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1、Using Language Reading Comprehension True or false questions: 1. I was forced to join Captain Bligh in the small boat. 2. After the crew took over the ship “Bounty”, Captain Bligh was allowed to take with him a chart , a compass and a quadrant. F F 3. It was very difficult for us to get a correct re
2、ading from the quadrant as the boat moved constantly during the course. 4. Captain Bligh used a system called “dead reckoning” and he knew there was land directly southwest of their original position. T F 5. We completely believed Captain Bligh when he talked hopefully about what we would do when we
3、 got back to England. 6. Captain Bligh was as weak as the rest of us but he was determined not to give up. F T 7. Captain Bligh kept us busy and tried to take our minds off our stomach and thirst all the way. 8. We finally escaped the jaws of death and arrived in Timor over fifty days after being se
4、t loose in our small boat. T F 1. Our outward voyage in the “Bounty” to Tahiti had been filled with the kind of incidents that I thought would be my stories when I returned home. 剖析：in the “Bounty” to Tahiti 是介 词短语作定语，修饰voyage；be filled with解作：充满”；incidents是先行词 ，that引导后面定语从句，在从句中作主 语；I thought作为插入语；
5、 when引导后 面是时间状语从句。 Explanation 译文：我们乘坐“邦蒂号”出发到塔 希提岛这段航程中充满了各种事件。 我以为回国后可以讲这些故事。 incident n.事件, 事变 He could remember every incident in great detail. 他能把每件小事的细节都记得清楚。 incident 附带的小事件，事端，政变 accident 意外事故 event 重大事件 How did the accident happen? 这起事故是怎么发生的？ July 7th Incident 七七事变 What were the chief even
6、ts of last year? 去年主要的大事是什么？ 2. departure n. 启程, 出发, 离开 a departure lounge 候车室 departure date 动身日期 depart vi.离开, 起程, 逝世 3. crew n. 全体人员, (工作)队 The plane had seventy passengers and a crew of ten. 飞机上有70名乘客和10名机务人员。 注意:做主语时, 如看作整体, 谓语用单 数; 如看作成员, 谓语用复数。 The crew on board the plane was small. The crew
7、were busy preparing. 4. deposit v. 放置, 放下放置,安置； 托付,寄存;存钱 She deposited her money in the bank. 他把钱存到银行里。 dilemma n. 进退两难的局面, 困难的 选择(可加不定冠词) e.g. You place me in something of a dilemma. Jill was in a dilemma whether to go out with Bill or Joe. The doctor was in a dilemma whether to tell the patient th
8、e truth about his condition or not. 5. drawback n. 缺点, 毛病;不利因素 One drawback of New York in the summer is the heat. In spite of all its drawbacks, it was a place of quiet, peace. The only drawback of the plan is that it costs too much. draw back 退回,往后退 The children drew back from the dog when it bark
9、ed at them. 不履行(诺言) He will not draw back from what he has promised. 6. dusk n. 薄暮, 黄昏,暮色 Dusk was falling. By dusk we had reached a place called Lion Forest. At dusk the lights of the city come on. dawn n. 黎明, 拂晓, 破晓 The darkest hour is before the dawn. And at dawn we rose and knocked at the gate o
10、f the city. 7. routine n. 例行公事, 常规, 日常事务, 程序 Teachers in our school will have a routine medical examination on Teachers Day. 在教师节我们学校的教师要进行常 规的检查。 I arrive at nine oclock, teach until twelve thirty and then have a meal; that is my morning routine. 我九点钟到，上课到十二点钟，然 后吃饭；那是我上午的例行做法。 8. pretty adj. 漂亮的,
11、优美的, 机灵的, 恰当的 adv. 相当，颇 a pretty garden / valley 美丽的花园 / 山谷 You speak English pretty well. 你的英语讲得相当好。 I feel pretty tired. 我感到相当疲劳了。 9. in addition 另外 There was an earthquake and, in addition, there were tsunamis. 除了地震之外，还有海啸。 比较：in addition, in addition to in addition = as well, besides 相当于副词 in ad
12、dition to = as well as 相当于介词 In addition, the owner of the land may charge an extra fee. In addition to swimming, she likes tennis. 10. starvation n. 饥饿, 饿死 starve v.饥饿, 饿死 Thousands and thousands of people there are on the point of starvation. 那儿成千上万的人都面临着饿死的危险。 Thousands of people will starve if f
13、ood doesnt reach the stricken city. 如果食物不能运到那座受灾的城市， 成千上万的人就要饿死。 11. extreme adj. 尽头的, 极端的, 偏激的, 最后的 n. 极端, 极端的事物 the extreme edge of the field 原野的尽头 extreme pleasure 极度高兴 resorted to extremes in the emergency 在紧急状态下诉诸非常手段 12. cope with 有效地或成功地对付或应付 A family and a full time job are a lot to cope wit
14、h. 照顾家庭并干一份全职工作需要花很 多精力。 She is not a competent driver and cant cope with driving in heavy traffic. 她不是一个称职的司机，在交通拥挤 时就开不好车。 deal with只是采取行动去对付某人或某 事，并不考虑成功与否。 13. psychologically adv. 心理上地, 心 理学地 psychological adj. 心理(上)的 psychology n. 心理学, 心理状态 psychological research 心理学研究 psychological warfare 心理
15、战 the psychology of war 战争心理 14. tension n. 紧张(状态), 不安, 拉紧, 压 力, 张力, 牵力, 电压 The tension of the Far East is building up again. 中东的形势又逐步紧张起来。 strain/ tension strain通常指过分吃力, 影响健康的 紧张状态 tension 多指由于双方或各方面关系 不好所造成的紧张状态 Too much reading is a strain on ones eyes. The government is doing its best to ease th
16、e tension in that area. 15. gradually adv. 逐渐地 gradual adj. 逐渐的, 逐步的, 渐进的 The rock gradually wears away due to the action of the water. 由于水的作用，岩石逐渐磨损。 Computerization has resulted in the gradual disappearance of many manual jobs. 计算机化导致了许多手工工作的逐渐消失。 16. foresee vt. 预见, 预知 He foresaw the rapid increase in unemployment. Those who can foresee difficulties on their way to success may keep calm when they real
