2016-2017学年高考英语阅读理解解析汇编(30) 本文介绍了爱尔兰著名作家威廉·巴特勒叶慈,他在19世纪90年代成立了爱尔兰国家剧院,他以诗体戏剧及诗歌闻名,于1923年获得了诺贝尔奖。 1.Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family? A.It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter. B.It was shocked by Yeats’s choice. C.It was a typically wealthy family. D.It had an artistic atmosphere. 答案:D。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知:他从家人那儿继承了很好的艺术鉴赏能力,他的父亲和哥哥都是画家,证明他是在一个有艺术氛围的家庭中长大。 2.According to the passage,what do we know about Yeats’s life? A.Yeats founded the first Irish theater. B.Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry. C.Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s. D.Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize. 答案:C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二句话“He set himself...theatre in the late 1890s.”可知A项不对。根据第三段第三句话“Though Yeats...to them”可知,B项不对。根据第三段最后一句话可知,D项不对。由此可知C项正确。 3.What kind of feeling is expressed in W.H.Auden’s lines? A.Envy. B.Sympathy. C.Emptiness. D.Admiration. 答案:D。推理判断题。envy忌妒;sympathy同情;emptiness空虚;admiration敬佩,钦佩。Auden的诗词中有honored guest,最尊敬的客人,可知Auden是敬佩叶慈的。 4.What is the passage mainly about? A. Yeats’s literary achievements. B. Yeats’s historical influence. C. Yeats’s artistic ambition. D. Yeats’s national honor. 答案:A。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述作家叶慈在文学方面所取得的成绩,他的诗体戏剧获得了很大的成功,他的诗歌赢得了广泛的认可,1923年,他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。
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