Question

完形填空 　　Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers．But his fame came 　　1　　 in his life．He was forty 　　2　　 Americans began to read his poems and praise them．Once his 　　3　　 was set up, however, it grew stronger and stronger during the rest of his long life．His success came from 　　4　　 traditional forms of poetry with American words, 　　5　　 in a clearly American way． 　　Frost 　　6　　 the same speaker for many poems, so the 　　7　　 poems formed a larger unity．He created this speaker carefully．He felt that his readers would believe his poems if he put the words into the mouth of a 　　8　　 person who lived in the country, not the 　　9　　． 　　Many people thought the speaker was Frost himself．In fact, the speaker was 　　10　　 person． 　　Frost, the 　　11　　, tried to become the imaginary person he 　　12　　 for his poetry．Robert Frost is always linked to the land of cold winters in the northeastern United States, the area called New England．　　13　　 he came from the other side of the country, San Francisco, California．He was born there in 1873．He lived in California during his early 　　14　　． 　　This man who was born in the 　　15　　 and became linked with New England was named for the chief southern general in America’s Civil War．The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee．The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to 　　16　　 the general． 　　Someone once asked another American 　　17　　, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer．The 　　18　　 thing, he said, was to have an 　　19　　 childhood．If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very 　　20　　 writer． (1) [　　] A． soon B． late C． quickly D． early (2) [　　] A． since B． until C． before D． after (3) [　　] A． fame B． name C． poem D． family (4) [　　] A． working B． using C． putting D． uniting (5) [　　] A． spoken B． made C． built D． formed (6) [　　] A． thought of B． practiced C． used D． met (7) [　　] A． old B． separate C． famous D． excellent (8) [　　] A． common B． young C． wise D． Grow-up (9) [　　] A． city B． village C． state D． continent (10) [　　] A． a famous B． a real C． an imaginary D． a historic (11) [　　] A． artist B． man C． lady D． officer (12) [　　] A． loved B． respected C． admired D． created (13) [　　] A． In this way B． Yet C． Though D． Therefore (14) [　　] A． childhood B． writings C． work D． paintings (15) [　　] A． East B． North C． West D． South (16) [　　] A． learn from B． know C． study D． honor (17) [　　] A． teacher B． writer C． painter D． leader (18) [　　] A． quickest B． worst C． best D． hardest (19) [　　] A． exciting B． interesting C． unlucky D． unhappy (20) [　　] A． good B． poor C． young D． gifted

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．C;3．A;4．D;5．A;6．C;7．B;8．C;9．A;10．C;11．B;12．D;13．B;14．A;15．C;16．D;17．B;18．C;19．D;20．A;
解析：

(1)	根据下文可以知道，他成名很晚。
(2)	美国人赞赏他的诗发生在他四十岁之后。
(3)	根据上文确定选A项。
(4)	此处表示他把诗歌的传统形式和美国英语独特的词汇结合起来。
(5)	指诗歌的朗读。
(6)	指他的诗歌的代言人。
(7)	separate的词义是“个别的”。该句话的意思是：个别的诗歌不尽相同，但风格一致。
(8)	该句话的意思是：他的诗歌使他的读者认为这些诗句出自一位乡间圣哲之口，而不是都市人之口。
(10)	他的诗歌的代言人并非是诗人本人，而是一位虚构的人物。也可以根据下文选出答案。
(11)	指Frost本人。该句的意思是：作者本人试图成为他所虚构的那位他的诗歌的代言人。
(14)	他童年的早期是在加利福尼亚度过的。
(15)	根据常识可以知道，加州在美国的西部。
(16)	他的父亲以将军的名字来给他命名，是为了对将军表示纪念和尊敬。
(17)	海明威也是一位著名的作家，下文有提示。
(18)	海明威的意思是：要成为著名的作家最重要的因素就是有一个不幸的童年。
(20)	Frost当然是一位出色的作家。