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高英第三版练习册答案

Unit1:

1．Whichsentenceinthefirstparagraphestablishesthelink

betweenthedrivingofanailandthechoiceofaword

2．Sowithlanguagefirmlyandexactly.

2.whatdoestheword“this”insentence1,para2,referto

Gettingthewordthatiscompletelyrightforthewriter’s

purpose.

3．Doyouagreewiththeauthorthatthereisagreatdealof

truthintheseeminglystupidquestion“HowcanIknowwhatI

thinktillIseewhatIsay”

Thequestionsoundsirrational,butistrue.Unlesswehave

foundtheexactwordstoverbalizeourownthoughts,wecan

neverbeverysureofwhatourthoughtsare.Withoutwords,our

thoughtscannotbedefinedorstatedinaclearandprecise

manner.

4.expainwhytheword“imprison”intheexamplegiven

in,thoughnotamalapropism,isstillnottherightwordforthe

writer’spurpose

“malapropism”meanstheunintentionalmisuseofaword

byconfusingitwithonethatresemblesit,suchas“human”for

“humane”,“singularity”for“singleness”.Butthe

misuseofimprisonisdifferentcase,itiswronglychosenbecause

theuserhasfailedtorecogniseitsassociations.

makecommentsonthethreepairsofexamplesgiveninthis

section.Compareandcontrasttheirdifferencesinmeaning.

human:of,orrelatingtoman.(humanbeing;humannature;

humanrights)

humane:characterizedbykindness,mercy,orcompassion.

(humanejudge,humaneofficer)

Humanaction=actiontakenbyhuman;

Humaneaction=mercifulaction;

Humankiller=personthatkillshuman;

Humanekiller=instrumentswhichkillbutcauselittlepain,

esp.thoseforthepainlesskillingofanimals.

6.whatdoestheword“alive”inthesentence“astudent

needstobealivetothes