unit three

Unit three

Comprehension

A

?

Answers for reference

：

1

?

F

(In

order

to

get

the

most

out

of

any

book

and

to

absorb

it

fully, we must write between the lines as well as read between the lines.

In this sense, the two phrases are complementary to each other.)

2

?

F (The writer talks about marking a book on condition that it is

your own book. Books borrowed from a friend or the library, or text

?

books kept on reserve in universities, should not be marked.)

3

?

F (The writer says that the soul is the content of a book while

the body is its binding and typography, so they are separable. The beauty

of

a

rare

edition

or

of

a

magnificently

bound

book,

however,

is

inseparable from its soul. Its beauty is just like the beauty of a painting or

a statue, whose body and soul cannot be separated.)

4

?

F (Once you have bought a book, you become its true owner

only

when

you

have

made

it

a

part

of

yourself.

The

writer

makes

a

comparison between reading a book and consuming a beefsteak in order

to explain what

“

full

”

,

“

real

”

ownership is.)

5

?

F (If it is a first edition of a famous writer's masterpiece or an

elegantly bound edition, for example, it is not advisable to mark it up.)

6

?

F (According to the writer, the more notes you have made in a

book and the < /p>

“

worse

”

its physical appearance gets, the better you have

absorbed the book.)

7

?

F (The writer says that the soul is the content of a book while

the body is its binding and typography, so they are separable. The beauty

of

a

rare

edition

or

of

a

magnificently

bound

book,

however,

is

inseparable from its soul. Its beauty is just like the beauty of a painting or

a statue, whose body and soul cannot be separated.)

8

?

F

(

Gone

with

the

Wind

is

a

piece

of

light

fiction

meant

for

enjoyment, amusement and relaxation. If you do not read it actively, you

lose

nothing.

The

writer

has

the

same

opinion

as

Francis

Bacon,

the

seventeenth

?< /p>

century English philosopher, who says

：

“

Some books are

to

be

tasted,

others

to

be

swallowed,

and

some

few

to

be

chewed

and

digested...

”

Different

kinds

of

books

need

different

approaches.

Only

books to be read for their rich ideas need diligence and careful attention.

Unless it is for a special purpose, you do not have to make detailed notes

in

Gone with the Wind

.)

9

?

F (We cannot draw this conclusion so rashly because the writer

tells us that if a book is, say, a beautiful first edition, it is a combination

of body and soul, and he would not scribble in it. A clean book may be

such a book.)

10

?

T

B

?

Reference version

：

When the writer emphasizes the importance of marking up a book,

he is referring to one's own books that are worth careful reading or study.

In

the

case

of

these

books,

we

should

try

to

understand

both

the

main

ideas and the specific details, so as to make judgments, react emotionally,

analytically,

or

critically,

recognize

the

author's

hidden

purpose

or

prejudices,

make

an

overall

evaluation,

comprehend

precisely

what

is

being said, and make comments on his style, diction and

／

or ideas. In

short, it is an excellent method of intensive reading.

Consider the following points

：

1)

In

the

80's,

a

person

adopting

one

reading

method

cannot

read

very much, so he cannot achieve as much as those who employ multiple

reading techniques.

Nowadays a reader has to read various newspapers, magazines and

periodicals

in

order

to

keep

up

with

what

is

happening

around

him,

to

become better informed, and to gain a broad understanding of a particular

topic.

Sometimes

when

a

person

is

reviewing,

or

doing

research,

or

writing a paper, or seeking specific information for some specific purpose,

he must have another kind of reading skill to help him to find answers to

specific

questions.

As

purposes

of

reading

vary,

so

must

the

reading

methods

vary.

The

degree

of

concentration,

the

speed,

the

amount

of

attention paid to details and the amount of note-taking will all vary with

the reader's purpose.

2) It is necessary to cultivate good reading habits. Scribbling all over

a book or making it dog-eared is not considered good reading habits by

most people.

3) Good readers usually respect those who keep their books clean.

Love and respect for books are generally considered to be a good reader's

duty. The way recommended by the writer can probably best be described

as a “minority viewpoint”.

C

?

Answers for reference

：

1

?

I argue plainly that making marks in a book is not something

done to spoil it but to show its worth and value.

2

?

Getting the book by payment is merely a preparatory step on

the way to ownership.

3

?

Only

when

you

have

fully

absorbed

it

can

you

say

that

you

own the book completely.

4

?

The

third

kind

of

book

owners

possess

only

a

few

or

many

books,

but

every

one

of

them

is

worn,

with

the

corners

of

the

leaves

folded over, and has become less tightly bound because of constant use.

There are marks and informally written notes in each book from cover to

cover.

5

?

I would never mark pages of a first edition copy of

Paradise

Lost

,

just

as

I

would

not

give

my

baby

a

set

of

coloured

pencils

and

a

painting by Rembrandt in the original.

6

?

If the elaborate cover, style of printing or layout prevent

you

from marking up a book, then you'd better buy a cheap edition in which

you can show your respect to the writer (i.e., by writing notes in it).

7

?

If

you

write

notes

in

the

book

yourself,

the

words

and

sentences will stand out more distinctly in your mind and last longer in

your memory.

8

?

Don't believe that a reader is only expected to take in passively

what is in the book (i.e., the reader should also contribute).

9

?

Comprehension

is

a

process

involving

both

reception

and

production. If you remain a container ready only to receive, you cannot

expect to learn very much.

TEXT

Ⅱ

Comprehension

1

?

F (Most time it was the case, but the excellent workshop taught

by Helen Schulman was an exception.)

2

?

T

3

?

F

(I

didn

’

t

hove

being

rejected,

but

my

goal

was

to

publish

something before death and I always wanted to try; such rejection notes

wouldn

’

t destroy me.)

4

?

F

(Self-forgiveness

is

important

for

writers

not

just

because

their

writings

would always

disappoint them,

but

also because

it

would

enable

them

to

continue

their

writing

after

that

heartache

of

disappointment.)

5

?

T

TEXT

Ⅲ

Comprehension

1

?

(The Second Hand Shop.)

2

?

(442 9900.)

3

?

(W. Foster or S. J. Screeton.)

4

?

(P. J. Ryan. Save money.

Estimates free.)

5

?

(3, i.e., North Cheshire Builders, , and Mr. Sharp)

GUIDED WRITING

Sentence Combination

Reference version

：

All of us can change our behaviour to fit different situations. We are

festive, often noisy, at weddings and birthday celebrations, sympathetic at

funerals, attentive at lectures, serious and respectful at religious services.

Even

the

clothes

we

wear

on

these

different

occasions

may

vary.

Our

table manners are not the same at a picnic as in a restaurant or at a formal

dinner party. When we speak with close friends, we are free to interrupt

them and we will not be offended if they interrupt us. When we speak to

people

higher

up,

however,

we

are

inclined

to

hear

them

out

before

saying

anything

ourselves.

If

we

don't

make

such

adjustments,

we

are