读写4 课后题目(1、3、4、6、7).doc

Unit1 Why does the writer compare an artist who seeks fame to a dog chasing its own tail? Because like a dog chasing its own tail, when the artist captures the fame, he does not know what else to do but to continue chasing it. 2. What will happen to artists if they become bored? Their work begins to show a lack of continuity in its appeal and it becomes difficult to sustain the attention of the public. Why is it possible for artists to lose support from the audiences if they make changes to their style? Because the public discounts styles other than those for which the artists have become famous. 4. What do famous writers, painters and moviemakers have to give up in order to maintain their fame and fortune, according to the writer? Their freedom to express themselves with other styles or forms. 5. In which way is the performer similar to the politician, according to the writer? They have to please their audiences by saying things they don抰 mean or fully believe. 6. What does the writer want to show by giving an example of Oscar Wilde抯 uncompromising behavior? Artists pay a heavy price for remaining true to themselves. What explanation may failed artists give to themselves for their failure? Their genius is too sophisticated for contemporary audiences. 8. Why are Thomas Wolfe, Beethoven, Pestalozzi, and Thomas Edison mentioned in Paragraph 8? To show that failure has motivated some famous people to work even harder to succeed. Unit3 1. What does the writer mean by saying 揂 welfare client is supposed to cheat. Everybody expects it? He means that a welfare client is believed to lie to get a little extra welfare money and everyone knows it well. 2. How has the author chosen to live as a welfare client? He has chosen to live an honest life by drumming up some business outside and drawing cartoons for magazines. 3. Why do the caseworkers think they are entitled to have clients bow to them? Because they know clearly that they are being made fools of