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【题目】阅读理解。

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 (韵律).

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 Engymion, 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.

【1】John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of _________.

A. his early education from school

B. the deaths of his parents

C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry

D. the criticism of a magazine

【2】What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?

A. They read many books.

B. They had a bad childhood

C. They died of the same disease.

D. They showed strong interest in poetry

【3】What do we know from the passage?

A. Keats received little education at school.

B. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.

C. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.

D. Endymion was about a real love story.

【4】While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first, John Keats was __________.

A. determined B. experienced

C. knowledgeable D. impatient

【5】What can we infer from the passage?

A. Keats’ family must have been very poor when he was young.

B. Edmund Spenser was the greatest poet in Keats’ time.

C. It is likely that Keats rewrote his poem Isabella.

D. The poem Hyperion wasn’t completed by Keats.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要介绍了英国最有天赋的诗人济慈的生平以及他的主要成就和作品。

【1】推断题。由第二段中的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.句意为在他的父亲死于19世纪早期，随后他的母亲由于肺结核死亡之后，他开始以不同的态度对待生活，可以推断出他是在他的父母死后改变了他对生活的态度。故选D。

【2】细节题。由第二段中的followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核)句意为随后他的母亲由于肺结核死亡之后，以及最后一段中的However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.句意为然而在参观意大利时，肺结核的发作使他无法工作并最终在1821年夺取了他的生命，可以推断出他和他的母亲死与同样的疾病。故选B。

【3】推断题。由第三段中的At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor.句意为在16岁左右，青年时期的济慈开始在一名外科医生手下学习以至于他也许能成为一个医生，可以推断出济慈曾经有机会成为一名医生，故选A。

【4】推断题。由第三段中的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.句意为在1817年两个月内，济慈写了一整本诗，但是被一本杂志严厉的批判，然而这个消极的回应没有阻止他对诗旋律的追求，可以推断出济慈是下定决心的。故选C。

【5】推断题。由最后一段中的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.句意为他的下一部作品是Hyperion，他试图将他所学都集中到那本书中。然而在参观意大利时，肺结核的发作使他无法工作并最终在1821年夺取了他的生命，可以推断出济慈没有完成Hyperion的创作，故选A。