Unit7TheMonsterKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionDecidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.CJudge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.T(RefertoParagraphs2?.)F(RefertoParagraph5,whichsuggestshewasemotionallyunstable.)F(RefertoParagraph7,whichstateshewasresponsibleforlargesumsofdebt.)T(RefertoParagraph8.Alotofwomencameintohislifeasaresultofhispursuit,andwereabandonedbyhimintheend.)T(RefertoParagraph12.)Answerthefollowingquestions.RefertoParagraph1.Hehadashortstaturewithadisproportionatelylargehead.Andhehadskindiseases.RefertoParagraph2.Hebelievedhewasoneofthegreatestmenintheworld,agreatcomposer,agreatthinkerandagreatdramatistcombinedintoone.Amanofsucharrogancecannothelpbuttakehimselftobethecenterofconversations.RefertoParagraph3.Ifanyoneshowedslightdisagreementwithhim,hewouldmakealengthyandaggressivespeechforhourstoprovehimselftobeintheright.Thiswouldforcehisdazedanddeafenedhearertosurrender.RefertoParagraph5.Hewasemotionallycapriciouslikeachild.Raptureinhimcouldeasilyturnintoextrememelancholy.Hewasheartlessandcalloustoafrighteningdegreeonsomeoccasions.Moreover,hisemotionalstatesalwaysfoundoutwardexpression.RefertoParagraphs11and12.TheauthorsaysthatWagnerwasamongthegreatestdramatists,thegreatestthinkers andthemosttremendousmusicalgeniusesinourworld.Hisimmortalworksfarexceededinvaluethetortureshisarroganceinflicteduponothersandthedebtsheowed.RefertoParagraph13.Thetremendouscreativepower,whichpropelledhimtoproducesomanymemorableworksinhislifetime,couldhavecrushedhispoorbrainandbody.However,hemiraculouslysurvivedandmadealltheimmortalaccomplishments.Inthissensehewasamonsterratherthanahumanbeing.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.Healmosthadnosenseofresponsibility.Hewrotelargenumbersoflettersbeggingformoney.Insomelettershewasservilewithoutshame,andinotherlettersheloftilyofferedhistargetedbenefactortheprivilegeof contributingtohissupport. Iftherecipientrefusedtoaccepthisoffer,i.e.refusedtolendhimmoney,hewouldflyintoarage.Hewouldusehisinfluenceonasmanypeopleaspossibleinordertomeetsomeadmirerofhiswhowasonlytoogladtoofferhimhishelp.SinceWagnerwasdrivenbysuchtremendousforces,itisnosurprisethathedidn'tbehavelikeanormalhumanbeing.StructuralanalysisofthetextInthefirst10paragraphs,wecanfindthefollowingwordsandexpressionsusedtodescribeRichardWagnerasamonsterofconceit:delusionsofgrandeur/amonsterofconceit/believedhimselftobeoneofthegreatestdramatistsintheworld,oneofthegreatestthinkers,andoneofthegreatestcomposers/themostexhaustingconversationalist/provedhimselfrightinsomanyways/hadtheoriesaboutalmostanysubjectunderthesun/almostinnocentofanysenseofresponsibility/anendlessprocessionofwomen.Intheremainingparagraphs,wecanfindthefollowingwordsandexpressionsusedtodescribehimasagreatgenius:rightallthetime/oneoftheworld'sgreatestdramatists/agreatthinker/oneofthemoststupendousmusicalgeniuses/owehimaliving.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextTherepetitiveuseofthethirdpersonpronounhecreatessuspenseinthereader'smind.Thisisoneoftheeffectivewaystoholdthereader'sattentionandmakehimreadon.VocabularyexercisesExplaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.personwithextremelyexcessiveself-pridewithalltheirtalentscombinedinhiminabadtemper;unwellorannoyedwithoutuseasmuchinfluenceofhisaspossible(frombehindthescenes)makeconcessionFillintheblankineachsentencewithaphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.pulledwiresbecontentwithrolledintoonebetweenthelinesofsinkintoinnocentofoutofsorts8.laymyhandson8.laymyhandsonIII.1.callousness2.tormentor3.inconceivable4.arrogantly5.gloomy6.III.1.callousness2.tormentor3.inconceivable4.arrogantly5.gloomy6.tragedyFillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.delusion8.loftyIV.Choosethewordthatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.A2.B3.C4.AC6.B7.A8.DGiveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.Antonym:humbleness(modesty)Synonym:amazing(stunning,miraculous)Synonym:cold-blooded(inhumane,merciless)Synonym:voidAntonym:ethical(moral,principled,scrupulous)Synonym:parody(caricature)Antonym:exhilaration(bliss,ecstasy)Synonym:proudly(self-importantly)Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachpany2.controlled3.imprecise4.outoffashion5.immediately6.coverGrammarexercisesI.Completethefollowingsentenceswithprepositions.1.at 2. on3.to 4. at5.from6.ofin,for,at8. on,of,ofover10.on,under,outofFillintheblankineachsentencewiththechoiceyouthinkthemostappropriate.

1.C2.1.C2.A3.B4.C5.D6.D7.B8.DRewritethefollowingparagraph,usingappropriatecoordinatorssoastomakeitmoreconcise.BothJohnandIwantedtogotothemovies,butwecouldnotagreeonwhichpictureweshouldgotosee.AnewpicturewasshowingatthePalaceandanotherattheGlobe.NeitherJohnnorIhadseeneitherofthesepictures.IwantedtoseetheoneattheGlobe,butJohndidn't.Jointhesentencesineachgroupintoonewithoutusingand,butorso.1.Mycousin,John,whohasabeautifultenorvoice,isappearingattheRoyalFestivalHall,whereIamgoingtomeethimaftertheconcert.Therollercoaster,whichmadeitsappearancein1884,isstilloneofthemostexcitingridesinanamusementpark.AsIcouldnotfindaBritish-madeballpointpen,IboughtaFrenchone,whichwasexpensivealthoughitwasanextremelysimplepen.Everybodywhoisinterestedinbrassrubbingsshouldvisitourvillagechurchbecauseitcontainssomebeautifulbrasseswhichdatefromthe14thcentury.Despitefreemedicaltreatmentbeingavailabletoeverybodyinthecountry,therearestillanumberofprivatehospitals,whicharemostlypatronizedbyforeignvisitorswhodonotwanttowaitforabedinaNationalHealthServicehospital.Crochet,whichusedtobeafavouritepastimeinVictoriantimes,isbackinfashionbecauseclotheshavebecomesoexpensivethatitisworthwhiletomakethem.Clangingitsbell,theemptycablecarapproaches,swayingasthoughslightlydrunk.WearrivedbyplanefromDenver,a16-minuteflightthat culminatedinabreathtakingtouchdownatatinyairporttuckedinamongtheRockyMountains.Replacetheunderlinedpartsbyinfinitivephrases.1.Thechildislonely;hewouldbehappierifhehadsomeonetoplaywith.Ihavesomeletterstowrite.Hewasthefirstmantoleavetheburningbuilding.Thepilotwastheonlymantosurvivethecrash.Thelastonetoleavetheroommustturnoutthelights.Thatisthelargestshiptobebuilt.Myfilesareallovertheplace.IwishIhadaboxtokeepthemin.Idon'tmuchcareforcookingformyself;ifIhadafamilytocookforI'dbemoreinterested.Makesentencesofyourownafterthesentencesgivenbelow,keepingtheunderlinedstructuresinyoursentences.(Referenceversion)1.Workinterestshimtosuchadegreethathethinksaboutnothingelse.Whatiftheydonotcome?TranslationexercisesI.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.1.任何人只要有一絲半點(diǎn)的不同意見，即使再微缺乏道，也足夠讓他高談闊論幾個(gè)鐘頭，用他那十分累人的雄辯從多方面論證自己是正確的，結(jié)果是他的聽眾聽得目瞪口呆，兩耳震聾，為了息事寧人，只好順從他。他發(fā)出了幾十封哀求信，甚至不知廉恥地向人獻(xiàn)媚，有時(shí)他又會(huì)將對(duì)自己的支持作為某種特權(quán)傲慢地賞賜給他希望得到的資助人，一旦這份榮耀被人拒絕，他又會(huì)深感被人冒犯。如果有人仰慕他的作品，能夠并且愿意為他所用，他就會(huì)動(dòng)用各種關(guān)系，想盡方法見上一面；可是他又會(huì)因?yàn)楸硎境瞿撤N愚蠢的、毫無(wú)意義的傲慢和無(wú)禮而樹立死敵。這簡(jiǎn)直就是一個(gè)讓人難以言表的奇跡，他那可憐的大腦和身體竟然沒有在如此強(qiáng)大的創(chuàng)造力的折磨下崩潰，這個(gè)惡魔掙扎著，抓撓著要掙脫出來(lái)，撕扯著，尖叫著，想要他把內(nèi)心的音樂(lè)譜寫出來(lái)。II.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordandphrasesgiveninbrackets.1.Forthesakeofyourfamily,youshouldlookbeforeyouleapandnottakesomanyrisks.2.Ifeelabitoutofsortsafterlastnight'sheavydrink.Hisfatherpulledendlesswiresandgothimapositioninaninflatedgovernmentdepartment.Ifyoureadhislettercarefully,youcanfindhisrealintentionbetweenthelines.IknewIwasdownrightrudetohim,butIfoundexcusesformyself.Manyoftheoutstandingfiguresofthepastwereexceptionallyversatilemen.LeonardodaVinci,forinstance,rolledapainterandaninventorintoone.Hefinallykilledhimselfafterbeingunderthetormentofinsomniaformanyyears.Hewasdumbwithamazement.TranslatethefollowingpassageintoChinese.2001年7月7日，耶路撒冷舉行的一場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)在以色列引起了軒然大波。世界著名指揮家DanielBarenboim率領(lǐng)德國(guó)管弦樂(lè)團(tuán)在以色列藝術(shù)節(jié)上正在演奏瓦格納的音樂(lè)，而瓦格納是一個(gè)反猶太的德國(guó)作曲家，也是希特勒最欣賞的音樂(lè)家。建國(guó)以來(lái)的五十多年里，以色列一直都有這么一條不成文的禁忌—不公開演出瓦格納的任何作品。因?yàn)閷?duì)許多猶太人和大屠殺幸存者來(lái)說(shuō)，瓦格納的音樂(lè)是和希特勒政權(quán)緊緊聯(lián)系在一起的。盡管瓦格納的作品在全世界范圍內(nèi)廣為人知并到處演出，但在以色列只要一提起瓦格納就會(huì)激起人們的憤怒和譴責(zé)但巴倫博伊姆堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為，瓦格納的反猶太主義思想既不能無(wú)視，也不可簡(jiǎn)單地把它等同于他的音樂(lè)。他的音樂(lè)是由于它所具有的藝術(shù)價(jià)值而值得人們欣賞,一個(gè)民主的社會(huì)不應(yīng)當(dāng)阻止人們欣賞這樣的作品。ExercisesforintegratedskillsI.Dictation.A