Question

He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry.Beloved by Chileans(智利人)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(1940—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(影響)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(外交官)and exile(流亡)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(創(chuàng)造性的)and forever moving.He found inspiration(靈感)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(回映)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 encourged 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．The 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

5．Which is TRUE according to the text?

A．Young people especially love and respect Neruda.

B．The first collection of Neruda’s poems was published when he was ten.

C．Walt Whitman was Neruda’s most admired poet.

D．He became famous when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

 

Answer 1

1. 答案　A

解析　詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下一句的意思“他被各個(gè)階層的智利人所愛(ài)戴著，且備受尊重，他的作品廣為傳誦”可推出：他曾被譽(yù)為詩(shī)壇“巨匠”。

2. 答案　C

解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中“To cover up the publication of his first poem...”一句可知，聶魯達(dá)的父親不贊成兒子當(dāng)詩(shī)人，經(jīng)常想方設(shè)法阻止他創(chuàng)作。為了掩飾自己發(fā)表的第一部詩(shī)集，他就為自己取了個(gè)筆名叫聶魯達(dá)。

3. 答案　C

解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第四段的第二、三兩句表達(dá)的意思是：聶魯達(dá)有著豐富的閱歷，他當(dāng)過(guò)外交官，曾流亡國(guó)外。因此，他的詩(shī)歌主題多樣，并不僅僅局限于愛(ài)情。他的作品還反映了左派政治斗爭(zhēng)以及南美洲的發(fā)展。由此可判斷出答案為C項(xiàng)。

 

4. 答案　A

解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.”和“He loved how the sea forever renewed itself，a renewal echoed in his work.”兩句可知海浪磅礴的力量、自由的激蕩，海岸上展翅翱翔的海鳥(niǎo)，這一切都給聶魯達(dá)無(wú)盡的創(chuàng)作靈感。他喜歡大海，還因?yàn)榇蠛Ｔ谟啦煌Ｏ⒌馗�新著自己，而他的�?shī)作也如大海一樣，不斷地推陳出新。因此，應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。

 

5.答案　C

解析　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段中“The American poet Walt Whitman，whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table，became a major influence on his work.”一句的意思是：美國(guó)詩(shī)人惠特曼對(duì)他的創(chuàng)作影響很大因此，惠特曼的畫(huà)像被他擺在桌子上奉為上賓。由此可知C項(xiàng)正確。