1、Unit 2 The Company ManKey to the ExercisesText comprehensionI. Decide which of the following best states the authors tone of writing. BII. 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 Paragra
2、ph 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
3、 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 t
4、o 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
5、 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
6、 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 sele
7、cting 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 at a peculiar hour. There is a culture that drives people to work themselves to death. 5. This is a personal question, an
8、d answers will vary. IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences.1. He had dedicated all his time to his work and had no hobby at all, except that he played a golf game every month which cannot be taken as a hobby anyway. 2. Their daughter said that, when they were still very young, her fa
9、ther had become a company man and her mother had given up any attempt to keep him at home. Structural analysis of the textParagraph 13 is a paragraph that bridges the two parts of Phils world - his career and his family. From the attitude of Phils wife towards his boss, we can find the reason why Ph
10、il attached much more significance to his work than his family and also the cause of his tragedy. In this sense, paragraph 13 is the most important paragraph of the whole piece so far as the structure is concerned.Rhetorical features of the text 1. In the day and a half before the funeral, he (his “
11、dearly beloved“ eldest of the “dearly beloved“ children) went around the neighborhood researching his father, asking the neighbors what he was like. (Paragraph 9)2. She (his second child) lives near her mother and they are close, but whenever she was alone with her father, in a car driving somewhere
12、, they had nothing to say to each other. (Paragraph 10)3. He (the youngest) was the one who tried to grab at his father, and tried to mean enough to him to keep the man at home. (Paragraph 11)Vocabulary exercisesI. Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1. died from self-moti
13、vated overwork2. most likely, the presidency of the company; the highest position in the company3. with no specific skills wanted by employers4. trying to discover facts about his father; collecting (the neighbors) memories of his father5. a person who was born vulnerable to heart attacks.II. Fill i
14、n the blank in each sentence with a word taken from the box in its appropriate form. 1. survived 2. grabs3. discreetly 4. deceased, obituary5. conceivably 6. board 7. classics 8. executives III. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. widowed 2. nerves 3. precisionist 4.
15、 competitiveness5. execution 6. presided 7. marital 8. accompaniedIV. Fill in the blank in each sentence with an appropriate phrasal verb or collocation taken from the text. 1. died of 2. stay up 3. cares for 4. straightened out 5. picked out 6. given up 7. grabbed at 8. considered for V. Give a syn
16、onym or an antonym of the word underlined in each sentence in the sense it is used. 1. Synonym: exactly 2. Synonym: immediately3. Antonym: slacker (idler, loafer) 4. Synonym: outlive5. Synonym: disconcerted (abashed)6. Synonym: departed 7. Antonym: underweight (slim) 8. Synonym: successorVI. Explain
17、 the underlined phrasal verbs in your own words. 1. disappointed 2. wait 3. required 4. read5. meant 6. entered cheerfully7. intensifies gradually 8. became extinctGrammar exercisesI. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: the present perfect or the present perfect progressive. 1. have bee
18、n playing/have played (We can use either the present perfect progressive or the present perfect to talk about activities or events that are repeated again and again until now.) 2. has been putting/has put 3. have pulled, havent touched 4. have been waiting, have waited5. have picked, have grown/have
19、 been growing, have never had 6. has been getting/has got, has been rising/has risen, has come (We can use either the present perfect progressive or the present perfect to talk about an action which began in the past and is still continuing or has just finished.) 7. has been, has been looking, hasnt
20、 found 8. has failed, has got II. Choose “a“ or “b“ to end each sentence as you see fit. 1. a(If we use the present perfect progressive, we usually dont mention the number of times an event or activity was repeated.) 2. b3. b4. b5. a6. a7. b8. aIII. Complete the following dialogue with the proper fo
21、rms of the verbs given.A: ve been waiting for, have you been doingB: ve been shopping, ve boughtA: met, was waiting B: s, speaksA: has he been learningA: did you sayB: s been studying, wasB: Have you goneA: re sayingB: isnt, ve been walkingIV. Correct the errors, where found, in the following senten
22、ces. 1. has been breakinghas broken2. wonhas been winning3. ?4. has been joininghas joined 5. ve been knowingve known(Know is not normally used in the progressive form.)6. ?7. has been lookingwas looking8. Did you wait Have you been waitingV. Choose the right word or expression to connect the two se
23、ntences.1. Even so 2. yet(A comma is needed after however.)3. However4. Nevertheless(By contrast is used when we are comparing objects or situations and saying that they are completely different from each other. Nevertheless means “in spite of the fact one has just mentioned.“)5. For example(For exa
24、mple is a logical connective while such as is a complex preposition, which is usually followed by a noun phrase.) 6. In contrast(We use in contrast when we are comparing the features of two different objects or situations, but use on the other hand when comparing two different features of the same o
25、bject or situation.)7. However8. AlsoVI. Make sentences of your own after the sentences given below, keeping the italicized parts in your sentences.1. e.g. The man looked the beast in the eye and it turned away without hurting him.If I dont keep my promise, I wont be able to look him in the eye.2. e
26、.g. I go to the theatre whenever I get the chance.She told me to come back whenever I want to.Translation exercisesI. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1. 他没有工作以外任何的“业余爱好” 可言，当然，除非你觉得每月打一次高尔夫也能算数。2. “这么多年来一直都在牵挂他” ，她一定早已学会不要太过在乎那个人。3. 就是他，想方设法抓住父亲不放，让父亲疼爱自己，好让这个人待在家里。4. 葬礼上，60 岁的公司总裁对 4
27、8 岁的寡妇说，51 岁的死者对于公司来说举足轻重，大家都会怀念他，他是难以取代的。II. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and phrases given in brackets.1. My immediate boss is a typical workaholic, for he works for over ten hours each day all the year round.2. The principal attaches much importance to extracurr
28、icular activities and he believes that they will help to cultivate students tremendous interest in the external world.3. He always grabs a shower, a sandwich and then a taxi to go to work every Monday morning.4. Since you are leaving the company, you should straighten out the accounts within the wee
29、k.5. He often stays up late at night in order to finish writing his Ph.D. dissertation on time.6. Nothing can replace the profoundest love lodged in ones heart of hearts.7. He is considered a natural for the post of the president, for he has been an excellent vice-president for almost ten years.8. H
30、e is just too common to be picked out from the crowd.III. Translate the following passage into Chinese.他是一个经典人物，因为他是工作累死的。他们都相信，假如他能多活 5 年的话，将自然被提拔为第一把手。他一直被誉为同事们的典范。他一周工作 6 天，一天工作 10 多个小时。他的兴趣只限于工作。当然，他偶尔锻炼一下，以保持身体健康。他将任何形式的娱乐活动都视作浪费时间。他太忙了，没有时间和孩子们待在一起，结果跟孩子们有点疏远了，至少他的孩子们是这么想的。然而，他对公司来说却十分重要，公司里每个
31、人都爱他，甚至崇拜他，因为在他们眼里，他几乎完美。但是，谁来帮助这孤儿寡母收拾他去世后的残局呢？Exercises for integrated skillsI. Dictation scriptEveryone is under some pressure / in the workplace. / Some external pressures / can be a positive factor, / helping us to be more productive. / Some people actually thrive / under short-term added press
32、ure, / and our bodies are designed to meet these short-term demands. / Hormones are released to prepare us / for a “fight or flight“ response / to demanding situations. / However, excessive and prolonged stress / can take its toll, / producing a range of physical and emotional health problems / whic
33、h have come to be grouped as “work-related stress.“ / The experience of stress is different for every person. / Some people are affected more than others, / so what is stressful for one person / may not be stressful for another. / It can depend on your personality type / and on how you have learned
34、to respond to pressure.II. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE word you think appropriate.(1) hours (2) while (3) less (4) from (5) explain (6) by (7) late (8) differences (9) influence (10) takingCultural Background1. A recent global survey by the Centre for Work-Life Policy, a New Yor
35、k-based nonprofit group, found that 45% of executives were “extreme” workers, putting in more than 60 hours a week. Some 65% of men said their work stopped them from having a strong relationship with their children. The same was true for 33% of women.2. Workaholism has not been extensively researche
36、d and does not have a clear, clinical definition, but it can be a serious problem. 3. A person who is addicted to work may experience depression, anxiety, anger, high blood pressure, and a weakened immune system as a result of the high stress. 4. Spouses and children can also be affected, with worka
37、holics having a higher divorce rate than others. Text IThe Company ManEllen GoodmanGlobal ReadingI. Text Analysis Main Idea In a colloquial style, the author paints an ironic picture of the life of a company man and his family. The man was a workaholic who died of a heart attack, which surprised no
38、one. He devoted all his thoughts and energy to work and everything else was secondary to that and the end might be considered tragically heroic: he worked himself to death.II. Structural AnalysisParagraph 1 The introductory part.Paragraphs 2-6 This part reports how devoted the man was to his work.Paragraphs 7-13 This part describes Phils role in his family.Paragraphs 14-16 This is the end of the essay. After the cause of Phils death being restated, the author goes on to report the company presidents inquiry for his successor.
