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In his blog, which is largely dedicated to the keeping of bees, John Carey, for 30 years a professor of English literature at Ox
In his blog, which is largely dedicated to the keeping of bees, John Carey, for 30 years a professor of English literature at Ox
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2022-06-13
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In his blog, which is largely dedicated to the keeping of bees, John Carey, for 30 years a professor of English literature at Oxford, states that he writes to " stimulate and involve the general reader". This autobiography, written with sympathy, a light touch and a sense of humor, fully fulfils that aim. It suggests that this well-known book reviewer and author retains strong opinions and a love of controversy, but also portrays a sensitive man dedicated to academic study and to reading. He admits that "courage matters more than understanding poetry" but, having read almost everything there is to read, he is unapologetic about trying to convey just what an enjoyable activity reading is.
Bom and brought up in London, Mr. Carey
devoured
books from an early age. After the Beano, the Biggies books and Chums magazine, the singing of hymns and the King James Bible, came the discovery of poetry—Keats, Arnold, Tennyson and Wordsworth. Grammar school and national service led to Oxford, a university that was very different from the one that students experience today. Whereas now they are welcomed with placards and balloons, he was met by a rude porter who told him the number of his room and said goodnight. There were old-style dons and much that he disapproved of, but he worked hard and thrived. His aim was to learn, not to have fun…those two aims seldom coincide.
Moving from college to college as he climbed the academic ladder, always within Oxford, Mr. Carey, a specialist in Donne and Milton, helped to drag his department into the Victorian age and then into the 20th century. He wrote books on Dickens and Thackeray, thought George Eliot "by a long stretch the most intelligent of all English novelists", and considered Lawrence, Orwell and Conrad the best of more modern writers.
Having chaired a number of literary prizes, including the Booker twice, Mr. Carey found himself on the other side of the fence when his biography of William Golding was nominated for a James Tait Black award. His excitement on learning that he had won is described with attractive straightforwardness; "I was far more moved than was appropriate for someone who knew literary prizes to be meaningless. " The short final chapter provides refreshing answers to the question, "Why Read?" It concludes, "Reading is freedom. Now read on. "
The word "devoured" (Line 1, Para. 2) most probably means________.
选项
A、eat greedily
B、 read eagerly
C、 write widely
D、watch happily
答案
B
解析
词义题。该题的devour原意是“狼吞虎咽地吃”,即eat greedily,但是在文章背景中,指代read eagerly;上文的句子给出明确提示:having read almost everything there is to read…;下文进一步说明他读过哪些作品,故可以确定此处的devour的意思是read eagerly“急切地读”,与其余各项无关,故本题答案为B项。
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考研英语二
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