高级英语 Book One Unit6 Mark Twain课后练习答案

KeytoExercisesofMarkTwain-MirrorofAmericaJacquesDanvoisII.(P.124)A•1.TheotherMarkTwaintheauthorfoundwasamanwhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.•2.Hisexperienceimmenselyenrichedhiswritingandhelpedhimdepictvariouscharacterssuccessfullyinhisworks.II.(P.124)A•3TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty.’’•4.Hesharplysatirizedtouristswhohadnoideaofthelandstheysawexceptwhattheguidebooksfedthem.Thebookbecameaninstantbest-sellerbecauseitwasfullofscathingcommentsonEuropeandtheHolyLand,whichstimulatedgreatinterestamongAmericans.II.(P.124)A•5.BecauseitsuccessfullydescribedTom’smischievousdaring，ingenuity，andthesweetinnocenceofhisaffectionforBeckyThatcherandbecameajuvenileclassic.WiththecharacterofHuckFinn,Twainbestexpressedhisdesiretoescapefromthepacehelivedbyandoftendeplored，fromlife’sregularitiesandtheenergy-consumingdesireforsuccess.•AndinTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn,TwainalsosuggestedthataningredientwasmissingintheAmericanambitionandAmericanpeopleshouldkeeptheirvitalityandenterprise.II.(P.124)A•6.AccordingtoTwain,Americansshouldkeeptheirdaringandpioneeringspiritbyrelaxing,resting,orstayingawayfromthecrazystruggleforsuccessoccasionallyandkeeptheiredgessharp.•7.Hesufferedthedeathsoflovedones：hisfather,brother,son,twodaughtersandwife.Hebecamebitterlateinhislifejustbecausehehadbeenhauntedbyprofoundpersonaltragedies.II.(P.124)A•8.Dictatinghisautobiographylateinlife,hecommentedwithacrushingsenseofdespaironmen’sfinalreleasefromearthlystruggles:'..theyvanishfromaworldwheretheywereofnoconsequence；wheretheyachievednothing；wheretheywereamistakeandafailureandafoolishness；wheretheyhaveleftnosignthattheyhadexisted—aworldwhichwilllamentthemadayandforgetthemforever.”II.(P.124)A•9.BecauseMarkTwainlivedacolorfullife,doingagreatvarietyofjobsandtravelingextensively.Hemetallkindsofpeoplewhomhelaterdepictedinhisworks.HislifeandworksreflectthetruthofAmericansocietyofhistime.II.B.(P.125)•1.Thefirstparagraphfunctionsasageneralintroductiontothewholepassage,throughwhichwecangetaglimpseofthegreatAmericanwriter,MarkTwain,whowasnotonlyadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorous,butalsocynical,bitterandunhappy.•2.MarkTwaintriedvariousmeanstomakealivingandhespentmostofhistimetravelingacrossthenation.Hesharedhisexperienceswiththeworldinhisworkswhicharestillverypopularwithallthereaders.II.B.(P.125)•3.TheauthorfirstintroducesthegeographicalpositionofMississippiRiverandcommercecarriedontheriver.•AndthentheauthorgivesabriefdescriptionofthelifeofMarkTwainasayoungsteamboatpilotontheriverwhichgreatlyenrichedthematerialsofhisworks.BypresentingthedescriptionofallsortsofpeopleMarkTwainmetontheriver,theauthormeanstotellthereadersthatMarkTwainhadasharpandintenseunderstandingofhumannature.•Inshort,theexperienceontheriverwasbothinstructiveandinterestingforMarkTwain.II.B.(P.125)•4.TheauthorexploreshowthegeographicallocationshelpedMarkTwainsucceedinhiswritingcareer.•TheauthorfirstmakesthereaderstravelwithMarkTwaintoNevada'sWashoeregion,wherehesuccumbedtotheepidemicofgoldandsilverfever,andacceptedthejobasanewspaperreporterduetohisminingfailure.Fromthenon,hebeganworkinghardtogainregionalfameasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.ThentheauthormakesthereadersboardwithMarkTwainforSanFrancisco,thenandnowahotbedofhopefulyoungwriters.Butbecauseofsomescathingcolumnshewrote,MarkTwainfledtothegoldfieldsintheSacramentoValley.ThereinAngelsCamphekeptanotebookfromwhichhisfirstsuccessfulshortstory“TheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty”wasborn.MarkTwain’snationalreputationwasthenwellestablishedas“thewildhumoristofthePacificslope.”II.B.(P.125)•5.MarkTwainhadanopportunitytoaccompanyagroupofAmericanstotakeadistinctlyAmericanlookattheOldWorldandtheHolyLandascorrespondentforaCalifornianewspaper.HeshowedcontemptfortheSultanofTurkeyandexposedrespectedartistsandarttreasures,andevenmadecriticalremarksontheHolyLand.ThistravelmadeTheInnocentsAbroadaninstantbest-seller.•6.TheauthorquotesfromHucktoshowthatHuckissimpleandhonestwithlittleeducation.II.B.(P.125)•7.Hauntedbyprofoundpersonaltragedies，MarkTwain’swritingstyleshiftedfromahumoroustoabitterandsatiricaloneandhislastillusionscrumbled.Hecommentedonmen’sfinaldeathwithacrushingsenseofdespair.•TheendoftheessayiscloselyrelatedtothebeginningoftheessaywheretheauthorpresentsanotheraspectofMarkTwainwhowassaddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedies.Intheend,theauthorshowsthereadershowMarkTwainfelthopelesswithhisillusionscrumbling.III.Paraphrase(p.126)1.MarkTwainisrememberedbymostAmericansastheauthorofTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnandTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.HuckFinnisknownforhissimpleandpleasantjourneythroughhisboyhoodwhichseemseternalandTomSawyerisnotedforhisfreedomandadventureinonesummerwhichseemsnevertoend.Thetwocharactersseemtoberememberedbyallreadersforever.III.Paraphrase(p.126)2.Hisnewwork(ontheboat)madeitpossibleforhimtomeetalargevarietyofpeople.Itwasaworldofalltypesofcharacters.3.Allwouldreappearinhisbookstogetherwiththecolo