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Napoleon, as a character in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, is more than once described as having “fat little hands.’’ Nor does he “sit well or firmly on the horse.’’ He is said to be “undersized.’’ with“short legs’’ and a “round stomach”. The issue here is not the accuracy of Tolstoy’s description--it seems not that far off from historical accounts but his choice of facts：other things that could be said of the man are not said. We are meant to understand the difference of a warring commander in the body of a fat little Frenchman. Tolstoy’s Napoleon could be any man wandering in the streets and putting a little of powdered tobacco up his nose—and that is the point.
It is a way the novelist uses to show the moral nature of a character. And it turns out that, as Tolstoy has it, Napoleon is a crazy man. In a scene in Book Three of War and Peace, the wars having reached the critical year of 1812,Napoleon receives a representative from the Tsar(沙皇), who has come with peace terms. Napoleon is very angry：doesn’t he have more army? He, not the Tsar, is the one to make the terms. He will destroy all of Europe if his army is stopped. “That is what you will have gained by engaging me in the war!” he shouts. And then, Tolstoy writes, Napoleon “walked silently several times up and down the room, his fat shoulders moving quickly.’’
Still later, after reviewing his army amid cheering crowds, Napoleon invites the shaken Russian to dinner. “He raised his hand to the Russian’s…face,” Tolstoy writes, and “taking him by the ear pulled it gently….” To have one’s ear pulled by the Emperor was considered the greatest honor and mark of favor at the French court. “Well, well, why don’t you say anything?’’ said he, as if it was ridiculous in his presence to respect any one but himself, Napoleon.
Tolstoy did his research, but the composition is his own.
【小题1】Tolstoy’s description of Napoleon in War and Peace is .A．far from the historical factsB．based on the Russian historyC．based on his selection of factsD．not related to historical details【小题2】Napoleon was angry when receiving the Russian representative because .A．he thought he should be the one to make the peace termsB．the Tsar's peace terms were hard to acceptC．the Russians stopped his military movementD．he didn’t have any more army to fight with【小题3】What did Napoleon expect the Russian representative to do?A．To walk out of the room in anger.B．To show agreement with him.C．To say something about the Tsar.D．To express his admiration.【小题4】Tolstoy intended to present Napoleon as a man who is .A．ill-mannered in dealing with foreign guestsB．fond of showing off his iron willC．determined in destroying all of EuropeD．crazy for power and respect【小题5】What does the last sentence of the passage imply?A．A writer doesn’t have to be faithful to his findings.B．A writer may write about a hero in his own way.C．A writer may not be responsible for what he writes.D．A writer has hardly any freedom to show his feelings.D

(答案→)D 解析：【小题1】从Para1 第四句“…it seems not that far off from…but his choice of facts” 可知。【小题2】文章所述之故事，是为了刻画拿破仑爱面子、争强好胜的人物性格。【小题3】前一段提及，俄罗斯使者带着和平条约到来，使得拿破仑王者尊严受损，因此用餐时，拿破仑想借着“taking him by the ear pulled it gently…”给使者一个下马威。【小题4】从拿破仑接见俄罗斯使者一事，可知拿破仑是一个好强、对权力和尊严狂热的人。【小题5】“findings”从“research”中来，意思是，即使调查发现史实是这样，但作者也不需要原原本本地照搬事实来进行创作。

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