首页
登录
职称英语
Children’s literature traces its beginnings to preliterate times, when ancie
Children’s literature traces its beginnings to preliterate times, when ancie
游客
2024-01-01
42
管理
问题
Children’s literature traces its beginnings to preliterate times, when ancient storytellers passed tales and legends from generation to generation in the oral tradition. William Caxton, who established England’s first printing press, published books of etiquette, fables and legends. However, these didn’t
constitute
a body of work that could be considered literature for children. Because children at that time were considered "miniature adults" , books were didactic in nature. The content for young readers consisted mainly of religious instruction, rules of behavior, ethical messages, and moral platitudes. In 1774, Englishman John Newberry changed children’s publishing when he began to create books with attractive formats, quality illustrations, and
sturdy
bindings, that were designed primarily for children to enjoy. The oldest, and most prestigious award given for childre’s books published in America, is the Newberry Medal.
In the’ following century,
children’s literature began to bloom
. Hans Christian Andersen’s wonderful stories like "The Ugly Duckling", and "The Little Mermaid" , and Grimm brothers collected two volumes of German folktales that included stories such as "Snow White" and "Rumpelstiltskin". Childhood came to be recognized as a joyful and carefree period of life, and books celebrating it began to be published. Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carrol) wrote the fantasy "Alice in Wonderland" , the first book that was intended purely for children’s enjoyment without any pretense of instruction. Edwards Lear’s books of nonsense poetry delighted both young and old readers. In North America, books for a young audience were becoming popular as well. Kate Douglas Wiggin wrote " Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" , Louisa May Alcott wrote "Little Women" , and Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) created Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. By the end of the century, the pious and moralistic books of earlier times had been replaced by writing designed to amuse and entertain a young audience. In the 1800s color printing was introduced, and by the middle of the 19th century, the rough illustrations that
characterized
earlier children’s books had been replaced by works of art that captured the word and some of the story. [br] The word "characterized" underlined in Paragraph 2 means______.
选项
A、rejected
B、described
C、devalued
D、amused
答案
B
解析
词义题型本句意为:十九世纪出现了彩色印刷;到二十世纪中叶,早期——粗略说明故事的儿童图书被捕捉言词和故事情节的艺术作品所取代;在此“characterized”应表示“所表现”,因此B为答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3323686.html
相关试题推荐
Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowingstatement?Youngerchildren(agedfr
Parentsarerequiredbylawtoseethattheirchildrenreceivefull-timeedu
由于药粉不易被儿童吞服,因此专为儿童设计的药物通常是药水。Medicinedesignedforchildrenisusuallyliquid-ba
TheproportionofchildreninAmericawhoareoverweighthastripledoverth
Somechildrendonotmakegoodtravellingcompanions,fortheywilldonothingb
______getolder,thegamestheyplaybecomeincreasinglycomplex.A、ChildrenB、C
Studentsofhowchildrenlearnlanguagegenerallyagreethatthemostremarkable
Withoutthemusic,thechildrenwouldhavenothadsomuchfun.A、wouldn’tbehav
______getolder,thegamestheyplaybecomeincreasinglycomplex.A、ChildrenB、C
Evenafterhavingtheirgrandchildrenlivewiththemfortenyears,thecouplef
随机试题
公文的主要特点有行政性、()。A.作者的固定性 B.执行的时间性 C.格式
把审美认识分为“惧”、“怠”、“惑”三种境界的是()A.孔子 B.庄子 C.
按现行《无障碍设计规范》的要求,设有观众席和听众席的公共建筑应设轮椅席位,下列叙
李迪,字复古,其先赵郡人。曾祖避五代乱,徙家濮。迪深厚有器局,尝携其所为文见柳开
导流底孔布置应遵循的原则包括()。A.宜布置在近河道主流位置 B.宜与
某皮带运输通廊为钢平台结构,采用钢支架支承平台,固定支架未示出,钢材采用Q235
与其他商业银行相比,新成立的中国邮政储蓄银行的特征有()。 A.以零售和中间
纳税检查中,采用()发现的问题,仅能揭露事物内部的矛盾,不能作为定案的依据。A
某建筑施工企业对某施工现场进行施工准备工作,确定了施工进度计划和各工作可以压缩的
以下哪项解剖标志将肝脏分为大致相等的两半A.正中裂 B.右叶间裂 C.镰状韧
最新回复
(
0
)