Question

    Percy Shelley, an English poet, was born on August 4^th, 1792. He is 1.(wide) thought of as one of the most important 2.(figure) of the Romantic Movement in English literature. Shelley received early education at home and later, at the age of 12, 3.(admit) to Eton College, which has a long history of more than 500 years, 4.(date) back to the 15^th century. Then he attended Oxford University shortly after he turned 18.

As 5. romantic poet, some of his poems, like Ode to the West Wind and Ode to A Skylark, are among the most famous in English. 6., in his own time, Shelley was very unpopular for his political and 7.(religion) views. Fortunately, he successively(先后) met Byron and Keats and befriended with them during his tour around Europe after he married Mary Godwin, his second wife, 8. later became famous as Mary Shelley, the author of the novel Frankenstein.

About a month before his 30^th birthday, 9.(welcome) his friend Leigh Hunt, Shelley sailed to Leghorn. During the stormy return voyage, his small boat sank and he drowned. It was not until days later 10. his body was washed ashore.

Answer

1.widely

2.figures

3.was admitted

4.dating

5.a

6.However

7.religious

8.who

9.to welcome

10.that

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了英国著名浪漫主义诗人雪莱的生平。

1.考查副词。根据常识和句意可知，雪莱被广泛的认为是英国文学史上浪漫主义运动最重要的人物之一。广泛地widely，用副词形式作状语，故填widely。

2.考查名词复数。根据常识和句意可知，雪莱被广泛的认为是英国文学史上浪漫主义运动最重要的人物之一。人物figure，是可数名词，用复数形式，故填figures。

3.考查一般过去时被动语态。根据句意：12岁时被伊顿公学录取。“被录取”用被动语态形式，故填was admitted。

4.考查动词ing形式作状语。根据句意：伊顿公学有500多年的悠久历史，可以追溯到15世纪。追溯到date from，用动词ing形式作状语，故填dating。

5.考查不定代词。根据句意：作为一个浪漫主义诗人，他的一些诗歌，如《西风颂》和《云雀颂》是最著名的英语诗歌之一。用不定代词a表示 “一个”，故填a。

6.考查副词。根据句意：然而，在他的那个时代，雪莱因为他的政治和宗教观点而不受欢迎。然而however，故填However。

7.考查形容词。根据句意：然而，在他的那个时代，雪莱因为他的政治和宗教观点而不受欢迎。宗教的religious，形容词作定语，故填religious。

8.考查定语从句关系代词。根据句意：玛丽 戈德温，他的第二个妻子，后来以小说《弗兰肯斯坦》的作者玛丽 雪莱而文明。who引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Mary Godwin，在从句中作主语，故填who。

9.考查动词不定式。根据句意：大约在他30岁生日前一个月，为了欢迎他的朋友利 亨特，雪莱乘船去了莱霍恩。动词不定式表示目的，故填to welcome。

10.考查强调句型。根据句意：直到几天后，他的尸体才被冲上岸。It…that…，强调句型，故填that。