高级英语Lesson 1 (Book 2)Face to Face with Hurricane Camille 课后练习及答案
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. 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.
Ⅵ. Look up the dictionary and explain the meaning of the italicized words:
1. since the water 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 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)
Ⅶ. Discriminate the following groups of synonyms:
1. demolish, destroy, raze, annihilate
2. disintegrate, decay, rot, spoil, molder, decompose
Suggested Reference Books [ SRB]
1. Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
2. Webster's New Dictionary of Synonyms
3. Reader's Digest, Use the Right Word
Ⅷ. Analyse the formation of the following words and list 5--10 ex- amples of each:
1. television
2. northwestward
3. motel
4. bathtub
5. returnees