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请点击右上角的分享按钮与好友共享第二十篇Tales of the Terrible Past It is not the job of fiction writers to analyze and interpret history. Yet by writing about the past in a vivid and compelling manner, storytellers can bring earlier eras to life and force readers to consider them seriously. Among those taking on the task of recounting history are some black writers who attempt to examine slavery from different points of view. Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison deals specifically with the legacy of slavery in her book Beloved. The main character in this novel, a former slave called Sethe, lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War, but she cannot free herself from her horrific memories. Through a series of flashbacks and bitter reminiscences, the reader learns how and why Sethe escaped from the plantation she had lived on; the fate of her husband, who also tried to escape; and finally, what happened to the child called Beloved. Morrisons scenes of torture and murder are vivid and strongly convey the desperation of the .slaves and the cruelty of their owners. Charles Johnsons Middle Passage approaches slavery from a different, yet no less violent, vantage point. His main character, Rutherford Calhoun, is a neer-do-well free black American who stows away on a slave ship bound for Africa to collect is cargo. Put to work after he is discovered. Calhoun witnesses firsthand the appalling conditions in which the captured Africans are transported. When they finally rebel and take over the ship, he finds himself in the middle -and is forced to come to terms with who he is and what his values are. Neither Beloved nor Middle Passage is an easy read, but both exemplify African American writers attempts to bring significant historical situations alive for a modern audience.词汇：interpret /Int3:prIt/v. 解释，翻译recount /rIkauntv叙述slavery /sleIvErI/n奴隶制度desperation /despEreIFEn/ n. 绝望的境地capture /kAptFE/v. 俘获注释：1.Yet by writing about the past in a vivid and compelling manner, storytellers can bring earlier eras to life and force readers to consider them seriously. 然而通过用一种生动有趣的方式来描写过去，小说家可以将早期时代重现，并引起读者的重视。2.His main character, Rutherford Calhoun，is a neer-do-well free black American who stows away on a slave ship bound for Africa to collect its cargo”. 他的主人公叫做Rutherford Calhoun，是个游手好闲，身份自由的美国黑人，他偷偷登上了一搜开往非洲贩卖奴隶的船只。练习:1. This passage is mostly about_. A) the causes of slavery in America B) black writers in the late 20th century C) why Morrison and Johnson wrote the books they did D) two novels that deal with slavery2. Beloved is set _. A) on a slave ship B) on a plantation before the Civil War C) in Ohio after the Civil War D) in an African town3. The writer seems to feel that _. A) everyone should read Morrisons and Johnsons novels B) the books are worthwhile but challenging C) black writers should ignore racial issues D) we will repeat the past if we dont learn about it4. The writer emphasizes that the two hooks are similar in their_. A) use of flashbacks B) treatment of women C) criticism of whites D) portrayal of violence5. The word appalling means _. A) terrible B) surprising C) guilty D) unrealistic答案与题解：1.D本题问的是：这篇文章主要讲什么？A的意思是美国奴隶制的原因。B的意思是20世纪的黑人作家。C的意思是莫里森和约翰逊写书的原因。D的意思是关于奴隶制的两本小说。本文主要介绍了莫里森和约翰逊各自关于奴隶制的小说的主要内容，因此D是正确的答案。2.C本提问的是：“宠儿”的设置背景是什么？根据第二段的第二句话：a former slave called Sethe，lives in Ohio in the years following the Civil War可知其背景是在内战之后的俄亥俄州。因此C是正确的答案。3B本题问的是：作者的感觉是什么？A的意思是每个人都应该读莫里森和约翰逊的小说。B的意思是这些作品非常值得写但又很有挑战性。C的意思是黑人作家应当忽略种族问题。D的意思是如果我们没有学习过去，那么这些过去会重现。A，C，D原文没有体现，因此B是正确的答案。4. D本题问的是：作者强调两部作品的共同之处