Question

    Robert Frost is an American poet（诗人）, who was born in 1874 in San Francisco, but spent most of his years in snowy places like Massachusetts. Most of his poems were about nature and the New England sights. Frost is known for creating simple poems in everyday English. He was big on sounds, often talking about how the sounds of words carry more meaning than the words themselves. His most famous poem is as follows:

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer（古怪的）

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells（佩铃）a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound’s the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake（雪花）.

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

This poem was written in 1922, two years before Frost won the first of his four Pulitzer Prizes. The poem tells the story of a man traveling to a town, who is pretty much in love with what he sees, but can’t quite make himself leave the lovely and dark woods.

1.What can we learn about Robert Frost?

A.He was an English poet. B.He won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1922.

C.He was born in a snowy place. D.Nature is a common subject of his poems.

2.Where does the poet usually stop his horse according to the poem?

A.In the woods. B.On the grassland. C.Near a farmhouse. D.Beside the frozen lake

3.Which of the following words rhyme with the word “shake” in the poem?

A.Here. B.Know C.Mistake. D.Sleep.

4.What kind of feeling is expressed in the poem according to the last paragraph?

A.Love for nature. B.Fear of the darkness.

C.Excitement of returning home. D.Worry of losing his way.

5.We may find this passage in ______.

A.a guidebook B.a storybook C.a geography book D.a collection of poems

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】

罗伯特·弗罗斯特是位美国诗人。他大部分的时间都生活在下雪的地方，他的大多数的诗都与自然和风景有关。本文介绍了他最有名的一首诗。

1.细节理解题。根据“Most of his poems were about nature and the New England sights.”可知他大部分诗都是关于自然和风景的。故选D。

2.推理判断题。根据诗中“My little horse must think it queer（古怪的） To stop without a farmhouse near”可知停在一个没有农舍的地方，马一定觉得很奇怪，因此可推断通常马都是停到有农舍的地方。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据“He gives his harness bells（佩铃）a shake To ask if there is some mistake”可知上一句以shake结尾，下一句以mistake结尾，并且两个单词都以-ake结尾，因此这两个单词押韵。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据“…who is pretty much in love with what he sees, but can’t quite make himself leave the lovely and dark woods.”这首诗描绘的是一个人看到可爱的黑森林，爱上了这片森林，因此这首诗表达的是对自然的热爱。故选A。

5.推理判断题。本文刚开始介绍诗人，然后是他最有名的诗，然后对诗歌的背景进行介绍，因此可推断这篇文章应该出现在诗歌集里。故选D。