高级英语第一册Unit1练习题答案.pdfVIP

高级英语第一册Unit1练习题答案

FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamille

I.Paraphrase

1.Were23feetabovesealevel.

2.Thehousewasbuiltin1915,andsincethennohurricane

hasdoneanydamagetoit.

3.Wecanmakethenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethe

hurricanewithoutmuchdamage.

4.Watergotintothegenerator,itstoppedworking.Asa

resultalllightswereputout.

5.Everybodygooutthroughthebackdoorandgetintothe

cars.

6.Theelectricalsystemsinthecarshadbeen

destroyed/ruinedbywater.

7.AsJohnwatchedthewaterinchitswayupthesteps,he

feltastrongsenseofguiltbecauseheblamedhimselffor

endangeringthefamilybymakingthewrongdecisionnottoflee

inland.

8.OhGod,pleasehelpustogetthroughthisdangerous

situation.

9.Shesangafewwordsaloneandthenhervoicegradually

grewdimmerandstopped.

10.Janisdidn’tshowanyfearonthespotduringthestorm,

butsherevealedherfeelingcausedbythestormafewnights

afterthehurricanebygettingupinthemiddleofthenightand

cryingsoftly.II.PracticewithWordsandExpressions

1.main:aprincipalpipe,conduit,orlineinadistributing

systemforwater,gas,electricity,etc.

2.sitout:tostayuntiltheend

3.report:aloud,resoundingnoise,especiallyonemadeby

explosion.

4.douse:toputout(alight，fire，generator,etc.)quicklyby

pouringwateroverit

5.kill：todestroy,toend

6.litter:theyoungborneatonetimebyadog,cat,orother

animalswhichnormallybearseveralyoungatadelivery.

7．swath：abroadstrip,originallythespaceorwidth

coveredwithonecutofascytheorothermowingdevice.