题目内容
17.Four centuries ago,the author of one of the greatest comic creations in all of world literature breathed his last breath.Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616),the author of Don Quixote (《堂•吉诃德》),is to the Spanish what Shakespeare is to the English and Dante is to Italians-a national literary(文学的) hero.Cervantes'book is still appreciated(欣赏) today because it's a truthful comedy.Don Quixote,like human beings generally,has great difficulty distinguishing(区别)reality from imagination.Readers laugh at him,but when we laugh,we laugh with recognition.
Alonso Quijano is an older Spanish gentleman who loves romances.In truth,he reads far too many romances and they have affected his mind.Quijano is so mixed up that he decides that he must become a knight (骑士) himself.
Quijano becomes"Don Quixote de La Mancha",an aristocratic (贵族的) name that suits a knight.Next,since every knight needs a horse,he finds himself an old one.But the horse named Rocinante is nothing like a horse a knight would ride.He's old and tired from a life of farm work.
The old heroes of the romances all had a lady to love,someone highborn (出生高贵的) like the knight himself.Don Quixote chooses Aldonza Lorenzo,a farmer's daughter,to be his beloved.She becomes"Dulcinea del Toboso",or"the sweet woman of Toboso".Does this please Aldonza Lorenzo?It cannot,because she is all in Don Quixote's imagination.
Now comes Cervantes'second great creation:Sancho Panza.Quijano makes his servant Quixote's squire (随从),because every self-respecting knight has a squire.Sancho is a sensible foil (陪衬) to the foolish master.
The pair have many adventures ahead of them,but none will be as heroic as a knight's should be.We laugh,rather than cry,as we read.
Cervantes'novel has given us a word that sums up the character type of Alonso Quijano:"quixotic".In English we use the word to describe someone who is idealistic (理想主义的) but foolish in pursuit (追求) of his ideals.It was Cervantes'genius (才能) to see this common trait(特点) and invent a great comedic character.We should salute (向…致敬) him for it on the 400th anniversary of his death on April 22.
59.Why is Don Quixote still popular today,according to the article?D
A.Its fun comes from imagined love and imagined adventures.
B.It has been translated into most languages in the world.
C.It shows how one can be affected by reading romances.
D.It is a comedy that reflects life truthfully.
60.Alonso Quijano thinks he needs all of the following EXCEPTC to become a knight.
A.a horse B.a squire
C.a beautiful companion D.a proper name
61.The underlined word"sensible"in Paragraph 6is closest in meaning toB.
A.understanding B.reasonable
C.senseless D.independent
62.Which of the following about Don Quixote is TRUE?C
A.Readers often burst into tears after reading it.
B.The adventures in it are typical of stories about knights.
C.It vividly describes a character type that has become a classic one in literature.
D.It makes fun of those who devote themselves to pursuing their ideals.
分析 本文讲述了Cervantes作品《堂吉诃德》中的人物形象堂吉诃德,并赞扬作者对这一人物形象的成功刻画.
解答 59-62 DCBC
59.D 根据Cervantes'book is still appreciated(欣赏) today because it's a truthful comedy.Don Quixote,like human beings generally,has great difficulty distinguishing(区别)reality from imagination.可知,《堂吉诃德》至今受欢迎的原因是这部作品反映了现实蘑菇答案为D
60.C 根据Quijano becomes"Don Quixote de La Mancha",an aristocratic (贵族的) name that suits a knight.Next,since every knight needs a horse,he finds himself an old one.Quijano makes his servant Quixote's squire (随从),because every self-respecting knight has a squire.可知,作为一名骑士需要一个恰当的名字、一匹马和一名随从,故答案为C
61.B 根据Sancho is a sensible foil (陪衬) to the foolish master.The pair have many adventures ahead of them,but none will be as heroic as a knight's should be.We laugh,rather than cry,as we read.可知,此处Sancho此处仅仅是对愚蠢的堂吉诃德的恰当的陪衬,故答案为B
62.C 根据Cervantes'novel has given us a word that sums up the character type of Alonso Quijano:"quixotic".可知,Cervantes成功地将一个文学形象描绘成了文学经典形象,故答案为C
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