雅思阅读真题+题目+答案：Robert Louis Stevenson

雅思阅读真题+题目+答案：Robert Louis Stevenson

A It is more than 100 years since the death of the Scotland writer Robert Louis Stevenson on the South Pacific island of Samoa. And it seems that time has not been kind to Stevenson's memory. Immediately after his death, his family and friends set to work to fashion the legend of Robert Louis Stevenson, or R.I.S as he became known - one of the few writers familiar from his initials alone. Subsequent works of biography then turned him in to a writer of almost religious importance. One example was history critic Balfour, who in 1901 portrayed Stevenson’s family as ministering angels to the dying genius during his final illness. Similarly, the biographer Crouch absurdly overstated Stevenson's significance by placing in the same company as those most revered natures in English literature Shakespeare and Keats. The reaction to this nonsense was a number of highly critical assessments of Stevenson’s legacy in the 1920s.

B Normally, the critical pendulum can be relies on to swing back again, but there are several aspects of Stevenson's work that have» until recently acted against a more balanced appraisal First is the allegation that Stevenson was a mere master of linguistic fireworks who lacked moral depth. Some critics accused him of being a literacy charlatan of juggling words very prettily to strike effects which overawed an ignorant public, and served to distract from the inadequacy of his ideas.

C Then there has been a prejudice against the adventure story as the proper medium for deep moral seriousness, a prejudice which is still extremely influential today. It seems that we can accept that an adventure film can successfully express profound moral truths, but we reject the same idea for a book. The absurdity of this becomes apparent when we think of writers like Joseph Contrad and Graham Greene, but it is no use pretending that this bias against adventure stories is not part of our high culture. A further problem is that Stevenson has often not found favour in the land of his birth because his conservatism so often collides with the strong radical tradition in Scotland. His many escapist stories and preference for living abroad have led to accusations that he camouflaged Scotland^ real problems. Lastly, the high adventure of Stevenson's own lifestyle has sometimes obscured his output His globe-trotting, and above all the final phase of his life in Samoa, tended to make his own life a greater story than any he could devise. This was precisely what his friends feared would happen towards the end of his short life: his art might be overwhelmed by the drama of life in Samoa.

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Questions 37-40

Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.

Write your answers in boxes 27-31 on your answer sheet

27. In the opinion of the writer，the biographers Balfour and Crouch

A. Understated the role played by Stevenson’s family

B. Misunderstood Stevenson’s religious belief

C. Overestimated other writer influence on Stevenson

D. Elevated Stevenson above his true status as a writer

28. What is the writer’s main point about Stevenson in the Second paragraph

A. the public judges him more fairly than the critics

B. recent criticism of him has been justified

C. critics argued that his style covered up his faults

D. the ethical nature of his stories was often criticized

29. According to the writer, the adventure story

A. is more appropriate for books than film

B. can be used by writers to tell moral stories

C. is more fashionable today than in the past

D. has been used by other writers but not Stevenson

30. What point does the writer make about Stevenson and Scotland

A. His ideas contrasted with those of many Scots

B. His demonstrated great sympathy for Scotland's problems

C. He was not considered a true Scot as he was not born there

D. His unflattering stories about Scotland angered many Scot

31. According to the writer, Stevenson’s own lifestyle

A. was envied by his friends

B. was responsible for his early death

C. attracted more attrition than his books

D. did not prepare his for living in Samoa

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