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1、Lesson Two MarrakechI. Choose the one which best explains the word given below:1. chant A. religious song B. parallel lines C. balanced words D. repeated shout2. derelict A. grievous B. deprived C. abandoned D. hunted3. hummock A. a desert B. a low rounded hill C a high mountain D. a plain4. stow A.

2、 load roughly B. unload carefully C. move quickly D. hide away5. frenzied A. full of uncontrolled excitement B. full of happiness C. depressed D. encouraged6. fodder A. delicious food B. well prepared meal C. rough food D. half-cooked meal7. clamour A. clatter B. noisily express C. obey D. generousl

3、y give8. desolate A. isolated B. united C. eccentric D. barren9. slump A. rise up B. sink down C. move on D. repeat10. squash A. invade B. infer C. squeeze D. separate11. plight A. condition B. irritation C. conscience D. objection12. infuriate A. set apart from other B. fill with rage C become fast

4、ened D. keep in a certain position13. inquisitive A. unnecessarily curious B. seriously urgent C. completely controlled D. ready made14. sidle A. climb secretly B. slide smoothly C. slip fast D. walk sideways15. nibble A. eat large pieces B. swallow down C. take small bits D. sip bit by bit16. ghett

5、o A. musical instrument B. area C. dust D. grave17. navvy A. a ship B. a soldier C. a labourer D. a sailor18. lucerne A. plant B. animal C. oil D. field 19. scrap A. a sharp sound B. a sudden cutting C. a forceful scratch D. a small piece20. hack A. cut carefully B. dig roughly C. make slowly D. mov

6、e smoothly21. stork A. green grass B. black soil C. white bird D. small plant22. clump A. walk B. strike C. write D. fall23. garrison A. railway station B. training centreC. military camp D. battle field24. hobble A. walk in difficulty with small steps B. walk quickly with strides C. walk slowly and

7、 lazily D. walk sideways with tips and toes25. identify A. equate B. differ C. irrecognize D. close26. literally A. the use of word B. relate to literatureC. fond of learning D. actually 27. rag A. a carpet B. an animal skin C. a scrap of cloth D. a floor covering28. bumpy A. smooth B. rough C. heav

8、y D. stout29. acre A. a wide expanse of land B. number C. height D. width 30. witchcraft A. craftsmanship B. magic C. airplane D. supervisor II. Complete the words according to the definitions, the first letter of the word is given:1. Jewish quarter of a town, a part of a city in which a group of pe

9、ople live who are poor ghetto _2. of the Middle Ages medieval _3. back part of an animal including the legs hindquarters _4. having difficulty to distinguish undifferentiated _5. framework of all bones in a human or animal body skeleton _6. town, city, district with local self-government municipalit

10、y _7. cause to bend, curve, or twist out of shape warp _8. group of trees grove _9. soldiers who fight on foot infantry_10. injure or make sore by rubbing gall _11. of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history. prehistoric12. a container made to be carried on the back of a person

11、 or an animal. Pack13. to shine by reflection with a sparkling luster. glisten14. a feeling of profound awe and respect and often love reverence15. to deceive in fun; fool kid16. a formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind the other. column17. one that inhabits a p

12、lace, especially as a permanent resident inhabitant18. easily broken or destroyed frail19. a crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen or other draft animals working together yoke20. a trench, furrow, or groove channel21. to cause to shrivel and dry up mummify22. of

13、 or relating to an earliest or original stage or state primitive23. to become reduced in amount or value; dwindle shrink24. very good or satisfying; praiseworthy splendid25. to inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough to be harmful infestIII. Put the following words and phrases into the appropriat

14、e blanks in the following sentences. (Filling in the grid is optional.)_wail infest with invisible warp wind up wring appeal to lower splendid frenzied1. The child is wailing for the toy. 2. We took a long walk and wound up at the edge of town3. I think what appeals to me about his painting is the c

15、olours he uses.4. Nowadays, the streets in some places of the city were infested with drugs.5. The policemen were trying to wring the truth out of the recalcitrant witness.6. The temperature has lowered gradually this month.7. He has made a splendid performance in the examinations.8. The wooden fram

16、e warped in the humidity. 9. The office was a scene of frenzied activity this morning.10. Air is invisible but we can feel its motion when there is a windIV. Reading Comprehension:1. The method the writer uses in developing his exposition is _.A. comparison and contrast B. exampleC. causation D. lis

17、ting2. The thesis of this essay is _.A. Marrakech B. How much longer can we go on kidding these people?C. I saw how it was.D. All colonial empires are in reality founded upon this fact. 3. People in Marrakech bury the dead _.A. in a sad way B. in a careless wayC. with frightful labour D. with great

18、difficulty4. Immediately from their dark hole-like cells everywhere _.A. a great number of Jews rushed out wildly excited.B. a large number of black people rushed out wildly excited.C. a few number of Jews came creeping out quietly.D. a few number of Arabs walked out sideways.5. The tone of the auth

19、or in Para 16 and 17 is _.A. humorous B. light-heartedC. ironical D. serious V. Answer the following questions:1. How did the writer succeed in conveying his indignation at the poverty and misery of the people in the colonial countries?The writer succeeded in conveying his indignation at the poverty

20、 and misery of the people in the colonial countries by 1) his choice of the scene/ five examples, 2) his tone/ rhetorical questions, 3) his clever choice of words/ good diction2. 2. Try to list the causes of their poverty.1) colonialization 2) poor natural conditions 3) racial discrimination 4) peop

21、les ignoranceVI. Determine whether the following statements are true or false. Put a “T”, if the statement is true and put a “F”, if the statement is false.1. Every white man has the thought that he wont be able to deceive the blacks any longer in his mind, except a socialist. (F)2. What a white man

22、 expect from the Negro soldier is a not hostile, not contemptuous, not sullen or not inquisitive look. (F)3. Owing to some kind of accident if one even notices the old woman means when an old woman happens to have an accident, one can see her under the heavy load of sticks. (F)4. The Jewish people d

23、ont engage in agriculture while the Arabs do. (T)5. The sentence Yes mon vieux, they took my job away and gave it to a Jew means Yes my friend, those white people took my job away and gave to a Jew. (F)6. The mourners are carrying the dead body through the market where goods are on sale. (T)7. Gazel

24、le obviously did not like the writer, so he struck him and tried to keep him away from approaching him, so that he could eat the whole bread without giving it to the Arab navvy. (F)8. The people in this colonial country have brown skin. They can not be distinguished from each other. They are as indi

25、vidual as bees and coral insects. (T)9. Hummocky earth refers to a derelict building-lot. (F)10. You hear the usual dark rumours about the Jews means people are spreading rumours that Hitler would come here and kill the Jews. (F)VII. Translation:1. 那首曲子已经太过时了，人们不再感兴趣了。2. 他很会装假，但谁也没受他的欺骗。3. 她一眼看到了另一位

26、女子的衣服的每一细处。4. 当她叫我谎话大王时，我非常生气。5. 当今许多人把电冰箱视为基本的家用设备。6. 反腐败是一场严肃的政治斗争， 对我们党和国家的前途有着重大的作用。我们政府已决定全党全国人民在反腐败斗争中必须采取严厉的手段。7. 在反腐败斗争中，中央和地方党的纪律检查委员会做了大量的工作，并得到了大家的支持，党的工作作风得到了改善，我们的政府也更加清正和廉洁。8. 我们的党应该高度重视铺张浪费和挥霍现象，在一些地方和单位，这种现象正在蔓延。9. 由于人口众多，工业基础薄弱，人均资源低下以及综合国力弱，中国正面临着西方国家所施加的经济和技术上的压力, 有许多新的问题需要解决。10.国

27、家教育部将指导企业和大学联合建立人才交流市场以帮助解决毕业生供需之间的平衡问题。Key to Lesson TwoTranslation: 1. The music was too prehistoric / out of date to appeal to the people any more.2. He was putting on a good show, but he could deceive no one.3. She took in every detail of another womans clothes.4. She called me a great liar, whi

28、ch made my blood boil.5. Nowadays many people look on the refrigerator as a piece of very basic domestic appliance.6. The fight against corruption is a serious political struggle and has an important bearing on the future of the Party and the country. Our government has decided that the whole Party

29、and the people of the whole country should take severe measures in the fight against corruption.7. Both the central and local Party discipline inspection commissions did a lot of work and gained public support in their battle against corruption. The Partys style of work has been improved and our gov

30、ernment has become more honest, upright and clean.8. Our Party must pay utmost attention to the phenomena of ostentation, extravagance and squandering, which are rampant in some parts and sectors of the country.9. With a large population, a poor industrial foundation, low per capita resources and we

31、ak comprehensive national strength, China is facing both the economic and technological pressures of western countries and has many new problems to be solved.10. The MOE (Ministry of Education) will guide enterprises and universities to jointly set up talent exchange markets to help keep a balance between graduate supply and demand.第 4 页