3.to determine the nature of (esp. a disease) from observation of symptoms d 4.flat part of either side of the head between the forehead and the ear t 5..medicine causing the bowels to empty themselves l 6.appointment between lovers to meet at a secret place t 7.large, solid piece c
8.lose health and strength l 9.named group of fixed stars c
10.deformed and mentally undeveloped person c 11.without denial a
12.small piece of burning wood or coal in a dying fire e 13.to make a loud deep noise like a bull b 14.widely known esp. for sth. bad n
15.art of placing or moving fighting forces for or during battle t
16.one, such as a person or an object, that is bulky, clumsy, or unwieldy h 17.to destine to an unhappy end d
18.a bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano c 19.no longer burning or active e
20.showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects e 21.worth being remembered or noted m
22.to set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds u
23.a business enterprise involving some risk in expectation of gain v 24.lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless l 25.lacking vigor or energy f
26.suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting. A 27.a specifically defined division in a system of classification; a class. C 28.a branch of knowledge or teaching d
29.keenly perceptive or discerning; penetrating: a 30.having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. a
31.something taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation; an assumption h
32.to engage in a formal discussion or argument d 33.a massive variety of the mineral uraninite p
34.anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy. i 35.a shrill, often frantic cry s
36.a surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots t
37.to make known (something concealed or secret) r
38.having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled g
39.to thrust or throw forcefully into a substance or place p 40.the skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it p 41.to burn with little smoke and no flame s 42.something expected; a possibility p
43.gilled with a specified element or elements f
44.a quality, an ability, or an accomplishment that makes a person suitable for a particular position or task q III. Reading Comprehension:
1.The writer wants to show that ______.
A. love is a mistake, a deception and an emotion that follows the principles in logic
B. love is an error and it has deceptive quality that does not follow the principles of logic C. love is not a dry branch of learning and it is like a human being full of beauty and passion.
D.love is a dry and learned discipline and girls do want brilliant, gifted or educated husbands.
2. When did scientists discover that oysters were in danger?
A. a jitterbug B. a tunnel
C. an extinct crater
D. a precision instrument
3.The narrator claimed that his brain is just like ______.
A. a faddist B. a knot-head C.logical D. unstable
4.According to the law student, Petey was not ______.
A. you would achieve much success if you could find another girl who was so agreeable.
B. you would not achieve much success if you could find another girl who was so agreeable.
C.it would be easy for you to find another girl who was as agreeable as Polly. D. it would be difficult for you to find another girl who was as agreeable as Polly.
5.“You would go far to find another girl so agreeable” means that ______.
A. Frankenstein B. Pygmalion C. Petey Burch
D. Walter Pidgeon
IV. Point out some American colloquial expression from the text: a month of Sundays dumb a casual kick fire away a deal will-heeled laughs pin-up
keen kid nothing upstairs go steady get to date terrific mad Nuts Yummy guy
dreamy knock me out
darn knot-head jitterbug
V. Why the chief attraction of \ The humor lies in five aspects: 1. the title, 2. the author’s note, 3. the contrast in the language, 4. the ending, 5. the choice of names. VI. Comment on the rhetorical devices of the following statements: 1.There is a limit for what flesh and blood can bear.
2.The first man has poisoned the well before anybody could drink from it. He has .hamstrung his opponent before he could even start. 3.It was like digging a tunnel.
4.it is not often that one so young has such a giant intellect.
5.I was not Pygmalion; I was Frankenstein, and my monster had me by the throat. 6.“Holy Toledo!” he repeated fifteen or twenty times. 7.Logic, far from being a dry, pedantic discipline, is a living, breathing thing, full of beauty, passion, and trauma.
8.Maybe somewhere in the extinct crater of her mind, a few embers still smoldered. .Maybe somehow I could fan them into flame. 9.but I was not one to let my heart rule my head.
10.My brain, that precision instrument, slipped into high gear. VII. Translation:
1. 一旦三峡工程竣工，其本身便成为世界上的一大创举，大坝坐落在长江上游“载断巫山云雨”坐落在大坝上的巨大船闸能让万吨船舶顺利而过，如同宫殿一样使人眼花缭乱的水利发电站通过广延的高压电网输送强大的电流。
2.香港回归祖国，标志着“一国两制”构想的巨大成功，标志着中国人民在完成祖国统一大业的道路上迈出了重要一步。香港回归后，“一国两制”，“港人治港”，高度自治的方针得到切实贯彻执行，保持了繁荣稳定的局面。事实必将证明，香港特别行政区政府和香港同胞一定能够依照香港特别行政区基本法治理好香港。
Book2 Lesson5 Key
1-1: / 答案: B 1-2: / 答案: A 1-3: / 答案: C 1-4: / 答案: D 1-5: / 答案: A 1-6: / 答案: C 1-7: / 答案: D 1-8: / 答案: B 1-9: / 1-10: / 1-11: / 1-12: / 1-13: / 1-14: / 1-15: / 1-16: / 1-17: / 1-18: / 1-19: / 1-20: / 1-21: / 1-22: / 1-23: / 1-24: / 1-25: / 1-26: / 1-27: / 1-28: / 1-29: / 1-30: / 1-31: / 1-32: / 1-33: / 1-34: / 1-35: / 1-36: / 1-37: / 1-38: / 1-39: / 1-40: / 2-1: / 答案:ane
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答案: D 答案: A 答案: D 答案: C 答案: A 答案: B 答案: C 答案: A 答案: B 答案: C 答案: A 答案: B 答案: C 答案: A 答案: A 答案: D 答案: C 答案: D 答案: A 答案: B 答案: C 答案: D 答案: A 答案: C 答案: D 答案: B 答案: A 答案: B 答案: B 答案: C 答案: D 答案: A 答案:ravy 2-3: /
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答案:dmittedly 2-12: / 答案:mber 2-13: /
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答案:actics 2-16: / 答案:ulk 2-17: / 答案:oom 2-18: /
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