美国大学英语写作课后习题与答案

.. Suggested Answers for “The Yellow Ribbon”—by Pete Hamill (P. 210)

1.Vingo returned from prison to find that his wife still loved him and wanted him back.

2. b

3. a

4. B

5.Two examples: Vingo tells his story slowly and painfully and with great hesitation.

Vingo tells his story “slowly and painfully and with great hesitation.”

6. Examples of Vingo’s being honorable: He doesn’t express any self-pity about being in jail.

He owns up to his crime. He offers his wife her freedom.

7. Place names: Fort Lauderdale, New Jersey, Washington, Jacksonville, the 34th Street

Other transition: Terminal in New York, Philadelphia, Brunswick

8. But if she didn’t...

9. Maybe the author Hamill asked one of the young people in the story about her traveling

experience.

10. The author ends this essay by describing how the young people shouted excitedly when they

saw the yellow ribbons on the oak tree and how Vingo rose from his seat and made his way to

the front of the bus to go home nervously.

We may expect that Vingo would receive an amazing and warm welcome when he walks into his

home.

The author just wants to leaves some space for the readers to think and imagine freely.

P.256--Taming the Anger Monster: by Anne Davidson

1. d

2. Anger has become an increasingly common problem in our society.

3. “According to Carol Tavris, author of Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, the keys to dealing

with anger are common sense and patience.”

4. Effect: An epidemic of anger Three causes: Lack of time, technology, tension

6. B

7.

8. To begin with Technology is also Tension, the third major culprit

9. D .. 10. The first paragraph presents a story about a person with anger problems. The last paragraph

shows how that story was successfully resolved.

P289.--Born to Be Different?: by Camille Lewis

c 2. a 3. D

4. She lists a series of examples where the “empathizing” mindset is evident:

female-dominated careers, female reading matter, and female relationships

5. Brain anatomy

Ways of interacting with the world

Ways of problem solving

6. Lewis presents her essay point by point. The first point is about brain anatomy, the

second is about interacting with the world, and the third is about problem solving.

For each point, she discusses women and then men.

7.

8. On the other hand (7)

In contrast (9)

But (11)

9. d 10 a

P.508--Suggested Answers for “Shame”—Dick Gregory (P.508)

Note: The numbers in parentheses refer to relevant paragraphs in the selection.

Reading Comprehension Questions, 584-585

1. A 2. D 3. b Answers a, c, and d are too narrow.

4. a Answers b, c, and d are too narrow. 5. c See Paragraph 6

6. True See Paragraph 23 7. a See Paragraph 5

8. B. The entire incident with the Community Chest Fund shows Richard’s pride

9. b Richard’s teacher ignores his problems and humiliates him in front of the entire class;

see paragraphs 5 through 26.

10. b Helene cries over Richard’s humiliation; see paragraph 23.

Structure and Technique, 585 .. 1. In paragraphs 1 and 2, Gregory mentions several steps he took to impress Helene Tucker.

What were they? Why does he include them in his essay?

Answer:In order to impress Helene, Gregory brushed his hair, got a handkerchief, washed his

socks and shirt every night, shoveled the snow off her walk, tried to make friends with her

mother and aunts, and left money on her stoop. He describes those steps in detail because,

besides demonstrating his devotion to Helene, they give a clear picture of Gregory’s poverty.

2. A metaphor is a suggested comparison. What metaphor does Gregory use in paragraph 5, and

what is its purpose? What metaphor does he use in the second sentence of paragraph 7, and

what does it mean?

Answer:In paragraph 5, Gregory uses the metaphor that he was pregnant to suggest the

effects of poverty on him—it gave him strange tastes, which pregnant people get. It also

filled him (as pregnancy fills someone), but with negative things: poverty, dirt, “smells that

made people turn away,” and so on.

In the second sentence of paragraph 7, Gregory uses the metaphor of a flying eagle to

represent the movement of money. (A picture of an eagle is engraved on one side of a

quarter).

3. In narrating the incidents in the classroom and in the restaurant, Gregory chooses to

provide actual dialogue rather than merely to tell what happened. Why?

Answer:By using the exact words spoken by Helene, the teacher, and himself, Gregory gives

a very clear picture of what happened by allowing the reader to “experience” it, rather than