现代大学英语精读第三册 第四课单元测试B3 U4 Quiz1325.docx

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Quiz B3 U4 DiogenesandAlexander

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a. b havinghairthatgrowsonaman’schinandcheeks

v. b tobeinfrontofsbsothattheycannotseeorlightcannotreachthem

ad. e inawaythatisintricate,complicatedorpainstaking

a. e verybeautifulandgraceful

v. g tolaughloudly

n. l sbwhobehavesinacrazyorverystupidway;amadman

n. m akingorqueen

v. n topushsbgently,usu.withyourelbowinordertogettheirattention

n. p aself-contradictoryandfalseproposition

n. p thestateofbeingabletobealone,andnotseenorheardbyotherpeople

a. s notenough

v. s torubyourskinwithfingernails,esp.becauseititches

v. s towalksomewhereinaslowrelaxedway

v. s toworkhard

v. t tolaughquietlyesp.whenyouarenervous

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alargecorpsofdosthbychoicelooksbover

takecommandof

barkat

dosthbydesigndoone’sbusinessbreakout

callupongrowtiredofashoweroflongtodosth

carenothingforinparticular

themanofthehourdosthoutofprinciple

Hehadopenedhiseyeswiththesunatdawn,scratched, 1 likeadogattheroadside.

Sometimestheythrewbitsoffood,andgotscantthanks;sometimesamischievouspebble,andgot 2 stonesandabuse.

Hewasnotthefirsttoinhabitsuchathing.Buthewasthefirstwhoeverdidso 3 ,outofprinciple.

Therehavebeenmanymenwho 4 humansocietywithitscomplications,andwentawaytolivesimply---onasmallfarm,inaquietvillage,orinahermit’scave.

And, 5 ,hepubliclybehavedinsuchwaysastoshowpeoplewhatreallifewas.

Andsohelived---likeadog,somesaid,becausehe 6 theconventionsofsociety,andbecauseheshowedhisteethand 7 thosehedisliked.

He 8 them 8 ,asasobermanlooksatacrowdoftotteringdrunksandshook

hishead.

HetaughtAlexanderpoetry:theyoungprincesleptwiththeIliadunderhispillowand

9 emulateAchilles,whobroughtthemightypowerofAsiatoruin