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【題目】He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 100th birthday of Pablo Neruda (1904-1973).

Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.

However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.

In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair’’. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “I need the sea because it teaches me,” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.

【1】The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by “________”.

A. most important person B. famous person from Picasso

C. freedom fighter in Picasso D. poem fan

【2】Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because ________.

A. literary greats usually used the pen name

B. his father encouraged him to use the name

C. he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication

D. he was greatly influenced by other poets

【3】Which of the following is not the theme of his works?

A. Love. B. Political struggle.

C. Social reform. D. Development of South America.

【4】The last paragraph mainly tells us ________.

A. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration

B. the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast

C. Neruda’s poems were widely read overseas

D. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】試題分析：本文是一片人物介紹文。介紹了著名詩人Pablo Neruda的生平。Pablo Neruda本名Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto，從小酷愛寫作，立志成為一名詩人，其創(chuàng)作風(fēng)格深受美國詩人Walt Whitman的影響。他的作品主要以愛情為主題，但同時對政治的抗?fàn)幰彩欠浅Ｖ匾�的話題，1971年獲得諾貝爾文學(xué)獎。

【1】A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)題目定位到第一段，the Picassoof poetry“詩中的畢加索”，眾所周知畢加索在繪畫中占據(jù)了非常重要的位置；同時下句he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history.“他是有史以來讀者最多，且最被尊重的詩人之一。”故答案為A。

【2】C細節(jié)辨析題。根據(jù)第三段However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up (掩飾) the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.“然而，他的父親并不支持他成為詩人的夢想，甚至嘗試著讓他放棄寫作。所以，為了掩飾他的第一部作品的出版，他使用了筆名Pablo Neruda。”故答案為C。

【3】C細節(jié)辨析題。根據(jù)第四段，Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile(流犯) made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America.“然而，他作為外交官和流犯的豐富經(jīng)歷使他的作品不僅僅限于愛情內(nèi)，也反映了政治斗爭和南美洲的發(fā)展。”故答案為C。

【4】A概括大意題。根據(jù)最后一段中心句He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “他在海的力量，海浪的自由和海灘上的海鳥中找到了靈感。”通讀全段，可知答案為A。