Unit1Freshstart练习答案综合教程三教学教材.doc

Un i t 1 Fr e s hs t a r t 练 习 答 案 综 合教程三精品资料Un it 1 Fresh StartKey to the ExercisesText comprehe nsionI . Decide which of the following is NOT part of the theme of the essay.C(This stateme nt goes to extremes. Though the author stresses the notion that we should find our true selves and be faithful to them in college, she does not mean we should ignore others in pursuit of our true selves.)II. Judge, accordi ng to the text, whether the followi ng stateme nts are true or false.1. F (Refer to Paragraph 2. Evel yn acted carefully and put on air of assura nee for fear that other stude nts might no tice she was a freshma n.)2. T (Refer to Paragraph 6. When she fell, she seemed to see the failure of her en tire life, as if it en ded with the first day of college classes.)3. F (Refer to Paragraph 7. All the stude nts in the cafeteria stood up, cheeri ng and clapp ing, making fun of the most miserable pers on. And Evel yn knew that they had all no ticed her embarrassme nt and "determ ined that I would n ever forget it.")4. T (Refer to Paragraphs 9 and 10. The resp onse of the football player gave her a sudden realization that she had been taking herself far too seriously, and what she had in terpreted as a malicious attempt to embarrass a freshma n had bee n merely a mome nt of college fun.)5. F (Refer to Paragraphs 12 and 13. She did make some mistakes on purpose, but the purpose was to try new experiences like new articles of clothing in order to find out her real self.)III . An swer the follow ing questi ons.1. Refer to Paragraphs 1 and 2. She felt "first-gradish" on her arrival at the campus. The "first-gradish" feeling refers basically to naivety and anxiety, so she attempted to behave in a perfect way with the hope that no one wouldno tice she was a freshma n.2. Refer to Paragraph 3. She chose to sit in the front row and to the side. This was because the freshma n manual suggested sitti ng n ear the front to show that one is an in tellige nt and en thusiastic stude nt, but as she was not con fide nt eno ugh to sit in the professor's direct li ne of visi on, she chose a side seat in the front row.3. Refer to Paragraph 6. She felt as if her life had plunged into total failure and the doom of life had come.4. Refer to Paragraph 9. The football player got up, hands held high above his head in a victory clasp, which is an expression of fun. At this moment,Evel yn realized that she had bee n too serious and on the con trary her slip could be a mome nt of fun for other people and herself alike. Every one may have done someth ing dumb, but they have all survived after all.5. Refer to Paragraphs 13 and 14. She un derstood that one could live his college life as an experime nt. She should not be afraid of making mistakes because it is only through trial and error that one can find his real self and finding his real self is the ultimate purpose of a college education. The college allows one to make massive mistakes. And even after graduation, she was still mak ing mistakes of which she was no Ion ger afraid.IV. Explai n in your own words the followi ng senten ces.1. I pla nned to keep sile nt and act in such a way that no body would no tice that I was only a new-comer in college.2. For three days, I had not bee n to the cafeteria due to my feeli ng of humiliati on and shame. In stead, I stayed alone in my room and ate junk food of various kinds from a vending mach ine which was in just the right place to aid me in avoid ing others.3. It did n't matter whether or not you were widely accepted or admired; you did not have to behave to the lik ing of everybody else.Structural an alysis of the textUn like a piece of expository writ ing, which usually expresses the mai n idea in a thesis statement, in a piece of narrative writing, the point is shown through dialogues, acti ons or eve nts. The three in cide nts that are treated expa nsively in this essay are related to one ano ther by their implicit messages -- the author made mistakes and her react ion toward the mistakes. It was in this process that the author achieved sig nifica nt in sight into life and herself.Rhetorical features of the text"I knew every one would stare. Forget it. I settled into my chair and tried to assume the scientific pose of a biology major, bending slightly forward, tensing my arms in preparation for furious notetaking, and cursing under my breath" (Paragraph 5). "Keeping myself upright and getting out of the mess was not going to be easy, and this flaili ng of my feet was doing no good. Just as I decided to try another maneuver, my food tray tipped and I lost my balanee" (Paragraph 6). The italicized parts in the selections offer vivid pictures of what she did or how she looked in the embarrassing situations.Vocabulary exercisesI. Expla in the un derl ined part in each sentence in your own words.1. I had just the feeling of a newcomer at college without the strength a mature st。