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Unit6HowAmericaLivesConsolidationActivitiesI.TextComprehension1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTamajoraspectoftheAmericanlifediscussedbytheauthor?A.Agricultureandtransportation.B.Marriageandwomen'ssocialstatus.C.Socialwelfareandeducation.D.Familyvalueandhousing.Key:[A]2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1).Youngpeoplestillgetmarried,butthedivorcerateishigherthantheremarriageratebecausemanydon'twanttoraisechildren.[F]2).Theauthorwelcomesthefreerpatternsoftoday'scourtshipandmarriagebecausemanyyoungkidsofhistimesufferedbitterly.[T]3).Todaystillveryfewwomeninuniversitiesaregoinguptotheathleticprogramsanddemandingajustshareofthephysicaleducationbudget.[F]4).Americanpublicschoolstodayareinferiortothosedecadesago.[T]5).Buildersseemnotwillingtoerectsmallhomesforyoungmarriedcouplesbecauseitisnotveryprofitable.[T]II.WritingStrategiesThistextisanessayofexposition,foritpresentssolidfactsandmajorproblemsaboutAmericansociallife,thoughthewriterinsertshisownideasattimes.Thewholearticleisclearlyorganized,concentratingonthemajorchangesandproblemsincurrentAmericansociety.Theparagraphsaredevelopedbythedeductivemethod.Eachparagraphcontainsatopicsentence,whichisproved,explained,orillustrated.Forexample,eachofthefirstthreeparagraphsbeginswithatopicsentence.Canyoupointoutthetopicsentencesofparagraphs4-8?Itiseasytoseethateachparagraphstartswithatopicsentence:Paragraph4:Americanwomenarechangingtherules.Paragraph5:Americaisworriedaboutitsschools.Paragraph6:SomeAmericansmustliveonwelfare.Paragraph7:Americacannotfindhousingforitsyoungfamilies.Paragraph8:Ourprospectsarestillgood.Inordertoimpressivelyillustrate,prove,orsupportthetopicstatements,theauthoremploysvariouswritingstrategies,suchascomparisonandcontrastthatareusedtoshowthesimilaritiesanddifferencesconcerningtheissuesunderdiscussion.Forinstance,thebeginningparagraphcontainsfivesentencesthattellustherelevantsimilaritiesanddifferencesbymeansofcomparisonandcontrast.Canyoupickoutsomesentencesinotherparagraphsthatshowarelevantcontrast?InParagraph2:The1980election,especiallyfortheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives,signaledadecidedturntotherightinsofaraspoliticalandsocialattitudeswereconcerned.Itisasifourcountryspentthe1960sand1970sjealouslybreakingoutofoldrestraintsandnowwishestoputthebrakeson,ascautiouspeopleoftendoafterabinge.InParagraph4:ThirtyyearsagoIcouldnothaveimaginedagroupofwomenemployeessuingamajorcorporationformillionsofdollarsofsalarywhich,theyalleged,hadbeendeniedthembecausetheyhadbeendiscriminatedagainst.NorcouldIimaginewomeninuniversitiesgoinguptothemenwhorantheathleticprogramsanddemandingajustshareofthephysicaleducationbudget.Buttheyaredoingthis—andwiththesupportofmanymenwhorecognizethejusticeoftheirclaims.InParagraph5:IfIhadachildtoday,Iwouldsendherorhimtoaprivateschoolforthesakeofsafety,forthedisciplinethatwouldbeenforcedandfortherigorousacademicrequirements.ButIwoulddoubtthatthechildwouldgetanybettereducationthatIdidinmygoodpublicschool.Theproblemisthatgoodpublicschoolsarebecomingpitifullyrare,andIwouldnotwanttotakethechancethattheoneIsentmychildrentowasinadequate.InParagraph6:Inthebadolddaysshemighthaveknowndestitution,butwithfamilyassistanceshewasabletoholdherchildrentogetherandproducedthreefine,tax-payingcitizens.(Thissentenceimpliesacontrast:itisnotthecasenowadays.)InParagraph9:IthinkofAmericaashavingtheoldestformofgovernmentonearth,becausesincewestartedourpresentdemocracyin1789,everyothernationhassufferedeitherparliamentarychangeorrevolutionarychange.Ascanbeseeninthetext,thetoneismainlyobjective,anditisdefiniteandresolutewhenthewriterexpressesobligationsaswellashisattitudesoropinions.Forexample,inParagraph6,wefindtwosentences:SomeAmericansmustliveonwelfare.and…somekindofsocialwelfareassistancemustbedoledouttothosewhocannotfindjobs.ThesetwosentencesresolutelyexpressthemoralobligationtothoseAmericanswhocannotfindjobsandmakethewriter'sattitudeabsolutelyclear.Nowlistsomeotherexamplesinthetexttoshowthatthetoneisdefiniteorresolutewhenthewriterexpressesobligationsandhisattitudesoropinions.Thefollowingexamplesshowthedefiniteorresolutetoneofthewriter.InParagraph1:Inatimeofrapidchangeitisessentialthatwerememberhowmuchoftheoldweclingto.InParagraph2:Weshouldexpecttoseeareaffirmationoftraditionalfamilyvalues,sharprestraintsonpornography,areturntoreligionandarejectionofcertainkindsofsociallegislation.InParagraph3:Withoutreservation,Iapplaudthefreerpatternsoftoday,althoughIbelievethatit'sbeendifficultforsomefamiliestohandlethechanges.InParagraph5:Theproblemisthatgoodpublicschoolsarebecomingpitifullyrare,andIwouldnotwanttotakethechancethattheoneIsentmychildrentowasinadequate.InParagraph7:Americacannotfindhousingforitsyoungfamilies.IconsiderthisthemostseriousdangerconfrontingfamilylifeinAmerica,andIamappalledthattheconditionhasbeenallowedtodevelop?Foramajornationtoshowitselfimpotenttohouseitsyoungpeopleisadmittingafailurethatmustbecorrected.III.LanguageWork1.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1).Theybelongtochurches,eventhoughtheyattends