高级英语第二册课后习题答案汇总.docx

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高级英语第二册课后习题答案汇总

高级英语第二册课后习题答案汇总

Lesson1

I.

　　LasVegas.LasVegascityistheseatofClarkCountyinSouthNevada.In1970ithadapopulationof125,787people.Revenuefromhotels,gambling,entertainmentandothertourist-orientedindustriesformsthebackboneofLasVegas'seconomy,Itsnightclubsandcasinosareworldfamous.Thecityisalsothecommercialhubofaranchingandminingarea.Inthe19thcenturyLasVegaswasawateringplacefortravelerstoSouthCalifornia.In1.855-1857theMormonsmaintainedafortthere,andin1864FortBakerwasbuiltbytheU.S.army.In1867,LasVegaswasdetachedfromtheArizonaterritoryandjoinedtoNevada.（fromTheNewColumbiaEncyclopedia）

Ⅱ.

　　1.Hedidn'tthinkhisfamilywasinanyrealdanger,HisformerhousehadbeendemolishedbyHurricaneBetsyforitonlystoodafewfeetabovesealevel.Hispresenthousewas23feetabovesealeveland250yardsawayfromthesea.Hethoughttheywouldbesafehereasinanyplaceelse.Besides,hehadtalkedthematteroverwithhisfatherandmotherandconsultedhislongtimefriend,CharlesHill,beforemakinghisdecisiontostayandfacethehurricane.

　　2.MagnaProductsisthenameofthefirmownedbyJohnKoshak.Itdesignedanddevelopededucationaltoysandsupplies.

　　3.Charliethoughttheywereinrealtroublebecausesaltywaterwasseawater.Itshowedtheseahadreachedthehouseandtheywereinrealtroublefortheymightbewashedintotheseabythetidalwave.

　　4.AtthisCriticalmomentwhengrandmotherKoshakthoughttheymightdieatanymoment,shetoldherhusbandthedearestandthemostpreciousthingshecouldthinkof.Thiswouldhelptoencourageeachotherandenablethemtofacedeathwithgreaterserenity.

　　5.JohnKoshakfeltacrushingguiltbecauseitwashewhomadethefinaldecisiontostayandfacethehurricane.Nowitseemedtheymightalldieinthehurricane.

　　6.GrandmotherKoshakaskedthechildrentosingbecauseshethoughtthiswouldlessentensionandboostthemoraleofeveryone.

　　7.JanisknewthatJohnwastryinghisbesttocomfortandencourageherforhetoofelttherewasapossibilityoftheirdyinginthestorm.

Ⅲ.

　　1.Thispieceofnarrationisorganizedasfollows..introduction,development,climax,andconclusion.Thefirst6paragraphsareintroductoryparagraphs,givingthetime,place,andbackgroundoftheconflict-manversushurricanes.Theseparagraphsalsointroducethecharactersinthestory.

　　2.Thewriterfocuseschieflyonactionbuthealsoclearlyandsympatheticallydelineatesthecharactersinthestory.

　　3.JohnKoshak,Jr.,istheprotagonistinthestory.

　　4.Manandhurricanesmakeuptheconflict.

　　5.ThewriterbuildsupandsustainsthesuspenseinthestorybydescribingindetailandvividlytheincidentsshowinghowtheKoshaksandtheirfriendsstruggledagainsteachonslaughtofthehurricane.

　　6.Thewritergivesorderandlogicalmovementtothesequenceofhappeningsbydescribingaseriesofactionsintheorderoftheiroccurrence.

　　7.Thestoryreachesitsclimaxinparagraph27.

　　8.IwouldhaveendedthestoryattheendofParagraph27,becausethehurricanepassed,themaincharacterssurvived,andthestorycouldcometoanaturalend.

　　9.Yes,itis.BecausethewriterstateshisthemeorthepurposebehindhisstoryinthereflectionofGrandmotherKoshak:

"Welostpracticallyallourpossessions,butthefamilycamethroughit.WhenIthinkofthat,Irealizewelostnothingimportant.

Ⅳ.

　　1.We're23feetabovesealevel.

　　2.Thehousehasbeenheresince1915,andnohurricanehasevercausedanydamagetoit.

　　3.Wecanmakethenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethehurricanewithoutmuchdamage.

　　4.Watergotintothegeneratorandputitout.Itstoppedproducingelectricity,sothelightsalsowentout.

　　5.Everybodygooutthroughthebackdoorandruntothecars.

　　6.Theelectricalsystemsinthecarhadbeenputoutbywater.

　　7.AsJohnwatchedthewaterinchitswayupthesteps,hefeltastrongsenseofguiltbecauseheblamedhimselfforendangeringthewholefamilybydecidingnottofleeinland.

　　8.（）hGod,pleasehelpustogetthroughthisstormsafely.

　　9.GrandmotherKoshaksangafewwordsaloneandthenhervoicegraduallygrewdimmerandstopped.

　　10.Janisdisplayedratherlatetheexhaustionbroughtaboutbythenervoustensioncausedbythehurricane.

Ⅴ.

　　Seethetranslationofthetext.

Ⅵ.

　　1.main:

aprincipalpipeorlineinadistributingsystemforwater,gas,electricity,etc.

　　2.sitout:

stayuntiltheendof

　　eby;（AmericanEnglish）payavisit

　　4.blowin：

burstopenbythestorm.

　　5.douse:

putout（alight，fire，generator。

etc。

）quicklybypouringwateroverit

　　6.kill：

（AmericanEnglish）tocause（anengine-etc．）tostop

　　7．swath：

thespacecoveredwithonecutofascythe;al