1、高级英语第二册练习Lesson 12The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American .Reading comprehension.1. Baldwin left America because all of the following reason except _ .A. He was afraid he might not able to survive the fury of the color problemB.He suffered a kind of nervous breakdown thereC.He wanted to fin
2、d out how his special experience as a Negro could help to connect him with other people instead of dividing him form themD.He wanted to prevent himself from becoming merely a Negro or even just a Negro writer2. In Baldwins eyes, America is mobile society and _.A. nothing is fixedB. A land of unprece
3、dented opportunities and unlimited possibilitiesC. The individual must fight for his identityD. All of the above-mentioned3. It was in _ that Baldwin realized that he was a very patriotic American.A. EuropeB. SwitzerlandC. Paris D. America4. According to the text, which of the following statements i
4、s NOT true ?A. In Europe, the actor and the waiter can have a freer and more genuinely friendly relationship than they are likely to have in AmericaB. In Europe, everybody thinks that he has status and at the same time, everyone becomes uneasy as to just what his status isC. Bessie Smiths beautiful
5、song would not help to reconcile the writer to being a nigger if he still stayed in AmericaD. Very often an American writer has to leave his own country to achieve his first breakthrough in a dangerous, unending and unpredictable battle5. “ The story of what can happen to an American Negro writer in
6、 Europe simply illustrates, in some relief, what can happen to any American writer there” In this sentence, the underlined part means _.A. feeling relievedB. in some pictureC. sharplyD. briefly.Determine whether the following statements are true or false. Put a “T”, if the statement is true and put
7、a “F”, if false.1. In Europe, both white and black would no longer need to adhere to the shame and bitterness which had divided them so long. 2. The European writers have a very deep- rooted distrust of real intellectual effort. 3. Though American society is less stable than Europes, it is easier to
8、 cut across social and occupational lines in America than it is in Europe. 4. An European can be as proud of being a good waiter as of being a good actor, and in both case feel threatened. 5. Living in Europe forces the writer to reconsider many things he had always taken for granted. 6. If writer w
9、ere living in America as an European, he would be living on a different and for less attractive continent. 7. The writer may be forced to leave the group that produced him, but nothing will efface his origins. 8. The American writers have been often charged of not describing society and having no in
10、terests in it. 9. The mobile society in which nothing is fixed and in which the individual must fight for his identity creates for the American writer unprecedented opportunities. 10. Every society is really governed by hidden laws, by unspoken but profound assumptions on the part of people except o
11、ur American. .Point out what figure of speech is used in each of the following sentences:1. When it did, I like many a writer before me upon the discovery that his props have all been knocked out from under him, suffered a species of breakdown and was carried off to the mountains of Switzerland. 2.
12、A writer, when he has made his first breakthrough, has simply won a crucial skirmish in a dangerous, unending and unpredictable battle. 3. It is not until he is released from the habit of flexing his muscles and proving that he is just a “regular guy” that he realizes how crippling this habit has be
13、en. 4. An American writer fights his way to one of the lowest rungs on the American social ladder by means of pure bullheadedness and indescribable series of odd jobs. 5. He probably has been a “regular fellow” for much of his adult life, and it is not easy for him to step out of that lukewarm bath.
14、 6. It is as though he suddenly came out of a dark tunnel and found himself beneath the open sky. 7. He needs sustenance for his journey and the best models he can find. 8. In this endeavor to wed the vision of the Old World with that of the New, it is the writer, not the statesman, who is our stron
15、gest arm .Choose the word or phrase which best completes each sentence.1. There was a great deal of _ about the decision of that semi-barbaric kings daughter.A predictionB aspirationC contemplationD hesitation2. The twin brothers showed great _ to their elder sister, who had acted as sole parent to
16、them since their parents died during the American Civil War.A allegianceB devotionC complianceD admiration3. The town maintains very many Chinese tradition which are among the highest achievements of those who created the _ we now enjoy.A heritage B inheritanceC geneticsD estate4. Its impossible to
17、_ these two points of view because they are too different. A compromiseB uniteC reconcile D combine5. Many countries in the suburban areas have now succeeded in _ malarial mosquitoes.A effacingB abolishingC eradicatingD. alternative6. The surly insolence of the waiters drove him into a _, and he flu
18、ng her serviette to the floor and stalked out of the restaurant A rage B furyC indignantD anger7. Night patrols were sent out to engage the enemy in a series of small _.A battleB fightC skirmish D clash8. Robert Smiths reputation was established with eth publication of his first poem in 1938 and was
19、 _ by his splendid short stories for children.A reinforcedB revivedC obscuredD enhanced9. By then the 4-2-1 _, i.e., the type of family made up of four helpless grandparents, two demanding parents and one frustrated child, will have become commonplace.A symptomB synchronizationC syndrome D symbiosis
20、10. During the Romantic period it was fashionable in literature to have a _ outlook on the world and to turn ones back on liveliness and joyA depressedB disconsolateC lugubriousD melancholy11. The exiled lived for years in a _ state of fear and never reveal their real identity to the public.A lastin
21、gB permanentC perpetualD durable12. Arguing world only give further _ to his allegationsA substanceB sustenanceC subsistenceD surveillance13. The old building has an _ air of sadness about it.A insurmountableB insuperableC intangibleD insufferable14. His lecture was readily _ to all the students.A i
22、ntellectualB intelligentC integratedD intelligible15.Her husband is an _ gambler and stay outside all day long.A incorrigibleB inconceivableC incompatible D incongruous16. The old mans _ will contribute a lot to his final victory in fighting against the sea.A inescapableB inexorable C inevitable D i
23、nextricable17. Arriving early gave him the _ of an unhurried dinner.A rightB libertyC privilege D freedom18. He is a teacher of high _ but of little _ among his colleagues.A position, rankB rank, statusC status, position D rank, position19. Louisa May Alcott based the _ characters of her book Little
24、 Women on her sisters and herself.A principalB complexC originalD many20. Is a woman to be more highly _ for her talent or for her beauty?A estimated B evaluatedC esteemed D reckoned. Put the following words and phrases into the appropriate blanks in the following sentences.be isolated from ， at hom
25、e ， cling to ， in flight ， in sharp relief ， flex ones muscles ，borne in on ， at odds with ， in opposition to ， wed with ， fury of ， cut across， 1.There was no shelter from the storm.2. Simon feels very on a horse.3. After her mothers death, Sara her aunt more than ever. 4. The main character is a j
26、ournalist from a failed marriage.5. The snow-capped mountain stood out against the blue sky. 6. He stood on the side of the pool, 7. Opinion on this issue traditional political boundaries.8. There findings are what is going on in the rest of the country.9. It was gradually that defeat was inevitable
27、.10. Protest marchers were held to the proposed law11. They have successfully the _ old _ the new in this building. 12. He was immediately the other prisoners for he was prone to attack everyone. Fill in each blank with a suitable word taken from the list at the head of the group, giving alternative
28、s where this is possibleinheritance ， bequest ， birthright， heritage， legacy， patrimony，1. In our country, education is every childs 2. The of race hatred is left to America by the institution of slavery. 3. We are shocked by the squandered of untainted streams and virgin forest land. 4. The preciou
29、s of freedom guaranteed us by the constitution.5. The miser man stipulated that a number of small were to go to several close friends. 6. The rival of Athenian democracy and Spartan authoritarianism are still viable.7. We all cherish our inalienable of free speech.8. The cathedrals are regarded as p
30、art of Englands invaluable 9. A new honesty about sexual matters is the of Freud, Ellis and others10. Physical characteristics are determined by genetic 11. A U.N. Declaration names four specific freedoms as every persons 12. Future generations will be left with a of pollution and destruction.intell
31、igent ， intelligible ， intellectual ，unintelligent ， unintelligible ， intellect ，13. We dont expect everyone to be an expert in philosophy. But at least his writing should be 14. It is said that the manuscripts of many famous writers are except to their secretaries.15. She was one of the most formid
32、able of her time. 16. By “ people”, we mean those who lack the power to use their minds successfully when demands are made upon them. 17. World Property Organization is an international organization designed to promote the worldwide protection of both industrial property (inventions, trademarks, and
33、 designs) and copyrighted materials (literary, musical, photographic, and other artistic works)18. The scientist realized sadly that he had been completely defeated by the ingenuity of the life forms existing beyond our solar system.19. The customers explanation seemed to me, but evidently conveyed
34、something to the salesgirl who searched shelf after shelf for the new product.20. An revolution took place during the first decade of the republic, sometimes referred to as the New Culture Movement. For each blank in the following passage, choose the most suitable word from the list of words provide
35、d below. Each work can be used once only. Write your choice of words in its proper form in the corresponding blanks in the passage.are busily engaged social climbers reason after all link a glorious future behind pleased ill-mannered for one thing identity difference older people young people argue
36、with be regarded uncertain get down to no devotion to in some sense contrast meet From “Out of the Air” Fielden HughesPeople are always talking about the problem of youth. If there is one which I take leave to doubt then it is who create it, not the young themselves. Let us fundamentals and agree th
37、at the young are human beings-people just like their elders. There is only one between an old man and a young one: the young man has before him and the old one has a splendid future him: and maybe that is where the rub is. When I was a teenager, I felt that I was just young and that I was a new boy
38、in a huge school, and I would have been very to as something so interesting as a problem. , being a problem gives you a certain , and that is one of the things the young in seeking. I find exciting. They have an , and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love of comfort. They are n
39、ot anxious , and they have material things. All this seems to me to them with life, and the origins of things. Its as if they were cosmic beings in violent and lovely with us suburban creatures. All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be conceited, , presumptuous or fatuous, but I
40、do not turn for protection to dreary clichs about respect for elders as if mere age were a for respect. I accept that we are equals, and I will him, as an equal, if I think he is wrong. from Out of the Air, The Listener Translation：A Wet Sunday In A Country InnA wet Sunday in a country inn! Whoever
41、has had the luck to experience one can alone judge of my situation. The rain pattered against the casements; the bells tolled for church with a melancholy sound. I went to the windows in quest of something to amuse the eye; but it seemed as if I had been placed completely out of the reach of all amu
42、sement. The windows of my bed-room looked out among tiled roofs and stacks of chimneys, while those of my sitting-room commanded a full view of the stable yard. I know of nothing more calculated to make a man sick of this world than a stable yard on a rainy day. The place was littered with wet straw
43、 that had been kicked about by travelers and stable-boys. In one corner was a stagnant pool of water, surrounding an island of muck; there were several half-drowned fowls crowded together under a cart, among which was miserable, crest-fallen cock, drenched out of all life and spirit; his drooping ta
44、il matted, as it were, into a single feather, along which the water trickled from his back; near the cart was a half-dozing cow, chewing her cud, and standing patiently to be rained on, with wreaths of vapor rising from her reeking hide; a wall-eyed horse, tired of the loneliness of the stable, was
45、poking his spectral head out of a window, with the rain dripping on it from the eaves; an unhappy cur, chained to a dog-house hard by, uttered something every now and then between a bark and a yelp; a drab of a kitchen wench tramped backwards and forwards through the yard in patterns, looking as sulky as the weather itself; everything, in short, was comfortless and forlorn, excepting a crew of hardened ducks, assembled like boon companions round a puddle and making a riotous noise over their liquor. By Washington Irving
