高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
C. decoration D. arrangement 36. eczema A. dermatitis B. infection C. appendicitis D. scarlet fever 37. aspiration
A. encouragement B. ambition C. enthusiasm D. abstinence 38. grand
A. rich and sumptuous B. large and heavy C. mean and clumsy D. exaggerative 39. filthy A. full B. pure C. powerful D. nasty 40. revolting A. changing B. offensive C. revolving D. dignifying 41. enigmatical A. ambitious B. suspicious C. puzzling D. important 42. monstrous
A. surprisingly heavy B. absolutely clear C. undoubtedly true D. shockingly hideous 43. sheer
A. completely B. thinly C. thickly D. densely 44. agonize
A. ease the anger
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
B. sustain a burden C. suffer extreme pain D. establish peace in 45. habitation A. addiction B. residence. C. constitution D. behaviour 46. bleak A. barren B. encouraged
C. exposed to nature D. helpful 47. disgrace
A. commit to fulfil
B. have responsibility to
C. take the grandeur away from D. bring shame on 48. gigantic A. powerless B. enormous C. helpless D. ineffectual 49. cemetery A. substance
B. building material C. graveyard D. commentary 50. convert A. reverse
B. communicate C. discuss D. change
II. Complete the words according to the definitions, the first letter of the word is given:
1. of or relating to humankind; human m
2. the quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect d 3. thoroughly unpleasant or disagreeable a 4. morally upright; respectable d
5. showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out s 6. reverent petition made to God p 7. hard-working; industrious l
8. to become broken down into components; disintegrate. d
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
9. extraordinary intellectual and creative power g 10. an animal; a beast b
11. lacking awareness; inanimate; unfeeling :i
12. the psychic and emotional energy associated with instinctual biological drives l 13. actual; real g
14. so faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct o 15. the study of the nature of God and religious truth t 16. moral corruption or degradation d
17. a residence, often with a terrace, on the top floor or floors of a building. p
18. the area or type of environment in which an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs h
19. of, relating to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms b 20. relating to or caused by disease. p 21. to prepare by mixing ingredients c 22. abominable, offensive l
23. continuing without interruption i
24. relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma d 25. suggesting the horror of death and decay m 26. causing consternation or dismay; frightful a
27. making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious p 28. contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd p
29. a thin greenish layer, usually basic copper sulfate, that forms on copper or copper alloys, such as bronze, as a result of corrosion p 30. to come forth from obscurity e
III. Match the verbs in the left column with the phrases on the right.
1. emerge 1. a deliberate choice
2. give 2. such dreadful things
3. make 3. its obscure and unintelligible demands
4. meet 4. a genuine delight
5. concoct 5. a race
6. set up 6. the patina
7. adopt 7. that shocking color
8. take on 8. a great deal more study
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
9. deserve 9. the heavy winter snow
10. put down 10. its appalling desolation
11. throw off 11. the wallpaper to...
12. sense 12. similar abomination
1-- 2-- 3-- 4-- 5-- 6-- 7-- 8-- 9-- 10-- 11-- 12--
IV. Reading Comprehension:
1. Lesson Seven is typical of ________ writing. A. expository B. descriptive C. narrative
D. argumentative
2. The towns in _______ are rich and ugly, according to the writer. A. Pittsburgh B. Pennsylvania C. Arizona D. Utah
3. The color of the houses in Westmoreland county is basically __________. A. green B. red C. black D. yellow
4. Which statement is not the true description of Westmoreland country?
A. if there had been real architects they would naturally have built chalets which would lie low. B. the landscape of the area is pleasant to look at despite the dirt spread by the innumerable factories.
C. in this area a great number of people live close together so it does give an impression of being overcrowded.
D. the model they followed in building their houses is a brick standing upright.
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高级英语（第二册） Lesson7 The Libido for the Ugly (H. L. Mencken)
5. When one looks back at these houses whose ugliness is so fantastic and bizarre on feels they must be _______. A. the work of God
B. the work of foreigners C. the work of architects D. the work of devils
VII. Translation:
1. 在把我们的事业全面推向二十一世纪的历史时刻。我们必须毫不动摇地坚持党在社会主义初级阶段的基本路线，坚持改革开放, 建设有中国特色社会主义。
2．我们要深化人事制度改革，引进竞争激励机制，完善公务员制度，建设一支高素质的专业化国家行政管理干部队伍。
第二册第七课练习答案
1-1: / 答案:C 1-2: / 答案:A 1-3: / 答案:B 1-4: / 答案:C 1-5: / 答案:D 1-6: / 答案:B 1-7: / 答案:A 1-8: / 答案:D 1-9: / 答案:B 1-10: / 答案:C 1-11: / 答案:D 1-12: / 答案:A 1-13: / 答案:B 1-14: / 答案:C 1-15: / 答案:B 1-16: / 答案:A 1-17: / 答案:D 1-18: / 答案:C 1-19: / 答案:B 1-20: / 答案:D 1-21: / 答案:A 1-22: / 答案:B 1-23: / 答案:C 1-24: / 答案:D 1-25: / 答案:A
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