根据下列材料,请回答41~45题:
Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbyfindinginformationfromtheleftcolumnthatcorrespondstoeachofthemarkeddetailsgivenintherightcolumn.Therearetwoextr achoicesintherightcolumn.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEERT1.(10points)
“Universalhistory,thehistoryofwhatmanhasaccomplishedinthisworld,isatbottomtheHistoryoftheGreatMenwhohaveworkedhere,”wrotetheVictoriansageThomasCarlyle.Well,notanymoreitisnot.
Suddenly,Britainlookstohavefallenoutwithitsfavouritehistoricalform.Thiscouldbenomorethanapassingliterarycraze,butitalsopointstoabroadertr uthabouthowwenowapproachthepast:lessconcernedwithlearningfromforefathersandmoreinterestedinfeelingtheirpain.Today,wewantempathy,notinspiration.
Fromtheearliestd aysoftheRenaissance,thewritingofhistorymeantr ecountingtheexemplarylivesofgreatmen.In1337,Petr archbeganworkonhisramblingwritingDeVirisIllustr ibus-OnFamousMen,highlightingthevirtus(orvirtue)ofclassicalheroes.Petr archcelebratedtheirgreatnessinconqueringfortuneandrisingtothetop.Thiswasthebiographicaltr aditionwhichNiccoloMachiavelliturnedonitshead.InThePrince,thechampionedcunning,ruthlessness,andboldness,ratherthanvirtue,mercyandjustice,astheskillsofsuccessfulleaders.
Overtime,theattr ibutesofgreatnessshifted.TheRomanticscommemoratedtheleadingpaintersandauthorsoftheirday,str essingtheuniquenessoftheartist'spersonalexperienceratherthanpublicglory.Bycontr ast,theVictorianauthorSamualSmileswroteSelf-Helpasacatalogueoftheworthylivesofengineers,industr ialistsandexplores."Thevaluableexampleswhichtheyfurnishofthepowerofself-help,ifpatientpurpose,resoluteworkingandsteadfastintegrity,issuingintheformulationoftr ulynobleandmanycharacter,exhibit,"wroteSmiles."whatitisinthepowerofeachtoaccomplishforhimself"HisbiographiesofJamesWalt,RichardArkwrightandJosiahWedgwoodwereheldupasbeaconstoguidetheworkingmanthroughhisdifficultlife.
ThiswasallabitbourgeoisforThomasCarlyle,whofocusedhisbiographiesonthetr ulyheroiclivesofMartinLuther,OliverCromwellandNapoleonBonaparte.Theseepochalfiguresrepresentedliveshardtoimitate,buttobeacknowledgedaspossessinghigherauthoritythanmeremorals.
CommunistManifesto.Forthem,historydidnothing,itpossessednoimmensewealthnorwagedbattles:“Itisman,real,livingmanwhodoesallthat.”Andhistoryshouldbethestoryofthemassesandtheirrecordofstr uggle.Assuch,itneededtoappreciatetheeconomicrealities,thesocialcontextsandpowerrelationsinwhicheachepochstood.For:“Menmaketheirownhistory,buttheydonotmakeitjustastheyplease;theydonotmakeitundercircumstanceschosenbythemselves,butundercircumstancesdirectlyfound,givenandtr ansmittedfromthepast.”
Thiswasthetr aditionwhichrevolutionizedourappreciationofthepast.InplaceofThomasCarlyle,BritainnurturedChristopherHill,EPThompsonandEricHobsbawm.Historyfrombelowstoodalongsidebiographiesofgreatmen.Wholenewrealmsofunderstanding-fromgendertoracetoculturalstudies-wereopenedupasscholarsunpickedthemultiplicityoflostsocieties.Andittr ansformedpublichistorytoo:downstairsbecamejustasfascinatingasupstairs.
[A]emphasizedthevirtueof
classicalheroes.41.Petr arch[B]highlightedthepublicgloryof
theleadingartists.42.NiccoloMachiavellli[C]focusedonepochalfigureswhose
liveswerehardtoimitate.43.SamuelSmiles[D]openedupnewrealmsofunderstanding
thegreatmeninhistory.44.ThomasCarlyle[E]heldthathistoryshouldbethestory
ofthemassesandtheirrecordofstr uggle.45.MarxandEngels[F]dismissedvirtueasunnecessaryfor
successfulleaders.[G]depictedtheworthylivesofengineer
industr ialistsandexplorers.
第41题请在(41)处填上最佳答案。
正确答案:APetr arch出现在文章第二段第二行“In1337,Petr archbeganworkonhisramblingwritingDeVirisIllustr ibus-OnFamousMen,highlightingthevirtus(orvirtue)ofclassicalheroes.”根据此句的提示,Petr arch强调英雄美德。正确答案为A。



