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Theloonsdisappearwiththedevelopmentofthelakesideandthegrowingofthepopulation.Theycan’tfindtheirposition.Piquetteandherpeoplearesimilartothis,theycan’tfindtheirpositioninthissociety,whichmakesthemhomeless,thencausesPiquette’sdeath.

Ⅱ.Paraphrase

1.…withafacethatseemedtotallyunfamiliarwithlaughter（para.2）

withafacethatneverlaughed

2.SometimesoldJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetmixedupinaSaturday-nightbrawl…（para.2）

Sometimes,oleJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetinvolvedinanoisyfightforbeingdrunkonaSaturdaynight.

3.…herattendancehadalwaysbeensporadicandherinterestinschoolworknegligible（para.3）

Sheoftenmissedclassesandhadlittleinterestinschoolwork.

4.sheexistedformeonlyasavaguelyembarrassingpresence（para.3）

Shealwaysmademefeelembarrassed

5.Shedweltandmovedsomewherewithinmyscopeofvision（para.3）

ShelivedandmovedsomewhereIcouldsee.

6.IfitcametoachoicebetweenGrandmotherMacLeodandPiquette,Piquettewouldwinhandsdown,nitsornot.（para.14）

IfmymotherhadtomakechoicesbetweenmygrandmotherandPiquette,shewouldratherchoosePiquette,nomattershehadnitsornot.

7.Herdefiantface,momentarily,becameunguardedandunmasked,andinhereyestherewasaterrifyinghope.（para.60）

Atthatmoment,herfacewasunguardedandunmaskedwithadeterminationofchallenge,andshehadanintensehopeforlife.

8.shelookedamess,totellyouthetruth,arealslattern,dressedanyoldhow（para.69）

Shelookedunclean,totellyouthetruth,shewasadirty,untidywoman,dressedinacarelessway.

9.Shewasupincourtacoupleoftimes—drunkanddisorderly,ofcourse.（para.69）

Shewascaughtupincourtforseveraltimes,becauseshehadtoomuchalcoholandwasdisorderedinlife.

.Allthefollowingwordsareadjectiveswithdifferentsuffixes.Givefurtherexamplesofadjectiveswiththesamesuffixes.

1）contagious:

luxurious,ambiguous,ferocious,oblivious,obnoxious,abstemious

2）negligible:

irreconcilable,responsible,extensible,irascible,invincible,frangible

3）enviable:

navigable,respectable,unbearable,unobjectionable,remarkable

4）friendly:

homely,lovely,godly,earthly,costly,brotherly,sickly,orderly

5）plaintive:

interactive,sensitive,respective,comparative,exclusive,initiative

6）tuneful:

graceful,handful,lawful,meaningful,thankful,successful,peaceful

7）expressionless:

motionless,meaningless,homeless,loveless,emotionless

8）wavy:

classy,thirsty,snowy,furry,curly,dirty,bloody,windy,healthy

9）conventional:

functional,international,emotional,additional,educational

10）tubercular:

vernacular,circular,polar,particular,quadrangular,regular

V.Thefollowingphrasesaretakenfromthetext,allwithaparticipleasanadjective.ExplainwhyapresentorpastparticipleisusedineachcaseandthentranslatethephrasesintoChinese:

1.walkinlimpingmanner一瘸一拐地走路

2.presencethatcausesembarrassment令人尴尬的人（或事）

3.eyesthatdonotsmile不会笑的眼睛

4.asoundthatululates哀鸣

5.mockerythatchills令人发冷的嘲弄

6.abirchlogthatisburning仍在燃烧的白桦圆木

7.hopethatterrifies令人生畏的希望

8.aresortthatflourishes繁华的度假胜地

9.odoursthatpenetrate浓重的气味

10.lumberthatiswarped弯曲的木头

11.cartyresthatarediscarded被丢弃的汽车轮胎

12.strandsofbarbedwirethataretangledtogether，wirethatarebarbed

搅成一团团的铁丝网

13.wildstrawberriesthatarebruised表皮被擦伤的野草莓

14.atreetrunkthathasbeenfallen伐倒的树干

15.shopperswhoareoffended被得罪的顾客

16.callthatisdrawnoutforalongtime拖长音的呜叫声

Ⅶ.Replacetheitalicizedcolloquialorslangywordswithmoreformalwordsorexpressions:

1.SometimesOldJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetmixedupinaSaturday-nightbrawl.（anoisyquarrelorfight）

noisyquarrelorfightinapublicplace

2.Ihatelikethedickenstosendherhomeagain.（verymuch）

verymuch

3.“I’llbetanything“shehasnitsinherhair.（I’mabsolutelysure）

I’mprettysure

4.“Sowhat?

“Hervoicewasdistant.（Whocares?

Whyisthatimportant?

WhyshouldIcare?

）

Whatdoesitmakeadifferencetome?

5.“YourdadsaidIain’tsupposedtodonomorewalkingthanIgotto.“（1amnotsupposedtowalkunlessitisnecessary）

Ishouldn’twalkmore.

6.“Ibetyouknowalotaboutthewoodsandallthat,eh?

”（thingslikethat）

thingsofthatkind

7.“Idon’tknowwhatthehellyou’retalkin’about,”shereplied（whatexactly）

whatonearth

8.“Younutsorsomethin’?

Ifyoumeanwheremyoldman,andmeandallthemlive,youbettershutup,byJesus,youknow?

”（Areyoucrazyorwhat?

）（MyfatherandIandtheothers）

myfather,meandotherpeople

9.“Gotthisclassyname.AlvinGeraldCummings—somehandle,eh?

”（first-class）（finename）

upperclassgoodname

10.“Gee,Piquette—that’sswell.”（excellent）

good

Ⅷ.Replacetheitalicizedwordswithspecificwordsthatappearinthetext:

1.Themanstandingbehindmetookawaymypursesuddenlyandranofflikearabbit.（grabbed）

2.Thenewpoliciesweremadeinordertoattractmoreforeigninvestment.（lure）

3.Thesmokefromtheburningbuildingmadebreathingverydifficultforthefire-men.（stifled）

4.Ididn’tgetawinkofsleeplastnightbecausethewindwasblowinghardandnoisilyallthetime.（howling）

5.Thehammockmovedbackwardandforwardwithregularmovements　（swung）　

6.Thepatientmovedaboutinbedwildlyandalmostviolentlyinunbearablepain（thrashed）

7.Shefeltasuddendizzinessandwalkedunsteadilybeforeshereachedatreeandleanedagainstit.（teetered）

8.Theparrotwasunusuallyquietthismorning,notutteringasingleloudandharshcry.（squawkingevenonce）

9.Someoftheberriesatthebottomofthepailwerepressedintoasoftmass.（squashed）

10.Togetridofthepolicemen,heranintotheforestandthencrawledhurriedlyupthehill.（scrambled）

11.Thecandleshoneunsteadilyasabreezesweptintotheroom.（flickered）

.Explainhowthemeaningofthefollowingsentencesisaffectedwhentheitalicizedwordsarereplacedwiththewordsinbrackets.Payattentiontotheshadesofmeaningofthewords.

1.InaclearingatthecentreofthethicketstoodtheTonnerrefamily’sshack.（home）

Shackisashabbyshelter,buthomeisaplacefulloflove.

2.TheirEnglishwasbrokenandfullofobscenities.（badwords）

Badwordsarefromlowbrowedpeople,whileobscenityisaboutobscenelanguageorbehavior.

3.PiquettewaswithusandGrandmotherMacLeod,miraculously,wasnot.（strangelyenough）

Miraculouslymeanscompletelyunexpectedandverylucky,whilestrangelycan’texpressthefeelingoflucky.

4.Myfatherwouldonlybestayingatthecottageforacoupleofweeks.（villa）

Cottageisasmallhouseincountryside,butvillaisaluxuriousyacht.

5.Rodericksatonthecarruginthesunshineandexaminedabrownaprucecone,meticulously,turningitroundandroundinhissmallandcurioushands.（carefully,strange-looking）

Meticulouslymeanspayingtoomuchcarefulattentiontoeverydetail,whilecarefullyjustmeansgivingattentiontosomething.

curioushandsactuallymeansthecuriosityofthekid,whilestrange-lookingameansthetheweirdnessofone’sappearanceorexpression.

6.Shelookedatmesullenly,withoutspeaking.（unhappily）

Sullenlyisangrily,butunhappilyisjustnothappy,whichcan’texpressthefeelingofanger

7.“Ibetyouknowalotaboutthewoodsandallthat,eh?

”Ibeganrespectfully.（respectably）

Respectfullymeanssomeoneisfullofrespecttosomebody,butrespectablymeanssomeoneisworththerespectofsomeoneelse.

8.Iignoredherrebuff.（refusal）

Rebuffisanunkindrefusaltoafriendlyoffer,whilerefusalisjustanactofsayingorshowingthatyouwillnotdo,giveoracceptsomething.

9.Atnightthelakewaslikeblackglasswithastreakofamberwhichwasthepathofthemoon.（reflection）

Pathisthelightbeamofthemoon,whilereflectionisanimageinamirror,onashinysurface,onwater,etc.

10.Neitherofussuspectedthatthiswouldbelasttimewewouldeversitheretogetherontheshore,listening.（doubted）

Buspectmeanssomethingwillhappen,butdoubtissomethingwon’thappen.

11.ButIdidnotknow...WhyshewouldnotorcouldnotrespondwhenIsuggestedexploringthewoodsorplayinghouse.（reply）

Respondisareactionofbothwordsandactions,butreplyisjustareactionofwords.

12.Istaredather,astoundedthatanyonecouldhavechangedsomuch.（surprised）

Astoundcanexpressthemeaningofshockmoreclearlythansurprise

13.AsImouthedtheconventionalphrases,Icouldonlyguesshowgreatherneemusthavebeen,thatshehadbeenforcedtoseektheverythingsshesobitterlyrejected.（traditional,resented）

Conventionalistendingtofollowwhatisdoneorconsideredacceptablebysocietyingeneral,whiletraditionalispartofthebeliefs,customsorwayoflifeofaparticulargroupofpeople,thathaven’tchangedforalongtime.

rejectjustmeanstorefusetoacceptorconsidersomething,whileresentistofeelbitterorangryaboutsomething.

14.Theonestorehadbecomeseveraldozen,andthesettlementhadalltheattributesofaflourishingresort-hotels,adance-hall,cafeswithneonsigns,thepenetratingodoursofpotatochipsandhotdogs.（place,smell）

Settlementis