大学英语创意阅读第二册(李宝龙史默伍德著)上海外语教育出版社课后答案.docVIP

Unit Part A: Comprehendi th text  Advertising  1. to inform us of new products or good bargains/help producers to sell their products. … we are exposed to too much advertising now and so much of it is misleading, so many people now ignore it. 2. visit some of the attractions of the island, including a trip to an ancient cavern//study the fascinating sea creatures of that area. … use the hotel swimming pool/paddling pool or play on the mini-golf course; visit the less adventurous places of interest ( in an air-conditioned vehicle) such as a local lake. … around Lake Tali.  … the accommodation “units”.   … the resort is new and the owners claim to be more interested in making the guests happy than making money. 3. small, bare, exposed rock in the middle of the ocean. … dangerous because of the many sharks. … there is no water in it. … it is too small and too shallow for the stories to be true. … Bantu Island is a long way away so the money will be traveling further. The expression is not being used in its usual meaning of money lasting longer as things are so cheap.  4. to be very careful when reading advertisements and always try to check the information from an independent source before you buy whatever is being advertised.  Part C  Interpreting the text  1. The writer is trying to say that advertising is often very misleading and, in some cases, “legalized lying”. The advertising brochure for Bantu Island is obviously very misleading and, although nothing it says is actually a lie, it could be argued that it does not represent the truth. 2. Because once they got to the island and saw what it was like, they would not want to go on any tours. 3. No, it was very carefully worded so that it would be difficult to prove it told any lies simply did not tell the whole truth or misled the reader in different ways. For example, the resort does have a swimming pool (and even a paddling p