第11练人物传记类（二）单词识记：achievementoptimisticoutgoingbornbirthplaceconfidentcontentcontributewealthstubborncreativeprofessionrespectdetermineenergeticexperiencefailurefortunategeneroushardworking短语扫描：makeeffortstodosth.努力做某事praisesb.forsth.因某事赞扬某人regard...as认为……是setagoodexampleto为……树立好榜样begiftedat对……有天赋beinterestedin对……感兴趣becontentwith对……满意devoteoneselfto献身于，专心于beenthusiasticabout对……充满热情winthefirstprize获得一等奖[跟踪训练]Ⅰ.语境填词1．Whatwasyourfirstbig________(achieve)inyoursport?2．Thelocalgovernmenthopedthateverybodylivingintheregion________(做贡献)totheRedCross.3．Bombshadhitthebuildinganumberoftimesbut________(fortunate)noonewashurt.4．Itisreportedthatbusiness________(失败)haverisen16%thismonth.5．Asisknowntousall，likesomany________(create)peopleheisneversatisfied.Ⅱ.单项填空6．________thedeafchildren，theyoungladyhaslittletimetocareforherowndaughter.A．DevotedtoteachB．DevotedherselftoteachingC．DevotingtoteachD．Devotingherselftoteaching7．The________resourcesandstablepolicyprovidethemwiththeadvantagesofdevelopingtheirbusinesses.A．generousB．limitedC．narrowD．abundant8．Personalspaceistheregionsurroundingaperson________theyregardaspsychologicallytheirs.A．whoB．whereC．whenD．which9．Joeisproudand________，neveradmittingheiswrongandalwayslookingforsomeoneelsetoblame.(2014·浙江，4)A．strictB．sympatheticC．stubbornD．sensitive10．—Guesswhat！We’llhaveachancetovisitoursisterschoolinDenmarkthissummer!—Hownice！You________anotherkindofculturethen.A．willhaveexperienceB．haveexperiencedC．havebeenexperiencingD．willbeexperiencingⅠ.阅读理解(2017·吉林梅河口五中段考)WaltWhitmanwasbornin1819inLongIsland，NewYork.Whitmanreceivedmostofhiseducationoutsideoftheclassroom.Attheageofeleven，heworkedinalawofficeasanofficeboywherehebecameinterestedinreading.HewassoonreadingtheworksoffamousauthorslikeWilliamShakespeareandHomer，andwaswellonhiswaytobecomingoneofAmerica’smostwellknownpoets.BythetimeWhitmanwasseventeenyearsold，hehadalreadyworkedasaprinter’slearner，aworker，andateacher.Thoughhedislikedteaching，heexcelledintheprofession，developingafriendlyrelationshipwithhisstudents；heevenallowedthemtoaddresshimbyhisfirstname.Healsodevelopedfreshteachingtechniquesandlearninggamestohelphisstudentswithspellingandmaths.Inhisearlytwenties，however，hegaveupteachingtopursue(追求)afulltimecareerasajournalistandpoet.WhenWaltWhitmanfirstappearedasapoet，hisarrivalontotheAmericanliteraryscenewasmetwithcontroversy.Hisfirstcollectionofpoems，LeavesofGrass，wassounusualthatnocommercialpublisherwouldprintthework.In1855Whitmanpublished，athisownexpense，thefirsteditionofhiscollectionoftwelvepoems.Whitman’spoeticstylewasuncommoninthesensethathewrotepoemsinaformcalledparallelism(对比法)，inwhichhisgoalwastocopytheflowoftheseaandthequicklypassingnatureofhumanemotion.AcommonthemeinWhitman’spoetryisselfrealization.Inhiswork，Whitmanmovesfromconventionalpatternsofrhymetocreateauniquerhythmandamultilayered，buttrulyAmericanvoice.“AlthoughWhitmanwasconsideredarevolutionarybymany，thereislittledoubthelovedhiscountrydeeply.”Inhiswriting，heusedslang(俚语)andvariousimages，orvoices，tocreateasenseofnationalunity.ForWhitman，the“proofofapoetisthathiscountryabsorbshimasaffectionatelyashehasabsorbedit”．Whitmanhasundoubted...
