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1、Answers to Creative ReadingLesson OneUnderstanding the textPart A:comprehending the text1 they gave the clocks to Chinese and the phrase“give a clock sounds like“make a funeral arrangement”.2 Because they symbolize the cutting(i.e.the end)of a relationship.3 Things from your own place that are diffi

2、cult to get locally in the place where you are visiting.4 With both hands.5 To show modesty;they do not want to appear greedy by accepting immediately.Part B:completing a tableGiftsDo Not Give To.Unsuitable Gifts Because.ClocksWineGifts showing“4”ScissorsFlowersLeatherHandkerchiefsClothingChineseMus

3、limsJ apanese,Koreans andChineseLatins and AsiansAsiansIndiansSome other placesWomensounds like“make a funeral arrangementalcohol is against their religionunlucky numbersign of cutting/ending the relationshipseen as inappropriately romanticcows are revered by Hindussign of sadnessseen as inappropria

4、tely intimatePart C:interpreting the text1 they can strengthen business relationship2 they may be seen as inappropriately romantic3 wrapped and presented correctly4 they dont want to donor to show lose face if the gift is not appropriate.5 remember the countrys religion,avoid giving things that are

5、not appropriate,and choose the wrappingpaper carefully.Developing your skillsPart A:relating information in a text to ones own experienceGiftsAppropriateInappropriateReasons1qThey are use in funerals2qIf a man is said to be wearing a green hatit means that his wife has had sex withanother man since

6、her marriage3Usually a gold ring is given to someonewho is very familiar to you like a lover orfamily member4qBecause of impact from Western culture,Chinese people may consider this toointimate or that is symbolizes romance5q6V7In the past combs were sometimes givenby women to their fiances as engag

7、ementgifts8Gift-receiversGifts1pen2clothing3Key-chain4diary5Local handkerchief6Household goods7watchPart B:using knowledge of the world to make sense of a text1 because the colour of blood is red and blood represents life,red is considered lucky as it shows somethingis alive.2 Because the pronunciat

8、ion of the number 4 is similar to the word“death“in these countries.3 Because the left hand is associated with evil or“the wrong path”,whereas the right hand is associated withgood or“the right path”4 So that they show their appreciation of the gift to the gift-giver right away.They feel that to say

9、“Thankyou the receiver needs to make a comment on the gift and this is difficult if you dont know what it is.5 Because this allows the gift-receiver to show that he is modest and not greedy and this gives the gift-giverthe chances to show that he genuinely wants the gift-receiver to have the gift.Ex

10、tending your vocabularyPart A:synonymsPart B:cloze passageClients,offensive,appreciate,inappropriate,intimate,symbolize,superstition,modesty.Column AColumn BclientsSymbolizeinappropriateoffensivesuperstitionintimatemodestyappreciateDoDont crystal ornaments cash decorative items,e.g.sculptures,exotic

11、 food,e.g.snakes,dried lizardshandicraft Chinese herbal medicine watches Intimate clothing,e.g.lingerie,booksunderwear bottled delicacy or food,e.g.jams,honey potted plantsLesson twoUnderstanding the textPart A:comprehending the text1 The western horoscope is divided into 12 star signs.2 Varied answ

12、ers.3 Cartoon and crosswords.4 Traveling overseas.5 The horse.6 Power,passion and daring.7 The second new-moon day after the winter solstice.8 Because some signs are believed to be incompatibles with others and therefore a bad marriage will result.Part B:true or false1 F 2T 3F 4F 5 F 6T 7F 8FCorrect

13、ions1 About 30%of British people read their star signs everyday.3 If you are a Libra you should look before you leap into a new love affair.4 Horoscopes in the newspaper give light-hearted and harmless fun to entertain people in their daily life.5 The Chinese tiger is strong and dynamic.7 The Chines

14、e horoscopes describe your fate.8 The Western and Chinese horoscopes are essentially not the same.Developing your skillsIdentifying various types of supplementary detailsExtending your vocabularySupplementary DetailsTypes1figure2paraphrases3definitions/explanations4effect and consequences5reasons an

15、d purposes6writers own opinions7examples8quotationsPart A:cloze passagepassion;dominate;dynamic;rebellious;arouse.Part B:expressions1 Today is not a good day for all Leos,so look before you leap in everything you do.2 Gemini,your love prospects are not looking rosy this month.Put your energy in othe

16、r areas.3 My mother believes in the stars,but my father treats the whole thing in a light-hearted manner.4 Aries,remember to use ice-breakers today especially if you have to talk to a large crowd.5 Dont worry about your career path as everything will fall into place by the end of this year.Lesson Th

17、reePart A:sequencing73 582461Part B:true or false1 F2F3T4T5F6F7F8T9T10FCorrections1 Mars has always seemed the most promising for life outside our own.2 Herschel discovered that Mars seemed to have seasons like Earth.5 Viking discovered that water had once covered Mars in huge oceans.6 ALH 84001 is

18、4.6 billion years old.10 Scientists were concerned that the rock was contaminated while lying under the Antarctic ice.Developing your skillsPart A:identifying uncertain expressionsParagraph 4-He wrote.where it could be used to water the crops.Paragraph 5-Clearly.life as we knew on Earth could exist

19、on Mars.Paragraph 6(these must have been illusions).Paragraph 7-But Mariners.seemed to show what appeared to be old riverbeds.Paragraph 8-The evidence that life may once have existed.We may/Its possible that we have made the discovery of the century.There are worm-like microfossils in the rock that

20、appear/seem to have similarshapes to our Earth bacteria.The rock is likely to/will probably contain evidence that there was life on Marsonce.We hope to be able to come up with some more conclusive results in the next monthor so.Part B:using a time-chart to arrange facts into a chronological orderTim

21、e and Major EventsLIFE ON MARS_18th century(a)_19th century(g)_1960s(e)_1976(c)_1984(b)_1983(f)_1996(d)Extending your vocabularyPart A:definitionsWordDefinition4126753Now write a sentence of your own for each of the six words given above.1 According to the doctors9 observations,the patient should be

22、 able to leave the hospital soon.2 The headlines in the front page of the newspaper are all about the train accident.3 Only wild birds and animals inhabit that island.4 We need help from your influential uncle.He can help revive our business.5 In the story,five moons orbited their planet instead of

23、one like ours.6 The jury?s still out concerning who is the most suitable person for the position of president of the club.Part B:cloze sentence1 equatorial;2 contaminated;3 civilization;4 telescope;5 organisms6 PrimitiveExtending your vocabularyPart A:CategoriesMeatDrinksDairy ProductsFruitVegetable

24、sSausageBeefPorkLemonadeTeaCoffeeMilkCheeseCreamOrangeAppleLemonsPotatoMushroomsCarrotsPart B:Positive or negative associationsChickenHamBaconLambTurkeyDuckPheasantGooseBurgersVealColaWaterBeerFruit juiceYogurtIce-dreamButterCherriesBananasMelonsPearsGrapesKiwi fruitGrapefruitStrawberriesPeachPlumCa

25、bbageTomatoesTurnipsCeleryPeasBeansCornPeppersOnionsGingerCucumberPart C:Cloze passageget by with;starving;disgusting;stink;delicate;awful;delicious.Unit fivePart A:true or false1.TPositiveNegativeawfulqdisgustingqdelicateqdeliciousqstarvingqstink7Get by withq3.F4.F5.T6.T7.F8.T10.FCorrections2.In Am

26、erica Katy had no interest in Chinese background.3.It was Sams first time to visit Katy.4.Katy does not like spending time with Sam at first.7.Sam goes away to China because its the end of his family.9.Sam is very happy to see Katy.11.Katy stayed with Sam in China.Part B:comprehending the text1.Beca

27、use it is about her.2.Because she went to a local school,spoke English to her friends and had no interest in her Chinesebackground.3.Because everything is new or strange for him.4.That is the day when Katy fell in love with Sam.5.Because he thinks that Katy is too good for him.6.Katy now feels that

28、she is really Chinese and that she has discovered her roots.Part C:similarities and differencesNotes about Katy and SamTrue forTrue forKatySamqXqqqqXqXqX9qJqXqqXqqqq9Extending your vocabularyPart A.Passage A:darling;cuddle;licking;shopping mall;to keep her balance.Passage B:permanent;survive;second

29、generation;merged;whatsoever.Part B:1.The government should give help to the new immigrants so that they can integrate into the society.2.As a mark of respect for the work that he has done for the town,the old man was given a goldmedal.3.The little boy had a grin on his face because he was given a w

30、hole box of chocolates.4.At night it is very cool because of the breeze.5.The class has a mixture of nationalities.The students come from different countries.Understanding the textPart A:comprehending the text1.It is important because it contains a great of evidence about how people in a society liv

31、ed their everydaylives.2.The Garbage Project carried out by the University of Arizon.It studies the garbage in city rubbishdumps to find evidence of the lifestyle of the local population.It started in 1973 in Tucson,but has nowexpanded to many other cities and has built a huge database of informatio

32、n on most aspects of modernAmerican life.3.The garbage is sorted into a variety of categories(food items,dangerous materials,personal items etc.)4.This is because when there is shortage of something,people try to hoard large supplies of the item.Theymay bury too much.This frequently means that the i

33、tem needs to be thrown away before it can beused-perhaps because of a shortage of storage space or because it starts to perish.5.There are two reasons fbr this.The first is that people do not want to be seen as wasteful when it comesto food.They think they throw away less food than they actually do.

34、The other reason is that they knowthey should be eating less junk food and more healthy food,but in fact the evidence from the garbage isthat they eat more junk food.They are not deliberately lying;they just have an inaccurate impression oftheir own eating habits.6.The Garbage Project can give a cle

35、ar impression of how people live and behave.Part B:true or false1.F2.F3.T4.F5.F6.TCorrections1.It was started in Arizona,but has now expanded to cover many other American cities and Mexico Cityas well.2.There are too many households in Tucson to collect from each and every one.Therefore,only a sampl

36、eof households had their rubbish collected.Also,there is no time specified in the text,it simply sayst4overa period of time”.4.The passage does not specify the quantity of Mexican sugar found-simply that was found in Tucsonwhen there was a sugar shortage.There is no evidence that it tasted bad.5.The

37、 evidence shows that poor people buy smaller packets of food and not the larger economy packets(which more wealthy families bought).They may have wanted to buy the more economical larger packetsbut could not afford the larger outlay of money.Developing your skillsPart A:identifying purposes of readi

38、ngSituation 1Your purpose in reading the text would be to gain a general overview of all respects of the project.Theproject itself would be the focus of your reading and other elements in the text would be skimmed through.Situation 2In this case,you would only focus on the sections of the text which

39、 outlined how the project was carriedo u ti.e.the methodology they used.You would have little interest in the other,more general,sections ofthe text.Even when the methodology is not directly stated,while reading you would be trying to interpretthe methodology used.Situation 3In this case,you would n

40、ot be directly interested in the project itself,but more in the findings of the project.You may not even want to mention the project in your article.Extending your vocabularyPart A:Antonyms and synonyms1.Rubbish,wastejunk,refuse.2.Discard.3.Junk food.4.Partially.5.Exotic.6.Affluent.Part B:cloze pass

41、ageshudder;plentiful;hazardous;stale;go off;partially;lumps;refined.Unit8Understanding the textPart A:Sequencing1.They drive from London to Cornwall.2.A guide tells them about the Eden Project.3.They all visit the Warm Temperate Biome.4.They enter the Humid Tropics Biome.5.They look at plants outdoo

42、rs.6.Katie and her family go to a cafe.Part B:True or False1.T2.F3.F4.T5.F6.TCorrections2.Although the Eden Project is in Britain,the plants come from all over the world and many of them wouldnot grow naturally in Britain but need specially controlled greenhouses.3.It was the first time that Katie h

43、ad visited the Eden Project.5.There is no information as to whether or not it is the largest greenhouse in the world.The Humid TropicsBiome is said to be the largest greenhouse in the world.Developing your skillsIdentifying text typesComponentsInformationAvailableDetails1 .dateNo.Not given.2.timeYes

44、.She left home at 7 oclock in the morning.3.peopleinvolvedYes.We know that Katies parents and brother wentwith her.4.placesYes.Most of the diary entry is related to the EdenProject 一there are many details of thisincluding location,size,history etc.5.significanteventsYes.In a way,the whole visit was

45、one largesignificant event.There is no special eventwithin the visit that stands out as moresignificant than others but clearly the visit hada great impact on Katie.6.feeling/opinionsYes.Clear indications of Katies feelings are givenin the diary entry.The clearest indications areExtending your vocab

46、ularyPart A:Cloze passageclimate;crater;moist;diverse;conservePart B:Definitionsgiven in the final paragraph where she says“the wonderful sights and sounds，“amazing”，“enjoy such splendid nature and“trueadventure playground”.WordDefinitionAdventure playground7Domes3Honeycombs6Reproduced8Crescent-shap

47、ed12Safeguard5Examples sentences:1.When I was young,my whole world was a giant adventure playground.2.Domes are sometimes used instead of spires in old churches.3.When bears are stealing honeycombs from beehives,they are protected from the beehives,they areprotected from the stings by their thick fu

48、r.4.The artist reproduced an exact copy of the famous portrait,the Mona Lisa,and tried to sell it as anoriginal.5.My brother has a crescent-shaped scar on his knee.6.To safeguard against the possibility of cheating,students are not allowed to take mobile phones into theexamination room.Part C:Synony

49、ms1.huge 2.giant 3.gigantic 4.vast 5.enormousExamples sentences:1.My grandfather was a huge man;he was over 2 metres tall.2.My grandfather was a giant of a man;he was over 2 metres tall.3.The ship,the Titanic was a gigantic vessel.4.The two World Wars claimed the lives of a vast number of young men.

50、5.Your mistake has caused an enormous amount of extra work for your colleagues!Unit 10Understanding the textPart A:Sequencing1.The narrator ran away from his grandmother house.2.The narrator moved to a big city.3.The narrators grandmother died.4.The narrator took pictures of children in the park.5.T