省株洲市荷塘区高中英语的完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习11.docVIP

湖南省株洲市荷塘区2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习（11） 【阅读理解】 William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13,1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.[来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K] Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s.His early theatrical experiments，however，were not received favorably at the beginning. He didnt lose heart，and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama. Compared with his dramatic works, Yeatss poems attract much admiring notice.The subject matter includes love，nature，history，time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition. He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Prize in 1923.Yet，he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40，he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeatss death in 1939, W．H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines： Earth，receive an honoured guest： William Yeats is laid to rest. Let the Irish vessel (船) lie Emptied of its poetry. 本文介绍了爱尔兰著名作家威廉·巴特勒叶慈，他在19世纪90年代成立了爱尔兰国家剧院，他以诗体戏剧及诗歌闻名，于1923年获得了诺贝尔奖。 ．Which of the following can describe Yeatss family? A．It filled Yeatss childhood with laughter.B．It was shocked by Yeatss choice. C．It was a typically wealthy family.D．It had an artistic atmosphere. 答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文第一段倒数第二句话可知：他从家人那儿继承了很好