——摘自《考研英语三层递进攻破阅读理解》
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When a new movement in art attains a certain fashion, it is advisable to find out what its advocates are aiming at, for, however farfetched and unreasonable their principles may seem today, it is possible that in years to come they may be regarded as normal. With regard to Futurist poetry, however, the case is rather difficult, for whatever Futurist poetry may be—even admitting that the theory on which it is based may be right—it can hardly be classed as Literature.
This, in brief, is what the Futurist says: for a century, past conditions of life have been conditionally speeding up, till now we live in a world of noise and violence and speed. Consequently, our feelings, thoughts and emotions have undergone a corresponding change. This speeding up of life, says the Futurist, requires a new form of expression. We must speed up our literature too, if we want to interpret modern stress. We must pour out a large stream of essential words, unhampered by stops, or qualifying adjectives, of finite verbs. Instead of describing sounds we must make up words that imitate them; we must use many sizes of type and different colored inks on the same page, and shorten or lengthen words at will.
Certainly their descriptions of battles are confused. But it is a little upsetting to read in the explanatory notes that a certain line describes a fight between a Turkish and a Bulgarian officer on a bridge off which they both fall into the river—and then to find that the line consists of the noise of their falling and the weights of the officers：“Pluff! Pluff! A hundred and eightyfive kilograms.”
This, though it fulfills the laws and requirements of Futurist poetry, can hardly be classed as Literature. All the same, no thinking man can refuse to accept their first proposition: that a great change in our emotional life calls for a change of expression. The whole question is really this: have we essentially changed?
59. This passage is mainly.
［A］a survey of new approaches to art［B］a review of Futurist poetry
［C］about merits of the Futurist movement［D］about laws and requirements of
literature
60. When a novel literary idea appears, people should try to.
［A］determine its purposes［B］ignore its flaws
［C］follow the new fashions［D］accept the principles
61. Futurists claim that we must.
［A］increase the production of literature［B］use poetry to relieve modern stress
［C］develop new modes of expression［D］avoid using adjectives and verbs
62. The author believes that Futurist poetry is.
［A］based on reasonable principles
［B］new and acceptable to ordinary people
［C］indicative of basic change in human nature
［D］more of a transient phenomenon than literature
核心词汇：
attain［E5tein］ vt.达到，获得vi.到达(at 加强动作+tain拿住→拿住了→获得)
confuse［kEn5fju:z］v.使混乱,混淆（con共同+fuse→流到一起→混合，混乱）
consist［kEn5sist］v.（in）在于,存在于;（of）由……组成,由……构成（con共同+sist→站到一起→组成）
corresponding［kCris5pCndiN］a.符合的,相应的,对应的（correspond+ing形容词后缀）
correspond［kCris5pCnd］v.通信,（with）符合,一致;（to）相当于,对应（cor共同+respond回答→两人互相回答→通信）
determine［di5tE:min］v.决心,决定;确定,限定（de加强动作+termine→加强界限→下决心）
emotion［i5mEuFEn］n.激情; 情感; 情绪 ;激动; 感动(e出+motion运动→动出感觉→感情)
essential［i5senFEl］a.本质的,基本的;净化的n.本质;要素
explanatory［iks5plAnEtEri］a.解释的,说明的(ex+plan+atory)，ex前缀=out，plan即plain（元音可增减），atory形容词后缀，“简单明白地表达出来的”→解释的；动词形式为explain←ex+plain；名词形式为explanation←ex+plan+ation。
farfetched［5fB:5fetFt］a.牵强的(far+fetch+ed)，far远的，fetch拿来，ed形容词后缀，叫别人到很远（far）的地方去把东西拿回来（fetch），这个要求是很“牵强的”（fartetched）。
finite［5fainait］a.有限的；［数］有穷的,限定的（fin+ite形容词后缀→有限的）
fulfill［ful5fil］v.(fulfil)完成,履行,实践,满足
ignore［ig5nC:］v.不理,不顾,忽视(i不+gnore→不知道→不理睬)
imitate［5imiteit］v.模仿,仿效;仿造,伪造(imit想象，相像+ate动词后缀→做得相像→模仿)
interpret［in5tE:prit］vt.解释,说明;口译（inter+pret）
proposition［prCpE5ziFEn］n.主张,建议;陈述,命题（propos+ition名词后缀）
undergo［QndE5gEu］vt.遭受,经历,承受（under+go）,在下面走→经历。
upset［Qp5set］v.使……心烦意乱;打翻,推翻a.难过的;不安的（up向上+set→把底向上放→打翻）
violence［5vaiElEns］n.猛烈,强烈;暴力,暴行;强暴（viol暴力+ence名词后缀→暴力）
