2009年考研英语阅读理解精读100篇（高分版）TEXT 4

1.The word "substantial" (Line 4, Paragraph 1) most probably means_____.

1. "Substantial"这个词最有可能的意思是_____。

[A] serious

[A] 严肃的。

[B] grand

[B] 宏大的。

[C] heroic

[C] 英雄的。

[D] tragic

[D] 悲剧的。

2. The last words of Lowell mean that_____.

2. 洛厄尔的临终遗言意思是_____。

[A] the world should go forward without stopping.

[A] 世界应该继续前行，不要停止。

[B] the world should not mourn for him.

[B] 世界不要为他而哀痛。

[C] the world should forget him totally.

[C] 世界应该把他完全忘记。

[D] the world should go on its path for a bright future.

[D] 世界应该继续它朝向美好未来的道路行进。

3. Which one of the following is NOT the characteristics of Ashbery's poetry?

3.以下哪个不是Ashbery 诗歌的特点？

[A] Some lines are borrowed from the other poets' works.

[A] 许多句子是借用其他诗人的。

[B] Stanzas are different from each other in one poem.

[B] 诗中节与节差异颇大。

[C] Words are scattered casually in his poetry.

[C] 诗中的词都是随意散落搭配的。

[D] Tones are continuously changing from the highbrow to the common.

[D] 语调不停变化，有时是阳春白雪，有时是下里巴人。

4．Mr. Ashbery's similes in poetry are different from that of the other poets in that_____.

4．Ashbery先生诗歌中的比喻和其他诗人所用的比喻不同在于_____。

[A] he likes to single them out.

[A] 他喜欢把比喻单独列出来。

[B] he uses them in an eccentric way.

[B] 他用比喻的方式很奇怪。

[C] he uses simile in order to make fun of it.

[C] 他为捉弄比喻而用比喻。

[D] he uses simile to express his complex thought.

[D] 他用比喻来表达自己复杂的思想。

5. Why the author think the question Ashbery raised is a tougher one for a poet than we might think?

5. 为什么作者认为Ashbery 提出的问题要一个诗人回答其困难程度要比我们想象的难得多？

[A] Because a poet looks at things in a very complicated way.

[A] 因为诗人看待事物的方式很复杂。

[B] Because a poet takes life seriously.

[B] 因为诗人对待生活的态度很严肃。

[C] Because this question is a difficult one.

[C] 因为这个问题本身很难。

[D] Because the theme of life is worth thinking for a poet. 

[D] 因为对于一个诗人生活这个主题值得思考。