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考博英语阅读理解若干篇篇章与问题 7

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OneofthenovelsbythetalentedPaulBowles,LetItComeDown,isfullofmotion,fullofsensationaldepravities,andisacrashingbore。Thebookrecognizesnoevil,andiscoldlyindifferenttothemoralbehaviorofitscharacters。Itisalongshrug。Suchaviewoflifeisnon-dramaticandnegatesthevitalessenceofdrama。
41。Inourage,accordingtotheauthor,astandpointoftentakenintheareaofethicsisthe_____。
A)relativisticviewofmoralsB)greaterconcernwithreligion
C)emphasisonevilD)greaterconcernwithuniversals
42。Theauthorbelievesthatingreatliterature,asinlife,goodandevilare____
A)relativeB)unimportant
C)constantlyinconflictD)dramaticallyneutralized
43。Whentheauthorusestheexpression"itisalongshrug"inreferringtoBowles’sbook,he
iscommentingonthe___
A)lengthofthenovel
B)indifferencetothemoralbehaviorofthecharacters
C)monotonyofthestory
D)sensationaldepravitiesofthebook
44。Intheopinionoftheauthor,Cry,TheBelovedCountryisagreatanddramaticnovelbe-
causeofPaton’s____。
A)insightintohumanbehavior
B)behavioristicbeliefs
C)treatmentofgoodandevilasabstractions
D)willingnesstomakemoraljudgments
45。Theword"shun"inthe1stsentenceinparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______。
A)shutB)attendC)showD)avoid

Passage10
African-Americanfilmmakersshouldbeinanenviableposition,forsincetheearly1990s
therehasbeenasteadywaveoflowbudgetblackfilmswhichhaveturnedasolidprofitdueto
averystrongresponseintheAfrican-Americancommunityandalargercrossoveraudiencethan
anticipated。Anyrationalbusinessmanagerwouldnowidentifythissectorasaprimecandidate
forexpansion,butifthefilmshavedonesowellwithlimitedproductionandmarketingcosts,
whyhavetheynotreceivedfullscalesupport7
Manyanalystsfeelthebusinessisengulfedinamiasmaofself-servingandself-fulfillingmythsbasedontheunspokenassumptionthatMfrican-Americanfilmscanneverbevehiclesofprestige,glamour,orcelebrity。Therelationshipplayershaveconvincedthemselvesthatblackfilmscandoonlyalimiteddomesticbusinessunderanycircumstanceandhavevirtuallynofor-eignboxofficepotential。Asexecutiveswhonowcontrolthefilmindustrygrewupinthosede-cadeswhentherewerefewblackimagesonthescreenandthosethatdidexistwereproducedbyfilm-makerswithlimitedknowledgeoftheblackcommunity,itislittlewonderthattheyavoidideologicalissues,andseektocontinuemakingfilmsthattheyarecomfortablewithbyavoidingtheynegativeimageryoffilmstheywouldprefertoeschewentirely。


AlsotoblameforthisdeleteriousphenomenonarelegionsofdesperateandMachiavellianAfrican-Americanfilmproducers,directors,andwriterswhowouldtransformTheBirthofANationintoablackmusicalaslongasitwouldprovidethemwithgainfulstudioemployment。Thesefilmmakersnotonlyperpetuatenegativestereotypesintheirfilms,buttheyalsoseasonthemwithasprinklingofAfrican-Americanauthenticity。Thissituationwouldbeonerousenough,giventheeconomicexploitationofthecommunityinvolved;unfortunatelythesefilmsalsovalidatethepathologiestheydepict。TheconstantprojectionoftheblackcommunityasakindofurbanWildKingdom,theglamorizationoftragicsituations,andthecelebrationofinner
citydrugdealersandgangstershasaprogrammingeffectonblackyouth。Thepowerofmusicin
filmisaparticularlyseductiveandpropagandisticforcewhichintherecentcropofAfrican-
Americanfilmshasrarelybeenusedinapositivesocialmanner。

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