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GRE阅读机经Passage 42

Carolina Hospital notes that Cuban-American writers who write primarily in English are dismissed from anthologies and analyses of Cuban exile literature on that account. She argues that since these writers were born in Cuba and consider themselves Cuban writers, they should not be ignored, and maintains that they represent a new phase of Cubanness, one that is expressed in the language comfortable to its writers—English. Moreover, another critic notes that the Spanish and English traditions of Cuban-American writing have different but equally viable functions. The English branch seeks to create a distinctive culture of Cuban roots in the United States, whereas the Spanish branch wishes to preserve a specifically Cuban culture while seeking affiliation with the canon of Latin American letters.

文章解析

Carolina Hospital提到了这么一个事：有些古巴裔美国作家，主要用英文写作。因为他们主要用英文写作，而不是用西班牙文写作，所以古巴流亡文学的选集和评论分析里，不选、不提这些作家。她主张，因为这些作家出生在古巴，至今也把自己看成是古巴作家，文学选集不应该忽视这些人。她认为这些作家代表了一个“古巴性”的新阶段，只不过这种新阶段的“古巴性”是用作者用起来舒服的语言——英语来表达出来的。除了Carolina Hospital，还有另一位批评家帮这些用英语写作的古巴裔美国作家说话。他说，古巴裔美国作家有两种艺术传统（tradition），一种是用西班牙语写作，一种是用英语写作，这两种传统的功用、目的不同，但这两种传统都是行得通的。用英语写作的那种艺术传统，追求在美国创造出一个根源自古巴的特色文化；用西班牙语写作的那种艺术传统，一方面追求被拉丁美洲文学正统所收入，同时希望（在美国）保留专门的古巴文化。 注解： note vt. 谈到，论及（to give your attention to something by discussing it or making a written record of it）例句1：He said the weather was beyond our control, noting that last summer was one of the hottest on record. 他说天气超出了我们的掌控范围，并提到去年夏天是有史以来最炎热的一个夏天。例句2：In the article, she notes several cases of medical incompetence. 在文章中，她提到了几起医疗事故的案例。 tradition n. （由某艺术家、作家或流派创立，为后人所追随的）艺术风格，文学传统（风格） an artistic or literary method or style established by an artist, writer, or movement, and subsequently followed by others

题目解析

Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. 1. Hospital, as presented in the passage, would probably agree with which of the following statements about Cuban-American writing? A. For Cuban-American writers, writing in English is not irreconcilable with Cuban identity. B. All Cuban-American writers are generally recognized as contributing to Cuban exile literature. C. It is appropriate for anthologies of Cuban exile literature to include works written both in Spanish and in English.

白话版讲解：

问根据文章，Carolina Hospital很可能会同意以下哪个关于古巴裔美国作家写作的说法？ A“对古巴裔美国作家来说，用语言写作和古巴身份不是不可调和的” 根据文章第二句话，“She argues……”，意思就是说cubanness和用英语写作并不矛盾。所以A选项正确。 B“一般来说，所有古巴裔美国作家都被承认对古巴流亡文学是有贡献的” 根据文章第一句话，用英语写作的古巴裔美国作家被dismiss了。所以B选项错误。 C“古巴流亡文学的选集，应该既选用西班牙语写的作品，也选英语写的作品” 从文章来看，Carolina Hospital是一个critic，她指出了用英语写的作品被古巴流亡文学的选集所不提不收，并为这些作品应得的地位argue。然后，moreover，另一个critic也帮这些作品说话。Carolina Hospital和另一个critic的立场是相近的，所以C选项正确。请注意note的意思是“（尤指为引起注意而）发表意见，置评，谈到，论及” remark upon (something), typically in order to draw someone's attention to it; to give your attention to something by discussing it or making a written record of it 本题答案：AC 2. In the context in which it appears, “comfortable” most nearly means A. prosperous B. sufficient C. agreeable D. restful E. painless

白话版讲解：

词汇题，问文章中comfortable的意思。文章中的comfortable是指作家使用某种语言时，用起来比较舒心、自然，没有压力（free from stress or tension；free from vexation or doubt）。 A选项prosperous的意思是“富足的、兴旺的”B选项sufficient的意思是“足够的” C选项agreeable的意思是“令人愉快的；惬意的” quite enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant；pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs” 和文章中comfortable的意思接近。 D选项restful的意思是“悠闲的,让人得到休息的” marked by, affording, or suggesting rest and repose 例：a restful holiday E选项painless有一个意思是“不难，不费力” involving little effort or stress”，但文章显然不是说这些用英语写作的古巴裔美国作家用西班牙语（他们的母语）写作就会painful。所以E选项错误。本题答案：C