【正确答案】：
HIS BEST LOCAL-COLORED WORKS ARE KNOWN AS "NOVELS OF CHARACTER AND ENVIRONMENT". THEY ARE THE MOST REPRESENTATIVE OF HIM AS BOTH A NATURALISTIC AND A CRITICAL REALIST WRITER. THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE MODERN BECOMES MORE INTENSE IN HIS LAST TWO NOVELS. IN HIM WE SEE THE INFLUENCE FROM BOTH THE PAST AND THE MODERN.
【题目解析】：本题考查哈代地方色彩的作品特点。其地方色彩浓厚的作品是他作为自然主义和批判现实主义作家最具代表性的作品。在他的最后两部小说中，旧社会与现代社会的冲突变得更加激烈。在他身上，我们看到了过去和现代的双重影响。