题目内容
11.Thomas Sterns Eliot was born in St.Louis,Missouri,on September 26,1888.He was raised in a family that had distinguished(区别) Americans since colonial days.At 18years old,T.S.Eliot entered Harvard,and after graduating he went abroad.Then he taught in a boys'school briefly before spending eight years in Lioyds Bank in London.T.S.Eliot inspired the musical Cats in the 1980s from his well-known book Old Possum's Book of Cats.He also wrote The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufock in 1915.After 1915,T.S.Eliot wrote such poems as Portrait of a Lady.
The Waste Land appeared in 1922.It was considered by many to be his most challenging work.In 1927Thomas Stems Eliot became a British subject(国民)and was confirmed in the Church of England.
His essays.For Lancelot Andrew(1928)and his poetry,Four Quarters (1943)increasingly reflected this association with a traditional culture.The Rock (1934),his first drama,was a pageant play.This was followed by Murder in the Cathedral (1935),a play dealing with the assassination of Archbishop(主教)Thomas a Becket,who was later praised.
In 1948,King George VI bestowed(授予)the order of Merit on T.S.Eliot,and in that same year he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.On January 4,1965Thomas Sterns Eliot died at the age of 76.Another one of his poems I enjoy is Aunt Helen.
59.Where did the inspiration of Cats come from?C
A.Thomas Sterns Eliot.B.The animal cat.
C.Old Possum's Book of Cats.D.King George VI.
60.How many works written by T.S.Eliot are mentioned in the passage?C
A.7.B.8.C.9.D.10.
61.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?D
A.Thomas Sterns Eliot only wrote poems in his life.
B.Eliot won the Nobel Prize because King George VI bestowed the order of Merit on him.
C.Thomas Sterns Eliot spent eight years in London.
D.Thomas Sterns Eliot was once a teacher in a school.
62.What does the underlined word"assassination"mean?A
A.Murder.B.Concern.C.Attention.D.Determination.
分析 托马斯•斯特尔那斯•艾略特作为诗人、评论家、剧作家,其作品在二十世纪乃至今日的文学史上影响极为深远.1948年,60岁的艾略特迎来了他一生中最大的荣誉--诺贝尔文学奖.
解答 CCDA
59.答案 C 细节理解题 根据T.S.Eliot inspired the musical Cats in the 1980s from his well-known book Old Possum's Book of Cats. 可知,Cats 的灵感来源于Old Possum's Book of Cats,故答案为C
60.答案 C 细节理解题 根据全文,其作品分别是 Old Possum's Book of Cats;The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufoc;Portrait of a Lady;The Waste Land;For Lancelot Andrew;Four Quarters;The Rock;Murder in the Cathedral;Aunt Helen.文章中的一部音乐剧the musical Cats 是受他的作品启发而创造,并非T.S.Eliot创造,这不是他的作品,所以共9部,故答案为C
61.答案 D 细节理解题 从文中可知,他不光写诗歌,还写戏剧、散文和剧本等,A不对;他荣获的是诺贝尔文学奖是因为他的文学成就,B不对;根据Then he taught in a boys'school briefly before spending eight years in Lioyds Bank in London.可知他在 Lioyds Bank 呆了8年,不是在英国八年,C不对;根据he taught in a boys'school briefly 可知,他曾经当过老师,D正确,故答案为D
62.答案 A 词义猜测题 根据This was followed by Murder in the Cathedral (1935),a play dealing with the assassination of Archbishop(主教)Thomas a Becket,who was later praised.可知,assassination应该与前文的Murder同义,故答案为A
点评 细节推断题是推理判断题中比较简单的一类试题,它要求考生根据语篇中具体的内容和信息点,推断出文章中具体的细节,如时间、地点、人物关系、人物身份、事件等.解答此类试题时,一般可根据短文所提供的信息或者借助生活常识进行推理判断.考生只要正确把握文章的内在关系,理解文章的真正含义,就可作出准确的推断.
对于细节推断题来说,根据文章中的关键信息点进行推断是解答此类试题的关键.考生不但要理解文章的字面含义,还要运用逻辑判断能力,推断出文章更深层的含义.同时还要根据文章内容进行推断,不能凭空猜测.考生要注意站在文章作者或文中人物的立场上,设身处地地考虑实际情景,并据此展开合理的想象和推理.主观臆断是许多考生做这类题时普遍存在的一个问题.
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It is also of concern that the misguided advice that students should speak only English is given (46)A to poor families with limited educational opportunities,not to wealthier families who have many educational advantages.Since children from poor families often are (47)E as at-risk for academic failure,teachers believe that advising families to speak English only is appropriate.Teachers consider learning two languages to be too (48)H for children from poor families,believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.
If families do not know English or have limited English skills themselves,how can they communicate in English?Advising non-English-speaking families to speak only English is(49)D to telling them not to communicate with or (50)C with their children.Moreover,the underlying message is that the family's native language is not important or valued.