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U1FreeFalling1.Whatisthemainsubjectintroducedinparagraphone?Itisthedescriptionoftheeffectofsayingfarewelltohisparents,friendsandfolksontheauthor.2.Howisthestoryorganized?Thestoryischronologicallyorganized(followingthetimesequenceinwhichtheeventunfoldeditself).3.HowdidWeckerlyfeelbeforethedayofhisdeparture?Hefelteagerandexcitedtowaitforthedaytocome.4.Howdidhismoodchangewhenthedayhadreallycome?Attheverybeginninghebecamesentimentalaboutsayinggood-byetomanypeoplearoundhim.Facingtherealityofbecomingindependent,hebegantofeelafraidanduncertain.5.Whatdoyouthinkabouttheendingofthestory?Itisveryimpressive.Weckerlyendsthestorywithametaphorwhichcatchestheessenceoftheparticularmomentaccurately.Hecompareshimselftoarookieskydiverpreparingforhisfirstplunge,whichleadstopossibleoutcomes:sheerexcitementoreventualdeath.ThelastsentenceHecloseshiseyes,takesadeepbreath,andjumpssymbolizesthefactthatfromthatdayontheauthorjumpsintothefutureofbeingindependentnomatterhowlongandcomplicatedtheroadtoitis.U6Themythofthepaperlessoffice1.Whatarethedisadvantagesofpaperaccordingtotheauthor?Papertakesuppreciousspace,canbeinonlyoneplaceatatime,isextremelyhardtoindexorsearchthrough,andlacksalltheinteractivityandlinkingabilityofhypertext.2.Whatarethemajorcategoriesoffilesinanoffice?Intheoffice,filescanbemainlyclassifiedintohotfiles,documentstobeactedonimmediately;warmfiles,stillactivebutoflessurgencyandcoldfiles,docementsthatdon’tneedimmediateattention.3.Whyisitunpleasanttoreadsomethingonacomputerscreen?Becausetherearesuchannoyancesastherelativelyfuzzytype,glare,theneedtoscrollrepeatedly,thescreen’srelativelyfixedpositionandsoforth.4.Whataretheessentialproblemsinusingcomputersinpolicesdepartments?First,thepolicefoundtheyspentsomuchtimedealingwiththecomputerinterfacethattheyfellshortinlisteningandtalkingtovictims,anessentialactivitybothforofferingcomfortandforpickingupsubtlecluestowhatexactlyhadhappened.Second,thegoalofpromptreportingwascompromisedbythefactthatpolicekeptrevisingtheirreportsafterfilingthem.5.Whatarethereasonsforpeople’schimeraofgoingpaperlessaccordingtotheauthor?Firstly,peoplewhocanprofitfromtheideakeepsellingittous.Secondly,alltechnologiescomedowntoourtryingtogetwhatwewant,whatwedesire.Andmuchofwhatwedesirecomesdowntotakingcontrolofourlives,doingwhatwepleasewithoutbeingoverwhelmedbywhatwedon’tplease.6.Whycannotcomputersreplacepaperinanoffice?First,paperhassomehiddenadvantagesovercomputersespeciallyinthefollowingthreeaspects—reading,writingandpersonalsatisfactionindelivery.Furthermore,computerscan’treplacepapercompletelyinsomeactivitiessuchasair-trafficcontrolandwritinguppolicereports.U7Competitionisdestructive1.Whyiscompetitiondestructiveaccordingtotheauthor?(para.3)Accordingtotheauthor,competitionisdestructivebecauseitunderminesself-esteem,poisonsrelationshipsandholdsusbackfromdoingourbest.2.WhatarethepurposesofthegamesdevisedorcollectedbyOrlickandothers?(para.6)TheideaofthegamesdevisedorcollectedbyOrlickandothersisforeachpersononthefieldtomakeaspecifiedcontributiontothegoal,orforalltheplayerstoreachacertainscore,orforeveryonetoworkwiththeirpartnersagainstatimelimit.3.Whatisthedifferencebetweenteamworkandteamcompetition?(para.8)Thedifferencebetweenteamworkandteamcompetitionisthatinteamworkeveryoneonthefieldisworkingtogetherforacommongoal,whileinteamcompetitionagivenplayerworkswithandisencouragedtofeelwarmlytowardonlyhalfofthosepresent.4.Whydomostkindsoffunrequirecompetition?(para.10,11,12)Firstofall,peopledon'tknowanyotherwayorpeoplehavenevertastedthealternative.Secondly,weoverlookthepsychologicalcostsofcompetition:itcausesself-doubtandfeelingsofself-worthbecomedependentonexternalsourcesofevaluation.5.Whoistoblameforcompetition?Itisthestructureofthegameitselfthatistoblameratherthantheindividuals,sinceitsetscompetitionattheverybeginning.U10Whywestriveforstatus1.Whatisthewriter'sattitudeinthesentenceThedrivefordominanceskewsourperception,colorsourfriendships,shapesourmoodsandaffectsourhealth?(para.2)Theauthortakesanegativeattitude.Usually,theverbscolor,shapeandaffectareneutralinindicatingmeanings,butinthiscontexttheyexpressnegativemeanings.2.HowdoyouunderstandthesentenceIfthetendencyshoweduponlyincertainsocieties,itwouldbeeasiertodismissassomethingwelearn?(para.4)Iftherelentlessone-upmanshipwereonlylimitedwithinveryfewsamplegroups,itwouldbeeasilyneglectedbecausewecouldonlyregardthatasanexception.3.Inwhichwaydozoologistssupporttheanthropologicalpointonthebiologicallyendowedone-upmanship?Anthropologistspointoutthatthesamepatterncanbeseeneverywherewhilethezoologistsshowawidevarietyofanimalsinferiorandsuperiorwhichillustratethesamepatterntoo.4.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenmenbeingpowerfulandpowerless?Menwhoachievehighstatusenjoymoresexwithmorepartnerswheresasmenwhoarejustunemployedmaylosetheirmarriagesaswellasself-esteem.5.Inwhichwaysaremodernmenthesameas,andalsodifferentfromGenghisKhan?ModernmenarethesameasGenghisKhaninthattheyallstriveforhighstatus,butdifferentinthatmodernmentendtorulebyconsentandtrytoavoidfighting.6.Domalesalwayshave