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《高级英语》第二册练习

Lesson One

Face to Face with Hurricane Camille

I. Choose the one which is equal to the word given blow:

1. lash

A. strike violently B. pass by

C. move slowly D. stride

2. pummelA. push forward

C. hit with repeated blow

3. gruff

A. serious B. grievous 4.

elevate

A. put down |B. lift up 5.

demolish

6. scud

A. go smoothly

C. go up and down 7.

interior

A. situated inside

8. ferocity

A. capability B. fierceness C. impediment D. ferment 9. shudder

A. shuffle in B. walk out C. curl up D. shake

10. sanctuary

A. a warm place B. shelter

C. a clean place D. a harm place

11. maroonA. stay brave and along

C. stay helpless

12. vantage

A. variable situation

C. advantage 13. debris

A small individual parts

C well preserved pieces 14.

implore

A request earnestly

C. ask for leave

15. skim

A hit violently

C. go fast and quietly 16.

rampage

A. walk for pleasure

B. inform eagerly

D. inaugurate

B. move lightly over

D. move gradually away

8. produce branchesB. completely good places

D. scattered broken pieces

B. leave hopeful

D. leave helpless and alone

B. comfortless position

D. disadvantage

C. face to D. push down

C. increase D. beatC. interrelate

B. go straight and fast

D. go violently

B. situated outside

D. internecineC. rough D. gentle

A. destroy B. reduce

B. punish severely

D. beat heavily

C rage 17. festoon

A. celebrate B. fasten 18.

extinguish

A. put out B. put up

19. disintegrate

A. joint together

C. regard as a individual

20. frustrate

A. discourage

C. come out fruitfully

21. prop

A. support

d

22. tilt

A. cultivate

C. level

23. endure

A. conduct

C. bear

24. bar

A. music note

C. brick

25. thrust

A. dreadful weapon

C. pierce wind

26. diminish

A. mummify

C. micro command

27. assume

A. assert

C. suppose

28. perish

A. incarnate

C. increase

29. lap

A. cover

C. beat

30. vanish

A. import

C. appear

D. range

C. scatter D. decorate

C. put on D. put down

B. break up into pieces

D. look down upon

B. bring about good result

D. worry about the result

B. place

D. propose

B. incline

D. disintegrate

B. control

D. engulf

B. hot rail

D. block

B. sharp knife

D. driving force

B. reduce

D. increase

B. pronounce

D. declare

B. die

D. submit

B. destroy

D. put

B. exist

D. disappearII. Complete the word according to the definition:

1. violent windstorm hurricane

2. letters; letter writing correspondence

3. machine for generating generator

4. to put into water; throw water over douse

5. to rise to higher level of rank, power etc. mount

6. state in trouble or difficulty mess

7. to save from loss, fire, wreck etc. salvage

8. of the mind psychological

9. to strike or fill with respect combined with fear and reverence awe

10. done, carried out, with order or method methodical

11. impressive or sensational spectacular

12. something owned possession

13. difficult or impossible to understand or comprehendi ncomprehensible

14. forceful, often vindictive anger wrath

15. to lay waste or destroy devastate

16. a place or structure to which a vessel or aircraft can be mooredmooring

17. to break suddenly with a brisk, sharp, cracking sound snap

18. to grasp and hold tightly. clutch

19. to defeat completely and decisively overwhelm

20. one of the glass-filled divisions of a window or door pane

21. a usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with soft material or an arrangement of

coiled springs, used as or on a bed mattress

22. to strike or affect in a manner similar to lashing whip

23. to seek advice or information of consult

24. unwilling; disinclined reluctant

25. a person who performs or offers to perform a service of his or her own free will volunteer

III. Put the following words and phrasesinto the appropriate blanks in the following sentences.

(Filling in the grid is optional.)

revival vital be strewn grade surviving vivifying blues revived vivid trail away vivisection

sprawled survivor revitalize vitamin be bound to

1. Some experts believe that low mortgage rates will help to revitalize the economy.

2. One of the tests of good writing is whether or not its imagery is vivid.

3. The group, which wants to prevent cruelty to animals, is against vivisection _ in medical labs.

4. _ Surviving __a catastrophe often makes one more sensitive to the positive

aspects of life.

5. He _is bound to go, and nothing will stop him.

6. His voice

一trailed away- in confusion.

7. The path is strewn with flowers

8. These apples have beengraded according to size and quality

9. The blues has finally gotten me today.

10. A vitamin supplement is needed by people who do not consume a proper diet.

11. After a day's work, he was extremely tired. He came home asprawledon the sofa

immediately.

12. A vital _ part of any health program is exercise.

13. The revival _ of the 1960's brought back wild hairstyles and boots with mini-skirts.

14. By administering mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the lifeguard revived the

drowned man.

15. There was not a single survivor of the recent plane crash near Los Angeles.

16. The actress had the gift of vivifying any role with her unique blend of humor and pathos.

IV. Reading Comprehension:

1. Theme of Face to face with Hurricane Camille is.

A. Human being is more important than anything else in the world.

B. John has learnt a lesson from his own experience.

C. People suffered from such a devastating hurricane.

D. Hurricane Camille is the greatest storm ever to hit the United States.

2. How many people are there in the house to fight against the hurricane?

A. 11 B. 13 C. 10 ・D. 15

3. How many onslaughts did hurricane hit the Koshaik house?

A. three times

C. once

retreat to.

A. the landing

C. the TV room

5. The antagonist in the story is.

A. John Koshak

C. the hurricane

B. four times

D. many times

4. When the sea water reached the house and destroyedthe staircase,the Koshak s family had to

B. the outside

D. the bedroom

B. Charlie Hill

D. the neighbour

V. Determine whether the following statementsare true or false. Put a T",if the statement is true

and put aF",if the statement is false.

1. John Koshak Sr. is a businessman, who designs educational toys and supplies).

2. Gulfport is a town, where the Koshaks live and which it is said that the hurricane would

pummel. (T)

3. The old parents have been living with young couple and their children for some years.(F)

4. When the water rose above their ankles, they tried to run away, but faile).

5. The hurricane seized a 600,000-gallon Gulfport oil tank and dumped it 250 yards away. (F)

6. The stairs were protected by two walls from the direction of the wind(F)

7. Charlie had to some extent taken upon himself the task of looking after the neighbour and her

two children. (T)

8. Because the two walls of the room where they were seeking shelter were breaking up, John

ordered everyone to go into the bedroomF)

9. The federal government supplied food, mobile homes, classrooms and loans to the stricken area

as quickly as the other organizations in the country.

10. When they picked up some useful things from the wrecked home, they were depressed(F)

VI. Translation:

1、整整一周的大雨造成了该地区河流的外溢,许多房屋被毁,许多农田被淹。

The incessant rain for a whole week caused the rivers in this area to overflow, leaving many

houses demolished and many fields inundated /submerged.

2、一阵狂风掀走了整个房顶,在劈头盖脸的雨水中,一家人紧紧地依偎在一起。

A blast of wind lifted the entire roof off the house. The whole family huddled in the slashing

rain.

3、地震发生时,他明显地感到房屋的晃动,听到窗户破碎的声响。

When the earthquake was taking place, he obviously felt the shuddering of the houses and heard the

shattering of the windows.

4、市政府为将到来的艺术节做了周密的准备工作,一些高大的建筑物上挂起了 彩灯和彩旗。

The city government has made methodical preparations for the coming of the art festival. Some high

buildings are festooned with colored lights and banners.

5、骚乱之后,街上到处都是被烧毁的小汽车、石块和破瓶子。

After the riot, the streets were strewn with burned cars, stones and broken bottles.

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