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1、unit1Face to Face with Hurricane Camille EXERCISES 1 I . Write a short note of about 100 words on Las Vegas.Suggested Reference Books SRB 1. any standard gazetteer2. Encyclopedia Americana3. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Questions on content:1. Why did John Koshak decide to stay and face the dangers of

2、a devastating hurricane?2. What does “Magna Products” stand for?3. Why did Charlie think they were in real trouble when he found the water tasted salty?4. Why did Grandmother Koshak, at this critical moment, tell her husband she loved him?5. Why did John Koshak feel a crushing guilt?6. Why did Grand

3、mother Koshak ask the children to sing?7. What did Janis understand when John put his arm around her?. Questions on appreciation:1. What is the organizational pattern of this piece of narration? How would you classify the first six paragraphs?2. What does the writer focus chiefly on - developing cha

4、racter, action (plot), or idea (theme) ?3. Who is the protagonist or leading character in the story?4. What opposing forces make up the conflict?5. How does the writer build up and sustain the suspense in the story?6. How does the writer give order and logical movement to the sequence of happenings?

5、7. At what point in the story does the action reach its highest point?8. At what point would you have ended the story? Why?9. Is the last paragraph important? Why?. Paraphrase：1. Were elevated 23 feet. (para 3)2. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. (para 3)3. W

6、e can batten down and ride it out. (para 4)4. The generator was doused, and the lights went out. (para 9)5. Everybody out the back door to the cars! (para 10)6. The electrical systems had been killed by water. (para 11)7. John watched the water lap at the steps, and felt a crushing guilt. (para 17)8

7、. Get us through this mess, will You? (para 17)9. She carried on alone for a few bars; then her voice trailed away. (para 21)10. Janis had just one delayed reaction. (para 34)V. Translate paras 21-27 into Chinese. Look up the dictionary and explain the meaning of the italicized words:1. since the wa

8、ter mains might be damaged (para 5)2. sit out the storm with the Koshaks (para 6)3. another neighbor came by on his way inland (para 6)4. the French doors in an upstairs room blew in (para 8)5. the generator was doused (para 9)6.the electrical systems had been killed by water (para 11)7.it devasted

9、everything in its swath (para 19)8.she carried on alone for a few bars (para 21)9.make it a lean-to against the wind (para 25)10.and he pitched in with Seabees in the worst volunteer work of all (para 33). Discriminate the following groups of synonyms:1. demolish, destroy, raze, annihilate2. disinte

10、grate, decay, rot, spoil, molder, decompose Suggested Reference Books SRB1. Websters New World Dictionary of the American Language2. Websters New Dictionary of Synonyms3. Readers Digest, Use the Right Word. Analyse the formation of the following words and list 5-10 ex- amples of each:1. television2.

11、 northwestward3. motel4. bathtub5. returneesSuggested Reference books SRB1. any standard dictionary2. Walkers Rhyming Dictionary3. any book on lexicology or word building. In this narration, the writer makes effective use of verbs. List 10 verbs you consider used most effectively and give your reaso

12、ns. Mention two examples of each of the following: simile, metaphor, personification. Why does the writer use so many elliptical and short simple sentences? Illustrate your answer with a few examples. Analyse paragraph 1. Does it have a topic sentence, a central idea? How is the paragraph developed?

13、 What is the function of the last sentence?. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences. Avoid run-on sentences, sentence fragments, dangling modifiers, illogical or faulty parallelism and unnecessary shifts in point of view.1. The basketball game was canceled. Because half of the players were

14、in bed with the flu.2. These snakes are dangerous however, most snakes are quite harmless.3. Looking out toward the horizon, she saw only the old cabin in which Mary had been born. A single cottonwood that had escaped the drought. The apparently boundless expanse of sunburned prairie.4. With the kno

15、wledge that, although the documents have been stolen, they have not yet been seen by a foreign agent.5. Last year, after graduating from high school, my father put me to work in his office.6. To appreciate the poem, it must be read aloud.7. I helped my mother wash clothes last Sunday, thus causing m

16、e to miss that film.8. Driving across the state, many beautiful lakes were seen.9. Unselfish people not only are happier but they are more successful.10. I finally realized that my daydreaming was not making me beautiful, slender, or friends.11. He is a man of wide experience and who is also very po

17、pular with the farmers.12. I am interested in electronics, because it is a new field and which offers interesting opportunities to one who knows science13. We swept the room carefully, and the furniture and shelves were dusted.14. If ones mouth is dry, eat a lump of sugar or chew gum.15. You must ma

18、ke yourself interesting to the group that listen to you and are constantly trying to detect your mistakes. Topics for oral work:1. What are the strong and weak points of the narration?2. Whom do you admire most in this story? Why?3. What have you learned about people and society in the United States

19、? Does the story give a true and complete picture? XV. Write a short narration of around 300 words relating your ex- perience of an earthquake, a flood, a typhoon or a hailstorm. 15 _习题全解 I. Las Vegas. Las Vegas city is the seat of Clark County in South Nevada. In 1970 it had a population of 125,787

20、 people. Revenue from hotels, gambling, entertainment and other tourist-oriented industries forms the backbone of Las Vegass economy, Its nightclubs and casinos are world famous. The city is also the commercial hub of a ranching and mining area. In the 19th century Las Vegas was a watering place for

21、 travelers to South California. In 1.855-1857 the Mormons maintained a fort there, and in 1864 Fort Baker was built by the U. S. army. In 1867, Las Vegas was detached from the Arizona territory and joined to Nevada. (from The New Columbia Encyclopedia ) . 1. He didn t think his family was in any rea

22、l danger, His former house had been demolished by Hurricane Betsy for it only stood a few feet above sea level. His present house was 23 feet above sea level and 250 yards away from the sea. He thought they would be safe here as in any place else. Besides, he had talked the matter over with his fath

23、er and mother and consulted his longtime friend, Charles Hill, before making his decision to stay and face the hurricane.2. Magna Products is the name of the firm owned by John Koshak. It designed and developed educational toys and supplies.3. Charlie thought they were in real trouble because salty

24、water was sea water. It showed the sea had reached the house and they were in real trouble for they might be washed into the sea by the tidal wave. 4. At this Critical moment when grandmother Koshak thought they might die at any moment, she told her husband the dearest and the most precious thing sh

25、e could think of. This would help to encourage each other and enable them to face death with greater serenity.5.John Koshak felt a crushing guilt because it was he who made the final decision to stay and face the hurricane. Now it seemed they might all die in the hurricane.6.Grandmother Koshak asked

26、 the children to sing because she thought this would lessen tension and boost the morale of everyone.7.Janis knew that John was trying his best to comfort and encourage her for he too felt there was a possibility of their dying in the storm.1.This piece of narration is organized as follows. .introdu

27、ction, development, climax, and conclusion. The first 6 paragraphs are introductory paragraphs, giving the time, place, and background of the conflict-man versus hurricanes. These paragraphs also introduce the characters in the story.2. The writer focuses chiefly on action but he also clearly and sy

28、mpathetically delineates the characters in the story.3. John Koshak, Jr. , is the protagonist in the story.4. Man and hurricanes make up the conflict.5. The writer builds up and sustains the suspense in the story by describing in detail and vividly the incidents showing how the Koshaks and their fri

29、ends struggled against each onslaught of the hurricane.6. The writer gives order and logical movement to the sequence of happenings by describing a series of actions in the order of their occurrence.7. The story reaches its climax in paragraph 27.8. I would have ended the story at the end of Paragra

30、ph 27,because the hurricane passed, the main characters survived, and the story could come to a natural end.9. Yes, it is. Because the writer states his theme or the purpose behind his story in the reflection of Grandmother Koshak: “We lost practically all our possessions, but the family came throug

31、h it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important. .1. We re 23 feet above sea level.2. The house has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever caused any damage to it.3. We can make the necessary preparations and survive the hurricane without much damage.4. Water got into the generator and put it out. It stopped producing electricity, so the lights also went out.5. Everybody go out through the back door and run to the cars.6. The electrical systems in the car had b