综合英语5Unit 5练习答案

Unit 5Force of NatureUnit 5Force of Nature Text ComprehensionText Comprehension 1. Decide which of the following best states the author s purpose1. Decide which of the following best states the author s purpose 。。 A.To display Marie Curie’s career as a Nobel Prize winner 。 B.To honor Marie Curie who made magnificent contribution in science 。 C.To unfold Marie Curie’scomplex life as glorious and tragic。 D.To introduce Marie Curie and her family。 Key: ［ C ] 2 2。。 JudgeJudge，， according to the text, whether the following statements are true or falseaccording to the text, whether the following statements are true or false 。。 1)。At first I only knew that Marie Curie， a brilliant woman scientist, was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes。 ［ T ］ 2)。Marie Curie was obsessively engaged in her research after her daughters were born 。［ F ］ 3)。 As governess to a wealthy family, Marie Curie fell in love with Casimir Zorawski ， the young master. As his father threatened to disinherit him， she left Warsaw with courage for Paris， where her new life began。 ［ T ] 4). Marie Curie left Warsaw for Paris at the age of 18.[ F ] 5）. The place where the Curies were working was dark， damp, shabby， and sad, more like a stable than a lab。 [ T ］ 6)。The Curies became world famous，especially after they won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1903 for the discovery of radium and polonium. [ F ] 7）. Eve Curie， a year old when her father died ， wrote that Pierre’s death marked a crucial moment in her mother’s life. ［ F ］ 8）. Shortly after her husband’s funeral, Madame Curie went into the lab immediately though she should have stayed with her family and friends.[ T ] 9） 。 A second Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to the Curies for isolating the elements radium and polonium. ［ F ］ 10） 。 According to the author, Madame Curie conquered colossal obstacles in science, but paid an enormous personal price. Her life was so complex that her glory was mingled with tragedy. ［ T ］ Writing StrategiesWriting Strategies This text is a biographical sketch of the great woman scientist Marie Curie. Except for the first three paragraphs, which make up the introductory part of the story ， the narration of the major events in Madame Curie’s life follows the chronological order. T o make her narration and description more graphical and impressive, the author has used some metaphorical expressions and sentences。 For example， the expression ’drag by used in paragraph 4 immediately makes the reader share the way Marie felt about those four long years of waiting 。 Can you find more instances of metaphorical language used in the text?Can you find more instances of metaphorical language used in the text? More instances of metaphorical language found in the text ： Paragraph 1： “her arms wrapped around her daughters” 《综合教程 5》(第二版) 电子教案，©上海外语教育出版社，2013 版权所有 翻版必究 第 1 页 共 10 页 Paragraph 3: Also she was a woman driven by passions, fighting battles much of her life with what a doctor now would probably diagnose as