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  3. With Meredith’s The Egoist we enter into a critical problem that

With Meredith’s The Egoist we enter into a critical problem that

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问题           With Meredith’s The Egoist we enter into a
     critical problem that we have not yet before faced
     in these studies. That is the problem offered by a
Line writer of recognizably impressive stature, whose
(5) work is informed by a muscular intelligence,
     whose language has splendor, whose "view of
     life" wins our respect, and yet for whom we are at
     best able to feel only a passive appreciation which
      amounts, practically, to indifference. We should
(10) be unjust to Meredith and to criticism if we
      should, giving in to the inertia of indifference,
      simply avoid dealing with him and thus avoid the
      problem along with him. He does not "speak to
      us," we might say; his meaning is not a "meaning
(15) for us"; he "leaves us cold." But do not the chal-
      lenge and the excitement of the critical problem
      as such lie in that ambivalence of attitude which
      allows us to recognize the intelligence and even
      the splendor of Meredith’ s work, while, at the
(20) same time, we experience a lack of sympathy, a
      failure of any enthusiasm of response? [br] It can be inferred from the passage that the author would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements about the role of criticism?
选项 A、Its prime office should be to make our enjoyment of the things that feed the mind as conscious as possible.
B、It should be a disinterested endeavor to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world.
C、It should enable us to go beyond personal prejudice to appreciate the virtues of works antipathetic to our own tastes.
D、It should dwell upon excellencies rather than imperfections, ignoring such deficiencies as irrelevant.
E、It should strive both to purify literature and to elevate the literary standards of the reading public.
答案 C
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