更新时间:2018-09-30 05:07作者:李一老师
MarilynneRobinson,Gilead
RevJohnAmes,asmalltownminister,
describeshislifeandanti-slaverytraditiontohisyoungsoninbeautiful
languageinthisfirstpartofRobinson’strilogy(alongwithHomeandLila).“
Ican’tthinkofalivingnovelistwhowritesmoreseriouslyandprofoundly
aboutreligiousfaith,whichhasbecomeanalmostforbiddentopicinmodern
literature,”writesDawnRaffel,whorankedGileadfirstonherlist.Critic
KarenR.Longsays,“Thismulti-generationalstorytellsadesirefor
transcendence(超越),andmakesacaseforspirituallifeinthe21st
century----itsownkindofmiracle.Gileadwillbereadin100years.”
21.
Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Oscarlikesreadingbooks.B.
Townsendworkedinachurch.
C.RevJohnAmeslikesfarming.D.Thomas
GromwellwonanOscarAward.
22.WhatdoesMaryAnnGwinnthinkofthebook
“WolfHall”?
A.Shethinksit’stoodull.B.Shedoesn'tlikethe
characterinthebook.
C.Shethinksit’sfascinating.D.Shedoesn’t
likesomecontentsinthebook.
23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillhavea
far-reachinginfluenceinthefuture?
A.Gilead.B.WolfHall
C.
TheKnownWorldD.TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao