Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.Where was Frost born?

A.In New England. B.In Boston. C.In San Francisco.

2.When did Frost become friendly with Edward Thomas?

A.Between 1924 and 1943.

B.Between 1912 and 1915.

C.Between 1943 and 1963.

3.Which was published in 1914?

A.Steeple. B.A Boy’s Will. C.North of Boston.

4.What does the speaker ask the listeners t do next?

A.Read a poem. B.Study a novel. C.Write a letter.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

【原文】

W: Today I’ll talk about Robert Frost. Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1875 and was sent at the age of ten to live in New England, an area which inspired almost all of his poetry. He was educated at Dartmouth College, New England, and Harvard University. He became a schoolmaster for a short time, and then a farm laborer. During this period he wrote poetry but with little recognition. From 1912 to 1915, he lived in New England, where he became friendly with several poets, including Edward Thomas, and published A Boy’s Will in 1913 and North of Boston in 1914. in America his poetry was soon admired, and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize on four occasions between 1924 and 1943. he went on writing throughout his life, publishing Steeple Bush at the age of seventy-two. He died in 1963. Frost’s poems are revolutionary. Many of his lines and sentences are nothing in themselves. But they are put together and made beautiful by a calm eagerness of emotion. With his close observant eye and touch, we can feel the daily activities of farming and the landscape. These poems show a quiet concern and satisfaction in their rhythms. We learn to trust Robert Frost. Just to demonstrate, turn to Page 34 and look at A Boy’s Will for a moment.