资源描述：
《综合教程第二册第九单元答案 unit 9 what is happiness》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在行业资料-天天文库。
1、Unit9WhatIsHappiness TextcomprehensionI.AII.1.T; 2.F; 3.F; 4.T; 5.F.III.1.Hemeansthatoneisgiventherighttopursuehappiness,butdoesnotknowwhatitis.2.Becausehebelievesthatcommercialadvertisingnotonlyfailstosatisfyourdesires,butmoreimportantlyitcreatesthem,anditcreatesthemfasterth
2、ananyman’sbudgetcansatisfythem.Suchinsatiabilitymakespeopleunhappy.3.Becausehethinksthattheproductsandpursuitsadvertisedonthefrontpagesofwomen’smagazinesaredreamlikeandcan’tbefulfilled.4.HesettwoextremesaccordingtoThoreau,thelowlevelandthehighlevel.Theformerreferstopossessionforit
3、sownsakeorincompetitionwiththerestoftheneighborhood,whilethelatterreferstoactivedisciplineofheighteningone’sperceptionofwhatisenduringinnature.Tofindbalanceistosavetimeandeffortonthelowlevelsandspendonthehigh.5.Theinherentrightisnothappinessitself,butliesinthepursuitofhappiness,in
4、thepursuitofwhatislife-engagingandlife-revealing,i.e.intheideaofbecoming. IV.1.JonathanSwiftseemedtosharethisviewwhenhecriticizedthisideaofhappinessasthestateofbeingcompletelycontrolledbydeception.2.Theactiveexerciseortrainingtoimproveone’sunderstandingofwhatisoflastingvaluewouldh
5、avebeenThoreau’sideaofthehighlevels,i.e.spiritualhappiness. StructuralanalysisofthetextPart1(par.1,2):Theauthorpointsoutthatwhenwearenotsurewhathappinessis,wetendtobemisledbytheideathatwecanbuyourwaytoit.Part2(par.3,4,5,6):Theauthoroffersanumberofexamplestoshowhowthismisconception
6、ofhappinessgivesrisetothe“happiness-market”inahighlycommercializedsociety(theUnitedStates).Part3(par.7,8,9):TheauthorsuggestsstrikingabalancebetweenwhatThoreaucalledthelowlevelsandthehighlevels.Part4(par.10):Theauthorgiveshisunderstandingofhappiness,inthelightoftheFoundingFathers’
7、beliefthatitis“intheideaofbecoming”. Page172VocabularyI. Phrase1.un-American:nottypicaloftheattitudes,waysoflife,etc.,thatareapprovedoforconsiderednormalintheUS 2.commercialism:theactivitiesorattitudesofpeoplewhothinkthatmakingaprofitismoreimportantthananythingelse;emphasisonthema
8、ximizingofprofit 商业主义 3.forthatm
