【正确答案】：
A. TO AHAB, THE WHALE IS EITHER AN EVIL CREATURE ITSELF OR THE AGENT OF AN EVIL FORCE THAT CONTROLS THE
UNIVERSE, OR PERHAPS BOTH. R11IE CHASE OF THE WHITE WHALE SYMBOLIZES AHAB, S PURSUIT OF TRUTH AND
FIGHTING AGAINST THE EVIL POWER.
B.TO ISHMAEL, THE WHALE IS AN ASTONISHING FORCE, AN IMMENSE POWER WHICH DEFIES RATIONAL EXPLANATION DUE TO A SENSE OF MYSTERY IT CARRIES.
C. IT ALSO REPRESENTS THE TREMENDOUS ORGANIC VITALITY OF THE UNIVERSE.
D. TO THE READERS, THE WHALE CAN BE VIEWED AS THE SYMBOL OF THE PHYSICAL LIMITS THAT LIFE IMPOSES UPON MAN.
E. IT MAY ALSO BE REGARDED AS A SYMBOL OF NATURE. AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER, THE AUTHOR SAYS" ...THE GREAT SHROUD OF THE SEA ROLLCD ON AS IT ROLLED FIVE THOUSAND YEARS AGO. " HERE THE SEA SYMBOLIZES NATURE THAT REMAINS MOVING BUT UNMOVED.
【题目解析】：本题考查的是麦尔维尔小说《白鲸》里象征手法的运用。1.对亚哈来说，鲸鱼本身不是一个邪恶的生物，就是控制宇宙的邪恶力量的使者，或者两者兼而有之。对白鲸的追逐象征着亚哈对真理的追求和对抗邪恶力量。2.对以实玛利来说，鲸鱼是一种惊人而巨大的力量，由于它所携带的神秘感而无法作出合理的解释。3.白鲸也代表着宇宙巨大的有机生命力。4.对于读者来说，鲸鱼可以被视为生命强加给人类的物质极限的象征。5.白鲸也可以被视为自然的象征。在这一章的最后，作者说：“海洋的巨大裹尸布在5000年前滚动着。”在这里，海洋象征着自然，它仍然在移动，但同时也是不动的。