Question

    William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood _____ the harmony that was ______ of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he ______ excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally ______ literature, ______ drama and poetry.

Yeats had strong ______ in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the ______ task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments,______, were not received ______ at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed ______ in his poetical drama.

____ with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much ____ notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern ____ to them. As his literary life ________, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide ______.

He had not ______ a major public life ______ winning the Nobel Prize in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be ______ as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who ______ his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’s death in 1939, W.H.Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:

Earth, receive an ________ guest:

William Yeats is laid to rest.

Let the Irish vessel (船) lie.

Emptied of its poetry.

1.A. held B. lacked C. expected D. desired

2.A. typical B. special C. awkward D. capable

3.A. inherited B. developed C. abandoned D. formed

4.A. carried on B. decided on C. put on D. based on

5.A. regularly B. instantly C. particularly D. finally

6.A. desire B. energy C. access D. faith

7.A. fresh B. stupid C. small D. difficult

8.A. therefore B. however C. besides D. furthermore

9.A. possibly B. honorably C. favorably D. doubtfully

10.A. failure B. fame C. pleasure D. success

11.A. Connected B. Occupied C. Compared D. Tired

12.A. admiring B. amusing C. amazing D. envying

13.A. potential B. sensibility C. possibility D. benefit

14.A. finished B. produced C. created D. progressed

15.A. praise B. spread C. recognition D. assessment

16.A. enjoyed B. accepted C. purchased D. taken

17.A. before B. since C. until D. after

18.A. respected B. admired C. valued D. favored

19.A. prohibits B. attempts C. recommends D. produces

20.A. appealed B. advocated C. advanced D. honored

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.C

12.A

13.B

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了爱尔兰最著名的作家William Butler Yeats，1865年6月13日出生在都柏林。以及他的生平事迹。

1.考查动词词义辨析。A. held举行；B. lacked缺少；C. expected 期待；D. desired渴望。根据下文“little of childhood but its pain”可知William Butler Yeats的童年缺少和睦，故选B。

2.考查形容词词义辨析。A. typical特有的；B. special特别的；C. awkward尴尬的；D. capable能干的。“和谐”是一个快乐的家庭所特有的。故选A。

3.考查动词词义辨析。A. inherited继承；B. developed发展；C. abandoned抛弃；D. formed形成。根据下文both his father and his brother were painters可知他继承了他家庭中在艺术方面出色的品位，故选A。

4.考查动词词义辨析。A. carried on继续；B. decided on决定；C. put on穿上；D. based on基于。根据上文finally可知他最终决定了选择文学，故选B。

5.考查副词词义辨析。A. regularly定期地；B. instantly立即地；C. particularly特别地；D. finally最终的。他尤其在文学中的戏剧和诗歌方面很出众。故选C。

6.考查名词词义辨析。A. desire欲望；B. energy能量；C. access进入；D. faith信心。句意：叶芝对新艺术运动的到来有着强烈的信心。故选D。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。A. fresh新的；无经验的；B. stupid愚蠢的；C. small小的；D. difficult困难的。根据上文new artistic movements可知这是一项“新的”课题，故选A。

8.考查连词辨析。A. therefore因此；B. however然而；C. besides此外；D. furthermore而且。根据下文were not received可知上下文为转折关系，故选B。

9.考查副词词义辨析。A. possibly可能地；B. honorably体面地；C. favorably顺利地；D. doubtfully怀疑地。根据上文were not received可知一开始不是很顺利被接受了。故选C。

10.考查名词词义辨析。A. failure失败；B. fame名誉；C. pleasure快乐；D. success成功。句意：他没有灰心，并最后在他的诗歌戏剧中获得了成功。故选D。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. Connected连接；B. Occupied占据；C. Compared比较；D. Tired疲倦。根据下文可知，相比于他的戏剧作品，叶芝的诗歌更吸引人。故选C。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。 A. admiring赞赏的；B. amusing逗乐；C. amazing使吃惊；D. envying嫉妒。叶芝的诗歌吸引了更多赞赏的注意。故选A。

13.考查名词词义辨析。A. potential潜能；B. sensibility情感；C. possibility 可能性；D. benefit有益的。句意：虽然叶芝通常依赖于非常传统的形式，但他给它们带来了现代情感。故选B。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. finished结束；B. produced产生；C. created创造；D. progressed前进。句意：随着他的文学生活的发展，他的诗歌变得越来越好，越来越丰富。故选D。

15.考查名词词义辨析。A. praise赞扬；B. spread扩散；C. recognition认可；D. assessment评价。这使他获得了全世界的认可。故选C。

16.考查动词词义辨析。A. enjoyed喜欢；B. accepted接受；C. purchased购买；D. taken带走。句意：他并不喜欢公众生活。故选A。

17.考查介词辨析。A. before在……之前；B. since自从；C. until直到才；D. after在……之后。句意：自从1923年获得了诺贝尔奖以来。故选B。

18.考查动词词义辨析。A. respected 尊重；B. admired羡慕；C. valued价值；D. favored赞成。句意：如果叶芝在40岁时停止写作，他现在可能会被视为一个小诗人。短语be valued as“被视为”，故选C。

19.考查动词词义辨析。A. prohibits禁止；B. attempts尝试；C. recommends推荐；D. produces生产；创作。根据下文his greatest works可知选D。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。A. appealed呼吁；B. advocated提倡；C. advanced前进；D. honored荣幸。句意：一位贵客。故选D。