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1、Unit 2 Poems.阅读理解(2017 湖北省枣阳市白水高中月考)Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island, New York. Whitman received most of his education outside of the classroom. At the age of eleven, he worked in a law office as an office boy where he became interested in reading. He was soon reading the works of famous
2、 authors like William Shakespeare and Homer, and was well on his way to becoming one of Americas most wellknown poets.By the time Whitman was seventeen years old, he had already worked as a printers learner, a worker, and a teacher. Though he disliked teaching, he excelled in the profession, develop
3、ing a friendly relationship with his students; he even allowed them to adress him by his first name. He also developed fresh teaching techniques and learning games to help his students with spelling and maths. In his early twenties, however, he gave up teaching to pursue (追求) a fulltime career as a
4、journalist and poet.When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet, his arrival onto the American literary scene was met with controversy. His first collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work. In 1855 Whitman published, at his own expense, the
5、first edition of his collection of twelve poems.Whitmans poetic style was uncommon in the sense that he wrote poems in a form called parallelism (对句法), in which his goal was to copy the flow of the sea and the quicklypassing nature of human emotion. A common theme in Whitmans poetry is selfrealizati
6、on. In his work, Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multilayered, but truly American voice.“Although Whitman was considered a revolutionary by many, there is little doubt he loved his country deeply.” In his writing, he used slang (俚语) and various image
7、s, or voices, to create a sense of national unity.For Whitman, the “proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.” Whitman has undoubtedly become a part of the cultural history and image of America.1Paragraph 2 mainly talks about _.AWhitmans educationBWhitm
8、ans early careerChow Whitman became a poetDwhy Whitmans poems were popular2When Whitman first appeared as a poet, _.Ahe received a warm welcomeBhis literary road was not easyChe became famous for his unusual styleDhis poetic style was copied by other poets3What was Whitmans greatest literary contrib
9、ution?AHe expressed human emotion in his writing.BHe showed that flow of the sea in his poems.CHe used slang to show his love for his country.DHe created a unique rhythm and an American voice.答案与解析本文讲述的是Whitman作为诗人所做出的贡献。1B段落大意题。根据第二段By the time Whitman was seventeen years old, he had already worked
10、 as a printers learner, a worker, and a teacher. Though he disliked teaching, he excelled in the profession, developing a friendly relationship with his students; he even allowed them to adress him by his first name. He also developed fresh teaching techniques and learning games to help his students
11、 with spelling and maths. 到17岁的时候，他做过印刷工、当过工人和做过一个学习游戏，帮助他的学生拼写和数学。In his early twenties, however, he gave up teaching to pursue (追求) a fulltime career as a journalist and poet.然而，在20多岁时，他放弃教学追求一个记者和诗人的全职事业。故选B。2B推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet, his arrival onto the Americ
12、an literary scene was met with controversy. His first collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work. Walt Whitman最初作为诗人出现的时候遭遇争议。他的第一部诗集找不到出版商。故选B。3D细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and
13、 a multilayered, but truly American voice. 他创造了一个独特的节奏和一个美国的声音。故选D。.完形填空(2016北京高考)A Race Against DeathIt was a cold January in 1925 in Nome, Alaska. The town was cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snow.On the 20th of that month, Dr. Welch _1_ a sick boy, Billy, and knew he had diphtheri
14、a, a deadly infectious (传染的) disease mainly affecting children. The children of Nome would be _2_ if it struck the town. Dr. Welch needed medicine as soon as possible to stop other kids from getting sick. _3_， the closest supply was over 1,000 miles away, in Anchorage.How could the medicine get to N
15、ome? The towns _4_ was already full of ice, so it couldnt come by ship. Cars and horses couldnt travel on the _5_ roads. Jet airplanes and big trucks didnt exist yet._6_ January 26, Billy and three other children had died. Twenty more were _7_. Nomes town officials came up with a(n) _8_. They would
16、have the medicine sent by _9_ from Anchorage to Nenana. From there, dogsled (狗拉雪橇) driversknown as “mushers”would _10_ it to Nome in a relay (接力)The race began on January 27. The first musher, Shannon, picked up the medicine from the train at Nenana and rode all night. _11_ he handed the medicine to the next musher, Shannons face was black f
