Question

【題目】閱讀理解。

Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.

Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺結(jié)核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.

At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his pursuit of rhythm (韻律).

John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Engymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (發(fā)作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.

【1】John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of _________.

A. his early education from school

B. the deaths of his parents

C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry

D. the criticism of a magazine

【2】What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?

A. They read many books.

B. They had a bad childhood

C. They died of the same disease.

D. They showed strong interest in poetry

【3】What do we know from the passage?

A. Keats received little education at school.

B. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.

C. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.

D. Endymion was about a real love story.

【4】While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first, John Keats was __________.

A. determined B. experienced

C. knowledgeable D. impatient

【5】What can we infer from the passage?

A. Keats’ family must have been very poor when he was young.

B. Edmund Spenser was the greatest poet in Keats’ time.

C. It is likely that Keats rewrote his poem Isabella.

D. The poem Hyperion wasn’t completed by Keats.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了英國(guó)最有天賦的詩(shī)人濟(jì)慈的生平以及他的主要成就和作品。

【1】推斷題。由第二段中的After his father's death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis (肺結(jié)核), he began viewing life differently.句意為在他的父親死于19世紀(jì)早期，隨后他的母親由于肺結(jié)核死亡之后，他開(kāi)始以不同的態(tài)度對(duì)待生活，可以推斷出他是在他的父母死后改變了他對(duì)生活的態(tài)度。故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段中的followed by his mother's passing due to tuberculosis (肺結(jié)核)句意為隨后他的母親由于肺結(jié)核死亡之后，以及最后一段中的However, a bout (發(fā)作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.句意為然而在參觀意大利時(shí)，肺結(jié)核的發(fā)作使他無(wú)法工作并最終在1821年奪取了他的生命，可以推斷出他和他的母親死與同樣的疾病。故選B。

【3】推斷題。由第三段中的At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor.句意為在16歲左右，青年時(shí)期的濟(jì)慈開(kāi)始在一名外科醫(yī)生手下學(xué)習(xí)以至于他也許能成為一個(gè)醫(yī)生，可以推斷出濟(jì)慈曾經(jīng)有機(jī)會(huì)成為一名醫(yī)生，故選A。

【4】推斷題。由第三段中的Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine. However, the negative response didn't stop his pursuit of rhythm.句意為在1817年兩個(gè)月內(nèi)，濟(jì)慈寫(xiě)了一整本詩(shī)，但是被一本雜志嚴(yán)厲的批判，然而這個(gè)消極的回應(yīng)沒(méi)有阻止他對(duì)詩(shī)旋律的追求，可以推斷出濟(jì)慈是下定決心的。故選C。

【5】推斷題。由最后一段中的His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (發(fā)作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.句意為他的下一部作品是Hyperion，他試圖將他所學(xué)都集中到那本書(shū)中。然而在參觀意大利時(shí)，肺結(jié)核的發(fā)作使他無(wú)法工作并最終在1821年奪取了他的生命，可以推斷出濟(jì)慈沒(méi)有完成Hyperion的創(chuàng)作，故選A。