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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

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问题     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. "
We can learn from the second paragraph that Mr. Carey ______.
选项 A、read extensively and learned diligently
B、aimed at learning and having fun
C、became famous at an early age
D、didn’t like his college at all
答案A
解析 根据题干定位到第二段。本段主要讲述Carey的阅读和求学经历。前半段讲述他年轻时使饱览群书，从文学作品到诗歌；下半段讲述他的上学经历，从文法学校到服兵役，再到牛津大学。倒数第二句指出：he worked hard and thrived．“他努力学习，不断成长。”其中worked hard：[A]项learned diligently“努力学习”；而前半段内容对应[A]项的readextensively“广泛阅读”。即[A]项是正确的。而[B]项的aimed at learning是对的，但是having fun与原文相悖，原文最后一句明确指出：His aim was to learn，not to have fun…故该项错误。选项[C]的became famous at an early age“年轻时就已成名”文章并未提到，该项错误。选项[D]的didn’t like his college at all则被过度夸大，原文说：There were old—styledons and much that he disapproved of，but he worked hard and thrived．“那里有许许多多他所不认同的传统大学老师和条条框框，但是他用功学习并且逐渐成长。”原文说的是有许多他不认同的地方，没有说他“一点儿也不喜欢他的大学”，故该项错误。综上，本题答案为[A]。
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