高级英语Lesson 15No Signposts in the Sea 课后练习及答案.docx
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高级英语Lesson15NoSignpostsintheSea课后练习及答案
EXERCISES15
Ⅰ.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions,usingyourownwordsasmuchaspossible:
1)WhatpleasuredoesEdmundCarrgetbyobservingLaurawithoutherknowingitWhatcomplimentdoeshepayher?
2)DoesCarrappreciatenaturalbeautyWashealwayslikethat?
3)Whateffectdoesthemoonandthecoolwateroftheswimmingpoolhaveonhim?
4)WhatkindofcoastlinedoeshelikeWhy?
5)WhoisinchargeofthelighthouseDoeshelikehisjob?
6)WhydoesEdmundCarrlikeislands?
7)Whydoeshesay:
"God,istherenoescapefromsufferingandsin"
8)Whatisthe'greenflash'?
Ⅱ.Paraphrase:
1)TheColonel,whoisnottoooffensivelyanEmpirebuilder,sometimestriestotalktomeaboutpublicaffairs
2)OrmaybeLaura'sunwittinginfluencehascalleditout.
3)DismissiveasaPharisee,Iregardedasmoonlingsallthosewhoselifewaslivedonalesspracticalplane.
4)AndnowseehowIstand,assentimentalandsensitiveasanyoldmaiddoingwater-coloursofsunsets!
5)IwantmyfillofbeautybeforeIgo.
6)Thus,Iimagine,mustthepiousfeelcleansedonleavingtheconfessionalafterthesolemnityofabsolution.
7)thereisatouchofroughpoetryabouthim
8)Ilikealsotheout-of-the-wayinformationwhichheimpartsfromtimetotimewithoutinsistence
9)IsuspectalsothatthereisquitealotoflorestoredawayintheColonel'sotherwisenotveryinterestingmind.
10)ThisisthenewEdmundCarrwithavengeance.
Ⅲ.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese:
1)WhatIlikebestarethesterncliffs,withrangesofmountainssoaringbehindthem,fullofpossibilities,peakstobescaledonlybythemostdaring.WhatplantsofthehighaltitudesgrowunravishedamongtheircragsandvalleysSodoIletmyimaginationplayovertherecessesofLaura'scharacter,soaustereintheforegroundbutnurturingwhattreasuresoftenderness,likedelicateflowers,forthediscoveryoftheventuresome.
2)Inallthisserenityofoceanitisseldomthatweespysomuchasanothership;thejollydolphinsandthescratchylittleflying-fishhavethevastcirclealltothemselves,'theFlyingFish,whohasapartwiththebirds,'anddoubtlessaregladtoseethelastofthemonsterwhichbearsusintoandoutofsight.Ourwakeclosesupandwemightneverhavebeen.Butitdoeshappenfromtimetotimethatanislandappearsonthehorizon,namelesstousandfullofmystery,thepeakofasubmarinemountainrange,lonely,unblemished,remote.Doesonelikeislandsbecauseoneunconsciouslyappropriatesthem,asmallmanageabledomaininalargeunmanageableworldIcannottellwhyitshouldgivemesuckaqueersensationtoreflectthatthatislandhasalwaysbeenthere(unlessindeeditbenomorethantheworkofthepatientcoral)andwillbetherestill,shouldIreturntofinditwaitingforme.
IV.Lookupthedictionaryforthefollowingloanwords.TrytofindoutfromwhatlanguagestheyareborrowedandthenputthemintoChinese.
Model:
cremedementhe--(法)薄荷酒
1)adhoe 2)blitzkrieg
3)skoal 4)charg6d'affairs
5)concerto 6)coupd'dtat
7)d6eor 8)detente
9)horsdoeurves 10)intermezzo
11)kimono 12)kowtow
13)kulak 14)macho
15)smorgasbord 16)statusquo
17)fiesta 18)rajah
19)emir 20)eureka
Ⅴ.Makesentenceswiththefollowingwordsusingthepartsofspeechindicatedinthebrackets:
1)fill(v.n.) 6)range(n.v.)
2)ripple(n.v.) 7)beach(n.v.)
3)marble(n.v.) 8)catch(v.n.)
4)pile(n.v.) 9)hump(n.v.)
5)touch(v.n.) 10)obscure(adj.v.)
Ⅵ.pickoutfromthetextallthewordsandphrasesdescribingcolours.
Ⅶ.Replacetheitalicizedwordswithsimple,everydaywordsorexpressions"
1)andthusbeguileourselvesforanhourorsoafterdinner()
2)prefacinghisremarksby'Ofcourseit'snotformetosuggesttoyou'()
3)Iregardedasmoonlingsallthosewhoselifewaslivedonalesspracticalplane.()
4)IonceflatteredmyselfthatIwasanadultman.()
5)oralow-lyingaridstretchwithmilesofwhitesandybeach()
6)SodoIletmyimaginationplayovertherecessesofLaura’scharacter,soaustereintheforeground()
7)Darknessfalls,andthereisnothingbuttheintermittentgleamofalighthouseonasolitarypromontory.()
8)whichheimpartsfromtimetotimewithoutinsistence()
9)anditisnotasensationIcouldexpectanyonesaveLauratounderstand()
10)Wegazed,astheshipslidbyandthehumpsrecededintodarknessandeventhelightswereobscuredbytheshoulderofahill()()
11)‘Viciousviridian’Isay,nottobeoutdone.()
12)Iwouldneverhavebelievedinthesimpldeblissofbeing,dayafterday,atsea.()
Ⅷ.Replacetheitalicizedwordsorphraseswithspecificwordsthatappearinthetext:
1)Theteachertendstofilluswithtoomanyfacts.()
2)Asthepolicemenapproachedonhorseback,thedemonstratorswentawayquicklyindifferentdirections.()
3)Thethiefmovedstealthilyalongthecorridor.()
4)Thedetectiveinspectedtheroomandwrotesomethinghastilyinhisnotebook.()
5)Priceswentuprapidlywhenthewarbrokeout.()
6)Thereismoreandmoreworkforme.()
7.)Someidlerswerestandingaboutinalazywayatthestreetcorner.()
8)Afterthetidewentback,thekidsbegantopickshellsontheshore.()
9)Onhearingtheshot,hequicklyputouthishandandtookthegunlyingonthetable.()
10)Shestruckhimonthefacewiththepalmofherhand.()
Ⅸ.Pointoutthemetaphors,similesandalliterationsusedinthetext.
Ⅹ.Pointoutthefiguresofspeechusedinthefollowingsentences:
1)intheeveningshewearssoftrichcolours()
2)hesaysheusedtoreadme()
3)IwantmyfillofbeautybeforeIgo.()
4)Theyoungmoonliesonherbacktonightasisherhabitinthetropics,andas,Ithink,issuitableifnotseemlyforavirgin.()
5)andthecoolsupportofthewater()
6)Iwonderedwhatmortalcontrolledit,inwhatmustbeoneoftheloneliest,mostforbiddingspotsonearth.()
7)andtheskyatenderpaletteofpinkandblue()
8)IhadnotemptationtotakeaflyingholidaytotheSouth()
9)AndthenIlikeallthesmallnoisesofaship:
thefaintcreaking,asofthesaddle-leathertoahorsemanridingacrossturf,theslapofarope,thehissofsuddenspray.()
10)butaboveallIlovetheselongpurposelessdaysinwhichIshedallthatIhaveeverbeen.()
Ⅺ.Choosetherightwordfromthelistgivenbelowforeachblank.Payattentiontothecorrectcombinationsofadverbsandadjectives.
disappointed simple beautiful
conscious close high
obvious inadequate beaten
ignorant impartial confident
interested clear jealous
exaggerated
1)Arefereeshouldalwaystrytobestrictly__
2)Theanswerislaughably__whenyouthinkitover.
3)Therateofincome-taxinthiscountryisastronomically
4)Hewasinsanely__ofhisbrother'ssuccess.5)Thechildrenplayedon,blissfully__oftheirparents'death.6)Ourhostmadeitpainfully__thatweshouldleave.
7)Thecasualtiesinthewarhavebeengrossly__
8)Theteamplayedbadlyandweresoundly__
9)Itwasabundantly__toeveryonethathehadsomethingonhismind.
10)Justbeforetheexam,heappearedtobesupremely__ofSuccess.
11)Hewasbitterly__whenheheardtheresult.
12)Theroadsarewoefully__andsimplycan’tmeettoday’srequirements?
13)Thebulletpasseduncomfortably__tohishead.
14)Jimiskeenly__incollectingstamp。
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15)Everyoneturnedroundwhenastrikingly__girlcamein.
16)Hewasacutely__thatsomeonewastalkingabouthimbehindhisback.
Ⅻ.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish(usingthefollowingwordsorexpressions:
tohaveaneyefor,torecede,torelieveatouchof,toreadsb,toventure,totaketo,ifnot…,totheexclusionof,topileup,tobeguilewith):
1)他对水彩画很有鉴赏能力。
2)女儿大胆地表示不同意父母对她婚事的安排。
3)由于贫困的逼迫,他开始进行偷窃活动。
4)在旅途中,我看小说,以消磨时间。
5)我想你一定读过马克吐温的书。
6)他的全部注意力都集中在这个问题上,而不顾其他的问题。
7)不立刻做出正确的决定将会使整个事情很困难,如果不是不可能的话。
8)问题堆积如山,我们必须尽快地解决。
9)哨兵每四个小时换一次岗。
10)他的话里带有一点讽刺的味道。
11)童年的回忆渐渐淡漠了。
Ⅻ.Topicsfororalwork
1)WhoisEdmundCarrHowhashechanged?
2)Howdoesthewritermanagetomakeherdescriptionoftheseaandthecoastlinesovividandbeautiful?
ⅩⅣ.Writtenwork
Describeabeautifulplacethatyouhavevisited
习题全解
I.
1)Hecanappreciatethegraceofhergesturesandthebeautyofherclothes,forthegoodtasteofwhichhepraisesher.
2)Yes,heappreciatesnaturalbeauty,buthewasnotalwayslikethat.
3)Themoonandthecoolwateroftheswimmingpoolprovidedhimwithrelaxation,andafeelingofserenityofmindandsublimationofemotion.
4)Helikesthesterncliffsbest,withrangesofmountainssoaringbehindthem,becausetheyarefullofpossibilitiesandonlythemostdaringcanclimbontothetop.
5)AnItalianisinchargeofthelighthouse.Heloveshisjobsomuchthathewillnotquititforanything.
6)Heimaginesthatonemayliveanidylliclifethere.
7)Becausesufferingandsincanbefoundeverywherehumanbeingslive,includingthosetwoislands,onebeingalepercolony,theotherapenalsettlement.
8)Thegreenflashmeansthegreenlightseenintheskythemomentthesunsetsunderthehorizon.andonlyincertaincasesdoesitappear.
Ⅱ.
1)TheColonel,anEmpirebuilderwhoisnottoodisgustinglyaggressive,sometimestriestotalktomeaboutpublicaffairs.
2