第3题: [单项选择]The author's purpose in writing this article is to ______. A. describe the whole life of Edgar Snow B. praise Edgar Snow and his writings C. encourage people to learn from Edgar Snow D. encourage people to read Red Star Over China 参考答案:B 答案解析:[解析] 文章在最后一段集中赞扬了斯诺作为新闻工作者的出色和工作意义。前文中也有对他作品的描述和称赞。由此可知作者写这篇文章目的是为了颂扬斯诺及其作品。