《高级英语1》（第四版）quiz 8

1、L Choose the one which can fully express the meaning of the words given below:The grass turns brittle and brown, it cracks beneath your feet.A. cruel B. easily broken C. go fast D. hardShe had lived to be very old and at last infirm.A. strong B. determined C. fixed D. feeble.and they never understoo

2、d the grim, unrelenting advance of the U.S. Cavalry.A. irresistibleB. yielding C. relentless D. flexibleIn Palo Duro Canyon they abandoned their crucial stores to pillage and had nothing then but their lives.A. looting B. firing C. protecting D. killingThey wore great black hats and bright ampT shir

3、ts that shook in the wind.A. insufficientB. large C. angry D. pettyThe great billowing clouds that sail upon it are shadows that move upon the grain like water.A. sway B. twist C. increase D. howlMy grandmother had a reverence for the sun, a holy regard that now is all but gone out of mankind.A. res

4、pectB. ponder C. depression D. honorIn order to consummate the ancient sacrifice - to impale the head of a buffalo bull upon the medicine tree - a delegation of old men journeyed into Texas.A. commemorate B. complete C. raiseD. gatherIL Translate the following sentences into English:.地震发生的时候，学校的孩子们惊

5、慌失措。.这里的美景比我来之前想象的还要动人心魄。.站在甲板上，我不由感叹，大海的浩瀚真是无与伦比。.敌人连滚带爬地在森林里四处逃窜。.他四处漂泊，最终还是回到了家乡。Key.B 2.D 3. C 4. A 5.B 6. B 7. A 8. BILSchool kids fell into panic the moment the earthquake stroke this area.The beautiful scenery here is even more breathtaking than what I saw in the minds eye before coming here.Standing on the deck, I could not but be amazed that the ocean was immense beyond all comparison.The enemies ran upon their hands and feet to