张汉熙《高级英语》第二册课后答案

张汉熙《高级英语》第二册课后答案
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LessonOne
FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamille
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LasVegas.LasVegascityistheatofClarkCountyinSouthNevada.In1970ithadapopulationof125,787people.Revenuefromhotels,gambling,entertainmentandothertourist-orientedindustriesformsthebackboneofLasVegas'conomy,Itsnightclubsandcasinosareworldfamous.Thecityisalsothecommercialhubofaranchingandminingarea.Inthe19thcenturyLasVegaswasawateringplacefortravelerstoSouthCalifornia.In1.855-1857theMormonsmaintainedafortthere,andin1864FortBakerwasbuiltbytheU.S.army.In1867,LasVegaswasdetachedfromtheArizonaterritoryandjoinedtoNevada.(fromTheNewColumbiaEncyclopedia)
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1.Hedidn'tthinkhisfamilywasinanyrealdanger,Hisformerhouhadbeen
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5.JohnKoshakfeltacrushingguiltbecauitwashewhomadethefinaldecisiontostayandfacethehurricane.Nowitemedtheymightalldieinthehurricane.
6.GrandmotherKoshakaskedthechildrentosingbecaushethoughtthiswouldlesntensionandboostthemoraleofeveryone.
7.JanisknewthatJohnwastryinghisbesttocomfortandencourageherforhetoofelttherewasapossibilityoftheirdyinginthestorm.
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1.Thispieceofnarrationisorganizedasfollows..introduction,development,climax,andconclusion.Thefirst6paragraphsareintroductoryparagraphs,givingthetime,place,andbackgroundoftheconflict-manversushurricanes.Theparagraphsalsointroducethecharactersinthestory.
2.Thewriterfocuschieflyonactionbuthealsoclearlyandsympatheticallydelineatesthecharactersinthestory.
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3.JohnKoshak,Jr.,istheprotagonistinthestory.
4.Manandhurricanesmakeuptheconflict.
5.ThewriterbuildsupandsustainsthesuspeninthestorybydescribingindetailandvividlytheincidentsshowinghowtheKoshaksandtheirfriendsstruggledagainsteachonslaughtofthehurricane.
6.Thewritergivesorderandlogicalmovementtothequenceofhappeningsbydescribingariesofactionsintheorderoftheiroccurrence.
7.Thestoryreachesitsclimaxinparagraph27.
8.IwouldhaveendedthestoryattheendofParagraph27,becauthehurricanepasd,themaincharacterssurvived,andthestorycouldcometoanaturalend.
9.Yes,itis.BecauthewriterstateshisthemeorthepurpobehindhisstoryinthereflectionofGrandmotherKoshak:"Welostpracticallyallourposssions,
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butthefamilycamethroughit.WhenIthinkofthat,Irealizewelostnothingimportant.
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1.We're23feetabovealevel.
2.Thehouhasbeenheresince1915,andnohurricanehavercaudanydamagetoit.
3.Wecanmakethenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethehurricanewithoutmuchdamage.
4.Watergotintothegeneratorandputitout.Itstoppedproducingelectricity,sothelightsalsowentout.
5.Everybodygooutthroughthebackdoorandruntothecars.
6.Theelectricalsystemsinthecarhadbeenputoutbywater.
7.AsJohnwatchedthewaterinchitswayupthesteps,hefeltastrongnofguiltbecauheblamedhimlfforendangeringthewholefamilybydecidingnottofleeinland.
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8.()hGod,pleahelpustogetthroughthisstormsafely.
9.GrandmotherKoshaksangafewwordsaloneandthenhervoicegraduallygrewdimmerandstopped.
10.Janisdisplayedratherlatetheexhaustionbroughtaboutbythenervoustensioncaudbythehurricane.
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Seethetranslationofthetext.
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1.main:aprincipalpipeorlineinadistributingsystemforwater,gas,electricity,etc.
2.sitout:stayuntiltheendof
3.comeby;(AmericanEnglish)payavisit
4.blowin:burstopenbythestorm.
5.dou:putout(alight,fire,generator。etc。)quicklybypouringwateroverit
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6.kill:(AmericanEnglish)tocau(anengine-etc.)tostop
7.swath:thespacecoveredwithonecutofascythe;alongstrip0rtrack0fanykind
8.bar:ameasureinmusic;thenotesbetweentwoverticallines0namusicsheet
9.1ean—to:ashedorothersmalloutbuildingwithaslopingroof.theupperendofwhichrestsagainstthewallofanotherbuilding
10.Seabee:amemberoftheconstructionbattalionsoftheCivilEngineerCorpsoftheU.S.Navy,thatbuildharborfacilities,airfields,etc.SeabeestandsforCB,shortforConstructionBattalion.
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1.destroy一词最为常见,主要强调破坏的力度之大和彻底,一般不带感情或修辞色彩。demolish和raze通常用于巨大物体,如大型建筑物等。demolish常用引申义,指任何复合体的被毁,如demolishatheorywithafewincisivecomments
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