阅读教程Book 1 Unit 8答案
I. Reading for information
Exercises
I. Reading for information
A. Reading to find main ideas
1-6: D C B A A D
II. Translation
Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1 Occasionally, he would get frustrated at the machine and scold it as though itwere a person, but otherwise he was pretty quiet.
在电脑面前，他偶尔会懊丧，甚至把它当人一样诅咒，不过大多数时候，他还是挺安静的。
2 On my hierarchy of educational resources for children, computers are way below good books.
在我教育孩子的资源排行榜上，电脑要远低于好书。
3 There simply is no way to digitally replicate the experience of reading a book.
读书的体验是根本无法用数字技术来复制的。
4 Books will last for generations, and they don’t have to be plugged in; computer code is outdated within a few years.
书本可以代代相传，而且也不需要接通电源，而电脑代码只需几年就会落伍。
5 I strongly believe that the ideal childhood education is one rich in books andreading, filled with personal interaction with loving parents.
我坚信儿童教育的最佳途径是阅读大量的书籍，并在此过程中与慈爱的父母不断地交流互动。
III. Summary
Advantages Of books
intensely personal
real with tangible joy of turning pages
providing a palpable peacefulness
sharpening the lines of reality generating a(n) emotional warmth that lasts for a lifetime
leaving memories of a shared experience
full of personal interaction, reflecting parental love, and bringing family closeness
ideal source of childhood education
no need to be plugged in
Disadvantages of computers
intensely impersonal, depersonalizing imaginary, cold
providing physical instead of spiritual peace
dulling the lines of reality
generating only a physical warmth that quickly dissipates when the thing is turned off
leaving no memories of shard experience
having no interaction with real people, only flashing, flickering images on a screen
a cyber-wasteland of wasted time
computer code becoming outdated within a few years
II. Reading for pleasure
Exercises
Answer the following questions.
1 What was Mrs. Rene’s hobby?
Mrs. Rene was fond of bragging about what her only child had and could and would accomplish.
2 Why was little Stacy so dear to Mrs. Rene?
Mrs. Rene had a late start to the adventures of motherhood. She gave birth to Stacy when she was 40. And the little girl proved to be smarter than even the mother had imagined, and amazed friends and relatives with an impressive display of her intellectual talents.
3 What was Mrs. Pillai?
Mrs. Pillai was a Train Ticket Examiner.
4 For what was Mrs. Rene fined Rupees 250?
She was fined because she had bought her daughter Stacy only a half ticket while a full ticket was required of her since she was already a seventh-grader.
5 What is the irony of Stacy’s reading of the writing on the side wall: “Persons travelling without proper ticket are liable to be fined up to Rupees 3,000 or up to six months imprisonment”?
The irony lies in the fact that Stacy was herself guilty of the offence described and that her showing off led to her being found out.。