高级英语BOOK Unit Inaugural Address 课后答案Word文档格式.docx
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WhenthefirstKennedychild,Joseph,Jr.,wasborn,fatherJoewasreportedtohavesaid,"
He'
11bethefirstKennedytobecomepresidentoftheUnitedStates."
ButhewaskilledwhilepilotingabomberinWorldWarⅡ,andtheleadershipoftherisingKennedygenerationpassedtoJohn.
ThusyoungJohnKennedy,oftencalledJack,inheritedabackgroundofpolities,wealthanddetermination.Thefamilycirclewascloseandwarm.Theboyslearnedcompetitionfirstinsports.Theyplayedhardtowin,afamilytraitinsportsandpoliticsalltheirlives.YoungKennedyattendedprivateschoolsinBrooklineandNewYorkCity;
andthen,in1931,heenteredChoateSchool,inWallingford,Connecticuttoprepareforcollege.YoungKennedy,afterashortspellattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPrinceton,enteredHarvard.In1940hegraduatedfromHarvardcurelaude.
B.Hispoliticalcareerandelectionaspresident
In1945theHearstnewspapershiredKennedytocovertheUnitedNationspreliminaryconferenceinSanFrancisco.HecoveredtheBritishelectionsthatyear,thendecidedhehadhadenoughofjournalism.Hedidnotknowwhetherhewouldlikepolitics,butdecidedtotryit.In1946heranforCongressasaDemocrat,inaBostondistrict.Thoughhedidnotlivethere,Kennedy,byhardcompaigning,defeatedalargefieldofrivals.Hewasre-electedtwice.ThenhetriedforelectiontotheUnitedStatesSenateagainstRepublicanHenryCabotLodge,whowassupposedtobeunbeatableinMassachusetts.ItwasabigRepublicanyearin1952,inMassachusettsandelsewhere,butJackKennedybeatLodgeby70,000votes.
OnSeptember12,1953,KennedyandJacquelineBouvierweremarriedatNewport,RhodeIsland.Theyhadthreechildren—Caroline;
John,Jr.,whomhisfathercalledJohn-John;
andPatrickBouvier,wholivedbutafewdays.
Kennedymissedbeingnominatedforvice-presidentbyafewvotesin1956.ButhegainedanintroductiontomillionsofAmericanswhowatchedtheChicagoDemocraticConventionontelevision.Whenhedecidedtorunforpresidentin1960,hisnamewaswidelyknown.Manythoughtthathisreligionandhisyouthfulappearancewouldhandicaphim.Kennedyfacedthereligionissuefrankly.Hedeclaredhisfirmbeliefintheseparationofchurchandstate.Hiswealthenabledhimtoassembleastaffandtogetaroundthecountryinaprivateplane.
Kennedy’sfourtelevisiondebateswithRepublicancandidate,RichardM.Nixon,wereahighlightofthe1960campaign.ThedebatesprobablywereimportantinKennedy’sclosevictoryelectoralvotesto219forNixon.ThepopularvotewasbreathtakinglycloseKennedyreceivedonly18,574morevotesthanNixon--afractionof1precentofthetotalvote.(excerptsfromtheNewBookofKnowledge)
C.Assasination
InNovember1963,PresidentKennedyjourneyedtoTexasforaspeech-makingtour.InDallasonNovember22,heandhiswifewerecheeredenthusiasticallyastheiropencarpassedthroughthestreets.Suddenly,at12"
30intheafter-noon,anassassinfiredseveralshots,strikingthepresidenttwice,inthebaseoftheneckandthehead,andseriouslywoundingJohnConnally,thegovernorofTexas,whowasridingwiththeKennedys.ThepresidentwasrushedtoPark-landMemorialHospital,wherehewaspronounceddeadabouta'
halfhourlater.Withintwohours,VicePresidentJohnsontooktheoathaspresident.OnNovember24,amidnationalandworldwidemourning,thePresident’sbodylayinstateontherotundaoftheU.S.Capitol.Thenextday,leadersof92nationsattendedthestatefuneral,andamillionpersonslinedtherouteasahorsedrawncaissonborethebodytoSt.Matthew’sCathedralforarequiemmass.WhilemillionsofAmericanswatchedtheceremoniesontelevision,thepresidentwasburiedonanopenslopeinArlingtonNationalCemetry.Thereaneternalflame,lightedbyhiswife,marksthegrave.
Onthedayoftheassasination,thepolicearrestedLeeHarveyOswald,a24-year-oldex-marine,forthepresident’smurder.Oswald,whohadlivedforatimeintheSovietUnion,killedDallaspolicemanJ.D.Tippitwhileresistingat-rest.Twodayslater,inthestation,OswaldhimselfwasbasementoftheDallaspolicefatallyshotbyJackRuby,anightclubowner.OnNovember29,PresidentJohnsonappointedaseven-membercommission,headedbyChiefJusticeEarlWarren,toconductathoroughinvestigationoftheassassinationandreporttothenation.Thecommission’sreportmadepubliconSept.27,1964,heldthatOswaldfiredtheshotsthatkilledthepresident.Further,toallaysuspicionsthatthemurderwasaconspiratorialplot,itstatedthatthecommittee"
foundnoevidence"
thateitherOswaldorRuby"
waspartofanyconspiracy,domesticorforeign,toassassinatePresidentKennedy"
.
Ⅱ.1.Kennedythinkstheworldisdifferentnowbecausemanhasmadegreatprogressinscienceandtechnologyandhasnotonlythepower(scientificfarming,speedytransportation,massproduction,etc.)toabolishpoverty,butalsothepower(missiles,H_bombs,etc.)todestroyallformsofhumanlife.Iagreewithhim.
2.AccordingtoKennedy,thebeliefstillatissuearoundtheglobeisthebeliefthatallmanarecreatedequalandGodhasgiventhemcertaininalienablerightswhichnostateorrulercantakeawayfromthem.
3.Kennedyconsidersasfriends:
a)theoldalliesoftheU.S.,suchasBritain,Canada,Australia,NewZealandandthewesternEuropeancountries;
b)thecountriesinSouthAmericaand;
c)manyofthedevelopingcountriesinAsiaandAfricathatrelyonU.S.aid.Heconsidersallsocialistcountriesasfoes(allthattimethesocialistcampheadedbytheSovietUnion)andthosedevelopingcountriespreparingtotakethesocialistroad.
4.Britain,Canada,Australia,NewZealand.andinawidersenseonemayalsoincludeFrance.
5.ManynewnationswerebornafterWorldWarⅡ.especiallyinAfrica.In1960alone,justoneyearbeforeKennedy’sinauguralspeech,thefollowingcountriesinAfricadeclaredtheirindependence:
TheRepublicofCen—tralAfrica,TheRepublicofChad,TheRepublicofDa-homey,ThePeople’sRepublicoftheCongo。
The(jabonRepublic,TheRepublicofGhana.etc.
6.ThepeoplewhoareinhutsandvillagesarethepoorpeopleinbackwarddevelopingcountriesinAfricaandAsia.(Studentgivecommentsontherestoftheanswer.)
7.ThestatedpolicyofKennedytowardsLatinAmericaissummedupinthephrase“allianceforprogress”.Kennedypledgedtotakeconcretestepstoassistthesegovernmentsandpeopleincastingoffthechainsofpoverty.
8.Kennedy’spolicytowards“hisadversary”isnegotiationfromapositionofstrength.TheU.S.mustfirstbestrongenoughtodeterheradversary.FromthisstrongpositionofabsolutemilitarysuperiorityKennedyproposesnegotiatingwiththesocialistcamp(ortheSovietUnion)onthefollowingproblems:
a)armscontrol,b)cooperationinthefieldsofscience,technology,artsandcommerce,c)anewworldsystem.
9.Hecallsonhisfellow—Americanstomakenewsacrifices.todowhathiscountrycallsonhimtodo.Heshouldbepreparedtosacrificeeverything,evenhislifeifnecessary,todefendfreedom,towageconstantwaragainsttyranny,poverty,diseaseandwar.The“longtwilightstruggle”isnotahotwarbutaconstant,perseveringfightagainsttyranny,poverty,diseaseandthethreatofwar.
10.ThereareprobablysomeexaggerationintheclaimthatfreedomwasinitshourofmaximumdangerwhenKennedyassumedoffice.However,itishistoricallyjustifiablethatKennedyassumedofficeatatimewhenfreedomwasinamostcriticalhour.Thenewpresidenthadtofacemanydangersandcrises.Athome,freedomwasendangeredbythewitchhuntingcampaignagainstgovernmentworkersaccusedofbeingcommunistsstartedbySenatorMcCarthy.SoKennedymadehimselfastrongsupporterofcivilrights.
Ⅲ.1.Therhetoricaldevicesemployedincluded:
figuresofspeech,parallelandballancedstructures,repetitionofimportantwordsandphrases,andantitheses.
2.Yes,theaddressiswellorganized.Kennedyaddressedhisoldfriendsfirstwithsweetestwordsandthenhisfoeswithsharpwords.Theorderisclearandappropriate.
3.Inthishighlyrhetoricaladdress,therearemanyexamplestoshowthatKennedyisveryparticularandcarefulinhischoiceofanduseofwordsaswellashischoiceofsentencepatternsandstructures.Forexample,inthesentence"
Tooursisterrepublicssouthofourborder,weofferaspecialpledge"
theword"
sister'
isparticularlychosentoconnoteequalityandmutualgoodrelationsinhisattempttoallaythetraditionalfearsthesecountrieshaveoftheirpowerfulbigbrotherinthenorth.Andinthesentence"
Finally,tothosenationswhowouldmakethemselvesouradversary,weoffernotapledgebutarequest"
thephrase"
wouldmakethem-sel
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