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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.
Herman Melville, an American best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used his knowledge gained during his travels as a basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.
How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately.
B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease.
D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
Herman Melville, an American best known today for his novel Moby Dick, was actually more popular during his lifetime for some of his other works. He traveled extensively and used his knowledge gained during his travels as a basis for his early novels. In 1837, at the age of eighteen, Melville signed as a cabin boy on a merchant ship that was to sail from his Massachusetts home to Liverpool, England. His experiences on this trip served as a basis for the novel Redburn (1849). In 1841, Melville set out on a whaling ship headed for the South Seas. After jumping ship in Tahiti, he wandered around the islands of Tahiti and Moorea. This South Sea island sojourn was a backdrop to the novel Omoo (1847). After three years away from home, Melville joined up with a U.S. naval frigate that was returning to the eastern United States around Cape Horn. The novel White Jacket (1850) describes this lengthy voyage as a navy seaman.
With the publication of these early adventure novels, Melville developed a strong and loyal following among readers eager for his tales of exotic places and situations. However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melville's popularity started to diminish. Moby Dick, on one level the saga of the hunt for the great white whale, was also a heavily symbolic allegory of the heroic struggle of humanity against the universe. The public was not ready for Melville's literary metamorphosis from romantic adventure to philosophical symbolism. It is ironic that the novel served to diminish Melville's popularity during his lifetime is the one for which he is best known today.
How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville's popularity?
A. His popularity increased immediately.
B. It had no effect on his popularity.
C. It caused his popularity to decrease.
D. His popularity remained as strong as ever.
Đáp án C: It caused his populary to decrease.
Kỹ năng đọc hiểu: Câu hỏi suy luận
Giải thích chi tiết:
Việc xuất bản Moby Dick đã ảnh hưởng gì đến danh tiếng của Melville?
A. Danh tiếng của ông tăng lên ngay lập tức.
B. Không có tác động gì đến danh tiếng của ông.
C. Làm giảm sút danh tiếng của ông.
D. Danh tiếng của ông vẫn luôn lớn mạnh.
Bối cảnh:
However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melvillle's popularity started to diminish.
(Tuy nhiên, vào năm 1851, sau khi xuất bản của Moby Dick, danh tiếng của Melville bắt đầu giảm sút). Có thể thấy từ "diminish" có nghĩa tương đồng với từ decrease trong phương án A.
Do vậy, phương án C là phù hợp nhất.
Kỹ năng đọc hiểu: Câu hỏi suy luận
Giải thích chi tiết:
Việc xuất bản Moby Dick đã ảnh hưởng gì đến danh tiếng của Melville?
A. Danh tiếng của ông tăng lên ngay lập tức.
B. Không có tác động gì đến danh tiếng của ông.
C. Làm giảm sút danh tiếng của ông.
D. Danh tiếng của ông vẫn luôn lớn mạnh.
Bối cảnh:
However, in 1851, with the publication of Moby Dick, Melvillle's popularity started to diminish.
(Tuy nhiên, vào năm 1851, sau khi xuất bản của Moby Dick, danh tiếng của Melville bắt đầu giảm sút). Có thể thấy từ "diminish" có nghĩa tương đồng với từ decrease trong phương án A.
Do vậy, phương án C là phù hợp nhất.
Đáp án C.