1、UNIT51.Does the narrator think our first impressions of a person are always right?Why or why not?No,he doesnt.Because his personal experience tells him this is wrong.2.What was Edward Burton by profession?How did he look?He was a merchant and hand been in business in Japan for many years.He was a ti
2、ny little fellow,not much more than five feet four in height,and very slender,with white hair,a red face much wrinkled,and blue eyes.3.What struck the narrator most about Edward Burton?Why?Edward Burton had done something the narrator could never have believed he would,unless he had heard the story
3、from his own lips.Both in appearance and manner he suggested the type of character you would not associate with such an action.4. Who was Lenny Burton?How did Edward Burton get to know him?Lenny Burton was a remittance man living in Japan.Edward Burton used to play bridge with him.5. What was Edward
4、 Burtons impression of Lenny?In his eyes,Lenny was not a bad chap,and he liked him6.How did Lenny manage to support himself.?He got from time to time,a bit of money from his family in London and made a bit more by card-playing.UNIT61. What did we use to except from technology?We used to think that t
5、echnology would make our lives easier.2. In what ways have inventions such as the motorcar and the aircraft brought us benefits?And what about the advent of washing machines?Inventions such as the motorcar and the aircraft have offered us unimaginable levels of personal mobility.Washing machines hav
6、e freed women from having to toil over the laundry.3. What new burdens has technology produced apart from cramming work into our leisure time?According to the author,aside from allowing work to spread into our leisure time,technology has also added the new burden of dealing with faxes,e-mails and vo
7、icemails.4. How fast is information generated today as a compared to a couple of centuries ago?A couple of centuries ago,nearly all the worlds accumulated learning could be contained in the heads of a few philosophers.Today,those heads could not hope to accommodate more than a tiny fraction of the i
8、nformation generated in a single day.5. What is Edward Wilsons purpose in subscribing to six-odd journals and magazines?His purpose is to keep him up with what is gonging on in his specialized field -entomology.6. What gives rise to our discontent with super abundance?The confusion of endless choice
9、.UNIT71.What is the “grandest illusion”the author refers to?It is the illusion that America is strong and invulnerable.2.What,in the eyes of the author,did the twin towers of the World Trade Center once symbolize?They symbolized the power and the invincibility of the USA.3.How did New Yorkers feel w
10、hen they realized that the twin towers were the targets of deliberate attacks?They felt angry and shocked.4.In what sense are the 9/11 terrorist attacks a second Pear1 Harbor?The9/11 attacks and the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor were both surprise attacks on a massive scale which should be con
11、sidered as acts of undeclared war. 5.What could one see in the streets of downtown Manhattan on Day Two?One could see wreckage and smoke everywhere and cops and firemen digging through in the hope of finding victims alive.6.What was the first reaction of politicians?They started talking about revenge and preparation for war.
