高级英语1lesson9课后练习答案.docx

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高级英语1lesson9课后练习答案

EXERCISES9

I.Givebriefanswerstothefollowingquestions,usingyourownwordsasmuchaspossible:

　1）WhyisMarkTwainoneofAmerica'sbest-lovedauthors?

　2）GiveabriefaccountofMarkTwain'sexperiencebeforehebecameawriter.

　3）Whydidtheauthoradopt'MarkTwain'ashispenname?

　4）WhendidMarkTwainbecomeapilotonasteamboat?

Howlongdidhestaythere?

Whatdidhelearnthere?

Whateffectdidthisexperiencehaveonhiswriting?

　5）WhydidTwainleavetherivercountry?

Whatdidhedothen?

　6）Whatstorydidhewritethatmadehimknownas"thewildhumoristofthePacificslope”?

　7）Whydidthebook,theInnocentsAbroad,becomeaninstantbest-seller?

　8）WhyisTomSawyerassuretobestudiedinAmericanschoolstodayasistheDeclarationofIndependence?

　9）WhydidTwainbecomebitterlateinlife?

Ⅱ.Paraphrase:

　1）Amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace

　2）MarkTwaindigestedthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer.

　3）Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvaried--acosmos.

　4）Brokeanddiscouraged,heacceptedajobasreporterwiththeVirginiaCityTerritorialEnterprise

　5）MarkTwainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfameasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.

　6）"andwhensheprojectsanewsurprise,thegraveworldsmilesasusual,andsays'Well,thatisCaliforniaallover’'"

　7）Bitternessfedonthemanwhohadmadetheworldlaugh.

Ⅲ.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese:

　1）FromthemallMarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.

　2）Tom'smischievousdaring,ingenuity,andthesweetinnocenceofhisaffectionforBeckyThatcherarealmostassuretobestudiedinAmericanschoolstodayasistheDeclarationofIndependence.

　3）MarkTwainsuggestedthataningredientwasmissingintheAmericanambitionwhenhesaid:

"Whatarobustpeople,whatanationofthinkerswemightbe,ifwewouldonlylayourselvesontheshelfoccasionallyandrenewouredges."

　4）InTheMysteriousStranger,heinsistedthatmandrophisreligiousillusionsanddependuponhimself,notProvidence,tomakeabetterworld.

　5）"...theyvanishfromaworldwheretheywereofnoconsequence;wheretheyachievednothing;wheretheywereamistakeandafailureandfoolishness;wheretheyhaveleftnosignthattheyhadexisted--aworldwhichwilllamentthemadayandforgetthemforever."

Ⅳ.Pickoutthecompoundnounsandcompoundadjectivesfrythetextandexplaintheirformation.

Ⅴ.Givetheantonymsofthewordslistedbelow:

　1）optimist2）savage

　3）keen4）torebuff

　5）diligently6）sluggish

　7）toacknowledge8）colossal

　9）tedious10）dreary

Ⅵ.Pickoutallthewordsandphrasesconnectedwithboatsandrivers.

VII.Inthistext,alotofnounsareusedasattributes.Pickthemout.

　Models:

1）trampprinter　　　　　　　2）steamboatdays

VIII.Explainhowthemeaningofthefollowingsentencesisaffectedwhentheitalicizedwordsarereplacedwiththewordsinbrackets.Payattentiontotheshadesofmeaningofthewords.

　1）Indeed,thisnation'sbest-lovedauthorwaseverybitasadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousasanyonehaseverimagined.（sentimental）（witty）

　2）Trampprinter,riverpilot,Confederateguerrilla,prospector,starry-eyedoptimist,acid-tonguedcynic（critic）

　3）Lumber,corn,tobacco,wheat,andfursmoveddovestreamtothedeltacountry（timber）

　4）FromthemallMarkTwaingainedakeenperceptionofthehumanrace,ofthedifferencebetweenwhatpeopleclaimtobeandwhattheyreallyare.（proclaimoneself）

　5）WhenrailroadsbegandryingupthedemandforsteamboatpilosandtheCivilWarhaltedcommerce（need）（stop）

　6）Attacksonthecitygovernment,concerningsuchissuesasmistreatmentofChinese,soangeredofficialsthathefledtothegold-fields（ill-treatment）

　7）ItwasthatpopulationthatgavetoCaliforniaanameforgettingupastoundingenterprises...andarecklessnessofcostorconsequences.（results）

　8）Inthedrearywinterof1864-65inAngelsCamp,hekeptanotebook.（tedious）

　9）InNewYorkCitythesteamshipQuakerCitypreparedtosailonapleasurecruisetoEuropeandtheHolyLand.（pleasant）

　10）Twainwasassignedtoaccompanythem,ascorrespondentforaCalifornianewspaper.（reporter）

　11）Whatarobustpeople,whatanationofthinkerswemightbe（healthy）

　12）hecommentedwithacrushingsenseofdespaironman'sfinalreleasefromearthlystruggles（desperation）

IX.Theitalicizedwordsareusedmetaphorically.Explaintheirmeaningsinyourownwordsandcommentonthesuitabilityofthemetaphorsineachcase.

　1）MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn'sidy