Though secluded herself in her own house,Emily Dickinson was nev

Though secluded herself in her own house,Emily Dickinson was never really indifferent of the outside world,as could be seen in her poems such as “I like to see it lap the Miles—",which describes a(n) ______,an embodiment of modern civilization.
A、snake
B、animal
C、the road
D、train
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：尽管艾米莉·狄金森把自己与世隔离在自己的屋子里，实际上她与外界并没有什么不同，这一点可以从她的诗如《我喜欢看它舔食着一路向前》里看出。这首诗里诗作者把火车比作一个动物，把它看作是自然的一部分。而火车实际上是现代文明的象征。答案为D(P521)。