单选题From the author’s comments and the example of the bulls (paragraph 4), what was the most likely reason for which Hemingway took care to include details of place?AHe felt that geography in some way illuminated other, more important events.BHe thought readers generally did not have enough imagination to visualize the scenes for themselves.CHe thought that landscapes were more important than characters to convey “the way it was.”DHe felt that without background information the readers would be unable to follow the story.
单选题
From the author’s comments and the example of the bulls (paragraph 4), what was the most likely reason for which Hemingway took care to include details of place?
A
He felt that geography in some way illuminated other, more important events.
B
He thought readers generally did not have enough imagination to visualize the scenes for themselves.
C
He thought that landscapes were more important than characters to convey “the way it was.”
D
He felt that without background information the readers would be unable to follow the story.
参考解析
解析：
A选项说地理能够在某种程度上表现出更为重要的事件，但在文中并无此意，B选项和C选项在文中也没提到。文章想要着力说明的是写作中对地理环境的刻画能够引导读者进入故事情节，就像白纸上的第一道笔画一样，因此选D。
A选项说地理能够在某种程度上表现出更为重要的事件，但在文中并无此意，B选项和C选项在文中也没提到。文章想要着力说明的是写作中对地理环境的刻画能够引导读者进入故事情节，就像白纸上的第一道笔画一样，因此选D。
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