单选题 . ①Ralph Ellison was passionately interested in the visual arts. ②He immersed himself in Harlem's art scene in the 1930s, even apprenticing with sculptor Richmond Barthé for a time. ③Yet he was wary of projects aiming to provide a visual rendering of his novel Invisible Man. ④He reluctantly allowed Franklin Library to publish two illustrated versions of the novel but found the results disappointing and repeatedly rejected proposed film versions of the book. ⑤Despite his involvement in visual arts, Ellison insisted that only language could capture the complexity of American identity. ⑥This complexity consisted of the tension arising from the collision of the United States' written ideals, as outlined in the founding documents, and the historical and contemporary experiences molding the national consciousness.

27. It can be inferred that the author mentions Ellison's apprenticeship with Richmond Barthé primarily in order to ______

A、 show that Ellison drew upon some aspects of the visual arts in developing his ideas for Invisible Man
B、 show that Ellison's claim for the superiority of language derived from his experience with other art forms
C、 establish that Ellison had experience with an art form that interested many leading figures of the 1930s Harlem art
D、 suggest that in the 1930s the Harlem art scene provided an environment in which artists were likely to work in several media
E、 qualify Ellison's reservations about visual renderings of his work by showing that he was not indifferent to visual art

【正确答案】 E

【答案解析】 E：本题属于功能题，正确答案是定位句3s版本，即“拉尔夫·艾里森喜欢视觉艺术”，因此选项E正确。qualify和reservations抵消掉，等于在说“支持视觉艺术”，not indifferent=不冷漠=喜欢，因此选项E就是在讲拉尔夫·艾里森喜欢视觉艺术。
A：但是视觉艺术和拉尔夫·艾里森的小说无关。
B：语言优越性和视觉艺术无关。
C：文中未提及many leading figures。
D：文中未提及artists were likely to work in several media。