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1、2020年职称英语理工类C级阅读判断精选(5)ATaleofScottishRuralLifeLewisGrassicGibbonsSunsetSong(1932)wasvotedthebestScottishnovelofalltimebyScotlandsreadingpublicin2005.OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspectsofthelivesofScotlandspoorruralfarmers,ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film，TVandradioinrecentdecades.The
2、novelissetonthefictionalestateofKinraddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarl.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.GrassicGibbongivesusthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelifeofhisheroine(女主人公).Wewatchhergrowthroughachildh
3、ooddominatedbyhercruelbuthardworkingfather;experiencetragedy(hermotherssuicideandmurderofhertwinchildren);andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintoawoman.Weseehermarry,loseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannotbelievethatsheisthecreationofaman.Butit
4、wouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.Itistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.ItsopeningsectiontellsofKinraddieslonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplaceschangingpatternsofspeechandwriting.Thestoryitselfisamazinglyfullofcharactersandincidents.ItistoldfromChrispointofviewbutalsofromtha
5、tofthegossipingcommunity,acommunitywhereeverybodyknowseverybodyelsesbusinessandnothingiseverforgotten.SunsetSonghasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassicGibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirstbymodernizationandthenbyWorldWarl.Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertaincharacters
6、resistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmenaway,anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.Inparticular，ittakesawayChrishusband,EwanTavendale.ThewarfinallykillsEwan,butnotinthewayhiswidowistold.Infact,theGermansarentresponsibleforhisdeathbuthisownside.Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.Ifthenovelis
7、abouttheendofonewayoflifeitalsolooksahead.ItisaSunsetSongbutisconcernedtoowiththenewKinraddie,indeedofthenewEuropeanworld.GrassicGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernovelsabouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.41 WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?ATheFirstWorldWar.BThebeautyofthesunset.CThenewEuropeanworld.DTheliveso
8、fruralScottishfarmers.42 WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?ASheistheheroine,ofSunsetSong.BShehadamiserablechildhood.CSheisthecreationofaman.DShemarriedonlyonce.43 Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?ATheclimateofKinraddie.BThehistoryofKinraddie.CThegeographyofKinraddie.DThelanguagespokeninKinraddie.44 WhokilledChrishusband,Ewan?AHisowntroops.BTheFrencharmy.CTheGermans.DTheRussiansoldiers.45 ThewordSunsetinthetitleofthisnovelmostprobablymeansAtheendoftheheroineslife.Btheendofthestory.Ctheendofthetraditionalwayoflife.Dtheendoftheday.参考答案：41.D42.D43.B44.A45.C
