文章:
| Line | Current feminist theory, in validating womens own |
| | stories of their experience, has encouraged scholars |
| | of womens history to view the use of womens oral |
| | narratives as the methodology, next to the use of |
| (5) | womens written autobiography, that brings historians |
| | closest to the reality of womens lives. Such |
| | narratives, unlike most standard histories, represent |
| | experience from the perspective of women, affirm |
| | the importance of womens contributions, and furnish |
| (10) | present-day women with historical continuity that is |
| | essential to their identity, individually and collectively. |
| | Scholars of womens history should, however, be |
| | as cautious about accepting oral narratives at face |
| | value as they already are about written memories. |
| (15) | Oral narratives are no more likely than are written |
| | narratives to provide a disinterested commentary on |
| | events or people. Moreover, the stories people tell to |
| | explain themselves are shaped by narrative devices |
| | and storytelling conventions, as well as by other |
| (20) | cultural and historical factors, in ways that the |
| | storytellers may be unaware of. The political rhetoric |
| | of a particular era, for example, may influence |
| | womens interpretations of the significance of their |
| | experience. Thus a woman who views the Second |
| (25) | World War as pivotal in increasing the social |
| | acceptance of womens paid work outside the home |
| | may reach that conclusion partly and unwittingly |
| | because of wartime rhetoric encouraging a positive |
| | view of womens participation in such work. |
题目:
The passage is primarily concerned with
选项:
A、contrasting the benefits of one methodology with the benefits of another
B、describing the historical origins and inherent drawbacks of a particular methodology
C、discussing the appeal of a particular methodology and some concerns about its use
D、showing that some historians adoption of a particular methodology has led to criticism of recent historical scholarship
E、analyzing the influence of current feminist views on womens interpretations of their experience
答案:
C