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In his blog, which is largely dedicated to the keeping of bees, John Carey, for 30 years a professor of English literature at Ox
In his blog, which is largely dedicated to the keeping of bees, John Carey, for 30 years a professor of English literature at Ox
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2016-03-21
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In his blog, which is largely dedicated to the keeping of bees, John Carey, for 30 years a professor of English literature at Oxford, states that he writes to " stimulate and involve the general reader" . This autobiography, written with sympathy, a light touch and a sense of humour, amply fulfils that aim. It suggests that this well-known book reviewer and author retains strong opinions and a love of controversy, but also portrays a sensitive man dedicated to academic study and to reading. He admits that "courage matters more than understanding poetry" but, having read almost everything there is to read, he is unapologetic about trying to convey just what an enjoyable activity reading is.
Born and brought up in London, Mr. Carey
devoured
books from an early age. After the Beano, the Biggies books and Chums magazine, the singing of hymns and the King James Bible, came the discovery of poetry—Keats, Arnold, Tennyson and Wordsworth. Grammar school and national service led to Oxford, a university that was very different from the one that students experience today. Whereas now they are welcomed with placards and balloons, he was met by a gruff porter who told him the number of his room and bade him goodnight. There were old-style dons and much that he disapproved of, but he worked hard and thrived. His aim was to learn, not to have fun...those two aims seldom coincide.
Moving from college to college as he climbed the academic ladder, always within Oxford, Mr. Carey, a specialist in Donne and Milton, helped to drag his department into the Victorian age and then into the 20th century. He wrote books on Dickens and Thackeray, thought George Eliot "by a long stretch the most intelligent of all English novelists" , and considered Lawrence, Orwell and Conrad the best of more modern writers.
Having chaired a number of literary prizes, including the Booker twice, Mr. Carey found himself on the other side of the fence when his biography of William Golding was nominated for a James Tait Black award. His elation on learning that he had won is described with endearing candour: "I was far more moved than was appropriate for someone who knew literary prizes to be meaningless. " The short final chapter provides refreshing answers to the question, "Why Read?" It concludes, "Reading is freedom. Now read on. "
The text mainly focuses on Mr. Carey’s ______.
选项
A、writing skills and styles
B、character and personality
C、experience and achievement
D、teaching and reading experience
答案
C
解析
本文除了介绍Carey的自传以外,主要在介绍Carey的经历和贡献。第一段对Carey进行介绍,包括他的身份和写作特点;第二段则描述Carey的阅读和求学经历;第三段讲述Carey在牛津大学所做的学术贡献和他对一些作家的评论;第四段讲述Carey所获得的奖项,即他的成就。综上,本文的主题是Carey的“经历与成就”,即[C]项正确。选项[A]的writing skills and styles“写作手法和风格”,选项[B]的character and personality“性格与个性”都体现在第一段,并非全文主题。而选项[D]的teaching and reading experience“教学与阅读经历”体现在第一段和第二段上半段,都只是部分信息,非主题。综上,本题答案为[C]。
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