雅思阅读真题(Part 3)
Part 3 · 考频:中频 · 最近考试:2025.4.12/2015.2.12
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A Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. Robert Louis Stevenson was born at Howard Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, on 13 November 1850. It has been more than 100 years since his death. Stevenson was a writer who caused conflicting opinions about his works. On one hand, he was often highly praised for his expert prose and style by many English-language critics. On the other hand, others criticised the religious themes in his works, often misunderstanding Stevenson's own religious beliefs. Since his death a century before, critics and biographers have disagreed on the legacy of Stevenson's writing. Two biographers, KF and CP, wrote a biography about Stevenson with a clear focus. They chose not to criticise aspects of Stevenson's personal life. Instead, they focused on his writing, and gave high praise to his writing style and skill.
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答案:elevated Stevenson's role as a writer.
原文定位:They chose not to criticise aspects of Stevenson's personal life. Instead, they focused on his writing, and gave high praise to his writing style and skill
同义替换:「elevated Stevenson's role as a writer」↔「gave high praise to his writing style and skill」
答案:Stevenson's works' drawback is lack of ethical nature.
原文定位:Many critics still assert that despite his skill, his literary works still lack moral value
同义替换:「drawback」↔「lack」,「ethical nature」↔「moral value」
答案:cannot be used by writers to show moral values.
原文定位:Many of us believe adventure stories are exciting, offers engaging characters, action, and mystery but ultimately can't teach moral principles
同义替换:「values」↔「principles」,「cannot be used to show」↔「can't teach」
答案:They describe the life of people in Scotland.
原文定位:Stevenson's works, unlike other British authors, captured the unique day to day life of average Scottish people
同义替换:「describe」↔「capture」,「Scotland」↔「Scottish」
答案:gained more attention from the public than his works.
原文定位:Some even argue that his personal life eventually outshone his writing
同义替换:「gained more attention than」↔「outshone」,「works」↔「writing」
答案:TRUE
原文定位:Though Stevenson's works have deeply influenced Oscar Wilde, Wilde often joked that Stevenson would have written better works if he wasn't born in Scotland
同义替换:「admired very much」↔「deeply influenced」,「greater」↔「better」
答案:NOT GIVEN
答案:FALSE
原文定位:Other authors came to Stevenson's defence, including Galsworthy who claimed that Stevenson is a greater writer than Thomas Hardy
答案:FALSE
原文定位:Despite much debate of Stevenson's writing topics, his writing was not the only source of attention for critics. Stevenson's personal life often attracted a lot of attention
同义替换:「only paid attention to」↔「not the only source of attention」
答案:technical control
原文定位:While many critics exalt Sir Walter Scott as a literary genius because of his technical ability
同义替换:「more proficient in」↔「technical ability」
答案:natural ability
原文定位:others argue that Stevenson deserves the same recognition for his natural ability to capture stories and characters in words
同义替换:「better」↔「deserves the same recognition」
答案:depth
原文定位:Many of Scott's works were taken more seriously as literature for their depth due to their tragic themes
答案:story telling
原文定位:fans of Stevenson praise his unique style of story-telling and capture of human nature
同义替换:「praise his unique style」↔「better」
答案:human nature
原文定位:fans of Stevenson praise his unique style of story-telling and capture of human nature
同义替换:「understanding」↔「capture」