Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America’s Civil War. The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost’s father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy’s Will. When it appeared in 1913, Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost’s second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
【小题1】The followings are writers EXCEPT __________.

A.Robert Edward LeeB.Robert Lee Frost
C.Ernest HemingwayD.Ezra Pound
【小题2】The passage wrote about Hemingway in order to show that __________.
A.he had great influence on Frost’s poetry and life
B.Frost’s poetry style was the same as Hemingway’s
C.Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father
D.Frost spent his childhood unhappily
【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Once Frost’s first book was published he gained great praise in his country.
B.After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry.
C.Frost was found lo have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school.
D.Robert Frost’s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn’t realize his dream.
【小题4】What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Robert Frost’s unhappy childhood.
B.Robert Frost’ s first and second book.
C.Robert Frost’s family and jobs.
D.Robert Frost’s life and poetry.

Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early  childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America’s Civil War. The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost’s father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim (受害者) of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs  he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy’s Will. When it appeared in 1913. Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost’s second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
【小题1】The followings are writers EXCEPT ________.

A.Robert Edward LeeB.Robert Lee Frost
C.Ernest Hemingway D.Ezra Pound
【小题2】The passage wrote about Hemingway in order to show that
A.he had great influence on Frost’s poetry and life
B.Frost’ s poetry style was the same as Hemingway’s
C.Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father
D.Frost spent his childhood unhappily
【小题3】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Once Frost’s first book was published he gained great praise in his country.
B.After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry.
C.Frost was found lo have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school.
D.Robert Frost’s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn’t realize his dream.
【小题4】What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Robert Frost’s unhappy childhood.B.Robert Frost’s first and second book.
C.Robert Frost’s family and jobs.D.Robert Frost’s life and poetry.

It's really true what people say about English politeness: it's everywhere.When squeezing past someone in a narrow aisle, people say "sorry".When getting off a bus, English passengers say "thank you" rather than the driver.In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things.

After all, squeezing past others sometimes can't be avoided.and the bus driver is merely doing his job.I used lo think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles and came to appreciate some more polite ways of communicating with people.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time.When people buy something in a shop, customer and retail assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more.In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation.British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room.English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs as opposed to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others.Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me.my employers stressed several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism.It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable.This also is shown in other ways.British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men.However, 1 do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men' Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.

1.What is the author's attitude towards English politeness?

    A.He appreciates it                    B.He gives no personal opinion

    C.He thinks it is artificial             D.He thinks it goes too far.

2.What can we learn about customers and retail assistants in Germany?

    A.It's always a retail assistant who says thank you.

    B.A customer never says thank you to a retail assistant.

    C.They always say thank you to each other.

    D.They may say thank you only once.

3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men _____.

    A.are more likely to be involved in a fighting.

    B.are not so willing to spend money for women.

    C.are more polite than English men.

    D.treat women in a polite way.

4.The author develops the text through the method of         .

    A.giving comments                      B.telling stories

    C.making comparisons       D.giving reasons

 

  A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans

and their neighbors.

    On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机)as a waste oi energy and a

 major polluter of the environment.As a result,they are turning to clotheslines as part of the

“what—l—can—do environmentalism(环境保护主义).”On the Other side a.re people who

are against drying clothes outside,arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant tn look at。They

 have  Dersuaded Homeowners  Associations  (HOAs)  access the  U.S.to  ban  outdoor

 clotheslines,because clothesline drying also tends 10 lower home value in the neighborhood.

This has led to a’Right—to--Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect

 people’s right tO use clotheslines.So far,only three states have laws to protect clotheslines.

Right—Lo—Dry supporters argue that there should be more.

    Matt Reck,37,is the kind of eco—conscious(有生态意识的)person who feeds his trees

  with halhwal er and reuses water drops from his air conditloners to water plants.His family

also uses a clothesline.But on July 9,2007,the itOA in Wake Forest,Norlh Ca rolina.told

him that a dissatisfied neighbour had telephoned them about his clothesline.The Recks paid

no attention tO the warning and still dri'ed their clothes on a line in the yard.“Many people

say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands。”says

Reck.The local HoA has decided not tO take any action,unless more neighbors co~le 10

them.

    North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to

do.But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor

neighborhoods.They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford

dryers,housing prices will fall.

    Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary,and in view of global warming,

that idea needs to change.As they say,“The clothesline is beautiful”.Hanging clothes

outside should be encouraged.We a11 have to do at least something to slow down the process

of glohal warming.

60.One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying

    iSthat

    A.clothes dryers are more efficient

    B.clothesline drying reduces home value

    C.clothes dryers are energy--saving

    D.clothesline drying is not allowed in nlost U.S.slates

61.Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?

    A.He is a kind~hearted man.      B.He is an impolite man.

    C.He is an experienced gardener.   D.He is a man of social responsibility

62.Who are in favor of clothesline drying?

    A.Housing busmesses.        B.Environmentalists.

    C.Homeowners Associations.   D.Reck’8 dissatisfied neighbors.

63.What is mainly discussed in the text?

    A.Clothesline drying:a way to save energy and fnnRey

    B.Clot hesline drying:a lost art rediscovered.

    C.Opposite opinions on clothesline drying.

    D.Different varieties of clotheslines.

  A simple piece of clothesline hangs between some environmentally friendly Americans

and their neighbors.

    On one side stand those who see clothes dryers(干衣机)as a waste oi energy and a

 major polluter of the environment.As a result,they are turning to clotheslines as part of the

“what—l—can—do environmentalism(环境保护主义).”On the Other side a.re people who

are against drying clothes outside,arguing that clotheslines are unpleasant tn look at。They

 have  Dersuaded Homeowners  Associations  (HOAs)  access the  U.S.to  ban  outdoor

 clotheslines,because clothesline drying also tends 10 lower home value in the neighborhood.

This has led to a’Right—to--Dry Movement that is calling for laws to be passed to protect

 people’s right tO use clotheslines.So far,only three states have laws to protect clotheslines.

Right—Lo—Dry supporters argue that there should be more.

    Matt Reck,37,is the kind of eco—conscious(有生态意识的)person who feeds his trees

  with halhwal er and reuses water drops from his air conditloners to water plants.His family

also uses a clothesline.But on July 9,2007,the itOA in Wake Forest,Norlh Ca rolina.told

him that a dissatisfied neighbour had telephoned them about his clothesline.The Recks paid

no attention tO the warning and still dri'ed their clothes on a line in the yard.“Many people

say they are environmentally friendly but they don’t take matters in their own hands。”says

Reck.The local HoA has decided not tO take any action,unless more neighbors co~le 10

them.

    North Carolina lawmakers are saying that banning clotheslines is not the right thing to

do.But HOAs and housing businesses believe that clothesline drying reminds people of poor

neighborhoods.They worry that if buyers think their future neighbors can’t even afford

dryers,housing prices will fall.

    Environmentalists say such worries are not necessary,and in view of global warming,

that idea needs to change.As they say,“The clothesline is beautiful”.Hanging clothes

outside should be encouraged.We a11 have to do at least something to slow down the process

of glohal warming.

60.One of the reasons why supporters of clothes dryers are trying to ban clothesline drying

    iSthat

    A.clothes dryers are more efficient

    B.clothesline drying reduces home value

    C.clothes dryers are energy--saving

    D.clothesline drying is not allowed in nlost U.S.slates

61.Which of the following best describes Matt Reck?

    A.He is a kind~hearted man.      B.He is an impolite man.

    C.He is an experienced gardener.   D.He is a man of social responsibility

62.Who are in favor of clothesline drying?

    A.Housing busmesses.        B.Environmentalists.

    C.Homeowners Associations.   D.Reck’8 dissatisfied neighbors.

63.What is mainly discussed in the text?

    A.Clothesline drying:a way to save energy and fnnRey

    B.Clot hesline drying:a lost art rediscovered.

    C.Opposite opinions on clothesline drying.

    D.Different varieties of clotheslines.

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