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【单选题】 In the first paragraph, the author makes use of all the following techniques EXCEPT
A．(A) extended metaphor
B．(B) enumeration and classification
C．(C) classical allusion
D．(D) direct quotation
E．(E) comparison and contrast

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
The writer neither lists (enumerates) nor sorts (classifies) anything in the opening paragraph. Choice A is incorrect. The writer likens the female tradition to a lost continent and develops the metaphor by describing the continent "rising ... from the sea of English literature." Choice C is incorrect. The author refers or alludes to the classical legend of Atlantis. Choice D is incorrect. The author quotes Colby and Thompson. Choice E is incorrect. The author contrasts the revised view of women's literature with Mill's view. 查看试题解析出处>>