(西安交大附中2007—2008学年度下学期高三第四次模拟考试D篇)
Ralph Ellison’s novel, “Invisible（看不见的） Man”, was published in nineteen fifty-two. Ellison was at once called a major new writer. The book won the National Book Award ,a high and rare honor for a first novel.
Since then millions of copies have been printed .The book is still used in many universities and other schools. One professor said that he has used the book in his teaching for twenty-five years. He said that each time he returns to “Invisible Man” he finds new ideas in it.
After “Invisible Man” was published ,Ralph Ellison taught at a number of universities. He retired from Now York University in nineteen eighty .While he was alive ,he published only two other books .They were books of criticism（批判）and essays ,called “Shadow and Act” and “Going to the Territory”.
Ralph Ellison died in nineteen ninety-four ,at the age of eighty. After his death ,a book of his stories, “Flying Home” ,was published .Shortly before his death ,Ellison had told someone that his second novel was almost finished .He had worked on the novel for forty years without finishing it.
Parts of the book had appeared in magazines during the nineteen sixties and seventies. Ellison had to rewrite the novel after a large part of it was burned in a fire at his home in nineteen sixty-seven. The novel was said to be two thousand pages long. Finally ,his friend John Callahan put the book together after Ellison died. The novel was published in nineteen ninety-nine. It was called “Juneteenth”.
Since “Invisible Man” was published ,many American writers have said how much Ellison influenced them.
In nineteen ninety ,another black writer ,Charies Johnson ,was given the National Book Award. In receiving the prize ,Johnson thanked Ralph Ellison for leading the way for black writers. Ellison was present at the ceremony .He thanked Johnson. Then he expressed his belief that black writers should not be influenced only by other black writers. He said:
“You do not write out of your skin. You write out of your ideas and the quality of your mind.”
53．Which of the following statements about “Invisible Man” may NOT be right?
A．It was written when Ellison was a professor New York University.
B．It was Ellison’s first novel.
C．It was still in use when the above passage appeared.
D．It was so successful that it won itself a place in American literature.
54．According to the passage, “Juneteenth” .
A．is written by John Callahan
B．is Ellison’s second novel
C．was published in Ellison’s seventies
D．was published 10 yours after his death
55．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Ellison was a great white writer.
B．“Flying Home” is one of Ellison’s novels.
C．It took half of Ellison’s life time to write “Juneteenth”.
D．Ellison didn’t live to see the publication of “ Shadow and Act” and “Going to the
Territory”.
56．We can see from the passage ,when Ellison’s first novel appeared ,he was in his .
A．twenties B．thirties C．forties D．fifties