Question

He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry.Beloved by Chileans (智利人) of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history.He is Pablo Neruda who was born in 1904 and died in 1973.

Born with  the  name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy.He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten.The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.

However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing.To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.

In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”．Yet his rich experience as a diplomat(外交官) and an exile made him go beyond the theme of love.His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America.He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

Neruda loved the sea which he  saw as creative, destructive and forever moving.He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.“I need the sea because it teaches me，” he wrote.“I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed(回荡) in his work.

1.Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because____.

A. literary greats usually used the pen names

B. his father encouraged him to use the name

C. he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication

D. he was greatly influenced by other poets

2.Which of the following is NOT the theme of his works？

A. Love.

B. Political struggle.

C. Social reform.

D. The development of South America.

3.The last paragraph mainly tells us ____.

A. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration

B. the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast

C. Neruda's poems were widely read overseas

D. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

【解析】

本文是应用文。介绍了著名诗人Pablo Neruda的生平。Pablo Neruda本名Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto，从小酷爱写作，立志成为一名诗人，其创作风格深受美国诗人Walt Whitman的影响。他的作品主要以爱情为主题，但同时对政治的抗争也是非常重要的话题，1971年获得诺贝尔文学奖。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段“his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing.To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.”可知：聂鲁达的父亲不赞成儿子当诗人，经常想方设法阻止他的创作。为了掩人耳目发表第一部诗集，诗人就为自己取了个笔名——聂鲁达。分析选项可知C项（他不想让父亲知道他的出版物）符合题意，故选C项。

2.细节理解题。分析第四段“…made him go beyond the theme of love．His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America．”可知，没有涉及社会改革的主题，分析选项可知C项符合题意。

3.主旨大意题。根据最后一段的最后几句“He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast”和“He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work”两句可知：海浪磅礴的力量、自由的激荡，海岸上展翅翱翔的海鸟，这一切都给予聂鲁达无尽的创作灵感。他喜欢大海，还因为大海在永不停息地更新着自己。而他的诗作也犹如大海一样，不断地推陈出新。分析选项可知A项正确。