【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 line do not have a similar 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 About 6 years ago, I was on a plane next to a woman. I was tired and wanted to take a nap. But before I could go into ignore pattern, she tapped me on the shoulder to introduce herself. Hi, my name is Helga! We got to talking and eventually it came up that I had started an organization in high school called .(Random Acts of Kindness, Etc.). As I described what we did, Helga got very serious and told me that she admired me for that. She told me a story about the last time she had flown. She was on the way to Arizona because she had gotten sudden news that her dad39。s health was on the decline. Later her father39。s physician called to inform her that her dad had rather suddenly passed away. For the 3hour plane ride, she sat in silence around strangers. When she arrived at the airport in Arizona, she walked to the nearest wall, sat down, and cried. And here is the part I39。ll never forget about Helga39。s story. For 2 hours she sat and wept while thousands walked to and fro in the airport. Helga looked at me and said, Houston, not a single person stopped and asked if I was okay that day. It was that day that I realized how much we need each other. It was that day I realized that kindness isn39。t normal. Kindness isn39。t normal. That has stuck with me all these years especially now. I work in schools nationwide speaking about sympathy, kindness, empathy (同理心) and love. I39。m reminded all the time that, for many of us, kindness is not usually our default setting. We spend so much time worrying about our problems, our lives, our insecurities, getting to our flight so we walk by or ignore people in need of help. So, I39。ve made it my mission to do my part in sharing stories with students, teachers, and parents about our need for character and sympathy. I39。m always be on the lookout for the little opportunities that surround me every day to do something nice.（1）What impressed the author most about Helga39。s story? A.Helga39。s anxiety over her father39。s sudden illness.B.Helga had no one to talk to on her flight to Arizona.C.Helga was ignored by people around her when she cried.D.Helga couldn39。t get over her sadness over her Father39。s death.（2）Which can best explain the underlined part default setting in paragraph 5? A.Usual way of doing things.B.Unexpected way to do things.C.Ignorance to people around.D.Biggest surprise to others.（3）What can we know about the author? A.He started many clubs in high school.B.He used to be a school teacher.C.He teaches kids how to behave well.D.He is a promoter of a good cause.（4）What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Comforting People in NeedB.Making Kindness NormalC.Ignoring Unnecessary TroublesD.Practising Kindness on the Plane【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，作者乘飛機(jī)時和女乘客 Helga 坐在了一起，Helga講述了關(guān)于她的父親死亡時，她在 Arizona 機(jī)場傷心痛苦時，旁人的態(tài)度，使得作者想在學(xué)校組織善行，讓學(xué)生們用自己的善意去幫助那些需要幫助的人。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“ And here is the part I39。ll never forget about Helga39。s story. For 2 hours she sat and wept while thousands walked to and fro in the airport. ”可知作者對Helga哭泣時來來往往的人漠不關(guān)心的態(tài)度印象深刻，受到了觸動，故選C。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第五段中的“ We spend so much time worrying about our problems, our lives, our insecurities, getting to our flight so we walk by or ignore people in need of help. ”可知，我們總是過多的關(guān)注自己，所以行善不是我們通常做事的方式，可推知選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第五段中的“ I work in schools nationwide speaking about sympathy, kindness, em