OG书后第一个纸质练习SECTION 4 的一个阅读“DuBois’ novels”

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It would be expected that a novel by a figure as prominent as W. E. B. DuBois would
attract the attention of literary critics. Additionally, when the novel subtly engages the
issue of race, as DuBois’  The Quest of the Silver Fleece (1911) does, it would be a sur-
prise not to encounter an abundance of scholarly work about that text. But though
valuable scholarship has examined DuBois’ political and historical thought, his novels
have received scant attention. Perhaps DuBois the novelist must wait his turn behind
DuBois the philosopher, historian, and editor. But what if the truth lies elsewhere: what
if his novels do not speak to current concerns?

15. In the fourth sentence (“Perhaps DuBois . . . editor.”), the author of the passage is
most likely suggesting that
A scholars will find that DuBois’ novels are more relevant to current
concerns than is his work as philosopher, historian, and editor
B more scholarly attention will be paid to The Quest of the Silver Fleecethan
to DuBois’ other novels
C DuBois’ novels will come to overshadow his work as philosopher,
historian, and editor
D DuBois’ novels may eventually attract greater scholarly interest than they
have to date
E it will be shown that DuBois’ work as philosopher, historian, and editor
had an important influence on his work as novelist

书后的解答
Description
The paragraph first present reasons for critical interest in DuBois’ novels, but then goes
on to explain that there has in fact been very little such interest and speculates as to
why that might be.

Explanation
The fourth sentence speculates that once DuBois scholars have exhausted potential
avenues of research in the fields of philosophy, history, and editing, they will turn to his
novels, so  Choice D is the correct answer. None of the other choices fits the metaphor
in “Perhaps DuBois the novelist must wait his turn.”

文章的意思领会了，选项D的“ they have to date“不明白是什么意思？谢谢解答！

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than they have to date
前面是对比， to date表示直到此刻为止

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crazyrobin 发表于 2014-5-8 17:41
than they have to date
前面是对比， to date表示直到此刻为止

谢谢Ben,一直把have to 连着看，现在明白了~