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1、Unit 6 Being ThereConsolidation ActivitiesI. Text Comprehension1. Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose.A. To give a brief account of the history of travel.B. To present a picture of Americans traveling overseas.C. To explain peoples unarticulated desires for travel.Key: C 2.

2、 Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1). Travel is a means to escape what we are tired of in the modern world. T 2). When we travel abroad, we tend to put on a mask so that nobody can recognize us. F 3). One of the pleasures during your travel is the fact

3、 that you can see things you are familiar with. F 4). According to the author, the various reasons for our travel are the sources for the survival of travel books. T 5). The classical ruins of antiquity enable some travelers to feel the ecstasy of spoliation. F 4. Explain in your own words the follo

4、wing sentences taken from the text.1) When we travel, we are not so much on the alert or less wary of what might happen to us, instead we show keen interest in what happened in the past. We release our desires that have long been suppressed.2) When we travel, we normally move out to see the exotic w

5、orld, but now the traveler himself becomes something exotic in the place he visits, and modern travel books may focus on what we have “eliminated or edited out”, just as traditional travel books focus on what is still there.II. Writing StrategiesStructurally, the essay develops along the thread that

6、 begins with an examination of conventional motivations for traveling, then moves on to a discussion of travel writings that offer useful insights into travelers psychology, and ends with a description of an unusual approach some contemporary travelers adopt. Now try to find the cohesive devices the

7、 author employs to connect these three sections.Paragraph 12 serves as a transition from the examination of travelers motivations to a discussion of travel books. The first sentence “Because we travel for so many reasons some of them contradictory travel writing is like a suitcase into which the wri

8、ter tries to cram everything” establishes a cohesive tie between this and the preceding paragraph.Paragraph 15 indicates the authors move to the next topic. Cohesion is realized by the last sentence, “He underestimated the variousness of our reasons for traveling,” which nicely connects with what th

9、e reader will immediately come across in the subsequent paragraph: “There have always been travelers who went to look for the worst . ”III. Language Work1. Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1). Were going to see in Europe everything we have eliminated or edited out of

10、 our own culture in the name of convenience . have removed from; for the sake of2). . the lack of money and leisure had all restrained curiosity until the seventeenth century, when under pressure of scientific discoveries, the physical world began to gape open. inhibited; open widely3). The frenzied

11、 shopping of some travelers is an attempt to buy a new life. spending sprees/wild shopping4). The places we visit are gold-plated by the sun. beautified5). We cling to the belief that other peoples are more passionate than we are. cherish/adhere to6). There have always been travelers who went to loo

12、k for the worst, to find rationalizations for their anxiety or despair . find reasons or excuses for 7). Why else would Paul Theroux go to South America, which he so obviously detested? For what other reason; disliked8). Shiva Naipauls worst fears were confirmed in Africa . proved to be well-grounde

13、d9). Graham Greene spent four months traveling in the Liberian jungle as a private penance. way to punish himself for the wrong things he had done10). Perhaps in the future we shall have to travel like James Holman, who, after being invalided out of the British navy because he had gone blind, set ou

14、t in 1819 to see the world leaving the British navy because he was an invalid; started traveling2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1). In the film, he is able to depict the sense of otherness (other) and alienation that many teenagers feel.2). The sophistication (sop

15、histicate) of computers is increasing as their size decreases. 3). Dont be so impulsive (impulse) think before you act.4). The father-daughter relationship is a recurrent/recurring (recur) theme in her novels. 5). I keep getting contradictory (contradict) advice some people tell me to keep it warm a

16、nd some tell me to put ice on it.6). Talking about our past family reunions has made me feel quite nostalgic (nostalgia).7). The group has always been characterized by an uncompromising militancy (militantly).8). She has the distinction (distinct) of being one of the few people to have an honorary d

17、egree conferred on her by the university this year.9). There is increasing disillusionment (disillusion) with the management of the company.10). We are still awaiting confirmation (confirm) of the exact number of casualties.3. Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with a phrase taken from the box in

18、 its appropriate form.be opposed to | in search of | stand out | put asidetempt | invalid | disengage from | cling toedit out | give way to | crusade | last-ditch attempt1). In a last ditch-attempt to save his party from electoral defeat, he resigned from the leadership.2). Youre tempting fate by ri

19、ding your bike without wearing a bicycle helmet.3). Lets put our differences aside and make a fresh start.4). In some areas, modern intensive farming is giving way to the re-introduction of traditional methods.5). She was shot by a sniper when she went out in search of firewood.6). Most of the viole

20、nt scenes were edited out for television.7). The number-one rule for being a good colleague is to disengage your emotions from the working relationship.8). She is opposed to religious education in schools.9). She clings to the hope that her husband will come back to her.10). We had lots of good appl

21、icants for the job, but one stood out from the rest.11). She crusaded against sex and violence on television.12). She was invalided out of the service because of injuries she received in a fire.4. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1). In old movies, the police shouted “Open

22、 up in the name of the law” before they broke the door down. by the right of2). When the post fell vacant, Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it. became available3). The party leader is said to be concerned about the slippage in the recent opinion polls. decline (of popularity)4). Her voice heavy wit

23、h irony, Simone said, “Were so pleased you were able to stay so long.” Sounding highly ironical5). As she was waiting to go into the examination room, he squeezed her hand and wished her good luck. pressed her hand affectionately6). Yields on gas and electricity shares are consistently high. Profits

24、7). Its plain reporting of the facts theres not much editorial content. opinion of the editors 8). We must get to the root of this problem find out the cause of9). She dresses very provocatively. seductively10). She started laughing hysterically. wildly/without control5. Correct the errors in the fo

25、llowing passage. The passage contains ten errors, one in each indicated line. In each case, only one word is involved.Corrections should be done as follows:Wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word in the blank.Extra word: delete the extra word with an “.”Missing word: mark the

26、 position of the missing word with a “” and write the missing word in the blank.The BalkansWhere the great plates of the Earths crust met, the great stresses and strains cause terrible earthquakes. Something similar is happening when the Earths major peoples, languages, religions and cultures meet.

27、One such area is the eastern end of the Mediterranean. The southeastern corner of the Europe is mountainous, and rarely at peace. The Balkans were at the edge of the Roman Empire, and when in the 4th and 6th centuries A.D., huge migrations of people from Central Asia lead to the collapse of that emp

28、ire, many of them settled in that area. The Roman Empire split to two before its final disappearance. The western half was basedRome and followed the Roman Catholic version of Christianity. The eastern half, with its capital in Constantinople, believed in the Orthodox Church. Some of the tribes beca

29、me Catholic; others became Orthodox, and thus the complex jigsaw became even more complex. Then the Muslim Turks marched into the area, sweeping side the remains of the Roman Empire. During their rule in the Balkans, many of the inhabitants converted to Islam, and yet another division came into bein

30、g. When the Turkish empireturn disappeared, the Balkans exploded, and the result was the First World War. Later, the Germans tried to hold down the region, but they failed. Peace came temporarily under the rule of the Communist Tito, but after his death and the break-in of the Soviet Union, the old

31、divisions surfaced again, and a bitter civil war broke out in Yugoslavia, new nations emerging, as neighbors killed and tortured other with a savagery that shocked the world. The Balkans seem likely to remain a center for politic earthquakes.meetthe led intoin aside in break-up each (10) political 6

32、. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.Why We Travel?We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, (1) next, to find ourselves. We travel to (2) open our hearts and eyes and learn more about the world than our newspapers will accommodate. We travel to bring wha

33、t little we can, in our ignorance and knowledge, to those parts of the globe whose riches are differently dispersed. And we travel, in (3) essence, to become young fools again to (4) slow time down and get taken (5) in, and fall in love once more. The beauty of this whole process was best described,

34、 perhaps, before people even took (6) to frequent flying, by George Santayana in his lapidary essay, “The Philosophy of Travel.” We “need sometimes,” the Harvard philosopher wrote, “to (7) escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, (8) into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard, in order

35、to (9) sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what.”I like that stress on (10) work, since never more than on the road are we shown how proportional our blessings are to the (11) difficulty that precedes them; and I like the (12

36、) stress on a holiday thats “moral” since we fall into our ethical habits as (13) easily as into our beds at night. Few of us ever forget the connection between “travel” and “travail,” and I know that I travel in large part in search of (14) hardship both my own, which I want to feel, and others, wh

37、ich I need to see. Travel in that sense guides us toward a better (15) balance of wisdom and compassion of seeing the world clearly, and yet feeling it truly. For (16) seeing without feeling can obviously be uncaring; while (17) feeling without seeing can be blind. Yet for me the first great joy of

38、traveling is simply the luxury of leaving all my beliefs and certainties at (18) home, and seeing everything I thought I knew in a (19) different light, and from a crooked (20) angle. In that regard, even a Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Beijing can be both novelty and revelation: In China, after

39、all, people will pay a whole weeks wages to eat with Colonel Sanders. IV. Translation1. Translate the following sentences into English. 1). 這么多年過去了，現(xiàn)在他仍然抱著她會(huì)被他的愛所感動(dòng)并嫁給他的希望。(cling to) After so many years he is still clinging to the hope that she will be moved by his love and marry him.2). 為了友誼，他選擇對(duì)約翰

40、的嚴(yán)重錯(cuò)誤保持沉默。(in the name of) He chose to remain silent about Johns serious mistake in the name of friendship.3). 他感覺自己在所有那些聰明人中間像個(gè)冒牌貨似乎他根本沒資格在那兒。(impostor)He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.4). 她因滑稽、粗俗和大膽成了美國最出名的電視名人之一。(profane)Funny, profane

41、 and fearless, she has become one of the Americas biggest television celebrities.5). 一群好奇的旁觀者很快聚攏過來看發(fā)生了什么事。(onlooker)A crowd of curious onlookers soon gathered to see what was happening.6). 再次聽到那支曲子使他內(nèi)心充滿了懷舊之情。(nostalgia)Hearing that tune again filled him with nostalgia.7). 我討厭不得不在天還沒亮?xí)r起床。(detest)I

42、detest having to get up when its still dark outside.8). 地方政府的這項(xiàng)新政策引起了環(huán)保組織的強(qiáng)烈抗議。(provoke) The new policy of the local government provoked a storm of protest from the environmental protection organizations.9). 這本書中有好幾個(gè)優(yōu)美的描寫片段。(sublime)The book contains sublime descriptive passages.10). 我察覺到他對(duì)安排不大滿意，于是

43、預(yù)訂了另一家旅館。(perceive)Perceiving that he wasnt happy with the arrangements, I booked a different hotel.2. Translate the following passage into English. 世界上有幾百萬人依靠國家地理學(xué)會(huì)（the National Geographic Society）獲取信息。每年都有數(shù)以千計(jì)的游客參觀位于哥倫比亞特區(qū)華盛頓市中心的該學(xué)會(huì)探險(xiǎn)者展廳（Explorers Hall）。這個(gè)博物館里的展品和現(xiàn)代技術(shù)幫助他們了解地球及其環(huán)境。 國家地理學(xué)會(huì)出版在世界上廣受歡迎

44、的地圖、書籍和雜志；制作電影和電視片；為學(xué)校制作計(jì)算機(jī)程序和錄像。學(xué)會(huì)的研究與探索委員會(huì)（Committee for Research and Exploration）為研究從考古學(xué)到動(dòng)物學(xué)的課題的科學(xué)家提供資金。國家地理學(xué)會(huì)支持地理學(xué)的教學(xué)。地理學(xué)是研究地球的學(xué)問。學(xué)會(huì)幫助培養(yǎng)地理學(xué)教師。學(xué)會(huì)在它的因特網(wǎng)網(wǎng)站上向計(jì)算機(jī)用戶提供有關(guān)研究人員和探險(xiǎn)家的活動(dòng)的最新信息。參考譯文 Millions of people around the world depend on the National Geographic Society for information. Each year, thous

45、ands of visitors tour the societys Explorers Hall in central Washington, D.C. Exhibits and modern technology in this museum help them learn about the Earth and its environment. The National Geographic Society publishes maps, books, and magazines that are popular around the world. It also produces fi

46、lms and television shows. And it makes computer programs and videos for schools. The societys Committee for Research and Exploration gives money to scientists working in subjects from archaeology to zoology. The National Geographic Society supports the teaching of geography the study of the Earth. I

47、t helps train teachers in geography. It offers computer users the latest information about the activities of researchers and explorers on its Internet website. V. Oral ActivitiesGiving A TalkNowadays, traveling is one of the most popular activities both at home and abroad, absorbing much time, money

48、 and energy. In “Being There,” the author points out that people travel for various reasons: looking for consummation, finding rationalizations for their anxiety or despair, seeking exotic phenomena or just to get away. As for you, what do you think is the main reason for peoples fondness of traveli

49、ng? Can they really be satisfied eventually and why?(For reference) Some people travel to escape. They want to escape from their boring daily life, the tiring job, from pressure in all its aspects. Sometimes, they even travel to avoid facing a certain matter or a certain person. These people can har

50、dly be satisfied in the end, although they may achieve a temporary relaxation during the trip, for it is impossible to settle a problem by escaping. Once they come back from traveling, they will still have to face the problems.Some people travel for inspiration. People traveling with this purpose, g

51、enerally speaking, are artists, writers or from some other occupations with a need of creation. They travel to get a better understanding of the laws of nature, of human beings as well as of society. A novelist, for example, who wants to write a story about farmers, will want to learn more about cou

52、ntry life. And he even wants to experience it for himself, if it is possible. For these people, I think, it is also hard to say whether they will be satisfied at last, for inspiration is unpredictable. Nevertheless, despite all the uncertainties, peoples enthusiasm for traveling never seems to wane.

53、2.Having A DiscussionSome people believe that traveling is the blood-sucking reptile of “monoculture.” Because of traveling, cultures are merging with each other, making it almost impossible for travelers to taste the real flavor of a foreign culture. In Paragraph 15, Anatole Broyard argues against

54、Evelyn Waughs idea that because of traveling and travel books, the world is turning into a “monoculture” by saying that “He underestimated the variousness of our reasons for traveling.” On the basis of your understanding, please hold a group discussion on whether traveling is turning the world into

55、a “monoculture.”(For reference)Pros: There is no denying that tourist souvenirs sold at different scenic spots, may it be in Xian or Beijing, look almost the same, in spite of their different names and packages, and sometimes different stories about their origins. And in Shanghai, you can find goods

56、 from almost every corner of China as well as many other countries. Cities are becoming more and more alike, with skyscrapers, shining neon lights and busy traffic. Cons: We travel to learn more about others rather than to imitate. Whats more, what we can learn is usually something superficial and t

57、he real traditions and customs are not easy to be duplicated. VI. Research Paper WritingCreating an Outline Creating an outline is a vital step in the writing process. An outline gives you the conceptual design of your paper; it is a logical pattern that organizes your ideas. It allows you to group

58、ideas together, and arrange them from general to specific. It also helps you to visualize your essay and make sure that your ideas are relevant to your thesis, logically organized, and sufficiently developed. Below are the steps necessary for writing an outline, arranged in the form of an outline.I.

59、 Thesis Statement (Make sure it is clear.) A. Notice the purpose of your essay.B. Take into account the audience.II. OrderA. An outline uses major and minor headings, therefore you need to organize ideas from 1. general to specific; 2. abstract to concrete.B. This clear order will 1. show the logica

60、l flow of your essay; 2. show the relationship between the various parts and arguments.III. Divide A. When you divide your ideas you are showing their rank in relation to the whole.1. The fist Roman numeral refers to the first paragraph. Include the ideas you will discuss in the introduction and per