Question

Robert Burns, the son of a hard-working and intelligent farmer, was the oldest of seven children. Although always hard pressed financially, their father encouraged his sons with their education. As a result, Burns not only read the Scottish poetry of Ramsay and the collections by Hailes and Herd, but also the works of Pope, Locke, and Shakespeare.

By 1781, Burns had tried his hand at several agricultural jobs without success. Although he had begun writing, and his poems were spread widely in manuscript (手稿), none were published until 1786, when Burns published Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786), which was an immediate success. Later Burns brought out a second edition of his poems at Edinburgh in 1787, and for two winters he was socially active in the Scottish city. In 1788 he retired to a farm at Ellis land. By 1791 Burns had failed as a farmer, and he moved to Dumfries, where he held a position as a tax collector. He died of illness at 37.

Burns’s art is at its best in songs such as My Heart’s in the Highlands. Some of his songs, such as Auld Lang Syne and Comin’ thro’ the Rye, are among the most familiar and best-loved songs in the English language. But his talent was not limited to songs; two descriptive pieces, Tam o’ Shanter and The Jolly Beggars, are among his masterpieces.

Burns had a fine sense of humor, which was reflected in his satirical (諷刺的), descriptive, and playful poems. His great popularity with the Scots lay in his ability to describe the life of his fellow rural Scots. His use of dialect brought an energetic, much-needed freshness into English poetry.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A．Burn had a wealthy childhood.

B．Burns was best loved by his parents.

C．Burns’s father cared more about his kids’ education.

D．Burns wanted to be a poet when he grew up.

2.Robert was not officially accepted by readers until______.

A．1781             B．1786             C．1787             D．1791

3. Robert made his best achievement in art by writing _______.

A．songs            B．poems            C．stories            D．humors

4. What was Robert’s biggest contribution to English poetry?

A．His satirical style.                        B．His descriptiveness.

C．His fine sense of humor.                  D．His use of Scottish dialect.

5. We can conclude from the passage that Robert _______.

A．majored in agriculture when he was a student

B．earned a lot of money by publishing his poems

C．was a failure in managing farms but a success in art

D．showed much interest in collecting tax before he died

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C 

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了Robert Burns的生平事跡，他對英國詩歌的貢獻(xiàn)和主要的藝術(shù)成就。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：their father encouraged his sons with their education.可知Burns的爸爸很關(guān)心他的學(xué)習(xí)。選 C

2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Although he had begun writing, and his poems were spread widely in manuscript (手稿), none were published until 1786, when Burns published Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786), which was an immediate success. 可知在1786年Burns才被讀者認(rèn)可。選B

3.從第三段的句子：Burns’s art is at its best in songs such as My Heart’s in the Highlands. Some of his songs, such as Auld Lang Syne and Comin’ thro’ the Rye, are among the most familiar and best-loved songs in the English language.可知Burns的主要藝術(shù)成就是在歌曲上。選A

4.細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一句話：His use of dialect brought an energetic, much-needed freshness into English poetry.可知Burns對英國詩歌的貢獻(xiàn)在于他使用了蘇格蘭方言。選D

5.推理題：從第二段的句子：By 1781, Burns had tried his hand at several agricultural jobs without success.可知Burns干農(nóng)活不行，但在藝術(shù)上很成功。選C 

考點(diǎn)：考查人物傳記類短文

點(diǎn)評：本文介紹了Robert Burns的生平事跡，他對英國詩歌的貢獻(xiàn)和主要的藝術(shù)成就。本文以細(xì)節(jié)題推理題的考查為主，解此類題需要結(jié)合上下文提供的語境和信息進(jìn)行簡單的概括和判斷。答題時在文章找到對應(yīng)的地方，用筆進(jìn)行標(biāo)記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細(xì)理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項(xiàng)，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。