Question

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：

本文記敘了英國詩人John Keats的生平和作品。詩人兒時(shí)家庭貧困，曾經(jīng)學(xué)醫(yī)，但是對詩歌更有興趣。父母的相繼去世，改變了詩人的人生態(tài)度，從此一改不愛讀書的習(xí)慣，躲進(jìn)書堆、逃避世界。1816年出版處女詩作。1817年出版詩集，但是受到一家雜志的尖銳批評，然而沒有放棄對詩歌的執(zhí)著。在意識到自己生活經(jīng)歷限制了自己詩歌創(chuàng)作之后，詩人原本在下一部作品中將詩歌與“知識“集合起來，但是英年早逝，于1821年離世。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段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. 可知詩人在父母相繼離世后開始改變對生活的看法。故B項(xiàng)正確。

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。由followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺結(jié)核)和文章最后一句a bout (發(fā)作) with tuberculosis … eventually take his life in 1821可知，詩人與母親死于相同疾病。故C項(xiàng)正確。

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。由第三段第一句話the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon 可知，詩人16歲時(shí)曾師從一位外科醫(yī)生。surgeon: 外科醫(yī)生。A項(xiàng)與原文不符，犯了偷換概念的錯誤。原文第一段說的是詩人沒有受過文學(xué)方面的正規(guī)教育（Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education）而非“學(xué)校教育有限）。1817年詩人用了不到兩個(gè)月寫出詩集，而非1816年，C項(xiàng)錯誤。Endymion是一首神話詩歌（love with the moon goddess）而非真實(shí)愛情故事，D項(xiàng)錯誤。故B項(xiàng)正確。

4.細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段最后一句However, the negative response didn’t stop his pursuit of rhythm 可知，尖銳的批評沒有時(shí)詩人放棄對詩歌是執(zhí)著。故A項(xiàng)正確。determined: 意志堅(jiān)定的。

5.推斷題。由最后一段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 可知該部作品未能完成。故D項(xiàng)正確。A項(xiàng)由文章第二段明確提及，無需推斷。B,C兩項(xiàng)文中沒有依據(jù)。

考點(diǎn)：人物傳記。