《高级英语》课程教学资源（试卷习题）第六册 Unit 7 习题（试题）

I.Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1.Is it because it has an unacknowledged hold on some of us? 2.I live in the middle of a large university,and I see superstition in its four manifestations,alive and flourishing among people who are indisputably rational and learned. 3.If you have ever supervised a large examination room,you know how many jujus, lucky coins,and other bringers of luck are placed on the desks of the candidates. 4.When I talked with him,he did not think he was pricing God cheap because he could afford no more. 5.Most people keep their terror within bounds,but they cannot root it out,nor do they seem to want to do so. 6.Superstition makes its appearance,apparently unbidden,very early in life. 7.The psychoanalysts have their explanation,but calling a superstition a compulsion neurosis does not banish it. 8.Superstition in general is linked to man's yearning to know his fate,and to have some hand in deciding it. 9.I am not one to stand aloof from the rest of humanity in this matter. II.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1.I don't think you understand the(grave)of the situation. 2.The tone of the letter was(placate). 3.They are forced to live in(deplore)condition. 4.She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further(manifest)of the government's in competence. 5.Religious(observe)such as fasting can be hard to follow. 6.The report(absolution)her from all blame for the accident 7.The fruit was preserved by(submerge)in school. 8.I (divination)from his grim expression that the news was not good. 9.The past two years have seen the(proliferate)of TV channels 10.She's (neurosis)about her weight-she weighs herself three times a day II Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. within the bounds the depth of yearning for hasten to root out make an appearance give a damn have a hold on come by stand aloof 1.Ms Campbell has been appointed to inefficiency in this company. 2.Their company strong the computer market 3.What he did was of acceptable behavior. 4.The famous movie star rare personal last Friday. 5.They had not realized their feelings for one another. 6.The president reassure his people that he was in perfect health. 7.Cheap organic food is still difficult to

Ⅰ. Explain the italicized part in each sentence in your own words. 1. Is it because it has an unacknowledged hold on some of us? 2. I live in the middle of a large university, and I see superstition in its four manifestations, alive and flourishing among people who are indisputably rational and learned. 3. If you have ever supervised a large examination room, you know how many jujus, lucky coins, and other bringers of luck are placed on the desks of the candidates. 4. When I talked with him, he did not think he was pricing God cheap because he could afford no more. 5. Most people keep their terror within bounds, but they cannot root it out, nor do they seem to want to do so. 6. Superstition makes its appearance, apparently unbidden, very early in life. 7. The psychoanalysts have their explanation, but calling a superstition a compulsion neurosis does not banish it. 8. Superstition in general is linked to man’s yearning to know his fate, and to have some hand in deciding it. 9. I am not one to stand aloof from the rest of humanity in this matter . Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words. 1. I don’t think you understand the _ (grave) of the situation. 2. The tone of the letter was _ (placate). 3. They are forced to live in _ (deplore) condition. 4. She claimed that the rise in unemployment was just a further_ (manifest) of the government’s in competence. 5. Religious _ (observe) such as fasting can be hard to follow. 6. The report _ (absolution) her from all blame for the accident. 7. The fruit was preserved by _ (submerge) in school. 8. I _ (divination) from his grim expression that the news was not good. 9. The past two years have seen the _ (proliferate) of TV channels. 10. She’s _ (neurosis) about her weight – she weighs herself three times a day. Ⅲ. Fill in each of the blanks with a word or phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form. within the bounds the depth of yearning for hasten to root out make an appearance give a damn have a hold on come by stand aloof 1. Ms Campbell has been appointed to _inefficiency in this company. 2. Their company _strong _ the computer market. 3. What he did was _ of acceptable behavior. 4. The famous movie star _ rare personal _ last Friday. 5. They had not realized _ their feelings for one another. 6. The president _ reassure his people that he was in perfect health. 7. Cheap organic food is still difficult to _

8.He can think what he likes about me-I don't 9.Although many of his friends were politicians,he from politics. 10.I suppose it's because I live in a crowed city that I have this open spaces. IV.Explain the meaning ofthe underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1.People often behave irrationally when they are under stress. 2.Evidence of links with drug dealers has discredited the President. 3.He devoutly hoped that they would reach a peaceful agreement. 4.The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten. 5.Ares and Aphrodite were the ancient Greek deities of war and love. 6.Opera in Britain is enjoying a long-awaited renaissance. 7.The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice. 8.Professor Ross is regarded as the oracle on eating disorders. 9.Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent. 10.At night images would come unbidden into her mind. Translation I.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words or phrases given in the brackets. 1.他的父母因他的行为越来越怪癖而担忧。(irrational) 2.有些评论家批评该电影对妇女的刻画带有性别歧视。(be condemned by) 3. 你不必勉强带我和你一起去。如果你不带我去，我不会生气的。(undr compulsion to) 4. 在政治问题上他表现的极为幼稚，真令人担心。(worrying naivete) 5.每当他们开始争吵，我总是离得远远的。(remain aloof) 6. 无须惊慌。警方已经控制了局面。have.in hand) 7.遇上一个好老板不是那么容易的。(come by) 8.她脸上丝毫没有懊恼的表情。(absent from) 9.你必须打消一切报仇的念头。(banish from) l0.她对女儿的影响很大。(have a hold on) II.Translate the following passage into Chinese. Superstition is a part of Britain culture today.Although superstition was more alive a hundred years ago,there are still many superstitious people around now,both young and old. All superstition has grown from something,since there is no smoke without fire. Who was the first one to decide that opening an umbrella in a house is bas luck?Who was the first to walk under a ladder and suffer the consequences?Who hung a horseshoe the wrong way up,smashed a mirror and spilled the salt?Who first branded Friday 13th as a day on which luck would run out? Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century life was hazardous,and the central feature of day-to-day existence was a preoccupation with finding explanations

8. He can think what he likes about me - I don’t _. 9. Although many of his friends were politicians, he _ from politics. 10. I suppose it’s because I live in a crowed city that I have this _ open spaces. Ⅳ. Explain the meaning of the underlined word or phrase in each sentence. 1. People often behave irrationally when they are under stress. 2. Evidence of links with drug dealers has discredited the President. 3. He devoutly hoped that they would reach a peaceful agreement. 4. The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten. 5. Ares and Aphrodite were the ancient Greek deities of war and love. 6. Opera in Britain is enjoying a long-awaited renaissance. 7. The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice. 8. Professor Ross is regarded as the oracle on eating disorders. 9. Trees are dying in areas where acid rain is most prevalent. 10. At night images would come unbidden into her mind. Translation Ⅰ. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases given in the brackets. 1. 他的父母因他的行为越来越怪癖而担忧。(irrational) 2. 有些评论家批评该电影对妇女的刻画带有性别歧视。(be condemned by) 3. 你不必勉强带我和你一起去。如果你不带我去，我不会生气的。(under compulsion to) 4. 在政治问题上他表现的极为幼稚，真令人担心。(worrying naiveté) 5. 每当他们开始争吵，我总是离得远远的。(remain aloof) 6. 无须惊慌。警方已经控制了局面。(have . in hand) 7. 遇上一个好老板不是那么容易的。(come by) 8. 她脸上丝毫没有懊恼的表情。(absent from) 9. 你必须打消一切报仇的念头。(banish from) 10. 她对女儿的影响很大。(have a hold on) Ⅱ. Translate the following passage into Chinese. Superstition is a part of Britain culture today. Although superstition was more alive a hundred years ago, there are still many superstitious people around now, both young and old. All superstition has grown from something, since there is no smoke without fire. Who was the first one to decide that opening an umbrella in a house is bas luck? Who was the first to walk under a ladder and suffer the consequences? Who hung a horseshoe the wrong way up, smashed a mirror and spilled the salt? Who first branded Friday 13th as a day on which luck would run out? Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth century life was hazardous, and the central feature of day–to-day existence was a preoccupation with finding explanations

for fortune and misfortune.Religion,diseases and fire might have been the most essential elements in the background of the beliefs of superstition.Even though we are not searching foe the same answers today superstition is still with us as a tradition

for fortune and misfortune. Religion, diseases and fire might have been the most essential elements in the background of the beliefs of superstition. Even though we are not searching foe the same answers today superstition is still with us as a tradition