Question

Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth

I had read American Pastoral three times and I was filled with so much respect and fear towards the book that it frightened me when it came to my own writing. Then one day it hit me that it wasn’t the first thing he’d written, so I picked up Goodbye, Columbus. It’s amazing to think of Roth, published at 26, and to see how much he grew by the time he wrote American Pastoral. The fact that you could have people just be extremely excited was a really calming, influential thing for me. It made me want to write.

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

I connected so much with that character as a young girl. As I got older, I realized that the settings of books that I love most are always the spiritual description. I still come back to this book all the time because of the vulnerability(脆弱性) in there. Every time I write now I think about that feeling that you get from some books, that you’ve really been let into the most frightened and quiet corners of someone’s soul.

The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris

I remember reading The Silence of the Lambs. There’s nothing more terrifying than someone who is intelligent and dangerous. He even had that longing to eat humans, which was terrible, but the magic was that he’d then say these really insightful things. I wouldn’t have written anything if I hadn’t read the line, “We strongly want to have what we see every day,” in my head. I loved the frightening insights into the possibilities of what’s existing unseen around you.

1.Why did the author decide to read Goodbye, Columbus?

A.It taught him how to write. B.The book is highly spoken of.

C.He was touched by Roth’s books. D.He was full of admiration for the author.

2.What affected the author’s writing in the second book?

A.The setting of the book. B.The description of spirit.

C.The weakness of people. D.The background knowledge.

3.What kind of book is The Silence of the Lambs?

A.A fairy tale. B.A love story. C.A science fiction. D.A horror story.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇应用文。文章主要从读者的读后感受角度介绍了三本书的情况。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中I had read American Pastoral three times and I was filled with so much respect and fear towards the book that it frightened me when it came to my own writing. Then one day it hit me that it wasn’t the first thing he’d written, so I picked up Goodbye, Columbus.可知我读过三遍American Pastoral，我对这本书充满了尊敬和恐惧，以至于当它涉及到我自己的写作时，我都吓坏了。后来有一天我突然意识到，这并不是他写的第一本书，所以我拿起了Goodbye, Columbus。由此可知，作者决定读Goodbye, Columbus因为他被Roth的书触动了。故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段中As I got older, I realized that the settings of books that I love most are always the spiritual description. I still come back to this book all the time because of the vulnerability(脆弱性) in there. Every time I write now I think about that feeling that you get from some books, that you’ve really been let into the most frightened and quiet corners of someone’s soul.可知随着年龄的增长，我意识到我最喜欢的书的背景总是精神描写。我还是会因为书中的脆弱性而经常翻阅这本书。现在每当我写作的时候，我就会想起那种你从一些书中得到的感觉，那种你真的进入了某人灵魂中最害怕、最安静的角落的感觉。由此可知，第二本书中的精神描写影响了作者的写作。故选B。

3.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中There’s nothing more terrifying than someone who is intelligent and dangerous. He even had that longing to eat humans, which was terrible, but the magic was that he’d then say these really insightful things. I wouldn’t have written anything if I hadn’t read the line, “We strongly want to have what we see every day,” in my head. I loved the frightening insights into the possibilities of what’s existing unseen around you.可知没有什么比一个聪明又危险的人更可怕的了。他甚至渴望吃人，这很可怕，但神奇的是，他会说出这些非常深刻的见解。如果我没有在脑海中读到“我们强烈希望每天看到的东西”这句话，我就不会写任何东西。我喜欢这种令人恐惧的洞察力，它能洞悉你周围未知的事物存在的可能性。由此可推知，《沉默的羔羊》是一个恐怖故事。故选D。