2020年职称英语理工类C级阅读判断精选(5)ATaleofScottishRuralLifeLewisGrassicGibbonsSunsetSong(1932)wasvotedthebestScottishnovelofalltimebyScotlandsreadingpublicin2005.OnceconsideredshockingforitsfrankdescriptionofaspectsofthelivesofScotlandspoorruralfarmers,ithasbeenadaptedforstage,film，TVandradioinrecentdecades.ThenovelissetonthefictionalestateofKinraddie,inthefarmingcountryoftheScottishnorthwestintheyearsuptoandbeyondWorldWarl.AtitsheartisthestoryofChris,whoisbothpartofthecommunityandalittleoutsideit.GrassicGibbongivesusthemostdetailedandintimateaccountofthelifeofhisheroine(女主人公).Wewatchhergrowthroughachildhooddominatedbyhercruelbuthardworkingfather;experiencetragedy(hermotherssuicideandmurderofhertwinchildren);andlearnaboutherfeelingsasshegrowsintoawoman.Weseehermarry,loseherhusband,thenmarryagain.Chrishasseemedsoconvincingafiguretosomefemalereadersthattheycannotbelievethatsheisthecreationofaman.ButitwouldbemisleadingtosuggestthatthisbookisjustaboutChris.Itistrulyanovelofaplaceanditspeople.ItsopeningsectiontellsofKinraddieslonghistory,inalanguagethatimitatestheplaceschangingpatternsofspeechandwriting.Thestoryitselfisamazinglyfullofcharactersandincidents.ItistoldfromChrispointofviewbutalsofromthatofthegossipingcommunity,acommunitywhereeverybodyknowseverybodyelsesbusinessandnothingiseverforgotten.SunsetSonghasasocialthemetoo.ItisconcernedwithwhatGrassicGibbonperceivesasthedestructionoftraditionalScottishrurallifefirstbymodernizationandthenbyWorldWarl.Gibbontriedhardtoshowhowcertaincharactersresistthewar.Despitethis,thewartakestheyoungmenaway,anumberofthemtotheirdeaths.Inparticular，ittakesawayChrishusband,EwanTavendale.ThewarfinallykillsEwan,butnotinthewayhiswidowistold.Infact,theGermansarentresponsibleforhisdeathbuthisownside.Heisshotbecauseheissaidtohaverunawayfromabattle.Ifthenovelisabouttheendofonewayoflifeitalsolooksahead.ItisaSunsetSongbutisconcernedtoowiththenewKinraddie,indeedofthenewEuropeanworld.GrassicGibbonwentontopublishtwoothernovelsabouttheplacethatcontinueitsstory.41 WhatisSunsetSongmainlyabout?ATheFirstWorldWar.BThebeautyofthesunset.CThenewEuropeanworld.DThelivesofruralScottishfarmers.42 WhichstatementisNOTtrueofChris?ASheistheheroine,ofSunsetSong.BShehadamiserablechildhood.CSheisthecreationofaman.DShemarriedonlyonce.43 Whatistheopeningsectionofthenovelmainlyconcernedwith?ATheclimateofKinraddie.BThehistoryofKinraddie.CThegeographyofKinraddie.DThelanguagespokeninKinraddie.44 WhokilledChrishusband,Ewan?AHisowntroops.BTheFrencharmy.CTheGermans.DTheRussiansoldiers.45 ThewordSunsetinthetitleofthisnovelmostprobablymeansAtheendoftheheroineslife.Btheendofthestory.Ctheendofthetraditionalwayoflife.Dtheendoftheday.参考答案：41.D42.D43.B44.A45.C