四、练习答案

Text I

Text comprehension

I. Decide which of the following best states the author’s purpose.

II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.

1．T Refer to Paragraph 2.

2．T Refer to Paragraph 4.

3．F The author did not want her mother to come to school to speak for her, because that would make the two of them unhappy and indignant. Refer to Paragraph 7.

4．F The author was excited because her imagination was fuelled by glamorous shots of popular Hollywood temptresses. But she did not want to take the risk of being picked out by wearing her cherished dress that was different from the blue school uniform. Refer to Paragraphs 9 and 10.

5．T Refer to Paragraph 11.

6．T Refer to Paragraph 17.

III. Answer the following questions.

1．The author was very proud of her family. She thought that her parents were the best in the world because they did their best, by hard work and thrift, to hold the family together, to bring joy to the family and to keep their children well-fed and attired spotlessly.

2．Because she failed to comply with the school policy regarding what they had to wear in the school.

3．After many attempts at explaining her failure to comply with the school policy, the author had no choice but to go through the punishment. And she kept such humiliation to herself so that her parents would not be unhappy and indignant.

4．The author was heavy-hearted because she knew that her best dress would not save her from being singled out as a target of humiliation.

5．When Miss McVee ordered the author to come and sit in the front row, the author thought that she was going to be humiliated again in front of the whole class.

6．Miss McVee’s remark was like warm sunshine that thawed the ice in her heart instantly and made her very happy that day. In addition, it enabled the author to regain her confidence that has never been weakened by anyone or anything since.

IV. Explain in your own words the following sentences taken from the text.

1．I was carried away by excitement: I began to imagine myself in pictures like those attractive pictures of the popular Hollywood actresses.

2．I felt so frustrated that I was on the verge of tears when I wondered, as I had done innumerable times, why the unsympathetic teacher would not over look my clothes even once and see how hard I tried to comply with the school policy and how eager I was to participate in all the activities.

Writing strategies

The following expressions and sentences are used to indicate the author’s emotions:

Every day I would battle back tears...

... I had no choice but to see the punishment through.

I couldn’t wait to tell my friends the thrilling news.

Heavy-hearted, I dragged myself to school...

trudged up to the stage of my own accord to endure the sniggers

Tears of frustration threatened to break free...

blinking back tears

With downcast eyes and bowed head, tears once again threatened to betray my dejection...

The block of ice that was my young heart thawed instantly and my shoulders rose back to their full height.

I floated through the rest of the day buoyed by the warmth...

Language work

I. Explain the underlined part（s） in each sentence in your own words.

1．the amount of food, water, petrol or other necessary substances was limited; had become less severe or strict with

2．hold back; schoolmates

3．endure the punishment; the embarrassment I had to go through every day

4．so angry and likely to argue with my teachers in order to protect me

5．the dress that I liked very much

6．walked slowly and reluctantly to the stage without being asked to do so

7．I cheered myself up with the idea; get absorbed in the story of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens and not think about anything else; calm down and get back my self-control

8．said unexpectedly; agreeable; vicious

9．was in high spirits; feeling happier and more confident due to

10．strong point; instilled in me, and perhaps the whole class, a feeling of pity, sympathy and understanding for someone who was suffering

II. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.

1．ingenious

2．prescription

3．relaxation

4．assembly

5．adorable

6．mortification

7．trimmed

8．consolation

9．composure

10．dejected

III. Fill in the blank（s） in each sentence with a phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.

1．rife with

2．rationed out

3．in place

4．comply with

5．see ... through

6．spoken up for

7．on the warpath

8．beside himself

9．drag ... into

10．trudging through

11．of her own accord

12．singled out

IV. Explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.

1．demanded

2．loosened his hold

3．all the people gathered there

4．stood in front of me and prevented me from getting past

5．to protect me or to defend me

6．made the controversy more fierce

7．kept worrying me

8．watching closely

9．get warm

10．cheerful

V. Correct the errors in the following passage. The passage contains ten errors, one in each indicated line. In each case, only one word is involved.

（1）literate→literacy

（literacy: the ability to read and write;

literate: aperson who is able to read and write）

（2）honor→honors

（honors students: An honors student is a person recognized for achieving high grades or high marks in their coursework.）

（3）content→context

（context: the circumstances that form the setting foran event;

content: the things that are held or included in sth.）

（4）by→from

（wrong preposition）

（5）regardless→regardless of

（missing a preposition here）

（6）teacher→teaching

（Teaching is a kind of technique, not teacher.）

（7）rather→other

（other than: apart from; rather than: instead of）

（8）connected→connective/connecting

（connective=connecting）

（9）and→but

（adversative relation）

（10）more→less

（adversative relation context）

VI. Fill in each blank in the passage below with ONE appropriate word.

1．teach

2．confronted

3．questions

4．tail

5．plural

6．computers

7．thought

8．time

9．sure

10．check

11．answer

12．possible

13．guess

14．down

15．victory

16．rewarded

17．battle

18．end

Translation

I. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in brackets.

1．The company was started by a couple of enterprising young men.

2．It was the only time when he went to bed of his own accord before midnight, because he was really too tired.

3．Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

4．She was attired from head to foot in black.

5．I’ve been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday.

6．I know he’s well-meaning, but I wish he’d leave us alone.

7．He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.

8．I’ve told you for umpteen times, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer!

9．I’m afraid sewing isn’t one of my fortes.

10．She was buoyed by the warm reception her audience gave her.

II. Translate the following passage into English.

The foreign students at New York University come from more than 130 countries. Fifty percent are from Asia, especially South Korea, Japan and China. Foreign students are studying in all fourteen schools within the university. These include arts and sciences, law, business and education. Seventy-five percent of the foreign students are in graduate school. About twenty-five percent are in four-year programs that lead to a bachelor’s degree.

The cost of attending New York University is different in each of its schools. For example, one year of study at the Wagner Graduate School of Public Service costs about $19,000. Some other schools within NYU cost more. Some cost less. The housing cost is about $9,000 a year.

Bachelor’s degree students at NYU can borrow money from financial institutions to help pay for their studies. Foreign students in graduate school at NYU can get teaching or research jobs at the university. They can also get loans from financial institutions.

Text II

I. Answer the following multiple-choice questions.

1．C

2．B

3．D

4．B

5．D

II. Questions for discussion.

1．According to the author, we should open our hearts to others and give love if we want to create a life of love.

2．It is difficult for us to express love first because we are afraid of being hurt.

3．People usually put up walls of protection. They hold themselves back and push people away. In this way they isolate themselves from others and destroy love.

4．We should make peace with the hurt. Let the hurt come and let it go.

5．In this essay the author tells us that love begets love, but the process begins with ourselves. According to him, the walls of protection that many people put up can only hurt themselves; we should open our hearts, take the first step and express our love even if we get hurt. Only by doing so can we fill the world with love.