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阅读理解 　　Whitman was one of the most original and inspiring American poets, well known for his art and his role as a poet．He devoted himself to poetry praising the native American experience．As America’s first epic poem, Leaves of Grass ran nine editions with more than 400 poems all written in free forms, that is, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme．The tide implies rebirth, renewal, or green life．As Whitman once said, “Leaves of Grass was the outcropping of my own emotional and other personal nature - an attempt, from first to last, to put a person, a human being freely, fully and truly on record．” 　　For Whitman, science, democracy(民主)and spirituality(灵性)were the three things that underlay the structure of modern poetry．Whitman tried to combine the world of science, the democracy and the spiritual feeling of life into one, into his poetry．For Whitman, the poetic form should be free．Therefore, he threw aside the traditional form and had his own form．Both the form and content of his poems are revolutionary．With its frequent use of oral language and everyday events, his poem represented a turning point in the history of American poetry - poetry fashioned out of specially American experience in a clearly American idiom．Whitman’s unique poetic creation has developed a very significant tradition in American poetry． 　　In his poems, he celebrated new America rather than regretted it．He was against slavery, idolized(崇拜的)Lincoln, supported strikes, and combined the ideal of the common people and that of the ragged individual． (1) Which is right? [　　] A． Whitman called on others to write poems like him． B． Whitman praised the native rich Americans． C． Whitman write poems to tell about the native American experience． D． He wanted to become a great poet． (2) _________ in Whitman’s poems． [　　] A． There are fixed beat and regular rhyme scheme． B． We could see rebirth, renewal or green life． C． We could only see science, wars and damage． D． There are not emotional nature． (3) What does the words the ragged individual mean? [　　] A． the rich people B． the poor people C． the poem writers D． the American lawyers

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．B;
解析：

(1)	从第一段He devoted…一句看出，他致力于赞扬当地的人们。A和D项文中没有提到，B项所述片面。
(2)	从第二段The tide implies rebirth, renewal, or green life．一句看出他的诗充满激情。A项应该用否定句。D项应用肯定形式。
(3)	这是一道词义猜测题目，要根据上下文猜测单词意义。文章最后一句话指Whitman的诗反对奴隶制度，支持罢工，把普通人和……的民主意识融合在一起。第二段中已指出他的诗歌不拘泥于传统，形成自己的风格，表现科学、民主和灵性。因此选B项符合文意。rag破布，ragged衣衫破烂的。