1文学与艺术一、阅读理解1.WilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmony（和睦）thatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited（继承）excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydrama（戏剧）andpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithincomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPricein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W.H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines:Earth,receiveanhonouredguest:WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel（船）lieEmptiedofitspoetry.1.WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats'sfamily?A.ItfilledYeats'schildhoodwithlaughter.B.ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.C.Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.D.Ithadanartisticatmosphere.2.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutYeats'slife?A.YeatsfoundedthefirstIrishtheater.B.Yeatsstucktomodernformsinhispoetry.C.Yeatsbegantoproducehisbestworksfromthe1910s.D.Yeatswasnotfavoredbythepublicuntilthe1923NoblePrize.3.WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW.H.Auden'slines?A.Envy.B.Sympathy.C.Emptiness.D.Admiration.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Yeats'sliteraryachievements.2B.Yeats'shistoricalinfluence.C.Yeat...
