John Franklin-the discovery of the slowness

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题目与答案

1. What was Sir John Franklin’s occupation before he went on a career of arctic exploration?
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   答案：A

   原文定位：He joined the Navy as a midshipman at the age of 14 and fought in the battles of Copenhagen and Trafalgar. When peace with the French broke out, he turned his attention to [Arctic exploration], and in particular to solve the conundrum of the Northwest Passage

2. A story John Franklin reacted strangely when he met bullies by other children
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   答案：D

   原文定位：The opening scene of ‘The Discovery of Slowness’-depicts Franklin as a young boy, playing catch badly because his reaction time is too slow. Despite the bullying of his peers, Franklin resolves not to fall into step with ‘their way of doing things

3. Reason of popularity for the book The Discovery of Slowness
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   答案：H

   原文定位：The various groups that have taken the novel up have one thing in common: a dislike of the high-speed culture of Postmodernity. Nadolny’s Franklin appeals to them because he is immune to ‘the compulsion to be constantly occupied’, and to the idea that ‘someone was better if he could do the same thing fast

4. A depiction that Sten Nadolny’s biography on John Franklin is not much based on facts
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   答案：C

   原文定位：Most important, he has endowed his John Franklin with a defining character trait for which there is no historical evidence: (‘slowness’, or ‘calmness’)

5. The particular career Sir John Franklin took after his expedition unmatched before
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   答案：B

   原文定位：There followed a career as a travel writer and salon-goer {‘the man who ate his boots’ was Franklin’s tag-line), a second long Arctic expedition, and a controversial spell as Governor of Van Diemen’s Land

6. What is the central scheme and environment conveyed by the book The Discovery of Slowness
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   答案：H

   原文定位：The various groups that have taken the novel up have one thing in common: a dislike of the high-speed culture of Postmodernity. Nadolny’s Franklin appeals to them because he is immune to ‘the compulsion to be constantly occupied’, and to the idea that ‘someone was better if he could do the same thing fast;a centre scheme (a ‘march of slowness’ or ‘of the slow’), inspired by the novel

7. 33 In his personal correspondence to and in his published memoirs by Sten Nadolny, John Franklin was depicted as a man dedicated to the exploration, and the word of “slowness” was used to define his _____ .
   • exploration
   • blandness
   • personality
   • policy
   • pressure
   • guidebook

   答案：personality

   原文定位：Most important, he has endowed his John Franklin with a defining character trait for which there is no historical evidence: (‘slowness’, or ‘calmness

8. 34 When Franklin was in his childhood, his determination to the _____ of the schoolboys was too slow for him to fall into step.
   • exploration
   • blandness
   • personality
   • policy
   • pressure
   • guidebook

   答案：bully

   原文定位：Despite the bullying of his peers, Franklin resolves not to fall into step with ‘their way of doing things

9. 35 And Franklin was said to be a boy dreaming finding in a place he could enjoy the _____ in the Arctic.
   • exploration
   • blandness
   • personality
   • policy
   • pressure
   • guidebook

   答案：timelessness

   原文定位：He describes Franklin as a boy dreaming of the ‘open water and the time without hours and days’ which exist in the far north, and of finding in the Arctic a place ‘where nobody would find him too slow

10. 36 Later in 20th, His biography of the discovery of slowness has been adopted as a _____ as for the movement such as sustainable development, or management science, motoring policy.
    • exploration
    • blandness
    • personality
    • policy
    • pressure
    • guidebook

    答案：guidebook

    原文定位：It has been named as one of German literature’s twenty ‘contemporary classics’, and it has been used as a manual and guide by European pressure groups and institutions representing causes as diverse as sustainable development, the Protestant Church, management science, motoring policy, and pacifism

11. Questions 37-40

    Write your answers in boxes 37-40 on your answer sheet.

    37 Why does the author mention “the ice is slow in the geological arctic”, to demonstrate the idea
    • of the difficulties Franklin conquered
    • that Franklin had a dream since his childhood
    • of fascination with the Arctic exploration
    • that explorer-like Franklin should possess the quality of being patient

    答案：that explorer-like Franklin should possess the quality of being patient

    原文定位：Ice is a slow mover. Ice demands corresponding patience from those who venture onto it. The explorers who have thrived at high latitude and high altitudes haven’t usually been men of great speed. They have tended instead to demonstrate unusual self-possession, a considerable capacity for boredom, and a talent for what the Scots call ‘tholing’, the uncomplaining endurance of suffering

12. 38 When Franklin was on board with sailors, how did he speak to his fellow sailors
    • he spoke in a way mocking his followers
    • he spoke a bric-a-brac language to show he languish attitude
    • he spoke in the words and phrases he previously memorized
    • he spoke in a rhythmical tune to save chatting time

    答案：he spoke in the words and phrases he previously memorized

    原文定位：Even as an adult, his slowness of thought means that he is unable to speak fluently, so he memorizes ‘entire fleets of words and batteries of response’, and speaks a languid, bric-a-brac language

13. 39 His effort to overcome his slowness in marine time life had finally won the
    • understanding of his personality better
    • capacity for coping with boredom
    • respect for him as he insisted to overcome his difficulties
    • the valuable time he can use to finish a report

    答案：respect for him as he insisted to overcome his difficulties

    原文定位：In the Navy, his method of thinking first and acting later initially provokes mockery from his fellow sailors. But Franklin persists in doing things his way, and gradually earns the respect of those around him

14. 40 Why is the book The Discovery of Slowness sold more than a million copies
    • it contains aspects of the life people would like to enjoy
    • it contains the information for the flag language applied in ships
    • it induces a debate about speed limits German
    • it contains the technique for symposia German churches

    答案：it contains aspects of the life people would like to enjoy

    原文定位：The various groups that have taken the novel up have one thing in common: a dislike of the high-speed culture of Postmodernity. Nadolny’s Franklin appeals to them because he is immune to ‘the compulsion to be constantly occupied’, and to the idea that ‘someone was better if he could do the same thing fast