CATTI三級(jí)筆譯綜合能力真題及答案解析

1、CATTI 三級(jí)筆譯綜合能力考試試題及答案解析( 一 )一、Vocabulary Selection （本大題 15 小題每題 1.0 分，共 15.0 分。In thispart, there are 20 incomplete sentences. Below each sentence, there arefour words or phrases respectivelymarked by lettersA, B, C and D. Choosethe word or phrasewhich best completes eachsentence. There isonly oneri

2、ght answer.）第 1 題Since writing home to their parents for money, they had lived_hope.A inB forC onD through【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】固定搭配。 livein hope 生活在希望中； livefor為而生活，盼望； liveon繼續(xù)生活，以為主食，靠生活；live through度過(guò)，經(jīng)受過(guò)；根據(jù)句意應(yīng)填 A。第 2 題_get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.A ChildrenB

3、 Children, when theyC As childrenD For children to【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】語(yǔ)法應(yīng)用。本句逗號(hào)前是狀語(yǔ)從句，空白處應(yīng)填連詞；主句主語(yǔ)是 the games ，因此選項(xiàng) A、B、 D 均不對(duì)；只有 as“隨著”符合句意，所以 C為答案。第 3 題Martin has created enough memorable _to make it easy to forgivehis lows.A youngstersB noblesC highsD miserables【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析

4、】固定搭配。 high 在此是名詞，表“高水平，高額數(shù)字，高潮”，在本句中與 low 構(gòu)成對(duì)比：成功之處與敗筆。第 4 題Oranges are a _source of vitamin C.A wellB betterC goodD very【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】近義辨析。此題需辨清詞性，本題空白處應(yīng)填形容詞。 Awell 好，有利地 (adv.) ；健康的，可取的，令人滿意的 (adj.) ；Bbetter 較好的 (adj.) ，但應(yīng)用在上下文有比較之時(shí)； Cgood 優(yōu)良的，好的 (adj.) ；Dvery 很，非常 (adv.) ；因此C為答案。第

5、5 題All students have free_to the library.A passagewayB entranceC permissionD access【正確答案】： D【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】固定搭配。 have access to 得以接近 ( 或進(jìn)入 ) ，享有機(jī)會(huì)。而 Apassageway過(guò)道，出入口； Bentrance 入口，進(jìn)入；如： Police have not yet explainedhow the men gained entrance to the gallery警察還沒(méi)有解釋這些人是如何進(jìn)入畫廊的。 Cpermission許可，允許，后

6、常接動(dòng)詞不定式。第 6 題I''m so tired that I can''t take _what you''re saying.A upB outC inD on【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】習(xí)語(yǔ)辨析。 take up 拿起，開(kāi)始從事，吸收； take out 拿出，出發(fā)，取得； take in 接受，吸收，理解； take on 披上，呈現(xiàn)，承擔(dān)，接納；因此選項(xiàng) C 為答案。第 7 題Rice is the _food of most Southeast Asians.A commonB generalC sta

7、pleD popular【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】近義辨析。 A common共同的，共有的；普通的，常見(jiàn)的；主要指共有的或共同享受的； Bgeneral 一般的，普通的，全面的；主要指普遍性；Cstaple主要的，常用的； staplefood 指主食； Dpopular 通俗的，流行的；因此答案為C。第 8 題What they never take into account is the frazzled woman who is leadinga_life trying to be a good mother while having to pretend

8、 atwork that she doesn''t have kids at all.A doubleB hardC two-wayD miserable【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】詞義辨析。 Adouble 兩倍的，雙重的； B hard 困難的，艱苦的； Ctwo-way雙向的，兩方面的； Dmiserable 痛苦的，悲慘的。此句還可從 while 連接的兩個(gè)意義相反的短語(yǔ)看出這個(gè)婦女過(guò)的是一種雙重生活。第 9 題Good pencilerasersare softenough not _paper but hard enough sothat

9、 they crumble gradually when used.A by damagingB so that they damageC to damageD damaging【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】語(yǔ)法應(yīng)用?！?enough+不定式” ( 足夠能 ) 結(jié)構(gòu)常置于形容詞后作狀語(yǔ)，表示結(jié)果；本句是這一結(jié)構(gòu)的否定式；所以 C 是答案。第10題We were working_time to get everything ready for the exhibition.A againstB inC onD ahead【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案

10、解析】固定搭配。A(work)against(time) 搶時(shí)間完成工作； Bin(time) 及時(shí)；Con(time)按時(shí)、準(zhǔn)時(shí)； Dahead 表“提前”時(shí)一般用 ahead of 。第11題Our flight to Guangzhou was _by a bad fog and we had to stay muchlonger in the hotel than we had expected.A delayedB adjournedC cancelledD preserved【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】近義辨析。 Adelayed 耽擱，延誤，推遲 (

11、指由于某種原因推遲， 稍后還將繼續(xù)，但不表明延期的具體時(shí)間 ) ；如： The accident delayed the train 火車因事故晚點(diǎn)。 B adjourned 使中止，推遲 ( 一般指會(huì)議休會(huì)，則其在繼續(xù)開(kāi) ) ；如：The hearing will be adjourned until tomorrow morning 聽(tīng)證會(huì)推遲到明天上午舉行。 Ccancelled 取消； Dpreserved 保存，保藏。第12題_pollution control measures are expensive, many industrieshesitate to adopt them

12、.A AlthoughB HoweverC BecauseD On account of【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】近義辨析。 although 雖然 ( 多用于正式文體，語(yǔ)氣較強(qiáng)，只用于表示事實(shí)的讓步狀語(yǔ)從句中，敘述的是已成立的事實(shí) ) ；however 然而 ( 較正式，雖與 but 意思相同，但比 but 弱，且把相反的概念放到極為次要的地位， 因此常常用來(lái)做插入語(yǔ)，還可較婉轉(zhuǎn)地引出最后決定或結(jié)論 ) ；because 是從屬連詞，多表示所敘述的理由是本句的重點(diǎn)，引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句； on account of 因?yàn)椋捎?( 引導(dǎo)名詞形短語(yǔ)，不能引導(dǎo)從句 )

13、；所以 C 為答案。第13題Leading stress managementexperts say that life with stress would be dull and_.A disorderlyB time-consumingC fruitlessD unexciting【正確答案】： D【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】詞義辨析。 Adisorderly 混亂地，無(wú)秩序地； Btime-consuming 花費(fèi)大量時(shí)間的； Cfruitless 不結(jié)果實(shí)的； Dunexciting 不令人興奮的； “充滿壓力的生活”當(dāng)然應(yīng)是“難以令人興奮及無(wú)趣的”了；所以答案為D。第14題

14、This book is full of practical _on home repair.A helpsB tipsC aidsD clues【正確答案】： B【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】詞義辨析。 help 和 aid 都表“幫助，援助”之意， help 指積極幫助別人出主意，或給予精神、物質(zhì)上的幫助，強(qiáng)調(diào)受助者得到幫助或好處；但作表語(yǔ)時(shí)，一般用 helpful ；aid 提供物質(zhì)，尤其是金錢上的幫助或援助； tip 提示，技巧，點(diǎn)子，消息；如： He gave some good tips on gardening 他在園藝方面提出了一些好點(diǎn)子。 clue 線索；因此選項(xiàng) B

15、 為答案。第15題The speaker _have criticizedthe paraprofessionals,knowing fullwell that they were seated in the audience.A should not toB must notC ought not toD may not【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】近義辨析。此處需注意情態(tài)動(dòng)詞的用法： ought(not)to 與 should(not)后接完成時(shí)態(tài)意思相同， 表示為本應(yīng)做某事兒而未做( 或本不應(yīng)做而做了 ) 感到遺憾，因此應(yīng)選 C。二、 Vocabulary Re

16、placement（本大題 13 小題每題 1.0 分，共 13.0 分。 Thispart consists of 15sentences inwhich one word or phrase is underlined.Below each sentence, there are four choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. You are to select the ONE choice that can replace theunderlined word without causing any grammatic

17、al error or changing theprincipal meaning of the sentence. There is only one right answer.）第 1 題Public relations practice is the deliberate , planned and sustained effort to establish and maintain mutual understanding between an organizationand its public.A completeB relatedC intentionalD active【正確答

18、案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】形容詞辨析。 deliberate 深思熟慮的，故意的； Acomplete 全部的，完成的；Brelated 敘述的，相關(guān)的； C intentional 有意圖的，故意的； Dactive積極的，主動(dòng)的；因此選項(xiàng)C 為答案。第 2 題Table tennis is easy to learn, and, by the same token , boys don''t need a lot of space to practice it.A by the same ruleB symbolicallyC moreoverD by

19、 logic【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】詞義辨析。 by the same token 由于同樣的原因，同樣地； by rule 按照規(guī)則，墨守成規(guī)地； symbolically 象征性地； moreover 而且，此外； by logic 按邏輯。第 3 題Iceland has the oldest parliament, which goes as far back to 930 A.D. when Althing, the legislative organization , was established.A officeB adobeC assembly

20、D building【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】名詞辨析。 Aoffice辦公室； ( 英 ) 政府機(jī)關(guān)，部；Badobe 指磚坯砌成的房子；Cassembly 集合，集會(huì)； a legislative assembly 指立法機(jī)關(guān)； Dbuilding建筑物；因此 C 為答案。第 4 題The National Industrial Recovery Act was designed to spur industry.A taxB stimulateC censureD rebuke【正確答案】： B【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】動(dòng)詞辨析。 spur 鞭策

21、，刺激； tax 對(duì)征稅，使負(fù)重?fù)?dān)； stimulate 刺激，激勵(lì)； censure 責(zé)難； rebuke 斥責(zé)，非難；因此選項(xiàng) B 為答案。第 5 題Only individual benefactors and ad hoc grants have made possible the ecological surveys already undertaken.A additionalB governmentalC specialD organizational【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】形容詞辨析。 ad hoc 形容詞或副詞：特別的 ( 地) ，臨機(jī)應(yīng)變的

22、( 地) ，為此時(shí)此地某一特定目的 ( 的) 。Aadditional 另外的，附加的； B governmental 政府的，政府管轄的； C special 特別的，專門的； Dorganizational 組織的。第 6 題Innovative approaches to manufacturing, coupled with the tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of the United States as an industrial giant.A followed byB deriving

23、 fromC combined withD mixed with【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】詞語(yǔ)辨析。 couple with 加上，外加； derive from 得自，由來(lái)，衍生； combine with 結(jié)合，聯(lián)合，合并，化合；因此選項(xiàng) C為答案。第 7 題At the World Literacy Center, an organization that works to help people read, the helpers work hard, enabling them to successfully reach their goals.A as

24、sistantsB volunteersC part-timersD amateurs【正確答案】： B【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】近義詞辨析。 help 和 assist 都有“幫助”之義，但 assist 強(qiáng)調(diào)起協(xié)助、輔助性的作用；而本句話中的 helper 并不僅僅指普通的幫手，而是幫助人們掌握閱讀能力的志愿者， 因此選項(xiàng) Bvolunteers 志愿者更符合題意。 注意此類題型不要只看表面意思，要理解其語(yǔ)篇含義。第 8 題Mary McCarthy''s satires are couched in the prose style that has a cla

25、ssic precision.A fusedB prefacedC standardizedD expressed【正確答案】： D【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】動(dòng)詞辨析。couch 表達(dá)，隱含，措詞；如：Poets couch their feeling in beautiful language 詩(shī)人用美麗的語(yǔ)言表達(dá)他們的感受。 fuse 熔合，使結(jié)合； preface 為寫序言， 作為的開(kāi)端； standardize 使符合標(biāo)準(zhǔn)， 使標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化； express 表達(dá)，表示；如： She expressed her appreciation for their gracioushos

26、pitality她對(duì)他們的殷勤款待表示感謝。第 9 題Only the elite of society attended the reception for the new governor.A those thought of as the best peopleB the intellectualsC the white-collar peopleD the officials【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】詞義辨析。 the élite出類拔萃的人 ( 集團(tuán) ) ，精英。 Athose thought of as thebest people被認(rèn)作是最

27、杰出的人； Bthe intellectuals知識(shí)分子； Cthewhite-collar people白領(lǐng)人士； D the officials官員，公務(wù)員。第10題The dichotomy postulatedby many between moralityand interests,betweenidealismand realism,is one of the standardclich és of the ongoing debateover international affairs.A division into two partsB combination of

28、two partsC disparityD contradiction【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】名詞辨析。 dichotomy 二分法，一分為二。 Adivisionintotwo parts分為兩部分； Bcombination of two parts兩部分的結(jié)合或合并； Cdisparity(職位、數(shù)量、質(zhì)量等 ) 不一致，不同，不等；D contradiction反駁，矛盾。第11題The most striking technological success in the 20th century is probably the computer rev

29、olution.A profitableB productiveC prominentD prompt【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】形容詞辨析。striking 顯著的，驚人的；Aprofitable 有利可圖的；Bproductive生產(chǎn)性的，多產(chǎn)的； Cprominent 卓越的，顯著的； Dprompt 敏捷的，及時(shí)的；因此選項(xiàng) C 為答案。第12題Most species of this plant thrive in ordinary well-drained garden soil and they are best planted 8 cm deep a

30、nd 5 cm apart.A develop wellB grow tallerC matureD bear fruit【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】動(dòng)詞辨析。 thrive興旺，繁榮，茁壯成長(zhǎng)； Adevelop well 生長(zhǎng)，發(fā)展，發(fā)育得好； B grow taller漸漸長(zhǎng)高； Cmature 成熟，到期； Dbear fruit結(jié)出果實(shí)，奏效；因此選項(xiàng)A 為答案。第13題Nineteenth-century scholars tried to trace the origins of modern languages to ancient Hebrew.A

31、 limitB connectC convertD draw【正確答案】： B【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】動(dòng)詞辨析。 trace 追蹤，查找，追溯，探索； limit 限制，限定； connect 聯(lián)結(jié)，把聯(lián)系起來(lái)，由聯(lián)想到； convert 使轉(zhuǎn)變，轉(zhuǎn)換； draw 汲取，領(lǐng)取，引起；所以答案為 B。三、 Correcting Grammatical Errors （本大題 12 小題每題 1.0 分，共 12.0 分。 This part consists of 15 sentences in which there is an underlinedpart that indic

32、ates a grammatical error Below each sentence, there arefour choices respectively marked by letters A, B, C and D. You are to select the ONE choice and replace the underlined element(s) so that the erroris erased and corrected. There is only one right answer.）第 1 題I cannot thank you very much for you

33、r kindness, I owe my success to you.A soB tooC asD enough【正確答案】： B【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】習(xí)慣搭配。 cannot too 是固定搭配，表示“再也不為過(guò)，越越好”；答案為 B。第 2 題I suppose the party ended in a friendly atmosphere, isn't it ?A don't IB do IC did itD didn't it【正確答案】： D【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用。本句考察的是反意疑問(wèn)句的用法：陳述句謂語(yǔ)用肯定形式，

34、 疑問(wèn)句謂語(yǔ)要用否定形式，因此選項(xiàng)B、C 均不對(duì)；陳述句強(qiáng)調(diào)的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是ended，所以反意疑問(wèn)句應(yīng)為didn't it，選項(xiàng) D是答案。第 3 題All mammals have hair, but not always evident.A but it is notB but it isC but they are notD but they are【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用。此句意為：所有的哺乳動(dòng)物都有毛發(fā)，但并不明顯。 but 引導(dǎo)的句子主語(yǔ)應(yīng)是指代前面所提的整件事，而不是前句主語(yǔ) all mammals；因此主語(yǔ)應(yīng)用 it ；如用選項(xiàng) B

35、，本句就不能用 but 連接了；因此只有選項(xiàng) A 是答案。第 4 題According to some scientists, the computer will do much harm to people''s health as smoking and drugs do.A does much harm . smokingB will do as much harm . cigarettesC will be doing as much harm . smokingD does as much harm . cigarettes【正確答案】： B【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分

36、【答案解析】結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用。此句是一個(gè)帶有原級(jí)比較asas 的句型結(jié)構(gòu)，比較結(jié)構(gòu)后面的as是連接詞，不是副詞；前一個(gè)空白處的比較成分中應(yīng)有從屬連詞 as，第二個(gè)空白處應(yīng)填入一個(gè)和 drug 詞性相同的成分；因此選項(xiàng) A 和 C 均不對(duì)；又因“計(jì)算機(jī)對(duì)人類健康帶來(lái)危害”是科學(xué)家的推測(cè)，不是既定事實(shí)，因此用一般將來(lái)時(shí)，所以選項(xiàng) D 也不對(duì)。第 5 題When an organism is completely encapsulated and preserved, it becomes a fossil, therefore turning into evidence of things that on

37、ce lived.A therebyB as a result ofC soD in the end【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】副詞應(yīng)用。 Therefore和 thereby 均為副詞，表“因此”，但therefore后通常跟一個(gè)句子；而thereby 后常接現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語(yǔ)。as a result of由于 (as aresult才表“因此” ) ，因此 A 為答案。第 6 題The trapeze artist who ran away with the clown broke up the lion tamer''s heart.A broke

38、 awayB broke downC brokeD broken down【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】動(dòng)詞搭配。 break up 打碎，終止，驅(qū)散； break away突然離開(kāi)，放棄 ( 習(xí)慣等 ) ； break down 毀掉，制服，中止；而本句要表達(dá)的意思是：令訓(xùn)獅員非常傷心；所以應(yīng)用 break one's heart ，選項(xiàng) C正確。第 7 題Having finished lunch, the case was discussed .A they discussed the caseB they had discussed the caseC

39、 the case was discussedD the case had been discussed【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用?，F(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)時(shí)， 其邏輯主語(yǔ)應(yīng)與句中主語(yǔ)一致。 句中只能是 they 在 discuss ，分詞邏輯主語(yǔ)是 they ，句子主語(yǔ)也應(yīng)是 they ；所以選項(xiàng) c、D均不對(duì)；而前半句用的是現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式， 表示動(dòng)作發(fā)生在謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞表示的動(dòng)作之前，所以選項(xiàng) A 是答案。第 8 題Unlike competitive running , race walkers must always keep some portion of

40、 their feet in contact with the ground.A runB runnerC runnersD running race【正確答案】： C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】名詞應(yīng)用。本句意為：跟賽跑者不一樣， 競(jìng)走者必須始終使腳的某一部分接觸地面。在此相比較的是賽跑者與競(jìng)走者， 因此答案應(yīng)在 B、C中選擇，又因主語(yǔ) race walkers 是復(fù)數(shù)，所以選項(xiàng) C是答案。第 9 題The professor is quite difficult pleased .A to pleaseB to be pleasedC for pleasingD pleasing

41、【正確答案】：【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：A1.0 分【答案解析】結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用。此句是用動(dòng)詞不定式作主語(yǔ)：To please the professor isdifficult此句常寫作：It is difficult to please the professor答案為 A。第10題因此The hard, out surface of the tooth is called enamel.A outsideB appearanceC outerD hiding【正確答案】：C【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】：1.0 分【答案解析】形容詞應(yīng)用。 outside 和 outer 均有“外部的”意思。但 outside 一般指物體的外

42、表或表面；而 outer 指一種相對(duì)性，即相對(duì)于內(nèi)部而言的外部或外表； appearance 外貌，外觀； hiding 隱匿；在此指牙齒的外表面，是相對(duì)于內(nèi)部而言的，因此選項(xiàng) C 為答案。第11題The government has hardly taken measures to crack down on these crimes when new ones occurred.A Hardly had the government takenB The government had hardly takenC Hardly the government had takenD The go

43、vernment is hardly taking【正確答案】： A【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】結(jié)構(gòu)應(yīng)用。此句是倒裝句hardly when，scarcelyhardly when的用法。從屬連詞no sooner than ，when before 通常需在主句中采用部分倒裝的形式。這種句型一般用過(guò)去完成時(shí)， 強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)動(dòng)作緊跟在一個(gè)動(dòng)作后面發(fā)生此句意為“原有的犯罪行為還沒(méi)得到制裁，新的犯罪行為又出現(xiàn)了。 ”所以選項(xiàng) A 正確。第12題Whenthey broke open the door, they found a strange man lied on the floor un

44、conscious.A layB laidC lainD lying【正確答案】： D【本題分?jǐn)?shù)】： 1.0 分【答案解析】副詞應(yīng)用。根據(jù)本句內(nèi)容， 劃線部分應(yīng)填部分是分詞作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)； 因此處賓補(bǔ)與賓語(yǔ) (a strange man) 之間是主動(dòng)關(guān)系，所以應(yīng)填現(xiàn)在分詞，選項(xiàng) D 是答案。四、 Reading Comprehension（共 25 小題 , 共 25.0 分）In this section you will find after each of the passages a number of questions or unfinished statements about t

45、he passage, each with four (A, B, C and D) suggestedanswers or ways of finishing.You must choose the one which you thinkfitsbest.第 1 題Phyllis Wheatley is regarded as America''s first black poet. She was born in Senegal, Africa, about 1753 and brought to America aboard a slave ship at about t

46、he age of seven. John and Susannah Wheatley bought her forthree pounds at a slave auctioninBoston in1761 to be a personal servantof Mrs. Wheatley. The familyhad three otherslaves,and all were treatedwith respect. Phyllis was soon accepted as one of the family, whichincludedbeing raised and educated

47、withtheWheatley''stwin15-year-oldchildren,Mary and Nathaniel.At that time, most females,even from betterfamilies,could notreadand write,butMary was probablyone of thebesteducated young women in Boston. Mary wanted to become a teacher, and infact, it was Mary who decided to take charge of Phy

48、llis''s education.Phyllis soon displayed her remarkable talents. At the age of twelve shewas readingthe Greek and Latinclassicsand passages from the Bible.Andeventually, Mrs. Wheatley decided Phyllis should become a Christian.At the age of thirteen Phyllis wrote her first poem. She became aB

49、oston sensation after she wrote a poem on the death of the evangelicalpreacher George Whitfield in 1770. It became common practice in Bostonto have "Mrs. Wheatley''s Phyllis" read poetry in polite society. Marymarried in 1771, and Phyllis later moved to the country because of poorh

50、ealth, as a teacher and caretaker to a farmer''s three children. Maryhad triedto interestpublishersin Phyllis''spoems butonce theyheardshe was a Negro they weren''t interested.Thenin1773 Phylliswent withNathaniel,who was now a businessman,to London. It was thought that a sea voyage might improve her health.Thirty-nine