首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Washington Irving was America’s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both
Washington Irving was America’s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both
admin
2011-02-27
40
问题
Washington Irving was America’s first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiastically both in England and in the United States. He was, in fact, one of the most successful writers of his time in the country, and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. (76) The respect in which he was held partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness, his good sense, his urbanity, his gay spirits, his artistic integrity, his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as "a gentleman, who, though himself born in no very high sphere, was most finished, polished, witty; socially the equal of the most refined Europeans. " (77) In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford--an unusual honor for a citizen of a young, uncultured nation--and he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature. America made him ambassador to Spain.
Irving’s background provides little to explain his literary achievements. A gifted but delicate child, he had little schooling. He studied law, but without zeal, and never did practice seriously. He was immune to his strict Presbyterian home environment, frequenting both social gatherings and the theater.
Which of the following best describes the effect of Irving’s Presbyterian background on his life?
选项
A、It fostered his love for the theater.
B、It developed his skill in business.
C、It prompted his interest in law.
D、It had almost no effect on his life.
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。文中最后一句话提到,严谨的基督教长老会的生活环境对他没有任何影响,他经常会光顾社交聚会和剧院。所以选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HuJO777K
0
成人本科学位英语
相关试题推荐
GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisoneoflife’sessentials.Eatingbreakfastat
BenjaminFranklinwasAmerica’sfirstinternationallyfamousswimmerandswimmerteacher.AsaboyFranklinlivedinBoston,
Psychologistsnowbelievethatnoisehasaconsiderableeffectonpeople’sattitudesandbehavior.Experimentshaveprovedt
Inmostworksuccessismeasuredbyincome,andwhileourcapitalisticsocietycontinues,thisisinevitable.Itisonlywheret
Whenanyoneopensacurrentaccountatabank,heislendingthebankmoney,repayingofwhichhemaydemandatanytime.Primar
Smoking,whichmaybeapleasureforsomepeople,isaserioussourceofdiscomfortfortheirfellows.Further,medicalauthorit
It’ssodifficulttofollowtheupsanddownsofa2-year-old.Onemomenthe’sbeamingandfriendly;thenexthe’ssullen(愠怒的)
Societycanbebrokenupintothreeclasses:theElite,theMeekandtheMasses.TheEliteare【C1】______ofthetop10%ofsocie
TheelectromagnetwasinventedinEnglandbyWilliamSturgeon,whotookanironrodandbentitintotheshapeofahorseshoe.T
Thisis(such)abeautifuldaythateveryone(around)usfeellike(goingout)forawalk.
随机试题
五四运动后期的主力是()
因紧急避险造成他人损失的,如果险情是由于自然原因引起,行为人采取的措施又无不当时,则行为人不承担民事责任。()
TheOlympicGames,______in776B.C.didnotincludewomenplayersuntil1912.
世界卫生组织提出的初级卫生保健改革措施是
患者,女,64岁。患高血压病多年,突然抽搐。头痛剧烈,呕吐,神昏,偏瘫,面红气粗,舌红苔黄,脉弦有力。治疗应首选
(2005年)级数的和函数是()。
一个完整的课时计划包括以下几个项目;班级、学科名称、授课时间、题目、教学目的、课的类型、教学方法、教具、______、备注。
李芳园是清代著名的()演奏家。
用来设置文字字体是否斜体的属性是( )。
InBritain,popularnewspapersarealsocalled__
最新回复
(
0
)