Question

完形填空 　　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, however, 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 1873．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 was 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． (1) [　　] A． soon B． late C． quickly D． early (2) [　　] A． since B． until C． before D． after (3) [　　] A． fame B． name C． poem D． family (4) [　　] A． working B． using C． putting D． uniting (5) [　　] A． spoken B． made C． built D． formed (6) [　　] A． thought of B． practiced C． used D． met (7) [　　] A． old B． separate C． famous D． excellent (8) [　　] A． common B． young C． wise D． Grow-up (9) [　　] A． city B． village C． state D． continent (10) [　　] A． a famous B． a real C． an imaginary D． a historic (11) [　　] A． artist B． man C． lady D． officer (12) [　　] A． loved B． respected C． admired D． created (13) [　　] A． In this way B． Yet C． Though D． Therefore (14) [　　] A． childhood B． writings C． work D． paintings (15) [　　] A． East B． North C． West D． South (16) [　　] A． learn from B． know C． study D． honor (17) [　　] A． teacher B． writer C． painter D． leader (18) [　　] A． quickest B． worst C． best D． hardest (19) [　　] A． exciting B． interesting C． unlucky D． unhappy (20) [　　] 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)	根據(jù)下文可以知道，他成名很晚。
(2)	美國(guó)人贊賞他的詩(shī)發(fā)生在他四十歲之后。
(3)	根據(jù)上文確定選A項(xiàng)。
(4)	此處表示他把詩(shī)歌的傳統(tǒng)形式和美國(guó)英語獨(dú)特的詞匯結(jié)合起來。
(5)	指詩(shī)歌的朗讀。
(6)	指他的詩(shī)歌的代言人。
(7)	separate的詞義是“個(gè)別的”。該句話的意思是：個(gè)別的詩(shī)歌不盡相同，但風(fēng)格一致。
(8)	該句話的意思是：他的詩(shī)歌使他的讀者認(rèn)為這些詩(shī)句出自一位鄉(xiāng)間圣哲之口，而不是都市人之口。
(10)	他的詩(shī)歌的代言人并非是詩(shī)人本人，而是一位虛構(gòu)的人物。也可以根據(jù)下文選出答案。
(11)	指Frost本人。該句的意思是：作者本人試圖成為他所虛構(gòu)的那位他的詩(shī)歌的代言人。
(14)	他童年的早期是在加利福尼亞度過的。
(15)	根據(jù)常識(shí)可以知道，加州在美國(guó)的西部。
(16)	他的父親以將軍的名字來給他命名，是為了對(duì)將軍表示紀(jì)念和尊敬。
(17)	海明威也是一位著名的作家，下文有提示。
(18)	海明威的意思是：要成為著名的作家最重要的因素就是有一個(gè)不幸的童年。
(20)	Frost當(dāng)然是一位出色的作家。