【正文】 ade 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，根據(jù)第一段中的“but it was Thomas H. Johnson39。s release of her plete body of poetry that made her works receive real acclaim.”是托馬斯H約翰遜發(fā)表了她完整的詩作，使她的作品獲得了真正的好評?？芍xC。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“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.”她有幸在她那個時代最杰出的女子學校里受教育,專心閱讀各種各樣的書，可知選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Without doubt, Dickinson39。s works have greatly influenced and continue to influence modern poetry. ”無疑，狄金森的作品對現(xiàn)代詩歌產(chǎn)生了很大的影響，并在繼續(xù)影響?？芍xB。 （4）考查主旨大意?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了美國傳奇詩人艾米莉狄金森以及她的作品，故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及細節(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，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Back in 1988, I was working at the University of Bonn in Germany as a research fellow. I took some time off in early May to visit a friend, who was the director of a museum in Viterbo, in central Italy. I set out by train, which crossed the Swiss border to reach Zurich, winding through valleys and along hillsides, and entering tunnels and making its way through the Swiss Alps. The scenery was so beautiful. The train then crossed the Italian border before passing through Milan and Florence, then finally stopping in Rome. I was lucky, as my hotel was close to the railway station. The next morning, I had a coffee at a nearby caf233。 and eagerly set out to visit as many of the famous Roman landmarks as possible. The following day I headed back to the train station, intending to take a short train ride to Viterbo to meet up with my friend. When I arrived at the station and attempted to locate the correct platform, I quickly realized that the station was closed for an upgrade (升級). For a moment my mind went blank and did not know what to do. My biggest problem was my luggage—my suitcase and hand luggage were so heavy that I couldn39。t move about easily. As I don39。t speak Italian, I could not ask anyone for instructions. I dragged my suitcase about 100 meters to a nearby motor mechanics. A tall, strong man of about 50 years of age was working there and I excused myself and asked where the nearest station was. I am sure that he did not understand me properly but he could easily guess that I was looking for a station. He replied, but I did not understand. He smiled, wiped his hands and said something, which I guessed to mean e along. So I dragged my suitcase along and followed him. He opened the door of his car, motioned to me to get in and then drove for a few minutes to the next station. I got out, unloaded my luggage, then shook his hand with thanks. He smiled back and drove away. There was no time to hug or exchange names I understood he was busy and in the middle of his work. I was moved so much by his generosity that I have never forgotten him.（1）In 1988, the author went to central Italy to . A.visit a museumB.see a friendC.do some researchD.teach in a university