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1、Unit 14 HomelessKey to the ExercisesText comprehensionI.Decide which of the following best states the texts underlying purpose. CII.Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1.T (Refer to Paragraphs 1 and 2.) 2.F (Refer to Paragraph 3. She is saying that she do
2、es not look at the world from any broad perspective. Instead, she is more interested in and sensitive to a problem inflicting the world: homelessness.) 3.F (Refer to Paragraph 5. It is not that their houses are getting smaller and smaller, but that they do not keep their houses as long as before. Mo
3、ving is becoming more frequent.) 4.F (Refer to Paragraph 7. Some people refuse to go to shelters because they still miss the feeling of a home which is absent at any shelter. They still expect a home, or at least the feeling of a home.) 5.T (Refer to Paragraphs 8 and 9.) III.Answer the following que
4、stions.1.Refer to Paragraphs 1 and 2. Ann produced some pictures kept in a folded sheet of typing paper to show that she was not homeless. She insisted that she had a home and an identity that belonged to the home. But the author discovered that she was homeless from her dirty and shabby clothes, an
5、d from the fact that shed been passing through for more than two weeks.2.Refer to Paragraphs 3 and 4. According to the author, a home is more than a shelter or something merely physical; it is where the heart is, as she puts it, or a place of certainty, stability, predictability and privacy. 3.Refer
6、 to Paragraphs 5 and 6. In the U.S., the sense of a home is edging away gradually. Homes were stable for a lifetime or even generations traditionally, yet all of a sudden they are getting short-lived. They may disappear any time, because they are no longer homes; they are now real estate. 4.Real est
7、ate is the modern term for land and anything that is permanently affixed to it. Fixtures include buildings, fences, and things attached to buildings, such as plumbing, heating, and light fixtures. Property that is not affixed is regarded as personal property. Home with all the love, stability and se
8、nse of belonging in it, certainly means much more than real estate.5.Refer to Paragraphs 8 and 9. There are people trying to solve the problem, but they have not understood or approached the problem in the right way. They are, according to the author, not sensitive enough to the real people who have
9、 no home. IV.Explain in your own words the following sentences.1.She asserted that I was mistaken and she was not homeless. She said that she did not stay at the bus station, but I knew she had been there for over two weeks. 2.My love for my home is far greater than the house itself and the area whe
10、re it is located.3.What some people want is more than a physical shelter. Their desire for the feeling of a home is so strong that they would not go to shelters for any facilities offered there. Structural analysis of the textFirst part: Paragraphs 1 -3.Second part: Paragraphs 4 -7.Third part: Parag
11、raphs 8 -9.Rhetorical features of the textThat was the crux of it; not size or location, but pride of ownership. (Paragraph 7)We turn an adjective into a noun: the poor, not poor people; the homeless, not Ann or the man who lives in the box or the woman who sleeps on the subway grate. (Paragraph 8)V
12、ocabulary exercisesI.Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1.a person of importance2.unfavorable weather conditions, such as strong winds, heavy rain, and cold; three substantial, nourishing meals3.far more intense than the care for 4.generally, on the whole5.the general not
13、ion or the rough outlineII.Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate form.1. crux 2. anonymous3. rummaged 4. enfeebling5. bureau 6. drained7. adrift 8. customary III.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1. anonymity 2. ferocious3
14、. unpredictably4. leaky5. spoonful 6. damnably/damned7. disqualified8. terminate IV.Fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text.1. edging . away2. wind up3. run up to4. passing through5. reduced to6. sat up7. move on to8. locked inV.Give
15、a synonym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used. 1. Synonym: dirt (soot, filth)2. Antonym: local (partial, restricted)3. Synonym: fierceness (intensity)4. Synonym: security (safety)5. Synonym: crouch6. Antonym: inaccessible (unobtainable)7. Antonym: indifferent (heartless, apathetic)8. Synonym: specific (particular)VI.Explain the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words. 1.constantly complain about2.accept3.respected4.mentioned5.reveal (your) real mental state6.disapproved7.endure8.getting themselves rea
