gre考试阅读真题解析(A)
<p> <span word="Hank">Hank</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Twains">Twains</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="Yankee">Yankee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Arthurs">Arthurs</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="mechanic">mechanic</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="mysteriously">mysteriously</span> <span word="awakening">awakening</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="launches">launches</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transform">transform</span> <span word="Arthurian">Arthurian</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="democracy">democracy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spoof">spoof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Malorys">Malorys</span> <span word="Morte">Morte</span> <span word="d">d</span> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fifteenth">fifteenth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="legends">legends</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="upbeat">upbeat</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="comedies">comedies</span>. <span word="None">None</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="translations">translations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="dramatize">dramatize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anarchy">anarchy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="Yankee">Yankee</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="overthrow">overthrow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Morgans">Morgans</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="progressive">progressive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nineteenth">nineteenth</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="commits">commits</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="labeled">labeled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lunatic">lunatic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="incoherent">incoherent</span> <span word="babblings">babblings</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="drawbridges">drawbridges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="battlements">battlements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="Twains">Twains</span> <span word="humor">humor</span>, <span word="evidently">evidently</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cynicism">cynicism</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="advancement">advancement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="antithetical">antithetical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="doctrine">doctrine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.</p><p> 17. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reception">reception</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span> <span word="Yankee">Yankee</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Arthurs">Arthurs</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="public">public</span>?</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctrine">doctrine</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cynicism">cynicism</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Twains">Twains</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>.</p><p> <span word="Twains">Twains</span> <span word="novel">novel</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="recognition">recognition</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="motion">motion</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>.</p>
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