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Ⅱ.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthetext.1.HowdoyouaccountforthesuccessofAsia’seconomy?ThestrongertraditionalfamilyvaluesinAsiathaninAmericaandEurope.KeystoUnit42.WhatmightbethedifferencesbetweenmarriagesinAsiancountriesandWesterncountries?InmostofAsia,marriageiswidespreadandillegitimacyalmostunknown.Incontrast,halfofmarriagesinsomewesterncountriesendindivorce,andhalfofallchildrenarebornoutsidewedlock.3.HowdoesmarriageinAsiachange?ThechangethattookplaceinAsiaisaflightfrommarriage.4.WhyarethemarriageratesfallinginAsia?BecauseAsianpeoplepostponegettingmarriedandalotofthemarenotmarriedatall.5.Whyarewomenretreatingfrommarriage?BecauseitisverytoughforAsianwomentobeemployedandmarriedatthesametimeinAsia.6.Whydomorewomenpursueasinglelifethanbefore?Becausetheyarefinanciallyindependentandenjoymorefreedomthanbefore.7.Whatistheinfluencethatthedeclineofmarriageexertsonthedemographics?Itwillcausethedeclineofbirthrateandconsequentlyleadtodemographicproblems.8.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Lessmarriagemightmeanmorecrime”?Itmeansthatthedeclineofmarriagewillleadmorementocommitcrimesformarriagecansocializemen.9.WhatcangovernmentsdotorevivemarriageinAsiaaccordingtothetext?Theycanencouragechangeinpopularprejudices,legislatetogetemployerstoofferbothmaternalandpaternalleave,andprovideorsubsidizeschildcare,wakeuptothesocialchangesandthinkabouthowtodealwiththeconsequences.10.Howdoyouunderstandthetitleofthetext“Asia’sLonelyHearts”?Itisanopenquestion.ItmeansthatAsianwomenarerejectingmarriage.III.Readthefollowingsentencescarefullyandparaphrasethem.1.TheChinesefamilyencouraged“scholarshipandhardworkandthriftanddefermentofpresentenjoymentforfuturegain”.(Para.1)TheChinesefamilythinksthatpeopleshouldenrichtheirknowledge,workhard,notwastethings,anddelaythepresentenjoymentforthefuturehappiness.2.TherecentriotsacrossBritain,whoseoriginsmanybelievelieinanabsenceofeitherparentalguidanceorfilialrespect,seemtounderlineaprofounddifferencebetweenEastandWest.(Para.2)ManypeoplethinkthattherecentriotinBritainisaresultofthelackoffamilyeducationorthechildren’srespectfortheirparents.ThisseemstoshowthatthereisagreatdifferencebetweenEastandWest.3.Marriagesocializesmen:itisassociatedwithlowerlevelsoftestosteroneandlesscriminalbehavior.(Para.8)Marriagecanteachthementobehaveinwaysthatareacceptabletotheirsociety,forthelowerleveloftestosteronewillleadtolesscriminalbehaviors.4.Womenwhonowsteerclearofwedlockmightbemorewillingtotietheknotiftheyknowitcanbeuntied—notjustbecausetheycangetoutofthemarriageifitdoesn’twork,butalsobecausetheirfreedomtoleavemightkeeptheirhusbandsontheirtoes.(Para.9)Thewomenwhoretreatfrommarriagemightbemorewillingtogetmarriediftheyknowthemarriagetiecanbebroken.Thisisnotonlybecausetheycandivorceeasilyifthemarriageisnotsuccessful,butalsobecausetheirfreedomcanmaketheirhusbandscaremoreaboutthem.5.AsiangovernmentshavelongtakentheviewthatthesuperiorityoftheirfamilylifewasoneoftheirbigadvantagesovertheWest.Thatconfidenceisnolongerwarranted.(Para.10)AsiangovernmentshavelongbelievedthattheirfamilylifeisoneofthefactorsthattheythinkissuperiortotheWest,butnowtheconfidenceisdeclining.VocabularyBuildingI.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorphrasesgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary1.TheprofoundinfluenceofTaoismonChinesescience,proto-scienceandmedicinehasbeenemphasizedthroughoutourvolumes.2.Thisexampleunderlinesthelanguageteacher’sresponsibilitytopushbeyondthelimitsofthedrillandtoaddtoknowledge.3.Iamdubiousofhischancesofpassingtheexaminationbecausehehasnotworkedhardenough.4.Afightbetweentheopposingteamseruptedduringthegame.5.Thoughdoingbadlyatthemoment,thefirmhasmostvaluableassets.6.Thisoldcustomhasrecentlybeenrevivedinsomepartsofthecountry.7.Thepoethaspursuedfameallhislife,buthasneverexperiencedit.8.Shemanagedtosteertheconversationtowardsthesubjectofherbirthdayparty.9.Hispositioninthegovernmentdoesnotwarranttheseactions.Actuallytheyareagainstthelaw.10.Afterbeingseverelycriticizedatthemeeting,heretreatedtohisoffice.Ⅱ.Usethephrasesintheboxtocompletethefollowingsentences.Changetheformswherenecessary.1.Theviewofthecasedidnotoccurtomebefore.2.Ifyoudon’tobeymeIshallappealtoforce.3.Theyoungboyobjectstobeingtreatedtolikeachild.4.Wedon’tcareatallaboutcorporations–weshouldmakethatclear–exceptastheycontributetoindividualwelfare.5.It’snotaboutwhathappenstoyou,it’sabouthowyoureacttowhathappens.6.Afterbeingdefeated,theysubmittedtotheenemy.7.Withnoonetoturntointhedesperatesituations,shefeltquitemiserable.8.Thespeakerreferredtothepasttomakehispoint.Ⅲ.Thesuffix–agecanbeaddedtoverbsoradjectivesornounstoformnouns,indicating“theresultofaction”,“place”,“fee”,“stateoridentityorcircumstances”,forexample:1.Howmuchwillyouhavetopaythewarehouseforstorages?2.Theroadwascoveredwithwreckagefromtheexplosioninthebuilding.3.Thepackagegottornonthewaytothestation.4.Whatisthepostageforanair-letter?5.MagellanwastryingtofindapassagetotheIndiaOcean.6.Thedoctorwrappedthebandageroundhisinjuredarm.7.Takinghercourageinbothhands,sheopenedthedoorandwalkedin.(takeone’scourageinbothhand