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LSAT考试全真题二SECTION4

LSAT考试全真题二SECTION4

LSAT考试全真题二SECTION4LSAT考试全真题二SECTION4sectioniv

time-35minutes

27questions

directions:

eachpassageinthissectionisfollowedbyagroupofquestionstobeansweredonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliesinthepassageforsomeofthequestionsmorethanoneofthechoicescouldconceivablyanswerthequestion.howeveryouaretochoosethebestanswerthatistheresponsethatmostaccuratelyandcompletelyanswersthequestionandblackenthecorrespondingspaceonyouranswersheet

threekindsofstudyhavebeenperformedonbyron.thereisthebiographicalstudy-theveryvaluableexaminationofbyron'spsychologyandtheeventsinhislife.escarpit's1958workisanexample

（5）ofthiskindofstudyandbiographerstothisdaycontinuetospeculateaboutbyron'slife.equallyvaluableisthestudyofbyronasafigureimportantinthehistoryofideas;russellandprzahavewrittenstudiesofthiskind.finally,thereare

（10）studiesthatprimarilyconsiderbyron'spoetry.suchinerarystudiesarevaluablehoweveronlywhentheyavoidconcentratingsolelyonanalyzingtheverbalshadingsofbyron'spoetrytotheexclusionofanydiscussionofbiographicalconsiderations.a

（15）studywithsuchaconcentrationwouldbeofquestionablevaluebecausebyron'spoetry,forthemostpart,issimplynotapoetryofsubtleverbalmostpart,issimplynotapoetryofsubtleverbalmeanings.rather,onthewhole,byron'spoernsrecordtheemotionalpressureofcertainmoments

（20）inhislife.ibelievewecannotoftenreadapoemofbvron'sweoftencanoneofshakespeare'swithoutwonderingwhateventsorcircumstancesinhislifepromptedhimtowriteit.

nodoubtthefactthatmostofbyron'spoems

（25）cannotbeconvincinglyreadassubtleverbalcreationsindicatesthatbyronisnota"great"poet.itmustbeadmittedtoothatbyron'sliterarycraftsmanshipisirregularandoftenhistemperamentdisruptsevenhislaxliterrarymethod

（30）（althoughtheresultanabsenceofmethodhasasignificantpurpose:

itfunctionsasarebuketoacosmosthatbyronfeelshecannotunderstand）.ifbyronisnota"great"poethispoetryisnonethelessofextrtaordinaryinteresttousbecause

（35）ofthepleasureitgivesus:

ourmainpleasureinreadingbyron'spoetryisthecontactwithasingularpersonality.readinghisworkgivesusillumination-self-understanding-afterwehaveseenourweaknessesandaspirationsmirroredin

（40）thepersonalityweusuallyfindinthepoems.anyonewhothinksthatthiskindofilluminationisnotagenuinereasonforreadingapoetshouldthinkcarefullyaboutwhywereaddonne'ssonnets.

itisbyronandbyron'sideaofhimselfthathold

（45）hisworktogether（andthatenthralledearlynineteenth-centuryeuropedifferentcharactersspeakinhispoems,butfinallyitisusuallyhehimselfwhoisspeakingafarcryfromtheimpersonalpoetkeats.byron'spoetryalludesto）

（50）greekandromanmythinthecontextofcontemporaryaffairs,buthisworkremainsgenerallyofapiecebecauseofhisclosepresenceinthepoetry.insum,thepoetryisashrewdpersonalperformance,andtoshutoutbyronthemanisto

（55）fabricateaworkofpseudocriticism.

1.whichoneofthefollowingtitlesbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?

（a）anabsenceofmethod.whybyronisnota"great"poet

（b）byron:

therecurringpresenceinbyron'spoetry

（c）personalityandpoetry.thebiographicaldimensionofnineteenth-centurypoetty

（d）byron'spoetry:

itsinfluenceontheimaginationofearly-nineteenth-centuryeurope

（e）verbalshadings:

thefatalflawoftwentieth-centuryliterarycriticism

2.theauthor'smentionofrussellandprazservesprimarilyto

（a）differentiatethemfromoneanother

（b）contrasttheirconclusionsaboutbyronwiththoseofescarptt

（c）pointoutthewriterswhosestudiessuggestanewdirectionforbyronscholarship

（d）provideexamplesofwriterswhohavewrittenonekindofstudyofbyron

（e）givecredittothewriterswhohavecomposedthebeststudiesofbyrson

3.whichoneofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostlikelyconsidertobeavaluablestudyofbyron?

（a）astudythatcomparedbyron'spoeticstylewithkeats'poeticstyle

（b）astudythatarguedthatbyron'sthoughtoughtnottobeanalyzedintermsofitsimportanceinthehistoryofideas

（c）astudythatsoughttoidentifytheemotionsfeltbybyronataparticulartimeinhislife

（d）astudyinwhichaliterarycriticarguesthatthelanguageofbyron'spoetrywasmoresubtlethanthatofkeat'spoetry

（e）astudyinwhichaliterarycriticdrewonexperiencesfromhisorherownlife

4.whichoneofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribestheorganizationoffirstparagraphofthepassage?

（a）ageneralizationismadeandthengraduallyrefuted

（b）anumberoftheoriesarediscussedandthentheauthorchoosesthemostconvincingone

（c）severalcategoriesarementionedandthenonecategoryisdiscussedinsomedetail

（d）ahistoricaltrendisdelineatedandthenapredictionaboutthefutureofthetrendisoffered

（e）aclassificationismadeandthenarivalclassificationissubstitutedinitsplace

5.theauthormentionsthat"byron'sliterarycraftsmanshipisirregular"（lines27-28）mostprobablyinorderto

（a）contrastbyron'spoeticskillwiththatofshakespeare

（b）dismisscraftsmanshipasastandardbywhichtojudgepoets

（c）offeranotherreasonwhybyronisnota"great"poet

（d）porntoutanegativeconsequenceofbyron'sbeliefthatthecosmosismcomprehensible

（e）mdicatethemost-often-citedexplanationofwhybyron'spoetrylackssubtleverbalnuances

6.accordingtotheautohorshakespeare'spoemsdifferfrombyron'sinthatshakespeare'spoems

（a）haveelicitedawidervarietyofresponsesfrombothliterarycriticsandbiographers

（b）areonthewholelesssusceptibletobeingreadassubtleverbalcreations

（c）donotgrowoutoforarenotmotivatedbyactualeventsorcircumstancesinthepoet'slife

（d）providetheattentivereaderwithagreaterdegreeofilluminationconcerninghisorherownweaknessesandaspirations

（e）canoftenbereadwithoutthereader'sbeingcuriousaboutwhatbiographicalfactorsmotivatedthepoettowritethem

7.theauthorindicateswhichoneofthefollowingaboutbiographersspeculationconcerningbyron'slife?

（a）suchspeculationbeganinearnestwithescarpit'sstudy

（b）suchspeculationcontinuestoday

（c）suchspeculationislessimportantthanconsiderationofbyron'spoetry

（d）suchspeculationhasnotgivenusasatisfactorysenseofbyron'slife

（e）suchspeculationhasbeencarriedoutdespitetheobjectionsofliterarycritics

8.thepassagesuppliesspecificinformationthatprovidesadefinitiveanswertowhichoneofthefollowingquestions?

（a）whatdoestheauthorconsidertobetheprimaryenjoymentderivedfromreadingbyron?

（b）whoamongliterarycriticshasprimarilystudiedbyron'spoems?

（c）whichmomentsinbyron'slifeexertedthegreatestpressureonhispoetry?

（d）hasbyroneverbeenconsideredtobea"great"poet?

（e）didbyronexertaninfluenceoneuropeansinthelatterpartofthenineteenthcentury?

theunitedstatessupremecourthasnotalwaysresolvedlegalissuesofconcerntonativeamericansinamannerthathaspleasedtheindiannations.manyofthecourt'sdecisionshavebeen

（5）productsofpoliticalcompromisethatlookedmoretothetemperofthetimesthantoenduringprinciplesoflaw.butaccommodationispartofthejudicialsystemintheunitedstates,andjudicialdecisionsmustbeassessedwiththisfactinmind.

（10）despitethe"accommodating"natureofthejudicialsystem,itisworthnotingthatthepowerofthesupremecourthasbeenexercisedinamannerthathasusuallybeenbeneficialtonativeamericans,atleastonminorissuesandhasnot

（15）beenwhollydetrimentalonthelarger,moreimportantissues.certainlytherehavebeendecisionsthatcastdoubtonthevalidityofthisassertion.somecriticspointtothepatronizingtoneofmanycourtopinionsandtheapparentrejection

（20）ofnativeamericanvaluesasimportantpointstoconsiderwhenreviewingacase.howeverthevalidityoftheassertioncanbeillustratedbyreferencetotwoimportantcontributionsthathaveresultedfromtheexerciseofjudicialpower.

（25）firstthecourthascreatedrulesofjudicialconstructionthatingeneralfavortherightsofnativeamericanlitigants.thecourt'sattitudehasbeenconditionedbyrecognitionofthedistinctdisadvantagesnativeamericansfacedwhen

（30）dealingwithsettlersinthepast.treatieswereinevitablywritteninenglishforthebenefitoftheirauthors,whereastriballeaderswereaccustomedtomakingtreatieswithoutanywrittenaccount,onthestrengthofmutualpromisessealedbyreligious

（35）commitmentandindividualintegrity.thewrittentreatieswereoftenbrokenandnativeamericanswereconfrontedwithfraudandnativeamericanswereconfrontedwithfraudandpoliticalandmilitaryaggression.thecourtrecognizesthatpastunfairnesstonativeamericanscannotbe

（40）sanctionedbytheforceoflaw.therefore,ambiguitiesintreatiesaretobeinterpretedinfavorofthenativeamericanclaimantstreatiesaretobeinterpretedasthenativeamericanswouldhaveunderstoodthemandunderthereservedrights

（45）doctrinetreatiesreservetonativeamericansallrightsthathavenotbeenspecificallygrantedawayinothertreaties.

asecondachievementofthejudicialsystemistheprotectionthathasbeenprovidedagainst

（50）encroachmentbythestatesintotribalaffairs.federaljudgesarenotinclinedtoviewfavorablyeffortstoextendstatespowersandjurisdicti