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Mr. Handsome 2007-5-12 6:34AM | Orion Books,which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics (經(jīng)典著作),is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L.Tolstoy,M.Mitchell and C.Bronte.Now,each of them has been whittled down to about 400pages by cutting 30to 40pages per cent of original,with words,sentences,paragraphs and,in a few cases,chapters removed.The first six shortened editions,all priced at£6.99and advertised as great reads"in half the time",will go on sale next month,with plans for 50to 100more to follow.The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions. |
Mr. Edwards 2007-5-12 9:40AM | Well,I'm publisher of Orion Group.Thanks for your attention,Mr.Handsome. I must say,the idea developed from a game of"shame"in my office.Each of us was required to confess (承認(rèn)) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading.I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times.One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳讀) Jane Eyre.We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones. As a leading publishing house,we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it's not as if we're withdrawing the original versions.They are still there if you want to read them. |
Ms.Weir 2007-5-12 11:35AM | I'm director of the online book club www.lovereading.co.uk Mr.Edwards,I think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air.I'm guilty of never having read Anna Karenina,because it's just so long.I'd much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book.I am looking forward to more shortened classics! |
Mr. Crockatt 2007-5-12 4:38PM | I'm from the London independent bookshop Crockatt & Powell. In my opinion,the practice is completely ridiculous.How can you edit the classics?I'm afraid reading some of these books is hard work,and that is why you have to develop as a reader.If people don't have time to read Anna Karenina,then fine.But don't read a shortened version and kid yourself it's the real thing. |
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了歡迎大家到留言板上看有關(guān)改寫(刪寫)經(jīng)典著作的四個人的看法.
解答 25.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題題.根據(jù)第一條信息"Thepublishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorterversions."可知出版社認(rèn)為讀者會喜歡縮寫的經(jīng)典著作,也就是縮寫版會有好的前景;故選C.
26.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二條"Werealized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we neverwere going to read these ones"可以推斷出人沒有時間讀完所有的名著,縮寫版將會使讀名著更加容易;故選A.
27.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三條"I amlooking forward to more shortened classics!"可知Ms.Weir很欣賞縮寫的名著,用"a breath of fresh air"來表達(dá)她的贊譽;故選A.
28.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第四條"Butdon't read a shortened version and kid yourself it's the real thing."說明Mr.Crockatt反對縮寫名著,認(rèn)為這樣會歪曲了名著;故選B.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.
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