高级英语 Book One Unit6 Mark Twain课后练习答案.pptVIP

READ,THINKAND COMMENT 2. Yes,it is vivid and lively. The peculiar features add to the vividness of the description and bring out the narrator’s character. 3. Two things strike us. One is Huck’s desire for freedom，for escape from the cruel real world. The other is Huck’s description of the dawning of the day, so meticulous，so vivid, so real. One couldn’t write such a description without the actual experience. Key to Exercises of Mark Twain- Mirror of America Jacques Danvois II. (P. 124) A 1. The other Mark Twain the author found was a man who grew cynical,bitter,saddened by the profound personal tragedies life dealt him, a man who became obsessed with the frailties of the human race,who saw clearly ahead a black wall of night. 2. His experience immensely enriched his writing and helped him depict various characters successfully in his works. II. (P. 124) A 3 The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. ’’ 4. He sharply satirized tourists who had no idea of the lands they sawexcept what the guide books fed them. The book became an instant best-sellerbecause it was full of scathing comments on Europe and the Holy Land, whichstimulated great interest among Americans. II. (P. 124) A 5. Because it successfully described Tom’s mischievous daring，ingenuity，and the sweet innocence of his affection for Becky Thatcher and became a juvenile classic. With the character of Huck Finn, Twain best expressed his desire to escape from the pace he lived by and often deplored，from life’s regularities and the energy-consuming desire for success. And in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain also suggested that an ingredient was missing in the American ambition and American people should keep their vitality and enterprise. II. (P. 124) A 6. According to Twain, Americans should keep their daring and pioneering spirit by relaxing, resting,or staying away from the crazy struggle for success occasionally and keep their edges shar