职称英语综合类考试阅读理解原文练习(五)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Tale">Tale</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="Rural">Rural</span> <span word="Life">Life</span></p><p> <span word="Lewis">Lewis</span> <span word="Grassic">Grassic</span> <span word="Gibbons">Gibbons</span> <span word="Sunset">Sunset</span> <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="timeby">timeby</span> <span word="Scottishs">Scottishs</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="in">in</span> 20051 <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="shocking">shocking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="frank">frank</span> <span word="description">description</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Scotlands">Scotlands</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="rural">rural</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>，<span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>，<span word="film">film</span>，<span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fictional">fictional</span> <span word="estate">estate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kinraddie">Kinraddie</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Grassic">Grassic</span> <span word="Gibbon">Gibbon</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intimate">intimate</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heroine">heroine</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="working">working</span> <span word="father">father</span>;<span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="tragedy">tragedy</span> ;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.<span word="We">We</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="marry">marry</span>，<span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>，<span word="then">then</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="again">again</span>.<span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span>2.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="misleading">misleading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="people">people</span>.<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kinraddies">Kinraddies</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>，<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="imitates">imitates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="amazingly">amazingly</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gossiping">gossiping</span> <span word="community">community</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="elses">elses</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span>.</p>
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