单选题
公共英语二级
2018-01-25
根据下面资料,回答题。
Jessamine is a calligrapher(书法家) and she has, over the years, printed out the history of her town by printing up wedding and death announcements, invitations and menus. Now she has another ability--she finds herself forced to print out such calligraphy of events before they happen.
She knows this is a precious and dangerous gift. She persuades a man in town to accept the love af-fair between his daughter and a young man whom he dislikes because Jessamine has already printed the wedding announcement. Her relationship with Callie, that young woman, is a wonderful inter-generational friendship. When Jessamine prints her own death notice, she deals with it as wisely as she has dealt with all the rest.
The story of Jessamine is only 51 pages long and, as such, there isn´ t much difficulty for less able readers. Meanwhile, the idea that one can use a magic(魔法) power to do good secretly is such an intriguing idea that more able readers will also be drawn to the book.
Readers might be willing to read the book closely to see how DeFelice, the writer of the story,managed to describe such a complex(复杂的) person in so few pages and do it so skilfully. There are times when the passages come close to poetry and students might like to read particular selec-tions aloud. For example, when Jessamine learns that Callie will not win the scholarship which could give her a fresh start in life, the way she gives Callie the strength to accept the disappoint- ment and yet gain self-respect is worth examining.
What probably is the text?
A.A short story.
B.A news report.
C.A book review.
D.A public notice.
参考答案
C
答案解析
贾丝明是一名书法家,在过去几年里,她通过写结婚宣言与死亡讣告、邀请函和菜单而书写着自己家乡的历史。现在,她拥有了另一项技能——在这些事件发生之前,促成相关信函的印出。她知道这是一个珍贵又危险的技能。她劝告一个同乡的男士接受他的女儿与一位他讨厌的年轻男士的恋爱关系,因为贾丝明已经写好了结婚宣言。她与那个年轻女士考利的关系是一段跨代的美好友谊。当贾丝明写下自己的死亡讣告时,她像处理其他一切事物一样明智。
关于贾丝明的故事只有51页纸,因此即使对于能力不足的读者来讲也不难理解。与此同时,一个人能用魔法去做一些有意义的秘密的事情是一个有趣的想法,更多会阅读的读者也会被这本书吸引。
读者可能更愿意去仔细阅读这本书,来看德费利斯——这本书的作者——是怎样用极少的篇章来巧妙地描述如此复杂的人物。有时候,文章与诗歌紧密联系,学生会喜欢大声地阅读部分节选段落。比如说,当贾丝明得知考利不会得到奖学金,而那能开启她人生的新篇章时,她安抚考利的方式是给她接受失望的力量,并教她获得自尊是值得体验的。
解析:推断题。题干意为“这篇文章是关于什么的?”文章前半部分描写了一个故事的梗概,后半部分提到了这个故事的长度以及作者等内容,由此可知,这篇文章是一篇书评。故选C。
关于贾丝明的故事只有51页纸,因此即使对于能力不足的读者来讲也不难理解。与此同时,一个人能用魔法去做一些有意义的秘密的事情是一个有趣的想法,更多会阅读的读者也会被这本书吸引。
读者可能更愿意去仔细阅读这本书,来看德费利斯——这本书的作者——是怎样用极少的篇章来巧妙地描述如此复杂的人物。有时候,文章与诗歌紧密联系,学生会喜欢大声地阅读部分节选段落。比如说,当贾丝明得知考利不会得到奖学金,而那能开启她人生的新篇章时,她安抚考利的方式是给她接受失望的力量,并教她获得自尊是值得体验的。
解析:推断题。题干意为“这篇文章是关于什么的?”文章前半部分描写了一个故事的梗概,后半部分提到了这个故事的长度以及作者等内容,由此可知,这篇文章是一篇书评。故选C。
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