【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 imilar sound. They do not rhyme. One of America39。s greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman39。s work. But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it. Most readers also rejected Whitman39。s poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice. Walt Whitman39。s poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In eighteen seventythree, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in eighteen ninetytwo. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead, they simply call him a great poet.（1）What can we know about Whitman? A.His poems have the same rhyme.B.He is the first great poet in the USAC.He helped people to create new poems.D.His poems show his love for his country.（2）Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first? A.The poems are quite short.B.The form of poetry is special.C.Whitman wasn39。t famous then.D.There are only 12 poems in it.（3）What does the underlined word denounced in Paragraph 3 most probably mean? A.Accused.B.Downloaded.C.Published.D.Translated.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Walt Whitman—a Great SoldierB.Walt Whitman—an Unfortunate PoetC.Walt Whitman and Leaves of GrassD.The First and Greatest Poet in America【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物介紹，介紹了美國著名的詩人 Walt Whitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Walt Whitman39。s poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways.”Walt Whitman的詩贊美美國及其民主。這位詩人以多種方式表達(dá)了他對美國及其人民的熱愛?？芍xD。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“The new form of his poetry surprised many people.”他的新詩形式使許多人感到驚訝，故選B。 （3）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第三段中的“But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it.”可知，人們不接受Walt Whitman的詩集，可推知denounced可能是“指責(zé)，批評”之意，選A。 （4）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文講述了美國著名作家Walt Whitman以及他的代表作《草葉集》，并圍繞《草葉集》的開始不被接受到最后的大受歡迎展開，故選C。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇人物類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 It was only after her death from Bright39。s disease on May 15, 1886 that Emily Dickinson enjoyed recognition for her poetic acplishment. A limited volume of her works appeared in1890, but it was Thomas H. Johnson39。s release of her plete body of poetry that made her works receive real acclaim. He published 1,775 of her poems in 1955 in a volume entitled The Poems of Emily Dickinson. Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, MA in 1830. The Dickinson family was well known in the munity for their contribution to politics and education. Dickinson lived most of her life with her grandfather who was famous for having founded the Amherst Academy in1814 and later Amherst College in 1821. Emily Dickinson led a reclusive life, but her childhood was a happy one. She had the privilege of being educated at some of the most outstanding women schools in her time and devoted herself to reading all kinds of books. It was during her college years that Emily started writing. Some of her poems were published with the help of her female friends. However, the first serious attempt at having her poems published failed for her being rejected by The Atlantic magazine. This led the selfconscious poetess to believe that the public would never care for her works, and thus she never attempted to have any of her works published again. After the Civil War, Dickinson withdrew from society and had little contact outside of Amherst. Dickinson was very concerned with the subject of nature. Her writings are plex, and for many years scholars have searched for romantic inspiration, but have not yet understood her works. What is clear, however, is that her works can39。t just simply describe something in terms of a narrative style. Without doubt, Dickinson39。s works have greatly influenced and continue to influence modern poetry. In her time, her writing style was unique given that it included the use of dashes and capitalized nouns. None of her works rhymed, and she used unusual parisons when referring to events and situations. This unconventional method of writing has made her one of the most innovative poets of the 19th century.（1）Which of the following best explains acclaim underlined in the first paragraph? A.Apology.B.Enthusiasm.C.Approval.D.Reference.（2）What did Dickinson do during her childhood? A.She studied in good schools.B.She passed her poems to magazines.C.She spent much time on politics and education.D.She practiced writing with the help of her friends.（3）What do we know about Dickinson39。s poems? A.They are easy for readers to understand.B.They make much difference to modern poetry.C.They inspire modern naturalists to study nature.D.They rhyme well and include many parisons.（4）What can be the best title for the text? A.Causes of Emily Dickinson39。s FailureB.Features of Emily Dickinson39。s PoemsC.Reasons for Emily Dickinson39。s Being World FamousD.A Brief Introduction to Emily Dickinson and Her Works【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇人物傳記，介紹了美國傳奇詩人艾米莉狄金森以及她的作品，她的詩絕大多數(shù)是在她死后才出版，并被世人所知，名氣極大。 （1）考查詞義猜測，