高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
4. (Para. 5) \ 5. (Para. 5) \
6. (Para. 6) \is incredible \of horror. \Here the author obviously means to present the picture sarcastically and ironically.
XVI.
1. The topic sentence is: The \the propagandistr s program enrnasse. The paragraph beginning with a topic sentence is a high level generalization. Each sentence in the rest of the paragraph states specific details that develop the main idea. This paragraph has a simple deductive arrangement.
2. The main idea in this paragraph is stated in the last sen- tence :The drug culture, as the newspapers call it, doesnrt just belong to the kids; everyoner s in it together. The writ- er reverses the usual rule \con crete detail--but he places the topic sentence at the end o the paragraph. That is, he follows an inductive pattern.
XlI. Omitted.
XVlI. A Sickening Village This is a village you will never want to revisit once you had been there. The road is grit-paved and dotted with sand and small stones here and there. If you happen to have a pair of thin-sole shoes, your feet are certain to suffer. On a sunny day, if a truck or a tractor passes by, you are covered with dust left behind. On a rainy day, your trouser legs soon get dirty with muddy water. Here and there, you may find a pile of building materials such as bricks, cement boards, sand ca- sually lying in a disorderly way. There are trees on one side of the road. Some are a little tall, some quite short, and on each tree you cannot fail to find broken branches. As for the hous- es, they are in different size, different height, and different colour. They Stand there one after another with no harmony. If you want your students to seareh for the antonym of \Use your nose and the smell will make you sicken. Floating on the brownish filthy water are used wrapping paper, plastic bags, foams, and one or two dead dogs or mice.
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
补充练习
I. Word explanation
1. hideous A. secret B. concealed C. ugly
D. outstanding 2. uncompromising A. unyielding B. unequalled C. unwavering D. unpromising 3. ingenuity A. stupidity B. cleverness C. not genuine D. sincerity 4. unintelligible A. stupid
B. showing high intelligence C. difficult to understand D. not intelligent 5. ghastly
A. surprisingly B. delightful C. greatly D. horrible 6. obscene A. unclear B. indecent C. stubborn D. transparent 7. unfathomablen
A. which can't be understood B. which can be measured C. which is not realistic D. which is not deep 8. etiology
A. the science of life B. the science of society C. the study of action D. the study of cause 9. inadvertence
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
A. attention B. carelessness C. pretence D. weakness 10. deface
A. damage the name of B. clean the surface of C. spoil the look of
D. decorate on the surface of 11. putrid A. purified B. ugly C. fresh D. rotten 12. pullman
A. railroad car B. porter C. loader D. sweater 13. forsake A. benefit B. abandon C. support D. save 14. alley A. union B. metal C. street D. building 15. allude A. illustrate
B. refer indirectly C. imagine
D. speak directly 16. lucrative A. profitable B. excessive C. mournful D. decreasing 17. lacerate A. produce B. manage C. control D. hurt
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
18. forlorn A. movable B. liberal C. deserted D. divided 19. streak A. split B. cover C. break D. destroy 20. grime A. lime B. smile C. color D. dirt
21. precarious A. unsafe B. cautious C. rpreoccupy D. steady 22. titanic A. limited B. powerful C. timid D. panic 23. aberrant A. incorrect B. obstinate C. unusual D. normal 24. inimical A. favourable B. intimate C. comical D. hostile 25. grotesque A. strange B. graphic C. picturesque D. charming 26. retrospect
A. thought about the future B. contemplation of the past C. examination of the present
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
D. analysis of the past 27. pathology
A. the study of religion B. the study of philosophy C. the study of disease D. the study of path 28. mellow A. soften B. harden C. strengthen D. collapse 29. appreciable A. gratefully B. praising C. attractively D. considerably 30. hamlet
A. a soldier's cap B. small village C. a metal structure D. a large basket 31. perpendicular A. vertical B. straight C. upright
D. all the above 32. pier A. wood B. pillar C. coffin D. platform 33. dingy A. ringing B. gloomy C. dirty D. soil 34. downright A. absolutely B. practically C. rationally D. commonly 35. trimming A. outline
B. neat appearance
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