综合英语5Unit 5练习答案.doc

Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.------------------------------------------author------------------------------------------date综合英语5Unit 5练习答案Force of NatureUnit 5 Force of NatureText Comprehension 1. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpose.A. To display Marie Curie's career as a Nobel Prize winner.B. To honor Marie Curie who made magnificent contribution in science.C. To unfold Marie Curie's complex life as glorious and tragic.D. To introduce Marie Curie and her family.Key: [ C ]2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1). At first I only knew that Marie Curie, a brilliant woman scientist, was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. [ T ]2). Marie Curie was obsessively engaged in her research after her daughters were born. [ F ]3). As governess to a wealthy family, Marie Curie fell in love with Casimir Zorawski, the young master. As his father threatened to disinherit him, she left Warsaw with courage for Paris, where her new life began. [ T ]4). Marie Curie left Warsaw for Paris at the age of 18. [ F ]5). The place where the Curies were working was dark, damp, shabby, and sad, more like a stable than a lab. [ T ]6). The Curies became world famous, especially after they won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 for the discovery of radium and polonium. [ F ]7). Eve Curie, a year old when her father died, wrote that Pierre's death marked a crucial moment in her mother's life. [ F ]8). Shortly after her husband's funeral, Madame Curie went into the lab immediately though she should have stayed with her family and friends. [ T ]9). A second Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to the Curies for isolating the elements radium and polonium. [ F ]10). According to the author, Madame Curie conquered colossal obstacles in science, but paid an enormous personal price. Her life was so complex that her glory was mingled with tragedy. [ T ]Writing Strategies This text is a biographical sketch of the great woman scientist Marie Curie. Except for the first three paragraphs, which make up the introductory part of the story, the narration of the major events in Madame Curie's life follows the chronological order. To make her narration and description more graphical and impressive, the author has used some metaphorical expressions and sentences. For example, the expression 'drag by' used in paragraph 4 immediately makes the reader share the way Marie felt about those four long years of waiting. Can you find more instances of metaphorical language used in the text?à More instances of metaphorical language found in the text: Paragraph 1: “her arms wrapped around her daughters” Paragraph 3: Also she was a woman driven by passions, fighting battles much of her life with what a doctor now would probably diagnose as severe depression. Paragraph 5: “walked into history”. Paragraph 7: “The reality was a lot grittier” Paragraph 9: For the Curies, though, their triumph contained the seeds of their tragedy. Paragraph 10: "A cape of solitude and secrecy fell upon her shoulders forever."While the purpose of writing a biographical sketch or a biography is to present the major events that happen during the lifetime of the person concerned, it is also common for the writer to offer his/her own personal assessment. Madame Curie is recognized by the whole world as a renowned scientist, but she appeals to the author not just as a great scientist, but, perhaps more essentially, as a woman. This point is made clear in the sentence in the last paragraph: The Marie Curie that I discovered was no icon but a flesh-and-blood woman. Can you find some supporting evidence of this point in the introductory part of the text?àElaboration of this point is mainly found in the second paragraph of the text: Looking back, I think I admired that photo so much, not because of Marie Curie and what she stood for but because she seemed so exotic -- or maybe because of how her arms encircled her girls. My own mother lay in the hospital, recovering from a grave injury in a car crash. I wanted her to hold me, but she couldn't. So, instead, I idolized Marie, who in my mind became the strongest and most capable woman in the world.Language Work1. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1). I didn't know very much about Curie beyond the basics. à except the most important aspects of her life 2). I was just a girl with little direction…à having no concrete goals or purposes to attain 3). Marie Curie's own daughters grew into accomplished women in their own right. à because of their own efforts and talents 4). …for months she'd find places to hide so she could cry her eyes out.à cry to her heart's content 5). …where she changed her name, enrolled at the Sorbonne -- and walked into history. à and th。