2023年考研英语真题及答案

2023年考研英语真题和答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark

A,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Theideathatsomegroupsofpeoplemaybemoreintelligentthanothersisoneof

thosehypothesesthatdarenotspeakitsname.ButGregoryCochranistosayitanyway.

Heisthatbird,ascientistwhoworksindependentlyanyinstitution.Hehelpedpopularize

theideathatsomediseasesnotthoughttohaveabacterialcausewereactuallyinfections,

whicharousedmuchcontroversywhenitwasfirstsuggested.

he,however,mighttrembleattheofwhatheisabouttodo.Togetherwithanother

twoscientists,heispublishingapaperwhichnotonlythatonegroupofhumanityis

moreintelligentthantheothers,butexplainstheprocessthathasbroughtthisabout.

ThegroupinareaparticularpeopleoriginatedfromcentralEurope.Theprocessis

naturalselection.

ThisgroupgenerallydowellinIQtest,12-15pointsabovethevalueof100,andhave

contributedtotheintellectualandculturallifeoftheWest,astheoftheirelites,including

severalworld-renownedscientists,.Theyalsosuffermoreoftenthanmostpeoplefroma

numberofnastygeneticdiseases,suchasbreastcancer.Thesefacts,,havepreviously

beenthoughtunrelated.Theformerhasbeentosocialeffects,suchasastrongtradition

ofeducation.Thelatterwasseenasa(an)ofgeneticisolation.Dr.Cochransuggeststhat

theintelligenceanddiseasesareintimately.Hisargumentisthattheunusualhistoryof

thesepeoplehasthemtouniqueevolutionarypressuresthathaveresultedinthisstateof

affairs.

1.[A]selected[B]prepared[C]obliged[D]pleased

2.[A]unique[B]particular[C]special[D]rare

3.[A]of[B]with[C]in[D]against

4.[A]subsequently[B]presently[C]previously[D]lately

5.[A]Only[B]So[C]Even[D]Hence

6.[A]thought[B]sight[C]cost[D]risk

7.[A]advises[B]suggests[C]protests[D]objects

8.[A]progress[B]fact[C]need[D]question

9.[A]attaining[B]scoring[C]reaching[D]calculating

10.[A]normal[B]common[C]mean[D]total

11.[A]unconsciously[B]disproportionately

[C]indefinitely[D]unaccountably

12.[A]missions[B]fortunes[C]interests[D]careers

13.[A]affirm[B]witness[C]observe[D]approve

14.[A]moreover[B]therefore[C]however[D]meanwhile

15.[A]givenup[B]gotover[C]carriedon[D]putdown

16.[A]assessing[B]supervising[C]administering[D]valuing

17.[A]development[B]origin[C]consequence[D]instrument

18.[A]linked[B]integrated[C]woven[D]combined

19.[A]limited[B]subjected[C]converted[D]directed

20.[A]paradoxical[B]incompatible[C]inevitable[D]continuous

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,

CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

Whilestillcatching-uptomeninsomespheresofmodernlife,womenappeartobe

wayaheadinatleastoneundesirablecategory."Womenareparticularlysusceptibleto

developingdepressionandanxietydisordersinresponsetostresscomparedtomen,"

accordingtoDr.Yehuda,chiefpsychiatristatNewYork'sVeteran*sAdministration

Hospital.

Studiesofbothanimalsandhumanshaveshownthatsexhormonessomehowaffect

thestressresponse,causingfemalesunderstresstoproducemoreofthetrigger

chemicalsthandomalesunderthesameconditions.Inseveralofthestudies,when

stressed-outfemaleratshadtheirovaries(thefemalereproductiveorgans)removed,

theirchemicalresponsesbecameequaltothoseofthemales.

Addingtoawoman'sincreaseddoseofstresschemicals,areherincreased

"opportunities"forstress."It'snotnecessarilythatwomendon'tcopeaswell.It's

justthattheyhavesomuchmoretocopewith/'saysDr.Yehuda."Theircapacityfor

toleratingstressmayevenbegreaterthanmen's"sheobserves,"it'sjustthat

they'redealingwithsomanymorethingsthattheybecomewornoutfromitmore

visiblyandsooner."

Dr.Yehudanotesanotherdifferencebetweenthesexes.thinkthatthekindsof

thingsthatwomenareexposedtotendtobeinmoreofachronicorrepeatednature.

Mengotowarandareexposedtocombatstress.Menareexposedtomoreactsof

randomphysicalviolence.Thekindsofinterpersonalviolencethatwomenareexposedto

tendtobeindomesticsituations,by,unfortunately,parentsorotherfamilymembers,

andtheytendnottobeone-shotdeals.Thewear-and-tearthatcomesfromtheselonger

relationshipscanbequitedevastating/

AdelineAlvarezmarriedat18andgavebirthtoason,butwasdeterminedtofinish

college."Istruggledalottogetthecollegedegree.Iwaslivinginsomuchfrustration

thatthatwasmyescape,togotoschool,andgetaheadanddobetter?Later,her

marriageendedandshebecameasinglemother."It'sthehardestthingtotakecareof

ateenager,haveajob,paytherent,paythecarpayment,andpaythedebt.Ilivedfrom

paychecktopaycheck."

NoteveryoneexperiencesthekindsofseverechronicstressesAlvarezdescribes.But

mostwomentodayarecopingwithalotofobligations,withfewbreaks,andfeelingthe

strain.Alvarez'sexperiencedemonstratestheimportanceoffindingwaystodiffuse

stressbeforeitthreatensyourhealthandyourabilitytofunction.

21.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

[A]Womenarebiologicallymorevulnerabletostress.

[B]Womenarestillsufferingmuchstresscausedbymen.

[C]Womenaremoreexperiencedthanmenincopingwithstress.

[D]Menandwomenshowdifferentinclinationswhenfacedwithstress.

22.Dr.Yehuda'sresearchsuggeststhatwomen

[A]needextraclosesofchemicalstohandlestress.

[B]havelimitedcapacityfortoleratingstress.

[C]aremorecapableofavoidingstress.

[D]areexposedtomorestress.

23.AccordingtoParagraph4,thestresswomenconfronttendstobe

[A]domesticandtemporary.

[B]irregularandviolent

[C]durableandfrequent

[D]trivialandrandom.

24.Thesentence"Ilivedfrompaychecktopaycheck?(Line6,Para.5)showsthat

[A]Alvarezcaredaboutnothingbutmakingmoney.

[B]Alvarez'ssalarybarelycoveredherhouseholdexpenses.

[C]Alvarezgotpaychecksfromdifferentjobs.

[D]Alvarezpaidpracticallyeverythingbycheck.

25.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]StrainofStress:NoWayOut?

[B]ResponsestoStress:GenderDifference

[C]StressAnalysis:WhatChemicalsSay

[D]GenderInequality:WomenUnderStress

Text2

Itusedtobesostraightforward.Ateamofresearchersworkingtogetherinthe

laboratorywouldsubmittheresultsoftheirresearchtoajournal.Ajournaleditorwould

thenremovetheauthors1namesandaffiliationsfromthepaperandsendittotheir

peersforreview.Dependingonthecommentsreceived,theeditorwouldacceptthe

paperforpublicationordeclineit.Copyrightrestedwiththejournalpublisher,and

researchersseekingknowledgeoftheresultswouldhavetosubscribetothejournal.

Nolonger.TheInternet-andpressurefromfundingagencies,whoarequestioning

whycommercialpublishersaremakingmoneyfromgovernment-fundedresearchby

restrictingaccesstoit-ismakingaccesstoscientificresultsareality.TheOrganization

forEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD)hasjustissuedareportdescribing

thefar-reachingconsequencesofthis.Thereport,byJohnHoughtonofVictoria

UniversityinAustraliaandGrahamVickeryoftheOECD,makesheavyreadingfor

publisherswhohave,sofar,madehandsomeprofits.ButitgoesfurtherthanthatIt

signalsachangeinwhathas,untilnow,beenakeyelementofscientificendeavor.

Thevalueofknowledgeandthereturnonthepublicinvestmentinresearchdepends,

inpart,uponwidedistributionandreadyaccess.Itisbigbusiness.InAmerica,thecore

scientificpublishingmarketisestimatedatbetween$7billionand$11billion.The

InternationalAssociationofScientific,TechnicalandMedicalPublisherssaysthatthere

aremorethan2,000publishersworldwidespecializinginthesesubjects.Theypublish

morethan1.2millionarticleseachyearinsome16,000journals.

Thisisnowchanging.AccordingtotheOECDreport,some75%ofscholarlyjournals

arenowonline.Entirelynewbusinessmodelsareemerging;threemainoneswere

identifiedbythereporfsauthors.Thereistheso-calledbigdeal,whereinstitutional

subscriberspayforaccesstoacollectionofonlinejournaltitlesthroughsite-licensing

agreements.Thereisopen-accesspublishing,typicallysupportedbyaskingtheauthor

(orhisemployer)topayforthepapertobepublished.Finally,thereareopen-access

archives,whereorganizationssuchasuniversitiesorinternationallaboratoriessupport

institutionalrepositories.Othermodelsexistthatarehybridsofthesethree,suchas

delayedopen-access,wherejournalsallowonlysubscriberstoreadapaperforthefirst

sixmonths,beforemakingitfreelyavailabletoeveryonewhowishestoseeit.Allthis

couldchangethetraditionalformofthepeer-reviewprocess,atleastforthepublication

ofpapers.

26.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthordiscusses

[A]thebackgroundinformationofjournalediting.

[B]thepublicationroutineoflaboratoryreports.

[C]therelationsofauthorswithjournalpublishers.

[D]thetraditionalprocessofjournalpublication.

27.WhichofthefollowingistrueoftheOECDreport?

[A]Itcriticizesgovernment-fundedresearch.

[B]Itintroducesaneffectivemeansofpublication.

[C]Itupsetsprofit-makingjournalpublishers.

[D]Itbenefitsscientificresearchconsiderably.

28.Accordingtothetext,onlinepublicationissignificantinthat

[A]itprovidesaneasieraccesstoscientificresults.

[B]itbringshugeprofitstoscientificresearchers.

[C]itemphasizesthecrucialroleofscientificknowledge.

[D]itfacilitatespublicinvestmentinscientificresearch.

29.Withtheopen-accesspublishingmodel,theauthorofapaperisrequiredto

[A]coverthecostofitspublication.

[B]subscribetothejournalpublishingit.

[C]allowotheronlinejournalstouseitfreely.

[D]completethepeer-reviewbeforesubmission.

30.Whichofthefollowingbestsummarizesthetext?

[A]TheInternetisposingathreattopublishers.

[B]Anewmodeofpublicationisemerging.

[C]Authorswelcomethenewchannelforpublication.

[D]Publicationisrenderedeasierbyonlineservice.

Text3

Intheearly1960sWiltChamberlainwasoneofonlythreeplayersintheNational

BasketballAssociation(NBA)listedatoversevenfeet.Ifhehadplayedlastseason,

however,hewouldhavebeenoneof42,Thebodiesplayingmajorprofessionalsports

havechangeddramaticallyovertheyears,andmanagershavebeenmorethanwillingto

adjustteamuniformstofitthegrowingnumbersofbigger,longerframes.

Thetrendinsports,though,maybeobscuringanunrecognizedreality:Americans

havegenerallystoppedgrowing.Thoughtypicallyabouttwoinchestallernowthan140

yearsago,today'speople-especiallythoseborntofamilieswhohavelivedintheU.S.

formanygenerations-apparentlyreachedtheirlimitintheearly1960s.Andtheyaren,t

likelytogetanytaller."Inthegeneralpopulationtoday,atthisgenetic,environmental

level,we'veprettymuchgoneasfaraswecango,“saysanthropologistWilliam

CameronChumleaofWrightStateUniversity.InthecaseofNBAplayers,theirincreasein

heightappearstoresultfromtheincreasinglycommonpracticeofrecruitingplayersfrom

allovertheworld.

Growth,whichrarelycontinuesbeyondtheageof20,demandscaloriesandnutrients

-notably,protein-tofeedexpandingtissues.Atthestartofthe20thcentury,

under-nutritionandchildhoodinfectionsgotintheway.Butasdietandhealthimproved,

childrenandadolescentshave,onaverage,increasedinheightbyaboutaninchanda

halfevery20years,apatternknownastheseculartrendinheight.Yetaccordingtothe

CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,averageheight-5'9"formen,5'4"for

women-hasn,treallychangedsince1960.

Geneticallyspeaking,thereareadvantagestoavoidingsubstantialheight.During

childbirth,largerbabieshavemoredifficultypassingthroughthebirthcanal.Moreover,

eventhoughhumanshavebeenuprightformillionsofyears,ourfeetandbackcontinue

tostrugglewithbipedalpostureandcannoteasilywithstandrepeatedstrainimposedby

oversizelimbs."Therearesomerealconstraintsthataresetbythegeneticarchitecture

oftheindividualorganism,"saysanthropologistWilliamLeonardofNorthwestern

University.

Geneticmaximumscanchange,butdon'texpectthistohappensoon.ClaireC.

Gordon,senioranthropologistattheArmyResearchCenterinNatick,Mass.,ensuresthat

90percentoftheuniformsandworkstationsfitrecruitswithoutalteration.Shesaysthat,

unlikethoseforbasketball,thelengthofmilitaryuniformshasnotchangedforsome

time.Andifyouneedtopredicthumanheightinthenearfuturetodesignapieceof

equipment,Gordonsaysthatbyandlarge,“youcouldusetoday'sdataandfeelfairly

confident."

31.WiltChamberlainiscitedasanexampleto

[A]illustratethechangeofheightofNBAplayers.

[B]showthepopularityofNBAplayersintheU.S..

[C]comparedifferentgenerationsofNBAplayers.

[D]assesstheachievementsoffamousNBAplayers.

32.Whichofthefollowingplaysakeyroleinbodygrowthaccordingtothetext?

[A]Geneticmodification.

[B]Naturalenvironment.

[C]Livingstandards.

[D]Dailyexercise.

33.Onwhichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthormostprobablyagree?

[A]Non-Americansaddtotheaverageheightofthenation.

[B]Humanheightisconditionedbytheuprightposture.

[C]Americansarethetallestonaverageintheworld.

[D]Largerbabiestendtobecometallerinadulthood.

34.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatinthenearfuture

[A]thegarmentindustrywillreconsidertheuniformsize.

[B]thedesignofmilitaryuniformswillremainunchanged.

[C]genetictestingwillbeemployedinselectingsportsmen.

[D]theexistingdataofhumanheightwillstillbeapplicable.

35.Thetextintendstotellusthat

[A]thechangeofhumanheightfollowsacyclicpattern.

[B]humanheightisbecomingevenmorepredictable.

[C]Americanshavereachedtheirgeneticgrowthlimit.

[D]thegeneticpatternofAmericanshasaltered.

Text4

In1784,fiveyearsbeforehebecamepresidentoftheUnitedStates,George

Washington,52,wasnearlytoothless.Sohehiredadentisttotransplantnineteethinto

hisjaw-havingextractedthemfromthemouthsofhisslaves.

That'safardifferentimagefromthecherry-tree-choppingGeorgemostpeople

rememberfromtheirhistorybooks.Butrecently,manyhistorianshavebeguntofocuson

therolesslaveryplayedinthelivesofthefoundinggeneration.Theyhavebeenspurred

inpartbyDNAevidencemadeavailablein1998,whichalmostcertainlyprovedThomas

JeffersonhadfatheredatleastonechildwithhisslaveSallyHemings.Andonlyoverthe

past30yearshavescholarsexaminedhistoryfromthebottomup.Worksofseveral

historiansrevealthemoralcompromisesmadebythenation,searlyleadersandthe

fragilenatureofthecountry,sinfancy.Moresignificantly,theyarguethatmanyofthe

FoundingFathersknewslaverywaswrong-andyetmostdidlittletofightit.

Morethananything,thehistorianssay,thefounderswerehamperedbythecultureof

theirtime.WhileWashingtonandJeffersonprivatelyexpresseddistasteforslavery,they

alsounderstoodthatitwaspartofthepoliticalandeconomicbedrockofthecountry

theyhelpedtocreate.

Foronething,theSouthcouldnotaffordtopartwithitsslaves.Owningslaveswas

"likehavingalargebankaccount/saysWiencek,authorofAnImperfectGod:George

Washington,HisSlaves,andtheCreationofAmerica.Thesouthernstateswouldnothave

signedtheConstitutionwithoutprotectionsforthe"peculiarinstitution,"includinga

clausethatcountedaslaveasthreefifthsofamanforpurposesofcongressional

representation.

Andthestatesmen,spoliticallivesdependedonslavery.Thethree-fifthsformula

handedJeffersonhisnarrowvictoryinthepresidentialelectionof1800byinflatingthe

votesofthesouthernstatesintheElectoralCollege.Onceinoffice,Jeffersonextended

slaverywiththeLouisianaPurchasein1803;thenewlandwascarvedinto13states,

includingthreeslavestates.

Still,JeffersonfreedHemings'schildren-thoughnotHemingsherselforhis

approximately150otherslaves.Washington,whohadbeguntobelievethatallmenwere

createdequalafterobservingthebraveryoftheblacksoldiersduringtheRevolutionary

War,overcamethestrongoppositionofhisrelativestogranthisslavestheirfreedomin

hiswill.Onlyadecadeearlier,suchanactwouldhaverequiredlegislativeapprovalin

Virginia.

36.GeorgeWashington,sdentalsurgeryismentionedto

[A]showtheprimitivemedicalpracticeinthepast.

[B]demonstratethecrueltyofslaveryinhisdays.

[C]stresstheroleofslavesintheU.S.history.

[D]revealsomeunknownaspectofhislife.

37.Wemayinferfromthesecondparagraphthat

[A]DNAtechnologyhasbeenwidelyappliedtohistoryresearch.

[B]initsearlydaystheU.S.wasconfrontedwithdelicatesituations.

[C]historiansdeliberatelymadeupsomestoriesofJefferson*slife.

[D]politicalcompromisesareeasilyfoundthroughouttheU.S.history.

38.WhatdowelearnaboutThomasJefferson?

[A]Hispoliticalviewchangedhisattitudetowardsslavery.

[B]Hisstatusasafathermadehimfreethechildslaves.

[C]Hisattitudetowardsslaverywascomplex.

[D]Hisaffairwithaslavestainedhisprestige.

39.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

[A]SomeFoundingFathersbenefitpoliticallyfromslavery.

[B]Slavesintheolddaysdidnothavetherighttovote.

[C]Slaveownersusuallyhadlargesavingsaccounts.

[D]Slaverywasregardedasapeculiarinstitution.

40.Washington'sdecisiontofreeslavesoriginatedfromhis

[A]moralconsiderations.

[B]militaryexperience.

[C]financialconditions.

[D]politicalstand.

PartB

Directions:

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,

choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.

Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitinanyoftheblanks.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Thetimeforsharpeningpencils,arrangingyourdesk,anddoingalmostanything

elseinsteadofwritinghasended.Thefirstdraftwillappearonthepageonlyifyoustop

avoidingtheinevitableandsit,standup,orliedowntowrite.(41)

Beflexible.Youroutlineshouldsmoothlyconductyoufromonepointtothenext,but

donotpermitittorailroadyou.Ifarelevantandimportantideaoccurstoyounow,work

itintothedraft.(42)Grammar,punctuation,andspellingcanwaituntilyourevise.

Concentrateonwhatyouaresaying.Goodwritingmostoftenoccurswhenyouareinhot

pursuitofanidearatherthaninanervoussearchforerrors.

(43)Yourpageswillbeeasiertokeeptrackofthatway,and,ifyouhavetoclipa

paragraphtoplaceitelsewhere,youwillnotloseanywritingontheotherside.

Ifyouareworkingonawordprocessor,youcantakeadvantageofitscapacityto

makeadditionsanddeletionsaswellasmoveentireparagraphsbymakingjustafew

simplekeyboardcommands.Somesoftwareprogramscanalsocheckspellingand

certaingrammaticalelementsinyourwriting.(44)Theseprintoutsarealsoeasiertoread

thanthescreenwhenyouworkonrevisions.

Onceyouhaveafirstdraftonpaper,youcandeletematerialthatisunrelatedtoyour

thesisandaddmaterialnecessarytoillustrateyourpointsandmakeyourpaper

convincing.Thestudentwhowrote"TheA&PasaStateofMind"wiselydroppeda

paragraphthatquestionedwhetherSammydisplayschauvinisticattitudestoward

women.(45)

Rememberthatyourinitialdraftisonlythat.Youshouldgothroughthepapermany

times-andthenagain-workingtosubstantiateandclarifyyourideas.Youmayeven

endupwithseveralentireversionsofthepaper.Rewrite.Thesentenceswithineach

paragraphshouldberelatedtoasingletopic.Transitionsshouldconnectoneparagraph

tothenextsothattherearenoabruptorconfusingshifts.Awkwardorwordyphrasingor

unclearsentencesandparagraphsshouldbemercilesslypokedandproddedintoshape.

[A]Tomakerevisingeasier,leavewidemarginsandextraspacebetweenlinessothat

youcaneasilyaddwords,sentences,andcorrections.Writeononlyonesideofthepaper.

[B]Afteryouhaveclearlyandadequatelydevelopedthebodyofyourpaper,pay

particularattentiontotheintroductoryandconcludingparagraphs.Itzsprobablybestto

writetheintroductionlast,afteryouknowpreciselywhatyouareintroducing.Concluding

paragraphsdemandequalattentionbecausetheyleavethereaderwithafinal

impression.

[C]It'sworthremembering,however,thatthoughacleancopyfreshoffaprinter

maylookterrific,itwillreadonlyaswellasthethinkingandwritingthathavegoneintoit.

Manywritersprudentlystoretheirdataondisksandprinttheirpageseachtimethey

finishadrafttoavoidlosinganymaterialbecauseofpowerfailuresorotherproblems.

[D]Itmakesnodifferencehowyouwrite,justsoyoudo.Nowthatyouhave

developedatopicintoatentativethesis,youcanassembleyournotesandbegintoflesh

outwhateveroutlineyouhavemade.

[E]Althoughthisisaninterestingissue,ithasnothingtodowiththethesis,which

explainshowthesettinginfluencesSammy'sdecisiontoquithisjob.Insteadof

includingthatparagraph,sheaddedonethatdescribedLengeKscrabbedresponseto

thegirlssothatshecouldleaduptotheA&P"policy"heenforces.

[F]Inthefinalparagraphaboutthesignificanceofthesettingin"A&P"the

studentbringstogetherthereasonsSammyquithisjobbyreferringtohisrefusalto

acceptLengePsstorepolicies.

[G]Byusingthefirstdraftasameansofthinkingaboutwhatyouwanttosay,youwill

verylikelydiscovermorethanyournotesoriginallysuggested.Plentyofgoodwriters

don'tuseoutlinesatallbutdiscoverorderingprinciplesastheywrite.Donotattemptto

composeaperfectlycorrectdraftthefirsttimearound.

PartC

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(10points)

Inhisautobiography,Darwinhimselfspeaksofhisintellectualpowerswith

extraordinarymodesty.Hepointsoutthathealwaysexperiencedmuchdifficultyin

expressinghimselfclearlyandconcisely,but(46)hebelievesthatthisverydifficultymay

havehadthecompensatingadvantageofforcinghimtothinklongandintentlyabout

everysentence,andthusenablinghimtodetecterrorsinreasoningandinhisown

observations.Hedisclaimedthepossessionofanygreatquicknessofapprehensionor

wit,suchasdistinguishedHuxley.(47)Heasserted,also,thathispowertofollowalong

andpurelyabstracttrainofthoughtwasverylimited,forwhichreasonhefeltcertainthat

henevercouldhavesucceededwithmathematics.Hismemory,too,hedescribedas

extensive,buthazy.Sopoorinonesensewasitthathenevercouldrememberformore

thanafewdaysasingledateoralineofpoetry.(48)Ontheotherhand,hedidnotaccept

aswellfoundedthechargemadebysomeofhiscriticsthat,whilehewasagood

observer,hehadnopowerofreasoning.This,hethough