(1) “During the whole of a dull， dark and soundless day in the autumn of the year， when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens， I had been passing alone， on horseback， through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself，
(1) “During the whole of a dull， dark and soundless day in the autumn of the year， when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens， I had been passing alone， on horseback， through a singularly dreary tract of country; and at length found myself， as the shades of the evening drew on， within view of the melancholy House of Usher.” Thus Edgar Allan Poe opened his story of “The Fall of the House of Usher” in 1839. In this beautifully crafted sentence he captured so much that is essential to the horror story—darkness， ominous solitude， foreboding calm， apprehension and uncertainty， and a deep feeling of melancholy that could soon turn to fear.In this paragraph， Edgar Allan Poe’s story is used to tell us that（ ）.
A、what a horror story is like
B、His stories are dark and mysterious
C、how beautiful his writing is
D、how beautiful his writing is
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：一段以爱伦坡的故事举例，以此来告诉我们一个惊悚的故事是怎样的。故选择A。
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