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高二下学期期末实战模拟卷七
[主题阅读5]人与社会———诗歌
(时间40分钟,满分50分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
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WaltWhitmanwasbornin1819inLongIsland,NewYork.Whitmanreceivedmostof
hiseducationoutsideoftheclassroom.Attheageofeleven,heworkedinalawofficeasan
officeboywherehebecameinterestedinreading.Hewassoonreadingtheworksoffamous
authorslikeWiliamShakespeareandHomer,andwaswelonhiswaytobecomingoneof
AmericasmostwelGknownpoets.
BythetimeWhitmanwasseventeenyearsold,hehadalreadyworkedasaprinters
learner,aworker,andateachertohelphisstudentswithspelingandmaths.Inhisearly
twenties,however,hegaveupteachingtopursue(追求)afulGtimecareerasajournalist
andpoet.
WhenWaltWhitmanfirstappearedasapoet,hisarrivalontotheAmericanliterary
scenewasmetwithcontroversy.Hisfirstcolectionofpoems,LeavesofGrass,wassounuG
sualthatnocommercialpublisherwouldprintthework.In1855Whitmanpublished,athis
ownexpense,thefirsteditionofhiscolectionoftwelvepoems.
Whitmanspoeticstylewasuncommoninthesensethathewrotepoemsinaform
caledparalelism(对比法),inwhichhisgoalwastocopytheflowoftheseaandthequickG
lyGpassingnatureofhumanemotion.AcommonthemeinWhitmanspoetryisselfGrealizaG
tion.Inhiswork,Whitmanmovesfromconventionalpatternsofrhymetocreateaunique
rhythmandamultiGlayered,buttrulyAmericanvoice.
“AlthoughWhitmanwasconsideredarevolutionarybymany,thereislittledoubtthat
helovedhiscountrydeeply.”Inhiswriting,heusedslang(俚语)andvariousimages,or
voices,tocreateasenseofnationalunity.
ForWhitman,the“proofofapoetisthathiscountryabsorbshimasaffectionatelyas
hehasabsorbedit.”Whitmanhasundoubtedlybecomeapartoftheculturalhistoryand
imageofAmerica.
1.Paragraph2mainlytalksabout .
A.Whitmanseducation B.Whitmansearlycareer
C.how Whitmanbecameapoet D.whyWhitmanspoemswerepopular
2.WhenWhitmanfirstappearedasapoet, .
A.hereceivedawarmwelcome B.hisliteraryroadwasnoteasy
C.hebecamefamousforhisunusualstyleD.hispoeticstylewascopiedbyotherpoets
3.WhatwasWhitmansgreatestliterarycontribution?
A.Heexpressedhumanemotioninhiswriting.
B.Heshowedthatflowofthesea