单选题
Poetry Poetry is universal to all people, all places, and all times. The most【C1】______people have memorized poetry; the most cultured have nurtured it. Poetry knows no【C2】______, neither culture, age, gender, nor religion. We can even make a case that poetry captures the【C3】______of the universe, the ebb and flow of the tides, the beat of the seasons, and the rise and fall of our breath. Why is poetry the【C4】______thing humanity has to a universal language? Because poetry 【C5】______the ear, mind, and soul. It satisfies our【C6】______for beauty through the power of its language. But poetry【C7】______more than mere pleasure. It also communicates【C8】______Good poetry offers food for the【C9】______"Poetry, " wrote the Nobel Prize-winning poet T. S. Eliot, "may make us from time to time a little more【C10】______of the deeper, unnamed feelings to which we rarely【C11】______ Poetry reveals these "deeper, unnamed feelings" , and gives them【C12】______By calling attention to the aspects of life we might【C13】______in our hurry, poetry makes us understand not only their nature but also our own. As a result, poetry is not something special or【C14】______from our daily lives. Rather, it is an【C15】______part of everyone, an expression of our【C16】______hopes, wishes, and dreams. Although poetry satisfies a deep human appetite, many people fear and【C17】______it, claiming it is obscure, as it is written by men and women out of【C18】______with the realities of life. In fact, from the earliest times, most poets have been people of【C19】______, deeply involved with the rhythms of life. Ben Jonson was a bricklayer and Robert Bums a farmer. Nor are female poets【C20】______from the rigors of life. Phillis Wheatley was a former slave and Stevie Smith, a secretary.
【答案解析】解析:句意:我们甚至有充分的理由证实诗歌蕴含着宇宙的节奏,潮起潮落,四季更替以及呼吸起伏。rhythm“(事件或过程)有规律的反复出现”,与下文的“the ebb and flow of the tides,the beat of seasons”和“the rise and fall of our breath”相呼应,符合文意。climax“高潮”,harmony“和谐”,alteration“改变”,均无形容事物在高低之间反复起落的意思,排除。
单选题
【C4】
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析:句意:为什么诗歌是人类所拥有事物中最接近世界语的呢?close to sth.“接近于……”,the closestthing to a universal language“最接近于世界语的事物”,符合文意。其他选项均不可与介词to搭配,排除。
单选题
【C5】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析:句意:因为诗歌可以愉悦人们的耳朵、思想和心灵。delight“使高兴,使欣喜”,可与后面的宾语“theear,mind and soul”形成搭配,且呼应了下句中“beauty”一词的语境(因为美好的事物会使人愉悦),为正确答案。combine“联合,结合”,liberate“解放”,utilize“利用,使用”,虽然三者均可与宾语名词搭配,但不符合文章语境,排除。
单选题
【C6】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析:句意:它(诗歌)通过语言的魅力满足我们对美的渴求。crave for“渴望得到……”,craving for beauty“对美的渴求”,B符合文意。gratitude for“因……而感激”,competition for“为……而竞争”,curiosity for“对……好奇”,均不符合文意,排除。
【答案解析】解析:句意:因此,诗歌不是特别的东西,也并非与我们的日常生活孤立绝缘。set apart from“使隔绝……”,符合文意和搭配。bring back from“将……从某处带回”;make up“弥补,编造,化妆等”,makeup from非固定搭配;take over from“从某处接管……”。
单选题
【C15】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】解析:句意:更确切地说,它(诗歌)是人们不可或缺的一部分。integral“构成整体不可缺少的”,anintegral part of sth.“某物不可或缺的一部分”,符合文意。charming“可爱的”,innocent“无辜的”,conventional“惯例的,传统的”,均不符合文意,排除。
【答案解析】解析:句意:因为诗歌是由那些脱离现实生活的男性和女性诗人所作。out of touch with sth.为固定搭配,意为“不联系,不接触”,符合文意。
单选题
【C19】
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析:句意:事实上,从最早时代开始,大多数诗人都是行动派,紧跟生活的节奏。people of action“有行动力的人们”,符合“deeply involved with the rhythms of life”这一语境,且与上文人们的观点out of touchwith the realities of life形成照应,符合文意。people of vision“有远见的人”,people of honor“光荣的人”,people of power“有权力之人”。
单选题
【C20】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析:句意:女性诗人也没有远离严酷的生活。shelter from the rigors of life意为“躲避严峻的生活”,符合文意。eliminate sb.from sth.“淘汰某人”;disqualify sb.from sth.“(因能力不够)而制止某人做某事”;adapt oneself to sth.“使……适应”。