝美国独立和美法联盟的纪念碑。下一页上一页

V. Exercises--Translation Back 2. Mattel refashioned the doll into a decent, all-American — although with an exaggerated breast size — version and named it after Barbara, who was then a teenager. 马特尔公司将这个娃娃作了一番改造，变成了体面而地道的美国货，尽管胸围有些夸张。它名从当时10多岁的少女芭芭拉。下一页上一页

Back V. Exercises--Translation 3. Now more than sixty years old, Barbara — who declines interviews but is said to have loved the doll — may be the most famous unknown figure on the planet. 如今芭芭拉已有60多岁了，她拒绝接受采访，但据说非常喜欢芭比。她可能是当今世上真名实姓不为人知的最著名的人物。下一页上一页

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