专四

单选题 The author quotes the remarks of one of Oliver Goldsmiths' teachers __________

A.to provide support for his argument
B.to illustrate the strong will of some gifted children
C.to explain how dull students can also be successful
D.to show how poor Oliver's performance was at school

参考答案:A进入在线模考
A。本题的出题点在直接引语处。根据题干关键信息0ne of Oliver Goldsmiths,teachers将答案锁定在第二
段第四句,再结合本段首句Anecdotal reports support this可知,此处的this指的就是第一段提到的作者的
观点(argument),也就是说有一些名人轶事可以支持作者的观点,后文就举了一些名人的例子,包括奥利弗戈德史密斯的一个老师的话,可见作者提到这句话自然也是为了支持他的观点,故本题选A。

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