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新 GRE PPII 阅读解析 文/上校 GRE 官方真题模考 PPII 阅读文章如下 In early-twentieth-century England, it was fashionable to claim that only a completely new style of writing could address a world undergoing unprecedented transformation— just as one literary critic recently claimed that only the new “aesthetic of exploratory excess” can address a world under-going well, you know. Yet in early-twentieth-century England, T. S. Eliot, a man fascinated by the“presence” of the past, wrote the most innovative poetry of his time. The lesson for today’s literary community seems obvious: a reorientation toward tradition would benefit writers no less than readers.But if our writers and critics indeed respect the novel’s rich tradition (as they claim to), then why do they disdain the urge to tell an exciting story? 题目： 17. The author of the passage suggests that present-day readers would particularly benefit from which of the following changes on the part of present-day writers and critics? A An increased focus on the importance of engaging the audience in a narrative B Modernization of the traditional novelistic elements already familiar to readers C Embracing aspects of fiction that are generally peripheral to the interest of readers D A greater recognition of how the tradition of the novel has changed over time E A better understanding of how certain poets such as Eliot have influenced fiction of the present time 你选了哪一个？ 我在这里先简单的说一下这篇文章在说什么：如下， In early-twentieth-century England, it was fashionable to claim that only a completely new style of writing could address a world undergoing unprecedented transformation— just as one literary critic recently claimed that only the new “aesthetic of exploratory excess” can address a world under-going well, you know. 第一句是一个形式主语 it的句子，说是说，在 20 世纪的早期的英国(作者注：其实这句话的时间不重要的…)，去宣称(to claim) 只 有一种全新的写作风格才能够表达/传达（address） 一个正在经历着前所没有 的改变的世界是很时髦的。简单来说就是只有新的写作风格才跟得上时代。破折 号后面是说，就好像一个文学的评论家(critic)最近说，只有一个新的审美。。。 后