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1、1GoneGone withwith thethe WindWind高三英语阅读理解高三英语阅读理解Gone with the Wind高三英语阅读理解Gone with the Wind Gone with theWind is a novel written by Margaret Mitchell,first published in 1936.It was popular with American readers from the onset and was the topAmerican fiction bestseller in the year it was published

2、 and in 1937 onthe row.As of 20XX,a Harris poll found it to be the second favorite bookof American readers,just behind the Bible.More than 30 million copieshave been printed worldwide.The sales of Margaret Mitchells novel inthe summer of 1936,at the virtually unprecedented price of three dollars,rea

3、ched about one million by the end of December.Because it was releasedin the era of the Great Depression and Mitchell worried the high$3.00price would ruin its chance for success.Actually the book was a bestsellerby the time reviews began to appear in national magazines.HerschelBrickell,a critic for

4、the New York Evening Post,praised Mitchell forthe way she tosses out the window all the thousands of technical tricksour novelists have been playing with for the past twenty years.Onecriticism by literary scholar Patricia Yaeger,leveled at Gone with theWind,is for its portrayal of African Americans

5、in the 19th century South.Former field hands during the early days of Reconstruction are describedbehaving as creatures of small intelligence might naturally be expectedto do.Like monkeys or small children turned loose among treasured objectswhose value is beyond their comprehension,they ran wildeit

6、her from wrongpleasure in destruction or simply because of their ignorance.In GonewiththeWindMitchellisblindtoracialoppressionandtheinseparability of race and gender that defines the southern bellecharacter of Scarlett,according to Patricia Yaeger.Yet there arecomplexities in the way that Mitchell d

7、ealt with racial issues.Scarlett2was asked by a Yankee woman for advice on who to appoint as a nurse forher children;Scarlett suggested a darky,much to the disgust of theYankee woman who was seeking an Irish maid,a Bridget.African Americansand Irish Americans are treated in precisely the same way in

8、 Gone withthe Wind,writes David OConnell in his 1996 book,The Irish Roots ofMargaret Mitchells Gone with the Wind.Ethnic slurs(种族蔑称)on the Irishand Irish stereotypes spread in every part of the novel,OConnell claims,and Scarlett is not an exception to the insults.And apparently in thenovel,the Irish

9、 American OHaras were slaveholders whereas AfricanAmericans were held as slaves.Speaking on the subject of whether Gone withthe Wind should be taught in schools,James Loewen,author of Lies MyTeacher Told Me:Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong,saysthe novel should be taught in schools

10、.Students should be told that Gonewith the Wind presents the wrong view of slavery,Loewen states.Besides,the main complaint was that the racial slur nigger appears repeatedlyin the novel.In the same complaint were several other books:The Niggerof the Narcissus,Uncle Toms Cabin,and The Adventures of

11、HuckleberryFinn.Another criticism of the novel is that it promotes plantation values.Mitchell biographer Marianne Walker,author of Margaret Mitchell&JohnMarsh:The Love Story Behind Gone with the Wind,is of the opinion thatthose who believe Gone with the Wind promotes plantation values have notread t

12、he book.Walker states it is the popular 1939 film that promotesa false notion of the Old South.She goes on to add that Mitchell hadno involvement in the production of the film.Perhaps the most enduringlegacy(遗 产)of Gone with the Wind is that people worldwide wouldincorrectly think it was the true st

13、ory of the Old South and how it waschanged by the American Civil War and Reconstruction.The film versionof the novel amplified this effect.Scholars of the period have writtenin recent years about the negative effects the novel has had on race3relations.65.When Gone with the Wind was published,_.A.it

14、became the top bestseller all of the timeB.reading was more popular thananything else thenC.the price of the book was too high for peoplethenD.American people were suffering financial problems66.in Paragraph3,theunderlinedpartFormerfieldhandsrefersto_A.peasantsintheearlytimeB.African-AmericanpeopleC

15、.creaturesofsmallintelligenceD.peopleinReconstruction67.David OConnells view is different from PatriciaYaegersin_A.MitchellsEthnicslursinthenovelB.Mitchells description of slave laborersC.Mitchells attitudetowardstheIrishpeopleD.Mitchellswaysofdealingwithracialproblems68.According to Paragraph 5,whi

16、ch of the following statementsisTrue?A.JamesLoewensingshighpraiseforAmericanhistorytextbooks.B.UncleTomsCabinalsoshowssomeracialdiscrimination.C.The repeated appearance of the racial slur nigger isonly a trick.D.Gone with the Wind should be taught because it shows slaveryis wrong.69.What can we infe

17、r as to the film Gone with the Wind?A.It hasnothingtodowiththenovel.B.Itpromotesafalseconceptofplantation.C.It reflects the true story of the Old South.D.It is not sofaithful to the xxxxong the four persons,who doesnt give positivecomments on Gone with the Wind?A.Herschel Brickell.B.David OConnell.C

18、.Patricia Yaeger.D.Marianne Walker.答案：xxxx5.D【文本解读】Because it was released in the era of the Great Depression and Mitchellworried the high$3.00 price would ruin its chance for success.”可以看出，当时美国正处于大萧条时期，所以答案选 D。A 项，“the top bestseller of all time”混淆是非。B 项没提到，而且从文章看不出来。C 项错在“too”的措辞上，虽然时处大萧条，Mitchell

19、“担心”3 美元的价格，但是从销量的事实看，3 美元谈不上“too high”,只是一种Mitchell“担心”而已。66.答案 B，短语判断题，从短语前面的 African4Americans in the 19th centurySouth，及 hands 可转义为“劳动力”可判断出。答案 D，本题的答案应在文章的三、四两段。在第三段中，文学评论家 Patrician Yaeher 认为小说作者将美国黑人描述为 as creatures of smallintelligence 并说作者 blind to racial oppression.；第四段开始文章用Yet 转折，说明 there

20、 are complexities in the way that Mitchell dealth withracial issues,并引证了另一位文学评论家David OConnell 的言论“African Americans and Irish Americans are treated in precisely thesame way”,故应选。68.答案 B，本题细节题，从第五段的 Students shouldbe told that Gone with the Wind presents the wrong view of slavery.及 In the same compl

21、aint were several other books:The Nigger of theNarcissus,Uncle Toms Cabin可知应选 BJames Loewen 并没有高度赞扬美国历史教科书，因此 A 项错误。C 项的表述是 racial slur“nigger”是一种写作技巧，是错误的，因为从第 4 段最后 4 行可以看出 Ethnic slurs(种族蔑称)on the Irish and Irish stereotypes spread in every part of the novel,OConnell claims,and Scarlett is not an

22、 exception to the insultsStudentsshould be told that Gone with the Wind presents the wrong view of slavery可以看出，D 项的表述是错误的。69.D 本题是推理判断题，从文章最后一段的Another criticism of the novel is that it promotes plantation values.Mitchel biographer Marianne Walker,author of Margaret of Mitchell&JohnMarsh:The Love St

23、ory Behind Gone with the Win,is the opinion that thosewho believe Gone with the Wind promotes plantation values have not readthe book.,说明电影没有十分忠实于原文。Walker states it is the popular1939 film that promotes a false notion of the Old South”。从 Perhapsthe most enduring legacy(遗产)of Gone with the Wind is that peopleworldwide would incorrectly think it was the true story of the Old South70.答案选 C。通读全文，梳理各个评论家对小说的不同评价，可选出 C。