高级英语练习题含答案(第二册)(2)

1、Lesson TwoMarrakechI. Choose the one which best explains the word given below:1. chantA. religious song B. parallel linesC. balanced words D. repeated shout2. derelictA. grievous B. deprived C. abandoned D. hunted3. hummockA. a desert B. a low rounded hillC a high mountain D. a plain4. stowA. load r

2、oughly B. unload carefullyC. move quickly D. hide away5. frenziedA. full of uncontrolled excitement B. full of happinessC. depressedD. encouraged6. fodderA. delicious food B. well prepared mealC. rough food D. half-cooked meal7. clamourA. clatter B. noisily express C. obey D. generously give8. desol

3、ateA. isolated B. united C. eccentric D. barren9. slumpA. rise up B. sink down C. move on D. repeat10. squashA. invade B. infer C. squeeze D. separate11. plightA. condition B. irritation C. conscience D. objection 12. infuriateA. set apart from other B. fill with rageC become fastened D. keep in a c

4、ertain position 13. inquisitiveA. unnecessarily curious B. seriously urgentC. completely controlled D. ready made14. sidleA. climb secretly B. slide smoothlyC. slip fast D. walk sideways15. nibbleA. eat large pieces B. swallow downC. take small bits D. sip bit by bit16. ghettoA. musical instrument B

5、. area C. dust D. grave17. navvyA. a ship B. a soldier C. a labourer D. a sailor 18. lucerneA. plant B. animal C. oil D. field19. scrapA. a sharp sound B. a sudden cuttingC. a forceful scratch D. a small piece20. hackA. cut carefullyB. dig roughlyC. make slowlyD. move smoothly21. storkA. green grass

6、B. black soilC. white birdD. small plant22. clumpA. walk B. strike C. write D. fall23. garrisonA. railway stationB. training centreC. military campD. battle field24. hobbleA. walk in difficulty with small stepsB. walk quickly with stridesC. walk slowly and lazilyD. walk sideways with tips and toes25

7、. identifyA. equateC. irrecognize26. literallyA. the use of wordC. fond of learning27. ragB. differD. closeB. relate to literatureD. actuallyA. a carpetB. an animal skinC. a scrap of clothD. a floor covering28. bumpyA. smoothB. roughC. heavyD. stout29. acreA. a wide expanse of land B. numberC. heigh

8、tD. width30. witchcraftA. craftsmanshipB. magicC. airplaneD. supervisorII. Complete the words according to the definitions, the first letterof the word is given:1. Jewish quarter of a town, a part of a city in which a group of people live who are poorg hetto2. of the Middle Agesmedieval 3. back part

9、 of an animal including the legs hindquarters 4. having difficulty to distinguish undifferentiated 5. framework of all bones in a human or animal body skeleton 6. town, city, district with local self-government municipality7. cause to bend, curve, or twist out of shape warp8. group of trees g rove9.

10、 soldiers who fight on foot infantry 10. injure or make sore by rubbing gaJJ11. of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history.p rehistoric12. a container madeto be carried on the back of a person or an animal.Pack13.to shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. glisten14.a feeli

11、ng of profound awe and respect and often loveeverence15.to deceive in fun; fool kid16.a formation, as of troopsorvehicles, in whichallelements followone behind the other.olumn17.one that inhabits a place,especially as apermanentresidenti nhabitant18.easily broken or destroyedrail19.pair of oxen or o

12、therdraft animals workingtogethera crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of ay oke20.a trench, furrow, or groovehannel21.to cause to shrivel and dry upummify22.of or relating to an earliest ororiginalstageor stateprimitive23.to become reduced in amount or value; dwindle shrink24.

13、very good or satisfying; praiseworthyplendid25.to inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough tobe harmful infestIII. Put the following words and phrases into the appropriate blanksin the following sentences. (Filling in the grid is optional.)wail infest with invisiblewarp wind up wring appeal to low

14、er splendid frenzied1. The child is wailing for the toy.2. We took a long walk and wound up at the edge of town3. I think what appeals to meabout his painting is the colours he uses.4. Nowadays, the streets in some places of the city were infested with drugs.5. The policemen were trying to wring the

15、 truth out of the recalcitrant witness.6. The temperature has lowered gradually this month.7. He has made a splendid performance in the examinations.8. The wooden frame warped in the humidity.9. The office was a scene of frenzied activity this morning.10. Air is invisible but we can feel its motion

16、when there is a windIV. Reading Comprehension:1. The method the writer uses in developing his exposition is . A. comparison and contrast B. exampleC. causationD. listing2. The thesis of this essay is.A. MarrakechB. How much longer can we go on kidding these peopleC. I saw how it was.D. All colonial

17、empires are in reality founded upon this fact.3. People in Marrakech bury the dead.A. in a sad wayB. in a careless wayC. with frightful labour D. with great difficulty4. Immediately from their dark hole-like cells everywhere.A. a great number of Jews rushed out wildly excited.B. a large number of bl

18、ack people rushed out wildly excited.C. a few number of Jews came creeping out quietly.D. a few number of Arabs walked out sideways.5. The tone of the author in Para 16 and 17 is.A. humorousB. light-heartedC. ironicalD. seriousV. Answer the following questions:1. How did the writer succeed in convey

19、ing his indignation at the poverty and misery of the people in the colonial countriesThe writer succeeded in conveying his indignation at the poverty andmisery of the people in the colonial countries by 1) his choice of thescene/ five examples, 2) his tone/ rhetorical questions, 3) his clever choice

20、 of words/ good diction2.2. Try to list the causes of their poverty.1) colonialization2) poor natural conditions3) racial discrimination4) people ' s ignoranceVI. Determine whether the following statements are true or false.F” , if thePut a “ T” , if the statement is true and put a statement is

21、false.1. Every white man has the thought that he won't be able to deceive the blacks any longer in his mind, except a socialist.(F)2. What a white man expect from the Negro soldier is a not hostile, not contemptuous, not sullen or not inquisitive look.(F)3. Owing to some kind of accident if one

22、even notices the old woman means when an old woman happens to have an accident, one can see her under the heavy load of sticks . (F)4. The Jewish people don't engage in agriculture while the Arabs do.(T)5. The sentence "Yes mon vieux, they took my job away and gave it to a Jew" means &

23、quot;Yes my friend, those white people took my job away and gave to a Jew. (F)6. The mourners are carrying the dead body through the market wheregoods are on sale. (T)7. Gazelle obviously did not like the writer, so he struck him and tried to keep him away from approaching him, so that he could eat

24、the whole bread without giving it to the Arab navvy.(F)8. The people in this colonial country have brown skin. They can not be distinguished from each other. They are as individual as bees and coral insects. (T)9. Hummocky earth refers to a derelict building-lot.(F)10. You hear the usual dark rumour

25、s about the Jews means people are spreading rumours that Hitler would come here and kill the Jews.(F)VII. Translation:1. 那首曲子已经太过时了，人们不再感兴趣了。2. 他很会装假，但谁也没受他的欺骗。3. 她一眼看到了另一位女子的衣服的每一细处。4. 当她叫我谎话大王时，我非常生气。5. 当今许多人把电冰箱视为基本的家用设备。6. 反腐败是一场严肃的政治斗争，对我们党和国家的前途有着重大的作用。我们政府已决定全党全国人民在反腐败斗争中必须采取严厉的手段。7. 在反腐败斗争中，

26、中央和地方党的纪律检查委员会做了大量的工作，并得到了大家的支持，党的工作作风得到了改善，我们的政府也更加清正和廉洁。8. 我们的党应该高度重视铺张浪费和挥霍现象，在一些地方和单位，这种现象正在蔓延。9. 由于人口众多，工业基础薄弱，人均资源低下以及综合国力弱，中国正面临着西方国家所施加的经济和技术上的压力, 有许多新的问题需要解决。10. 国家教育部将指导企业和大学联合建立人才交流市场以帮助解决毕业生供需之间的平衡问题。Key to Lesson TwoTranslation:1. The music was too prehistoric / out of date to appeal to

27、 the people any more.2. He was putting on a good show, but he could deceive no one.3. She took in every detail of another woman s clothes.4. She called me a great liar, which made my blood boil.5. Nowadays many people look on the refrigerator as a piece of very basic domestic appliance.6. The fight against corruption is a serious political struggle and has an important bearing on the future of the Party and the country. Our government has decided that the whole Party and the people