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Thomas Hardy’s impulses as a writer, all of which indulged in his novels, were numerous and divergent, and they did not always work together in harmony. Hardy was to some degree interested in exploring his characters’ psychologies, though impelled less by curiosity than by sympathy. Occasionally he felt the impulse to comedy (in all its detached coldness) as well as the impulse to farce, but he was more often inclined to see tragedy and record it. He was also inclined to literary realism in the several senses of that phrase; He wanted to describe ordinary human beings. He wanted to speculate on their dilemmas rationally (and, unfortunately even schematically); and he wanted to record precisely the material universe. Finally, he wanted to be more than a realist. He wanted to transcend what he considered to be the banality of solely recording things exactly and to express as well his awareness of the occult and the strange.
In his novels th
A. Wordy.
B. Spontaneous.
C. Concise.
D. Commonplace.

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Thomas Hardy’s impulses as a writer, all of which indulged in his novels, were numerous and divergent, and they did not always work together in harmony. Hardy was to some degree interested in exploring his characters’ psychologies, though impelled less by curiosity than by sympathy. Occasionally he felt the impulse to comedy (in all its detached coldness) as well as the impulse to farce, but he was more often inclined to see tragedy and record it. He was also inclined to literary realism in the several senses of that phrase; He wanted to describe ordinary human beings. He wanted to speculate on their dilemmas rationally (and, unfortunately even schematically); and he wanted to record precisely the material universe. Finally, he wanted to be more than a realist. He wanted to transcend what he considered to be the banality of solely recording things exactly and to express as well his awareness of the occult and the strange.
In his novels th
A. Novelists of literary realism reconcile a compromise in their impulses.
B. The term "literary realism" is susceptible to more than a single definition.
C. The label of "literary realism" is too all-inclusive to be clearly specified.
D. Chances are slim that writers integrate different desires 'into their works.

[单项选择]What is the writer’s main point


A. Animals yawn for a number of reasons.
B. Yawning results only from fatigue or boredom.
C. Human yawns are the same as those of other animals.
D. Only social animals yawn.

[单项选择]In the writer's real opinion, Kanai


A. is not worth visiting at all
B. is well worth visiting
C. is not a beautiful island
D. is a dangerous island

[单项选择]The writer's first marriage was unsuccessful because ______.


A. her husband often woke her up at midnight
B. her husband kept criticizing her
C. she was unattractive
D. she bad a self- esteem problem

[单项选择]The writer's attitude toward the Communist Revolution is one of _____.


A. scholarly objective
B. righteous indignation
C. hardheaded materialism
D. unnecessary oversimplification

[单项选择]What do the French writer's words really mean


A. Writers are usually interested in fashion.
B. Fashion magazines can provide writers with plenty of materials.
C. Fashion can reflect the life style of a society.
D. Fashion is the prime component of a society.

[单项选择]The writer' s main purpose in writing the passage is to say that______.

[单项选择]Throughout the passage, the writer's tone towards the DNB was______.


A. complimentary.
B. supportive.
C. sarcastic.
D. bitter.

[单项选择]The writer's father would probably agree with the statement that


A. both spiritualists and atheists are vulgar.
B. being aware of different creeds is important.
C. religion should expect heart and soul devotion.
D. churches like banks are not to be trusted.

[单项选择]How would you describe the writer's attitude towards the Canadian immersion program


A. Supportive.
B. Unenthusiastic.
C. Balanced--prepared to weigh up the pros and cons.
D. Critical.

[单项选择]What is the writer's view in the reading passage
A. He believes that there are too many MBAs.
B. He believes that the degree is over-valued.
C. He believes that standards are inconsistent,
D. He believes that the degree has dubious valu

[单项选择]What can be concluded about the writer's friend in paragraph 3

[单项选择]The writer's marriage to Clint is important to her mainly because ______.


A. it gave her and her sons a second chance to live a happy life
B. every day Clint would tell the writer that he loved her
C. it helped her to regain her serf - respect
D. it made her kids happy, which is all she cared about

[单项选择]What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage


A. He means to offer his own suggestion.
B. He means to talk only to special personnel.
C. He means to know what YOU really need.
D. He means to buy only things you DO nee

[单项选择]The writer’s main purpose in writing the passage is to say that _________.


A. science is just at its beginning
B. science has greatly improved man’s life
C. science has made profound progress
D. science has done too little to human beings

[单项选择]The writer's mother collected stamps for him for more than ten years.