Theme-based Reading Lecture 2 Homework keys

Main Ideas, Themes

1. d. The author stresses the convenience of fitness walking, by stating that it does not require a commute to a health club. The paragraph also implies that fitness walking will result in a good workout. Choice a is incorrect because no comparison to weight lifting is made. Choice b may seem like a logical answer, but the paragraph only refers to people who are fitness walkers, so for others, a health club might be a good investment. Choice c is not in the passage. Although choice e seems logical, the paragraph does not indicate that the wrong shoes will produce major injuries.

2. b. The last sentence in the paragraph clearly supports the idea that the renewed interest in Shakespeare is due to the development of his characters. Choice a is incorrect because the writer never makes this type of comparison. Choice c is wrong, because even though scholars are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no indication that the scholars are compiling the

anthology. Choice d is wrong because there is no support to show that most New Yorkers are interested in this work. There is no support for choice e either.

3. d. This answer is implied by the whole paragraph. The author stresses the need to read critically by performing operations on the text in a slow and specific manner. Choice a is incorrect because the author never says that reading is dull. Choices b, c, and e are not supported by the paragraph.

4. a.The support for this choice is in the second sentence, which states that in some countries, toxic insecticides are still legal. Choice b is incorrect because even though polar regions are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no support for the idea that warmer regions are not just as affected. There is no support for choice c. Choice d can be ruled out because there is nothing to indicate that DDT and toxaphene are the most toxic. Choice e is illogical.

5. a. The second and third sentence combine to give support to choice a.The statement

stresses that there must be a judge’s approval (i.e., legal authorization) before a search can be conducted. Choices b and d are wrong because it is not enough for the police to have direct evidence or a reasonable belief—a judge must authorize the search for it to be legal. Choices c and e are not mentioned in the passage.

6. e. This answer is clearly stated in the last sentence of the paragraph. Choice a can be ruled out because there is no support to show that studying math is dangerous. Words are not mentioned in the passage, which rules out choice b. There is no support for choice c. Choice d is a contradiction to the information in the passage.

7. d. The last sentence states that new technologies are reported daily, and this implies that new technologies are being constantly developed. There is no support for choice a. With regard to choice b, stone tools were first used two and a half million years ago, but they were not necessarily in use all that time. Choice c is clearly wrong because the paragraph states when stone tools first came into use. Although some may agree that choice e is true, the author of the paragraph does not give support for this opinion.

8. d. Choices a and c are not supported by the paragraph. Choices b and e only tell us about particular parts of the paragraph and are too specific to be the main idea. Choice d,

however, is general enough to encompass all the sentences and the paragraph as a whole. Every sentence supports the idea asserted in choice d.

9. d. Both sentences in the paragraph support this choice. Choices a and e are opinions and

are not in the paragraph. Choices b and c may be true, but they are also not supported by the paragraph.

10. c. The first sentence points out that it is not practical to use the first-person point of view in business correspondence. Choices a, b, and eare not in the paragraph. Choice d is in the paragraph and although it does tell us something about the first-person point of view, it is too narrow to represent the main idea, which has to do with the first-person point of view as it is related to writing in a business environment.

Topic Sentences

11. d. The mention that searching for spices has changed the course of history, and that for spices, nations have . . . gone to war, implies that the subject of the paragraph is history. These phrases also connote danger and intrigue.

12. c. The mention of all the amazing things the brain is capable of is directly relevant to its being mysterious and complex. The other choices are less relevant.

13. b. Choice b addresses both of Gary’s vanities: his person and his situation. Choice a deals only with one of Gary’s physical characteristics. Choice c deals only with his vanity of position. Choice d is not supported in the passage.

14. a. This choice refers both to age and complexity; b and c refer only to complexity. Answer d is less relevant to the topic sentence (which doesn’t mention Darwin or theories) than the other choices.

15. b. This choice is the only one that supports and develops the topic sentence. The other choices all say something about cosmetic plastic surgery, but they do not support the topic sentence, which states that cosmetic plastic surgery is one of the fastest-growing segments of U.S. medicine.

16. c. The topic sentence speaks of the big-bang theory being much misunderstood, and c addresses this, whereas the other choices do not.

17. d. Only this choice deals with learning how to accept oneself and then relates it to another person. Choices a and c are both irrelevant to the topic sentence. Choice b states the exact opposite of the topic sentence.

18. c. Choice c is the only entry that presents the similar traits of both the hero and the

superstar. Choice a only defines a superstar. Choice b defines the hero. Choice d introduces irrelevant material—the sp …… 此处隐藏：11025字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……