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[单项选择]In his essay "The Parable of the Tapeworm," Mario Vargas Llosa argues that at the heart of the writer’s will to write is rebellion, a "rejection and criticism of life as it is." Moreover, he speculates, it is even possible that good literature may inspire actual acts of rebellion when the reader compares the better world of the book to the relative junk heap of real life. Whether or not this is universally true, it’s an attractive idea, and, in its way, a comforting one. Language is a lever that might move the enormous weight of the fickle, war-torn world we live in. It’s free, universal and highly portable: better than plastic bomb and difficult to govern.
Vargas Llosa’s idea is also, of course, a writerly sort of realpolitik, a wish that a good novel -- or story or poem -- can literally remake history. When Luis Alberto Urrea began his epic novel, "The Hummingbird’s Daughter," 20 years ago, the United States was in the first phase of a conservative backlash, the culture wars
A. both of them are portable.
B. both of them are difficult to govern.
C. both of them can be used in rebellion.
D. both are them are highly influential.
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In his essay "The Parable
of the Tapeworm," Marlo Vargas Llosa argues that at the heart of the writer’ s
will to write is rebellion, a "rejection and criticism of life as it is."
Moreover, he speculates, it is even possible that good literature may inspire
actual acts of rebellion when the reader compares the better world of the book
to the relative junk heap of real life. Whether or not this is universally true,
it’ s an attractive idea, and, in its way, a comforting one. Language is a lever
that might move the enormous weight of the fickle, war-tom world we live in. It’
s free, universal and highly portable: better than plastic bomb and difficult to
govern.
Vargas Llosa’ s idea is also, of course, a writerly sort
of realpolitik, a wish that a good novel --or story or poem -- can literally
remake history. When Luis Alberto Urrea began his epic novel, "The Hummingbird’
s Daughter," 20 years ago, the United St
A. both of them are portable
B. both of them are difficult to govern
C. both of them can be used in rebellion
D. both are them are highly influential
[单项选择]His essay is well done, ______ his spelling.
[A] except
[B] except for
[C] beside
[D] besides
[单项选择]Mr. Dane went through his daughter’s essay carefully, to eliminate slang words from it.( )
A. reduce
B. exchanged
C. remove
D. exhibit
[单项选择]A. Help the man with his essay.
B. Ask Sue to rehearse with her.
C. Rehearse the lines by herself.
D. Memorize her lines by herself.
[单项选择]As an important prose writer, in his famous essay, Tradition and Individual Talent, Eliot put great emphasis on the importance of ______ both in creative writing and in criticism.
A. change
B. creativity
C. ethic
D. tradition
[单项选择]_________at Harvard, he began to write his essay.
A. Busy was as he
B. Busy as was he
C. Busy as he was
D. As was he busy