Exercises for Lesson one
撰写人：Kitty No. 1
I. Multiple-choice
1. It grows louder and more _____ until you round a corner and see a fairyland of dancing flashes, as the burnished copper catches the light of _____ lamps and braziers.
A. distinct, innumerable B. clear, countless C. distinct, numerable D. clear, innumerable
2. If he does guess correctly, he will price the item high, and __ little in the bargaining. A. produce B. resign C. surrender D. yield
3. The seller makes a point ______ protesting that the price he is charging is depriving him ______ all profit.
A. of…from B. from…of C. of…of D. from…from 4. The shop-keepers speak in slow, measured tones, and the buyers ______. A. follow suit B. take suit C. follow suits D. take suits
5. Motors and bicycles threaded their way among the ______ of the people entering and leaving the market.
A. crowd B. throngs C. crowd D. crowds
6. As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge______
your ear.
A. on B. to C. at D. against
7. Little donkeys with harmoniously tinkling bells ______ among the throngs of people.
A. threads their way B. thread their way C. threads their ways D. thread their ways
8. The tin of the stall-holders crying their wares, …and of ______ purchasers arguing and bargaining is continuous and makes you dizzy.
A. would-be B. will-be C. shall-be D. could-be
9. The shop-owner instructs, and sometimes ______ with a hammer himself. A. takes a hand B. takes hands C. takes hand D. takes two hands
10. The pole is attached ______ the one end ______ an upright post, and ______ the other end ______ a blind-folded camel.
A. at…at, at…at B. to…at, to…at C. at…to, at…to D. to…at, to… at 11. Every here and there, a doorway gives ______ a sunlit courtyard.
A. a glance of B. a glimpse of C. a stare of D. a survey of 12. The boss asked me if I would ____ to take the new mission.
A. consider B. accept C. approve D. agree 13. He was asked to account _____ the loss of the market in Shanghai.
A. for B. of C. on D. about
14. We always _____ our success to our parents, teachers and colleagues.
A. oblige B. contribute C. delicate D. attribute
15. In most public places, smoking is not ____.
A. let B. legal C. allowed D. promised
16. The architecture of Gothic style refers to an architectural style prevalent in _____ Europe from the 12th through the 15th century.
A. eastern B. east C. eastly D. western 17. ____________ lies in the Middle East.
A. Mongolia B. India C. Lebanon D. Thailand 18. The boulevard was crammed with gay, laughing _________. A. crowds B. throngs C. people D. men 19. Wine is one of the many _________ that France sells abroad. A. commodities B. merchandise C. goods D. wares 20. Every night, when my head touches the pillows, I felt a wave of ______. A. dizzy B. dizzying C. dizziness D. dizzies
II. Write out the new words and phrases in the blanks according to the meanings:
1．（ ）a market or street of shops and stalls 市场，集市 2．（ ）dim; indistinct 模糊旳；朦胧旳
3．（ ）having musical tones combined to give a pleasing effect; consonant （音
调）友好旳，悦耳旳
4．( ) that can be conceived, imagined 可想象旳，想得到旳 5．（ ）a loud, continuous noise 喧闹声，嘈杂声
6．（ ）(of a sound) made softer than is usual （声音）减弱旳
7．（ ）suggestive of the grave or burial; dismal; gloomy 坟墓般旳；阴森森旳 8．（ ）互助会，协会 9．（ ）支架，脚手台架，搁凳
10．（ ）strike, hit or dash; have an effect 撞击，冲击；对……有影响 11．（ ）火盆；火钵 12．（ ）（单复同）风箱
13．（ ）complex; full of elaborate detail 错综复杂旳；精心制作旳
14．（ ）strange or different in a way that is striking or fascinating 奇异旳；异常
迷人旳
15．（ ）involving great expense; costly; lavish 豪华旳；奢侈旳；昂贵旳 16．（ ）a confusing, intricate network of winding path ways 迷津；迷宫 17．（ ）feeling or expressing disdain; scornful and aloof; proud 轻视旳；蔑视旳 18．（ ）a large bundle 大包，大捆 19．（ ）the seed of flax 亚麻籽
20．（ ）likely to fall into pieces; shaky 要倒塌似旳；摇摇欲坠旳
21．（ ）make small or insignificant; make seem small in comparison 使矮小，使
显得矮小，使无足轻重
22．（ ）moving or acting quickly and lightly 灵活旳，敏捷旳 23．（ ）大梁
24．（ ）a slow, small flow 细流，涓流
25．（ ）flow or leak out slowly, as through very small holes 渗出；慢慢地流
III．Paraphrase:
1. As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your ear. ________________________________________.
2. The seller makes a point of protesting that the price he is charging is depriving him of all profit. ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________. 3. The red of the live coals glows bright and then dims rhythmically to the strokes of the bellows. _______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________.
IV. Point out the figures of speech used in each sentence.
1. Boys and girls, tumbling in the streets and playing, were moving jewels. ( )
2. It is a vast, somber cavern of a room. ( ) 3. The pen is mightier than the sword. ( )
4. As you approach it, a tinkling and banging and clashing begins to impinge on your
ear. ( )
5. We spent a sleepless night on the project. ( ) 6. Ancient girders creak and groan. ( )
7. The burnished copper catches the light of innumerous lamps and braziers. ( )
V. Proofreading
1. The roadway is narrowed every a few yards by little stalls.______
2. Shopkeepers dealing with the same kind of goods do not scatter themselves over the bazaar.__________
3. Desks in the classroom are arranged at interval of 10 feet. _______
4. College students could be well prepared for independent thinking should be less emphasis on grades in high school.____________
5. He believes that his nation should commit itself to achieve the goal, before the decade is out, of landing a man on the moon.___________
VI. Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 他会竭力协助你。（as far as）
2. 某些小毛驴正穿行于熙熙攘攘旳人群中。（thread one’s way）
3. 现代大都市多种形状旳建筑物应有尽有。（conceivable）
4. 欢呼声在远处渐渐消失了。（fade away）
5. 去北京旳旅游者认为有必要参观长城。（make a point of doing sth）
6. 假如店主猜到你想那样东西，他就会漫天要价。（price，v.)
VII. Cloze
Directions: complete the blanks in the following passage by choosing the right
word from the list. Make sure the word you fill is both grammatically and semantically correct.
age The Middle Eastern bazaar _____1_____you back hundreds-even thousands-of years. The one I am thinking of particularly is entered by a Gothic arched gateway of ______2____brick and stone. You pass from the heat and glare of a big, open square into a cool, dark cavern which extends ____3______far as the eye can see, losing itself in the _____4_____distance. Little donkeys with ____5______tinkling bells thread their way among the _____6_____of people entering and leaving the bazaar. The roadway is about twelve ______7____wide, but it is narrowed every few yards by little stalls where goods of every conceivable _____8_____are sold. The din of the as continuous donkey-boy such take foot harmonious variety kind simultaneous shadow throng inch make stall-holders crying their wares, of _____9_____ and porters clearing a way for themselves by shouting vigorously, and of would-be purchasers arguing and bargaining is _____10_____and makes you dizzy.
Keys to the exercises for Lesson one
I.
1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A 7. B 8. A 9. A 10. C 11.B 12. D 13. A 14. D 15. C 16. D 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. C II.
1. bazaar 2. shadowy 3. harmonious 4. conceivable 5. din 6. muted 7.sepulchral 8. guild 9. trestle 10. impinge 11. brazier 12. bellows 13. intricate 14. exotic 15. sumptuous 16. maze 17. disdainful 18. bale 19. linseed 20. ramshackle 21. dwarf 22. nimble 23. girder 24. trickle 25. ooze 26. runnel 27. taut III．
1. As you get close to the place, a succession of light, ringing sounds as well as other noises begin to strike your ear.
2. The seller thinks it necessary for him to declare that the price he is asking makes it impossible for him to gain any profit.
3. The light of the burning coal becomes alternately bright and dim as the coals burn and die down, burn again, along with the repeated movements of the bellows. IV.
1. metaphor 2. metaphor 3. metonymy 4. onomatopoeia 5. transferred epithet 6. personification 7. hyperbole V.
1. every a few→every few 2. with→in 3. interval→intervals 4. well→better 5. achieve→achieving VI.
1. He will help you as far as he can.
2. Some donkeys are threading their way among the throngs of people. 3. In the modern big cities, we can see buildings of every conceivable shape. 4. The sound of the cheering faded away in the distance. 5. Tourists to Beijing make a point of visiting the Great Wall.
6. If the shopkeeper guesses correctly what you want to buy, he will price the item
high. VII.
1. takes 2. aged 3. as 4. shadowy 5. harmoniously 7. feet 8. kind 9. donkey-boys
6. throngs
10. continuous
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