2022年考博英语-西安电子科技大学考前模拟强化练习题4（附答案详解）

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1、2022年考博英语-西安电子科技大学考前模拟强化练习题（附答案详解）1. 翻译题世界上一些国家发生问题，从根本上来说，都是因为经济上不去，没有饭吃，没有衣穿，没有房住，工资增长被通货膨胀抵消。【答案】Basically, problems in some countries are caused by poor economy, no food and no clothing and no shelter. Meanwhile, wage growth is offset by inflation, which also results in these problems.2. 单选题In o

2、ur culture, the sources of what we call a sense of “mastery”feeling important and worthwhile and the sources of what we call a sense of “pleasure” finding life enjoyableare not always the identical. Women often are told “You cant have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You cho

3、se a career, so you cant expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband and childrenWhats all this about wanting a career?” But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.Our study shows th

4、at, for women, well-being has two dimensions. One is mastery, which includes self-esteem, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other dimensions, and it is composed of

5、 happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be da

6、maged for a time.The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and remedy past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are critic

7、al. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women rated significantly higher in mastery than did women who were not employed.A womans well-being is enhanced when she takes on multiple roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were invo

8、lved in a combination of rolesmarriages, motherhood, and employmentwere the highest in well-being, despite warnings about stress and strain.1. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _.2. The authors attitude towards women having a career is _.3. One can conclude from the passage that if a

9、woman takes on several social roles, _.4. Which of the following can be identified as a source of “pleasure” for women?5. The most appropriate title for the passage would be _.问题1选项A.for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure”B.for women, a sense of “pleasure” is mor

10、e important than a sense of “mastery”C.women cant have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same timeD.a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both indispensable to women问题2选项A.criticalB.positiveC.neutralD.realistic问题3选项A.it will be easier for her to overcome stress and s

11、trainB.she will be more successful in her careerC.her chances of getting promoted will be greaterD.her life will be richer and more meaningful问题4选项A.Family life.B.Regular employment.C.Multiple roles in society.D.Freedom from anxiety.问题5选项A.The well-being of Career WomenB.Sources of Mastery and Pleas

12、ureC.Two Aspects of Womens Well-beingD.Multiple Roles of Women in Society【答案】第1题:D第2题:B第3题:D第4题:A第5题:C【解析】1.【选项释义】It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _. 从第一段可以推断出_。A. for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure” A. 对女人来说，“掌控感”比“愉悦感”更重要B. for women, a sens

13、e of “pleasure” is more important than a sense of “mastery” B. 对女人来说，“愉悦感”比“掌控感”更重要C. women cant have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same time C. 女人不可能同时拥有“掌控感”和“愉悦感”D. a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both indispensable to women D. “掌控感”和“愉悦感”对女人来说都是不可或缺的【答案

14、】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据出处提示词Paragraph 1与题干信息可定位到第一段最后“但是，如果女性想要自我感觉良好，她们需要了解和发展幸福的两个方面（women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being）。”这两个方面指的就是掌控感和愉悦感，由此可推断这两者对女性都是不可或缺的。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A选项“对女人来说，掌控感比愉悦感更重要”，原文意思是两者都很重要，并没有比较谁比谁更重要，该选项属于过度推断；B选项“对女人来说，愉悦感比掌控感更重要”，原文意思是两者都很重要，并没有比较谁比谁更重要

15、，该选项属于过度推断；C选项“女人不可能同时拥有掌控感和愉悦感”，第一段提到“但是，如果女性想要自我感觉良好，她们需要了解和发展幸福的两个方面。”说明女性是可以拥有二者的，该选项与原文意思相反，属于反向干扰。2.【选项释义】The authors attitude towards women having a career is _. 作者对女性职业的态度是_。A. critical A. 批判的B. positive B. 积极的C. neutral C. 中立的D. realistic D. 现实的【答案】B【考查点】观点态度题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到倒数第二段“但我们知道，掌控

16、和愉悦都是至关重要的。掌控似乎很大程度上是通过工作获得的。在我们的研究中，所有被雇佣的女性比没有被雇佣的女性在掌控能力上的得分要高得多。”以及最后一段第一句“当一个女人承担多个角色时，她的幸福感会得到提升。”由此可推断作者对女性有一份工作的态度是积极的。因此选B。【干扰项排除】A选项“批判的”，与作者态度相反，该选项属于反向干扰；C、D选项曲解原文，属于过度推断。3.【选项释义】One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, _. 我们可以从文章中得出结论，如果一个女人承担了几个社

17、会角色，_。A. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain A. 她会更容易克服压力和紧张B. she will be more successful in her career B. 她会在事业上更成功C. her chances of getting promoted will be greater C. 她升职的机会更大D. her life will be richer and more meaningful D. 她的生活会更丰富，更有意义【答案】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到最后一段“当

18、一个女人承担多个角色时，她的幸福感会得到提升（A womans well-being is enhanced when she takes on multiple roles）。尽管有压力和紧张的警告，但至少在中年，那些身兼多种角色婚姻、母亲和工作的女性幸福感最高。”也就是说当一个女人承担多个角色时，她的幸福感会很高。由此可推断她的生活更加有意义。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A选项“她会更容易克服压力和紧张”，文章最后一段提到“尽管有压力和紧张的警告，但至少在中年，那些身兼多种角色婚姻、母亲和工作的女性幸福感最高。”只是说承担多种角色时，女性有压力警告，并没有说会更容易克服压力，该选项属于过度推断

19、；B选项“她会在事业上更成功”，文章没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；C选项“她升职的机会更大”，文章没有提及，该选项属于过度推断。4.【选项释义】Which of the following can be identified as a source of “pleasure” for women? 以下哪一项可以被认为是女性“快乐”的来源？A. Family life. A. 家庭生活。B. Regular employment. B. 固定雇用。C. Multiple roles in society. C. 社会中的多种角色。D. Freedom from anxiety. D. 免于焦虑

20、。【答案】A【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第二段第四句“快乐是另一个维度，它由幸福、满足和乐观组成。它更紧密地与生活的感觉方面联系在一起（It is tied more closely to the feeling side of life）。”由此可推断，快乐与生活相联系，因此选A。【干扰项排除】B选项“固定雇用。”，文章第二段提及“掌控与生活、工作和活动中做的一面密切相关。”，由此可知工作与掌控有关，而不是与快乐有关，该选项属于张冠李戴；C选项“社会中的多种角色。”，文中只是说多种角色会让幸福感提升，而不是幸福的来源，该选项属于过度推断；D选项“免于焦虑。”，文中没

21、有提及，该选项属于无中生有。5.【选项释义】The most appropriate title for the passage would be _. 这篇文章最合适的标题是_。A. The well-being of Career Women A. 职业女性的幸福B. Sources of Mastery and Pleasure B. 掌控和快乐的源泉C. Two Aspects of Womens Well-being C. 妇女福祉的两个方面D. Multiple Roles of Women in SocietyD. 妇女在社会中的多重角色【答案】C【考查点】主旨大意题。【解题思路

22、】文章第一段讲了掌控感和幸福感是女性需要了解和发展幸福的两个方面；文章第二段分别解释了掌控感和幸福感分别与工作和生活联系；文章第三段讲了掌控和愉悦都是至关重要的；文章最后一段讲身兼多个角色的女性幸福感会很高。综合全文，文章主要讲了女性幸福感的两个方面。因此选C。【干扰项排除】A选项“职业女性的幸福”，文章并没有特指职业女性的幸福，该选项属于以偏概全；B选项“掌控和快乐的源泉”，文章第二段提到了掌控和快乐的源泉，但是是对文章的片面概况，属于以偏概全；D选项“妇女在社会中的多重角色”，文章没有提及，该选项属于无中生有。3. 单选题The concept of personal choice in

23、relation to health behaviors is an important one. An estimated 90 percent of all illnesses may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. The structure of American society al

24、lows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health. If we so desire, we can smoke, drink excessively refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever foods we want and live a completely sedentary life style without any exercise. The freedom to make such personal decisions is a

25、fundamental aspect of our society although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty. As one example a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the so

26、cially accepted thing to do.A multitude of factors both inherited and environmental influence the development of health related behaviors and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual. However the decision to adopt a particular health re

27、lated behavior is usually one of personal choices. There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices. In discussing the morals of personal choice Fries and Grapo drew a comparison. They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening

28、 life is similar to attempting suicide. Thus for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life, personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with a statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity1. The concept of pe

29、rsonal choice concerning health is important because _.2. To “live a completely sedentary life-style” (Para. 1) in the passage means _.3. Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because _.4. To knowingly allow oneself to pursue unhealthy habits is compared by Fries and Crapo to _5. A

30、ccording to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on _.问题1选项A.personal health choice help cure most illnessB.it helps raise the level of our medical knowledgeC.it is essential to personal freedom in American societyD.wrong decisions could lead to poor health问题2选项A.to “live an inactive

31、 life”B.to “live a decent life”C.to “live a life with complete freedom”D.to “live a life of vice”问题3选项A.current medical knowledge is still insufficientB.there are many factors influencing our decisionsC.few people are willing to trade the quality of life for the quantity of lifeD.people are usually

32、influenced by the behavior of their friends问题4选项A.improving the quality of ones lifeB.limiting ones personal health choiceC.deliberately ending ones lifeD.breaking the rules of social behavior问题5选项A.personal decisionsB.societys lawsC.statistical evidenceD.friends opinions【答案】第1题:D第2题:A第3题:B第4题:C第5题:

33、C【解析】1. 【选项释义】The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because _. 关于健康的个人选择概念很重要，因为_。A. personal health choice help cure most illness A. 个人健康选择有助于治愈大多数疾病B. it helps raise the level of our medical knowledge B. 它有助于提高我们的医学知识水平C. it is essential to personal freedom in American soci

34、ety C. 它对美国社会的个人自由至关重要D. wrong decisions could lead to poor health D. 错误的决定会导致健康状况不佳【答案】D【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第一段第二句“如果每个人都能做出明智的个人健康选择，并且不愿意看到它在社会的法律和道德范围内被限制，那么估计90%的疾病是可以预防的。”由此可知，正确的个人健康选择可以预防疾病，因此可以推断错误的选择会对健康有害。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A选项“个人健康选择有助于治愈大多数疾病”，文中提到“如果每个人都能做出明智的个人健康选择，并且不愿意看到它在社会的法律和道德范围

35、内被限制，那么估计90%的疾病是可以预防的。”可知个人健康选择可以预防疾病，而并不是治愈疾病，该选项属于偷换概念；B选项“它有助于提高我们的医学知识水平”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；C选项“它对美国社会的个人自由至关重要”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有。2. 【选项释义】To “live a completely sedentary life-style” (Para. 1) in the passage means _. “过一种完全久坐的生活方式”(第1段)在文中的意思是_。A. to “live an inactive life” A. “过一种不活跃的生活”B. to “l

36、ive a decent life” B. “过体面的生活”C. to “live a life with complete freedom” C. “过一种完全自由的生活”D. to “live a life of vice” D. “过着罪恶的生活”【答案】A【考查点】推理判断题。【解题思路】根据出处提示词Paragraph 1与题干信息可定位到第一段第四句“一种没有任何运动的完全久坐不动的生活方式（a completely sedentary life style without any exercise）”由此可知这种完全久坐的生活就是没有运动的生活，即不活跃的生活。因此选A。【干扰项

37、排除】B、C、D选项属于曲解原文。3. 【选项释义】Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because _. 正确的个人健康选择往往很难做出，因为_。A. current medical knowledge is still insufficient A. 目前的医学知识仍然不足B. there are many factors influencing our decisions B. 有许多因素影响我们的决定C. few people are willing to trade the quality of life

38、for the quantity of life C. 很少有人愿意用生活的质量来换取生活的数量D. people are usually influenced by the behavior of their friends D. 人们通常会受到朋友行为的影响【答案】B【考查点】事实细节题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到第二段第一句“许多因素，包括遗传和环境影响（A multitude of factors both inherited and environmental influence）健康相关行为的发展，去讨论所有这些因素超出了本文的范围，因为它们可能影响任何给定的个人。”由此可知

39、，有太多因素影响人们做决定。因此选B。【干扰项排除】A选项“目前的医学知识仍然不足”，文中讲的是各种因素影响人们主观判断，并没有讲目前医学知识不足，该选项属于无中生有；C选项“很少有人愿意用生活的质量来换取生活的数量”，文中最后一句提到“因此，对于那些既想保持生活质量又想保持生活数量的人来说，个人健康选择应该反映那些与增加活力和长寿的统计概率相关的行为。”由此可知“很少有人愿意用生活的质量来换取生活的数量”与做出正确健康选择无关，该选项属于张冠李戴；D选项“人们通常会受到朋友行为的影响”，朋友影响属于外界环境影响，而由文中可知遗传和环境影响健康相关行为的发展，该选项是片面概括，属于以偏概全。4

40、. 【选项释义】To knowingly allow oneself to pursue unhealthy habits is compared by Fries and Crapo to _ 有意识地允许自己追求不健康的习惯被Fries和Crapo比作_。A. improving the quality of ones life A. 提高一个人的生活质量B. limiting ones personal health choice B. 限制个人健康选择C. deliberately ending ones life C. 故意结束自己的生命D. breaking the rules o

41、f social behavior D. 打破社会行为的规则【答案】C【考查点】事实细节题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到最后一段最后两句“在讨论个人选择的道德问题时，Fries和Grapo做了一个比喻。他们认为，明知自己的行为有缩短寿命的统计概率，却仍然去追求，这类似于试图自杀（attempting suicide）。”由此可知追求不健康的行为类似于自杀也就是结束自己的生命。因此选C。【干扰项排除】A选项“提高一个人的生活质量”，该选项属于曲解原文；B选项“限制个人健康选择”，该选项属于曲解原文；D选项“打破社会行为的规则”，该选项属于曲解原文。5. 【选项释义】According to

42、Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on _. 弗莱斯和克拉波认为，合理的健康选择应该基于_。A. personal decisions A. 个人的决定B. societys laws B. 社会的法律C. statistical evidence C. 统计证据D. friends opinions D. 朋友的意见【答案】C【考查点】事实细节题。【解题思路】根据题干信息可定位到文章最后一句“因此，对于那些既想保持生活质量又想保持生活数量的人来说，个人健康选择应该反映那些与增加活力和长寿的统计概率（statistical

43、 probability）相关的行为。”因此选C。【干扰项排除】A选项“个人的决定”，文中有提到“明知自己的行为有缩短寿命的统计概率，却仍然去追求，这类似于试图自杀”因此不能根据个人的决定而选择，该选项属于反向干扰；B选项“社会的法律”，文中没有提及，该选项属于无中生有；D选项“朋友的意见”，文中提到个人的选择会受到外界环境影响，但合理的选择并不能基于朋友的意见，该选项与原文意思相反，该选项属于反向干扰。4. 单选题She cut her hair short and tried to _ herself as a man.问题1选项A.decorateB.disguiseC.fabricat

44、eD.fake【答案】B【解析】【选项释义】A. decorate 装饰；装潢 B. disguise 假扮；装扮；伪装C. fabricate 编造；捏造 D. fake 伪造；冒充【答案】B【考查点】动词辨析。【解题思路】句意：她把头发剪短，试图成男人。根据句意，她把头发剪短目的是伪装成男人的样子。因此选B。【干扰项排除】A选项decorate“装饰；装潢”，不符合语境；C选项fabricate“编造；捏造”，指捏造虚假信息以欺骗他人，题目中指的是改变造型而不是捏造虚假信息；D选项fake“伪造；冒充”，指使假的看起来是真的，尤指为了欺骗某人，题目说的是女人把头发剪短假扮男人，并不是使假的

45、看起来是真的，且这里不存在欺骗的意思，因此该选项不符合语境。【句意】她把头发剪短，试图化装成男人。5. 翻译题即使在麦哲伦号航天器（Magellan）还未看穿金星（Venus）的云层覆盖之前，天文学家（astronomer）便很有把握地相信金星上没有水。金星的表面很热，至少有450摄氏度。它的温度超过了水星（Mercury），你也许认为水星会比金星热，因为它离太阳更近。然而，水星没有保温的大气层。金星大气层中的二氧化碳（Carbon dioxide）把太阳的热量保留了下来。这和温室能够保存太阳的热量好让植物生长类似。太阳的光线能够穿过云层到达金星表面，但其热量却无法逃逸。天文学家们懂得,水在如

46、此炽热的环境下是无法以液体的形式存在的。然而，它附近的两颗行星地球和火星（Mars）却存在着水或冰。金星过去是否也曾有过水？麦哲伦号航天器发回的照片没有提供曾有水存在的迹象。金星的表面有很多像河一样的长长的纹路，有些长达数百公里。但这些纹路似乎是熔岩（melted rock）造成的，而不是水造成的。金星上没有古海洋的迹象，也没有山峦被水冲刷的痕迹。一位天文学家说，金星太热，水星太冷，而地球恰好适合水的存在。【答案】Even before the Magellan spacecraft saw through Venuss cloud cover, astronomers were confid

47、ent that Venus had no water. The surface of Venus is very hot, at least 450 degrees Celsius. Its hotter than Mercury, which you might expect to be hotter than Venus because its closer to the Sun. Mercury, however, has no insulating atmosphere.The Carbon dioxide in Venus atmosphere traps the suns hea

48、t. This is similar to how a greenhouse preserves the suns heat to allow plants to grow. The suns rays can pass through the clouds to reach the surface of Venus, but its heat cannot escape. Astronomers knew that water could not exist as a liquid in such hot conditions. However, two nearby planets, Ea

49、rth and Mars, have water or ice. Did Venus once have water?Photos from the Magellan spacecraft provide no evidence that water ever existed. The surface of Venus is lined with long river lines, some hundreds of kilometers long. But these lines seem to be caused by lava, not water.There are no signs o

50、f an ancient ocean, or mountains washed away by water. One astronomer says Venus is too hot, Mercury is too cold, and Earth is just right for water.6. 翻译题A baseball (棒球) that lands in an open (开阔地) soon comes to rest because of its interaction with the ground.【答案】由于与地面的相互作用，落在空地上的棒球很快就会停下来。7. 翻译题One

51、 of the principal applications of the diode (二极管) is in the production of a dc voltage from an ac supply (电源), a process referred to as rectification (整流).【答案】二极管的主要应用之一是从交流电源中产生直流电压，这一过程称之为“整流”。8. 单选题Ironically, racial discrimination, which is _ with democratic principles, has existed in America, “

52、the greatest democracy in the world”.问题1选项A.incompatibleB.unanimousC.disagreeableD.contrary【答案】A【解析】【选项释义】A. incompatible（与某事物）不一致，不相配 B. unanimous（决定或意见）一致的，一致同意的C. disagreeable不合意的；令人不快的 D. contrary相对立的；相反的【答案】A【考查点】固定搭配。【解题思路】固定搭配：incompatible with表示“格格不入的；矛盾的；互斥的”，由句意“具有讽刺意味的是，在世界上最伟大的民主国家美国，却存在

53、着与民主原则种族歧视。”可知，该搭配符合句意。句意为：具有讽刺意味的是，在“世界上最伟大的民主国家”美国，却存在着与民主原则格格不入的种族歧视。因此选A。【干扰项排除】B选项unanimous“（决定或意见）一致的，一致同意的”，与句意相反，不符合语境；C选项disagreeable“不合意的；令人不快的”，不符合语境；D选项contrary“相对立的；相反的”，与to搭配不与with搭配。【句意】具有讽刺意味的是，在“世界上最伟大的民主国家”美国，却存在着与民主原则格格不入的种族歧视。9. 翻译题他这人喜怒无常，且好走极端。【答案】He is moody and is inclined to

54、 be extreme.10. 单选题_ efforts are needed in order to finish important but unpleasant tasks.问题1选项A.ConsecutiveB.CondensedC.PerpetualD.Persistent【答案】D【解析】【选项释义】A. Consecutive 连续不断的 B. Condensed 浓缩的C. Perpetual 长久的；终身的 D. Persistent 执著的；不屈不挠的；坚持不懈的【答案】D【考查点】形容词辨析。【解题思路】句意：为了完成重要但不愉快的任务，需要努力。这里强调不愉快但是重要的

55、任务，因此需要一种坚持的努力。D选项指不顾困难执意做某事，在这里符合语境。因此选D。【干扰项排除】A选项Consecutive“连续不断的”，指一个接一个，连续不断，没有中断。而句中强调的是坚持做不愉快但重要的事情，该选项不是最佳选项；B选项Condensed“浓缩的”，该选项不符合句意；D选项Perpetual“长久的；终身的”，该选项不符合语境。【句意】为了完成重要但不愉快的任务，需要坚持不懈的努力。11. 翻译题In the late 1960s integrated circuit, tiny transistors and other electrical components ar

56、ranged on a single chip of silicon (硅), replaced individual transistors in computers. Integrated circuits became miniaturized (使小型化), enabling more components to be designed into a single computer circuit.【答案】20世纪60年代末，安装在一块硅片上的集成电路、微型晶体管和其他电子元件取代了计算机中的单个晶体管。集成电路小型化使人们将更多组件设计成一个单一的计算机电路。12. 单选题The _

57、 of tests in the United States institutions can be a new and frightening experience for many foreign students.问题1选项A.presenceB.frequencyC.efficiencyD.confidence【答案】A【解析】【选项释义】A. presence 存在；出席 B. frequency 发生率；出现率C. efficiency 效率；效能 D. confidence 信心；信任【答案】A【考查点】名词辨析。【解题思路】句意：对许多外国学生来说，美国教育机构考试的可能是一种

58、新的可怕的经历。根据句意，应该是这些考试的存在让外国学生感到害怕。因此选A。【干扰项排除】B、C、D选项均不符合句意。【句意】对许多外国学生来说，在美国院校进行考试可能是一种新的、令人恐惧的经历。13. 翻译题过去，人们并没有充分认识到污染给环境造成的影响。只是把它看成一种会熏黑房屋，弄脏河流的令人讨厌的东西。【答案】In the past, people were not fully aware of the impact of pollution on the environment. We regard it as an obnoxious thing which can blacken

59、 house and dirty river.14. 单选题Joyce Carol Oates published her first collection of short stories By The North Gates, in 1963, two years after she had received her Masters degree from the University of Wisconsin and become an instructor of English at the University of Detroit. Her line productivity si

60、nce then has been prodigious, accumulating in less than two decades to nearly thirty titles, including novels, collections of short stories and verse, plays, and literary criticism. In the meantime, she has continued to teach, moving in 1967 from the University of Detroit to the University of Windso

61、r, in Ontario, and in 1978 to Princeton University. Reviewers have admired her enormous energy, but find a productivity of such magnitude difficult to assess.In a period characterized by the abandonment of so much of the realistic tradition by authors such as John Barth, Donald Barthelme, and Thomas

62、 Pynchon, Joyce Carol Oates has seemed at times determinedly old-fashioned in her insistence on the essentially mimetic quality of her fiction. Hers is a world of violence, insanity, fractured love, and hopeless loneliness. Although some of it appears to come from her own direct observations, her dreams, and her fears, much more is clearly form the experience of others. Her first novel, With Shuddering Fall (1964), dealt with stock car racing, though she had never seen a race. In Them (1969) she focused on Detroit from the