GRE阅读练习每日一篇(三十一)_GRE阅读

GRE阅读练习每日一篇(三十一)

　　Quanta of extremely long wavelength, in at least on e respect, resemble quanta of shorter wavelength.

　　quanta of on-inch wavelength and quanta of extremely long wavelength do not differ only in their wavelengths.

　　quanta of one-inch wavelength must be measured by different standards than quanta of extremely long wavelength.

　　23. According to the passage, the quantum theory can be distinguished from previous theories of physics by its

　　insistence on scrupulously precise mathematical formulations

　　understanding of the inherent interrelationship of perceiver and perceived

　　recognition of the need for sophisticated instruments of measurement

　　emphasis on small-scale rather than on large-scale phenomena

　　regard for philosophical issues as well as for strictly scientific ones

　　Tillie Olsen s fiction and essays have been widely and rightly acknowledged as major contributions to American literature. Her work has been particularly valued by contemporary feminists. Yet few of Olsen s readers realize the extent to which her vision and choice of subject are rooted in an earlier literary heritage the tradition of radical political thought, mostly socialist and anarchist, of the 1910 s and 1920 s, and the Old Left tradition of the 1930 s. I do not mean that one can adequately explain the eloquence of her work in terms of its political origins, or that left-wing politics were the single most important influence on it. My point is that its central consciousness its profound understanding of class and gender as shaping influences on people s lives owes much to that earlier literary heritage, a heritage that, in general, has not been sufficiently valued by most contemporary literary critics.