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＜C＞ Great literary works do not fade with time. Shakespeare’s plays, for example, have been read again andagain by generation after generation; they also have been adapted for the big screen and shown at places otherthan the theater. Great literature also knows no language boundaries. For example, Chinese classical novels likeThe Dream of the Red Chamber and Journey of the Monkey King have been widely read not only by Chinese butalso by sinologists, people who study Chinese culture, from many language backgrounds.           People read literature to enjoy great writers’ ways with words and their humor. In the English languageworld, William Somerset Maugham is a novelist who is good at using irony, i.e., saying the opposite of what ismeant, to create humor. Another reason why Maugham’s novels are well-loved is that he never fails to provide asurprise ending to amuse his readers.           When readers become involved with what they are reading, they may behave as if they have traveled throughtime to live with the characters in the story. Readers of Maugham’s short story, The Luncheon, may often stop andwonder about how the main character is so easily fooled when he has lunch with a woman he met once in Paris.They may also grow to love or hate this woman in the course of their reading.           Literary works often provide room for different interpretations. For example, poetry, because of its succinctuse of words, can often be interpreted in a number of different ways. Skits, or short plays, on the other hand,contain more elaborate descriptions of the setting and the moods of the characters, not to mention the stagedirections. However, almost all literary works make use of symbols to suggest ideas indirectly. Because symbolscan carry different meanings in different cultures, one person’s interpretation of a symbol can be very differentfrom another person’s.          Great literature is not bound by time or language barriers. It will continue to speak to generations of people.                                                    (from Far East English Extensive Reading Series)
51. Which of the following works of literature is not mentioned in paragraph 1?
(A) The Dream of the Red Chamber
(B) The Plays of Shakespeare
(C) Journey of the Monkey King
(D) The Three Kingdoms

參考答案

答案：D
難度：適中0.5
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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