2014考研英语阅读专项冲刺练习及答案(九)

凯程考研集训营，为学生引路，为学员服务！2014考研英语阅读专项冲刺练习及答案(九)RogerRosenblatt’sbookBlackFiction,inattemptingtoapplyliteraryratherthansociopoliticalcriteriatoitssubject,successfullyalterstheapproachtakenbymostpreviousstudies.AsRosenblattnotes,criticismofBlackwritinghasoftenservedasapretextforexpoundingonBlackhistory.AddisonGayle’srecentwork,forexample,judgesthevalueofBlackfictionbyovertlypoliticalstandards,ratingeachworkaccordingtothenotionsofBlackidentitywhichitpropounds.Althoughfictionassuredlyspringsfrompoliticalcircumstances,itsauthorsreacttothosecircumstancesinwaysotherthanideological,andtalkingaboutnovelsandstoriesprimarilyasinstrumentsofideologycircumventsmuchofthefictionalenterprise.Rosenblatt’sliteraryanalysisdisclosesaffinitiesandconnectionsamongworksofBlackfictionwhichsolelypoliticalstudieshaveoverlookedorignored.WritingacceptablecriticismofBlackfiction,however,presupposesgivingsatisfactoryanswerstoanumberofquestions.Firstofall,isthereasufficientreason,otherthanthefacialidentityoftheauthors,togrouptogetherworksbyBlackauthors?Second,howdoesBlackfictionmakeitselfdistinctfromothermodernfictionwithwhichitislargelycontemporaneous?RosenblattshowsthatBlackfictionconstitutesadistinctbodyofwritingthathasanidentifiable,coherentliterarytradition.LookingatnovelswrittenbyBlackoverthelasteightyyears,hediscoversrecurringconcernsanddesignsindependentofchronology.Thesestructuresarethematic,andtheyspring,notsurprisingly,fromthecentralfactthattheBlackcharactersinthesenovelsexistinapredominantlywhiteculture,whethertheytrytoconformtothatcultureorrebelagainstit.BlackFictiondoesleavesomeaestheticquestionsopen.Rosenblatt’sthematicanalysispermitsconsiderableobjectivity;heevenexplicitlystatesthatitisnothisintentiontojudgethemeritofthevariousworks—yethisreluctanceseemsmisplaced,especiallysinceanattempttoappraisemighthaveledtointerestingresults.Forinstance,someofthenovelsappeartobestructurallydiffuse.Isthisadefect,oraretheauthorsworkingoutof,ortryingtoforge,adifferentkindofaesthetic?Inaddition,thestyleofsomeBlacknovels,likeJeanToomer’sCane,vergesonexpressionismorsurrealism;doesthistechniqueprovideacounterpointtotheprevalentthemethatportraysthefateagainstwhichBlackheroesarepitted,athemeusuallyconveyedbymorenaturalisticmodesofexpression?Inspiteofsuchomissions,whatRosenblattdoesincludeinhisdiscussionmakesforanastuteandworthwhilestudy.BlackFictionsurveysawidevarietyofnovels,bringingtoourattentionintheprocesssomefascinatingandlittle-knownworkslikeJamesWeldonJohnson’sAutobiographyofanEx-ColoredMan.Itsargumentis凯程考研集训营，为学生引路，为学员服务！tightlyconstructed,anditsforthright,lucidstyleexemplifieslevelheadedandpenetratingcriticism.1.Theauthorofthetextisprimarilyconcernedwith[A]evaluatingthesoundnessofaworkofcriticism.[B]comparingvariouscriticalapproachestoasubject.[C]discussingthelimitationsofaparticularkindofcriticism.[D]summarizingthemajorpointsmadeinaworkofcriticism.2.TheauthorofthetextbelievesthatBlackFictionwouldhavebeenimprovedhadRosenblatt[A]evaluatedmorecarefullytheideologicalandhistoricalaspectsofBlackfiction.[B]attemptedtobemoreobjectiveinhisapproachtonovelsandstoriesbyBlackauthors.[C]exploredingreaterdetailtherecurrentthematicconcernsofBlackfictionthroughoutitshistory.[D]assessedtherelativeliterarymeritofthenovelsheanalyzesthematically.3.Theauthor’sdiscussionofBlackFictioncanbebestdescribedas[A]pedanticandcontentious.[B]criticalbutadmiring.[C]ironicanddeprecating.[D]argumentativebutunfocused.4.TheauthorofthetextemploysallofthefollowinginthediscussionofRosenblatt’sbookEXCEPT:[A]rhetoricalquestions.[B]specificexamples.[C]comparisonandcontrast.[D]definitionofterms.5.TheauthorofthetextreferstoJamesWeldonJohnson’sAutobiographyofanExColoredManmostprobablyinorderto[A]pointoutaffinitiesbetweenRosenblatt’smethodofthematicanalysisandearliercriticism.[B]clarifythepointaboutexpressionisticstylemadeearlierinthepassage.[C]qualifytheassessmentofRosenblatt’sbookmadeinthefirstparagraphofthepassage.[D]giveaspecificexampleofoneoftheaccomplishmentsofRosenblatt’swork.[答案与考点解析]1.【答案】A【考点解析】这是一道中心主旨题。通过阅读本文各段尤其是首段第一句和尾段第一句，我们可以推断出本题的正确选项应该是突出“evaluating”(评价)一词的选项A。考生在解题时一定要注意段落的中心主旨句，以及每句话所表达的内含和作用。2.【答案】D【考点解析】这是一道审题定位与反推题。从本题题干中的“wouldhavebeenimproved”凯程考研集训营，为学生引路，为学员服务！可推断出考生要在原文中寻找到谈论某一方面“不足”的地方。尾段首句的“suchomissions”(这样的忽略)暗示本题的答案信息来源应该在倒数第二段。通过仔细阅读和理解倒数第二段，可将本题的答案信息来源确定在倒数第二段的第二句。根据倒数第二段第二句的内容进行反推，就可得出本题的正确选项是D。考生在解题时一定要具备利用上下段之间的关系迅速审题定位的能力，更要具备反推即逆向思维的能力。3.【答案】B【考点解析】这是一道归纳推导题。从本题的题干可以看出本题的答案信息来源不局限于某一段或某一句，而是涉及全文的从头至尾。但是只要抓住全文的中心主旨句就可以得出本题的正确答案B。本文的中心主旨句是第一段的首句和尾段的首句。考生在解题时一定要抓住中心主旨句，并且对它们所表达的内容要进行分析和归纳。4.【答案】D【考点解析】这是一道写作手法题型。本题型旨在考察考生的语言基本功。这是一道较难的题目。本题A、B、C所涉及的内容可分别在第三段的第二、三句、第四段的第三句以及第一段的第三句里找到。第一段的第三句涉及B和C两个选项。选项D“definitionofterms”(给词语下定义)在原文中没有涉及，故本选项是正确答案。考生在解题时一定要注意英文中常见的写作手段。5.【答案】D【考点解析】这是一道例(举)证题。通过题干中的“WeldonJohnson’sAutobiographyofanExColoredMan”可将本题的答案信息来源迅速确定在尾段的第二句，本句中的“like”(例如)一词暗示本题的正确选项应该是含有“specificexample”的选项D。考生在解题时一定要注意原文中某些关键词的应用和理解。[参考译文]罗杰·罗森布莱特的著作《黑人小说》，试图运用文学的而不是社会政治的标准来研究黑人小说，这成功地改变了大多数早先研究的方法。如罗森布莱特所注意到的，黑人著作的评论经常被充当为一种阐述黑人历史的借口。例如，阿