Homework I Comprehension
1 When Frank Halliday visited an antique shop in the writer's neighbourhood ______ .
a．it was by no means the first time he had picked up a masterpiece for￡50
b．he displayed the kind of perseverance needed to find a rarity
c．he spent a short time searching in the morning before deciding to leave
d．he found most of what he looked at rather boring
2 How did Frank come to discover the miniature by Correggio?
a．He was shown it by the dealer who did not realize its worth.
b．He persuaded the dealer to open the box in which it happened to be.
c．By concealing his excitement on being told the price wanted for it.
d．By lifting a box of crockery which had been concealing the painting.
3 Frank decided to buy the miniature because ______ .
a．it was an Italian painting he knew well
b．it only cost￡50
c．he knew he had made a real discovery
d．it was similar to a painting he knew well II Translation
1.尽管遇到挫折，我们对最后的成功还抱着希望。
2.我们需要一间没有噪音的房间
3.这支队伍在试图聚集所有的支持力量来赢得比赛
4.他非得让人叫他先生，这个非常装腔作势
5.我完全是出于偶然才认识他的
key:
一
1 b 2 b 3 c
二
1.Despite setbacks, we cherish the hope of ultimate success.
2.We need a room free from noise.
3.The team is trying to muster up all the support they can get to win the game.
4.It was pretentious of him to insist on being called 'sir'
5.I got to know him completely by chance.
发表于 2016-7-11 23:01:15