Almost simultaneously, with a mighty volition of ungraduated, instantaneous swiftness, the White Whale darted through the weltering sea. But when Ahab cried out to the steersman to take new turns with the line, and hold it so; and commanded the crew to turn round on their seats, and tow the boat up to the mark; the moment the treacherous line felt that double strain and tug, it snapped in the empty air!
A. Identify the author and the title of the novel from which the quoted part is taken.
【正确答案】：
HERMAN MELVILLE; MOBY—DICK
【题目解析】：本题可从选段中的the White Whale和Ahab确定出作品的名称为Moby—Dick《白鲸》，其作者的名字为Herman Melville——赫尔曼·麦尔维尔。