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【题目】Robert Frost was one of America's best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came 【1】 in his life. He was forty 【2】 Americans began to read his poems and praise them. Once his 【3】 was set up，it grew stronger and stronger during the rest of his long life. His success came from 【4】 traditional forms of poetry with American words， 【5】 in a clearly American way.

Frost 【6】 the same speaker for many poems，so the 【7】 poems formed a larger unity. He created this speaker carefully. He felt that his readers would believe his poems if he put the words into the mouth of a 【8】 person who lived in the country, not the 【9】 .

Many people thought the speaker was Frost himself. In fact，the speaker was 【10】 person. Frost, the 【11】 ，tried to become the imaginary person he 【12】 for his poetry.

Robert Frost is always linked to the land of cold winters in the northeastern United States, the area called New England. 【13】 he came from the other side of the country，San Francisco, California. He was born there in 1874. He lived in California during his early 【14】 .

This man who was born in the 【15】 and became linked with New England was named for the chief southern general in America's Civil War. The general's name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet wa named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to 【16】 the general.

Someone once asked another American 【17】 , Ernest Hemingway， how to become a writer. The 【18】 thing，he said，was to have an 【19】 childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost's childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very 【20】 writer.

A. soon B. late C. quickly D. early

A. since B. until C. before D. after

A. fame B. name C. poem D. family

A. working B. using C. putting D. uniting

A. spoken B. made C. built D. formed

A. thought of B. practice C. use D. met

A. old B. separate C. famous D. excellent

A. common B. young C. wise D. grown-up

A. city B. village C. state D. continent

A. a famous B. a real C. an imaginary D. a historic

A. artist B. man C. lady D. officer

A. loved B. respected C. admired D. created

A. In this way B. Yet C. Though D. Therefore

A. childhood B. writings C. work D. paintings

A. East B. North C. West D. South

A. learn from B. know C. study D. honor

A. teacher B. writer C. painter D. leader

A. quickest B. worst C. best D. hardest

A. exciting B. interesting C. unlucky D. unhappy

A. good B. poor C. young D. gifted

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 D

【5】 A

【6】 C

【7】 B

【8】 C

【9】 A

【10】 C

【11】 B

【12】 D

【13】 B

【14】 A

【15】 C

【16】 D

【17】 B

【18】 C

【19】 D

【20】 A

【解析】【1】从后文可知他成名很晚。

【2】直到四十岁美国人才开始读他的诗并赞扬他。

【3】一旦他的名望建立起来，以后就变得越来越大。

【4】他的成功在于能将诗歌的传统形式和美国语言结合起来。

【5】他们被一种清晰的美国形式表达出来。

【6】他用同样的主人翁写了很多首诗。

【7】于是这些零散的诗歌就组成了更庞大的组合体。

【8】根据句意,可知为C。

【9】city 与前面的country相对应，形成对比。

【10】后面 become the imaginary person 给了提示。

【11】the man 是Frost的同位语,其余选项不符合他的身份。

【12】他努力成为他诗歌中创作的虚构的人物。

【13】上下句之间是转折关系，故用yet表转折。

【14】前面谈论的是他的出生时间和地点，这里应该是谈论他的童年时代。

【15】根据常识, San Francisco是在美国的西部。

【16】因为他的父亲想纪念这位将军。

【17】根据第一段的第一句“ Robert Frost was one of America's best known and most honored serious writers.”， 可知这里应该是另外一个作家。

【18】这里表达的是“最好的事情是”。

【19】根据下文最后一句可知“最好的事情是有不幸的童年”。

【20】他童年时代的不幸把他造就成了一位伟大的作家。