新GRE阅读理解36套每日讨论--16（群14106147）

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    Roger Rosenblatt‘s book Black Fiction, in attempting to
    apply literary rather than sociopolitical criteria to its
   subject, successfully alters the approach taken by
    most previous studies. As Rosenblatt notes, criticism
5 of Black writing has often served as a pretext for
   expounding on Black history. Addison Gayle‘s recent
   work, for example, judges the value of Black fiction
   by overtly political standards, rating each work according
   to the notions of Black identity which it propounds.
10 Although fiction assuredly springs from political
   circumstances, its authors react to those circumstances
   in ways other than ideological, and talking about novels
   and stories primarily as instruments of ideology
   circumvents much of the fictional enterprise. Rosenblatt‘s literary
15 analysis discloses affinities and connections among works
   of Black fiction which solely political studies have overlooked
   or ignored. Writing acceptable criticism of Black fiction,
   however, presupposes giving satisfactory answers
   to a number of questions. First of all, is there a
20 sufficient reason, other than the racial identity of the
   authors, to group together works by Black authors? Second,
   how does Black fiction make itself distinct from other
   modern fiction with which it is largely contemporaneous?
   Rosenblatt shows that Black fiction
25 constitutes a distinct body of writing that has an identifiable,
   coherent literary tradition. Looking at novels written by
   Blacks over the last eighty years, he discovers recurring
   concerns and designs independent of chronology.
   These structures are thematic, and they
30 spring, not surprisingly, from the central fact that the
   Black characters in these novels exist in a predominantly
   White culture, whether they try to conform to that
   culture of rebel against it.
   Black Fiction does leave some aesthetic questions
35 open. Rosenblatt‘s thematic analysis permits considerable
   objectivity; he even explicitly states that it is not his
   intention to judge the merit of the various works—yet
   his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an
   attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results. For
40 instance, some of the novels appear to be structurally
   diffuse. Is this a defect, or are the authors working out of,
   or trying to forge, a different kind of aesthetic? In addition,
   the style of some Black novels, like Jean Toomer‘s
   Cane, verges on expressionism or surrealism;
45 does this technique provide a counterpoint to the
   prevalent theme that portrays the fate against which
   Black heroes are pitted, a theme usually conveyed by more
   naturalistic modes of expression?
   In spite of such omissions, what Rosenblatt does
50 include in his discussion makes for an astute and
   worthwhile study. Black Fiction surveys a wide variety
   of novels, bringing to our attention in the process some
   fascinating and little-known works like James
   Weldon Johnson‘s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. Its
55 argument is tightly constructed, and its forthright,
   lucid style exemplifies levelheaded and penetrating criticism.



3. The author of the passage objects to criticism of
Black fiction like that by Addison Gayle
because it
(A) emphasizes purely literary aspects of such
fiction
(B) misinterprets the ideological content of
such fiction
(C) misunderstands the notions of Black
identity contained in such fiction
(D) substitutes political for literary criteria in
evaluating such fiction
(E) ignores the interplay between Black history
and Black identity displayed in such fiction


4. The author of the passage is primarily concerned with
(A) evaluating the soundness of a work of criticism
(B) comparing various critical approaches to a subject
(C) discussing the limitations of a particular
kind of criticism
(D) summarizing the major points made in a
work of criticism
(E) explaining the theoretical background of a
certain kind of criticism



5. The author of the passage believes that Black
Fiction would have been improved had
Rosenblatt
(A) evaluated more carefully the ideological
and historical aspects of Black fiction
(B) attempted to be more objective in his
approach to novels and stories by Black
authors
(C) explored in greater detail the recurrent
thematic concerns of Black fiction
throughout its history
(D) established a basis for placing Black fiction
within its own unique literary tradition
(E) assessed the relative literary merit of the
novels he analyzes thematically


6. The author of the passage refers to James
Weldon Johnson‘s Autobiography of an Ex-
Colored Man most probably in order to
(A) point out affinities between Rosenblatt‘s
method of thematic analysis and earlier
criticism
(B) clarify the point about expressionistic style
made earlier in the passage
(C) qualify the assessment of Rosenblatt‘s book
made in the first paragraph of the passage
(D) illustrate the affinities among Black novels
disclosed by Rosenblatt‘s literary analysis
(E) give a specific example of one of the
accomplishments of Rosenblatt‘s work

Liam0205

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T3，定位Addison Gayle。

（Line 6）Addison Gayle‘s recent work, for example, judges the value of Black fiction by overtly political standards, rating each work according to the notions of Black identity which it propounds.
关注political，于是只有D是political

T4，primarily concerned注目，考主旨。。TS是首句。
sucessfully; alter approach; black fiction. 醒目，感情色彩，+。
B compare，干掉，不是比较，在论证sucessful。
C limited，感情色彩反了，干掉。
E 这是个毛线球，没关系，干掉。
考虑全文，先论证，后提出不足。D summarizing， 干掉。
选A。


T5，would improved，进步就说明有缺陷，找缺陷。
定位到：
Rosenblatt‘s thematic analysis permits considerable objectivity; he even explicitly states that it is not his intention to judge the merit of the various works—yet his reluctance seems misplaced, especially since an attempt to appraise might have led to interesting results.
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T6
定位：Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man
Black Fiction surveys a wide variety of novels, bringing to our attention in the process some fascinating and little-known works like James Weldon Johnson‘s Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man.
like,以及之后的exemplifies注目。
扑倒E

做题感觉，额。。很动感就是了。。说得流氓一点，就像每个题目的五个选项是五个小妞。。不顺眼的就干掉。。顺眼的立即扑倒然后拍拍屁股做下一个题= =

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我是不是有琦叔的感觉。。？

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谢谢楼主，谢谢liam!