2019届高考英语二轮题海特训营9阅读理解词义猜测一.docVIP

PAGE 阅读理解-词义猜测一 1、He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 108th birthday of Pablo Neruda (1904 —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 finst 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 and exile(被流放者) 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 in his work. 1.The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by _______A.most important personB.famous person from PicassoC.freedom fighter in PicassoD.poem fan2.Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because?______.A.literary greats usually used the pen nameB.his father encouraged him to use the nameC.he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publicationD.he was greatly influenced by other poets3.Which of the following is not the theme of his works?A.Love.B.Political struggle.C.Social reform.D.Development of South America.4.The last paragraph mainly tells us?__________.