高级英语Lesson 15 No Signposts in the Sea 课后练习及答案

EXERCISES 15

Ⅰ. Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own words as much as possible:

1) What pleasure does Edmund Carr get by observing Laura without her knowing it? What compliment does he pay her?

2) Does Carr appreciate natural beauty? Was he always like that?

3) What effect does the moon and the cool water of the swimming pool have on him?

4) What kind of coastline does he like? Why?

5) Who is in charge of the lighthouse? Does he like his job?

6) Why does Edmund Carr like islands?

7) Why does he say: "God, is there no escape from suffering and sin? "

8) What is the 'green flash'?

Ⅱ. Paraphrase:

1) The Colonel, who is not too offensively an Empire builder, sometimes tries to talk to me about public affairs

2) Or maybe Laura's unwitting influence has called it out.

3) Dismissive as a Pharisee, I regarded as moonlings all those whose life was lived on a less practical plane.

4) And now see how I stand, as sentimental and sensitive as any old maid doing water-colours of sunsets!

5) I want my fill of beauty before I go.

6) Thus, I imagine, must the pious feel cleansed on leaving the confessional after the solemnity of absolution.

7) there is a touch of rough poetry about him

8) I like also the out-of-the-way information which he imparts from time to time without insistence

9) I suspect also that there is quite a lot of lore stored away in the Colonel's otherwise not very interesting mind.

10) This is the new Edmund Carr with a vengeance.

Ⅲ.Translate the following into Chinese:

1) What I like best are the stern cliffs, with ranges of mountains soaring behind them, full of possibilities, peaks to be scaled only by the most daring. What plants of the high alti tudes grow unravished among their crags and valleys? So do I let my imagination play over the recesses of Laura's character, so austere in the foreground but nurturing what treasures of tenderness, like delicate flowers, for

the discovery of the venturesome.

2) In all this serenity of ocean it is seldom that we espy so much as another ship; the jolly dolphins and the scratchy little

flying-fish have the vast circle all to themselves, 'the Flying Fish, who has a part with the birds, ' and doubtless are glad to see the last of the monster which bears us into and out of sight. Our wake closes up and we might never have been. But it does happen from time to time that an island appears on the horizon, nameless to us and full of mystery, the peak of a submarine mountain range , lonely, unblemished, re mote. Does one like islands because one unconsciously appropriates them, a small manageable domain in a large unmanageable world? I cannot tell why it should give me suck a queer sensation to reflect that that island has always been there (unless indeed it be no more than the work of the patient coral) and will be there still, should I return to find it waiting for me.

IV. Look up the dictionary for the following loan words. Try to find out from what languages they are borrowed and then put them into Chinese.

Model: creme de menthe-- (法) 薄荷酒

1) ad hoe 2) blitzkrieg

3) skoal 4) charg6 d'affairs

5) concerto 6) coup d'dtat

7) d6eor 8) detente

9) hors d oeurves 10) intermezzo

11) kimono 12) kowtow

13) kulak 14) macho

15) smorgasbord 16) status quo

17) fiesta 18) rajah

19) emir 20)eureka

Ⅴ.Make sentences with the following words using the parts of speech indicated in the brackets:

1) fill (v. n. ) 6) range (n. v. )

2) ripple (n. v. ) 7) beach (n. v. )

3) marble (n. v. ) 8) catch (v. n. )

4 ) pile (n. v. ) 9) hump (n. v. )

5) touch (v. n. ) 10) obscure (adj. v. )

Ⅵ.pick out from the text all the words and phrases describing colours.

Ⅶ.Replace t he italicized words with simple, everyday words or expressions"

1) and thus beguile ourselves for an hour or so after dinner ( )

2) prefacing his remarks by 'Of course it's not for me to suggest to you' ( )

3) I regarded as moonlings all those whose life was lived on a less practical plane. ( )

4) I once flattered myself that I was an adult man. ( )

5) or a low-lying arid stretch with miles of white sandy beach ( )

6) So do I let my imagination play over the recesses of Laura’s character, so austere in the foreground ( )

7) Darkness falls, and there is nothing but the intermittent gleam of a lighthouse on a solitary promontory. ( )

8) which he imparts from time to time without insistence ( )

9) and it is not a sensation I could expect anyone save Laura to understand ( )

10) We gazed, as the ship slid by and the humps receded into darkness and even the lights were obscured by the shoulder of a hill ( ) ( )

11) ‘ Vicious viridian’ I say, not to be outdone. ( )

12) I would never have believed in the simplde bliss of being, day after day, at sea. ( )

Ⅷ. Replace the italicized words or phrases with specific words that appear in the text:

1) The teacher tends to fill us with too many facts. ( )

2) As the policemen approached on horseback, the demonstrators went away quickly in different directions. ( )

3) The thief moved stealthily along the corridor. ( )

4) The detective inspected the room and wrote something hastily in his notebook. ( )

5) Prices went up rapidly when the war broke out. ( )

6) There is more and more work for me. ( )

7.)Some idlers were standing about in a lazy way at the street corner. ( )

8) After the tide went back, the kids began to pick shells on the shore. ( )

9) On hearing the shot, he quickly put out his hand and took the gun lying on the table. ( )

10) She struck him on the face with the palm of her hand. ( )

Ⅸ.Point out the metaphors, similes and alliterations used in the text.

Ⅹ.Point out the figures of speech used in the following sentences:

1) in the evening she wears soft rich colours ( )

2) he says he used to read me ( )

3) I want my fill of beauty before I go. ( )

4) The young moon lies on her back tonight as is her habit in the tropics, and as, I think, is suitable if not seemly for a virgin. ( )

5) and the cool support of the water ( )

6) I wondered what mortal controlled it, in what must be one of the loneliest, most forbidding spots on earth. ( )

7) and the sky a tender palette of pink and blue ( )

8) I had no temptation to take a flying holiday to the South ( )

9) And then I like all the small noises of a ship: the faint creaking, as of the saddle-leather to a horseman riding across turf, the slap of a rope, the hiss of sudden spray. ( )

10) but above all I love these long purposeless days in which I shed all that I have ever been. ( )

Ⅺ. Choose the right word from the list given below for each blank. Pay attention to the correct combinations of adverbs and adjectives.

disappointed simple beautiful

conscious close high

obvious inadequate beaten

ignorant impartial confident

interested clear jealous

exaggerated

1) A referee should always try to be strictly __

2) The answer is laughably __ when you think it over.

3) The rate of income-tax in this country is astronomically

4) He was insanely __ of his brother's success. 5) The children played on, blissfully __ of their parents' death. 6) Our host made it painfully __ that we should leave.

7) The casualties in the war have been grossly __

8) The team played badly and were soundly __

9) It was abundantly __ to everyone that he had something on his mind.

10) Just before the exam, he appeared to be supremely __ of Success.

11) He was bitterly __ when he heard the result.

12)The roads are woefully __ and simply can’t meet today’s requirements?

13)The bullet passed uncomfortably __ to his head.

14)Jim is keenly__ in collecting stamp。?

15)Everyone turned round when a strikingly__ girl came in．

16)He was acutely__ that someone was talking about him behind his back．

Ⅻ.Translate the following into English(using the following words or expressions： to have an eye for， to recede，to relieve a touch of，to read sb， to venture， to take to，if not…，to the exclusion of，

to pile up，to beguile with)：

1)他对水彩画很有鉴赏能力。

2)女儿大胆地表示不同意父母对她婚事的安排。

3)由于贫困的逼迫，他开始进行偷窃活动。

4)在旅途中，我看小说，以消磨时间。

5)我想你一定读过马克?吐温的书。

6)他的全部注意力都集中在这个问题上，而不顾其他的问题。

7)不立刻做出正确的决定将会使整个事情很困难，如果不是不可能的话。

8)问题堆积如山，我们必须尽快地解决。

9)哨兵每四个小时换一次岗。

10)他的话里带有一点讽刺的味道。

11)童年的回忆渐渐淡漠了。

Ⅻ．Topics for oral work

1) Who is Edmund Carr? How has he changed?

2) How does the writer manage to make her description of the sea and the coastline so vivid and beautiful?

ⅩⅣ. Written work

Describe a beautiful place that you have visited

习题全解

I .

1)He can appreciate the grace of her gestures and the beauty of her clothes ,for the good taste of which he praises her.

2)Yes, he appreciates natural beauty, but he was not always like that.

3)The moon and the cool water of the swimming pool provided him with relaxation, and a feeling of serenity of mind and sublimation of emotion.

4)He likes the stern cliffs best, with ranges of mountains soaring behind them, because they are full of possibilities and only the most daring can climb on to the top.

5)An Italian is in charge of the lighthouse. He loves his job so much that he will not quit it for anything.

6)He imagines that one may live an idyllic life there.

7)Because suffering and sin can be found everywhere human beings live，including those two islands，one being a leper colony，the other a penal settlement．

8)The green flash means the green light seen in the sky the moment the sun sets under the horizon．and only in certain cases does it appear．

Ⅱ．

1)The Colonel，an Empire builder who is not too disgustingly aggressive，sometimes tries to talk to me about public affairs．

2)Or maybe my suppressed inclination has been brought out under Laura's unintentional influence．

3)1 was as puritanical as a Pharisee and I viewed with contempt a11 those who lived a less practical life than my own and regarded them as inhabitants on the moon．

4)Just imagine how I have changed now．Here I stand。sentimental and sensitive，like an o ld unmarried woman painting a water—colour picture of sunsets．

5)Before I die，1 want to enjoy beauty to my heart's content．

6)I imagine devoted religious people must be experiencing a thorough catharsis as I do now when they leave the solemn confessional after gaining pardon of their sins．

7)There is a trace of simple poetic quality in his character．

8)1 also like the unusual information he conveys to me from time to time without speaking emphatically．

9)There is quite a lot of knowledge stored away in the Colonel’s mind，which is not interesting except for that．

10)This is quite another Edmund Carr，who has changed so much!

Ⅲ．See the translation of the text．

Ⅳ．

1)(拉)特别，持定2)(德)闪电战3)(丹)祝你健康、干杯4) (法)代办5)(意)协奏曲6)(法)政变

7)(法)布置，舞台美术8)(法)缓和9)(法)冷菜，冷盘10)(意)间奏曲11)(日)和服12)(汉)叩头

13)(俄)富农14)(西)强壮男子15)(瑞)餐前冷菜

6)(拉)现状17)(西)节日18)(印地)(印度的)王公

19)(阿拉伯)(穆斯林国家的)酋长20)(希)我想出了，我找到了

V．

1)fill(V．)：He filled the position capably．

fill(n．)：Let her cry her fill．

2)ripple(n．)：The moon danced on the ripples of the lake．

ripple(V．)：A laughter rippled through the hall．

3)marble(n．)：He stopped to admire a statue in marble．

marble(v．)：All the book edges were marbled．

4)pile(n．)：The actress’fan mail forms a huge pile．

pile(V．)：He finished a whole dish piled high and thick with meat．

5)touch(V． )：Her words touched him to the quick．

touch(n．)：I have a mild touch of flu．

6)range(n．)：Da Vinci had a wide range of interests．

range(V．)：The size of computers range from that of a button to that of a room．

7)beach(n．)：He was drowned while swimming at the beach．

beach(v．)：They found a small boat beached on the shore．

8)catch(v．)：1 was nearly caught in the shower．

catch(n．)：Nothing could give the angler a greater delight than

a good catch．

9)hump(n．)：He was born with a hump on his back．

hump(v．)：When the cat saw the mouse，it humped its back for

a jump．

10)obscure( adj．)：The meaning of that sentence is obscure to me．

obscure(v．)：Later successes obscured his earlier failures．

Ⅵ．

grey，white，rich colours，dark red，olive green，midnight blue，blacker， more golden， bleached， yellow， golden brown，green，red，a tender palette of pink and blue，blue， purple, emerald

Ⅶ.

1)pass our time pleasantly 2)beginning 3)level of existence 4) grown up 5) dry and barren

6) inner places (parts) … stern/forbidding 7)lonely

8)tells/reveals 9)except 10)moved backward … hidden ll)intense bluishgreen 12)joy/happiness

Ⅷ.

1) cram 2) disperse 3) crept 4) scribbled/jotted down 5)soared/rocketed 6)Work is piling up 7)lounging 8)receded 9)snatched 10)slapped him

lX. metaphor :

1)a new Clovis, loving what I have despised …

2)an Endymion young and strong

3)the sea … with no ripples at all but only the lazy satin of blue

4)the red ball (the sun)

simile :

1)it is as in a moving picture that I can note the grace of her

gestures

2)dismissive as Pharisee

3)as sentimental and sensitive as any old maid doing water colours of sunsets

4)my imagination …so austere in the foreground but nurturing what treasures of tenderness, like delicate flowers, for the discovery of the venturesome

5)…gives a cry like a sea-bird

6)… we are as pleased a children when our game succeeds

7)I like the footfall of naked feet in the dust, silent as a cat passing.

8)the faint creaking, as of the saddle-leather to a horseman riding across turf

alliteration :

1)on a less practical plane

2)And now see how I stand, as sentimental and sensitive as any old maid

3)clear of cloud

4)I would never have believed in the simple bliss of being

5)the hiss of sudden spray

X.

1)metonymy 2)metonymy 3)euphemism 4)personification 5) transferred epithet 6)hyperbole 7)transferred epithet and9 ) onomatopoeia 10) trans

XI.

1)imperial 2)simple 3)high 4)jealous 5)ignorant 6) clear 7) exaggerated 8) beaten 9) obvious 10) confident 11 ) disappointed 12)inadequate 13)close 14)interested 15)beautiful 16)conscious

Ⅻ.

1)He has a good eye for water-colours.

2)The daughter ventured to object to her parents's arrangement of her marriage.

3)Pressed by poverty, he took to stealing.

4)My long journey was beguiled with novels.

5)I suppose you have read Mark Twain.

6)He concentrated all his attention on this problem to the exclusion of all others.

7)Failure to make the right decision at once will make the whole thing very difficult if not impossible.

8)Our problems are piling up. We must solve them as quickly as we can.

9)The sentries are relieved every four hours.

10)There was a touch of irony in his remark.

ll)Memories of childhood are gradually receding.

XIII. Omitted

XIV.

A Visit to Yellow Mountain

I was here at last! Standing at the foot of Yellow Mountain, I tried to convince myself that I was where I was. It was a hot day, and the sky was clear of clouds. We were sweating even before we began to climb the mountain early in the morning. The steps were so numerous that they looked like a ribbon winding its way to the sky. All along the way, birds were chirping among the trees and bushes, where leaves were stirring with every movement of the pure mountain air. Now and then a mountain stream ran down, leaping from rock to rock and filling the valley with laughing murmurs. When I looked up occasionally, the mountain tops could be seen clearly against the vast blue sky. I went on cheerfully, leaving my companions behind most of the time.

When we came to the Guest-Greeting Pine, all of us were very excited. She stood at the edge of an overhanging rock, stretching out her hands to us. How friendly she and the Yellow Mountain were !

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