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高级英语Lesson2BooK2Marrakech课后练习级答案
EXERCISES2
Ⅰ.Writeshortnoteson:
MarrakechandMorocco.
SuggestedReferenceBooks[SRB]
1.anystandardgazetteer
2.EncyclopaediaBritannica
Ⅱ.Questionsoncontent:
1.Insteadoftellingthereaderthatthenativesarepoor,Orwellshowspovertyinatleastfiveways.Identifythem.
2.HowarepeopleburiedinMarrakech?
3.Explainthesentence,"Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthatfact."(para3)
4.Whatdoyouthinkmedievalghettoeswerelike?
5.Whydoesthewritersay,"AgoodjobHitlerwasn'there"?
6.Whatkindofpeople,accordingtoOrwell,arepartlyinvisible?
Whydoeshestressthispoint?
7.HowwaslandcultivatedinMorocco?
8.Whywastheoldwomansurprisedwhenthewritergaveherafive-soupiece?
9.Whatdideverywhitemanthinkwhenhesawablackarmymarchingpast?
Ⅲ.Questionsonappreciation:
1.Thethingsofvalue,Orwellsaysin"WhyIWrite,"arealwayspolitical.Isthisessaypolitical?
Hasthewritersaidanythingofvalue?
2.Orwelldescribeshumansufferingandmiseryratherobjectively.Howthencanyoutellthatheisoutragedatthespectacleofmisery?
3.Whydoesthewriterrevealhisfeelingsaboutthedonkeysbutconcealhisfeelingsaboutthepeople?
Whateffectdoesthiscontrasthaveonthereader?
4.Couldparas4-7justaswellcomeafter8-15asbefore?
Couldothergroupsofparagraphsberearranged?
Whatdoesthisindicateabouttheorganization?
Whatgivestheessaycoherence?
5.Doesthisessaygivereadersanewinsightintoimperialism?
Hasthewritersucceededinshowingthatimperialismisan"evilthing"?
6.CommentonOrwell'slucidstyleandfineattentiontosignificantdescriptivedetails.
Ⅳ.Paraphrase:
1.Theburying-groundismerelyahugewasteofhummockyearth,likeaderelictbuilding-lot.(para2)
2.Allcolonialempiresareinrealityfoundeduponthatfact.(para3)
3.TheyriseoutOftheearth,theysweatandstarveforafewyears,andthentheysinkbackintothenamelessmoundsofthegraveyard(para3)
4.Acarpentersitscrossleggedataprehistoriclathe,turningchair-legsatlightningspeed.(para9)
5.Instantly,fromthedarkholesallround,therewasafrenziedrushofJews(para10)
6.everyoneofthemlooksonacigaretteasamoreorlessimpossibleluxury(para10)
7.Still,awhiteskinisalwaysfairlyconspicuous.(para16)
8.Inatropicallandscapeone'seyetakesineverythingexceptthehumanbeings.(para16)
9.NoonewouldthinkofrunningcheaptripstotheDistressedAreas.(para17)
10.fornine-tenthsofthepeopletherealityoflifeisanendless,backbreakingstruggletowringalittlefoodoutofanerodedsoil(para17)
11.Sheacceptedherstatusasanoldwoman,thatistosayasabeastofburden.(para19)
12.Peoplewithbrownskinsarenextdoortoinvisible.(para21)
13.Theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms(para23)
14.Howlongbeforetheyturntheirgunsintheotherdirection?
(para25)
15.Everywhitemantherehadthisthoughtstowedsomewhereorotherinhismind.(para26)
Ⅴ.Translateparas20and21intoChinese.
Ⅵ.Lookupthedictionaryandexplainthemeaningoftheitali-cizedwords:
1.wailingashortchantoverandoveragain(para2)
2.anArabnavvyworkingonthepathnearby(para6)
3.hestoweditgratefully(para7)
4.hisleftlegiswarpedoutofshape(para9)
5.astheJewsliveinaself-containedcommunity(para11)
6.theploughisawretchedwoodenthing(para18)
7.allofthemaremummifiedwithageandthesun(para19)
8.theirsplendidbodieswerehiddeninreach-me-downkhakiuniforms(para23)
9.sohadtheofficersontheirsweatingchargers(para26)
Ⅶ.Discriminatethefollowinggroupsofsynonyms:
1.wail,cry,weep,sob,whimper,moan
2.frenzy,mania,delirium,hysteria
3.glisten,glitter,flash,shimmer,sparkle
SuggestedReferenceBooks[SRB]
1.Webster'sNewWorldDictionaryoftheAmericanLanguage
2.Webster’sNewDictionaryofSynonyms
3.Reader'sDigest,UsetheRightWord
Ⅷ.Studytheformationofthefollowingcompoundnounsandlist5-10examplesofeach:
1.burying-ground
2.gravestone
3.mid-air
4.overcrowding
5.nine-tenths
SuggestedReferenceBooks[SRB]
1.anystandarddictionary
2.anybookonlexicologyorwordbuilding
IX.Inthisessay,thewritermakeseffectiveuseofspecificverbs.List10specificverbsyouconsiderusedmosteffectivelyandgiveyourreasons.
Ⅹ.Eachofthefollowingsentencesmaybemademorecompactbypropersubordination.Rewritethem,usingsubordinateclauses,appositives,prepositionalorverbalphrases:
1.TheBritisharmyhadlostallitsequipmentatDunkirk,andtherewasonlyasinglearmoreddivisionlefttoprotectthehomeisland.
2.Thedryprairielandwilldriftawayinduststorms,butitisstillbeingplowedforprofitlesswheatfarming.
3.Theeducationalprogrammaysucceed,butithastohavemorethanmerefinancialsupportfromthegovernment.
4.Theyhavewastedtheirnaturalresources,buttheyshouldhaveprotectedandconservedthem.
5.TheCaldwellfamilyopenedthefirstroughtrailandsoonothersettlerswerecoming.
6.TheSmithsonianInstitutionisconstantlyworkingforabetterunderstandingofnatureforman'sbenefit,anditgetslittleornopublicity.
7.QueenMarywaseasilyshakenbypassions.Theywerebothpassionsofloveandpassionofhatredandrevenge.
8.Idreadedopeningthedoorofhisoffice,butitwasonlyforafewdays.
9.ItwasearlymorningandtherewasafogandsoIcrawledoutandmademywaytothebeach.
10.Ileftthedoorofthesafeunlockedandtooktheleatherbagofcoinsandwalkeddownthestreettowardthebank.
Ⅺ.Readthefollowingparagraphsandthenanswerthequestions:
1)Whatisthetopicsentence?
2)Hasthewritersucceededinachievingunity?
Giveyourreasons.
1.Lifeonthefarmisaneternalbattleagainstnature.Thereisalwaystherushtoharvestthecropsandtogetnextyear'sgrainplantedbeforethefallrainsstart.Togetthisaccomplishedthefarmermustbeoutatworkbydaybreak.Fruitsandvegetableshavetobegatheredbeforetheearlyfrost;henceeveryoneisbustlingaroundfrommorningtillnight.Fallisbeautifulwhentheleavesonthetreeschangecolorandthenfalloff.Wintersendsitswarmingcoveroverthefrozeground.Thiscausestheanimalstohuntforsomethingtoeat.Thereisnothing,sothefarmerhastofeedthem.Afterhisday'sworkisdone,thefarmerputsonhisslippers,reclinesonthedavenportinfrontofthefireplace,andspendsapeacefuleveningreading.Withinafewmonthsspringbeginswithitsbeautifulflowersandgreengrass.Thecowsgivemoremilksothefarmerhasmoreworktodo.Afterthefirstspringrain,thecornmustbecultivated.Assummerap-proachesthefarmerbeginstoworryforfearthatthesunwillcomeupandcookthegrainbeforeitisfullydeveloped,ormaybeathunderstormwillcomeupthuscausinghishaycroptorot.
2.TherearethreereasonswhyIlikeJapanesefood.WhenIwasgrowingupIneverateJapanesefood,sincewelivedinapartofTexaswheretherewerenoOrentals,butnowIreallylikeit.OneofthebestthingsaboutJapanesefoodisthatitconsistsprimarilyofmeatandvegetables,sothatit'snotatallfattening.However,mostJapaneseloverice.OneofmyJapanesefriendshasatleasttwobowlsofriceateverymeal.AnotherreasonforlikingJapanesefoodisthatit'salwaysbeautifullyserved,evenatlower-pricedrestaurants.Everydishisaworkofart:
thechickenyakitoriispresentedonagleamingplattercrisscrossedwithskewersofmeatandvegetables,andtheshrimptempuracomesonalovelylittlebambootray.FortheAmericanwhowantstoserveJapanesefoodlikethis,theseplattersandtraysmaybepurchasedatalocalimportstore.MyfinalreasonforlikingJapanesefoodisitsexoticflavor.ThereisnothinginAmericanorEuropeancuisinequiteliketheflavorofsashimi(rawfishdippedinsoysauceandhorseradish)orshabu-shabu,ameatandvegetabledishthatyoucookrightatyourowntablebyswishingthebite-sizedpiecesinapanofseasonedboilingwater.Also,fromthemalepointofview,Japaneserestaurantsareattractiveforanotherreason--thebeautifullittledoll-likewaitresses,whobowandsmileshylyastheyserveyourfood.Withallthis,isthereanywonderJapanesefoodappealstome?
Ⅻ.Choosetherightwordfromthelistbelowforeachblank:
fell come did fired
pulled feel sagged collapse
goes altered slobbered climbed
went paralysed settled drooping
jolt seemed imagined knock
falling tower reaching trumpeted
shake came
WhenI________thetriggerIdidnothearthebangor____________thekick--oneneverdoeswhenashot___________home--butIheardthedevilishroarofgleethat_________upfromthecrowd.Inthatinstant,intooshortatime,onewouldhavethought,evenforthebullettogetthere,amysterious,terriblechangehad________overtheelephant.Heneitherstirrednor_______,buteverylineofhisbodyhad________Helookedsuddenlystricken,shrunken,immenselyold,asthoughthefrightfulimpactofthebullethad_________himwithoutknockinghimdown.Atlast,afterwhat_________alongtime--itmighthavebeenfiveseconds,Idaresay–he_______flabbilytohisknees.Hismouth_______Anenormoussenilityseemedtohave______uponhim.Onecouldhave______himthousandsofyearsold.I_______againintothesamespot.Atthesecondshothedidnot_______but______w