《高级英语1》（第四版）quiz 8.doc

Quiz—lesson 8 高级英语 Advanced English 1 I. 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. hard She had lived to be very old and at last infirm. A. strong B. determined C. fixed D. feeble …and they never understood the grim, unrelenting advance of the U.S. Cavalry. A. irresistible B. yielding C. relentless D. flexible In Palo Duro Canyon A. looting B. firing C. protecting D. killing They wore great black hats and bright ample shirts that shook in the wind. A. insufficient B. large C. angry D. petty The great billowing clouds that sail upon it are shadows that move upon the grain like water… A. sway B. twist C. increase D. howl My grandmother had a reverence for the sun, a holy regard that now is all but gone out of mankind. A. respect B. ponder C. depression D. honor In 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. raise D. gather II. Translate the following sentences into English: 地震发生的时候，学校的孩子们惊慌失措。 _____________________________________________________________________ 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 I. 1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. B II. School 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 mind’s eye before coming here. Standing on the deck,