福建省2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试卷

福州外国语学校2023—2024学年第学期期中考

,全卷共高二英语试卷

12,满分：150分，时间：120分钟）

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第卷客观题共分

第一部分：听力（一两节，满分30分）

第一节（穴5小题;每小翅L5刀，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话每段对话仅读一遍

1.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?

A.Buysomebooks.B.Seeadoctor.C.Gotothelibrary.

2.Whendoesthelasttrainleave?

A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At9:30.

3.Whywasthewomanwaitingforherroommate?

A.Toreturnkeys.B.Togetintoherroom.CToborrowtextbooks.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onabus.B.Inalift.C.Inapark

5.Whatdocsthewomanmeans?

A.Themanwon'tsucceed.

B.Themanhasbegunrisingearly.

C.Themanshouldgiveupgettingupearly.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白.每段对话或独白读两遍.

听第6段材料，回答第6-7小题..

6.Whatisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

A.Alibrarian.B.Asalesperson.C.Ateacher.

7.Whatwillthemando?

A.Gotothecitycenter.B.Checktheputeragain.C.Waitforthewoman'scall.

听第段材料，回答第8、9小题-

8.Whatarcthespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Whattodotomorrow.B.Wheretotakeapicnic.C.Ilowtogotothepark.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'sidea?

A.Great.B.Unpractical.C.Exciting.

听第'段材料，回答第10至12题-

19.Whocouldthemanmostprobablybe?

A.Asalesperson.B.Amarketingdirector.C.Aputerrepairman.

11.Whatwillhappentomorrow?

A.Therewillbeameeting.B.Anewputerwillbebought.

C.Somecustomerswillvisitthepany.

12.Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Givealecture.B.Attendameeting.C.Getothesalesdepartment.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题一

13.Whatisinthebedroom?

A.Adesk.B.Abed.C.Achair.

14.Whichplacegetscrowdedinthemorningsometimes?

A.Thebathroom.B.ThekitchenC.Thelivingroom.

15.Howmuchrentshouldonepayintotal?

A.About$300.B.AboutS315.C.AboutS35O.

15.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Sal^ersonandcustomer.B.Brotherandsister.C.Schoolmates.

听第段材料，回答第17至20题

17.WhereistheSculptureGarden?

A.OnTrafalgarRoad.B.Oppositetheentrance.C.Ontheleftofthebridge

1i.WhatcanpeopledointheareabetweentheCateringVillageandthetoilets?

A.Admirethehandworkdonebylocalpeople.B.Appreciateanexhibitionofpaintings.

C.Buyfoodanddrinks.

19.Whatisthepopularareaofthefestival?

A.TheCraftMarket.B.TheSculptureGardenC.TheCateringVillage.

20.Whatisthetraditionofthefestival?

A.Actorsperformplays.

B.Authorsreadfromtheirlatestworks.

C.Livebandsplaythroughoutthefestival.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（大小题'每，」、翩2万，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

WaltWhitmanwasbomin1819inNewYorkCity.Duringhislonglife,hewatchedAmericagrowfroma

youngnationtothestrongestindustrialpowerintheworld.Whitmanwasinfluencedbyeventsaroundhim.Buthis

poetryspeaksoftheinnerself.HecelebratedgreatpeoplelikePresidentAbrahamLincoln.Healsocelebratedmon

people.

Asayoungman,Whitmanworkedasaschoolteacher,printerandnewspaperreporterHewas36yearsold

whenhisfirstbookofpoetrywaspublished.HecalleditLeavesofGrass.Ithadonlytwelvepoems.Thepoems

werewritteninfreeverse.Thelinesdidnotfollowanysetform.Somelineswereshortandsomewerelong.The

wordsattheendofeachlinedidnothaveasimilarsound.Theydidnotrhyme.

OneofAmerica'sgreatestthinkersandwritersimmediatelyrecognizedtheimportanceofLeavesofGrass.

RalphWaldoEmersonpraisedWhitman'swork.Butmostotherpoetsandwritersraidnothingordenouncedit.

TheAmericanCivilWarbeganin1861.Duringthewar,Whitmanworkedwithoutpayatarmyhcspitals.He

helpedcareforwoundedanddyingsoldiers,liesatbesidethesemenforhours.Hebroughtthemfoodandwrote

lettersfbrthem.AftertheCivilWar,Whitmanworkedfbrgovernmentagencies.HewatchedtheUnitedStatestry

tohealitselfandincreasedemocracy）ToWaltWhitman,democracywasmorethanapoliticalsystemoridea.

民主

Itwasthenaturalformofgovernmentfbrfreepeople.Whitmanbelieveddemocracywasmeanttohonortherights

ofeverypersonandtheequalityofallpeople.

In1873,WaltWhitmansufferedastroke（中）.HespentthelastyearsofhislifeinCamden,NewJerseyand

wrotemorepoems.Whitmanwaspoorandweakduringthelastyearsofhislife.Hediedin1892.

I.WaltWhitmanexpressedhisfeelingsby.

A.singingsongsB.celebratinggreatpeople

C.writingpoemsD.praisingmonpeople

2.LeavesofGrasswaspublishedin.

A.1819B.1855C.1861D.1873

3.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3means"

A.manygreatwriterslikedWhitman'spoemsverymuch

BalotofpeopleagreedwithEmerson

C.manypoetsandwritersdidn'tpraiseoreventhoughtillofWhitman,spoems

C.ThelowlevelprogrammingofModelT.D.ThestricttrainingfbrmaintainingModelT.

7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.ModelTisnowbeingmassivelyproduced.

B.Japan'sworkforcewillbereducedbyModelT.

C.TheweaknessesofModelThavebeenovere.

D.ModelTmaybeusedinwiderfieldsinthefuture.

C

PeoplefromEastAsiatendtohavemoredifficultythanthosefromEuropeindistinguishingfacialexpressions一

andanewreportpublishedonlineinCurrentBiologyexplainswhy.

RachaelJack,UniversityofGlasgowresearcher,saidthatratherthanscanningevenly（均匀的）acrossaface

asWesternersdo,Easternersfixtheirattentionontheeyes.

44WeshowthatEasternersandWesternerslookatdifferentfacefeaturestoreadfacialexpressions,Jacksaid.

uWesternerslookattheeyesandthemouthinequalmeasure,butEasternersfavortheeyesandignorethemouth.”

AccordingtoJackandhercolleagues,thediscovery,showsthathumanmunicationofemotionismoreplexthan

previouslybelieved.Asaresult,facialexpressionsthathadbeenconsidereduniversallyrecognizablecannotbeused

toexpressemotionincrossculturalsituations.

Theresearchersstudiedculturaldifferencesintherecognitionoffacialexpressionsbyrecordingtheeye

movementsof13WesternCaucasianand13EastAsianpeoplewhiletheyobsenedpicturesofexpressivefaces

andputthemintocategorieshappy,sad,surprised,fearful,disgusted,angry,orneutral.Theyparedhow

accuratelyparticipantsreadthosefacialexpressionsusingtheirparticulareyemovementstrategies.

ItturnedoutthatEasternersfocusedmuchgreaterattentionontheeyesandmadesignificantlymoreeiTors

thanWesternersdid."Theculturaldifferenceineyemovementsthattheyshowisprobablyareflectionofcultural

differenceinfacialexpressions,.Jacksaid."OurdatasuggestthatWesternersusethewholefacetoconvey

emotion,whileEasternersusetheeyesmoreandmouthless.”

Inshort,thedatashowthatfacialexpressionsarenotuniversalsignalsofhumanemotion.Fromhereon,

examininghowculturalfactorshavevariousthesebasicsocialskillswillhelpourunderstandingofhumanemotion.

Otherwise,whenitestomunicatingemotionsacrosscultures.EasternersandWesternerswillfindthemselveslostin

translation.

8.WhatdoesthediscoveryshowaboutWesterners?

B.Theyhavemoredifficukyinrecognizingfacialexpressions.

C.Theypayequalattentiontotheeyesandthemouth.

D.Theyconsiderfacialexpressionsuniversallyreliable.

9.Whatwerethepeopleaskedtodointhestudy?

A.Toobservetheresearchers5faces.B.Togettheirfacesimpressive.

C.Tomakea白ccateachother.D.Toclassifysomefacepictures.

10.InparisonwithWesterners,whatareEasternerslikelytodo?

A.Theystudythemouthmorefrequently.B.Theyexaminetheeyesmoreattentively.

C.Theyreadfacialexpressionsmorecorrectly.D.Theydotranslationmoresuccessfully.

11.Whatcanbethebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.CulturalDifferencesinReadingEmotions

B.EffectiveMethodstoDevelopSocialSkills

C.HowroIncreaseCrossculiuralUnderstanding

D.TheEyeastheWindowtotheSoul

D

Incontrasttotheoftenheardviewsthatrobotswillreplacehumanworkers,researchersfromGartnerpredicts

thatartificialinteHigence（AI）mayactuallycreate,morejobsthanit'sexpectedtotakeaway.By2020,artificial

intelligencehascreated2.3millionjobs,goingbeyondthe1.8millionthatithasreplaced,thepanysaidina

recentreport.Inthefollowingfiveyearsto2025,net（、争行的）newjobscreatedinrelationtoALwillreach2

million,accordingtothereport.

Thenumberofjobsaffectedwillbedifferentfromindustrytoindustry.Thepublicsector（公共部）‘health

careandeducationareexpectedtogetthemostjobs,whilemanufacturing（制造业）andtransportationmaybehit

thehardest,saidGartner'sresearchdirector,ManjunathBhat.

“Roboisarenotheretotakeawayourjobs,they'reheretogiveusapromotion”.“Ithinkthat'sthewaywe

shouldstartlookingatAT'BhattoldreportersonTuesday.

Garlner'spositivepredictionscontrastwiththewarningsonthedangersofAIsoundedbytoptechnology

industryvoicessuchasKaiFuLee,thefounderofventurecapitalfirmSinovationVentures.Hesaidrobotsare

likelytoreplace50percentofal!jobsinthenextdecade.

GartneracknowledgedinitsreportthatAIwouldcutmillionsofmiddlcandlowlcvclpositions.Butit

stressedthatmorenewjobswouldbecreated,includinghighlyskilledjobs,managementpositionsandeven

“ITleadersshouldnotonlyfocusontheprojectedincreaseofjobs,",thereportsaid."Forthegreatestvalue,

fbcusonimprovingpeoplewithAI.Enrichpeople'sjobs,reimagineoldtasksandcreatenewindustries.Change

yourculturetomakeitrapidlyadaptabletoAlrelatedopportunitiesorthreats/5

12.WhatdoesresearchfirmGartnerthinkofartificialintelligence?

A.Humanworkerswillbeoutofwork.B.AIwillcreatemorejobsthanitcuts.

C.Aiwillrunoutofhumancontro'.D.Newindustrieswillreplaceoldones.

13.WhoaremostlikelytolosetheirjobsaccordingtoGartner?

A.Teachers.B.Dentists.

C.Busdrivers.D.Socialworkers.

14.HowdoesKaiFuLeeseemtofeelaboutdiedevelopmentofAI?

A.Uncertain.B.Hopeful.

C.Worried.D.Confused.

15.WhatdoesresearchfirmGartnersuggestITleadersdo?

A.Takeadvantageofnewindustryopportunities.

B.Providepeoplewithtrainingpregrammes.

C.Stoptheoldbusinessandturntonewbusiness.

D.WclcAIandadapttochangesbroughtbyit.

第二节（每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项选项中有两项为多余选项

AnationalparkisanareasetasidebyagovernmentforthepreservationofthenaturalenvironmentThe

nationalparksintheUnitedStatesandCanadacenterontheprotectionofbothlandandwiId1ife.16And

thoseinAfricaprimarilyprotectanimals.

Itiswidelythoughtthattheideaofaparkornaturereserveunderstateownershipstartedin（heUnitedStates

in1870.17Yosemite.Sequoia,andGeneralGramNationalParkswereestablishedintheUnitedStatesin

1890.AndtheU.S.NationalParkService（NPS）wascreatedin1916tomanagetheparks.18Inadditionto

nationalparks,thesystemincludednationalpreserves,seashores,historicparksandsitesandsoon.

PartlyfollowingtheAmericanexample,movementssupportingnationalparkssprangupinmanyother

countries.19AndCanadasetupitsfirstthreenationalparksinthemid1880s.Theestablishmentof

modernnationalparksandnaturereservesgainedmomentum（动力）onlyafterWorldWarIor,insomecases,after

WorldWarIIinEurope.GreatBritainestablishedtheadministrativemachineryfbrbothnationalparksandnature

BuiinterestinparkscamelaierinAsiaandLatinAmericathaniididintheAngloAmericancountriesand

Europe.

A.ThesemovementsbeganinCanada.

B.GeorgeCatlinofferedtheideaduringthe1830s.

C.Visitorsareallowedtoenterfbrdifferentpurposes.

D.ThoseintheUnitedKingdomcentermainlyontheland.

E.JapanandMexicoestablishedtheirfirstnationalparksinthe1930s.

F.Bytheearly21stcenturytheNPSmanagedmorethan400separateareas.

G.Itisalsothoughtthattheworld'sfirstsuchparkwasYellowstoneNationalParkinWyoming.

第三部分语言运用（外两节，满分30分）

完形填空（共15小题'每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A-B-C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项-

AwallofstormswithhurricaneforcewindsstrucklateonaFridayeveningknockingdowntrees,blocking

roads,damaginghomes,anddestroyingpowerlines.

Hundredsofthousandsofpeople21foundthemselvesinthedarkwithoutwater,electricity,air

conditioning,telephones,Internet,andtelevision.Theyfoundthemselvescut22fromthemodemworld

bearing37cleP】usheatwithnohelpandnoideawhenitwouldbeover

Themostamazingthinghappened,23astherealityofthecrisissankin:itbroughtoutthebestinus.

Whiletherewereafew24acts,theywereoverwhelmed淹没）卜丫叫waveofloveand25that

（camefromtheheartsofsomany.

Peoplesharedtheirfood,ice,andgasoline.Peoplewhostillhadpower26theirhomestothosewho

hadnone.Peoplerushedouttoclearroadsandhomesoffallentrees.Selflesspowercrewsworkedaroundtheclock

torepairthedamageandrestoreelectricity.

People27onfrontporchestotalk.Strangerscametogetherasonefamilytohelponeanotherinthis

timeofgreatneed.Itwassucha（n）28seeingallthesepeopleactinglikethisundersuch29

circumstances.

Life's30strikeallofusfromtimetotime.Nooneis31Wcallgethurt.Wcallgetchallenged.

Wcallgetsqueezedby32duringourdayshere.Howwcrespondtothem,though,is33us.Wccan

letthembringouttheworstinusorwecanletthembringoutthebestinus.Wecan34themlikedemons

ofselfishnessorlikeangelsoflove.

Mayyoualwaysbringthebestfromyourheartandsoultowhateverlifemay_35_atyouthen.

21A.accidentallyB.ultimatelyC.suddenlyD.gradually

22.A.offB.downC.inD.away

23.A.thereforeB.thusC.howeverD.besides

24.A.selfishB.distinctC.efficientD.kind

25A.wanningB.mourningC.sympathyD.luck

26.A.bentB.openedC.devotedD.adjusted

27.A.approachedB.continuedC.encounteredD.gathered

2S.A.joyB.amusementC.favorD.affection

29.A.artificialB.identicalC.toughD.intense

30.A.anxietiesB.questionsC.fearsD.disasters

31.A.disturbedB.sparedC.includedD.involved

32.A.difficultiesB.conditionC.experiencesD.assumption

33.A.duetoB.contrarytoC.uptoD.closeto

34.A.beopposedtoB.approveofC.straightenupD.reactto

35.A.smileB.throwC.pointD.glance

11(65)

第卷主观题共分

第一节小题'每，j、1,满分7分）

黜刀,

泥句中画线部分单词与其英文泽义相匹配。

AapparentlyBconstantCbannedDavailableEembarrassedFreliable

Gappetite

35.IcanseethatDavidisatrustworthyperson.

37.Thegovernmenthasprohibitediheuseofchemicalweapons.

38.Ihadintendedtogotomycousin'sbirthdaylastnight,butIwasnotfree.

39.Wemustadapttothenewchangestliroughourcontinuouslearning.

40.Therewasanawkwardlookonherfaceafteryouaskedheraboutherprivatelife.

41.Whenhewasachild,hehadastrongdesireforknowledge.

42.Dietandexerciseareobviouslyimportanttoourhealth.

第一节语法填空(30小题;每,」、制1.5万，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Didyougrowupinoneculture,yourparentscamefromanother,andyouarenowlivingina43(total)

differentcountry?Ifso,thenyouareathiidculturekid.

Theword"thirdculturekid"44(use)inthe1960sft)rthefirsttimebyDr.Ruth.Shefirstcameacross

thisphenomenonwhile45(research)NorthAmericanchildrenlivinginIndia.Ingeneral,thirdculturekids

benefit46theirinterculturalexperienceandtheyoftenreachexcellentacademicresults.

However,47(be)athirdculturekidisnotalwayseasy.Thirdculturekidsmaynotbeabletoadapt

48(they)totheirnewsurroundings.Also,theyoftenfindithard49(develop)newfriendship.

Additionally,forathirdculturekid,itisoften50(easy)tomovetoanewcountrythantoreturntohis

homeland.Forexample,afterlivinginAustraliafbrmanyyears,Louisfinallyreturnedtothecountry51

shewasborn.Shedidn'tknowanythingaboutcurrentTVshowsorfashiontrends.Andshedidn'tshare

52samevaluesasotherteensofherage.

8•

第二节共小题’每小题।分，满分8分)

根据语境，选择卜.柝:中的单词或短语，必要时•用正确可形式埴空。框中有两个为多余的单词或短语。

persuadeconcludetakeupappealtoonthe

move

beabsentfromslightpreferaepany

amuse

53.Afterrepeatedexperiments,theycametoaintheend.

54.Theteachermadefunnyfacestothechildren.

55.Theairconditionercanchangeyourroom'stemperatureautomaticallyaccordingtoyour.

56.Jackneverwantedtostayinoneplacefbrverylong,sohealwaysfoundhimself.

57.Hissenseofhumorherenormouslythefirsttimetheymeteachother.

58.IamwritingtoexplaintoyouthereasonwhyIyourlecturelasttime.

59.Thestormisusuallywiththunder.

60.Helookedaroundthehallandfrowned___________becauseitwassonoisy.

第三节根据提示翻译句子(大5小题;每2，满分10分)

勾迦7J

61.如果我们感到沮丧或孤独，没有什么比看到好朋友的笑脸更好的了。（汉译英）

（）

62.此外，互联网使人们的朋友和家人即使身处天涯海角，也可以3「易地埠持联系。汉译英

63.尽管外面艳阳高照，我也分不清是早上还是晚上。（ing做主语汉译普）

64.一看到大海，大海的浩瀚和令人惊叹的美丽给我们留下了深刻的印象。汉英

65.Nevertheless,Iwillalwayslookonthepositivesideofthechangeandacceptitratherthanresistit.（央'举汉）

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吵书面表达满分分

假定你要参加你校英语俱乐部的写作比费,请你按如下要求用英语写一篇短文参赛。

1.下面三幅图中的肢体语言代表什么意思；

你对肢体语言的认识与看法；

2,与他人交流；

“我们可以同时用话语和肢体语言来表达我们的思想和想法以及

2）在不同的文化中，一个手势可能有不同的含义；

3）透僮一个人的肢体语言对人们相处是非常重要的°

存置100

2词数左右。’以使行文连贯°

乂可以适当葡3细节

福州外国语学校20232024学年第学期期中考

高二英语试卷

（全卷共12，满分：150分，时间：120分钟）友情提示：请

将所有答案填写到答题卡上!请不要错位、越界答题！第I卷客

观题（共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话每段对话仅读一遍

1.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?

A.Buysomebooks.B.Seeadoctor.C.Gotothelibrary.

2.Whendoesthelasttrainleave?

A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At9:30.

3.Whywasthewomanwaitingforherroommate?

A.Toreturnkeys.B.Togetintoherroom.C.Toborrowtextbooks.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onabus.B.Inalift.C.Inapark

5.Whatdoesthewomanmeans?

A.Themanwon'tsucceed.

3.Themanhasbegunrisingearly.

C.Themanshouldgiveupgettingupearly.

第二节听下面5段对话或独白每段对话或独白读两遍

听第6段材料，回答第6、7小题„

6.Whatisthewomanmostlikelytobe?

A.Alibrarian.B.Asalesperson.C.Ateacher.

7.Whatwillthemando?

A.Gotothecitycenter.B.Checktheputeragain.C.Waitforthe

woman'scall.

听第7段材料，回答第8-9小题.

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Whattodotomorrow.B.Wheretotakeapicnic.C.Howtogotothepark.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman'sidea?

A.Great.B.Unpractical.C.Exciting.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题

10.Whocouldthemanmostprobablybe?

A.Asalesperson.B.Amarketingdirector.C.Aputerrepairman.11.

Whatwillhappentomorrow?

A.Therewillbeameeting.B.Anewputerwillbebought.

C.Somecustomerswillvisitthepany.12.

Whatisthemangoingtodonext?

A.Givealecture.B.Attendameeting.C.Gotothesalesdepartment.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题一

13.Whatisinthebedroom?

A.Adesk.B.Abed.C.Achair.

14.Whichplacegetscrowdedinthemorningsometimes?

A.Thebathroom.B.ThekitchenC.Thelivingroom.

15.Howmuchrentshouldonepayintotal?

A.About$300.B.About$315.C.About$350.

16.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Salespersonandcustomer.B.Brotherandsister.C.Schoolmates.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17.WhereistheSculptureGarden?

A.OnTrafalgarRoad.B.Oppositetheentrance.C.Ontheleftofthebridge

18.WhatcanpeopledointheareabetweentheCateringVillageandthetoilets?

A.Admirethehandworkdonebylocalpeople.B.Appreciateanexhibitionof

paintings.

C.Buyfoodanddrinks.

19.Whatisthepopularareaofthefestival?

A.TheCraftMarket.B.TheSculptureGardenC.TheCateringVillage.

20.Whatisthetraditionofthefestival?

A.Actorsperformplays.

B.Authorsreadfromtheirlatestworks.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每

题所给的A.B.C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

WaltWhitmanwasbornin1819inNewYorkCity.Duringhislonglife,hewatchedAmerica

growfromayoungnationto:hestrongestindustrialpowerintheworld.Whitmanwas

influencedbyeventsaroundhim.Buthispoetryspeaksoftheinnerself.Hecelebratedgreat

peoplelikePresidentAbrahamLincoln.Healsocelebratedmonpeople.

Asayoungman,Whitmanworkedasaschoolteacher,printerandnewspaperreporter.He

was36yearsoldwhenhisfirstbookofpoetrywaspublished.HecalleditLeavesofGrass.It

hadonlytwelvepoems.Thepoemswerewritteninfreeverse.Thelinesdidnotfollowanyset

form.Somelineswereshortandsomewerelong.Thewordsattheendofeachlinedidnot

haveasimilarsound.Theydidnotrhyme.

OneofAmerica'sgreatestthinkersandwritersimmediatelyrecognizedtheimportanceof

LeavesofGrass.RalphWaldoEmersonpraisedWhitman'swork.Butmostotherpoetsand

writerssaidnothin。0rdenouncedit.

TheAmericanCivilWarbeganin1861.Duringthewar,Whitmanworkedwithoutpayat

armyhospitals.Hehelpedcareforwoundedanddyingsoldiers.Hesatbesidethesemenfor

hours.Hebroughtthemfoodandwrotelettersforthem.AftertheCivilWar,Whitmanworked

forgovernmentagencies.HewatchedtheUnitedStatestrytohealitselfandincrease

democracy（民壬）T。WaltWhitman,democracywasmorethanapoliticalsystemoridea.Itwas

thenaturalformofgovernmentforfreepeople.Whitmanbelieveddemocracywasmeantto

honortherightsofeverypersonandtheequalityofallpeople.

In1873,WaltWhitmansufferedastroke（中）.Hespentthelastyearsofhislifein

Camden,NewJerseyandwrotemorepoems.Whitmanwaspoorandweakduringthelastyears

ofhislife.Hediedin1892.

1.WaltWhitmanexpressedhisfeelingsby.

A.singingsongsB.celebratinggreatpeople

C.writingpoemsD.praisingmonpeople

2.LeavesofGrasswaspublishedin.

3.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3means"

A.manygreatwriterslikedWhitman'spoemsverymuch

B.alotofpeopleagreedwithEmerson

C.manypoetsandwritersdidn'tpraiseoreventhoughtillofWhitman'spoems

2•丹羽胜俺褪惘霜般?揶料判谭瑞鹏乘itmanwasa（n）

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。介绍了美国著名的诗人WaltWhitman的生平事迹。

AbravesoldierB.manofdevotion

[1题详解】

钿节0内懒ficfWtiHE殳提至『Buthispoetryspeaksoft&.egiirwjfierpsdiltfichteicelebratedgreatpeoplelike

F（re,sidprit.At>rah^n^inco^.（blealaoBelebratedmonpeople."（但他的诗讲的是内心的自我。他歌颂

像明伯拉罕・林肯总统这样的伟人。他也赞美普通人。）Whitman通过诗歌来讲述内心的感受，并歌颂伟人

和普通人，由此判断，他是通过写诗来表达自己的情感。故选C。

[2题详解】

细节理解题。第一段第一句提到“WaltWhitmanwasbomin1819inNewYorkCity.”（沃尔特•惠特曼

于1819年出生在纽约市。）第二段第二句提到“Hewas36yearsoldwhenhisfirstbookofpoetry

waspublished.HecalleditLeavesofGrass."（他的第一本诗集出版时，他36岁。他把它叫做《草叶

集”）1819