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

1. "Substantial"這個(gè)詞最有可能的意思是_____。

[A] serious

[A] 嚴(yán)肅的。

[B] grand

[B] 宏大的。

[C] heroic

[C] 英雄的。

[D] tragic

[D] 悲劇的。

2. The last words of Lowell mean that_____.

2. 洛厄爾的臨終遺言意思是_____。

[A] the world should go forward without stopping.

[A] 世界應(yīng)該繼續(xù)前行，不要停止。

[B] the world should not mourn for him.

[B] 世界不要為他而哀痛。

[C] the world should forget him totally.

[C] 世界應(yīng)該把他完全忘記。

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

[D] 世界應(yīng)該繼續(xù)它朝向美好未來的道路行進(jìn)。

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

3.以下哪個(gè)不是Ashbery 詩(shī)歌的特點(diǎn)？

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

[A] 許多句子是借用其他詩(shī)人的。

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

[B] 詩(shī)中節(jié)與節(jié)差異頗大。

[C] Words are scattered casually in his poetry.

[C] 詩(shī)中的詞都是隨意散落搭配的。

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

[D] 語(yǔ)調(diào)不停變化，有時(shí)是陽(yáng)春白雪，有時(shí)是下里巴人。

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

4．Ashbery先生詩(shī)歌中的比喻和其他詩(shī)人所用的比喻不同在于_____。

[A] he likes to single them out.

[A] 他喜歡把比喻單獨(dú)列出來。

[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] 他為捉弄比喻而用比喻。

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

[D] 他用比喻來表達(dá)自己復(fù)雜的思想。

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

5. 為什么作者認(rèn)為Ashbery 提出的問題要一個(gè)詩(shī)人回答其困難程度要比我們想象的難得多？

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

[A] 因?yàn)樵?shī)人看待事物的方式很復(fù)雜。

[B] Because a poet takes life seriously.

[B] 因?yàn)樵?shī)人對(duì)待生活的態(tài)度很嚴(yán)肅。

[C] Because this question is a difficult one.

[C] 因?yàn)檫@個(gè)問題本身很難。

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

[D] 因?yàn)閷?duì)于一個(gè)詩(shī)人生活這個(gè)主題值得思考。