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看題：

1. The primary purpose of the passage is to 主旨目的，論證框架

2. The author of the passage?implies?that an argument for the historical accuracy of Mather’s works is most strongly supported by which of the following? 間接細(xì)節(jié)+加強(qiáng)

3. Information in the passage best?supports?which of the following statements about?Mather’s biographies of the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? 直接細(xì)節(jié)，主要是定位

文章講解：

①?Among many historians a belief persists that Cotton Mather’s biographies of some of the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony(published 1702) are exercises in?hagiography[劍1]?, endowing their subjects with saintly piety at the expense of historical accuracy.[JC2]?②Yet?modern studies have profited?both from the breadth of information that Mather provides in, for example, his discussions of colonial medicine?and from?his critical observations of such leading figures as Governor John Winthrop.[JC3]?③Mather's?wry?humor as demonstrated by his detailed descriptions of events such as?Winthrop’s efforts to prevent wood-stealing?is overlooked by those charging Mather with presenting his subjects as extremely pious.[JC4]?④The charge?also?obscures Mather’s concern with the settlers’ material, not just spiritual, prosperity.[JC5]?⑤Further, this pejorative [劍6]?view underrates the biographies’ value as chronicles: Mather amassed all sorts of published and unpublished documents as sources, and his selection of key events shows a marked sensitivity to the nature of the colony’s development.[JC7]?

?[劍1]?hagiography?圣徒傳記

?[JC2]觀點，一幫人這么認(rèn)為他不好，不準(zhǔn)確

?[JC3]轉(zhuǎn)折事實，其實現(xiàn)代研究都受益于此

?[JC4]他有個東西被忽視了

wry?反語，反諷，揶揄

?[JC5]同時還模糊了…

·??????[劍6]/p?'d??r?t?v/?輕蔑的

?[JC7]而且還低估了…

① aw- 觀點 ? ②

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??? ? ?↓

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???③ + ④?+ ⑤

1. The primary purpose of the passage is to?觀點點評，對老觀點做出負(fù)評價

D

A. Argue against a theory?universally?accepted by historical researchers?相反/沒有證據(jù)

B. Call attention to an unusual?approach?to documenting ahistorical era 沒有證據(jù)

C. Summarize research on a specific historical figure?說明文

D. Counter a particular view about the work of a biographer

E. Point out subtle differences among controversial historical reports?說明文

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★2. The author of the passage?implies?that an argument for the historical accuracy of Mather’s works is most strongly supported by which of the following? 間接細(xì)節(jié)+加強(qiáng)，從②開始都是

A. Surviving documents that corroborate Mather’s detailed descriptions of his?subjects?雜糅③⑤句信息，沒有證據(jù)/IR

B. Mather’s?firsthand?personal acquaintance with those about whom he wrote NE

C. Mather’s frank and straightforward accounts of the lives and times of people about whom he had conducted?extensive research?沒有證據(jù)，干擾性較強(qiáng)

D. Mather’s ability to detail important historical events in the?religious context?of which they were a part NE

E. The quantity and nature of the sources from which Mather obtained his information. 來自⑤

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3. Information in the passage best?supports?which of the following statements about?Mather’s biographies of the settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? 全文定位

A. Annals?[劍1]?written by Mather and others were censored?[劍2]?by later historians, thus detracting from their value as full and accurate accounts of the period.?沒有證據(jù)

B. Mather’s description of Governor Winthrop includes all of Winthrop’s shortcomings, such as a tendency toward levity?[劍3]?at inappropriate times.?沒有證據(jù)

C. Mather’s descriptions of the Massachusetts Bay colonists were based primarily on?firsthand?experiences. NE

D. Many historians believe that Mather’s biographies are poor sources of historical information because biography is an inherently unreliable genre of historical writing.?NE

E. Mather’s writings reflect an interest in the degree of economic success achieved by early Massachusetts Bay colonists. 對應(yīng)④句material prosperity

?[劍1]年鑒

?[劍2]審查，刪掉

?[劍3]多變，輕率