指鹿为马的历史人物高级英语练习题含答案(第二册) (2)

2021年1月19日发(作者：施霖)
Lesson Two





Marrakech

I. Choose the one which best explains the word given below:
1. chant



A. religious song





B. parallel lines



C. balanced words




D. repeated shout
2. derelict



A. grievous

B. deprived

C. abandoned

D. hunted
3. hummock



A. a desert










B. a low rounded hill



C a high mountain




D. a plain
4. stow



A. load roughly



B. unload carefully





C. move quickly


D. hide away
5. frenzied



A. full of uncontrolled excitement

B. full of happiness



C. depressed


















D. encouraged
6. fodder



A. delicious food




B. well prepared meal



C. rough food







D. half- cooked meal
7. clamour



A. clatter

B. noisily express


C. obey

D. generously give
8. desolate



A. isolated


B. united


C. eccentric


D. barren
9. slump



A. rise up


B. sink down


C. move on


D. repeat
10. squash




A. invade


B. infer


C. squeeze


D. separate
11. plight




A. condition

B. irritation

C. conscience

D. objection
12. infuriate




A. set apart from other




B. fill with rage




C become fastened







D. keep in a certain position
13. inquisitive




A. unnecessarily curious





B. seriously urgent




C. completely controlled





D. ready made
14. sidle




A. climb secretly


B. slide smoothly




C. slip fast







D. walk sideways
15. nibble




A. eat large pieces




B. swallow down




C. take small bits





D. sip bit by bit
16. ghetto




A. musical instrument


B. area


C. dust


D. grave
17. navvy




A. a ship


B. a soldier


C. a labourer


D. a sailor
18. lucerne




A. plant


B. animal


C. oil


D. field




1
19. scrap




A. a sharp sound








B. a sudden cutting




C. a forceful scratch





D. a small piece
20. hack




A. cut carefully




B. dig roughly




C. make slowly




D. move smoothly
21. stork




A. green grass






B. black soil







C. white bird





D. small plant
22. clump




A. walk



B. strike



C. write



D. fall
23. garrison




A. railway station




B. training centre
C. military camp




D. battle field
24. hobble




A. walk in difficulty with small steps




B. walk quickly with strides




C. walk slowly and lazily




D. walk sideways with tips and toes
25. identify



A. equate






















B. differ



C. irrecognize


















D. close
26. literally



A. the use of word















B. relate to literature
C. fond of learning














D. actually

27. rag



A. a carpet





















B. an animal skin



C. a scrap of cloth















D. a floor covering
28. bumpy



A. smooth





















B. rough



C. heavy























D. stout
29. 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 people live who
are poor







g
hetto _
_


2
2.

of the Middle Ages




m
edieval _
_
3.

back part of an animal including the legs


h
indquarters
_
4.

having difficulty to distinguish




u
ndifferentiated
_
5.

framework of all bones in a human or animal body



s
keleton
_
6.

town, city, district with local self-government



m
unicipality
_
7.

cause to bend, curve, or twist out of shape

w
arp __

8.

group of trees




g
rove _
______
9.

soldiers who fight on foot



i
nfantry
___
10.

injure or make sore by rubbing



g
all _
_______
11.

of, relating to, or belonging to the era before recorded history.


p
rehistoric

12.

a container made to be carried on the back of a person or an animal.

P
ack

13.

to shine by reflection with a sparkling luster.







g
listen
14.

a feeling of profound awe and respect and often love


r
everence

15.

to deceive in fun; fool




k
id
16.

a formation, as of troops or vehicles, in which all elements follow one behind
the other.














c
olumn

17.

one that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident





i
nhabitant

18.

easily broken or destroyed












f
rail

19.

a crossbar with two U-shaped pieces that encircle the necks of a pair of oxen or
other draft animals working together















y
oke
20.

a trench, furrow, or groove
















c
hannel

21.

to cause to shrivel and dry up















m
ummify
22.

of or relating to an earliest or original stage or state







p
rimitive

23.

to become reduced in amount or value; dwindle








s
hrink

24.

very good or satisfying; praiseworthy














s
plendid

25.

to inhabit or overrun in numbers large enough to be harmful


i
nfest



III.
Put
the
following
words
and
phrases
into
the
appropriate
blanks
in
the
following sentences. (Filling in the grid is optional.)
___________ ______________________________________________
wail


infest
with


invisible





warp



wind
up


wring







appeal
to

lower


splendid


frenzied

1.

The child
is wailing
for the toy.

2.

We took a long walk and
wound up
at the edge of town

3.

I think what
appeals to
me about his painting is the colours 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 frame
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 wind

IV. Reading Comprehension:
1.

The method the writer uses in developing his exposition is ________.
A. comparison and contrast











B. example
C. causation























D. listing


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