高英1答案

Lesson One

1. I can’t imagine what prompted him to pursue a graduate program at his age.

2. He set out at six. an hour ahead of his usual time for going to of fice.

3. I could see Jimmy was eager to tell me about the interview. Laughi ngly, he said, “When I walked to the desk, the manager looked up , t ook stock of me, then asked me a few questions and said ‘ OK’.”

4. Virtually under house arrest, the general took refuge in tradition al Chinese calligraphy and found peace and solace in ink and water.

5. As the Shanghai-Beijing train was due to leave at 17:25, I had to take a taxi.

6. Like Mrs Taylor, Mrs Green lives a lonely life on a skimpy pension. Cooped up in a small dreary room day after day, she is starved for c ompany.

7. The woman scientist said, “ I can do without jewels, I can even d o without a car, but I can’t do without my books and laboratory.”8. The hustle and bustle before setting out, the car ride and the pic nic itself filled the children with thrill and excitement.

9. As the boat sailed on, the young girls were enthralled by the pict uresque scenery around them.

10. Annie was surprised to find Stephen in the corridor. “What is he doing here at this hour of the night?” she asked herself.

11. for a moment I did not recognize her, for instead of the lively g irl I knew, she looked like a fashion model in her new green velvet d ress and green shoes, her hair done up at the top.

12. This was his first visit to his home village after forty years an

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e brought with him many nostalgic memories.

13. That night she tossed and turned in her bed, unable to go to slee p, all kinds of thoughts flashing through her mind.

14. It is quite a job cooking a good dinner for twelve.

15. As the twin sisters look very much alike, people often mistake on

e for the other.

16. When the old lady got home, she found the door open and everythin

g in the drawers of her dresser had been tossed and turned over and o ver. She tried to check what was missing and found, to her dismay, se veral pieces of jewelry including a pearl necklace, a pair of gold ch ain bangles, and three precious stone brooches had disappeared.

17 I ought to have taken trolley bus No.21. What I saw one morning I ran as fast as I could to the stop and got on. It was too late when I found I had taken the wrong trolley bus, for it was a No. 15 which I had mistaken for a No.21.but the conductor said I could change t the next stop.

18. The friend she missed most was Lee, a shy girl who had never refu sed her anything.

Lesson Two

1. She opened the window and found a crowd of children, shabby in dress an

d dirty from play, gathered at th

e gate.

2.A new upsurge in economic construction is taking shape in our country.

3. As a child Bill was quite naughty, and his mother envisioned him as an im aginative architect.

4.They confronted reality with courage, and would never capitulate in the face of difficulty.

5. Susan is not bright, but she is painstaking; as a result she always comes ou t top in the examinations.

6. They are ready to deal with an enemy assault at any time.

7. Mr Johnson is a man of moral integrity, and his behavior is impeccable.

8. Our new 18-story office building looks most imposing.

9. They have achieved great success in the realm of foreign affairs in the past few years.

10.Tom is a slick politician, never making a commitment and always giving a dubious reply.

11.After dinner he described at length the strange customs he had found in tha t exotic land.

12.At first I could not understand why he resigned. It turned out that he had plans of his own.

13. Wars and natural disasters in those years had reduced the village people to dire poverty. The small neighboring town became a place all would like to e scape to .

14.Huge investment in urban infrastructures is a prerequisite of building Shang hai into a truly great metropolis.

15.The students were required to write a composition after they returned from the picnic and this took all the fun out of the activity.

16. Youngsters and adults alike should be advised against extravagant habits. Lesson three

1 What Tom needs at present is not financial support but wholesome advice.

2 The two brothers resemble each other in all respects except ( in) temperame nt.

3 My advice is that from now on you have nothing to do with him.

4 It is no exaggeration to say Bob owes all he now has to your father.

5 The proposal might be turned down at the meeting though I am in favor of it.

6 The way he laughed made my flesh creep.

7 The sharp –edged irony in his essays distinguishes him from other 8riters.