研究生英语读教程答案-重庆大学出版社 Unit4 Language and literature.docVIP

Unit 4 Language Literature 课后练习答案 Passage A Literature as Experiment KEYS TO EXERCISES Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 1. D 2. A3. B4. C5. C6. D7. A 8. B9. B 10. A II. Vocabulary 1-5ACABC6-10DBCDB11-15BCDBC 16-20ADBCD III. Word Bank 1. A anticipated 2. H concentrate on 3. I lies with 4. C about to 5. J interpretation 6. E with respect to 7. D illustrate 8. F carried out 9. G attempts to 10. B similar to IV. Cloze 1-5BADAC6-10ACCBD11-15BACAD IV. Translation 1. Thought experiments have a long pedigree in science. They are best characterized as hypothetical experiments which we can imagine, but which we are not able to carry out. 2. Nowadays, we are familiar with the ways in which literature draws on science. We can appreciate that science is useful to literature in all sorts of ways. 3. The novel works because it’s well written and its logic, although bizarre and complicated, does obey rules that the reader is able to follow. 4. There are differences between literature and science. Some of these differences lie with the readers. 5. In the thought experiment in science, the experimenter is aiming for a clear result, even if the result is simply to show the absurdity of other people’s work. 6. Noah Webster thought that a common language would bring people together and help create a new identity. Websters dictionary, now in its 11th edition, adopted the Americanized spellings familiar today. It also documented new words that were uniquely American. An American Dictionary of the English Language took 18 years to complete and Webster learned 26 other languages in order to research the etymology of its 70,000 entries. V. Discussion (略) 作为实验的文学对于文学和科学互不相关，以及它们对世界的描述是相互对立的这一观点现在被广范地认为是一种陈词滥调，而且描述不够准确。这种陈词滥调部分是基于C. P. 斯诺发表于五十年前的（不）出名的演讲“两种文化”，并且可以追溯的更远，如济慈在他的诗作《拉弥亚》中抱怨科学仅仅是”寻常事物的无聊分类， 而牛顿关于光学的工作已“拆解彩虹“。但在今天，我们习惯了文学借鉴科学的方式。我们读过玛格丽特·爱特伍的《猫眼》和《末世男女》，以及伊恩·麦克尤恩的《爱无可忍》 和《时间中的孩子》。我们有无数关于科学的诗选。我们明白科学在形形色色的方面都有益于文学，如提供隐喻和视觉意向，