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1、 2022年职称英语综合类C级阅读理解新增文章（8）Tales of the Terrible PastIt is not the job of fiction writers to analyze and 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 th
2、e task of recounting history are some black writers who attempt to examine slavery from different points 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 t
3、he years following the Civil War，but she cannot free herself from her horrific memories. Through a series 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 happen
4、ed to the child called Beloved. Morrisons scenes of torture and murder are vivid and strongly convey 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 Calh
5、oun，is a neer-do-well free black American who stows away on a slave ship bound for Africa to 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
6、finds himself in the middle and is forced to come to terms with who he is and what his values 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 v. 解释，翻译despera
7、tion n. 无望的境地recount v. 表达capture v. 俘获slavery n. 奴隶制度解释: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。2. His main character. Rutherford Calhoun. is
8、 a neer-do-well free black American who stows away on a slave ship bound for Africa to collect its “cargo“ .他的仆人公叫做 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 AmericaB） black writers in the late 20th centuryC） why Morrison
9、 and Johnson wrote the books they didD） two novels that deal with slavery2. Beloved is set_.A） on a slave shipB） on a plantation before the Civil WarC） in Ohio after the Civil WarD） in an African town3. The writer seems to feel that_.A） eveyone should read Morrisons and Johnsons novelsB） the books a
10、re worthwhile but challengingC） black writers should ignore racial issuesD） we will repeat the past if we dont learn about it4. The writer emphasizes that the two books are similar in their_.A） use of flashbacksB） treatment of womenC） criticism of whitesD） portrayal of violence5. The word appalling
11、means_.A） terribleB） surprisingC） guiltyD） 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:“宠儿”的设置背景是什么?依据其次段的其次句话:a fornier slave calledSethe，lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War可知
12、其背景是在内战之后的俄亥俄州。因此C是正确的答案。3. B 此题问的是: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:强调两部作品的共同之处是什么?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?依据第三段对运送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的意思是令人惊异的。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。
