大学英语视听进阶4第一单元Words-and-Pictures答案

1、Unit 11A A Writer s JourneyBefore You Listen1. snow, a clam, autumn 2. loss, sadness, loneliness 3. Answers will vary.Listening ComprehensionPart OneA. 1. c 2. a 3. b 4. d 5. aB. 1. see the shrine where he is buried; travel parts of the trail he walked 今天，成千上万的人来参观松尾芭蕉的出生地，瞻仰他的圣陵，追寻他 走过的一些足迹。2. whos

2、e shape resembles a submarine; with its four water tunnels 渡船驶过外形似潜艇的尼瓦岛，然后驶过凯恩岛及它的四个水洞，以及 其他一些岛屿。3. some divided at one end and overlapping at the other 亦或是有些岛双双，甚至是三个堆积在一起；有些岛在一端分开，而在 另一端则又相互重叠。Part Two1. Becausein this region rocks crash down from the steep cliffs and people have been drowned by

3、the waves and strong currents.2. Fishermen retrieve fish caught by cormorants by reaching into their throats. It is demonstrated both for tourists and to feed their families.3. Bashos grave is located in Genjyu-an, a peaceful shrine near Lake Biwa.4. He got his name from the basho tree, a kind of ba

4、nana tree.5. The book contains humor, details of his trip, religious wisdom, artistic descriptions, complaints as well as providing a kind of timeless spiritual map for the traveler.After You ListenA. 1. bears little / no resemblance to2. overlapping the edges3. flee their countries and go into exil

5、e4. (that are) trained to retrieve game5. one cannot commence employmentB. 1. Answers will vary.2. Answers will vary. Sample answers: the Sumidagawa River, where the author was warmly received by Mr. Ichihara; the Umikawa and Himekawa Rivers, which is the most perilous place in the north as describe

6、d by Basho, and the saddest place as well; the Nagara River, where he saw the demonstration of an age-old fishing technique, etc.On the Poets Trail (Part One ) 文本In May 1689, accompanied by his friend and follower Sora and carrying only a backpack, writing materials, and clothes, Japanese poet Matsu

7、o Basho walked for five months through the villages and mountains of Japan. This journey resulted in his great work, Oku no Hosomichi or Narrow Road to a Far Province. It was as if the very soul of Japan had itself written it, said the early 20th-century Buddhist poet Miyazawa Kenji. Today, thousand

8、s of people visit the place of Bashos birth, see the shrine where he is buried, and travel parts of the trail he walked. Over 300 years later, writer Howard Norman and National Geographic photographer Michael Yamashita decided to follow Bashos route. Here are extracts from Normans diary of the journ

9、ey. Bashos masterpiece begins, Each day is a journey, and the journey itself home. His words are on my mind as I prepare to walk in the footsteps of this great poet, along his narrow road - the 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) path he followed through Japan over 300 years ago. I, too, have brought writi

10、ng materials and will keep a journal of my impressions along the way.September 2, TokyoI have arrived in Tokyo to begin my travels north. We are received by Mr. Ichihara of the Oku no Hosomichi network in his library and office near the Sumidagawa River where Basho, Sora, and a few friends in a boat

11、 commenced their journey from Edo on May 16, 1689. Dressed in traditional Japanese clothes, Mr. Ichihara bows. He has an open, friendly manner and a contagious intensity of spirit. Look! Mr. Ichihara rubs the stomach of Bashos statue. He was a little chubby when he set out. Youll see, in the statues

12、 of him at the end of the Oku no Hosomichi he looks thin and tired, and yet full of knowledge and joy - and sadness, which all makes sense.We enjoy a nice Japanesedinner. Early in the evening I hire a boat, which slowly navigates the Sumidagawa River almost to Tokyo Bay - Bashos path. We pass under

13、the rivers many famous bridges, some dating back to Bashos time, and we turn around at the fish market. It is dark now. How could Basho, writing in 1689, have imagined the ten million lights of Tokyo - or finding it difficult to see the stars because of them?September 14, Matsushima CityMany people

14、arrive at Matsushima on ferries. The ferries sail past Niwo Island, whose shape resembles a submarine, then past Kane Island with its four water tunnels, and others. Moments off our own ferry, looking around at the shops, hotels, and restaurants of Matsushima, my guide declares that the town is unpl

15、easant to look at. Too much concrete, he says.To escape present-day reality (and daydream of the past), I sit down on a bench and read how Basho described Matsushima:Now, though its been only too often observed, Matsushima presents a magnificent vista . All sorts of islands gather here, steep ones p

16、ointing to sky, others creeping upon waves. Or some are piled double on each other, or even triple, and some divided at one end and overlapping at the other. Some bear others on their backs; some seem to embrace them, as if caressing their offspring . The feeling: one of intense beauty .A. Multiple

17、Choice.Question 1. What is this part mainly about?Question 2. What did Bashos work Oku no Hosomichi or Narrow Roadto aFar Province result from?Question 3. How does Mr. Ichihara describe Basho at the start of the journey? Question 4. Which of the following is NOT true about the Sumidagawa River? Ques

18、tion 5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the phrase near the end of this part, Now, though its been only too often observed, Matsushima presents a magnificent vista?B. Dictation and Translation.1. Today, thousands of people visit the place of Bashos birth, see the shrine where he is b

19、uried, and travel parts of the trail he walked.2. The ferries sail past Niwo Island, whose shape resembles a submarine, then past Kane Island with its four water tunnels, and others.3. Or some are piled double on each other, or even triple, and some divided at one end and overlapping at the other.B.

20、 Dictation and Translation. Firstly have students listen to these sentencesand complete them, and then check answers with a partner. Secondly they can discuss in pairs and try to put the sentences into Chinese, and then check as a class, selecting the best translations.Part Two 文本On the Poets TrailS

21、eptember 21, Niigata PrefectureWe cross the Umikawa and Himekawa Rivers where they run into the sea. Basho called this region the most perilous place in the north. Today theres a road, of course, high up along the steep cliffs with concrete supports and wire netting to keep the rocks from crashing d

22、own. But the names of the passes retain their old warnings, such as koma gaeshi, which means send back your horses. What happened here? Basically, about 800 years ago a woman tried to flee from a powerful official with her small child along the cliffs. Crashing waves threw them into the sea. Someone

23、 observed this and reported that at one terrible moment the currents tore the woman from her child, and suddenly they were pulled in opposite directions, then drowned. It is the saddest place Ive ever been.September 24, Otsu CityToday along the Nagara River I watch how three fishermen in wooden boat

24、s have tightened string necklaces around six cormorants necks. Cormorants are birds that can be trained to dive and catch fish, which the fishermen retrieve by reaching into the cormorants throats. This demonstration of an age-old fishing technique is both for tourists and to feed their families. I

25、watch this for an hour or so, until finally the cormorants are fed the fish they themselves caught!We are anxious to get to Genjyu-an, the peaceful shrine near Lake Biwa where Bashos remains lie. A man steps from the modest gift shop to show us the grave itself. Incense is burning. In the small pond

26、 there are two turtles. I dip the long-handled wooden dipper in a bucket and pour water over the gravestone. The basho tree (a kind of banana tree from which the poet took his name) is flowering. There is the song of insects and, as if welcoming the evening, the cry of a bird. The train station is c

27、lose by; there are noises of car traffic, students on bicycles, and crowded streets. I see the man closing up shop. He notices that I am still there. Its good to say a prayer. Its up to you which one. He bows to me, and then bows to the gravestone. Ill wait to lock the gate.In the centuries since hi

28、s death, Basho has become many things to many people -wise man, outsider artist, wanderer, and, above all, a great poet. His Narrow Road contains humor (even about himself), details of his trip, religious wisdom, artistic descriptions, and even complaints. At the same time, his book provides a kind

29、of timeless spiritual map for the traveler. Linguist Helen Tanizaki once described Basho this way: Hes like a quirky philosopher tour-guide who pretty much leaves readers alone to experience traveling in those remote places for themselves.1B A Life in Pictures Before You Listen Listening Comprehensi

30、on A. 1. a 2. c 3. d 4. c 5. b B. 1. 100% American2. fitting in3. get in touch with my roots4. essentially record what I was seeing and doing5. send pictures back to family and friends6. renew my visa7. I wanted to be a professional8. The framing9. great visual impact10. read the captions11. get the right subject at the right time12. a group of Tajik schoolchildren13. Passion14. economic motivation15. obsessed by your craftAfter You ListenA. 1. amateur 2. passion 3. route 4. concentr