高级英语第一册课后答案(3)

among the listeners of varying backgrounds．

8)Some tabloids are trying hard to cater to the low taste of some readers for the sake of making money．

9)This oil refinery has a capacity of about one million tons of petroleum a year． 10)A stadium with a seating capacity of 80 000 is under construction．

11)It is the first time for the researchers have access to the valuable archives. 12)Only a few people had access to the details of the case.

13)The frontiers of medical science are being pushed farther onwards as time goes on.

14)The two rivals competed with each other so fiercely that they kept tabs on every move of the opponent.

15)The parents are pinning all their hopes on their son, so they've decided to send him to an expensive private school.

16)He is keen on all kinds of new things and has preference for computers. XI.

1)Hawkins says the work-at-home market could be computer based and provide a market for teleconferencing and portable computing devices ,like the device with Newton as its name which is highly recommended by Apple chairman John Sculley.

2)The cowboys round up cattle while the consumers round up data. To avoid being overwhelmed by a large amount of incoming data ,the viewer will depend on an electronic device with coded instructions to choose from the mass of in- formation the kind of things he needs. 3)?the wires, cables or air can no longer carry such great number of signals. 4)Maes and others admit that there's a disadvantage to all these dreams.

5)Certainly these electronic devices are a precious source of valuable information. 6)If that is the situation, the best thing to do is to join in for future Changes.

XII.

prosper, constantly || being, what, computer, suite, computer-wise, artificial, that, reports || like, same, set, case, orchestrates, overall, judgment || up, best, automate, not, robots, also, automation, neurocomputers ||computerized, worth, have, 1995, way, escape, intelligence, basic, a

XIII. Omitted. XIV.

The Impact of Science and Technology on Human Civilization

Art creation is an unconquerable urge that can be found in every human culture. Ever since our ancestors finger painted on the walls of caves, the technology of art has been improving. Chisels, brushes, paints, canvas, pencils, pastels, forges, foundries ,cameras--all are the products of technology. When our species wishes to make something beautiful, it first constructs tools.

Recently, a new tool of constituting a potential revolution in the future of art has arrived: the electronic computer is able to store, access and manipulate large amounts of data and large numbers of picture elements. The field of computer art is still in its earliest stages but already displays immense promise. In principle, computers can create works recognizable in the style of the old masters, as well as art of a kind never before imagined.

The opportunities open to gifted artists who are also expert programmers are unlimited. This is , at least so far ,an usual combination, however--perhaps because the right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex is mainly responsible for the overall conceptualizations essential for art, while the left is primarily in charge of the analytic thinking necessary of programming.

In another century, the sense of incongruity that many of us feel about mixing computers with serious aft will be out of date. Creating works of art with electronic computers will be on the mainstream of the history of art and, indeed, on the mainstream of the history of humanity.

Lesson 9

Mirror of America I .

1)Because his literary works such as two novels about Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are loved by Americans, who imagine he was adventurous, patriotic, romantic, and humorous.

2)Before he became a writer, he worked as a tramp printer, river pilot, Confederate guerrilla, prospector, and reporter. He had done varied jobs.

3)He adopted his pen name from the cry heard in his steamboat days, signaling two fathoms of water.

4)He became a pilot on a steamboat in 1857 and stayed there for four and a half years. There he learned a lot about human nature and gained a keen perception of the human race. This experience immensely enriched his writing.

5)He left the river country because the development of railroad, rendered steamboat pilots less necessary and the Civil War began, stopping commerce. Then he became a Confederate guerrilla. 6)The celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.

7)Because it was a book centered on satirizing Europe and the Holy Land, arousing intense interest among Americans.

8)Because it is a classic tale of American boyhood describing Tom's mischievous daring, ingenuity, and the sweet innocence of his affection for Becky Thatcher. 9)Personal tradegy made him become bitter late in life. Ⅱ.

1)a man who became constantly preoccupied by the moral weaknesses of mankind

2)Mark Twain first observed and absorbed the new American experience, and then introduce it to the world in his books or lectures.

3)In his new profession he could meet people of all kinds.

4)With no money and a frashated feeling, he accepted a job as reporter with Territorial Enterprise in Virginia City, ...

5)Mark Twain began working hard to became well known locally as a newspaper reporter and humorist.

6)and when California makes a plan for a new surprise, the solemn people in other states of the U.S. smile as usual, making a comment \

7)The man who had made the world laugh was himself consumed by bitterness.

Ⅲ. See the translation of the text.

IV.

1)compound nouns

a) n. + n. : steamboat, pilothouse, keelboat, waterside, railroad, stagecoach, pickax, gold-fields, notebook, milestone, newspaper, bathtub, etc.

b)adj. (adv., prep. ) + n. : flatboat, hotbed, best-seller, rough-country, everything, downstream, etc.

c)gerund +n. : mining-camp 2)compound adjectives

a)adj. +n. (-ed) :starry-eyed, acid-tongued, etc. b)adv. +past participle: best-loved

c)n. +present participle: energy-sapping d)v. +adv. :runaway V.

1)pessimist 2)civilized 3)dull 4)to accept 5)lazily 6)energetic, alert 7)to deny 8)small, tiny 9)interesting 10)cheerful VI.

river pilot, valley of the Mississippi River, main artery of transportation, keelboat, flatboat, large raft, downstream, steamboat, steamboat deck, stream. Ⅶ.

1)tramp printer 2)river pilot 3)pen name 4)steamboat days 5)Mississippi River 6)delta country 7)cub pilot 8) pilothouse talk 9)medicine shows lO)waterside slums ll)steamboat decks 12)steamboat trade 13)river country 14)gold and silver fever 15)Virginia city 16)newspaper reporter 17) city government 18) Sacramento Valley 19) rough-country settlers 20) mining-camp meals 21) Calaveras County 22) pleasure cruise 23) United States citizens 24)California newspaper 25)art treasures 26) book version 27)boyhood adventures 28)stage play 29) town drunkard 30)raft flight 31)steamboat explosion32)heart attack Ⅷ．

1)romantic意为“浪漫的”；sentimental意为“伤感的”或“易感伤的”；humorous意为“幽默的”或“风趣的”；witty意为“机智的”或“聪颖的”。 2)cynic意为“愤世嫉俗者”；critic意为“批评家”或“评论家”。

3)lumber指已加工成条、块、板等的木料；timber往往指未经加工的木头。在美语里，timber指适用于建房造船等的木头，无论是加过工的还是未加过工的树都包括在内；而在英国英语里，这两个词意思相同。

4)proclaim指正式宣布或宣称；claim表示对一项权利的要求和维护。 5)demand本为经济术语，与supply相对，即常说的“供需”；need为通用词，意为“需要”。 halt比stop更具体，暗指短暂的停止。

6)mistreatment指错误地对待；ill-treatment指虐待。 7)consequence常指不良后果或结果；result为常用词。

8)dreary指使人情绪低落，精神萎糜不振；tedious指单调，持续时间长，从而使人厌倦。 9)a pleasure cruise指旅游者乘船观光游览，不一定船上的人都玩得高兴；a pleasant cruise指乘船玩得很高兴，不一定是旅游。

10)correspondent指某报纸杂志电台等驻外地甚至外国的记者(reporter)。注意，correspond本指通信联系。

11)robust指身强体壮、精力充沛的；healthy仅指健康无病。 12)desperation指因失望(despair)而表现出气急败坏的状态。 Ⅸ．

1)father：author，creator cruise through eternal boyhood：journey through lasting boyhood endless summer of freedom and adventure：long summer full of free and adventurous activities 2)artery：main route or channel

3)cast of characters：people of various sorts cosmos：a place where one can find all sorts of characters

4)current: stream (here not a good choice for the verb team)

5)succumbed to the epidemic of gold and silver fever: gave way to (yielded to, submitted to) the gold and silver rush prevailing in that area

6)flirted with the colossal wealth \to get the colossal wealth \

7)digging his way to regional fame: working hard to gain regional fame 8)honed: sharpened (It is not suitable to say \ X.

1)antithesis 2)euphemism 3)metonymy 4)alliteration 5)alliteration 6)personification 7)euphemism 8)antithesis XI.

1)The article does not touch the heart of the subject under discussion.

2)The newly completed railway is the main artery for traffic in the southwest of that country. 3)That problem produced two different currents of opinion among the Congressmen. 4)The overcrowded slum areas were a hotbed of diseases and vices. 5)Twain's source of inspiration never dried up. 6)Living in the enemy camp honed his wits. Ⅻ.

1)eternal boyhood 2)endless summer 3)a cosmos

4)a memory that seemed phonographic 5)the epidemic of gold and silver fever 6)a milestone in a country's development 7)America laughed with him.

8)? almost as sure to be studied in American schools today as is the Declaration of Independence.

9)? a moving panorama for exploration of American society 10)Twain found the ultimate expression of escape from? ll)Personal tragedy haunted his entire life ...

12)Bitterness fed on the man who had made the world laugh.

XIII.

l)completely, entirely 2)bankrupt, penniless 3)organizing

4)developing, carrying them out at high speed 5)as its characteristic is

6)wagered $ 50 with a stranger 7)exposed the falsehood of 8)cast away

XIV.

1)He was obssessed with fear of poverty.

2)Dongting Lake teems with fish and shrimps.

3)Tom was every bit as intelligent as the top boy in his class. 4)He is an acquaintance of mine, but not a friend.

5)Under pressure, he had no other choice but quit office.

6)In the end he succumbed to her persuasion and decided to change his original plan. 7)Many children succumbed to small pox then. 8)Much to his horror, he found the cabin flooded.

9)The kids did extremely well in their exam, to the great satisfaction of both parents and teachers.

10)That's Peter all over.

11)Not until midnight did the surgeon finish the operation.

12)The history course has acquainted me with ancient civilizations. 13)The old writer shaped the folktale into a film scenario.

14)The dauntless revolutionary spirit of the Chinese people finds full expression in the new play.

XV. Omitted.

XVI.

Mark Twain Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He was born in the small village of Florida, Missourion November 30, 1835. His family moved to Hannibal when Samuel was 4, where he spent his boyhood, fascinated by the romance and impressed by the violence of river life. Sam had relatively little schooling. He left school at 13, and became a full-time apprentice to a printer. At 18, he became a tramp printer and went to New York, then to Philadelphia and Washington, and finally to Iowa to set type for his brother's local paper. At22, he became a steamboat pilot's apprentice. About two years later, he became a pilot himself. He worked on the Mississippi River till 1861, learning a lot

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