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【題目】You may have heard of the book Moby Dick(《白鯨記》), written by the American author Herman Melville. You may also know that Moby Dick is considered one of the greatest novels ever written. However, it might surprise you to find out Herman Melville was not always a highly regarded author.

Melville’s first two novels, Typee and Omoo, were widely read and financially successfully. They were both exciting tales of adventures at sea and experiences with people in foreign lands. Melville became quite famous. However, upon the publication of his third book, Mardi, Melville’s popularity began to weaken. He was no longer interested in telling tales of pure adventure, and his writing took on a style that alienated(使疏遠(yuǎn)) the general reading public of his time.

Melville published Moby Dick in October of 1851. It was an original novel, combining aspects of sociology and philosophy, which confused readers by its complex symbolism. The book sold poorly.

Melville’s next book, Pierre, was almost completely disregarded by the public. Debt frustration and ill health finally forced Melville to take a low-paying job as a customs inspector. Eventually, Melville abandoned prose(散文) and began to write poetry.

The Civil War is the main subject of Melville’s poetry. He and his brother made a trip to the front line, and he published a book of poems, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of War, based on this experience.

Melville died in 1891 at the age of 72. at this point, his work had been completely forgotten by the public. His talent was to go unrecognized for the next thirty years. Then, in 1920s, his reputation began to improve as critics and readers rediscovered his work. Today Moby Dick is one of the best-known novels ever penned by an American author.

【1】What were Melville’s first two novels mainly about?

A. His travel experience.

B. His successful communication skills.

C. Adventurous experiences in the front line.

D. Adventurous voyages and foreign experiences.

【2】We can learn from the text that Moby Dick ________.

A. sold a little better than Pierre

B. was Melville’s favorite novel

C. was copied from other books

D. made Melville popular again

【3】The text may be taken from ________.

A. a writing guide

B. a literary journal

C. a science magazine

D. a critical book on literature

【4】What is the text mainly about?

A. The main works of Melville.

B. The skills in Melville’s writing.

C. The ups and downs of Melville.

D. The reason for Melville’s failure.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于人物傳記類短文，主要介紹了美國著名作家Herman Melville所寫的幾本小說，他最初的小說Typee and Omoo很受歡迎，接著第三本書Mardi就不太受歡迎了。

【1】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句They were both exciting tales of adventures at sea and experiences with people in foreign lands.可知，他最初的兩本作品都是關(guān)于大海探險(xiǎn)以及在外國的經(jīng)歷。故選D。

【2】A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段Melville published Moby Dick in October of 1851. it was an original novel, combining aspects of sociology and philosophy, which confused readers by its complex symbolism. The book sold poorly.可知，Moby Dick這本書艱澀難懂，銷量很差。再看第四段第一句Melville’s next book, Pierre, was almost completely disregarded by the public.可知，他的下一本書Pierre幾乎沒有得到公眾的認(rèn)可，也就是說Moby Dick賣的比Pierre稍微好一點(diǎn)，故選A。

【3】B 推理判斷題。本文主要介紹的是美國著名作家Herman Melville所寫的幾本小說，屬于文學(xué)領(lǐng)域的話題。所以最可能是從文學(xué)刊物上摘錄而來的。故選B。

【4】C 主旨大意題。本文屬于人物傳記類短文，主要介紹了美國著名作家Herman Melville所寫的幾本小說，他最初的小說Typee and Omoo很受歡迎，接著Mardi就不太受歡迎了。Moby Dick這本書艱澀難懂，銷量很差，Pierre根本沒有收到讀者的認(rèn)可，后來他干脆去寫受歡迎了。但是他去世以后Moby Dick卻受到人們的熱捧。所以本文主要關(guān)于Melville起伏的人生。故選C。

【學(xué)法指導(dǎo)】

找主題句的四個(gè)小竅門：1.段落中出現(xiàn)表轉(zhuǎn)折的詞語(如however, but, in fact, actually, while, on the contrary, in contrast等)時(shí)，其后的句子很可能是主題句。2.首段出現(xiàn)疑問句時(shí)，對(duì)該問題的回答很可能就是主題句。3.作者有意識(shí)地反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)的觀點(diǎn)，通常是主旨;反復(fù)出現(xiàn)的詞語，一般為體現(xiàn)文章主旨的關(guān)鍵詞。4.表示總結(jié)或結(jié)論的話常有therefore，thus， in short，conclude， conclusion等。27.【4】C主旨大意題。本文屬于人物傳記類短文，主要介紹了美國著名作家Herman Melville所寫的幾本小說，他最初的小說Typee and Omoo很受歡迎，接著Mardi就不太受歡迎了。Moby Dick這本書艱澀難懂，銷量很差，Pierre根本沒有收到讀者的認(rèn)可，后來他干脆去寫受歡迎了。但是他去世以后Moby Dick卻受到人們的熱捧。所以本文主要關(guān)于Melville起伏的人生。故選C。