2023年英语专八阅读考试训练题

第第页2023年英语专八阅读考试训练题OnanondescriptblocksouthofNewYorksUnionSquare’upadrearystaircaseandthroughablack-barredgate,thereisalong,narrowroomthatmightbemistakenforaverysmallmuseumofliterarycounterculture.Ononewallhangstworowsoficonicposters：aprintofCheGuevarasproudhead;aphotographoftheauthorsJeanGenet,WilliamS.Burroughs,andAllenGinsbergmarchingatthe1968DemocraticNationalConvention;aportraitofBobbyKennedy.Ixiose-leafbindersofcorrespondencewithgroundbreakingauthorslinefloor-to-ceilingbookshelves.Besidethebookcases,SamuelBeckettpeersoutofablack-and-whitephotographwithafiercecrowsgaze.Nexttohiminthepicturestandsashorter,milder-lookingmannamedBarneyRosset.

Rossetspublishinghouse,GrovePress,wasatinycompanyoperatingoutofthegroundfloorofRossetsbrownstonewhenitpublishedanobscureplaycalledWaitingforGodotin1954.BythetimeBecketthadwontheNobelPrizein1969’GrovehadbecomeaforcethatchallengedandchangedliteratureandAmericancultureindeepandlastingways.Itsimpactisstillevident——fromtheCheGuevarapostersadorningcollegedormstothecanonicalstatusofthehousesoncecontroversialauthors.Rossetislesswellknown—butlateinhislifeheisachievingsomewiderrecognition.

HiestoryofRosselslifeisessentiallyoneofcreativedestruction.Hefoundwriterswhowantedtobreaknewpaths,andthenhepickedupasledge-hammertohelpihemwhaleawayattheexistingorder.

Rossetsawmanycrises.Heorhiscompanywasforevergoingbroke,beingattacked,breakingthelaw.Inhislegalbattles,Rossetmadehismostenduringimpact.BeforeRossetchallengedfederalandslateobscenitylaws,censorshipwasanacceptedfeatureofpublishing.Hisvictoriesinhighcourtshelpedtochangethat.Rossetbelievedthatitwasimpossibletorepresentlifeinthestreetsandinthedarkrecessesoftheheartandmindhonestlywithoutusinglanguagethatinihemid-20thcenturywasconsidered“obscene—andthereforeillegaltosellormail.Toasignificantextent,thebookshepublishedconvincedothersthatthiswastrue.

Rossetwasnttheonlypublisherwhotookrisks,buthewasoneofthemostvisibleanduncompromising.Noteverythinghepublishedwashigh-minded.Someofitaimedbelowthebelt,andhewasuncompromisingaboutthattoo.Hisstubbornnessmadehisachievementspossible,bulitalsohelpedtoundohim.Attheendofthe60s,Grovemovedintofancyoffices,intofilm,and,tosomeextent,awayfrombooks.Therepressionofthe50sandfreewheelingopennessofthe60swereover,andotherhouses,nowfreefromfearofcensorship,tookmorechances.Theleftsplintered.Thefeministmovemenlattackedhim.Grovebegantodrift.ButRosset,asalways,keptdoingwhathewanted,everythingelsebedamned.

1.Whichofthefollowingstatementscontainsametaphor?[A]…withafiercecrowsgaze.(ParagraphOne)[B]Heorhiscompanywasforevergoingbroke...(ParagraphFour)

[C]Someofitaimedbelowthebelt...(ParagraphFive)

[D]Diefeministmovementattackedhim.(ParagraphFive)

2.WhatdoescreativedeBtmclion(ParagraphThree)mean?

[A]Rossetcausedvarioustypesofdamage.

[B]Rossetbrokerulestobringaboutgoodchanges.

[C]Rossetpickedoutcreativewritertodestroy.

[D]Rossetneededwritersofpowerfulinfluence.

3.Accordingtothepassage,thebiggestachievementRossethasmadeis

[A]publishingWaitingforGodot.

[B]defeatingallthecrisis.

[C]winningthecaseofcensorship.

[D]producingsuccessfulfilms.

4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBarneyRosset?

[A]Hestheonlypublisherwhodarestotakerisks.

[B]Hesanuncompromisingmanwhofavorsobscenitybooks.[C]Hesastubbornmanwhodoesntcareothersopinion.[D]HesaNobel-prizewinningAmericanpublisher.

5.Tliepurposeofthewriterinwritingthispassageisto

[A]describethechangesRossetbringtoAmericanpublishing.

[B]introduceBameyRosset,anAmericanpublisher.

[C]showthedevelopmentofGrovePress.

[D]analyzewhathelpsRossettobesuccessful.

iconica.圣像的，偶像的

nondescripta.无明显，特征而不易分类的obscenityn.下流recessn.深处

repressionn.压抑，压制，sledge-hammer长柄大锤splinterv.分裂whaleaway猛打

答案解析

1.[A]修辞格题。原文把贝克特的眼睛比方成了牛眼,属于隐喻“用法。因iS案为[A]。[B]所在句意为“他和他的公司始终处于玻产、受攻击和违法的境况。没有隐喻的用法，故排解;[C]中的表达方式belowthebelt字面意思是“腰带以下”,本文中指的是与性有关的内容,或是不符合规章的行为，所以此处为委婉语,不是隐喻;[D]意为“妇女运动者攻击他,不是隐喻,故排解。

2.[B:语义理解题。由第三段其次句可知,罗塞特首先查找那些想要有所突破的作家，然后关心他们一起打破现有的秩序——这是在进行破坏。但是在破坏的同时，他们也会重新制造出新的规章与艺术作品。因此答案为[B]“罗塞特打破规章,带来好的变革。

3.[C]事实详情题。第四段其次句明确指出“在他与法律的抗争中,罗塞特的影响力最为久远。接下来,文章讲解并描述的`正是罗塞特的努力，政府对于出版业的检查制度才不再那么严格。因此,罗塞特最大的成就是[C]“赢了与检查制度有关的案子”。

4.[C]事实详情题。第五段第一句中就用到了uncompromising—词,最终一句也说,Rosset始终坚持做自己想做的事情。因此