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【题目】 November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrison's eagerly anticipated (期待) eighth novel, Love, but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature. Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men.：Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986; and Derek Walcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992. But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel Prize winner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John Steinbeck received the award.

Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy (遗产)of an outstanding black family. As Morrison scholars will tell you, love is the third volume of a literary masters trilogy (三部曲) investigating the many complexities of love. This trilogy began with Beloved (1988) , which deals with a black mother's love under slavery and in freedom ; Jan (1993) ,the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem. This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and 50s.

The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Cosey's Hotel and Resort in Silk, North Carolina, described in the novel as " the best and best -known vacation spot for colored folk on the East Coast. We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employers, and a homeless young girl.

The latest novel, Love, had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as "Morrison's most accessible work since Song of Solomon1. This comparison to her third novel, published in 1977, was an effective selling point.

【1】What can we learn about John Steinbeck?

A.He was a black writer.

B.He was born in America.

C.He received the Nobel Prize after Morrison.

D.He was the first American novelist to win a Nobel.

【2】The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both .

A.belong to the same trilogy together with Beloved

B.concern families of more than one generation

C.deal with life of blacks under slavery

D.investigate life in 1920s Harlem

【3】What does the novel Love mainly describe?

A.The best-known vacation spot for blacks.

B.The life of an outstanding black family under slavery.

C.The miserable experience of the five women in Harlem.

D.The memories of five women about Bill Cosey.

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A.Toni Morrison's latest novels.B.Toni Morrison and her trilogy.

C.Toni Morrison and her novel Love.D.Toni Morrison, the Nobel Prize winner.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。本文记叙了作家和她的小说《爱》以及对该小说的一些评论和观点。

【1】

推理判断题。审题得知John Steinbeck我们了解到什么。定位于But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel Prize winner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John Steinbeck received the award.自从约翰史丹贝克1962年获得诺贝尔文学奖以来第一位也是唯一的一名美国籍获得者。换句话说：约翰史丹贝克1962年获得诺贝尔文学奖，这个莫里森是继他之后第一名美国籍人士获得此奖项。据此可知约翰也是美国籍，也就是说，他们两人都是美国人。而B选项切合文意，故选B。

【2】

细节理解题。审题定位于此：Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy (遗产)of an outstanding black family.和《所罗门之歌》一样，《爱》是一个多代故事，揭示一个杰出的黑人家庭的个人于共同遗产。这也就是说multi generational是关键词，表示超过一代人的意思，是两本小说的共同点，故B选项切合文意。故选B。

【3】

推理判断题。审题得知小说《爱》主要描述的是什么。可以定位于此：We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employers, and a homeless young girl.我们通过对五个女人幸存和爱上他而来了解到cosey的事情。说明此部小说描述的主要是五个女人的故事，这和选项D切合，故选D。

【4】

主旨大意题。这类题目主要看每段关键词的重复处最多的那一个。首段November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrison's eagerly anticipated (期待) eighth novel, Love,第二段Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story,第三段The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, 第四段The latest novel, Love, had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as "Morrison's most accessible work since Song of Solomon1.这里面重复次数最多的是Love这部小说的名字。而这部小说的作者是莫里森。故C选项切合文意。故选C。