2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习社会文化阅读理解精练

1、2019-2020 年高考英语二轮复习社会文化阅读理解精练（2）社会文化（阅读理解）由（xx 安徽,D）改编Irelandhashadaverydifficulthistory.Theproblemsstartedinthe16thcenturywhenEnglishrulerstriedtoconquer（征服）Ireland.Forhundredsofyears,theIrishpeoplefoughtagainsttheEnglish.Finally,in1921,theBritishgovernmentwasforcedtogiveindependencetothesouthofIre

2、land.Theresultisthattodaytherearetwo“Irelands”.NorthernIreland,inthenorth,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.TheRepublicofIreland,inthesouth,isanindependentcountry.Inthe1840sthemaincrop,potatoes,wasaffectedbydiseaseandabout750,000peoplediedofhunger.This,andashortage（短缺）ofwork,forcedmanypeopletoleaveIrelandand

3、liveintheUSA,theUK,AustraliaandCanada.Asaresultoftheseproblems,thepopulationfellfrom8.2millionin1841to6.6millionin1851.Formanyyears,themajorityofIrishpeopleearnedtheirlivingasfarmers.Today,manypeoplestillworkonthelandbutmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiestoworkinfactoriesandoffices.Lifeinthecities

4、isverydifferentfromlifeinthecountryside,wherethingsmoveataquieterandslowerpace.TheIrisharefamousforbeingwarm-heartedandfriendly.OscarWilde,afamousIrishwriter,oncesaidthattheIrishwere“thegreatesttalkerssincetheGreeks”.Sinceindependence,Irelandhasrevived（复兴）itsowncultureofmusic,language,literatureands

5、inging.DifferentareashavedifferentstylesofoldIrishsongswhicharesungwithoutinstruments.OtherkindsofIrishmusicusemanydifferentinstrumentssuchastheviolin,whistles,etc.1 .WhatdoestheauthortellusinParagraph1?（）A.HowtheIrishfoughtagainsttheEnglish.B.HowIrelandgainedindependence.C.HowEnglishrulerstriedtoco

6、nquerIreland.D.Howtwo“Irelandscameintobeing.2 .WelearnfromthetextthatinIreland.A.foodshortagesinthe1840sledtoadeclineinpopulationB.peoplearemovingtothecitiesforlackofworkinthecountrysideC.itishardertomakealivingasafarmerthanasafactoryworkerD.differentkindsofoldIrishsongsareallsungwithinstruments3 .T

7、helastparagraphismainlyabout.A.theIrishcharacterB.IrishcultureC.IrishmusicalinstrumentsD.afamousIrishwriter4 .Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?()A.LifeinIrelandB.AVeryDifficultHistoryC.Ireland,PastandPresentD.TheIndependenceofIreland语篇解读：本文为说明文，主要介绍了爱尔兰的历史、人口、生活、文化等内容。答案及剖析：1.D 主旨大意题。概括第一段可知，本段主要介绍了爱

8、尔兰一段与众不同的历史，即在被英国统治了几百年后，北爱尔兰成为英国的一部分，而南爱尔兰则获得独立，成立了“爱尔兰共和国”。由此可以看出，本段主要介绍了“两个爱尔兰”是如何形成的。故答案为 D 项。2.A 推理判断题。根据第二段首句提到，在 19 世纪 40 年代，爱尔兰的主要农作物一一土豆受到病害的影响，有大约 750000 人死于饥饿，且还讲到，食物缺乏是爱尔兰人移民的一个原因。由此可知，食物缺乏导致了人口减少。3.B 主旨大意题。概括最后一段可知，本段主要介绍了爱尔兰的文化，故答案为 B 项。其余选项本段虽有所提及，但都属于本段的部分内容，无法概括本段大意，故可排除。4.C 主旨大意题。概

9、括全文可知，本文主要从几个方面介绍了过去的爱尔兰和现在的爱尔兰。故答案为 C 项。其余选项都是本文的部分内容，A 项是第三段的内容;B 项是第一段的内容;D 项也是第一段的内容。【长难句子分析】如今，很多人仍然在田地里劳作，但是为了能在工厂和办公室工作，进城的人越来越多。本句中，but 为并列连词，连接了两个句子。在第二个句子中，采用了现在进行时态，表示现阶段一直在进行的动作,不定式短语 toworkinfactoriesandoffices阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Whyshouldmankindexplorespace?Whyshould

10、money,timeandeffortbespentexploringandresearchingsomethingwithsofewapparentbenefits?WhyshouldresourcesbespentonspaceratherthanonconditionsandpeopleonEarth?Thesearequestionsthat,understandably,areveryoftenasked.Perhapsthebestanswerliesinourgeneticmakeup（基因构成）ashumanbeings.Whatdroveourancestorstomovef

11、romthetreesintotheplains,andonintoallpossibleareasandenvironments?Thewiderthespreadofaspecies,thebetteritschanceofsurvival.Perhapsthebestreasonforexploringspaceisthisgenetictendencytoexpandwhereverpossible.Nearlyeverysuccessfulcivilizationhasexplored,becausebydoingso,anydangersinsurroundingareascanb

12、eidentifiedandpreparedfor.Withoutknowledge,wemaybepletelydestroyedbythedanger.Withknowledge,wecanlessenitseffects.Explorationalsoallowsmineralsandotherpotential（潜在的）resourcestobefound.Evenifwehavenoimmediateneedofthem,theywillperhapsbeusefullater.Resourcesmaybemorethanphysicalpossessions.Knowledgeor

13、techniqueshavebeenacquiredthroughexploration.Thetechniquesmayhavemedicalapplicationswhichcanimprovethelengthorqualityofourlives.Wehavealreadybenefitedfromotherspin 一offsincludingimprovementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesforweatherforecastingandinmunicationssystems.Evennonstickpansandmirroredsun

14、glassesarebyproducts（副产品）oftechnologicaldevelopmentsinthespaceindustry!Whilemanyresourcesarespentonwhatseemsasmallreturn,theexplorationofspace在句中作目的状语。allowscreative,braveandintelligentmembersofourspeciestofocusonwhatmayservetosaveus.Whilespacemayholdmanywondersandexplanationsofhowtheuniversewasform

15、edorhowitworks,italsoholdsdangers.Thedangerexists,butknowledgecanhelphumanbeingstosurvive.Withouttheabilitytoreachoutacrossspace,thechancetosaveourselvesmightnotexist.WhileEarthistheonlyplanetknowntosupportlife,surelytheadaptiveabilityofhumanswouldallowustoliveonotherplanets.Itistruethatthelifestyle

16、wouldbedifferent,buthumanlifeandcultureshaveadaptedinthepastandsurelycouldinthefuture.1.WhydoestheauthormentionthequestionsinParagraph1?AToexpresshisdoubts.BToparedifferentideas.CTointroducepointsfordiscussion.DTodescribetheconditionsonEarth.2.WhatisthereasonforexploringspacebasedonParagraph2?A.Huma

17、nsarenatureborntodoso.BHumanshavethetendencytofight.C. Humansmayfindnewsourcesoffood.D. Humansdoritliketostayinthesameplace.3.Theunderlinedword“spinoffs”inParagraph4probablyrefersto.A.survivalchancesB.potentialresourcesC.unexpectedbenefitsD.physicalpossessions4.Whatmakesitpossibleforhumanstoliveonot

18、herplanets?A. Ourgeneticmakeup.B. Resourcesontheearth.C. Theadaptiveabilityofhumans.D. Byproductsinspaceexploration.解题导语本文是一篇议论文，向我们阐述了人类进行太空探索的原因。人类的基因构成决定了人类探索其他领域包括太空的能力。人类探索太空可能暂时没有多大用处，但是在将来这可能会帮助人类生存下去。1 .解析：选 C。推理判断题。作者在第一段提出问题目的是引出下面要讨论的话题。2 .解析：选 A。细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知人类探索太空的原因是其基因的构成。3 .解析：选

19、C。词义猜测题。后面所说的improvementsinearthquakeprediction,insatellitesforweatherforecastingandinmunicationssystems”可知此处的戈 U 线短语意为“益处，好处”。4 .解析：选 C。细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句话可知，人类的适应能力会让人类在其他星球生存下去。阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。StephenWilliamHawkingwasbornonJanuary8,1942（300yearsafterthedeathofGalileo）inOxford

20、,England.HisparentshousewasinNorthLondon,butduringtheSecondWorldWarOxfordwasconsideredasaferplacetohavebabies.Whenhewaseight，hisfamilymovedtoStAlbans，atownabout20milesnorthofLondon.AtelevenStephenwenttoStAll.School,andthenontoUniversityCollege,Oxford,hisfathersoldcollege.Stephenwantedtodomathematics

21、,althoughhisfatherwouldhavepreferredmedicine.MathematicswasnotavailableatUniversityCollege,sohedidphysicsinstead.StephenthenwentontoCambridgetodoresearchincosmology（宇宙论）.AftergaininghisPHD,hebecamefirstaresearchfellow,andlateronaprofessionalfellowatGonville&CaiusCollege.AfterleavingtheInstituteo

22、fAstronomyin1973StephencametotheDepartmentofAppliedMathematicsandTheoreticalPhysics,andsince1979hasheldthepostofLucasianProfessorofMathematics.Thechairwasfoundedin1663withmoneyleftinthewilloftheReverendHenryucaswhohadbeentheMemberofParliamentfortheUniversity.ItwasfirstheldbyIsaacBarrow,andthenin1669

23、byIsaacNewton.HismanypublicationsincludeTheLargeScaleStructureofSpacetimewithG.F.R.Ellis,GeneralRelativity:AnEinsteinCentenarySurveywithWIsrael,and300YearsofGravitywithWIsrael.StephenHawkinghadtwopopularbookspublished:hisbestsellerABriefHistoryofTime,andhislaterbook,BlackHolesandBabyUniversesandothe

24、ressays.“Mygoalissimple.Itisapleteunderstandingoftheuniverse,whyitisasitisandwhyitexistsatall,“Hawkingsaid.1. HawkingsfatherwouldlikeHawkingtolearn.A.mathematicsB.physicsCmedicineDcosmology答案：C 根据第一段倒数第二句Stephenwantedtodomathematics,althoughhisfatherwouldhavepreferredmedicine.“可知， 父亲想让霍金学习医学。2. Whic

25、honeofthefollowingisNOTrightaboutthedescriptionofHawking?A. Hawkingwasbornonthe300thanniversaryofGalileosdeath.B. Hawkingwenttoschoolattheageofeleven.CHawkinglikedphysicsbestwhenhewasyoung.D.Hawking,togetherwithW.Israelwrotetwoofhisworks.答案：C 根据第一段的内容可知，斯蒂芬霍金最早较喜欢数学，但学习了物理专业，是因为那所大学没有数学专业。3. Allthep

26、eoplehasheldthepostofLucasianProfessorofMathematicsexcept.AHenryLucasBStephenHawkingCIsaacBarrowDIsaacNewton答案：A 文章第二段中介绍了艾萨克贝若，艾斯克牛顿和斯蒂芬霍金都担任这个职务，故 A 项符合题意。4. WhatHawkingsaidinthelastpassagemeansthat.A. hewouldliketoleadasimplelifeB. hewoulddevotehislifetotheresearchoftheuniverseC. hehasunderstoodt

27、hegreatlawoftheuniverseDitiseasyforhimtounderstandtheuniverse答案： B 联系上下文和最后一段霍金所说的“Mygoalissimple.Itisapleteunderstandingoftheuniverse.反映了他献身宇宙科学研究的决心。5. TheBESTtitleforthispassageismostlikelytobe:.A.HawkingshappyfamilyB.HawkingandhiscolleaguesC.HawkingsgreatworksD.Hawkingagreatscientist答案：D 本文主要介绍了

28、斯蒂芬霍金的生平，他对宇宙科学理论的研究成果以及他献身宇宙科学研究的决心，故 D 项符合题意。阅读理解。阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。USresearchershavefoundtracesofanancientlakeonMarsrecently,increasinghopesofdiscoveringevidencethatbillionsofyearsagotheRedplanethostedlife.Thelake,whichdatesbacksome3.4billionyears,appearstohavecoveredasmuchas80squ

29、aremilesandwasupto1,500feetdeep,saidtheteamfromtheUniversityofColorado.“ThisisthefirstclearevidenceofshorelinesonthesurfaceofMars,“saidBouldersresearchassociate，GaetanoDiAchille，inastudypublishedinthelatesteditionofGeophysicalResearchLetters.“Theidentificationoftheshorelinesandacpanyinggeologicalevi

30、denceallowsustocalculatethesizeandvolumeofthelake,whichappearstohaveformedabout3.4billionyearsago.”Analysisoftheimageshasshownthewatercarvedoutthecanyon（溪谷）inwhichitwasfound,whichthenopenedoutintoavalleydepositing（使淤积）sediment（沉积）whichformedadelta（三角洲）.aFindingshorelinesisagreatdiscoverytous,“saidas

31、sistantprofessorBrianHynek,addingitshowedthelakeexistedatatimewhenMarswasthoughttohavebeencoldanddry.ScientistsbelievetheoldestsurfacesonMarsformedduringthewetandwarmeraknownastheNoachanepoch,about4.1billionto3.7billionyearsago.ThenewlydiscoveredlakeisbelievedtodatefromtheHesperianeraandpostdatesthe

32、endofthewarmandwetperiodonMarsby300millionyears,accordingtothestudy.ScientistsbelievedeltasnexttothelakemaywellholdsecretsaboutpastlifeonMarsassuchplacesonEarthhavebeethenaturaldepositsoforganiccarbonandothermarkersoflife.1. ThesizeofthelakefoundonMarsis.A.80squaremilesB.1,500squaremilesC.3.4billion

33、squaremilesD.300millionsquaremiles答案：A 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Thelake,whichdatesbacksome3.4billionyears,appearstohavecoveredasmuchas80squaremiles”一句，可推知答案。2. Whenthelakeexisted,theweatheronMarswas.A.hotandwetB.wetandwarmC.coldanddryD.coldandwet答案：C 细节理解题。根据第六段中itshowedthelakeexistedatatimewhenMarswasthoughtto

34、havebeencoldanddry 知，答案为 C。3. WhydoscientiststhinkdeltasnearthelakemayholdsecretsaboutpastlifeonMars?A. BecausesimilarplacesonEarthhavebeenaturaldepositsofmarkersoflife.B. BecausesomeonehasputsecretsaboutpastlifeonMarsthere.C. BecausepastlifehasbeenfoundinotherdeltasonMars.D. Becausesomepeoplearesai

35、dtohavealreadyseenlifemarksthere.答案：A 细节理解题。由原文最后一句可直接找到答案。4. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A. TheNoachanepochwasawetandwarmera.B. Thelakemighthaveexisted3.4billionyears.C. ThediscoverycantfullyprovethattheMarsoncehostedlife.D. ThelaketracesprovethatthereexistslifeonMar

36、snow.答案：D 推理判断题。由第一段内容可知火星上湖岸线的发现只是增加了人们发现亿万年前火星上曾经存在生命证据的可能性，但并不能推出火星上现在有生命。2019-2020 年高考英语二轮复习社会文化阅读理解精练（3）社会文化（阅读理解）由（xx 安徽,C）改编Americancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld:Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture.Americancitiesarechanging,justasAmericansocietyischanging.AfterWorl

37、dWarn,thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased;however,thepopulationinmanySunBeltcitiesincreased.LosAngelesandHoustonarecitieswherepopulationshifts（转移）toandfromthecityreflectthechangingvaluesofAmericansociety.Inthelate1940sandearly1950s,cityresidents（居民）becamewealthier.Theyhadmorechildrensoth

38、eyneededmorespace.Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes.Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs（郊区）.Nowthingsarechanging.Thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults.Many,unliketheirparents,wanttoliveinthecities.TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMi

39、dwest.Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintothecity.Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere;ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers.Thispopulationshiftisbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits.Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosel

40、lthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent.Inthe1950s,manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs;nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities.Onlyafewyearsago,peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying.Somecityresidentsnowseeabright,newfuture.Othersseeonly

41、problemsandconflicts.Onethingissure:manydyingcitiesarealiveagain.1 .Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?()A.Theyarealive.B.Theyarehopeless.C.Theyaresimilar.D.Theyaredifferent.2 .WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWarn?()A.BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying.B.Becaus

42、etheywerericherandneededmorespace.C.Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety.D.Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity.3 .Accordingtothe4thparagraph,agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities.A.arefacedwithhousingproblemsB.areforcedtomovetothesuburbsC.wanttoselltheirbuildingsD.needmoremoneyfordail

43、yexpenses4 .WecanconcludefromthetextthatA.AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworseB.peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC.manypeoplearenowmovingfromAmericancitiesD.thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancities语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者向我们叙述了二战后以及现在美国城市中人们的变迁从侧面反射出贫富差别给人们带来的影响。答案及剖析：1.C 事实细节题。由第一段第一句可知美国的城市和世

44、界其他城市是类似的。故选0=2.B 推理判断题。由第二段最后四句可知城市居民变得富有，他们有较多的孩子，需要较大的空间，因此他们想搬到郊区。故选Bo3.A 推理判断题。由第四段第二句可知：无数的穷人必须离开他们的公寓，因为房东想卖掉他们的房子而不想出租了。故选 A。而 B 和第四段倒数第二句矛盾；C 的主语应该是房东(theowners);D 未提到。4.B 推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知不同的人对城市有不同的观点，故选BoA 和第一段最后一句矛盾,theworse 错误;C 的主语应该是 manypoorpeople;文中没有和 D 相关的信息。【长难句子分析】becaiLsethEciMT

45、nferswant 工口 Kellthe： buildingsmakwapartmentstbrwaleinstead 口 fforrent:意因状事从句氐.我备句无数的穷人必须离开他们市里的公寓，因为房东想卖掉他们的房子而不想出租了。句中的becausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent是原因状语从句 forsale 待售;forrent 出租。阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。BlueplanetsSpaceisnotblack,butlig

46、htgreen,ateamofastronomersannouncedonJanuary10.Theystudiedthelightsentoutby200000galaxies.Whattheyfoundwasthattheaveragecolouroftheuniverseisabitgreenerthanturquoise（绿宝石）.Thediscoverywaspartofanattempttotesttheoriesabouthowstarsandgalaxiesform.Mostastronomersbelievethattheuniverseprobablystartedwith

47、a“blueperiodwhenyoungbluestarsfilledspace.Nowtheuniverseisina“greenperiod.Theybelieveitwillfinallyentera“redperiod“whentheolder,redderstarsappear.“Thereasonforthecolourchangingisthattherateofstarsformingischanging,“saidIvanBaldry,anastronomerwhoworkedtofindtheaveragecolouroflightintheuniverse.Resear

48、chpresentedbyNASAscientistsshowsthatthehighestpointofstar-formingmayhaveoccurredearlierthanpreviously（以前）believed.Itwasprobablyverysoonafterthe“BigBang（宇宙大爆炸）“thatmanyscientistsbelievegavebirthtotheuniverse.Thereisnowayanyhumancouldactuallyseethegreencolour.Theonlywaytoseeitisifyousawalltheuniversef

49、romthesamedistanceawayanditwasnotmoving,“Baldrysaid.Baldryandhisco-worker,KarlGlazebrook,havebothjokedaboutpossiblemarketing（营销 Opportunitiesforthenewcolour.Perhapscolour-of-the-universeT-shirtsorcoffeecupscouldbeepopular.ButBaldryallowed,Idontknowifyoucanpatent（专禾 1）acolour,thatsnotourbusiness.Weha

50、ventactuallybeentoapaintshopyettoseeiftheyhaveanameforthis.”1.Theastronomersdiscoveredthecolouroftheuniverse.A. whentheywereresearchingontheageoftheuniverseB. whentheyattemptedtotesttheoriesabouttheformingofstarsandgalaxiesC. toprovethattheuniverseiscontinuouslychangingD. andshowedthatthestarsandgal

51、axiesmayhaveformedearlierthanpreviouslybelieved答案： B 第二段第一句Thediscoverywaspartofanattempttotesttheoriesabouthowstarsandgalaxiesform.”说明了 discovery 是在理论检测过程当中作出的。2.Accordingtotheastronomers,.A. theuniverseischangingitscolourallthetimeB. alltheheavenlybodiesaregreenatpresentC. theuniversehaschangedits

52、colourseveraltimesD. theuniversewillfinallyturnred答案：D 第二段最后一句Theybelieveitwillfinallyenteraredperiodwhentheolder,redderstarsappear.”为该选项提供了依据。从第二段可看出宇宙的颜色由蓝到绿，最终将变而还会变红，所以 C 选项中的已经变了几次不符合事实。而 alltheheavenlybodies远远大于文中的 stars 这一范围。A 选项中的 allthetime 表示的频率过高。3.WecaninferthatthemostpopularcolourofT-sh

53、irtswouldbe.A.redB.blueCgreenDlightgreen答案：D 综合第一段第三句Whattheyfoundwasthattheaveragecolouroftheuniverseisabitgreenerthanturquoise（绿宝石）”和最后一段第一句Perhapscolour-of-the-universeT-shirtsorcoffeecupscouldbeepopular.“可看出答案。4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A. Nohumancanseetherealcolouroftheuniv

54、erse.B. Thetheoryof“BigBang“iswidelyreceivedbyscientists.C. Therateofstarsformingiscausingthechangeoftheuniversescolour.D. Humanscanreceivelightfromatleast200,000galaxies.答案：AD 选项来自于第一段第二句；C 选项来自第三段第一句；B 选项来自第四段最后一句。A 选项与第六段有很大的差异。【阅读理解】WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune

55、13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony（和睦）thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited（继承）excellenttasteinartfromhisfamilybothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama （戏居 1）

56、andpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithintheingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidntloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.paredwithhisdramaticworks,Yeatss

57、poemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslovenaturehistorytimeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.Hehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinning

58、theNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeatssdeathin1939,WH.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines

59、:Earth,receiveanhonouredguestWilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel（船）lieEmptiedofitspoetry.本文介绍了爱尔兰著名作家威廉巴特勒叶慈，他在 19 世纪 90 年代成立了爱尔兰国家剧院，他以诗体戏剧及诗歌闻名，于 1923 年获得了诺贝尔奖。1. WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeatssfamily?A.ItfilledYeatsschildhoodwithlaughter.B.ItwasshockedbyYeatsschoice.C.Itwasatypicallyw

60、ealthyfamily.D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：他从家人那儿继承了很好的艺术鉴赏能力，他的父亲和哥哥都是画家，证明他是在一个有艺术氛围的家庭中长大。2. Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeatsslife?AYeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater.BYeatsstucktomodernformsinhispoetry.CYeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.D.Yeatswasnotfavor