高级英语第二册课后答案.docx

1、高级英语第二册课后答案张汉熙版高级英语第二册 lesson 1 课后练习答案 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 people. Revenue from hotels, gambling, entertainment and other tourist-oriented industries forms the backbone of Las Vegass economy, Its nightc

2、lubs 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 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,

3、Las Vegas was detached from the Arizona territory and joined to Nevada. (from The New Columbia Encyclopedia ) . 以下内容需要回复才能看到 1. He didn t think his family was in any real danger, His former house had been demolished by Hurricane Betsy for it only stood a few feet above sea level. His present house w

4、as 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 father and mother and consulted his longtime friend, Charles Hill, before making his decision to stay and face the hurricane. 2. Magna

5、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 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

6、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 she could think of. This would help to encourage each other and enable them to face death with greater serenity. 5.John Koshak felt

7、 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 the children to sing because she thought this would lessen tension and boost the morale of everyone. 7.Janis knew that John wa

8、s 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. .introduction, development, climax, and conclusion. The first 6 paragraphs are introductory paragraphs, giving the time, place, and

9、 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 sympathetically delineates the characters in the story. 3. John Koshak, Jr. , is the protagonist in the story. 4. Man and hu

10、rricanes 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 friends struggled against each onslaught of the hurricane. 6. The writer gives order and logical movement to the sequence

11、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 Paragraph 27,because the hurricane passed, the main characters survived, and the story could come to a natural end. 9. Yes,

12、 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 through it. When I think of that, I realize we lost nothing important. . 1. We re 23 feet above sea level. 2. The house ha

13、s 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 throu

14、gh the back door and run to the cars. 6. The electrical systems in the car had been put out by water. 7. As John watched the water inch its way up the steps, he felt a strong sense of guilt because he blamed himself for endangering the whole family by deciding not to flee inland. 8. ()h God, please

15、help us to get through this storm safely. 9. Grandmother Koshak sang a few words alone and then her voice gradually grew dimmer and stopped. 10. Janis displayed rather late the exhaustion brought about by the nervous tension caused by the hurricane. . See the translation of the text. . 1. main: a pr

16、incipal pipe or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc. 2.sit out: stay until the end of e by;(American English) pay a visit 4.blow in:burst open by the storm. 5.douse:put out(a light,fire,generator。etc。)quickly by pouring water over it 6.kill:(American English)to cause(an en

17、gine-etc.)to stop 7.swath:the space covered with one cut of a scythe;a long strip 0r track 0f any kind 8.bar:a measure in music;the notes between two vertical lines 0n a music sheet 9.1eanto:a shed or other small outbuilding with a sloping roof.the upper end of which rests against the wall of anothe

18、r building 1 0.Seabee:a member of the construction battalions of the Civil Engineer Corps of the U.S.Navy,that build harbor facilities,airfields, etc.Seabee stands for CB, short for Construction Battalion. . 1.destroy一词最为常见,主要强调破坏的力度之大和彻底,一般不带感 情或修辞色彩。 demolish和raze通常用于巨大物体,如大型建筑物等。demolish 常用引申义,指任

19、何复合体的被毁,如demolish a theory with a few incisive comments。意即“用几句锋利的评语推翻某种理论”。而raze几乎无一例外地用于指建筑物的被毁。annihilate在这些词中所表示的损坏程度最为强烈,字面意思是“化为乌有”,但实际上往往用于指对人或物的严重损伤。如说annihilate an enemy force,是指使敌军遭到重创,不仅没有还手之力。而且没有招架之功。如说annihilate ones opponent in a debate,是指彻底驳 倒对手。 2。decay常指某物自然而然地逐渐衰败腐化。如:His teeth hav

20、e begun to decay.(他的牙齿开始老化变坏。) rot指有机物质,如蔬菜等因菌毒感染而腐败变质,如:rotting apples(烂了的苹果)。spoil用于非正式文体,常指食物变质。如:Fish spoils quickly in summer。(鱼在夏天极易变质。)molder用于指物体缓慢、逐步地腐朽。如:Old buildings molder away.(老房子渐渐腐烂了。)disintegrate意指把某物从整体变为碎片或一个个部分。如:rocks disintegrated by frost and rain(被霜和雨蚀裂成碎块的岩石)。decompose 指将物质

21、分解为其构成成分。如:Water call be decompose(be decomposed)into hydrogen and oxygen.(水可分解成氧和氧。)该词还可用来替代rot,使语气 略显委婉。 . 1. television = tele + vision, a combining form tele- plus a noun vision. Further examples, telegram, telephone, telescope, telegraph, telecommunication, telecast, etc. 2. northwestward = nor

22、th + west + ward or northwest + ward. -ward is a suffix meaning “in a (specific) direction or course. Further examples :eastward. westward. backward, upward, inward, outward, seaward, home-ward. etc. 3. motel = motorist + hotel, a blend word formed by combining parts of other words. Further examples

23、: smog = smoke + fog. smaze = smoke + haze, brunch = breakfast + lunch, moped = motor + pedal, galumph = gallop = triumph, etc. 4. bathtub=bath + tub, a compound word formed by combining two nouns. Further examples: bathrobe, bathroom. bedroom, roommate, butterfly, dragonfly, foot ball. housekeeper,

24、 etc. 5. returnees=return + ees, a verb plus a noun forming suffix -ee designating a person in specified condition. Further examples: employee, refugee, retiree, examinee, escapee, nominee, interviewee, divorcee. 张汉熙版高级英语第二册 lesson 1 课后练习答案(2) IX. 1. lash as in Camille lashed northwestward across ti

25、le gulf of Mexico. A vivid way to say strike with great force. 2. pummel as in It was certain to pummel Gulfport.Because the word is originally applied to human beings, meaning beat repeatedly with the fists. 3. whip as in Wind and rain now whipped the house. Because it is more vivid than fall heavi

26、ly on. 4. kill as in the electrical systems had been killed by water. Because it leaves a deeper impression on the readers than stop does. 5. inch one s way as in Water inched its way up the steps ” It makes the readers also see clearly that water was rising little by little. 6. bother as in no hurr

27、icane has ever bothered it. It virtually means do damage to here. 7. lap as in John watched the water lap at the steps, meaning extend beyond some limit or, in fact, rise slowly. 8. skim as in the hurricane . lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air, which gives th

28、e readers a deep impression of how strong the wind was. 9. seize as in It seized a 600,000-gallon Gulfport oil tank 1and dumped it 3ymiles away. It seemed as if the hurricane had a very strong and large hand. 10. crack and snap as in Telephone poles and 20-inch thick pines cracked like guns as the w

29、inds snapped them, providing the readers with a vivid picture of winds blowing violently. X. Simile: 1. The children went from adult to adult like buckets in a fire brigade. (comparing the passing of children to the passing of buckets of water in a fire brigade when fighting a fire) 2. The wind soun

30、ded like the roar of a train passing a few yards away. (comparing the sound of the wind to the roar of a passing train) Metaphor : 1. We can batten down and ride it out. (comparing the house in a hurricane to a ship fighting a storm at sea) 2. Wind and rain now whipped the house. (Strong wind and ra

31、in was lashing the house as if with a whip.) Personification : 1. A moment later, the hurricane, in one mighty swipe, lifted the entire roof off the house and skimmed it 40 feet through the air. (The hurricane acted as a very strong person lifting something heavy and throwing it through the air.) 2.

32、 It seized a 600, 000-gallon Gulfport oil tank and dumped it 3 1/2miles away. (The hurricane acted as a very strong man lifting something very heavy and dumping it 3 1/2 miles away.). . Elliptical and short simple sentences generally increase the tempo and speed of the actions being described. Hence in a dramatic narration they serve to heighten tension and help create a sense of danger and urgency. For examples see the text,