首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Short stories are due a revival. In recent years, there have been critically(1)_____ collections by American writers such as Lyd
Short stories are due a revival. In recent years, there have been critically(1)_____ collections by American writers such as Lyd
admin
2013-11-10
25
问题
Short stories are due a revival. In recent years, there have been critically(1)_____ collections by American writers such as Lydia Davis and Junot Diaz. But few others manage to(2)_____ the bestseller lists, and they are all too often(3)_____ by novels.(4)_____ their heyday in the early 20th century, short stories are mostly viewed as trials or experiments before an author(5)_____ with the real thing.
John Burnside, a Scottish poet and novelist, (6)_____ this fixed idea in his latest collection, "Something Like Happy". Over 13 stories, Mr Burn-side shows the versatility of the condensed (7)_____. His stories take place mostly in Scotland, in flats "high up on the third floor of an apartment block in the middle of Dundee" or in the back room of a hardware shop,(8)_____ men drink "sweet, milky coffee"(9)_____ waiting for the results of the races. His men carry knives or conduct extramarital(10)______; his women are often (11)_____ housewives who drink, take up bell-ringing in their local church or fantasise about younger men(12)_____ a way of filling in time.
Happiness is the subject that(13)_____ the collection together. In other hands, this could become sentimental.(14)_____ Mr Burnside, with only a few(15)_____, never allows that to happen. Instead, happiness(16)_____ stays away from these figures; so much(17)_____ they have almost ceased to(18)_____ it. Rooted in the bleaker aspects of Scotland’s landscapes, it is something that his (19)_____ continually search for, in these concise and poetic tales—yet(20)_____ to find.
(11)
选项
A、obedient
B、aggressive
C、lonely
D、enthusiastic
答案
C
解析
空格后的定语从句中说到这些妇女靠上教堂敲钟和幻想年轻男性度日,故推断她们的生活较单调、寂寞,因此选lonely“寂寞的”。obedient“听话的”;aggressive“有野心的”;enthusiastic“热情的”。
转载请注明原文地址:https://jikaoti.com/ti/a2yMFFFM
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
Accordingtothegirl,herEnglishteacheris
TheEmpireStateBuildingEversinceitwasbuilt,theEmpireStateBuildinghascapturedtheattentionofyoungandoldal
Itwilltakeustwentyminutestogettotherailwaystation,______trafficdelays.
Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.One【C1】______o
Sincewearesocialbeings,thequalityofourlivesdependsinlargemeasureonourinterpersonalrelationships.One【C1】______o
Duringthewholeofadark,cloudydayneartheendoftheyearIhadbeen【C1】______myhorsealongcountryroadswithlittleli
WhichofthefollowingisNOTthesymptomofthewoman?
InAmericancityschools,howmanystudentsareabsentonadallybasis?
随机试题
在Excel2010中,G8单元格的值为7654.375,执行某些操作之后,在G8单元格中显示一串“#”符号,说明G8单元格的________。
婚久不孕,月经后推或停经,量少色淡,性欲淡漠,腰膝酸软,舌质淡,苔薄白,脉沉细。首选方是久婚不孕,经期不规律,经前期乳房胀痛,经来腹痛,量少有块,首选方是
在施工单位的安全生产责任中,施工单位的()应当经建设行政主管部门或者其他有关部门考核合格后方可任职。
资产负债表中所有者权益的排列顺序是()。
同一控制下,母公司对全资子公司投资业务的抵销处理中,属于投资当年子公司分配以前年度现金股利的抵销分录是()。
在标准成本制度下,凡实际成本大于标准成本或预算成本的称为超支差异;凡实际成本小于标准成本或预算成本的则称为节约差异。()
要完善社会主义市场经济体制,推进各方面体制改革创新,加快重要领域和关键环节改革步伐,全面提高开放水平,着力构建()的体制机制,为发展中国特色社会主义提供强大动力和体制保障。
Somepeopledonotlikeanythingtobeoutoforder;theyareneverlateforwork;theyreturntheirbookstothelibraryontim
A、Thisevening.B、Tomorrowmorning.C、Tomorrowafternoon.D、Tomorrowevening.CWhenisthewomanleavingforhome?
HenryFord,thefamousU.S.inventorandcarmanufacturer,oncesaid,"ThebusinessofAmericaisbusiness."Bythishemeantth
最新回复
(
0
)