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1、精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 20XX 年职称英语考试用书重点篇章练习：Tales of the Terrible Past 20XX 年职称英语考试用书 有肯定的变化, 今年新增了许多篇目；小编提示考生要抓紧时间来复习了； 目前职业培训训练网 职称英语 课程基础班已经开通到第五部分了,后面内容也会尽快开通, 建议考生抓紧时间听课； 下面是在 职称英语教材 里面的一些重要的文章篇目,都有具体的解题思路,期望对考生有帮忙！Tales of the Terrible PastIt is not the job of fiction writers to analyze and
2、interpret history. Yet by writing about the past in a vivid and compelling manner ,storytellers can bring earlier eras to life and force readers to consider them seriously. Among those taking on the task of recounting history are some black writers who attempt to examine slavery from different point
3、s of view. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison deals specifically with the legacy of slavery in her book Beloved. The main character in this novel ,a former slave called Sethe,lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War,but she cannot free herself from her horrific memories. Through a se
4、ries of flashbacks and bitter reminiscences ,the reader learns how and why Sethe escaped from the plantation she had lived on; the fate of her husband ,who also tried to escape; and finally ,what happened to the child called Beloved. Morrisons scenes of torture and murder are vivid and strongly conv
5、ey the desperation of the slaves and the cruelty of their owners. Charles Johnsons Middle Passage approaches slavery from a different ,yet no less violent ,vantage point. His main character ,Rutherfprd Calhoun ,is a neer-do-well free black American who stows away on a slave ship bound for Africa to
6、collect its cargo. Put to work after he is discovered,Calhoun witnesses firsthand the appalling conditions in which the captured Africans are transported. When they finally rebel and take over the ship ,he finds himself in the middle - and is forced to come to terms with who he is and what his value
7、s are. Neither Beloved nor Middle Passage is an easy read ,but both exemplify African American writers attempts to bring significant historical situations alive for a modem audience. 词汇 : interpret /int.:prit/ v. 说明,翻译 desperation /desp.rei.n/ n. 失望的境地recount /rikaunt / v. 表达 capture /k.pt. / v. 俘获s
8、lavery /sleiv.ri / n. 奴隶制度注释 : 1. Yet by writing about the past in a vivid and compelling manner,storytellers can bring earlier eras to life and force readers to consider them seriously. 然而通过用一种生动好玩的方 式来描写过去,小说家可以将早期时代重现,并引起读者的重视；名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 1 页,共 4 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - 2. His main ch
9、aracter. Rutherford Calhoun. is a neer-do-well free black American who stows away on a slave ship bound for Africa to collect its cargo .他的主人公叫做Rutherford Calhoun,是一个游手好闲,身份自由的美国黑人；他偷偷登上了一艘开往非洲贩卖奴隶的 船只；练习 : 1. This passage is mostly about_. A the causes of slavery in America B black writers in the l
10、ate 20th century C why Morrison and Johnson wrote the books they did D two novels that deal with slavery 2. Beloved is set_. A on a slave ship B on a plantation before the Civil War C in Ohio after the Civil War D in an African town 3. The writer seems to feel that_. A eveyone should read Morrisons
11、and Johnsons novels B the books are worthwhile but challenging C black writers should ignore racial issues D we will repeat the past if we dont learn about it 4. The writer emphasizes that the two books are similar in their_. A use of flashbacks B treatment of women C criticism of whites D portrayal
12、 of violence 5. The word appalling means_. A terrible B surprising C guilty 名师归纳总结 - - - - - - -第 2 页,共 4 页精选学习资料 - - - - - - - - - D unrealistic 答案与题解 : 1. D 此题问的是 :这篇文章主要讲什么 . A 的意思是美国奴隶制的缘由；B 的意思是 20世纪的黑人作家；C 的意思是莫里森和约翰逊写书的缘由；D 的意思是关于奴隶制的两本小说；本文主要介绍了莫里森和约翰逊各自关于奴隶制的小说的主要内容,因此 D 是正确的答案；2. C 此题问的是 :
13、 “宠儿 ” 的设置背景是什么.依据其次段的其次句话:a fornier slave called Sethe, lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War 俄州；因此 C 是正确的答案；可知其背景是在内战之后的俄亥3. B 此题问的是 :作者的感觉是什么 .A 的意思是每个人都应当读莫里森和约翰逊的小说；B 的意思是这些作品特别值得写但又很有挑战性；C 的意思是黑人作家应当忽视种族问题； D 的意思是假如我们没有学习过去,那么这些过去会重现；A ,C,D 原文没有表达,因此 B 是正确的答案；4.D 此题问的是 :作者强调两部作品的共
14、同之处是什么 .依据第三段的第一句话 :yet no less violent 可知两部作品都有对暴力的描写；因此 D 是正确的答案；5. A 此题问的是 :appalling 的意思是什么 .依据第三段对运输非洲人去美国的描述可知,此状况必定是不好的,糟糕的；A 的意思是糟糕的；B 的意思是令人惊奇的；C 的意思是有罪的； D 的意思是不现实的；因此依据文意,A 是正确的答案；举荐阅读：职称英语考试 报名工作已经开展一段时间,目前已经在间续公布职称英语考试补报名时间,职业培训 训练网提示考生要抓紧时间报名了,不要把最终的时间错过；点击此处进入补报名 20XX 年职称英语考试报名时间汇总 为了
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