英语阅读人物传记文章特点（人物传记英语高中）
Passage2
(湖南E)
SusanSontag(-)wasoneofthemostnoticeablefiguresintheworldofliterature.Formorethan40yearsshemadeitmorallynecessarytoknoweverything—toreadeverybookworthreading,toseeeverymovieworthseeing.Whenshewasstillinherearly30s,publishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReview,sheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturallife,tryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliterature,filmandart.Withgreateffortandseriousjudgment,Sontagwalkedatthelatestedgesofworldculture.
SeriousnesswasoneofSontag’slifelongwatchwords(格言),butatatimewhenthebarriersbetweenthewell-educatedandthepoor-educatedwereobvious,shearguedforatrueopennesstothepleasuresofpopculture.In“NotesonCamp”,theessaythatfirstmadehername,sheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandings,throughwhichshecouldnothavebeenmorefamous.“NotesonCamp”,shewrote,“representsvictoryof‘form’over‘content’,‘beauty’over‘morals’.”
Byconviction(信念)shewasasensualist(感觉论者),butbynatureshewasamoralist(伦理学者),andintheworksshepublishedinthesands,itwasthelattersideofherthatcameforward.InIllnessasMetaphor—publishedin,aftershesufferedcancer—shearguedagainsttheideathatcancerwassomehowaspecialproblemofrepressedpersonalities(被压抑的个性),aconceptthateffectivelyblamedthevictimforthedisease.Infact,re-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.
InAmerica,herstoryofa19thcenturyPolishactresswhosetupaperfectsocietyinCalifornia,wontheNationalBookAwardin.Butitwasasatireless,all-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfame.“Sometimes,”sheoncesaid,“Ifeelthat,intheend,allIamreallydefending...istheideaofseriousness,oftreeseriousness.”Andintheend,shemadeustakeitseriouslytoo.
1.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph1meansSontag______.
A.wasasymbolofAmericanculturallifeB.developedworldliterature,filmandart
C.publishedmanyessaysaboutworldcultureD.keptpacewiththenewestdevelopmentofworldculture
2.Shefirstwonhernamethrough______.
A.herstoryofaPolishactress
B.herbookIllnessasMetaphor
C.publishingessaysinmagazineslikePartisanReview
D.herexplanationofasetofdifficultunderstandings
3.Accordingtothepassage,SusanSontag______.
A.wasasensualistaswellasamoralistB.lookeddownuponthepopculture
C.thoughtcontentwasmoreimportantthanformD.blamedthevictimofcancerforbeingrepressed
4.AsforSusanSontag’slifelonghabit,she______.
A.misunderstoodtheideaofseriousnessB.re-examinedoldpositions
C.arguedforanopennesstopopcultureD.preferredmoralstobeauty
5.SusanSontag’slastingfamewasmadeupon______.
A.atireless,all-purposeculturalviewB.herlifelongwatchword:seriousness
C.publishingbooksonmoralsD.enjoyingbooksworthreadingandmoviesworthseeing
【重点词汇】
noticeableadj.引人注目的figuren.人物，尤其是著名人物
morallyadv.精神上symboln.象征
seriousnessn.严肃，认真lifelongadj.终身的
barriern.障碍arguefor赞成
popculture通俗文化representv.描绘，表现
somehowadv.不知何故victimn.受害者，牺牲品
【疑难长句】
Whenshewasstillinherearly30s,publishingessaysinsuchimportantmagazinesasPartisanReview,sheappearedasthesymbolofAmericanculturallife,tryinghardtofolloweverynewdevelopmentinliterature,filmandart.
这个句子结构比较复杂。publishing和trying后面的句子作该句的状语，所以该句的主要成分是sheappearedas...life。
(参考译文)在30多岁的时候，她在诸如PartisanReview等重要的杂志上发表文章。她被看做美国文化生命的象征，努力追随着文化、电影、艺术方面的每一点新发展。
【答案解析】
1.D细节理解题。题目问的是画线句子的意思。选项A，Sontag是美国文化的一个代表;选项B，促进了世界文学、电影和艺术发展;选项C，发表过许多关于世界文化的文章;选项D，与世界文化发展同步。画线句子的意思是她走在世界文化的最前沿，很明显正确答案为D。
2.D细节理解题。题目问的是她最早是通过什么出名的。根据原文“theessaythatfirstmadehername,sheexplainedwhatwasthenalittle-knownsetofdifficultunderstandings”，她的名字第一次为人所知是在解释asetofdifficultunderstandings的时候，因此正确答案为D。
3.A细节理解题。选项A，她既是感觉主义者又是伦理学者。根据文章第3段第一句话，从信念上讲她是感觉论者，从本性上讲她是伦理学者，表述正确;选项B，她看不起通俗文化。根据原文第2段，她的态度是arguedfor(赞成)，表述错误;选项C，内容应该比形式重要。根据“‘form’over‘content’”可知，明显是形式比内容重要，表述错误;选项D，认为抑郁是癌症患者得病的原因。从文章最后一段可以看出，她对于该观点是持反对意见的。因此正确答案为A。
4.B细节理解题。题目问的是就SusanSontag的毕生习惯来讲，她会做什么。选项A，误解“严谨”的观点;选项B，对旧观点的重新审视;选项C，赞成通俗文化的公开;选项D，喜欢道德胜过美貌。根据原文“Infact,re-examiningoldpositionswasherlifelonghabit.”很明显正确答案为B。
5.A细节理解题。题目问的是SusanSontag恒久的名望是建立在什么基础之上的。选项A，持久、通用的文化观点;选项B，她的人生格言：严谨;选项C，出版道德书籍;选项D，喜欢值得看的书和电影。根据原文“Butitwasasatireless,all-purposeculturalviewthatshemadeherlastingfame.”很明显正确答案为A。
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