MarilynneRobinson,Gilead
RevJohnAmes,asmalltownminister, describeshislifeandanti-slaverytraditiontohisyoungsoninbeautiful languageinthisfirstpartofRobinson’strilogy(alongwithHomeandLila).“ Ican’tthinkofalivingnovelistwhowritesmoreseriouslyandprofoundly aboutreligiousfaith,whichhasbecomeanalmostforbiddentopicinmodern literature,”writesDawnRaffel,whorankedGileadfirstonherlist.Critic KarenR.Longsays,“Thismulti-generationalstorytellsadesirefor transcendence(超越)，andmakesacaseforspirituallifeinthe21st century----itsownkindofmiracle.Gileadwillbereadin100years.”
21. Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Oscarlikesreadingbooks.B. Townsendworkedinachurch.
C.RevJohnAmeslikesfarming.D.Thomas GromwellwonanOscarAward.
22.WhatdoesMaryAnnGwinnthinkofthebook “WolfHall”?
A.Shethinksit’stoodull.B.Shedoesn'tlikethe characterinthebook.
C.Shethinksit’sfascinating.D.Shedoesn’t likesomecontentsinthebook.
23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillhavea far-reachinginfluenceinthefuture?
A.Gilead.B.WolfHall
C. TheKnownWorldD.TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao