题目内容
1.Why not write in a foreign language?If people feel free to choose their profession,their religion,and even their sex,why not just decide whih language you want to write in?Ever since Jhumpa published In Other Words in Italian,people have been asking me,"Why don't you write in Italian,Tim?After all,you've been in the country 35years.What keeps you tied to English?"Is it just a question of economic convenience?Certainly economics can be important.It was the factor that pushed Conrad to abandon his Polish mother tongue.If it is not possible to publish at home,or to publish there as one would wish to publish,then one is likely to go elsewhere.And if to publish elsewhere one has to change language,then some authors are willing to take that step.
Something of the same logic has driven many writers from Africa,Asia to write in French and English in recent years.There is also the fact that people in Europe and the West are interested in the countries they grew up in.Just as in the nineteenth century,novelists like Thomas Hardy could"sell"their familiarity with peasant life to a middle-class metropolitan public,so these writers have interested us with stories that might seem common in their home countries.
There is also a real internationalism in the decision to change language.If you have"a message"and if English is the language that offers maximum spread,then it would seem appropriate to use it.
All these make sense.Critics tend to pay attention only to those who have made a success of writing in a new language.In April 2014,a New York Times article essentially listed young literary stars who had switched to writing in the main Western languages.At this point,the native English speaker almost begins to feel at a disadvantage for having been born into the dominant culture.Should we perhaps head for Paris,like Beckett or Jonathan Littell,just to be between two worlds?Or look for something more exotic (异国的) and have ourselves translated back into English afterward?However,one fact is that changing languages doesn't always work.
I did write a novel in Italian.But after rereading it,I decided against it.My work lost power with the switch of language.My real subject matter still had to do with England and it was to my home culture that my books were addressed.The second language never seems to mean quite as much as the first.In any event,after my early experiment,I never went back to write in Italian.Changing language is not the only way to bring energy to your writing.
61.The author writes the first paragraph toA.
A.introduce the topic of this passage
B.provide background information
C.stress the importance of English
D.explain why he writes in English
62.Why are some writers willing to write in a foreign language?C
A.They have published a lot of works at home.
B.Their works are uncommon in their own countries.
C.A new language may offer a wider readership.
D.They want to be accepted by middle class.
63.What can we infer from the passage?A
A.Native English writers are at a disadvantage for writing in English.
B.Writers can't be entirely separated from their own culture and language.
C.Writers should write in a foreign language to draw critics'attention.
D.Any writer can succeed with the switch of a new language.
64.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A
A.Write in a foreign language
B.Write in mother tongue
C Publish at home
D.Change language to bring energy.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了为什么作家愿意用外语写作,除了经济原因还有一种新的语言可以提供更广泛的读者.
解答 61.A.推理判断题.根据文章第一段"Why not write in a foreign language?If people feel free to choose their profession,their religion,and even their sex,why not just decide whih language you want to write in"可知目的是为了引出文章主题为什么用外语写作;故选A.
62.C.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"novelists like Thomas Hardy could"sell"their familiarity with peasant life to a middle-class metropolitan public,so these writers have interested us with stories that might seem common in their home countries"可知作家愿意用外语写作是因为一种新的语言可以提供更广泛的读者;故选C.
63.A.细节理解题.根据倒数第二段"At this point,the native English speaker almost begins to feel at a disadvantage for having been born into the dominant culture"可知母语为英语的作家在英语写作中处于不利地位;故选A.
64.A.主旨大意题.通读全文,可知文章主要介绍了为什么作家愿意用外语写作,除了经济原因还有一种新的语言可以提供更广泛的读者;因此最佳标题是用外语写作;故选A.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
A generation gap is commonly recognized to refer to differences between generations that cause conflict and (53)Acommunication,creating a‘gap.'Sociologist William Safire provides a more positive definition.Generation gap,according to him,can be a(n) (54)C lack of communication between young and old,which results in misunderstanding,or,on the good side,it can be regarded as a useful stretch of time that separates cultures within a society,allowing them to develop their own (55)A.From their position in the family,and with more (56)B than younger family members,grandparents are more likely to look at the generation gap (57)C,expecting that differences between generations can sometimes do some good to all those concerned.
Although there have always been differences between the generations,the drastic differences that the term implies were not much (58)D until the twentieth century.Before that time,society was not very (59)A.Young people typically lived near their extended families,prayed in their childhood churches and often worked on the family farm or in a family business.With the appearance of television and movies,young people were exposed to cultural influences (60)A to their own families and cultures.Performers like Frank Sinatra,Elvis Presley and James Dean won admiration from the younger generation but were often (61)D by the older generation.Then,to make the matter worse,came the 1960s,and the Vietnam(越南)War caused a more serious (62)B between young and old.
Today,although more Americans have admitted the existence of generational differences,most do not see them as too (63)C.That is partly because of the areas of difference.The top areas of disagreement between young and old,according to a research,are use of technology and taste in music rather than (64)A issues like religious beliefs or political viewpoints.In fact,most American people today have found ways to,on the one hand,live in harmony with family members and,on the other hand,(65)B their own tastes and preferences.
51.A.wealthy | B.senior | C.successful | D.brilliant |
52.A.shadow | B.system | C.air | D.communication |
53.A.complicated | B.accessible | C.significant | D.social |
54.A.realistic | B.stimulating | C.upsetting | D.restless |
55.A.character | B.relationship | C.resource | D.hobby |
56.A.preparation | B.experience | C.privacy | D.support |
57.A.individually | B.necessarily | C.positively | D.simply |
58.A.standard | B.practical | C.public | D.evident |
59.A.mobile | B.quiet | C.strange | D.advanced |
60.A.foreign | B.mild | C.strict | D.familiar |
61.A.introduced | B.financed | C.destroyed | D.disliked |
62.A.hatred | B.conflict | C.negotiation | D.review |
63.A.delightful | B.sincere | C.harmful | D.passive |
64.A.serious | B.secret | C.general | D.academic |
65.A.make up | B.stick to | C.refer to | D.bring up |
A. | so that | B. | as long as | C. | as if | D. | even if |