lesson 5 课外补充练习
I. Words explanation: 1. fallacy
A. religious belief B. false belief C. bankruptcy D. dropping A. unbelieving B. increasing C. industrious D. unimproved A. a carpet B. a piece of bread C. a small; light knife D. a rising market A. determinate B. flagitious C. prestigious D. discerning
2. incredulous
3.scalpel
4.perspicacious
5.trauma
A. emotional shock B. mental work
C. the state of not having enough D. a reinforced structure for observers A. take shelter B. prevert from C. lose hair
D. keep company with A. of a person who likes music
B. of a person who pays attention to unimportant C. of a person who stresses on sports
D. of a person who emphasizes trivial points of
6.shed
7.pedantic
news
learning 8.desist
A. insist on B. cease C. heckle D. castrate
9.proportions
A. property B. portions C. massages D. dimensions A. homeless child B. wandering musician C. countryman D. smuggler A. convincing B. encouraging C. pledging D. sweating A. speak quickly B. talk repeatedly C. say with sobs D. say with hiccups
10.waif
11.perspiration
12. blubber
13. modulate
A. make achange in the tone B. cause to do or believe sth C. make or become soft D. change the place or position A. being famous for B. being shameful C. being honest D. being refused A. sad B. honest C. penitent D. overjoyed
A. grow bigger or greater B. become less or smaller C. drop heavily
D. cover with thick coating A. large group of plants B. highest point
14.infamy
15.contrite
16.wax
17.acme
C. sharp crisis
D. highest mountain peak A. move forward B. look sideways C. change directions D. pour out A. triumphant B. foreign C. exhausted D. overflowing A. invisible B. ugly C. precipitate D. provisional A. examining B. proving C. impatient D. judging
18.veer
19.exultant
20.unsightly
21.testy
22.fracture
A. break B. combine C. disagree D. repeat A. pull B. push C. place D. fix A. surround B. cover C. avoid D. desire A. complaining B. moaning C. tiring D. unwilling A. decrease
23.tug
24.covet
25.grulling
26.mince
B. minimize C. increase D. euphemize A. strike B. walk C. fall down D. climb up A. push forward B. draw back C. incise up D. draw out A. equal B. propose C. restrict D. count A. a precise piece B. a small piece C. a big valley
27.clap
28.wince
29.qualify
30.chink
D. a narrow opening A. walk in an awkward way B. tremble terribly C. close in mild way D. shine brightly A. permitting easily B. seeing clearly C. feeling regret D. looking worried A. a long loud sound B. a short low-pitched sound C. a low murmuring sound D. a short;high-pitched sound A. take out B. be contrary to C. withdraw D. be relevant to
31.shamble
32.contrite
33.chirp
34.contradict
35.immovable
A. permanent B. quick C. immediate D. cold A. spread B. pierce C. take part D. formulate
A. a blank or empty area
B. a detailed; exact statement of particulars C. a partial excuse
D. the evolutionary formation of new biological
36.penetrate
37.specification
species 38.scrap
A. special place B. particular area C. small piece D. unseen item
39.tremendous
A. unique B. genuine C. unexpected D. enormous A. grasp tightly B. hang loosely C. touch softly D. hold lightly
40.clutch
II. Complete the word according to the definition; the first letter of which is given: 1.to become less or weaker wg 2.juice which comes from meat while it is cooking 3.to determine the nature of esp. a disease from observation of symptoms dforehead and the ear tlplace t 4.flat part of either side of the head between the 5..medicine causing the bowels to empty themselves 6.appointment between lovers to meet at a secret
7.large; solid piece c 8.lose health and strength l 9.named group of fixed stars cc 10.deformed and mentally undeveloped person 11.without denial a fire e 12.small piece of burning wood or coal in a dying 13.to make a loud deep noise like a bull b 14.widely known esp. for sth. bad nduring battle t 15.art of placing or moving fighting forces for or 16.one; such as a person or an object; that is bulky; clumsy; or unwieldy h 17.to destine to an unhappy end dvolcano c 18.a bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a
19.no longer burning or active enew projects e 20.showing initiative and willingness to undertake 21.worth being remembered or noted m 22.to set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
u 23.a business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain vl 24.lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless 25.lacking vigor or energy foccasion; or place; fitting. Aclassification; a class. C 26.suitable for a particular person; condition; 27.a specifically defined division in a system of 28.a branch of knowledge or teaching da 29.keenly perceptive or discerning; penetrating: 30.having or showing shrewdness and discernment; especially with respect to one's own concerns. a 31.something taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation; an assumption hdp 32.to engage in a formal discussion or argument 33.a massive variety of the mineral uraninite 34.anger aroused by something unjust; mean; or
unworthy. i 35.a shrill; often frantic cry sgrowth of grass and its matted roots tr 36.a surface layer of earth containing a dense 37.to make known something concealed or secret 38.having the flavor or odor of game; especially game that is slightly spoiled gplace pit p 39.to thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or 40.the skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on
41.to burn with little smoke and no flame s 42.something expected; a possibility pf 43.gilled with a specified element or elements
44.a quality; an ability; or an accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task q III. Point out some American colloquial expression from the text:
a month of Sundays dumb
a casual kick fire away a deal will-heeled laughs pin-up
keen kid nothing upstairs go steady get to date terrific mad Nuts Yummy guy dreamy knock me out darn knot-head jitterbug
IV. Comment on the rhetorical devices of the following statements:
1.There is a limit for what flesh and blood can bear. 2.The first man has poisoned the well before anybody could drink from it. He has .hamstrung his opponent before he could even start. 3.It was like digging a tunnel.intellect. 4.it is not often that one so young has such a giant 5.I was not Pygmalion; I was Frankenstein; and my monster had me by the throat.
6.“Holy Toledo” he repeated fifteen or twenty times.
7.Logic; far from being a dry; pedantic discipline; is a living; breathing thing; full of beauty; passion; and trauma.
8.Maybe somewhere in the extinct crater of her mind; a few embers still smoldered. .Maybe somehow I could fan them into flame. 10.My brain; that precision instrument; slipped into high gear.V. Translation:
1. 一旦三峡工程竣工;其本身便成为世界上的一大创举;大坝坐落在长江上游“载断巫山云雨”坐落在大坝上的巨大船闸能让万吨船舶顺利而过;如同宫殿一样使人眼花缭乱的水利发电站通过广延的高压电网输送强大的电流..
2.香港回归祖国;标志着“一国两制”构想的巨大成功;标志着中国人民在完成祖国统一大业的道路上迈出了重要一步..香港回归后;“一国两制”;“港人治港”;高度自治的方针得到切实贯彻执行;保持了繁荣稳定
9.but I was not one to let my heart rule my head.
的局面..事实必将证明;香港特别行政区政府和香港同胞一定能够依照香港特别行政区基本法治理好香港..
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