Question

【题目】C

For the last 115 years, the Swedish Academy has decided who will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, thus determining who will be promoted from the great and the near great to the immortal(不朽人物).

But today the Academy is coming under heavy criticism both from within and without. Critics argue that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true writing ability than with the peculiar politics inside the Academy and Sweden itself. According to Ingmar Bjorksten, the cultural editor for one of the country’s two major newspapers, the prize continues to represent "what people call a very Swedish exercise: reflecting Swedish tastes".

The Academy has defended itself against such charges of provincialism(排外主义) in its selection. It says that its physical distance from the great literary capitals of the world actually serves to protect the Academy from outside influences. This may well be true, but critics respond that this very distance may also be responsible for the Academy’s inability to have an accurate idea of the trends in the literary world.

Regardless of concerns over the selection process, however, it seems that the prize will continue to survive both as an indicator of the literature that we most highly praise, and as a difficult goal that writers seek. If for no other reason, the prize will continue to be desirable for the financial rewards that accompany it. Not only is the cash prize itself considerable, but the prize dramatically increases sales of an author’s books.

【1】What is Paragraph 2mainly about?

A. The responsibility of the Swedish Academy.

B. The history of the Swedish Academy.

C. Why the Swedish Academy is criticized.

D. How the Academy chooses prize winners.

【2】What does the Academy think of its location?

A. It helps the Academy make fair choices.

B. It puts the Academy at a disadvantage.

C. It helps the Swedish develop their taste in literature.

D. It makes the Academy unaware of literary trends.

【3】10. What does the author say about the Nobel Prize in Literature in the end?

A. It will remain important.

B. Its selection process may change.

C. No financial award can compare with it.

D. It will be more difficult to win it.

【4】What is the author’s attitude towards the Swedish Academy?

A. Supportive. B. Critical. C. Doubtful. D. Objective.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

【语篇解读】瑞典文学院被指责在选择诺贝尔文学奖的获得者时更多地考虑政治因素而不是真正的写作能力,但作者认为,诺贝尔文学奖在未来的地位仍旧无人能撼动。

【1】考查主旨要义。根据第二段的内容尤其是"But today the Academy is coming under heavy criticism ... Critics argue that the selection of the winners often has less to do with true writing ability than with the peculiar politics..."可知,本段主要讲的是瑞典文学院遭受批评的原因。故选C。

【2】考查推理判断。根据第三段中的"It says that its physical distance from the great literary capitals of the world actually serves to protect the Academy from outside influences"可知,瑞典文学院认为,正因为它远离 众多世界文学之都,所以它受到的外部干扰少。也就是说瑞典文学院认为这种距离能帮助它作出公正的 选择。故选A。

【3】考查推理判断。根据最后一段的内容尤其是"the prize will continue to survive both as an indicator of the literature that we most highly praise, and as a difficult goal that writers seek..."可知,作者认为,诺贝尔 文学奖将继续作为人们最为推崇的文学的一个标志而存在,仍然是作家追求的一个难以达到的目标。由 此可知,诺贝尔文学奖会和以前一样重要。故选A。

【4】考查观点态度。纵观全文可知,作者不仅客观介绍了瑞典文学院受到的批评,还对此背景下诺贝 尔文学奖的未来作了客观的分析。由此可知,他对瑞典文学院的态度是客观的。