The Loons 课后习习题详解

1、 Lesson 11 The Loons ( from Nov. 1st to Nov. 23th )II. Look up the italicized words in the dictionary and explain: 1) a small square cabin chinked with mud. chinked: filled. 2) was a chaos of lean-tos lean-tos:a small roughly-made building that is built against the side of a larger building. 3) The

2、Tonnerres were halfbreeds. halfbreeds: a person whose parents are from different races. 4) working at odd jobs or as section handsodd: temporary section : a department in an organization 5) they lived on relief relief: financial help 6) but she had failed several grades grades: the levels in a schoo

3、l 7) had to get back to his practice practice: habit 8) how the coyote reared her young reared: cared for or kept 9) If you walk just around the point there. point: main idea 10) her hair was cut short and frizzily permed permed: curledI. Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own

4、 words as much as possible: 1. Were the Tonnerres rich or poor Substantiate your answer with facts. The basis of their familys shack was a small square cabin and was chinked with mud. Piquette always did housework for the family regardless of her illness.2. What would happen sometimes to old Jules o

5、r his son Lazarus on Saturday nights They often got drunk and would be put in prison for a night for fighting.3. Why did the doctor propose taking Piquette to Diamond Lake for the summer Because she had tuberculosis of the bone, and she needed a good rest. Staying in her house could only make it wor

6、se for she must work hard for her family.4. Why did the narrator's mother first object and then agree to take Piquette along Her mother didnt like Piquette, but her mother-in-law said she wouldnt go there if Piquette went together. She would rather stay with Piquette than stay with her mother-in

7、-law.5. What was the cottage on the lake called What was the scenery there like It was ther family name: Macleod6. Why did the narrator ask Piquette respectfully: "I bet you know a lot about the woods and all that. eh. " The narrator knew she was an Indian, and she thought she might know s

8、omething about woods and could tell her that. 7. Why was the narrator startled and her feelings hurt by Piquette's rude answers to her questions She just wanted to talk to her, and she didint expect Piquette could say that cold words, which upset her.8. Why did the narrator say that all that sum

9、mer Piquette remained as both a reproach and a mystery to her She failed to meet her fathers expectation to be friends with Piquette. Besides, she didnt know what it was beneath her cold face. 9. What does the narrator mean when she says: "For the merest instant, then, I saw her." Only at

10、that moment could she see Piquettes lively face and see through her heart.10. What is the full name of the narrator of the story Vanessa Macleod11. How is the disappearance of the loons related to the theme of this story The loons disappear with the development of the lakeside and the growing of the

11、 population. They cant find their position. Piquette and her people are similar to this, they cant find their position in this society, which makes them homeless, then causes Piquettes death. Paraphrase1. with a face that seemed totally unfamiliar with laughter (para. 2 ) with a face that never laug

12、hed2. Sometimes old Jules, or his son Lazarus, would get mixed up in a Saturday-night brawl (para. 2) Sometimes, ole Jules, or his son Lazarus, would get involved in a noisy fight for being drunk on a Saturday night.3. her attendance had always been sporadic and her interest in schoolwork negligible

13、 (para. 3) She often missed classes and had little interest in schoolwork.4. she existed for me only as a vaguely embarrassing presence (para. 3) She always made me feel embarrassed5. She dwelt and moved somewhere within my scope of vision (para. 3) She lived and moved somewhere I could see. 6. If i

14、t came to a choice between Grandmother MacLeod and Piquette, Piquette would win hands down, nits or not. (para. 14) If my mother had to make choices between my grandmother and Piquette, she would rather choose Piquette, no matter she had nits or not. 7. Her defiant face, momentarily, became unguarde

15、d and unmasked, and in her eyes there was a terrifying hope. (para. 60) At that moment, her face was unguarded and unmasked with a determination of challenge, and she had an intense hope for life.8. she looked a mess, to tell you the truth, a real slattern, dressed any old how (para. 69) She looked

16、unclean, to tell you the truth, she was a dirty, untidy woman, dressed in a careless way.9. She was up in court a couple of times drunk and disorderly, of course. (para. 69) She was caught up in court for several times, because she had too much alcohol and was disordered in life.IV. All the followin

17、g words are adjectives with different suffixes. Give further examples of adjectives with the same suffixes. 1) contagious: luxurious, ambiguous, ferocious, oblivious, obnoxious, abstemious 2) negligible: irreconcilable, responsible, extensible, irascible, invincible, frangible 3) enviable: navigable

18、, respectable, unbearable, unobjectionable, remarkable 4) friendly: homely, lovely, godly, earthly, costly, brotherly, sickly, orderly 5) plaintive: interactive, sensitive, respective, comparative, exclusive,initiative 6) tuneful: graceful, handful, lawful, meaningful, thankful,successful, peaceful

19、7) expressionless: motionless, meaningless, homeless, loveless, emotionless 8) wavy: classy, thirsty, snowy, furry, curly, dirty, bloody, windy, healthy 9) conventional: functional, international, emotional, additional, educational 10)tubercular: vernacular, circular, polar, particular, quadrangular

20、, regularV. The following phrases are taken from the text, all with a participle as an adjective. Explain why a present or past participle is used in each case and then translate the phrases into Chinese:1. walk in limping manner 一瘸一拐地走路 2. presence that causes embarrassment 令人尴尬的人(或事) 3. eyes that

21、do not smile 不会笑的眼睛 4. a sound that ululates 哀鸣 5. mockery that chills 令人发冷的嘲弄 6. a birch log that is burning 仍在燃烧的白桦圆木 7. hope that terrifies 令人生畏的希望 8. a resort that flourishes 繁华的度假胜地 9. odours that penetrate 浓重的气味 10. lumber that is warped弯曲的木头 11. car tyres that are discarded 被丢弃的汽车轮胎 12. stran

22、ds of barbed wire that are tangled together，wire that are barbed 搅成一团团的铁丝网 13. wild strawberries that are bruised 表皮被擦伤的野草莓 14. a tree trunk that has been fallen 伐倒的树干 15. shoppers who are offended 被得罪的顾客 16. call that is drawn out for a long time 拖长音的呜叫声. Replace the italicized colloquial or slangy

23、 words with more formal words or expressions:1. Sometimes Old Jules, or his son Lazarus, would get mixed up in a Saturday-night brawl. (a noisy quarrel or fight) noisy quarrel or fight in a public place2. I hate like the dickens to send her home again. (very much) very much3. “Ill bet anything “she

24、has nits in her hair. (Im absolutely sure) Im pretty sure4. “So what “Her voice was distant. (Who cares Why is that important Why should I care ) What does it make a difference to me5. “Your dad said I ain t supposed to do no more walking than I got to. “(1 am not supposed to walk unless it is neces

25、sary) I shouldnt walk more.6. “I bet you know a lot about the woods and all that, eh” (things like that) things of that kind7. “I dont know what the hell you re talkin about,” she replied (what exactly) what on earth8. “You nuts or somethin If you mean where my old man, and me and all them live, you

26、 better shut up, by Jesus, you know”(Are you crazy or what)( My father and I and the others ) my father, me and other people9. “Got this classy name. Alvin Gerald Cummingssome handle, eh” (first-class) (fine name) upper class good name10. “Gee, Piquettethats swell.”(excellent ) good. Replace the ita

27、licized words with specific words that appear in the text:1. The man standing behind me took away my purse suddenly and ran off like a rabbit. (grabbed)2. The new policies were made in order to attract more foreign investment. (lure )3. The smoke from the burning building made breathing very difficu

28、lt for the fire-men. (stifled)4. I didnt get a wink of sleep last night because the wind was blowing hard and noisily all the time.( howling )5. The hammock moved backward and forward with regular movements (swung) 6. The patient moved about in bed wildly and almost violently in unbearable pain (thr

29、ashed)7. She felt a sudden dizziness and walked unsteadily before she reached a tree and leaned against it. (teetered )8. The parrot was unusually quiet this morning, not uttering a single loud and harsh cry. (squawking even once )9. Some of the berries at the bottom of the pail were pressed into a

30、soft mass. (squashed )10. To get rid of the policemen, he ran into the forest and then crawled hurriedly up the hill. (scrambled)11. The candle shone unsteadily as a breeze swept into the room. (flickered)IX. Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words ar

31、e replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the words. 1. In a clearing at the centre of the thicket stood the Tonnerre familys shack.(home) Shack is a shabby shelter, but home is a place full of love. 2. Their English was broken and full of obscenities.(bad word

32、s) Bad words are from lowbrowed people, while obscenity is about obscene language or behavior. 3. Piquette was with us and Grandmother MacLeod, miraculously, was not.(strangely enough) Miraculously means completely unexpected and very lucky, while strangely cant express the feeling of lucky. 4. My f

33、ather would only be staying at the cottage for a couple of weeks.(villa) Cottage is a small house in countryside, but villa is a luxurious yacht. 5. Roderick sat on the car rug in the sunshine and examined a brown apruce cone, meticulously, turning it round and round in his small and curious hands.(

34、carefully, strange-looking) Meticulously means paying too much careful attention to every detail, while carefully just means giving attention to something. curious hands actually means the curiosity of the kid, while strange-looking a means the the weirdness of ones appearance or expression. 6. She

35、looked at me sullenly, without speaking.(unhappily) Sullenly is angrily, but unhappily is just not happy, which cant express the feeling of anger 7. “I bet you know a lot about the woods and all that, eh” I began respectfully.(respectably) Respectfully means someone is full of respect to somebody, b

36、ut respectably means someone is worth the respect of someone else. 8. I ignored her rebuff.(refusal) Rebuff is an unkind refusal to a friendly offer, while refusal is just an act of saying or showing that you will not do, give or accept something. 9. At night the lake was like black glass with a str

37、eak of amber which was the path of the moon. (reflection) Path is the light beam of the moon, while reflection is an image in a mirror, on a shiny surface, on water, etc. 10. Neither of us suspected that this would be last time we would ever sit here together on the shore, listening.(doubted) Buspect means something will happen, but doubt is something wont happen. 11. But I did not know. Why she would not or could not respond when I suggested exploring the woods o