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17．US author Colson Whitehead's new novel，The Underground Railroad，was awarded a Pulitzer Prize on April 9．And it's not had to see why．But while it doesn't require any great historical knowledge to be enjoyed，there are a couple of things the reader should bear in mind．The book's title，The Underground Railroad，is also the name for the people-some black，some white-who ran the network of secret routes and safe houses，through which slaves in America were helped to freedom．
The very beginning setting of the story is a slave plantation in Georgia，in the south of the US．It is a horrific place，and every slave there wants to escape．Only a few of those who try succeed．
One such is Cora，taken by slavers from West Africa．To get to her freedom in Indiana，Cora has to escape from a long list of dangerous people．Her escape gets the attention of notorious（臭名昭著的）slave catcher Ridgeway，who not only wants to take her back but destroys the underground railroad at the same time．
The basic structure of The Underground Railroad comes from the classic"slave narrative"-accounts written by former slaves of their struggle to free themselves．
But although the terrible lives of the slaves are described very believably，The Underground Railroad is nota realistic novel that sticks to the facts．The story makes great use of Whitehead's imagination．While the"Underground Railroad"is a metaphor（暗喻）．Whitehead makes it an actual railway．The train travels through wormhole-style black tunnels-like something out of science fiction-taking Cora to different realities within the US．
The reader does not expect this，because stories about slaves very rarely depart from the truth．Btu however inventive he allows himself to be，The Underground Railroad remains a story of slavery and an attempt to understand this awful thing whose impact is still felt in the US today．
24．The underlined word""horrific"can be replaced byA．
A．fearful
B．peaceful
C．marvelous
D．mysterious
25．The slaves want to escape intoB．
A．Georgia
B．Indiana
C．the west of Africa
D．the south of the USA
26．What is"slave narrative"according to the passage？A
A．The former slavers'sufferings recorded by themselves．
B．The American slavery system．
C．The later generation's description about the former slaves'life．
D．The slaves'experiences told by the former government．
27．Which statement is true according to the passage？D
A．It requires much historical knowledge to appreciate the novel．
B．The Underground Railroad is entirely based on the facts．
C．Slave stories are always far from the truth．
D．Slavery has been affecting the US till now．
分析 短文主要讲了获得普利策奖的美国作家Colson Whitehead的作品《地下铁道》．
解答 24．A，词义猜测题，根据后面句子every slave there wants to escape"每个奴隶都想逃离"可以猜测那是一个恐怖的地方，故答案为A．
25．B，细节理解题，根据句子To get to her freedom in Indiana，Cora has to escape from a long list of dangerous people．可知，奴隶想逃去印第安纳，故答案为B．
26．A，细节理解题，根据句子"slave narrative"-accounts written by former slaves of their struggle to free themselves可知，"slave narrative"就是以前那些奴隶对于他们的经历的自述，故答案为A．
27．D，细节理解题，根据句子The Underground Railroad remains a story of slavery and an attempt to understand this awful thing whose impact is still felt in the US today．可知，奴隶制直到现在还影响着美国，故答案为D．
点评 解答任务型阅读理解题，首先对原文材料迅速浏览，掌握全文的主旨大意．因为阅读理解题一般没有标题，所以，速读全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速读的过程中，应尽可能多地捕获信息材料．其次，细读题材，各个击破．掌握全文的大意之后，细细阅读每篇材料后的问题，弄清每题要求后，带着问题，再回到原文中去寻找、捕获有关信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主题句，阅读时，要有较强的针对性．对于捕获到的信息，要做认真分析，仔细推敲，理解透彻，只有这样，针对题目要求，才能做到稳、准．
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