Unit-11-The-Story-of-an-EyeUnit-11-The-Story-of-an-EyeUnit11TheStoryofanEyewitnessKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.BII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.T(RefertoParagraph1:Theearthquakebroughtaboutalossofthousandsofdollarsworthofhousingwhiletheconflagrationburneduphundredsofmillionsofdollarsworthofproperty.)2.T(RefertoParagraph1,inwhichitissaidthat"Thereisnoestimatingwithinhundredsofmillionstheactualdamagewrought,"meaningthatitisimpossibletoestimatetheactualdamagewithinhundredsofmillionsofdollars.)indicatedthatthepurposeofman'sdynamitingthecitywastopreventtheadvancementofthefuriousfireratherthanmaliciouslydestroythecity.)4.F(RefertoParagraph6,whereitisshownthatorganizedfirefightersmadeeffortstocombattheflames.)usthatthemenbroketheirheartovertheirtrunksbecausetheywerecompelledtoabandontheirtrunks,whichcontainedtheirfamilytreasuresandwhichtheyhadbeendraggingalongwithgreatdifficultyforadozenhours.)6.T(RefertoParagraphs13?4,whichshowthattwentyhoursaftertheearthquake,milesandmilesofmagnificentbuildingsandskyscrapersstillstoodintact.)4.RefertoParagraph7.Astheauthorseesit,itwillbeimpossibletoknowtheexactnumberofthevictimsoftheearthquakebecausealltheirtraceshavebeenerasedbytheflames.5.RefertoParagraph11,whichtellsusthatoneofthetasksofthesoldierswastokeepthetrunk-pullersmovingsoastoreducethelossoflivesinthedisaster.6.RefertoParagraph16.Manhadtriedhisbesttofightagainsttheflames,andyettheconflagrationwasgettingallthemorerampant.Moreover,wateranddynamite,withwhichthefiremenfoughtagainsttheflames,wereexhausted.Sotheyhadnochoicebuttoadmitdefeat.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.Exceptforsomedwellinghousesonitsoutskirts,SanFranciscohasalmostcompletelydisappearedfromtheworldandonlyremainsinpeople'smemories.2.Nothingcouldstoptheforcefuladvancementoftheflames.3.ThecourageousandbravedeedsinthefirefightingwouldfillupalibraryifrelatedinwritingandexhausttheCarnegiemedalfundifrewarded.4.Sometimesallmembersofafamilyfastenedthemselveswithstrapstoacarriageordeliverywagonthatwasheavilyloadedwiththeirpossessions.5.TwoUnitedStatessoldierssatastrideontheirhorsesandcalmlywatchedtheconflagration,theirshapescontrastingsharplywiththewallofflamebehindthem.StructuralanalysisofthetextThetopicsentenceis"Thereisnoestimatingwithinhundredsofmillionstheactualdamagewrought,"inParagraph1.Itisdevelopedinthefollowingparagraphsbyachronologicaldescriptionofthedestructioncausedbytheearthquakeandthesubsequentconflagrationsaswitnessedbytheauthor.Furthermore,theauthordescribesthephysicaldestructionofthecityfirstandthenthequietandcalmreactionsofthecitydwellers.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextInParagraphs8and14therearesimilars"Isawnotonewomanwhowept,notonemanwhowasexcited,notonepersonwhowasintheslightestdegreepanic-stricken."/"Therefiremen,nofire-engines,fightingwithdynamite."Theseparallelsentenceswerenonomenhelptoillustratethedestructivepoweroftheearthquakeandconflagrations.VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.lowlybackandforth4.fillwithasupply6.threatII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.3.wipeout4.burdenedwith6.playedout8.aflickerofIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.3.enumerate4.hysterically7.disruption8.vacancyIV.Choosethewordthatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.1.C2.D3.A4.D5.B6.A7.C8.BV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.3.Antonym:economically(thriftily,frugally,sparingly)4.Antonym:smooth(level,even)6.Antonym:unsociable(discourteous,ed8.Synonym:edge(boundary,margin)VI.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1.way2.controlledforexample4.finished5.beabletodealwithit6.makingsesI.Identifythesubjectandthepredicateverbinthefollowingsentences.bjecttheearthquakepredicateverb:came2.subject:thesuckpredicateverb:was3.subject:herpeoplepredicateverb:were4.subject:trunkspredicateverb:werespredicateverb:wereflung6.subject:nofirepredicateverb:waspredicateverb:were8.subject:thetotteringwallsoftheExaminerBuilding,theburned-outCallBuilding,thesmoulderingruinsofGrandHotel,andthegutted,devastated,tedPalaceHotelpredicateverb:stoodII.Rewritethefollowingsentences.Beginwiththewordsgiven.1.Undernocircumstanceswillwetoleratethat.2.Soabsurdwashismannerthateverybodystared.3.Onlywithfullagreementofeveryonecanwehopetosucceed.4.Hereisthebookyouwant.6.Sittingatthekitchentablewasthemisbehavingchild.7.Hiddeninthecellarwereseveralbarrelsofwine.8.NeverhaveIseensuchamess.III.Choosetheappropriateclauseorsentencetocompletethepassage.1.B2.A3.B4.B5.AIV.Putthewordsinbracketsintherightorder.y3.thefewnext4.Fewsuch6.Thesenexttwo8.HismanyV.Makecorrectionsorimprovementstothefollowingsentences.1.Tomspendsmuchof(→alotof)histimelisteningtomusic,andhespendstoomany(→much)timeplayingcomputergames.2.Thereweresomuch(→many)peopleatthelastpartythatIdidn'tgetachancetotalktomany(→manyof)myfriends.3.Idon'tdrinkalotof(→much)Germanwine,andIthinkmuch(→alotof)Englishwineistoosweet.4.He'sputtingonmuch(→alotof)weight.He'salwayseatingmanyof(→alotof)biscuitsandcrisps.5.ShewasborninPoland,andwrotemuch(→many)ofherearlynovelsthere.6.Alotof(→Many)peoplehaveobservedtheconcentrationofbutterfliesinthisarea,andalotof(→many/alargenumberof)suggestionshavebeenputforwardtoexplainthephenomenon.7.Thelastdecadehaswitnessedimprovedlivingstandardsinmanyof(→many)Asiancountries.Alot(→Much/Agreatdeal)hasbeendonetochange.8.Inrecentyearstherelationshipbetweendietandheartdiseasehasreceivedalotof(→much/agreatdealof)attentioninthescientificcommunity.VI.Makesentencesofyourownafterthesentencesgivenbelow,keepingtheunderlinedstructuresinyoursentences.1.Thereisnotellingwhathe'lldo.NotforoneminutedoIthinkIhaveanyhopeofgettingpromoted.Visitourstores.Nowhereelsewillyoufindsuchmagnificentbargains.b)FullinversionSodangerousweretheavalanchesthatskiinghadtobestopped.Fromthevalleycameatinklingsound,asoothingmoo,thelullofaalienvoices.ranslationexercisesI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.3.要記錄被燒毀的建筑那將是整個舊金山的所II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsandphrasesgiveninbrackets.1.Mywholemorning'sworkhasbeenputoutofgearbythatmishap.2.Byhidinghimselfamongthebushes,heatlastflungoffhispursuers.3.Wemustmakeeveryefforttowipeouttheinjusticeinthesystem.4.Thesoldiersheldontothatisolatedpositionuntilreinforcementsarrived.5.Infrontofallthefacts,hewascompelledtoadmitthathehadstolenthatconfidentialdocument.6.HisinabilitytospeakEnglishputshimatadisadvantagewhenheattendsinternationalconferences.7.Heretherewasnooneinsightformiles,whichmademefeelverylonely.8.AtthebeginningofMay1945,itwascleareventothemostzealousofHitler'sfollowersthathis"Thousand-YearReich"wasdoomed.III.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.財的人，進而使它被稱作是“膽小鬼決不敢動身前往，不中用的則死于途中”的地方。但是在戴ExercisesforintegratedskillsI.Dictation.ThefirsttimeIwaspersonallyintroducedtolightning,/