高级英语(一)作业(LL.1~3)

I. Fill in the blank in each sentence with the best word or expression given below, changing its form when necessary: strike run out of cleanse disappoint insoluble unprecedent satisfy virtual contribute available symbolize vehement

1. For many Americans, it is their lifelong dream to buy a _______ two-storied house with a garden. satisfying

2. To make Beijing our worthy capital, we must get it _____ of polluted air, among other things. cleansed

3. In a lot of cultures, red roses are used to _____ love. symbolize

4. Unfortunately, their car _____ fuel, just ten miles short of Chicago. ran out of 5. An _____ event in history took place in 1969, when two American astronauts landed for the first time on the Moon. unprecedented

6. The detective finally gave up, declaring the mystery _____. was insoluble 7. Though high-sounding, his speech _____ everyone at the meeting as totally irrelevant to what was discussed. disappointed

8. If you travel by plane, Beijing and Guangzhou are _____ neighboring cities. virtually

II. Choose the right word or expression in the brackets to complete each of the following sentences:

1. The professor looked over our papers with a hasty (sight, glance).

2. Before ordering their dinner, they considered the (relevant, relative) merits of chicken and roast beef.

3. The little boy’s constant noise (exhilarated, exasperated ) his father, who was busy writing a paper for a symposium.

4. Isn’t it (wholesome, noisome) to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day and night?

5. He was born in a small town ( lived, inhabited ) by about 500 people. 6. Her desk was all ( jumbled, cluttered ) with old papers.

7. He thinks they are extremely ( idealistic, ideal ), for all their pragmatism.

8. She made one last (attraction, appeal ) to her father for permission to go to the party.

III. Translate the following part of the texts into Chinese:

Okhla, when we reached it, proved to be a scatter of huts with earthen walls

plastered with cow-dung which kept the interiors cool during the day and was used as fuel when it had dried. There was an absurdly tiny shop whose proprietor was a member of the village panchayat—the five men who are traditionally elected as governors of the village. He acted as the village bank as well as the village

letter-writer. Like all Indian villages Okhla was deserted at that time in the morning. Most of the people were working in the fields, and the women had gathered at the well which was their meeting place and center of gossip. As we turned up the dry

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earth track towards the school, the women stood with their terracotta urns on their heads watching us.

当我们到达Okhla时，证实了这是个散落的用土墙堆砌的小棚屋，外墙粘贴着牛粪，这样白天可以使屋内凉爽些，而且这些牛粪干的时候还能作为燃料来使用。那里有个极其狭小的店铺，店主是五名村委委员当中的一名，这五名村委委员是根据传统选举出来的村干部。他掌管着村里的财政大权并且负责帮助村民写信。与所有的印度村镇一样，早晨的Okhla在那个时间段是没有人在家的，大多数的村民都在地里劳作，妇女聚集在井边，那是她们聚会和闲话家常的地方。当我们出现在通往学校的干旱的土筑小道上，这些妇女站起来头顶着陶瓷壶看着我们。

I．1、satisfying/satisfatory 2、cleansed 3、symbolize 4、ran out of 5、unprecedented 6、 insoluble 7、disappointed 8、virtually

II. 1、glance 2、relative 3、exasperated 4、noisome 5、inhabited 6、cluttered 7、idealistic 8、appeal

III. 当我们到达俄克拉Okhla时，证实了这是个散落的用土墙堆砌的小棚屋，外墙粘贴着牛粪，这样白天可以使屋内凉爽些，而且这些牛粪干的时候还能作为燃料来使用。那里有个极其狭小的店铺，店主是五名村委委员当中的一名，这五名村委委员是根据传统选举出来的村干部。他掌管着村里的财政大权并且负责帮助村民写信。与所有的印度村镇一样，早晨的Okhla在那个时间段是没有人在家的，大多数的村民都在地里劳作，妇女聚集在井边，那是她们聚会和闲话家常的地方。当我们出现在通往学校的干土小路上，妇女们站起来，头顶着陶罐看着我们。

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