全新版大学进阶英语第二册第六单元标准答案

全新版大学进阶英语第二册第六单元答案

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Unit 6 Maker Movement in China

Key to Exercises Opener

Suggested answers for reference

1. Ruler, tape, calculator, hammer, pincers, drill, wrench, saw, etc.

2. I once made a kite with knife, scissors, ruler, tape, wood and paper. At first it didn’t work too well. My father helped me improve the design and then it flew much better. It was so much more satisfying to fly a kite made by myself.

3. There are large worktables in the makerspace. Makers there are using all kinds of materials to build things. And instead of working alone, they are communicating with each other, sharing ideas and learning new skills from one another.

Reading & Interacting

I. Understanding the Text

1. Text Organization

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2. Comprehension Check 2.1 Focusing on the main ideas

The maker movement is now gaining ground in China and makerspaces like Xinchejian and Seeed Studio are open to the public. A maker is someone who builds, creates or hacks physical materials. They are different from the traditional inventors who tinkered in garages. Makers often use software to design objects to be produced by desktop machines like 3-D printers. And they often cooperate and share their ideas online. The Chinese government is supporting this movement by building more government-supported innovation houses and organizing maker carnivals. And it is hoped that this movement can help Chinese industry move to a new stage. Although some observers see China’s maker movement as producing copycat goods, Mr. Pan Hao, founder of Seeed Studio, advises patience. 2.2 Digging into detail

1. They can tinker with everything from art projects to robots.

2. It can react to human touch. And it can talk.

3. He defines a maker as someone who builds, creates or hacks physical materials, whether food, clothing or gadgets.

4. He describes makers as “the Web generation creating physical things rather than just pixels on screens.”

5. It is a conduit for people to say “This interactive stuff is not that scary, not that difficult.”

6. They hope that one of the tinkerers may develop the next groundbreaking technology.

7. It specializes in the small-scale manufacturing of experimental, niche-market products.

8. It features a picture of the South American revolutionary Che Guevara, his head sprouting electronic components instead of hair.

9. He wants to show that creating something original starts from learning and copying.

2.3 Understanding difficult sentences

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