公共英语考试

【单选题】On screens big and small, young heroes like Harry Potter andBuffy, the Vampire Slayer are narked by their ability to transform themselves when faced with danger. Post-9-11 , in a world that seems increasingly out of control, such flexibility is more prized than ever. So perhaps it’’s not surprising that the classical master of metamorphosis, Ovid, is having a comeback. The ancient Roman poet created a universe full of magical transformations; his best-known work ’’Metamorphoses" depicts constant change as a creative and inevitable life force. Now a new generation of writers, artists and composers is rediscovering his powerful themes.Ovid’’s historical impact had been vast. In her new book, Fantastic Metamorphoses, Other Worlds, Marina Warner explores on the likes ofChaucer,Dante and Shakespeare. His stories find avid expression in the works of artists like Raphael, Rembrandt,Chagall and Picasso. For ’’Metamorphosing", a new exhibit at London’’s Science Museum co-curated by Warner.Artist ’’aula Rego created a new work called Metamorphosis, inspired by Kafka’’s story about a bureaucrat who turns into a cockroach. The show, which runs through January, also includes drawings of nutant insects found near nuclear power plants.The lateBritish poet Ted Hughes sparked this latest Ovid revival with his 1997 Tales from Ovid, a loose and very dark translation of the original.Curious writers and artists began scouring dusty library shelves for Ovid’’s 15 volumes of Latin verse, and soon fell under their sway. JeffreyEugenides’’s Middlesex, in which a young girl is transformed into a man, refers to the myth of Tiresias, who in Ovid’’s account underwent the opposite change.Another recent book, Ovid Metamorphosed, testifies to the poet’’s cross-cultural appeal: it contains short stories based on his Latin myths by writers from the United States,Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands,Canada, India and France.September 11 made Ovid seem more relevant than ever. When Mary Zimmerman’’s play Metamorphoses opened onBroadway less than a month after the World TradeCenter attacks, audiences were deeply moved by its depiction of love, death and human resilience. The play became a hit, earning Zimmerman a TonyAwar
D、Hughes suggested in his introduction to Tales from Ovid that the poet — who finished Metamorphoses in 7
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D、, as the RomanEmpire began to transform — was perfectly placed to comprehend " the psychological gulf that opens at the end of an era". Warner agrees that his tales of change are more likely to resonate during times of uncertainty. Ovid captured the innate pleasure of escaping from the boundaries of life and the laws of nature escapes that can seem more necessary than ever today. What is an appropriate title for this passage
A、Change InEverywhere
B．The Return of Ovid

C、Metamorphoses

D、Ovid’’s Historical Impact

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
纵观全篇。文章讨论的是古罗马诗人奥维德及其作品《变形记》如今被再度关注，并且其作品影响了许多现代作者。作者探究其中的原因是由于奥维德抓住了从生命边缘以及自然法则逃离的根本乐趣。目前，在现今局势动荡变幻的世界，比以往任何时候更加凸显出人们的逃离心理。所以B项可以作为最能够概括文章内容的标题。D项不全面，只是说明奥维德对于其他作者的影响力；C项为奥维德的作品，只是文章内容中提到的一部分；A项偏离了文章主题。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>