题目内容
1.Regarded as one of the English language's most gifted poets,John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery,human nature,and philosophy.Although Keats didn't receive much formal literary education,his own studies and passion brought him much success.Additionally,his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family,the young John didn't attend a private school,but went to a public one.His teachers and his family's friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies.After his father's death in the early 1800s,followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核),he began viewing life differently.He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.
At around the age of 16,the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor.However,his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy,especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser.He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816,entitled O Solitude!If I Must With Thee Dwell.Within two months in 1817,Keats had written an entire volume of poetry,but was sharply criticized by a magazine.However,the negative response didn't stop his pursuit of rhythm (对韵律的追求).
John Keats'next work was Endymion,which was published in May 1818.The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy's hope to overcome the limitations of being human.Following Endymion,however,he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella.During this time,John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences.He would have to have the"knowledge"associated with his poems.His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned.However,a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.
32.John Keats'attitude towards life changed because ofA.
A.the deaths of his parents
B.his early education from school
C.Edmund Spenser's poetry
D.the criticism of a magazine
33.What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?A
A.They died of the same disease.
B.They had a bad childhood
C.They read many books.
D.They showed strong interest in poetry
34.While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet first,John Keats wasD.
A.impatient
B.experienced
C.knowledgeable
D.determined
35.What do we know from the passage?C
A.Keats received little education at school.
B.In 1816Keats spent two months writing a poem.
C.Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.
D.Endymion was about a real love story.
分析 本文记叙了英国诗人John Keats的生平和作品.诗人儿时家庭贫困,曾经学医,但是对诗歌更有兴趣.父母的相继去世,改变了诗人的人生态度,从此一改不爱读书的习惯,躲进书堆、逃避世界.1816年出版处女诗作.1817年出版诗集,但是受到一家杂志的尖锐批评,然而没有放弃对诗歌的执着.在意识到自己生活经历限制了自己诗歌创作之后,诗人原本在下一部作品中将诗歌与"知识"集合起来,但是英年早逝,于1821年离世.
解答 AADC
32.A 细节理解题.由第二段After his father's death in the early 1800s,followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核),he began viewing life differently.可知诗人在父母相继离世后开始改变对生活的看法.故A项正确.
33.A 细节理解题.由followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核)和文章最后一句a bout (发作) with tuberculosis …eventually take his life in 1821可知,诗人与母亲死于相同疾病.故A项正确.
34.D 细节理解题.从第三段最后一句However,the negative response didn't stop his pursuit of rhythm 可知,尖锐的批评没有时诗人放弃对诗歌是执着.故D项正确.determined意思是"意志坚定的".
35.C 细节理解题.由第三段第一句话the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon 可知,诗人16岁时曾师从一位外科医生.surgeon:外科医生.A项与原文不符,犯了偷换概念的错误.原文第一段说的是诗人没有受过文学方面的正规教育(Keats didn't receive much formal literary education)而非"学校教育有限).1817年诗人用了不到两个月写出诗集,而非1816年,B项错误.Endymion是一首神话诗歌(love with the moon goddess)而非真实爱情故事,D项错误.故C项正确.
点评 本篇考查人物故事类阅读理解.这类题材的阅读理解是高考常考的题材,难度较小,要求考生通读全文,把握大意,在此基础上还要结合文章上下文及题目要求做出正确的选择.
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