1、. Give brief answers to the following questions, using your own words as much as possible-1) Did Ogilvie deliberatedly delay his call at the Croydons suite? Why?2) Why did the Duchess send her maid and secretary out?3) Why do you think Ogilvie was being deliberately offensive to the Croydons in the
2、beginning?4) How did the Duchess know where the Duke had gone the night the accident occurred?5) How did Ogilvie come to suspect the Croydons of the hit- n run crime?6) what is a brush trace?7) What made the Duchess jump to the conclusion that Ogilvie had come to blackmail them?8) Why didnt the poli
3、ce come immediately to the hotel to check the cars?9) Why couldnt the Duchess get her car repaired discreetly in New Orleans?10) Why did the Duchess decide to make the detective drive their car north?11) Why did the Duchess offer Ogilvie twenty-five thousand dollars instead of the ten thousand the d
4、etective asked for?12) Did Ogilvie accept the Duchess offer?. Paraphrase:1) The house detectives piggy eyes surveyed her sardonically from his gross jowled face.2) Pretty neat set-up you folks got.3) The obese body shook in an appreciative chuckle.4) He lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto
5、voice.5) The words spat forth with sudden savagery, all pretense of blandness gone.6) The Duchess of Corydon three centuries and a half of in-bred arrogance behind her - did not yield easily.7) “It is no go, old girl. Im afraid. It was a good try.“8) “Thats more like it,“ Ogilvie said. He lit the fr
6、esh cigar, “Now were getting somewhere.“9) his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection.10) The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly. Translate the following into Chinese:1) “Ill tell you, Duke - Ive been in this town and this hotel a long time. I got friends all ov
7、er. I oblige them; they do the same for me, like letting me know what gives, an where. There aint much, out of the way, which people who stay in this hotel do, I don t get to hear about. Most of em never know I know, or know me. They think they got their little secret tucked away, and so they have e
8、xcept like now.“2) “Well now, theres no call for being hasty,“ The incongruous falsetto voice took on a musing note. “Whats dones been done. Rushin any place aint gonna bring back the kid nor its mother neither. Besides, what they d do to you across at the headquarters, Duke, you wouldnt t like. No
9、sir, you wouldnt like it at all.“3) The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. It was essential, she knew, that her thinking remain calm and reasoned. In the last few minutes the conversation had become as seemingly casual as if the discussion were of some minor domestic matter
10、 and not survival itself. She intended to keep it that way. Once more, she was aware; the role of leadership had fallen to her, her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil fat man and herself. No matter. What was inevitable must be accepted. The important thing was
11、 to consider all eventualities. A thought occurred to her. Write out the full words for the following shortenings:Models: 1) lab - laboratory2) Paper - newspaper1) ad 11) mod2) bra 12) perm3) doc 13) polio4) fridge 14) pop-song5) gym 15) prep6) hi-fi 16) prof7) intercom 17) sis8) lib 18) telly9) mem
12、o 19) vet10) mike 20) zoo. Put the following phrases into English, using adv. + past participle compound adjectives:Model: 抽了一半的雪茄 a half-burned cigar1) 写了一半的信2) 半开的窗子3) 烤得半生不熟得面包4) 半转过来的身子5）设备完善的旅馆6）有礼貌的小学生7）恰当的用词8）营养充足的儿童9）消息灵通人士10）夸张的语言. Make sentences with the following words, using the parts of
13、 speech indicated in the brackets:1) sound (v. ) 2) figure (v. )3) go (n. ) 4) try ( n. )5) dust (v. ) 6) square (v. )7) good (n. ) 8) head ( v. )9) make (n. ) 10) reason (v. ). Replace the italicized words with more formal words or expressions:1) This is for real ( )2) Its no go. ( )3) Now we are g
14、etting somewhere .( )4) Ill spell it out. ( )5) They do the same for me, like letting me know what gives,an where. ( )6) Howd you figure where he was? ( )7) You an your wife took off home. ( )8) Looked right shaken, too, the pair of you. ( )9) On a hunch I went over to the garage and took a quiet lo
15、ok see at your car. ( )10) Well now, theres no call for being hasty. ( )11) Providin nobody twigs the car ( )12) Assuming the hotel man was bought off ( )13) I figure you people are pretty well fixed. ( ). Replace the italicized words with specific words that appear in the text:1) We took a general
16、view of the countryside from the top of a hill. ( )2) He took a long and steady look at the beautiful picture. ( )3) The searchlight passed swiftly over the sky to search for the plane. ( )4) He threw the coin with a jerk into the air. ( )5) The old man laughed quietly in amusement while reading the
17、 novel. ( )6) A car suddenly came out from a side-street. ( )7) She uttered these words angrily. ( )8) When she heard the knock on the door, she rose to her feet quickly. ( )9) The old woman prayed to god with her hands pressed together. ( )10) The car turned round quickly and went off in the opposi
18、te direction. ( )11) The dentist could discover no sign of decay in her teeth.12) They all looked with their eyes wide open in astonishment. Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words are replaced with the words in brackets. Pay attention to the shades o
19、f meaning of the words.1) The house detectives piggy eyes surveyed her .sardonically from his gross yowled face. (sarcastically)2) Even the self-assurance of Ogilvie flickered for an instant.( self-confidence)3) What you accuse us of is true. (charge. with)4) Wearily, in a gesture of surrender, the
20、Duchess of Croydon sank back into her chair. (tiredly)5) The house detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud of blue cigar smoke (slowly)6) I oblige them; they do the same for me. (help)7) “If the work were done discreetly we could pay well.”(carefully)8) The Duchess of Corydon kept firm, t
21、ight rein on her racing mind. (quick)9) Her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil fat man and herself (nervous)10) The important thing was to consider all eventualities.(possibilities)11) “We would achieve nothing by paying you, except possibly a few days respite
22、”. (relief)12) There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind.(indecisiveness). Choose the right word from the list given below for each blank.Pay attention to the correct combinations of nouns.perspiration steel work musicsleep time thought laughterevents
23、the moment a doubtrefusal lab our mind1) I didnt have a wink of _ last night.2) He hasnt done a stroke of _ so he deserves no pay.3) On the spur of _he decided he would go to Spain for his holiday.4) When you interrupted me, you broke my train of _5) There was never a shadow of_ that he was innocent
24、.6) He caught his bus in the nick of _7) Only by division of_ can an increase in production be achieved.8) A bead of _stood out on his forehead.9) He had to play by ear because he couldnt read a note of_10) When he saw the flames, he had the presence of _to ring the fire brigade.11) He must have ner
25、ves of_ to be able to withstand such an ordeal.12) The recent turn of _in Iran has been rather disturbing.13) His obese body shook in a fit of _14) She shook her head as a gesture of_ .Translate the following into Chinese:1) He is never put out by unexpected questions.2) They will put out more rice
26、next year.3) Here is a pretty go!4) He is itching to have a go at it.5) The old man is still full of go.6) This small shop sells fancy goods.7) Do you fancy anything to drink?8) The boy is shooting up fast.9) The girl is a dead shot.10) The two big shots had a private meeting.11) We were fixed up fo
27、r the night in a hostel.12) He found himself in a fix.13) Suddenly I hit upon an idea.14) His science fiction was quite a hit in the States. Translate the following into English (using the following words or expressions: to suggest, to conceal, to take ones time, to assume, chance, adept, to betray,
28、 to comply with, alternative, unless):1)不用着急，慢慢来。2)你的意思是说我在撒谎吗？3)他企图尽一切办法掩盖事实的真相。4)虽然成功的机会很少，我们仍然要竭尽全力去干。5)如不另行通知，我们的会在明天上午十点开。6)我们俩谁也不善于计算数字。7)假定五点出发，我们在黄昏前能到达那里吗？8)他不愿意依从她的要求。9)我知道你是南方人，一听你的口音就知道了。10)在这件事情上，我们没有任何选择的余地。. Topic for oral workDescribe and comment on the three characters.XIV. Write a
29、short summary of the story within 400 words. -习题全解 I . 1)Yes, he did, because he wanted to make them more anxious.2)Because she didnt like her maid and secretary to know what they would talk to the detective.3)Because he thought that he knew their secret and that he was in an advantageous position.4
30、)She found a note made but not destroyed by her husband.5)He found that on the night the couple entered the hotel through the basement instead of the lobby, both very much shaken.6)A brush trace is a mark left on something when lightly touched or rubbed.7)Ogilvie came to talk with them rather than g
31、o to report to the police.8)They had to spend one day or two investigating in the suburban areas.9)Because every repair shop had been told to report to the police when a car needing fixing like theirs came in. 10)She thought that was safe for them by making use of the detectives avidity. 11)Original
32、ly, the detective asked for ten thousand only to keep silent and not to report to the police. But now the Duchess was asking him to drive their car north and she was ready to offer such a large sum. She knew the detective was greedy. Given so much money, he would do as she told him to. 12)Yes, Ogilv
33、ie accepted the Duchess offer. . 1)The house detectives small narrow eyes looked her up and down scornfully from his fat face with a heavy jowl.2)This is a pretty nice room that you have got. 3)The fat body shook in a chuckle because the man was enjoying the fact that he could afford to do whatever
34、he liked and also he was appreciating the fact that the Duchess knew why he had come.4)He had an unnaturally high-pitched voice. now, he lowered the pitch. When he spoke5)Ogilvie spat out the words, throwing away his politeness. pretended 6)The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from pare
35、nts of noble families with a history of three centuries and a half. She wouldnt give up easily. 7)Its no use. What you did just now was a good attempt at trying to save the situation. 8) “Thats more acceptable,“ Ogilvie said. He lit another cigar, “Now were making some progress. “ 9).he looked at th
36、e Duchess sardonically as if he wanted to see if she dared to object to his smoking. 10)The house detective made noises with his tongue to show his disapproval. . See the translation of the text.IV.1)advertisement 2)brassiers 3)doctor 4)refrigerator 5)gymnasium 6)high fidelity(radio, photography, et
37、c. ) 7) intercommunication system 8)liberation 9)memorandum 10)microphone 11)modern 12)permanent wave 13)poliomyelitis 14)popular-song 15)preparatory (school) 16)professor 17)sister 18)television 19)veterinarian 20)zoologicalV.1)a half-finished letter 2)a half-closed window 3)a piece of half-baked b
38、read 4) a half-turned body 5) a well-appointed hotel 6)well-behaved pupils 7)well-chosen words 8)well-fed children 9)well-informed sources (people) 10) high-flown languageVI.1)sound (v.) His words sound lofty and pretentious. 2)figure (v.) Commerce figures largely in the prosperity of the city. 3)go
39、 (n.) He is always on the go from early morning till late at night.4)try (n.) He didnt succeed in his first try, but he kept on jumping.5)dust (v.) They are dusting6)square(v. ) He squared his the crops with insecticide. shoulders to show his determination7)good(n)Overworking yourself will do more h
40、arm than good8)head(v)On hearing that，he headed straight for the gate without looking back9)make(n)I dont like a bicycle of this make10)reason(v)If you reason from false premiseshow can you expect the conclusion to be sound?.1)real 2)of no useuseless 3)are making some progress are accomplishing some
41、thing 4)explain it exactly and in detail 5)what happens 6)deduce/reason out 7)started for 8)upset 9)a quick examination or inspection 10)needoccasion 11)observesnotices 12)bribed 13)wealthywell todo.1)surveyed 2)gaze 3)swept 4)flipped 5)chuckled 6) shot out 7)spat forth these words 8)sprang to her feet 9)clasped lO)swung around 11)detect 12)stared.1)sardonic 重在嘲讽，sarcastic 重在嘲笑。
