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1、Passage1Theballadandtheforksonghavelongbeenrecognizedasimportantkeystothethoughtsandfeelingsofapeople,butthedimenovelthoughsoughtbythecollectorandreferredtoinageneralwaybythesocialhistorian,isdismissedwithasmileofamusementbyalmosteveryoneelse.Neitherforksongsno
2、rdimenovelswereactuallycreatedbytheplainpeopleofAmerica.Butintheirdevotiontothesemodesofexpression,thepeoplemadethemtheirown.Thedimenovel,interestedasitwasforthegreatmassesanddesignedtofillthepocketsofbothauthorandpublisher,quitenaturallysoughtthelowestcommonde
3、nominator(共同点，标准):themesthatwerefoundtobepopularandattitudesthatmetwiththemostgeneralapprovalbecamestereotyped(定型的).Moreover,thedimenovel,reflectingamuchwiderrangeofattitudesandideasthantheballadandtheforksong,isthenearestthingwehavehadinthiscountrytoatrue"prol
4、etarian"literature,thatis,aliteraturewrittenforthegreatmassesofpeopleandactuallyreadbythem.AlthoughastudyofourdimenovelsalonecannotenableanyonetodeterminewhataretheessentialcharacteristicsoftheAmericantradition,itcancontributemateriallytothatend.Soonerorlater,t
5、heindustriousresearcherswhohavemindedsomanyobscurelodesofAmericanliteraryexpressionwillalmostcertainlyturntheirattentiontothesenovelsandalltheirkind.Letnoonethink,however,thatthesalmon-coveredpaperbacksoncesoeagerlydecoured(贪婪地阅读)bysoldiers,lumberjacks(伐木工人),tr
6、ainmen,hiredgirl,andadolescentboysnowmakeexcitingoragreeableevenforthehistorian,muchasthesocialandhistoricalimplicationsmayinteresthim.Asforthecrowdstodaywhogettheirsensationalthrillsfromthemoviesandthetabloids(小刊，小报),Ifearthattheywouldfindthesehair-raisersofan
7、earlieragedeadlydull.1.Theprincipalintentionoftheauthorofadimenovelwasto_____. A)exploreasegmentofAmericansociety.B)PromotetheAmericanpoliticalphilosophy.C)raisethelevelofintelligenceofthegreatmassesofpeople.D)makemoney.2.The"lowestcommondenominator"refersto__
8、___.A)thepoorerclasses.B)themesandattitudesthatwouldbeacceptedbythegreatestnumberofpeople.C)attitudesacceptedbytheAmericanintellectuals.D)thecharacteroftheauthorsofthedimeno
