全新版大学英语综合教程第二版第三册课后习题答案U7(4页).docVIP

Unit 7 Making a Living Text A Life of a Salesman Part II Text A Content Questions A surgeon’s scar cuts across his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so twisted that he can’t tie his shoes. His mother’s challenges and the voices of those who believed him stupid, incapable of living independently keep him going on. He is a door-to-door salesman. His weapons are: dark slacks, blue shirt and matching jacket, brown tie, tan raincoat, hat and a briefcase. He is afraid that someone will steal his briefcase. He was different in that cerebral palsy affected his speech, hands and walk. First a school for the disabled and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed in a class for slow kids. She was certain that he could rise above his limitations. He applied for a salesman’s job. With his mother setting up a meeting with a Watkins representative, as well as by his own persistence. He lacked confidence. It took him quite a while to have the courage to ring the first doorbell. He keeps coming back until the customer buys. He tells himself not to worry if hid day has not turned out to be profitable. Because he was laid up for five months after band surgery and couldn’t work. Like a home of the past era. He leads a solitary life. No, he doesn’t. Because he lives a life of dignity. Text Organization 1. Parts Paragraphs Time of the Day Bills Activities 1 Paras 1-7 early morning preparation for the days work 2 Paras 8-25 mid-morning on his way to work 3 Paras 26-62 Last morning and afternoon door-to-door selling 4 Paras 63-84 evening eating a frozen dinner and doing some paper work 2. Paragraphs What is written about Bills past Paras 11-20 his disability, his schooling, and his hard struggle to make a living for himself Para 71 his back surgery and the selling of his house Vocabulary: 1) disabled 2) impatient 3) solitary 4) crushed 5) feel like 6) lashed 7) echoing 8) paused 9) betrayed 10) laundry