GRE考试

【单选题】SentenceCompletion
In the tradition of scholarly ______, the poet and scholarA、E、Housman once assailed a German rival for relying on manuscripts "as a drunkard relies on lampposts, for ______ rather than illumination."A．animosity...current
B．discourse...stability
C．erudition...shadow
D．invective...support
E、competition...assistance

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
The key word here is assailed. Housman is attacking his rival. Thus he is in the tradition of scholarly invective (vehement verbal attack), criticizing his foe for turning to manuscripts merely for confirmation or support of old theories and not for enlightenment or illumination. Again, note the use of figurative language, in this case the simile of the drunkard. document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>