高级英语第二册第四课课后题答案.doc

高级英语 (D1002001) 看看课程文档 ADVANCED ENGLISH BOOK II UNIT 4 INAUGURAL ADDRESS 第四单元习题答案 第四单元习题答案第四单元习题答案.John F. Kennedy(1917-1963),35th President of the United States A. His family background John Kennedy, whose ancestors came from Ireland, was the first Roman Catholic to become president of the United States. At 43 he was also the youngest man ever elected to the highest office of his country, although he was not the youngest to serve in it. Theodore Roosevelt was not quite 43 when the assasination of President McKinley elevated him to the Presidency. John Fitzgerald Francis Kennedy was born on May 29,1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. Brookline was the suburb of Boston where his grandfather had been elected to many public offices. Joseph P. Kennedy, father of the future presi- dent, was at 25 the youngest bank president in the country. He was to build one of the great private fortunes of his time. He and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy raised a family of nine children. John was the second born. When the first Kennedy child, Joseph, Jr. , was born, father Joe was reported to have said, He 11 be the first Kennedy to become president of the United States. But he was killed while piloting a bomber in World War , and the leadership of the rising Kennedy generation passed to John. Thus young John Kennedy, often called Jack, inherited a background of polities, wealth and determination. The family circle was close and warm. The boys learned competition first in sports. They played hard to win, a family trait in sports and politics all their lives. Young Kennedy attended private schools in Brookline and New York City; and then, in 1931, he entered Choate School, in Wallingford, Connecticut to prepare for college. Young Kennedy, after a short spell at the London School of Economics and Princeton, entered Harvard. In 1940 he graduated from Harvard cure laude. B. His political career and election as president In 1945 the Hearst newspapers hired Kennedy to cover the United Nations preliminary conference in San Francisco. He covered the British elections that year, then decided he had had enough of journalism. He did not know whether he would like politics, but decided to try it. In 1946 he ran for Congress as a Democrat, in a Boston district. Though he did not live there, Kennedy, by hard compaigning, defeated a large field of rivals. He was re-elected twice. Then he tried for election to the United States Senate against Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, who was supposed to be unbeatable in Massachusetts. It was a big Republican year in 1952, in Massachusetts and elsewhere, but Jack Kennedy beat Lodge by 70,000 votes. On September 12, 1953, Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier were married at Newport, Rhode Island. They had three childrenCaroline; John, Jr. , whom his father called John-John; and Patrick Bouvier, who lived but a few days. Kennedy missed being nominated for vice-president by a few votes in 1956. But he gained an introduction to millions of Americans who watched the Chicago Democratic Convention on television. When he decided to run for president in1960, his name was widely known. Many thought that his religion and his youthful appearance would handicap him. Kennedy faced the religion issue frankly. He declared his firm belief in the separation of church and state. His wealth enabled him to assemble a staff and to get around the country in a private plane. Kennedy s four television debates with Republican candidate, Richard M. Nixon, were a highlight of the 1960 campaign. The debates probably were important in Kennedys close victory electoral votes to 219 for Nixon. The popular vote was breathtakingly close Kennedy received only18,574 more votes than Nixon-a fraction of 1 precent of the total vote. (excerpts from the New Book of Knowledge) C. Assasination In November 1963, President Kennedy journeyed to Texas for a speech-making tour. In Dallas on November 22, he and his wife were cheered enthusiastically as their open car passed through the streets. Suddenly, at 1230 in the after-noon, an assassin fired several shots, striking the president twice, in the base of the neck and the head, and seriously wounding John Connally, the governor of Texas, who was riding with the Kennedys. The president was rushed to Park-land Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about a half hour later. Within two hours, Vice President Johnson took the oath as president. On November 24, amid national and worldwide mourning, the Presidents body lay in state on the rotunda of the U. S. Capitol. The next day, leaders of 92 nations attended the state funeral, and a million persons lined the route as a horsedrawn caisson bore the body to St. Matthews Cathedral for a requiem mass. While millions of Americans watched the ceremonies on television, the president was buried on an open slope in Arlington National Cemetry. There an eternal flame, lighted by his wife, marks the grave. On the day of the assasination, the police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald, a 24-year-old ex-marine, for the presidents murder. Oswald, who had lived for a time in the Soviet Union, killed Dallas policeman J. D. Tippit while resisting at-rest. Two days later, in the station, Oswald himself was basement of the Dallas police fatally shot by Jack Ruby, a nightclub owner. On November 29, President Johnson appointed a seven- member commission, headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren, to conduct a thorough investigation of the assassination and report to the nation. The commissions report made public on Sept. 27, 1964, held that Oswald fired the shots that killed the president. Further, to allay suspicions that the murder was a conspiratorial plot, it stated that the committee found no evidence that either Oswald or Ruby was part of any conspiracy, domestic or foreign, to assassinate President Kennedy. 1. Kennedy thinks the world is different now because man has made great progress in science and technology and has not only the power (scientific farming, speedy transportation, mass production, etc. ) to abolish poverty, but also the power(missiles，H_bombs，etc)to destroy all forms of human lifeI agree with him 2According to Kennedy，the belief still at issue around the globe is the belief that all man are created equal and God has given them certain inalienable rights which no state or ruler can take away from them 3Kennedy considers as friends：a)the old allies of the US， such as Britain，Canada，Australia，New Zealand and the western European countries； b) the countries in South America and；c)many of the developing countries in Asia and Africa that rely on USaidHe considers all socialist countries as foes(all that time the socialist camp headed by the Soviet Union)and those developing countries preparing to take the socialist road 4 Britain，Canada，Australia，New Zealandand in a wider sense one may also include France 5Many new nations were born after World Warespecially in Africa In 1 960 alone， just one year before Kennedys inaugural speech， the following countries in Africa declared their independence：The Republic of Cen tral Africa，The Republic of Chad，The Republic of Da-homey，The Peoples Republic of the Congo。The(jabon Republic，The Republic of Ghanaetc 6The people who are in huts and villages are the poor people in backward developing countries in Africa and Asia(Student give comments on the rest of the answer) 7The stated policy of Kennedy towards Latin America is summed up in the phrase “alliance for progress”Kennedy pledged to take concrete steps to assist these governments and people in casting off the chains of poverty 8Kennedys policy towards “his adversary” is negotiation from a position of strengthThe USmust first be strong enough to deter her adversary From this strong position of absolute military superiority Kennedy proposes negotiating with the socialist camp(or the Soviet Union)on the following problems：a) arms control，b) cooperation in the fields of science，technology，arts and commerce，c)a new world system 9He calls on his fellowAmericans to make new sacrificesto do what his country calls on him to do He should be prepared to sacrifice everything，even his life if necessary， to defend freedom，to wage constant war against tyranny，poverty，disease and warThe“long twilight struggle”is not a hot war but a constant，persevering fight against tyranny，poverty，disease and the threat of war 10There are probably some exaggeration in the claim that freedom was in its hour of maximum danger when Kennedy assumed officeHowever，it is historically justifiable that Kennedy assumed office at a time when freedom was in a most critical hourThe new president had to face many dangers and crises At home，freedom was endangered by the witch hunting campaign against government workers accused of being communists started by Senator McCarthy So Kennedy made himself a strong supporter of civil rights 1 The rhetorical devices employed included： figures of speech，parallel and ballanced structures，repetition of important words and phrases，and antitheses 2 Yes，the address is well organizedKennedy addressed his old friends first with sweetest words and then his foes with sharp wordsThe order is clear and appropriate 3In this highly rhetorical address，there are many examples to show that Kennedy is very particular and careful in his choice of and use of words as well as his choice of sentence patterns and structures. For example, in the sentence To our sister republics south of our border, we offer a special pledge, the word sister is particularly chosen to connote equality and mutual good relations in his attempt to allay the traditional fears these countries have of their powerful big brother in the north. And in the sentence Finally, to those nations who would make themselves our adversary, we offer not a pledge but a request, the phrase would make them- selves our adversary is again cleverly chosen to throw the blame for confrontation and world tension on the other party, It suggests that the United States has done nothing to create enemies. It is the other side that is challenging the U. S. , and the latter is forced to take the challenge although it really wants peace. 4.Nermedy carefully made his tone and message suited to the different groups he addresses. In his address there is proclaimed loyalty to old allies to sustain unity, assured help and support to minor friends to keep them closely tied to the U. S. , warning advice to newborns to make them over, and veiled threat, warning and! advice to the enemy camp to check ambitions on the part of the enemies. 5. Among the passages most likely to be quoted: may be we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty, as this is not only a carefully thought out, well-ballanced sentence easy to remember and elegantly pleasant to read aloud, but also a sentence that best expresses the proud feelings of the Americans as the self-appointed leader of the free democracies Kennedys call for Americans to ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country is also very often quoted because it represents the enterprising spirit of the Americans of which Kennedy is a best example. 6. Kennedy s argument and persuasion is based mainly on e-motional appeal rather than facts. This type of speech would not be successful on all occasions. It can be successful only when the audience is already excited and does not have much time to think or when the audience is already susceptible to the message of the speaker.IV. 1. Our ancestors fought a revolutionary war to maintain that all men were created equal and God had given them certain unalienable rights which no state or ruler could take away from them. But today this issue has not yet been decided in many countries around the world. 2. This much we promise to do and we promise to do more. 3. United and working together we can accomplish a lot of things in a great number of joint undertakings. 4. We will not allow any enemy country to subvert this peaceful revolution which brings hope of progress to all our countries. 5. The United Nations is our last and best hope of survival in an age where the instruments of war have far surpassed the instruments of peace. 6. We pledge to help the United Nations enlarge the area in which its authority and mandate would continue to be in effect or in force. 7. before the terrible forces of destruction, which science can now release, overwhelm mankind; before this self-destruction, which may be planned or brought about by an accident, takes place 8. Yet both groups of nations are trying to change as quickly as possible this uncertain balance of terrible military power which restrains each group from launching mankinds final war. 9. So let us start once again (to discuss and negotiate)and let us remember that being polite is not a sign of weakness. 10. Let both sides try to call forth the wonderful things that science can do for mankind instead of the frightful things it can do. 11. Americans of every generation have been called upon to prove their loyalty to their country (by fighting and dying for their countrys cause). 12.Let history finally judge whether we have done our task welt or not, but our sure reward will be a good con-science for we will have worked sincerely and to the best of our ability.See the translation of the text.1.prescribe, set down or impose 2.mortal: of man (as a being who must eventually die) 3.at issue, in dispite; still to be decided 4.disciplined, received training that developed self-control and character mitted, bound by promise, pledged 6.undoing : abolishing 7. at odds: .in disagreement ; quarreling split asunder : split apart ; disunited 8. iron: cruel; merciless 9. bounds: chains; fetters 10. invective: a violent verbal attack; strong criticism, insuits, curses, etc. 11. writ : (archaic) a formal written document ; specifically, a legal instrument in letter form issued under seal in the name of the English monarch from AngloSaxon times to declare its grants，wishes and commands(Here it refers to the United Nations Charter) run：continue in effect or force 12stays：restrains 13tap：draw upon or make use of 14bear：take on；sustain1fatal可用来指一切已经造成死亡或者可能导致死亡的事物 (不能指人)，侧重于其不可避免性。如an illness which might not be serious for a young personbut which will almost certainly prove fatal to the old lady(一种对于年轻人来说也许并不严重，但对于一个老太婆来说却无疑是致命的病症)。deadly在表示“必然致命”这一点上与fatal完全相同，可互换使用。但deadly还有一种为fatal所没有的用法，它可以指一个欲置他人于死地的人。如：The murdered man had many deady enemies(被害者有很多不共戴天的死敌。)mortal像deadly一样，可以指能置人于死的人或物。如：Because of an ancient family feud，the two cousins had