【題目】 Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

It doesn’t seem that US singer Bob Dylan has much in common with literary mavens like Ernest Hemingway and T.S. Elliot. 【1】.This year’s prize makes Dylan the first American since Toni Morrison in 1993 to win the title. At the same time, the surprise announcement has also ignited a firestorm of discussion around the globe.

Influential US writer Jodi Picoult joked that she might now deserve a Grammy. And well-known British-Indian novelist Hari Kunzru lamented on social media by saying: “This feels like the lamest Nobel win since they gave it to Obama for not being Bush.”

Dylan’s new status — a musician awarded the Nobel Prize for literature–to a degree defies convention. However, this is by no means his first prize for his writing talents. Back in 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded Dylan a special citation “for his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”. 【2】.

【3】. Protest songs like Blowin in the Wind (1962) were the anthems of anti-war and civil rights movements in 1960s US. Densely poetic and image-rich songs such as Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) pushed the folk-rock movement. And even today, many of Dylan’s songs are still relevant and streamed regularly by people all over the world.

In a speech during the MusiCares pre-Grammy honors in 2015, Dylan revealed how he uses lyrics to document American culture and create an American songbook of his own. “I learned lyrics and how to write them from listening to folk songs,” said Dylan. “And I played them, and I met other people that played them, back when nobody was doing it.”

【4】. “From Orpheus to Faiz, song & poetry have been closely linked,” Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist also thought to have been a candidate for the prize, told The New York Times. “Dylan is the brilliant inheritor of the bardic tradition,” Rushdie added. “Great choice.”

A. There is nothing more honorable to win praise from one’s competitors.

B. In this sense, it could be argued that what the Nobel Committee is doing is simply reinforcing Dylan’s unshakable standing in the world of literature.

C. Dylan’s competitors questioned his winning the Nobel Prize for literature.

D. But, last week, these three figures became forever bonded by the Nobel Prize for literature.

E. Therefore, the Nobel committee just holds a different opinion from that of Pulitzer Prize jury.

F. The words behind Dylan’s songs address social issues and have been transmitted from generation to generation.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】F

【4】A

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報道。講述了美國民謠歌手鮑勃迪倫在上周獲得諾貝爾文學(xué)獎，這使得迪倫成為自1993年托尼·莫里森以來第一個獲得該獎項的美國人。與此同時，這一出人意料的聲明也在全球范圍內(nèi)引發(fā)了激烈的討論。

【1】根據(jù)上一句It doesn’t seem that US singer Bob Dylan has much in common with literary mavens like Ernest Hemingway and T.S. Elliot.美國歌手鮑勃迪倫似乎與歐內(nèi)斯特海明威和T.S.艾略特等文學(xué)大師并無多少共同之處�？芍�，此處描述內(nèi)容是與他們?nèi)齻�人有關(guān)，選項D“但是，上周，這三個人被諾貝爾文學(xué)獎永遠(yuǎn)地聯(lián)系在了一起�！狈项}意。故選D項。

【2】根據(jù)上一句Back in 2008, the Pulitzer Prize jury awarded Dylan a special citation “for his profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power”.早在2008年，普利策獎評委會就給迪倫頒發(fā)了一個特別獎，“以他對流行音樂和美國文化的深遠(yuǎn)影響為標(biāo)志，其歌詞創(chuàng)作具有非凡的詩意力量”可知，此處描述內(nèi)容應(yīng)該與上文其他獎項給他的榮譽(yù)有關(guān)，選項B“從這個意義上說，可以說諾貝爾委員會所做的只是強(qiáng)化了迪倫在文學(xué)世界中不可動搖的地位�！狈项}意。故選B項。

【3】根據(jù)下文Protest songs like Blowin in the Wind (1962) were the anthems of anti-war and civil rights movements in 1960s US. Densely poetic and image-rich songs such as Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) pushed the folk-rock movement. 《飄在風(fēng)中》(1962)等抗議歌曲是20世紀(jì)60年代美國反戰(zhàn)和民權(quán)運(yùn)動的頌歌。充滿詩意和意象豐富的歌曲，如《鈴鼓人》(1965)推動了民謠搖滾運(yùn)動�？芍颂幬挥诰涫�，是本段主題句，描述內(nèi)容應(yīng)該是迪倫的歌曲對當(dāng)時社會的反映，選項F“迪倫歌曲背后的歌詞表達(dá)了社會問題，并代代相傳�！狈项}意。故選F項。

【4】根據(jù)下一句“From Orpheus to Faiz, song & poetry have been closely linked,” Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist also thought to have been a candidate for the prize, told The New York Times.“從俄耳甫斯到法伊茲，歌曲和詩歌一直緊密相連，”印度出生的小說家薩爾曼·拉什迪告訴《紐約時報》，他也被認(rèn)為是諾貝爾文學(xué)獎的候選人之一。可知，此處位于句首，是本段主題句，描述內(nèi)容應(yīng)該與迪倫的競爭對手有關(guān)，選項A“沒有什么比贏得競爭對手的贊揚(yáng)更光榮的事了�！狈项}意。故選A項。

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