Unit 2 The company man练习答案综合教程三.docVIP

Unit 2 The Company Man Key to the Exercises Text comprehension I. Decide which of the following best states the authors tone of writing. B II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. T (Refer to Paragraph 1.) 2. T (Refer to Paragraph 3.) 3. F (Refer to Paragraph 4. To Phil, a golf game was work.) 4. F (Refer to Paragraphs 7 and 8. She had been missing (lost) him all these years, and she must have given up part of herself which had cared too much for the man.) 5. F (Refer to Paragraph 15.) III. Answer the following questions. 1. Refer to Paragraphs 1, 3 and 15. By repeating that Phil worked himself to death at precisely 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning, the author highlights the peculiarity of the time which proves the tragic nature of his death. 2. Refer to Paragraph 9. In the day and a half before the funeral, Phils eldest son went around the neighborhood to ask the neighbors what his father was like, which embarrassed his neighbors. The fact reveals the relationship between Phil and his son and that between Phil and his neighbors. Neither his son nor his neighbors knew much about him. It is perhaps because he had been so dedicated to his work that he could spare no time for the people around him. 3. Refer to Paragraphs 7 to 12. Their relationships can be described as loose and strange. His wife had given up part of herself which cared too much for him, and had been missing him all these years. His eldest son had to ask his neighbors what he was like. His daughter had nothing to say to him when she was alone with him. And his youngest son, his favorite, said that his father and him only boarded there at home. 4. Refer to Paragraph 16. At the end of the essay, or by 5:00 p.m. the afternoon of the funeral, the company president had begun selecting Phils replacement, and asked the question: Whos been working the hardest? It is strong evidence that Phil was not the only man who had worked or would work himself to death