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1、I . 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 police c

3、ome 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 detectiv

4、easked for?12)Did Ogilvie accept the Duchess offer?n . 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 voice.5)Th

5、e 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 fresh cigar, Now w

6、ere getting somewhere.9)his eyes sardonically on the Duchess as if challenging her objection.10)The house detective clucked his tongue reprovingly.in . 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 over. I obligethem;

7、 they do the same for me, like letting me know what gives, an where. There aint much, out of the way, whichpeople who stay in this hotel do, I don t get to hear about. Most of em never know I know, or know me. They thinkthey got their little secret tucked away, and so they have - except like now.2)

8、Well now, theres no call for being hasty, The incongruous falsetto voice took on a musing note. Whatsdones been done. Rushin any place aint gonna bring back the kid nor its mother neither. Besides, what they ddo to you across at the headquarters, Duke, you wouldn t t like. No sir, you wouldnt like i

9、t at all.3) The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind. It was essential, she knew, that her thinkingremain calm and reasoned. In the last few minutes the conversation had become as seemingly casual as if the discussionwere of some minor domestic matter and not survival itself.

10、She intended to keep it that way. Once more, she wasaware; the role of leadership had fallen to her, her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange betweenthe evil fat man and herself. No matter. What was inevitable must be accepted. The important thing was to considerall eventualitie

11、s. A thought occurred to her.IV. Write out the full words for the following shortenings:Models: 1) lab - laboratory2)Paper - newspaper1) ad11) mod2)bra12) perm3)doc13) polio4)fridge14) pop-song5)gym15) prep6) hi-fi16) prof7)intercom17) sis8)lib18) telly9)memo19) vet10)mike20) zooV . Put the followin

12、g 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VI. Make sentences with the following words, using the parts of speech indicated in the brackets:1)sound (v.

13、)2) figure (v.)3)go (n. )4) try ( n.)5)dust (v. )6) square (v.)7) good (n.)8) head ( v.)W. Replace the italicized words with more formal words or expressions:1) This is for real ()2)It s no go.()3)Now we are getting somewhere .()4)I ll spell it out.()5)They do the same for me, like letting me know w

14、hat 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 look see at your car.()10)Well now, theres no call for being hasty.()11)Providin nobody twigs the car ()12)As

15、suming the hotel man was bought off ()13)I figure you people are pretty well fixed.()W. Replace the italicized words with specific words that appear in the text:1) We took a general view of the countryside from the top of a hill.()2)He took a long and steady look at the beautiful picture.()3)The sea

16、rchlight 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 novel.()6)A car suddenly came out from a side-street.()9) make (n.)10) reason (v.)7)She uttered these words angrily.()8)When she

17、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 opposite direction.()11)The dentist could discover no sign of decay in her teeth.12)They all looked with their eyes wide ope

18、n in astonishment.IX. Explain how the meaning of the following sentences is affected when the italicized words are replaced with thewords in brackets. Pay attention to the shades of meaning of the words.1) The house detective s piggy eyes surveyed her .sardonically from his gross yowled face. (sarca

19、stically)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 Duchess of Croydon sank back into her chair. (tiredly)5)The house detective took his time, leisurely puffing a cloud of bl

20、ue 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, tight rein on her racing mind. (quick)9)Her husband now a tense but passive spectator of the exchange between the evil fat man

21、 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 . (relief)12)There must be no mistake, no vacillation or dallying because of her own smallness of mind.(indecisiveness)X . Choos

22、e 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 the moment a doubtrefusal lab our mind1) I didn t have a wink of last night.2)He hasnt done a stroke of so he deserves no pay.3)

23、On the spur of he decided he would go to Spain for his holiday.4)When you interrupted me, you broke my train of5)There was never a shadow of that he was innocent.6)He caught his bus in the nick of7)Only by division of can an increase in production be achieved.8)A bead of stood out on his forehead.9)

24、He had to play by ear because he couldnt read a note of10)When he saw the flames, he had the presence of to ring the fire brigade.11)He must have nerves 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 of14)She shook

25、her head as a gesture ofXI .Translate the following into Chinese:1) He is never put out by unexpected questions.2)They will put out more rice 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 anythi

26、ng 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 for 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.XU. Translate the following in

27、to English (using the following words or expressions: to suggest, to conceal, to takeones time, to assume, chance, adept, to betray, 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

28、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。X m . Topic for oral workDescribe and comment on the three characters.XIV . Write a 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 k

29、now 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)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 ver

30、ymuch 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 go 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 wh

31、en a car needing fixing like theirs camein.10)She thought that was safe for them by making use of the detectives avidity.11)Originally, the detective asked for ten thousand only to keep silent and not to report to thepolice. But now the Duchess was asking him to drive their car north and she was rea

32、dy 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, Ogilvie 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

33、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 whateverhe 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)Ogi

34、lvie spat out the words, throwing away his politeness. pretended6) The Duchess was supported by her arrogance coming from parents of noble families with a history of threecenturies 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 sit

35、uation.8) Thats more acceptable, Ogilvie said. He lit another cigar, Now were making some progress.9) .he looked at the 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.m . See the translation

36、 of the text.IV.1)advertisement 2)brassiers6)high fidelity(radio, photography, etc.)9)memorandum10)microphone13)poliomyelitis14)popular-song 17)sister18)television 19)veterinarian3)doctor 4)refrigerator7) intercommunication system11)modern15)preparatory (school)20)zoological5)gymnasium 8)liberation1

37、2)permanent wave16)professorV.1)a half-finished letter 2)a half-closed window 3)a piece of half-baked bread4)a half-turned body5) a well-appointed hotel6)well-behaved pupils7)well-chosen words8)well-fed children 9)well-informed sources (people) 10)high-flown languageVI.1) sound (v.) His words sound

38、lofty and pretentious.2)figure (v.) Commerce figures largely in the prosperity of the city.3)go (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 wi

39、th insecticide. shoulders to show his determination .7)good(n . )Overworking yourself will do more harm than good .8)head(v. )On hearing that, he headed straight for the gate without looking back .9)make(n . )I dont like a bicycle of this make .10)reason(v. )If you reason from false premises . how c

40、an you expect the conclusion to be sound?vn.1)real 2)of no use/ useless 3)are making some progress/ are accomplishing something 4)explain it exactly and indetail 5)what happens 6)deduce/reason out 7)started for 8)upset 9)a quick examination or inspection10)need/occasion11)observes/ notices12)bribed

41、13)wealthy / well todovrn.1)surveyed 2)gaze7)spat forth these words11)detect 12)staredIX.3)swept 4)flipped8)sprang to her feet5)chuckled6)shotout9)claspedlO)swung around4)他跃跃欲试。1) sardonic重在嘲讽，sarcastic重在嘲笑。2)self-confidence意为依靠自己的力量；self-assurance指过于相信自己的能力，带贬义，可指自负。3)accuse可用于正式场合，也可用于非正式场合，可用于官方，

42、也可用于私人;charge指正式控告，到法院控告某人。4)tired指疲劳或疲倦；weary指厌倦，不能或不愿继续下去。5)leisurely意为不紧不慢地或从容不迫地。6)oblige指为.帮忙；help意义广泛得多。7)discreetly意为保持沉默，不让别人知道。8)racing指脑筋在飞快地转动，quick指的是反应快，聪明(quick minded)。9)tense和nervous都表示害怕、担心；tense还可指焦虑不安，神经上紧张。在这里，用tense暗示公爵不是一个生性紧张的人，而是当时焦虑不安和害怕。10)eventuality指可能出现的结果，possibility指可能

43、出现的事情。11)respite指延期、推迟或短时间的休息；relief指解除痛苦、疲劳、忧虑等之后的轻松。12)vacillate指思想一时动摇，拿不定主意；indecisiveness则指人优柔寡断的性格。X .1)sleep 2)work3)the moment 4)thought 5)a doubt 6)time7)labour 8)perspiration 9)music lO)mind 11) steel 12)events13)laughter14)refusalXI.1)他从不会被出乎意料的问题难倒。2)明年他们将生产更多的稻米。3)这事真难办。(或：这事真糟。)5)这位老人仍

44、然精力充沛。6)这个小店出售花哨的小商品。7)你想喝点什么？8)这个男孩正在猛长个儿。9)这个女孩是个神枪手。10)这两位大人物进行了私下会晤。11)我们被安排在招待所里过夜。12)他发现自己陷入了困境。13)突然我想到了一个主意。14)他的科学幻想小说在美国轰动一时。xn.1) There is no call for hurry . Take your time .2)Are you suggesting that I am telling a lie?3)He tried every means to conceal the fact .4)Our chance to succeed is very slim . Nevertheless we shall do our utmost .5)We will have our meeting at 10 tomorrow morning unless notified otherwise