Some poems do not follow any rhyme or rhythm at all.（)

B．moreCHe hs written some very good poems, but he is ________ known for his short storiesthe best B．more C．better D．the most

A．the best

B．more

C．better

D．the most

d into the some language in a number of differing versions.()

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ation rather than from the original Russian works.()

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After a long journey from Quebec，Canada in l896，1 was finally in a small office in Kingston，Jamaica.Behind a long table piled with books and papers sat an old man，Mr.Campbell，my new employer and the owner of The Lantern. He stared at me so long，and with such an expression of amazement，that I became uneasy and embarrassed.And then at last a single sentence came from his lips, “My God!” It seems that he had expected a woman of the then approved type of bluestocking(女知识分子)，and now a baby had been dropped into his lap!

I sat alone with that old man who stared at me as if l were some person of a strange nature.After he had almost stared me down，he began to ask me questions.

“How old are you？”

“Seventeen.I mean—I’m going on eighteen.”Eighteen was，in fact，eleven months off.

‘‘Have you ever worked before？’’

“I’ve written things.’’

After a silent moment，during which he glared at me more angrily than ever, he demanded：

“What have you written？”

“Poetry, ” I said, and stopped because he said again in that lost voice，‘‘My God!”

“What else？”

“I had a story published in The Star,” I said. “I’ve got it here, if you’d like to see it.”

He made a motion of definite disagreement.

“I taught myself shorthand，’’I said，‘‘and I can take dictation as fast as you can talk.”

“Not a bad idea.” And then he added，“What do you think you are going to do here？”

“Write for your paper，”I said.

“What？”he inquired curiously.

“Why-anything-poetry-”

He waved his hand in such a dismissing manner that I got up, though it was my poetry, not I, he wished to be rid of just then. I went neaner to him and said, “I know you don’t want me an I don’t want to stay. I am dory I came.”

“What about the money I paid for you to came here？”he shouted. “I’m going to lose that？”

21.Mr.Campbell had expected_____.

A.an experienced nurse

B.all experienced journalist

C.a journalist with a baby

D.a young female secretary

22.The girl tried to impress the owner of the paper with_____.

A.her experience

B.her innocence

C.a younger age

D.an older age

23.Mr.Campbell showed some interest in the girl’s ability to_____.

A.compose poems

B.write stories

C.take dictation

D.travel alone

24.Based on the information provided in the passage，Mr.Campbell would probably _____.

A.give the girl the position

B.send the girl back to America

C.ask the girl to show him her poems

D.publish the girl’s poems and stones

25.On the whole，Mr.Campbell was_____.

A.pleased with his new employee

B.amazed by the girl’s literary talent

C.dissatisfied with the girl’s experience

D.angry with the rude manner of the girl

What do we mean when we say that Robert Frost’s simplicity is deceptive？

A.Frost’s poems are never simple, direct and natural.

B.Frost’s poems never say much in little.

C.Frost’s poems look simple, direct and natural, but Frost was almost never as simple, direct and natural as he appeared to be.

D.Frost’s poems are simple, direct and natural.

A、 individual heroism and pessimism

B、 love of nature and optimism

C、 love of old writers

D、 hatred for the imperialism

in a flat tone the little things he did on just one or any of the days in his life. The readers feel bored through most of the reading process, but feel well rewarded often by a surprise in wait for them, one that is not, however, always apparent.

The 16th century, known as the "Age of Genius" , was a complicated （复杂) and

difficult time to live. Many countries fought for the power and riches of the newly discovered Americas. Men introduced new ideas which demanded great changes in older ideas. Despite these problems and possibly because of them , wonderful things were done by the greatest of men.

It is indeed difficult to know why in some periods you find many men of genius while in others you may find few. The "Age of Genius", however, produced some of the greatest thinkers, painters, authors, and scientists.

In Italy during the High Renaissance (文艺复兴), a period of the "Age of Genius", three famous painters started their work. They were Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

Leonardo da Vinci is famous not only for his beautiful pain tings but also for his talent in the sciences. One of his best - known painting is the "Mona Lisa." Michelangelo was also a man of many talents. He was an artist; he wrote poems; he drew plans for buildings; and he worked with other forms of art. His best- known work is the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome (罗马西斯教堂).

Raphael was known for his painting. He made well-balanced pictures out of many different actions.

1. Another name for the 16th century is the ________.

A. Classical A ge

B. Middle Ages

C. "Age of Genius"

D. Age of Renaissance

2. To know why in some periods you find many intelligent men and few in other is __________.

A. an easy thing to do

B. a very difficult thing to do

C. not important

D. unneces sary

3. Which of the following statements is implied in the first paragraph of the passage？

A. Geniuses are born talented.

B. Geniuses are often produced in the same age.

C. Fighting for the riches of the newly - discovered Americas produced geniuses.

D. A period during which new ideas were replacing older ideas might produce geniuses.

4. _________ is famous for his paintings and for his talent in science.

A. Raph ael

B. Leonardo da Vinci

C. Michelangelo

D. Mona Lisa

5. Michelangelo is known for __________.

A. his Mona Lisa

B. his paintings in Sistine Chapel

C. his well-balanced pictures

D. his contributions to science

A.The woods often stand for humanity and symbolize nature and its uncertainty or unpredictability.

B.The woods stand for nature and symbolize something uncertain or unpredictable in modern lif

C.The woods often stand for danger and symbolize the uncertainty or unpredictability of natur

D.The woods often stand for the world and symbolize something uncertain or unpredictable of natur