Unit 1
Text Comprehension
I. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpo.
A
II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true of fal.
T F F F F T T F
IV. 喘的组词Explain in your own words the following ntences taken from the text.
1. If she paid no attention to an unpleasant thing, perhaps it would not make her feel depresd.
2. From June to the end of July school clod for the summer vacation.
3. Literally, the author looked up at the monuments with her eyes half-clod becau of th
e dazzling sunshine. Figuratively, the author meant that freedom, equality and democracy were simply distorted images, she could not “e” them clearly.
4. Mother was bright black. Father was brown black. We three girls reprent different shades of black between bright black and brown black.
5. Inside the soda fountain, it was so dim and cool that the pain of my eyes was wonderfully ead.
6. No one answered my righteous and stern questions, they remained silent as if they had committed something wrong.
7. My anger was not going to be sympathized or noticed by my family members, becau they themlves were similarly angry.
Language work
I. Explain the italicized part in each ntence in your own words.
1. on the edge of the summer:
at the beginning of the summer
2. preparations were found in the air around the hou:
the atmosphere of excitement could be felt but it was not talked about.
3. a mobile feast:
a large and enjoyable meal on the train
4. as if we had never been black before:
as if we had never been mistreated before
5. they had contributed to it:
they had partially caud it
6. My fury was not to be acknowledged by a like fury:
my anger was not going to be noticed by my family members becau they were
similarly angry.
II. Fill in each blank with one of the two words from each pair in their appropriate forms.
brui bruid scarred scar
soaking Dampen soaked 数面dampen
admit acknowledged acknowledge admitted
agony anguish anguish agony柯基尾巴
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III. Fill in the blank in each ntence with a word or phra from the box, using its appropriate form.
had decreed
agonizinge的大小
膏蟹的做法 approvingly
小猫爱吃鱼 ensconced
flair
vulnerability
relief
avowed
V. Fill in each blank with an article.
the: 1, 13, 15, 19.
a: 3, 11, 14, 16, 17.
A: 4
an: 10
/ : 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 18.
VI. Put a word in each bland that is appropriate for the context.
black behave mind meant mercy
though 南瓜饺子before wor what experienced
Translation
I. Translate the following ntences into English.
