1、笔译三级综合能力介词练习试卷 5及答案与解析 0 Chinese Buddhist Music Catches Audience in HK 中华佛教音乐吸引香港听众 The Hong Kong Cultural Center in Victoria Bay was packed on Thursday night, and loud applause periodically echoed through the neon lit sky. It was not rock music nor was it pop it was traditional Chinese Buddhist mus
2、ic that made an instant hit in the modern metropolis. Hong Kong is the fourth leg of the Buddhist music performance tour by a troupe consisting of more than 130 monks from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. And this is also the first time monks from across the Taiwan Strait had jointly set up a troupe
3、 to perform, on global stages. Crowds of Hong King residents were lining up at the local port waiting to welcome members of the troupe who were sailing in from Macao, where they had just ended another successful performance on Wednesday night. The monks returned the enthusiasm of the residents with
4、a powerful performance. Almost without sleep, the monks drove to the concert hall preparing the stage and doing the rehearsals. Buddhist music, which originated from ancient India, found its way into China some 2,000 years ago, and after absorbing elements of traditional Chinese folk music, court mu
5、sic and other religious music, a unique form which is now called Chinese Buddhist music came into being. The monks of the troupe come from prestigious Buddhist temples including Fo Guang Shah Temple in Taiwan, Shaolin Temple in central Henan Province, Labrang Temple in northwestern Gansu Province, a
6、nd General Temple in southwestern Yunnan Province, representing the three branches of Buddhism in China, namely Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and Pali Buddhism. The wind sweeping across the Victoria Bay was cool, but the atmosphere in the concert hall was hot. The audience was mesmerized by the
7、 great variety of genres of Chinese Buddhist music “Its great to see so many genres of Chinese Buddhist music performed on the same stage,“ said a female bank employee surnamed Chang, “Its so fascinating,“ she said Calling it a happy event in Hong Kong, the Venerable Kwok Kuang, president of the Hon
8、g Kong Buddhist Association, said that the concert served as a prelude to the display, in Hong Kong on May 26, of a relic from Famen Temple preserved in Xian, capital of northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province. He said that Buddhism and Buddhist music in the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong had the
9、same roots, and through the performance by monks from across the Taiwan Strait, the traditional religious art would be further developed and bring more happiness to the Chinese. Co-sponsored by the Chinese Buddhism Association of China and Fo Guang Shan Temple in Taiwan, the troupe was formed in Feb
10、ruary this year and has since staged four successful performances in Taiwan and Macao, and will move on to Los Angeles and San Francisco in the US and Vancouver of Canada from Friday. Hailing the joint performance as a major event in the history of Buddhism, Hsin Ting, deputy chief of the troupe and
11、 abbot of Fo Guang Shan, said that both the monks and the support staff had been working together very harmoniously ever since the formation of the troupe, indicating their inherited strong ties. “I hope the troupes tour to North America will help the world community better understand Chinese tradit
12、ional culture, especially the harmonious relationships among the people across the Taiwan Strait,“ he said 1 How was the Chinese Buddhist music troupe received in Hong Kong? （ A） It was welcomed like any other rock or pop music bands. （ B） It was not as welcome as rock or pop music bands. （ C） It wa
13、s so welcome that it would visit Hong Kong for the fourth time. （ D） It caused a great sensation among the local people. 2 What, according to the author, is the significance of the troupes visit to Hong Kong? （ A） It signifies a beginning of strengthening cultural exchanges across the Taiwan Straits
14、. （ B） It marks a beginning of reunification of the mainland and Taiwan. （ C） It marks a successful religious cross-Strait exchange and cooperation at a global level. （ D） It signifies that Taiwan and the mainland are of one country. 3 The different genres of Buddhist music performed on stage repres
15、ent （ A） a long history of Chinese Buddhism （ B） richess of Chinese Buddhist music （ C） many different temples across China （ D） the three branches of Buddhism in China 4 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） The troupe will offer three more performances after the Hong Kong ev
16、ent. （ B） There will be another religious activity in Hong Kong after the music performance. （ C） The troupe will continue its tour to North America （ D） The troupe is about four months old 5 Hsin Ting and Fo Guang Shan attributed the success of the performance to （ A） the good relationship between
17、the monks and the support staff （ B） the strong traditional ties that ensured the harmonious work for the performance （ C） the long Chinese traditional culture （ D） the long history of Buddhism in China 5 Meet the Bauls 遇见鲍尔人 Most Westerners, if they know the Bauls at all, remember the non sequitur
18、of a couple of members of this Bengali sect standing next to Bob Dylan on the cover of Dylans milestone album “John Wesley Harding. “ The story goes that Dylan was depressed, and his foster-father/ manager, Albert Grossman, arranged for the seer-singers to visit Woodstock to cheer up our poet laurea
19、te. Apocryphal? I would agree, if my introduction to the Bauls werent remarkably similar. Id gone to India as a recent recruit of The Dharma Bums, a group that had been invited to play the World Festival of Sacred Music in May. Unaccustomed to international travel, I got to the concert site in Banga
20、lore dazed, sick, and terrified I came thoroughly awake at sound check. Its fear that does it. Peering out at 800 empty seats at the local college auditorium, fighting with squealing mikes, a smattering of hangers-on understandably unimpressed with the wretched sounds coming from our throats. When t
21、he concert began, I settled in to my seat to suffer the humiliation of watching a whole show of spiritually advanced musicians make contact with a highest being before we came out and sucked Then four men dressed in flowing golden-orange gowns sauntered onstage, smiling. They sat, acknowledging appl
22、ause. The oldest and straightest was blind The Bauls call themselves spiritual anarchists because they declare themselves to be Hindus and true Moslems acknowledging no contradiction. Their home base is Calcutta, the Indian city famous for its “black hole ,“ where everything is cut to the bone, spir
23、ituality included Seven months a year, the Bauls wander as musician mendicants, accepting alms for song. The remainder of the year, they return to their families and resume their “day job“ of walking the cars of the hell-trains of Calcutta, performing their bloodless open-heart surgery for half-rupe
24、es and blessings. The first of the four the wasted remains of a handsome man stood, commencing to wail and slowly, on bell-jangling feet, to dance. At the end of a long, thin arm he thumbed a one- stringed harps single note, his voice so filled with moumful joy that tears instantaneously began to sp
25、lash my cheek. He seemed to cry out: “All you see before you is yours Lord, do with me what you will. “ A single tooth flashed against the scarlet hole of this mouth, ecstasy-laced red eyes pinched shut, then opened again to pilot bare feet to a resting place. As he sat, we rained applause. A smalle
26、r, more powerful black swan of a man stands. His voice, unlike his comrades, is virile and revved up to matinee-idol pitch. The black swan plucks out a wobbling volley, then points his pick hand straight at a member of the audience. What proceeds is a wedding of power and passion as might have cause
27、d Otis Redding to reconsider his singing career. Our applause is thunderous. He makes the prayer sign at chest, and sits. Up rises Oedipus at Colonnus, his eyes shameless wounds, never to heal; the fourth Baul, a young drummer, takes the elbow of this guru he walks beside every day, his master now s
28、inging and smiling. With each step, the blind man comments with even greater vigor at another even more extraordinary development in this, his dialogue with GoD The guide prods him to the edge of the stage; once there, Oedipus raises both his hands and commences to crow for joy, connecting with such
29、 power as we, the audience, cry out to tell him where we are and to thank him, almost as a lover cries in gratitude. Hearing this, he redoubles his effort. At the very edge of the huge stage, the other three are bent, whipping up a small storm of accompaniment. Oedipus suddenly twists his head halfw
30、ay between heaven and earth, and straight into the hot stage lights he peers as three shrill notes shoot from his small, misshapen mouth, making it all stop. He is with God already; what remains here with us is merely a witness to the beyond What else matters? Certainly not our performance. My only
31、ambition at present is to be nearer the Bauls. 6 It seems that the mention of Bob Dylan serves as an introduction_. （ A） of the Bauls （ B） of a musical genre （ C） to the album “John Wesley Harding“ （ D） to western music 7 How did the author feel about their rehearsal sound check? （ A） He was dazed,
32、sick and terrified （ B） He was totally unimpressed with the local college auditorium. （ C） He feared that their performance would be a failure. （ D） He was disappointed with the poor turn-out of audience. 8 What did the author think of the Baulss performance? （ A） He felt completely humiliated by th
33、eir performance lacking in spirit. （ B） He felt their performance rose to a superbly high spiritual level that his own band couldnt attain. （ C） The Baulss performance was blindly apocryphal. （ D） The Baulss performance was a great attraction to the local people. 9 It can be deduced that, for most t
34、ime of the year, the Bauls_. （ A） live an exciting life in Calcutta （ B） live a squalid, from-hand-to-mouth life （ C） wander among the cars and train on the streets （ D） offer their performances as blessings for the poor 10 The four mens performance on stage can be described as_. （ A） spiritual and
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47、ight （ C） to provide children with fun and laughter （ D） to make children temporarily forget their illness 13 The italicized quotation is obviously part of a letter from_. （ A） a parent of a patient （ B） a clown （ C） a patient （ D） a medical practitioner 14 The word palliative in the sentence “Clown
48、 Doctors also play a role in palliative care“ is most probably in the meaning of_. （ A） curing （ B） healing （ C） soothing （ D） diagnosing 15 The main theme of this passage is to advise people_. （ A） to believe that laughter is a cure-all （ B） to be optimistic in life （ C） to seek help from clowns in
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