One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her life in China,a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States.In her life time she earned her country’s most highly acclaimed

One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her life in China,a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States.In her life time she earned her country’s most highly acclaimed
One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her life in China,a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States.In her life time she earned her country’s most highly acclaimed literary award,the Pulitzer Prize,and also the most prestigious form of literary recognition in the world,the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Pearl S.Buck was almost a household word throughout much of her lifetime because of her prolific output,which consisted of some eighty-five published works,including several dozen novels,six collections of short stories,fourteen books for children,and more than a dozen works of nonfiction.When she was eighty years old,some twenty-five volumes were awaiting publication.Many of those books were set in China,the land in which she spent so much of her life.
Her books and her life served as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West.As the product of those two cultures she became,as she described herself,“mentally bifocal”.Her unique background made her into an unusually interesting and versatile human being.As we examine the life of Pearl Buck,we cannot help but be aware that we are in fact meeting three separate people:a wife and mother,an internationally famous writer,and a humanitarian and philanthropist.One cannot really get to know Pearl Buck without learning about each of the three.Though honored in her lifetime with the William Dean Howell Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in addition to the Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes,Pearl Buck as a total human being,not only a famous author,is a captivating subject of study.
26.What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A.To offer a criticism of the works of Pearl Buck.
B.To illustrate Pearl Buck’s views on Chinese literature.
C.To illustrate the background and diverse interests of Pearl Buck.
D.To discuss Pearl Buck’s influence on the cultures of the East and the West.
27 According to the passage,Pearl Buck was an unusual figure in American literature in that she ______.
A.wrote extensively about a very different culture
B.published half of her books abroad
C.won more awards than any other woman of her time
D.achieved her first success very late in life
28.The word “prolific” in Line 6 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
A.influential.B.impressive.
C.fruitful.D.outstanding.

One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her life in China,a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United States.In her life time she earned her country’s most highly acclaimed
在美国文学中最流行的文学人物之一,是谁花了几乎一个女人,她在中国,一对从美国大陆数千英里的乡村生活的一半.在她的生活时,她赢得了她的国家最广受赞誉的文学奖,普利策奖,也是在世界上,诺贝尔文学奖最负盛名的文学形式确认.
赛珍珠几乎贯穿她一生的多,因为她的多产,其中一些八五包括发表的作品,其中包括数十名小说,短篇小说集六,儿童14本书,比一个更家喻户晓数十件,非虚构.当她老了八十岁,有的二五体积等待出版.其中许多书载于中国的土地中,她花了她的生活了.
她的书和她的生活担任之间的东西方文化的桥梁.由于这两个文化的她成了,她形容自己,“精神上双焦”产品.她独特的背景使她成为一个非常有趣的,多才多艺的人.当我们研究赛珍珠的生活,我们不能不知道,我们在满足三个不同的人其实是：一个妻子和母亲,一个国际知名的作家和人道主义和慈善家.人们不能真正了解没有对每个学习的三个赛珍珠.虽然她与威廉豪威尔院长奖章美国艺术与文学科学院终身除了诺贝尔奖和普利策奖,被誉为赛珍珠总人,不仅是著名作家,是一个迷人的研究课题.

26. C
27. B
28. C

补充问题： 29.According to the passage, Pearl Buck described herself as “mentally bifocal” (Para. 3, Line 2)to suggest that she was ______.
A. capable of resolving the differences between two distinct...

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补充问题： 29.According to the passage, Pearl Buck described herself as “mentally bifocal” (Para. 3, Line 2)to suggest that she was ______.
A. capable of resolving the differences between two distinct linguistic systems
B. keenly aware of how the past could influence the future
C. capable of producing literary works of interest to both adults and children
D. equally familiar with two different cultural environments
30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. All of Pearl Buck’s books were written in China.
B. Pearl Buck won several literary awards for her works.
C. Pearl Buck knew both American and Chinese cultures very well.
D. One has to study the different aspects of Pearl Buck in order to understand her well.

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