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3.The Grapes of Wrath (愤怒的葡萄) ) is an American realist novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939.The book won the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for fiction shortly after its publication.It is frequently read in American high school and college literature classes due to its historical context and enduring legacy.
Set during the Great Depression,the novel focuses on the Joads,a poor family of tenant farmers (佃农) driven from their Oklahoma home by drought,economic hardship and agricultural industry changes.Due to their nearly hopeless situation,the Joads set out for California.Along with thousands of other"Okies",they sought jobs,land,dignity,and a future.As might be expected,the image created by the title serves as a vital symbol in the development of both the plot and the novel's greater thematic concerns:from the terrible oppression (压迫) will come terrible wrath (愤怒) but also the liberation of workers through their cooperation,which are implied but are not stated directly within the novel.
Steinbeck wrote:"I want to put a tag (标签) of shame on the greedy bastards (杂种) who
are responsible for this."This work won a large following among the working class due to
Steinbeck's sympathy to the workers'movement and his accessible prose style.
At the time of publication,Steinbeck's novel"was a phenomenon on the scale of a national
event.It was publicly banned and burned by citizens,it was debated on national talk radio; but above all,it was read."Part of its impact arose from its passionate (饱含深情的) description of the difficult situations of the poor,and in fact,many of Steinbeck's contemporaries (同代人) attacked his social and political views.Bryan Cordyack writes,"Steinbeck was attacked as a propagandist(鼓动家) from both the left and the right of the political views.The most heated of these attacks came from the Associated Farmers of California; they were displeased with the book's description.of California farmers'attitudes and behaviors toward the migrants (季节工.They blamed the book as a'"pack of lies".Some accused Steinbeck of exaggerating (夸大) camp (工棚) conditions to make a political point.Steinbeck had visited the camps well before publication of the novel and argued that their inhumane nature destroyed the settlers'spirit.
In 1962,the Nobel Prize committee cited Grapes of Wrath as a"great work"and as one of
the committee's main reasons for granting Steinbeck the Nobel Prize for Literature.Time
magazine and BBC respectively included the novel in their"100Best English-language Novels".

62.Which of the following could b'e part of the plot of the novel The Grapes of Wrath?A
A.The Joads family struggled their way through the hardships and harshness of life.
B,The Joads appealed to his fellow migrants to unite in the fight against the greedy farmers.
C.The Joads openly expressed their political dreams for equal rights and better lives.
D.The Joads lived peacefully in Oklahoma farming on their own land.
63.What does the underlined word"this"in Paragraph 4refer to?A
A.The hopeless situation of the poor.
B.The liberation of workers.
C.The impacts of The Grapes of Wrath.
D.The inhuman nature of the camps.
64.As Steinbeck's contemporaries,who might have had the deepest sympathy (共鸣) with the novel?C
A.A bankers who had just gone through a bankruptcy (破产).
B.A publisher who wanted to increase the business of his company.
C.A hardworking worker who had been struggling for a living.
D.A literary critic (评论家) who held the left point of political views.
65.The strength of the novel lies in the fact that itD
A.makes clear some strong political views
B.was blamed as nothing but"pack of lies"
C.was granted the Nobel Prize for Literature
D,exposes the true situation of the working class.

分析 本文主要描写了一部名为愤怒的葡萄的小说,这部小说以资本主义经济大萧条为背景,描述了贫困的佃农一家寻求就业、土地、尊严和未来的艰辛历程.这本书也引起了社会各界不同阶层的人不同反响.1962年,诺贝尔奖委员会认为愤怒的葡萄是一项伟大的作品,并授予了Steinbeck诺贝尔文学奖,这部作品也入选"100部最佳英文小说".

解答 62.A本题考查逻辑推理.根据文章第二段,第二段主要讲述了小说的内容,根据第二段可知,小说主要描述了Joads一家如何的经历以及面对残酷的生活的历程.故答案为A.
63.A本题考查词义猜测.根据文章第四段开头,I want to put a tag of shame on the greedy bastards who are responsible for this.结合上文介绍的小说的主要内容,可知this主要是指对贫苦人们遭受的这种无望的生活处境.故答案为A.
64.C本题考查逻辑推理.根据文章第四段,This work won a large following among the working class due to Steinbeck's sympathy to the workers'movement and his accessible prose style.这部作品受到了工人阶级的追捧,因此Steinbeck对于工人阶级的同情以及他的容易让人接受的散文风格.因此挣扎谋生的工人阶级最能引起共鸣.故答案为C.
65.D本题考查主旨大意.题干:这个基于现实的小说的要点是?根据文章前四段,小说主要是描述了经济大萧条时期Joads一家的艰苦状况,结合文章第四段Steinbeck写到,I want to put a tag of shame on the greedy bastards who are responsible for this.以及下文工人阶级对小说的追捧,可知小说主要是揭露了工人阶级的生存状况.故答案为D.

点评 在阅读时要抓住文章的主题和细节,分析文章结构,根据上下文内在联系,挖掘文章的深层含义,对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机,事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析,进一步增强理解能力,抓住材料实质性的东西.

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