【春走向高考】高三英语一轮复习Unit2Poems练习新人教版选修6Ⅰ.阅读理解(·江西省重点中学盟校第一次联考)Autumnmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.“Italldependsonyourpersonality.”saidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey.“Personalityshapesyourviewoftheseason，”hesaid.“Youmayseeitasafadingaway,apackingup(结束),orasatimeofpackinginanothersense—theexcitedgatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney.”Ifthisistrue,perhapsittellsusalittleabout,forinstance,ThomasHood,the19thCenturyEnglishpoet.AboutNovember,hewrote:Nowarmth,nocheerfulness,nohealthfuleaseNoshade,noshine,nobutterflies,nobeesNovember!Ontheotherhand,anotherEnglishpoetJohnKeats,alreadysensinghewasseriouslyill,wasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguage,ToAutumn.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutit.AccordingtoRichardMabey,Keatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhisside.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdown,butatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.Forexample,justatthemomentthatKeats's“gatheringswallows”(inToAutumn)aredepartingforAfrica,millionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIceland,GreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Accordingtoscientists,beforefalling,theleavestransfertheirchlorophyll(叶绿素)andcarbohydratesintothewoodypartsofthetreeforsafe-keepingoverwinter.Whatremainsarethenaturalantioxidants(防老剂)intheleaves:theyellowandorangecarotenoids(类胡萝卜素),andanotherprotectivechemicalspeciallyproducedforautumn,thebrightredanthocyanin(花青素).Highcolorisnotasignalofdeterioration(退化)anddecline,butofdetox(排毒的)abilityandgoodhealth.AcenturyafterKeats,theAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:“Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.Andthatwecouldbreakuplikeautumnleaves...droppingtheirsubstancelikechlorophyll.Wouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent？”文章大意：以秋天为主题，引用不同诗人写到的有关秋天的诗，即反映不同人对于秋天有不同见解，又升华出秋天落叶的真理和积极意义。1.FromThomasHood'spoem,wemayinferthat________.A．hesufferedalotfromcoldNovemberB．hemissedtheshiningsummerdaysverymuchC．hehadanegativeattitudetowardsautumnD．heenjoyedbutterfliesandbeesverymuch答案：C根据ThomasHood的诗歌：Nowarmth,nocheerfulness,nohealthfulease,Noshade,noshine,nobutterflies,nobees,November！一切都是从消极的一面来描写的。2.Inautumn,leavesturnyellowbeforefallingbecause______.A．theycan'tbearthefreezingB．theycan'tgetenoughwaterfromthewoodpartC．chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavebeenlostthroughleavesD．chlorophyllandcarbohydrateshavecomebacktothewoodpart答案：D根据文章第四段可知。3.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A．autumnhasdifferentfacesindifferentpeople'seyesB．JohnKeatswasagoodbiologistaswellasapoetC．allcreaturesmovefromthecoldnorthtoBritainforwinterD．thethreepoetswereonlyknownfortheirpoemsaboutautumn答案：A根据文中几位诗人的诗歌可以看到对于秋天不同的理解，因此选A。4．WhichwordcanbestdescribeLorenEiseley'sattitudetowardsautumn?A．Fearful.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Realistic.答案：B根据文章最后一段，诗人的诗歌以及倒数第二段的内容可知，他表达的是一种乐观积极的态度。5.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A．Mancanneverlivelong,justasleavesmustleavethetreeannually.B．Manisdifferentfromautumnleaves,whichwillcomeagainthenextspring.C．Manshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsdeath,quitedifferentfromautumnleaves.D．Manshouldtre...
