(完整版)高级英语第二册第四课课后题答案

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第四单元习题答案
第四单元习题答案
第四单元习题答案
.John F. Kennedy(1917--1963),35th President of the United States
A. His family background
John Kennedy, whose ancestors came from Ireland, was the first Roman Catholic to become
the suburb of Boston where his grandfather had been elected to many public offices.
- dent, was at 25 the youngest bank president in
country. He was to build one of the great private fortunes of his time. He and Rose

When the first Kennedy child, Joseph, Jr. , was born, father Joe was reported to have said,
11 be the first Kennedy to become president of the United States. " But he was killed
piloting a bomber in World War Ⅱ , and the leadership of the rising Kennedy

Thus young John Kennedy, often called Jack, inherited a background of polities, wealth and
The family circle was close and warm. The boys learned competition first in
They played hard to win, a family trait in sports and politics all their lives. Young
attended private schools in Brookline and New York City; and then, in 1931, he
Choate School, in Wallingford, Connecticut to prepare for college. Young Kennedy,

B. His political career and election as president
In 1945 the Hearst newspapers hired Kennedy to cover the United Nations preliminary
-elected twice. Then
supposed to be unbeatable in Massachusetts. It was a big Republican year in 1952, in

On September 12, 1953, Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married at Newport, Rhode
They had three children—Caroline; John, Jr. , whom his father called John-John; and

Kennedy missed being nominated for vice-president by a few votes in 1956. But he gained
issue frankly. He declared his firm belief in the separation of church and state. His

Kennedy’ s four television debates with Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon, were a
of the 1960 campaign. The debates probably were important in Kennedy’s close
electoral votes to 219 for Nixon. The popular vote was breathtakingly close Kennedy
--a fraction of 1 precent of the total vote. (excerpts

C. Assasination
In November 1963, President Kennedy journeyed to Texas for a speech-making tour. In
the streets. Suddenly, at 12"30 in the after-noon, an assassin fired several shots,
Park-land Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about a' half hour later.
the route as a horsedrawn caisson bore the body to St. Matthew’s Cathedral for a
mass. While millions of Americans watched the ceremonies on television, the

On the day of the assasination, the police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old
-marine, for the president’s murder. Oswald, who had lived for a time in the Soviet Union,
-rest. Two days later, in the station, Oswald
was basement of the Dallas police fatally shot by Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner. On
29, President Johnson appointed a seven- member commission, head

ed by Chief
The commission’s report made public on Sept. 27, 1964, held that Oswald fired the

. 1. Kennedy thinks the world is different now because man has made great progress in
，H_bombs，etc．)to
．I agree with him．
2．According to Kennedy，the belief still at issue around the globe is the belief that all man
．
3．Kennedy considers as friends：
．S．， such as Britain，Canada，Australia，New Zealand and the western
countries； b) the countries in South America and；c)many of the developing
．S．aid．He considers all socialist countries as foes(all
time the socialist camp headed by the Soviet Union)and those developing countries
．
4． Britain，Canada，Australia，New Zealand．and in a wider sense one may also include
．
5．Many new nations were born after World WarⅡ．especially in Africa． In 1 960 alone，
’s inaugural speech， the following countries in Africa declared
：The Republic of Cen— tral Africa，The Republic of Chad，The Republic of
-homey，The People’s Republic of the Congo。The(jabon Republic，The Republic of
．etc．
6．The people who are in huts and villages are the poor people in backward developing
．(Student give comments on the rest of the answer．)
7．The stated policy of Kennedy towards Latin America is summed up in the phrase
alliance for progress”．Kennedy pledged to take concrete steps to assist these governments
．
8．Kennedy’s policy towards “his adversary” is negotiation from a position of
．The U．S．must first be strong enough to deter her adversary． From this strong
of absolute military superiority Kennedy proposes negotiating with the socialist
：a) arms control，b) cooperation in the
，technology，arts and commerce，c)a new world system．
9．He calls on his fellow—Americans to make new sacrifices．to do what his country calls on
． He should be prepared to sacrifice everything，even his life if necessary， to defend
，to wage constant war against tyranny，poverty，disease and war．The“long twilight
”is not a hot war but a constant，persevering fight against tyranny，poverty，disease
．
10．There are probably some exaggeration in the claim that freedom was in its hour of
danger when Kennedy assumed office．However，it is historically justifiable that
assumed office at a time when freedom was in a most critical hour．The new
． At home，freedom was endangered by the
． So Kennedy made himself a strong supporter of civil rights．
1． The rhetorical devices employed included： figures of speech，parallel and ballanced
，repetition of important words and phrases，and antitheses．
2． Yes，the address is well organized．Kennedy addressed his old friends first with sweetest
．The order is clear and appropriate．
3．In this highly rhetorical address，there are many examples to show that Kennedy is very
and careful in his choice of and use

of words as well as his choice of sentence
and structures. For example, in the sentence "To our sister republics south of our
powerful big brother in the north. And in the sentence "Finally, to those nations who
make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request", the phrase
make them- selves our adversary" is again cleverly chosen to throw the blame for

4.Nermedy carefully made his tone and message suited to the different groups he
support to minor friends to keep them closely tied to the U. S. , warning advice to

5. Among the passages most likely to be quoted: may be "we shall pay any price, bear any
-ballanced sentence easy to
feelings of the Americans as the self-appointed leader of the "free democracies

6. Kennedy' s argument and persuasion is based mainly on e-motional appeal rather than
the audience is already excited and does not have much time to think or when the

God had given them certain unalienable rights which no state or ruler could take away

2. This much we promise to do and we promise to do more.
3. United and working together we can accomplish a lot of things in a great number of joint

4. We will not allow any enemy country to subvert this peaceful revolution which brings

5. The United Nations is our last and best hope of survival in an age where the instruments

6. We pledge to help the United Nations enlarge the area in which its authority and

7. before the terrible forces of destruction, which science can now release, overwhelm
-destruction, which may be planned or brought about by an accident,

8. Yet both groups of nations are trying to change as quickly as possible this uncertain

9. So let us start once again (to discuss and negotiate)and let us remember that being polite

11. Americans of every generation have been called upon to prove their loyalty to their

12.Let history finally judge whether we have done our task welt or not, but our sure reward
-science for we will have worked sincerely and to the best of our ability.
.See the translation of the text.
.1.prescribe, set down or impose
2.mortal: of man (as a being who must eventually die)
3.at issue, in dispite; still to be decided
4.disciplined, received training that developed self-control and character
https://www.wendangku.net/doc/8c12315977.html,mitted, bound by promise, pledged
6.undoing : abolishing
7. at odds: .in disagreement ; quarreling split asunder : split apart ; disunited
8. iron: cruel; merciless
9. bounds: chains; fetters
10. invective: a violent verbal attack; strong criticism, insuits, curses, etc.
11. writ : (archaic) a formal written document ; specifically, a legal instrument in letter form
—Saxon times to declare its
，wishes and commands(Here it refers to the United Nations Charter．) run：continue in

12．stays：restrains
13．tap：draw upon or make use of
14．bear：take on；sustain
1．fatal可用来指一切已经造成死亡或者可能导致

死亡的事物 (不能指人)，侧重于其不
an illness which might not be serious for a young person．but which will almost
一种对于年轻人来说也许并不严重，但对于一个老太婆来
)。deadly在表示“必然致命”这一点上与fatal完全相同，可互换使
但deadly还有一种为fatal所没有的用法，它可以指一个欲置他人于死地的人。如：The
．(被害者有很多不共戴天的死敌。)mortal像deadly
，可以指能置人于死的人或物。如：Because of an ancient family feud，the two cousins
．用于指物时， mortal之不同于fatal及deadly之处在
He was struck down by a mortal blow
．(他的死是由于头上受了致命一击)。lethal指的是某物质因其构成成分中含有
Cyanide is a lethal
．(氰化物是一种致命的毒药。) 除lethal之外，以上各词均可用来形容某种造成恐慌
a fatal mistake(十分严重的错
)；a deadly insult(难以容忍的侮辱)；in mortal terror(极端的恐怖之中)。
2．faithful指出于对个人荣誉、友谊或爱情等的珍惜而体现出的信义和忠诚，如a faithful
忠实的妻子)。loyal则指因受道德良心或正义感、责任感的驱使而对某人、某项事业或
a loyal friend(忠实可靠的朋友)。constant一般指
a constant lover(用情专一的情人)。
或stanch)指为维护某种原则或信念而表现出毫不动摇的意志和决心，如a staunch
of the truth(真理的坚决捍卫者)。resolute也表示坚定不动摇的决心，不过多指在
She was resolute in her decision to stay．(她决定
)
tyranny，despotism，terrorism。domination．oppression．iron hand，iron heel, club law，
，reign of terror
wealth，riches。opulence，affluence．abundance，prosperity．prosperousness，easy
，richness，opulency
1．pay a price 7．tay the(ocean)depths 2．bear a burden 8．encourage teh arts 3．pledge(one’
．forge a(great)alliance 4．explore the stars 1 O．support friends 5．conquer the deserts
．oppose foes 6．eradicate disease l 2．formulate proposals
1． United，there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures．Divided，there
．for we dare not meet a powerful challenge at odds and split asunder． 2．If
．it cannot save the few who are rich． 3．Let
． 4． And so，my fellow Americans ask not what your country can do for you；ask what you
．
.Paragraphs 6，7，8，10，11 begin with the same type of phrases：“To those old allies…”，
To those new states …”，“To those peoples…”。“To our sister republics…”．"To that world
" and " to those nations. Paragraphs 15, 16, 17, 18 begin with the same type of
"Let both sides "-'". Besides these, there are many other examples of parallel

. 1, But we shall not always expect "- to remember that, in the past, those who foolishly

2. We will not allow any enemy country to subvert this peaceful revolution which will bring

3. And l

et every other power know that this hemisphere will not tolerate any interference in

4. We renew our pledge: to prevent it from becoming merely a forum for invective, to

5. And if a little bit of co-operation can lessen the deep suspicion that exists on both sides "..
6. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will inspire not only

. 1. Addition 2. Comparison 3. Contrast 4. Emphasis 5. Exemplification 6. Place 7. Reason 8.

. Para. 1: 1) First 2) for example 3) on the other hand 4) second 5) For instance 6) In

Para. 2: 1) indeed 2) also 3) thus 4) Later 5) But 6) So 7) Before long 8) at last 9) Then 10)

. Omitted.
. The outline of the address is that the United States, the self- appointed leader of the
of free nations, that she is prepared to "oppose any foe", and that Kennedy