TheLoons課后習(xí)題詳解

Lesson11TheLoons

(fromNov.1sttoNov.23th)

II.Lookuptheitalicizedwordsinthedictionaryandexplain:

1)asmallsquarecabinchinkedwithmud...

chinked:filled.

2)wasachaosoflean-tos

lean-tos^smallroughly-madebuildingthatisbuiltagainstthesideofalarger

building.

3)TheTonnerreswerehalfbreeds...

halfbreeds:apersonwhoseparentsarefromdifferentraces.

4)workingatoddjobsorassectionhands

odd:temporary

section:adepartmentinanorganization

5)theylivedonrelief

relief:financialhelp

6)butshehadfailedseveralgrades

grades:thelevelsinaschool

7)hadtogetbacktohispractice

practicexhabit

8)howthecoyoterearedheryoung

reared:caredfororkept

9)Ifyouwalkjustaroundthepointthere...

point:mainidea

10)herhairwascutshortandfrizzilypenned

permed:curled

I.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions,usingyourownwordsasmuch

aspossible:

1.WeretheTonnerresrichorpoor?Substantiateyouranswerwithfacts.

Thebasisoftheirfamily'sshackwasasmallsquarecabinandwaschinked

withmud.Piquettealwaysdidhouseworkforthefamilyregardlessofherillness.

2.WhatwouldhappensometimestooldJulesorhissonLazaruson

Saturdaynights?

Theyoftengotdrunkandwouldbeputinprisonforanightforfighting.

3.WhydidthedoctorproposetakingPiquettetoDiamondLakeforthe

summer?

Becauseshehadtuberculosisofthebone,andsheneededagoodrest.Staying

inherhousecouldonlymakeitworseforshemustworkhardforherfamily.

4.Whydidthenarrator'smotherfirstobjectandthenagreetotakePiquette

along?

Hermotherdidn'tlikePiquette,buthermother-in-lawsaidshewouldn'tgo

thereifPiquettewenttogether.ShewouldratherstaywithPiquettethanstaywith

hermother-in-law.

5.Whatwasthecottageonthelakecalled?Whatwasthescenerytherelike?

Itwastherfamilyname:Macleod

6.WhydidthenarratoraskPiquetterespectfully:nIbetyouknowalot

aboutthewoodsandallthat.eh.n?

ThenarratorknewshewasanIndian,andshethoughtshemightknow

somethingaboutwoodsandcouldtellherthat.

7.WhywasthenarratorstartledandherfeelingshurtbyPiquette*srude

answerstoherquestions?

Shejustwantedtotalktoher,andshedidin'texpectPiquettecouldsaythat

coldwords,whichupsether.

8.WhydidthenarratorsaythatallthatsummerPiquetteremainedasboth

areproachandamysterytoher?

Shefailedtomeetherfather'sexpectationtobefriendswithPiquette.Besides,

shedidn'tknowwhatitwasbeneathhercoldface.

9.Whatdoesthenarratormeanwhenshesays:"Forthemerestinstant,then,

Isawher.”？

OnlyatthatmomentcouldsheseePiquette?slivelyfaceandseethroughher

heart.

10.Whatisthefullnameofthenarratorofthestory?

VanessaMacleod

11.Howisthedisappearanceoftheloonsrelatedtothethemeofthisstory?

Theloonsdisappearwiththedevelopmentofthelakesideandthegrowingof

thepopulation.Theycan'tfindtheirposition.Piquetteandherpeoplearesimilarto

this,theycan'tfindtheirpositioninthissociety,whichmakesthemhomeless,then

causesPiquette'sdeath.

II.Paraphrase

1....withafacethatseemedtotallyunfamiliarwithlaughter(para.2)

withafacethatneverlaughed

2.SometimesoldJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetmixedupina

Saturday-nightbrawl...(para.2)

Sometimes,oleJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetinvolvedinanoisyfight

forbeingdrunkonaSaturdaynight.

3....herattendancehadalwaysbeensporadicandherinterestin

schoolworknegligible(para.3)

Sheoftenmissedclassesandhadlittleinterestinschoolwork.

4.sheexistedformeonlyasavaguelyembarrassingpresence(para.3)

Shealwaysmademefeelembarrassed

5.Shedweltandmovedsomewherewithinmyscopeofvision(para.3)

ShelivedandmovedsomewhereIcouldsee.

6.IfitcametoachoicebetweenGrandmotherMacLeodandPiquette,

Piquettewouldwinhandsdown,nitsornot.(para.14)

IfmymotherhadtomakechoicesbetweenmygrandmotherandPiquette,she

wouldratherchoosePiquette,nomattershehadnitsornot.

7.HerdeHantface,momentarily,becameunguardedandunmasked,andin

hereyestherewasaterrifyinghope.(para.60)

Atthatmoment,herfacewasunguardedandunmaskedwithadetermination

ofchallenge,andshehadanintensehopeforlife.

8.shelookedamess,totellyouthetruth,arealslattern,dressedanyold

how(para.69)

Shelookedunclean,totellyouthetruth,shewasadirty,untidywoman,

dressedinacarelessway.

9.Shewasupincourtacoupleoftimes—drunkanddisorderly,ofcourse,

(para.69)

Shewascaughtupincourtforseveraltimes,becauseshehadtoomuch

alcoholandwasdisorderedinlife.

IV.Allthefollowingwordsareadjectiveswithdifferentsuffixes.Givefurther

examplesofadjectiveswiththesamesuffixes.

1)contagious:luxurious,ambiguous,ferocious,oblivious,obnoxious,abstemious

2)negligible:irreconcilable,responsible,extensible,irascible,invincible,frangible

3)enviable:navigable,respectable,unbearable,unobjectionable,remarkable

4)friendly:homely,lovely,godly,earthly,costly,brotherly,sickly,orderly

5)plaintive:interactive,sensitive,respective,comparative,exclusive,initiative

6)tuneful:graceful,handful,lawful,meaningful,thankful,successful,peaceful

7)expressionless:motionless,meaningless,homeless,loveless,emotionless

8)wavy:classy,thirsty,snowy,furry,curly,dirty,bloody,windy,healthy

9)conventional:functional,international,emotional,additional,educational

10)tubercular:vernacular,circular,polar,particular,quadrangular,regular

V.Thefollowingphrasesaretakenfromthetext,allwithaparticipleasan

adjective.Explainwhyapresentorpastparticipleisusedineachcaseandthen

translatethephrasesintoChinese:

1.walkinlimpingmanner一病一拐地走路

2.presencethatcausesembarrassment令人尷尬的人(或事)

3.eyesthatdonotsmile不會(huì)笑的眼睛

4.asoundthatululates哀鳴

5.mockerythatchills令人發(fā)冷的嘲弄

6.abirchlogthatisburning仍在燃燒的白樺圓木

7.hopethatterrifies令人生畏的希望

8.aresortthatflourishes繁華的度假勝地

9.odoursthatpenetrate濃重的氣味

10.lumberthatiswarped彎曲的木頭

11.cartyresthatarediscarded被丟棄的汽車輪胎

12.strandsofbarbedwirethataretangledtogether,wirethatarebarbed

攪成一團(tuán)團(tuán)的鐵絲網(wǎng)

13.wildstrawberriesthatarebruised表皮被擦傷的野草莓

14.atreetrunkthathasbeenfallen伐倒的樹干

15.shopperswhoareoffended被得罪的顧客

16.callthatisdrawnoutforalongtime拖長音的嗚叫聲

VH.Replacetheitalicizedcolloquialorslangywordswithmoreformalwordsor

expressions:

X.SometimesOldJules,orhissonLazarus,wouldgetmixedupina

Saturday-nightbrawl,(anoisyquarrelorfight)

noisyquarrelorfightinapublicplace

2.Ihatelikethedickenstosendherhomeagain,(verymuch)

verymuch

3."I'llbetanything"shehasnitsinherhair.(Fmabsolutelysure)

I'mprettysure

4.“Sowhat?uHervoicewasdistant.(Whocares?Whyisthatimportant?

WhyshouldIcare?)

Whatdoesitmakeadifferencetome?

5.“YourdadsaidIain91supposedtodonomorewalkingthanIgotto.U(1

amnotsupposedtowalkunlessitisnecessary)

Ishouldn'twalkmore.

6.“Ibetyouknowalotaboutthewoodsandallthat,eh?,?(thingslikethat)

thingsofthatkind

7."Idon'tknowwhatthehellyou'retalkin9about,"shereplied(what

exactly)

whatonearth

8.aYounutsorsomethin'?Ifyoumeanwheremyoldman,andmeandall

themlive,youbettershutup,byJesus,youknow?”(Areyoucrazyor

what?)(MyfatherandIandtheothers)

myfather,meandotherpeople

9.“Gotthisclassyname.AlvinGeraldCummings—somehandle,eh?”

(first-class)(finename)

upperclassgoodname

10.uGee,Piquette—that'sswell.^(excellent)

good

VID.Replacetheitalicizedwordswithspecificwordsthatappearinthetext:

1.Themanstandingbehindmetookawaymypursesuddenlyandranoff

likearabbit,(grabbed)

2.Thenewpoliciesweremadeinordertoattractmoreforeigninvestment,

(lure)

3.Thesmokefromtheburningbuildingmadebreathingverydifficultfor

thefire-men.(stifled)

4.Ididn'tgetawinkofsleeplastnightbecausethewindwasblowinghard

andnoisilyallthetime.(howling)

5.Thehammockmovedbackwardandforwardwithregularmovements

(swung)

6.Thepatientmovedaboutinbedwildlyandalmostviolentlyin

unbearablepain(thrashed)

7.Shefeltasuddendizzinessandwalkedunsteadilybeforeshereacheda

treeandleanedagainstit.(teetered)

8.Theparrotwasunusuallyquietthismorning,notutteringasingleloud

andharshcry.(squawkingevenonce)

9.Someoftheberriesatthebottomofthepailwerepressedintoasoftmass,

(squashed)

10.Togetridofthepolicemen,heranintotheforestandthencrawled

hurriedlyupthehill,(scrambled)

11.Thecandleshoneunsteadilyasabreezesweptintotheroom,(flickered)

IX.Explainhowthemeaningofthefollowingsentencesisaffectedwhenthe

italicizedwordsarereplacedwiththewordsinbrackets.Payattentiontothe

shadesofmeaningofthewords.

1.InaclearingatthecentreofthethicketstoodtheTonnerrefamily's

shack.(home)

Shackisashabbyshelter,buthomeisaplacefulloflove.

2.TheirEnglishwasbrokenandfullofobscenities.(badwords)

Badwordsarefromlowbrowedpeople,whileobscenityisaboutobscenelanguage

orbehavior.

3.PiquettewaswithusandGrandmotherMacLeod,miraculously^was

not.(strangelyenough)

Miraculouslymeanscompletelyunexpectedandverylucky,whilestrangelycan't

expressthefeelingoflucky.

4.Myfatherwouldonlybestayingatthecottageforacoupleofweeks.(villa)

Cottageisasmallhouseincountryside,butvillaisaluxuriousyacht.

5.Rodericksatonthecarruginthesunshineandexaminedabrownapruce

cone,meticulously^turningitroundandroundinhissmallandcurious

hands,(carefully,strange-looking)

Meticulouslymeanspayingtoomuchcarefulattentiontoeverydetail,while

carefullyjustmeansgivingattentiontosomething.

curioushandsactuallymeansthecuriosityofthekid,whilestrange-lookinga

meansthetheweirdnessofone'sappearanceorexpression.

6.Shelookedatmesullenly,withoutspeaking.(unhappily)

Sullenlyisangrily,butunhappilyisjustnothappy,whichcan'texpressthefeeling

ofanger

7.“Ibetyouknowalotaboutthewoodsandallthat,eh?”Ibegan

respectfully.

Respectfullymeanssomeoneisfullofrespecttosomebody,butrespectablymeans

someoneisworththerespectofsomeoneelse.

8.1ignoredherre力好.(refusal)

Rebuffisanunkindrefusaltoafriendlyoffer,whilerefusalisjustanactofsaying

orshowingthatyouwillnotdo,giveoracceptsomething.

9.Atnightthelakewaslikeblackglasswithastreakofamberwhichwasthe

pathofthemoon,(reflection)

Pathisthelightbeamofthemoon,whilereflectionisanimageinamirror,ona

shinysurface,onwater,etc.

10.Neitherofussuspectedthatthiswouldbelasttimewewouldeversithere

togetherontheshore,listening.(doubted)

Buspectmeanssomethingwillhappen,butdoubtissomethingwon'thappen.

11.ButIdidnotknow...Whyshewouldnotorcou