Unit4AViewofMountainsKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.BII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.F(RefertoParagraph1.NobodymadeaphotographicrecordoftheimmediateeffectoftheatomicbombingonHiroshima.)2.F(RefertoParagraph1.Theauthorisshockedbecausethegirlremindshimoftheordinarylifethatwouldhavebeengoingoninthefieldsofrubbleiftherehadnotbeentheatomicbombing.)3.F(RefertoParagraph2.Thenucleardangerthatstillhangsoverusmeansthedangercausedbythepossibleuseofatomicbombsinthefutureratherthanthedangerousconsequencesoftheworld'ssecondatomicbombing.)4.T(RefertothebracketedpartinParagraph2.)5.T(RefertothefirstfewlinesofParagraph3.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertothelastfewlinesofParagraph1.Aviewofmountainsinthedistanceratherthanthewreckageismeanttoremindtheviewerofthecitythatwasleveledtothegroundbytheatomicbombandofthenormallifethatwouldhavebeengoingonthere.Thisiswherethesignificanceofthepicturelies.2.RefertoParagraph2.BecauseitwasthefirsttimethatAmericanshadeverseenthepicturessincetheatomicbombingfiftyyearsago.3.RefertothemiddleofParagraph2.ThebombingofNagasakiisregardedasthefittersymbolofthenuclearperilintworespects.First,itisevidencethatnuclearweaponscanbeusedagaintodestroyhumancivilization.Second,thefactthatNagasakihadnotbeentheoriginallychosentargetofthenuclearattackshowstheunpredictabilityofpossiblenuclearattacksinthefuture.Thatis,everycityintheworldisliabletonucleardestruction.4.RefertothebeginningofParagraph3.Theywereintendedtodemonstratethedevastatingpowerofnuclearweaponsandexpressanapprehensionofthenuclearperilmenacingtheworld.5.No,itonlyexpressespartofit,becausethewriterintendsnotonlytoexpresshisapprehensionofthenuclearthreatbut,moreimportantly,tocallonthepeopletotakeactionstobanishforevernuclearweaponryfromtheEarth.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.TheresponsibilitywasplacedonYamahata'sshoulderstorecordtheeffectssystematicallyandwithagreatandsimpleartistry.2.Thatvanishedcityratherthanitsremainsrepresentsthetruemeasureoftheevent.3.InthephotographsNagasakiregainsitsownstatus.4.ThehumanimaginationhadbeenexhaustedandstoppedatthewreckageofthefirstruinedcityandfailedtoreacheventheoutskirtsofNagasaki.5.ApartfromthepicturesofNagasakiweseemtoneedsomeotherpicturestoinspireinusahopeoflifetocounterbalancethesenseofdoomsuggestedbytheruinedNagasaki.StructuralanalysisofthetextThesentenceattheendofParagraph1makescleartheauthor'sopinionaboutthemeaningofYamahata'spictures:Thetruemeasureoftheeventliesnotinwhatremainsbutinallthathasdisappeared.ThesentenceinthemiddleofParagraph4makescleartheauthor'sopiniononwhatshouldbedoneabouttheexistingnuclearperil:Performingthatactisthegreatestoftheresponsibilitiesofthegenerationsnowalive.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextThetruemeasureoftheeventliesnotinwhatremainsbutinallthathasdisappeared.Showingnotwhatwewouldlosethroughourfailurebutwhatwewouldgainbyoursuccess.Apartfromthe(not)AbutBstructure,wecanalsofindtheAyetBtype:Yamahata'spicturesaffordaglimpseoftheendoftheworld.Yetinourday,?Andwecanfindasentencethatorganizesinformationinasimilarwaywithouttheuseofbutoryet:Arrivingahalf-centurylate,theyarestillnews.Byadmittingsomethingiscorrectfirstandthensayingsomethingelseisevenmorecorrect,oradmittingsomethingisurgentfirstandthensayingsomethingelseismoreurgentwiththehelpoftheabovesentencestructures,theauthorsucceedsinmakinghissentenceswell-balancedandhisargumentationforcefulandconvincing.VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.hadhardlybeenrecordedbythecamera2.smilinginastrangeandunnaturalway3.applicabletoallotherplacesaroundtheworld4.hadstoppedworking5.threatensII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.willcomeintohisown2.isbrandedwith3.forgood4.layin5.Incertainrespects6.cameintoexistence7.outskirts8.onceandforallIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.existence2.survival3.unearthly4.wrecked5.exhaustive6.apprehensive7.continuation8.AccuracyIV.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartinthesentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.B7.C8.AV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.1.Synonym:save(relieve,refrain)2.Synonym:danger(risk,jeopardy)3.Antonym:incomplete(injured,impaired)4.Synonym:supernatural(mysterious,weird)5.Synonym:omnipresent(ubiquitous)6.Synonym:slip(stagger,flounder)7.Antonym:individual(personal)8.Synonym:particular(odd,queer)VI.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1.security2.calculated3.effective4.increased/higher5.notoftenfound6.perspectiveGrammarexercisesI.Notetheuseofthepresenttenseinthefollowingparagraph.Thepresenttenseusedtorefertopastevents,foundinphotographdescription,iscalledthehistoricpresent.Thehistoricpresentdescribesapasteventasifitwerehappeningnow.Itconveyssomethingofthedramaticimmediacyofaneye-witnessaccount.Itischaracteristicofpopularnarrativestyle.Itmayalsobefoundinphotographiccaptionsandinh