A-A+
The author the quoted word guttural (Para. 2
问题详情
The author the quoted word "guttural" (Para. 2) to ______.
A.communicate the newspaper"s lack of understanding and respect for the author"s presentation
B.describe most accurately how the author felt about his White House reading of his poems
C.emphasize the dramatic effect on the White House audience of the author"s reading of his poems and performance of traditional Pueblo songs
D.convey the sound of the Acoma Pueblo language to readers who are unfamiliar with it
参考答案
正确答案:A
解析:推断题。文章通篇讲述美洲土著人及其作家为保持自己的文化传统所做的不屈斗争,由此可见,土著人和主流社会之间存在价值观、文化观乃至政治立场的冲突。第二段最后两句又说明:许多人对土著文学持有诸如前文所提到的报纸上的观点以及土著作家的作品总带有政治立场的原因都是可以理解的。由此可知,“guttural”很有可能表示报纸对土著文学的蔑视。故正确答案为A项。