题目内容
Compared with the children of a few decades back, today’s children seem to be 1 .They enjoy better health owing to recent 2 in medicine and in public health care.They also enjoy all the 3 of modern life.Physically and materially, today’s children seem to be much better off than their predecessors.Nevertheless, 4 the improved standards of 5 , many children nowadays seem to be emotionally deprived since most parents are 6 less time with their children, so little, in 7 , that many could 8 be called ‘weekend parents’.An increasing number of mothers are taking full-time jobs, 9 their children in the care of baby-sitters or nurseries.Time has become a luxury few parents can 10 because of the pressures of their work and the very brisk pace of life in our 11 society.On the other hand, these working parents can often well afford to 12 their children with the best food, clothes, toys and other 13 desires, but 14 to say, they fail to 15 the emotional requirements of their growing children.As a noted pediatrician (儿科医生)of the Medical and Health Department 16 , children need love, security, praise, recognition and responsibility.If these needs are not 17 , their development might be stunted(抑制).Child psychologists all 18 that some illnesses and emotional disturbances 19 to children are because of a lack of parental care.In the light of this, parents who really 20 their children should be sure that there are good lines of communication between themselves and their children, despite their heavy work loads.
1.A.unhappier B.luckier C.naughtier D.richer
2.A.inventions B.discoveries C.advances D.products
3.A.comforts B.facilities C.pleasure D.appliances
4.A.due to B.regarding C.for D.in spite of
5.A.housing B.living C.caring D.earning
6.A.passing B.spending C.taking D.costing
7.A.general B.fact C.total D.truth
8.A.wrongly B.rightly C.totally D.namely
9.A.entrusting B.leaving C.lending D.making
10.A.afford B.spend C.waste D.do
11.A.passive B.active C.competitive D.dangerous
12.A.buy B.offer C.give D.provide
13.A.emotional B.physical C.material D.intellectual
14.A.sad B.happy C.lucky D.unfortunate
15.A.show B.feel C.satisfy D.create
16.A.talks B.explains C.speaks D.says
17.A.made B.taken C.met D.done
18.A.argue B.admit C.tell D.disagree
19.A.common B.popular C.ordinary D.pubic
20.A.look after B.bring up C.care about D.agree with
1—5 BCADB 6—10 BBBBA
11—25 CDCAC 16—20 BCBAC
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would who probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet Auden wrote, among others, the following liners:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel (船) lie
Emptied of its poetry.
【小题1】Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A.It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter. |
B.It was shocked by Yeats’s choice. |
C.It was a typically wealthy family. |
D.It had an artistic atmosphere. |
A.Yeats founded the first Irish theater. |
B.Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry. |
C.Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s. |
D.Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize. |
A.Envy. | B.Sympathy. |
C.Emptiness. | D.Admiration. |
A.Yeats’ literary achievements. |
B.Yeats’ historical influence. |
C.Yeats’ artistic ambition. |
D.Yeats’ national honor. |