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【题目】Readers of many different periods have considered Du Fu to be the greatest poet of the Chinese tradition. Such general agreement can partially be explained by the immense variety of his work, which holds up quite well to different tastes and historical changes in fashion. Like Shakespeare in English tradition, Du Fu's poetry came to be so deeply bound up with the constitution of literary value that generation after generation of poets and critics rediscovered themselves and their interests in some aspect of the poet.

Chinese critics from the Song Dynasty referred to Du Fu as the "poet-historian". Du Fu witnessed a typically political and social situation; the common people still lived in poverty while the emperor and his top officials enjoyed a foolishly luxurious life. He composed many poems，which expressed his dissatisfaction with the government and his great pity for the common people. Du Fu used his poems to comment on current events and historical images. Du Fu became the historian by creating his responses to particular situations.

Du Fu was talented. When he was young, he wanted to get a good job in the government. Unfortunately Du Fu was refused several times. He was in his fifties when he began to serve as a minor official in Changan( Xi'an).

Du Fu was dismissed in the form of a transfer to the post of personnel administrator in Huazhou and so he left Changan. And in 759 he arrived in Chengdu. He set up a modest cottage with some money he borrowed from his friend who served as a local governor. In the cottage he had a simple and peaceful life for three years, writing about 240 poems.

Du Fu left Chengdu after 762 and wandered in the southern provinces and eventually died of illness in 770. After his death, the people in Chengdu built a shrine (神殿)on the site of his garden to honor him, which is known as part of Du Fu Thatched Cottage now.

【1】 Why does the author compare Du Fu to Shakespeare?

A. Du Fu's poetry was written following Shakespeare's style.

B. Du Fu's poetry referred to the social change critically.

C. Du Fu and Shakespeare were best friends.

D. Shakespeare read a lot of Du Fu's poems.

【2】 Du Fu ______ when he was young.

A. didn't want to be an official

B. was worried about the education

C. wasn't liked by the emperor

D. wasn't offered an opportunity to work in the government

【3】 What did Du Fu describe in most of his poems?

A. The luxurious life that the emperor and his top officials enjoyed.

B. His happy life.

C. His responses to particular situations.

D. His dissatisfaction with the government and his great pity for the common people.

【4】 What did the people do after Du Fu died according to the passage?

A. They destroyed his cottage.

B. They rebuilt the cottage he had lived into a high building.

C. They built a shrine to honor him.

D. They made a carved statue of him.

【5】 What's the title of the passage?

A. Du Fu—the Most Important Politician in Tang Dynasty

B. The Origin of Du Fu Thatched Cottage

C. Du Fu—One of the Greatest Poets in Tang Dynasty

D. Du Fu Was Not a Skilled Survivor in Government Politics

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 D

【4】 C

【5】 C

【解析】【1】推理判断题。根据文章第一段... his work, which holds up quite well to different tastes and historical changes in fashion. Like Shakespeare in English tradition… 可以推知，杜甫的诗歌和莎士比亚的诗歌一样都是以讽刺的手法反映了社会 的变化。故答案选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、三句话When he was young, he wanted to get a good job in the government. Unfortunately Du Fu was refused several times.可知,杜甫想在政府部门谋求一个职务，但遭到了拒绝。故答案选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章第二段…expressed his dissatisfaction with the government and his great pity for the common people. 可知，答案选D。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段After his death, the people if Chengdu built a shrine (神殿)on the site of his garden to honor him... 可知，答案选 C。

【5】主旨大意题。本文主要是介绍著名的唐朝诗人杜甫的，故选答案C。