高考译林版英语一轮复习 选修8 Unit 1 The written wordWord格式文档下载.docx

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重庆适应性测试）RobertFrost（1874－1963）wasthestatesmanofAmericanlettersinthetwentiethcentury，ararenationalpoetwhowasreadandrespectedbybothuniversityprofessorsandeverydaycitizens.Inhislife，FrostwonfourPulitzerPrizesforhisworks－morethananyotherpoetinAmericanhistory.Hismostfamouspoemsinclude“TheRoadNotTaken”“FireandIce”and“StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening”．Thoughheiswidelyread，FrostisalsooneofthemostmisunderstoodwritersintheUnitedStatesforthecomplexityofhispoems.

ThoughborninCalifornia，FrostwasbroughtupinNewEngland，whereheisinseparablylinked.AfterdroppingoutofDartmouthCollegetoseekhisliterarydream，heremainedupsetforyears，producingcollectionsofworksbutfailingtogetenoughofthempublishedtomakehiseffortsfinanciallyworthwhile.Finally，FrostlefttheUnitedStatesin1912toseewhetherhisworkmightbebetterreceivedinLondon.Itwas，andin1913hisfirstfullcollectionwaspublishedinGreatBritain.FellowAmericanpoetAmyLowelladoredFrost'

sworkandbroughtitbacktotheUnitedStates，publicizingitinsistently.SoonafterwardsFrost'

scollectionsbecamebestsellers，andhebecomeafamousfigure.

Fromthenon，Frostwasonhiswaytothelifelongrespectandrecognitionforhisachievementsinpoetry.In1961，hewasinvitedtoreadapoemforthepresidentialinauguration（总统就职典礼）ofJohnF．Kennedy.Herecitedhispoem，“TheGiftOutright”frommemoryattheceremony.Thiswasperhapshislastpoetryreadinginfrontofawidenationalaudiencebeforehisdeathin1963.Moreimportantly，Frostbecamethefirstpoettoreadapoematapresidentialinauguration.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了美国伟大的诗人RobertFrost的文学生涯。

1．WhatmakesFrost“thestatesmanofAmericanletters”？

A．Thecommentsofotherwriters.

B．Hisliteraryachievements.

C．Thecomplexityofhispoems.

D．Hispoliticalactivities.

B　[推理判断题。

根据第一段中的“ararenationalpoetwhowasreadandrespectedbybothuniversityprofessorsandeverydaycitizens...inAmericanhistory”可知，他的文学成就很高。

故选B项。

]

2．WhatdoweknowaboutFrostbefore1912?

A．HecontinuedwritingafterhisgraduationfromDartmouthCollege.

B．HewaswellreceivedinLondonforhisfirstcollection.

C．Hefailedtomakemuchmoneywithhispublication.

D．Heproducedenoughworkstoachieveliterarysuccess.

C　[细节理解题。

根据第二段的“butfailingtogetenoughofthempublishedtomakehiseffortsfinanciallyworthwhile”可知，当时Frost没能靠写作挣到很多钱。

3．Accordingtothepassage，whatbroughtFrostimmediatesuccessintheUS?

A．Theliteraryvalueofhispoetry.

B．Thepublicationofhisfirstcollection.

C．TheinvitationfromJohnF．Kennedy.

D．TherecommendationbyAmyLowell.

D　[细节理解题。

根据第二段的“FellowAmericanpoetAmyLowelladoredFrost'

sworkandbroughtitbacktotheUnitedStates，publicizingitinsistently...afamousfigure”可知，选D。

4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheLiteraryLifeofRobertFrost：

AnOverview

B．RobertFrostandtheTwentiethCentury

C．RobertFrost：

AHistoricalFigure

D．ThePopularityofRobertFrost

A　[主旨大意题。

本文介绍了美国伟大诗人RobertFrost的文学生涯。

A选项意为“RobertFrost的文学生涯概述”。

故选A项。

B

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