高级英语第三版课后答案整理

Lesson1Question:1.WhydidJohnKoshakdecidetostayalthoughheknewthehurricanewouldbebad?Forthefollowingreasons:Foronething,thehousewas23feetabovesealevel;foranother,hewasunwillingtoabandonhishome.2.Howdidthemanprepareforthehurricane?Whywasageneratornecessary?Theyfilledbathtubsandpails.Besides,theycheckedoutbatteriesforportableradioandflashlights,andfuelforthelantern.AgeneratorwasnecessarybecauseJohn'sfatherwiredseverallightbulbstoitandpreparedaconnectiontotherefrigerator.3.WhatmadeitimpossiblefortheKoshaktoescape?ItwasimpossiblefortheKosherstoescapebothbycarandonfoot.Thecar'selectricalsystemhadbeenkilledbywater.Meanwhile,thewaterbecametoodeepforthemtoescapeonfoot.4.WhydidJohnKoshakfeelacrushingguilt?Becauseheblamedhimselfforunderestimatingthepowerofthehurricaneandthenendangeringthewholefamilybyhiswrongdecisionnottofleesaferinland.5.WhydidGrandmaKoshakaskchildrentobesing? A:Becausesheknewhowfrightenedthechildrenwereandwantedtoboosttheirspirit.6.Whatwasahurricaneparty?Whathappenedtothepartygores?AhurricanepartywastheonethatwasheldbyseveralvacationerstoenjoythespectacleofthehurricanewithaclearandbroadviewinthefancyRichelieuApartmentsfromwheretheybelievedtheywouldbesafe.RichelieuApartmentsweresmashedapartbythehurricaneand26peopleperished.7.WhatdidGrandmaKoshakmeanwhenshesaid,"Welostpracticallyallourpossessions,butthefamilycamethroughit.WhenIthinkofthat,Irealizewelostnothingimportant?"Shemeantthathumanlivesaremoreimportantthanmaterialpossessions.8.HowdidthecommunityofGulfportactafterHurricaneCamillewasover?Theymanagedtomaketheirlivesreturntonormalandbeganrebuildingtheircommunitywithoutanydelay.Paraphrase:

1.

We're

elevated

23

feet.

Our

house

is

23

feet

above

sea

level.

2.

The

place

has

been

here

since

1915,

and

no

hurricane

has

ever

bothered

it.

The

house

was

built

in

1915

and

since

then

no

hurricane

has

done

any

damage

to

it.

3.

We

can

batten

down

and

ride

it

out.

We

can

prepare

ourselves

for

the

hurricane

and

manage

to

survive

it

without

much

damage.

4.

The

generator

was

doused,

and

the

lights

went

out.

Water

got

into

the

generator,

and

it

didn't

work.

As

a

result,

the

lights

were

put

out.

5.

Everybody

out

the

back

door

to

the

cars!

Everybody

go

out

though

the

back

door

and

get

into

the

cars.

6.

The

electrical

system

had

been

killed

by

water.

The

electrical

system

in

the

cars

had

been

destroyed

by

water.

7.

John

watched

the

water

lap

at

the

steps,

and

felt

a

crushing

guilt.

When

John

watched

the

water

inch

its

way

up

the

steps,

he

felt

a

strong

sense

of

guilt

because

he

blamed

himself

for

understanding

the

ferocity

of

Camille

and

endangering

the

whole

family

by

making

the

wrong

decision

not

flee

inland.

8.

Get

us

through

this

mess,

will

you?

Oh,

god!

Please

help

us

to

get

through

the

danger

situation.

9.

She

carried

on

alone

for

a

few

bars,

then

her

voice

trailed

away.

She

sang

a

few

words

alone

and

then

her

voice

gradually

grew

dimmer

and

stopped.

10.

Janis

had

just

one

delayed

reaction.Janis

didn't

show

her

fear

on

the

spot

during

the

hurricane,

but

she

revealed

her

emotions

caused

by

the

hurricane

several

nights

after

the

hurricane

by

getting

up

in

the

middle

of

the

night,

going

outside

and

crying

softly.

翻译：1.But,likethousandsofothersinthecoastalcommunities,Johnwasreluctanttoabandonhishomeunlessthefamily---hiswife,Janis,andtheirsevenchildren,aged3to11---wasclearlyendangered.但是，和沿海地区其他成千上万的人一样，约翰不愿舍弃自己的家园，除非他的家人—自己的家人贾妮斯以及他们的7个孩子，大的11岁，小的才3岁—明显处于危险之中。2.TheFrenchdoorsinanupstairsroomblewinwithanexplosivesound,andthegroupheardgun-likereportsasotherupstairswindowsdisintegrated.随着一声巨响，楼上一个房间的法式落地双开门被风吹倒了。大家还听到楼上其他玻璃窗破碎时发出的像开枪一样的啪啪响声。3.Frightened,breathlessandwet,thegroupsettledonthestairs,whichwereprotectedbytwointeriorwalls.大家都吓坏了，气喘吁吁的，浑身都湿透了。他们坐在楼梯上，楼梯两侧有内墙保护着。4.Everyoneknewtherewasnoescape;theywouldliveordieinthehouse.大家都明白已无路可逃，无论是死是活他们都只能待在这个房子里了。5.Amomentlater,thehurricane,inonemightyswipe,liftedtheentireroofoffthehouseandskimmedit40feetthoughtheair.不一会儿，一阵强风刮过，将整个屋顶掀到了空中，并将其抛到40英尺以外。6.Initsconcentratedbreadthofsome70milesitshotoutwindsofnearly200mphandraisedtidesashighas300feet.在飓风中心纵约70英里宽的范围内，风速接近每小时200英里，掀起的浪高达30英尺。7.Stripsofclothingfestoonedthestandingtrees,andblown-downpowerlinescoiledlikeblackspaghettiovertheroads.没被飓风刮倒的树上像结彩似的挂满被撕成布条的衣服，吹断的电线像黑色的意大利细面条一样盘成一圈一圈地散落在路面上。8.Itcouldhavebeendepressing,butitwasn't:eachsalvageditemrepresentedalittlevictoryoverwrathofthestorm.这个工作本来会令人沮丧，可事实上并分如此:每一件侥幸保存下来的物品都代表着与这场狂暴的飓风斗争的一个小小的胜利。Lesson2QuestionsCanyouguessthewriter’soccupation?Whatdetailinthetextsupportsyourguess?6.

There

are

two

different

schools

of

thought

in

this

city

of

oysters,

one

that

would

like

to

preserve

traces

of

the

bomb,

and

the

other

that

would

like

to

get

rid

of

everything,

even

the

monumentthat

was

erected

at

the

point

of

impact.

在这个以牡蛎闻名的城市里有两种截然不同的意见，一种主张保存原子弹爆炸留下的痕迹，另一种则主张销毁一切痕迹，甚至要拆除立于爆炸中心的纪念碑。

7.

If

you

write

about

this

city,

do

not

forget

to

say

that

it

is

the

gayest

city

in

Japan,

even

it

many

of

the

town's

people

still

bear

hidden

wounds,

and

burns.

假如您要描写这座城市的话，千万别忘记告诉人们这是日本最快乐的城市，尽管这里的市民许多人身上还带着暗伤和明显的灼伤。8.

But

later

my

hair

began

to

fall

out,

and

my

belly

turned

towater.但到后来，我的头发开始脱落，腹部开始出现积水。Lesson6QuestionAWhowastheothermarktwaintheauthorfound?TheotherMarkTwainwhogrewcynical,bitter,saddenedbytheprofoundpersonaltragedieslifedealthim,amanwhobecameobsessedwiththefrailtiesofthehumanrace,whosawclearlyaheadablackwallofnight.Howdidhisexperienceasasteamboatpilotinfluencehislaterwriting?Hisexperienceasasteamboatpilotimmenselyinfluencedhim,soheadoptedthepenname“MarkTwain”formthecryheardinhissteamboatdays,signalinganavigabledepth.Whatstorydidhewritethatmadehimknownas“thewildhumoristofthepacificslope”?Thestoryentitled“thecelebratedjumpingfrogofCalaverascounty”.WhatdidTwainsatirizeinhisbookTheInnocentsAbroad?Whydidthebookbecomeaninstantbest-seller?HesatirizestheEuropeandtheHolyland,arousingintenseinterestamongtheAmericans.WhyistheAdventuresoftomsawyerassuretobestudiedinAmericanadventuresofHuckleberryFinnoftenconsideredthebestbookaccordingtoTwain?BecauseTomSawyerisaclassictaleofAmericanboyhooddescribingTom’smischievousdarning,ingenuity,andsweetinnocenceofhisaffection.BecauseHuckFinn’sraftflightdowntheMississippiwitharunawayslavepresentsamovingpanoramafortheexplorationofAmericansociety.WhatingredientwasmissingintheAmericanambitionaccordingtoTwain?AccordingtoTwain,Americanpeopleshouldstayawayfromallthecrazystrugglesforsuccessattimesandkeeptheiredgessharp.WhatpersonaltragediesdidTwainsuffer?Whydidhebecomebitterlateinlife?Twainsufferedthedeathsofhisbelovedones,andbecauseofthosepainfulsufferingshebecamebitterlateinlife.Howwashisdisillusionshowninhisautobiography?Hecommentedwithacrushingsenseofdespairinmen’sfinalreleaseformearthlystruggles.WhydoestheauthorcallMarkTwain“amirrorofAmerica”?Becausethegreatwriterlivedacolorfullife,doingagreatvarietyofjobsandtravelingextensively.Hemetallkindsofpeoplewhomhelaterdepictedinhiswork.ParaphraseMostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn’sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer’sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.MarkTwainisknowntomostAmericansastheauthoroftheadventuresofTomSawyerandtheadventuresofHuckleberryFinn.HuckFinnisnotedforhissimpleandpleasantofjourneythroughhisboyhoodwhichseemseternalandTomSawyerisfamousforhisfreeroamofthecountryandhisadventureinonesummerwhichseemsnevertoend.Theyouthandsummerareeternalbecausethisistheonlyageandtimeweknewthem,theyarefrozeninthatageforallreaders.Thecastofcharacterssetbeforehiminhisnewprofessionwasrichandvaried-acosmos.Hisworkontheboatmadeitpossibleforhimtomeetalargevarietyofpeople.Itisaworldofalltypesofcharacter.Allwouldresurfaceinhisbooks,togetherwiththecolorfullanguagethathesoakedupwithamemorythatseemedphonographic.allwouldreappearinhisbooks,writteninthecolorfullanguagethatheseemedtobeabletorememberandrecordasaccuratelyasaphonograph.Steamboatdecksteemednotonlywithmaincurrentofpioneeringhumanity,butitsfloatsamofhustlers,gamblersandthugsaswell.Steamboatdeckswerefilledwithpeoplewhoexploredandpreparedthewayforothersandalsolawlesspeopleorsocialoutcastssuchashustlers,gamblersandthugs.HewentwestbystagecoachandsuccumbedtotheepidemicofgoldandsilverfeverinNevada’sWashoeregion.Hetookahores-drawnpublicvehicleandwentwesttoNevada,followingtheflowofpeopleinthegoldrush...MarkTwainbegandigginghiswaytoregionalfameasanewspaperreporterandhumorist.MarkTwainbegantoworkhardasanewspaperreporterandhumoristtobecomewellknownlocally.“itwasasplendidpopulation-foralltheslow,sleepy,sluggishbrainedslothsstayedathome…”Thosewhocamepioneeri