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上外考研翻译硕士英语任务传记模拟题解析“WHANG—Boom—Boom—castdelicacytothewinds.”ThusEzraPoundinalettertohisfather,urgingtheoldmantohelppromotehisfirstpublishedcollection.Itmighthavebeenthepoet’smanifesto.Poundisasdivisiveafiguretodayashewasinhisownlifetime.ForsomehewastheleadingfigureoftheModernistmovementwhoredefinedwhatpoetrywasandcouldbe;andwho,inhisroleasculturalimpresario,gavevitalimpetustotheliterarycareersofT.S.Eliot,JamesJoyceandWyndhamLewis,amongothers.ButformanyPoundremainsafreakandanembarrassment,aclinicalnutcaseandviciousanti-Semitewhochurnedoutalotofimpenetrabletoshbeforelosingtheplotcompletely.Duringthesecondworldwarhebroadcastpro-FascistradioprogrammesfromItalyandlateravoidedtrialfortreasonathomeonlybecausehewasdeclaredinsane.OnhisreleasefromStElizabeth’sHospitalnearWashington,DC,hereturnedtoItaly(“Americaisalunaticasylum”),wherehediedin1972aged87.DavidMoody,emeritusprofessorofEnglishatYorkUniversity,makesastrongcaseforPound’s“generousenergy”andthe“disruptive,regenerativeforceofhisgenius”.Hisapproach(unlikePound’s)isuncontroversial.Hefollowsthepoet’sprogresschronologicallyfromhischildhoodinIdaho—still,atthetimeofhisbirthin1885,partofthewildwest—tohisconquestofliteraryLondonbetween1908and1920.HemarshalsPound’sstaggeringoutputofpoetry,proseandcorrespondencetoexcellenteffect,andoffersclear,perceptivecommentaryonit.Hehelpsustoseepoems,suchasthisfamous,peculiarlyhaunting19-syllablehaiku,inanewlight:Theapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd:Petalsonawet,blackbough.ThatMrMoodyisconstantlybeingupstagedbythesubjectofhisstudyisnotsurprising.Poundwasoneofthemostcolourfulartisticfiguresinaperiodfullofthem.AccordingtoFordMadoxFord,whobecameagoodfriendofPound’sshortlyafterthebumptiousyoungAmericanarrivedinLondon:“Ezrawouldapproachwiththestepofadancer,makingpasseswithacaneatanimaginaryopponent.Hewouldweartrousersmadeofgreenbilliardcloth,apinkcoat,ablueshirt,atiehand-paintedbyaJapanesefriend,animmensesombrero,aflamingbeardcuttoapointandasinglelargeblueearring.”W.B.Yeats’ssimpleassessmentwasthat:“Thereisnoyoungergenerationofpoets.E.P.isasolitaryvolcano.”AgreatmeritofMrMoody’sapproachisthespacehegivestoPound’swritings.Itislove-it-or-hate-itstuff,but,eitherway,undeniablyfascinating.“Allgoodartisrealismofonekindoranother,”Poundsaid.Reconcilingthattidystatementwithpracticallyanyofhispoemsishardworkbut,asMrMoodyshowsoverandoveragain,hardworkthatoffershugerewards.Hisfirstvolumeendsin1920,withPoundquittingLondoninahuff,finallyfedup—aftermorethanadecadeofdoingeverythinginhispowertorattletheintellectualestablishment—with“Britishinsensitivityto,andirritationwith,mentalagilityinanyandeveryform”.Hisdisgracefulradioprogrammesandthefullbloomingofhisloopinesslieahead.So,too,domostofhisexquisiteCantos.1.Poundwasadivisivefigurebecause_____[A]hebroughtbothpositiveandnegativeeffecttothedevelopmentoftheModernistmovement.[B]hewasbothapoetandapersonwithmentalproblem.[C]hewaspoliticallyaracistwhilehewasalsopro-Fascist.[D]hewasamanofcomplexandunintelligiblepersonality.2.WhenPoundwasreleasedfromhospital,hereturnedtoItalybecause_____[A]Italywashishometown.[B]hewaspersecutedbyAmericans.[C]hedislikedAmerica.[D]hewasoutofhismind.3.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofDavidMoody’sstudyonPound?[A]HisliteraryapproachisunlikethatofPound’s,beinglesscontradictory.[B]HefocusesonPound’spoetryitselfinsteadofhispersonality,attemptingtokeepobjective.[C]Hetracesthepoet’slifeintimeordertostudyPound’sachievement.[D]HisstudyoffersafreshsightofPound’swork.4．FromKeats’ssimpleassessment,itcanbeinferredthat_____[A]Poundwasofexplodingpowerinhisliterarycreation.[B]Pound’sachievementcouldhardlybereachedbylaterpoets.[C]Pound’sexcellencewasunsurpassableinhistime.[D]ItwouldtakealongtimeforPound’sgenerationtofullyunderstandhim.5.Theword“rattle”(Line6,Paragraph7)mostprobablymeans_____.[A]setup[B]destroy[C]struggle[D]disturb文章剖析：这篇文章主要介绍了Pound的两个不同侧面。第一段用Pound的一句诗歌来引出Pound的态度；第二段讲述人们对于Pound不同的看法；第三段讲述他播放亲法西斯电台节目的事件；第四、五段讲述了DavidMoody对Pound的分析；第六段讲述其他人对Pound的评价；第七段讲述Moody先生分析的特点。词汇注释：impresarion.发起人,经理nutcasen.疯子churnoutv.大量地粗制滥造toshn.胡话asylumn.收容所emeritusadj.名誉退休的upstagedadj.自负的marshalv.整理bumptiousadj.傲慢的billiardn.有园边的sombreron.宽边帽loopinessn.失去理智难句突破：1.ForsomehewastheleadingfigureoftheModernistmovementwhoredefinedwhatpoetrywasandcouldbe;andwho,inhisroleasculturalimpresario,gavevitalimpetustotheliterarycareersofT.S.Eliot,JamesJoyceandWyndhamLewis,amongothers.[主体句式]Forsomehewastheleadingfigurwho…,andwho…[结构分析]这是一个复合句。两个who引导的定语从句都是修饰表语theleadingfigure的；后一个定语从句中，in…介词短语是从句的状语。[句子译文]对于一些人来说，他是现代主义运动的领导人，他重新定义了什么是诗歌及诗歌应该如何等问题。而作为文化发起人，他大力推进了T.S.Eliot、JamesJoyce和WyndhamLewis等人的文学事业。2.Reconcilingthattidystatementwithpracticallyanyofhispoemsishardworkbut,asMrMoodyshowsoverandoveragain,hardworkthatoffershugerewards.[主体句式]Reconciling…ishardworkbuthardworkthat…[结构分析]这是一个复合句,主语由动名词短语构成,as引导的方式状语是用来修饰后面的hardworkthatoffershugerewards.[句子译文]将他的任何诗歌与整齐的陈述协调起来确实难度较大，但是Moody先生一次又一次地证明了，难度越大的工作，回报就越多。题目分析：1.D推理题。文章第二段指出，Pound过去、现在都是各倍受争议的人，有人视他为文学大师，还有许多人认为他是怪人，是疯子。从全文来看，他有多面性，在文学上有巨大成就，而现实生活中却有许多奇怪的举动。