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   William Butler Yeats was born in Sandy mount,County Dublin,Ireland on June 13th,1865.His father John was a law student who later pursued art,and young William and his siblings moved back and forth between Dublin and London during much of their _________.

Most of their holidays were _________with their mother's family in Sligo,a region whose landscape,culture and folklore(民俗)_________ his own works.

While his family belonged to the main Protestant minority which _________ themselves with the British,Yeats firmly _________ himself Irish. Indeed many of his poems and plays reflect Irish legends and castles. In 1885,Yeats started _________ poems as a young man of 20.Many of his early works were later published as The Wanderings of Oisin and Other Poems.

He became _________ in politics,which resulted in his becoming an Irish senator(参议员)in 1922 when the Irish Free State was formed. He _________ for 6 years but continued to _________ well into his seventies.

Later in London,he also co-founded the Rhymer's Club for __________ to share their verses,with his own __________becoming popular with other poets.In1899,as Yeats began writing dramas,he established the Irish Literary Theatre __________ other like-minded people to stage Irish plays. His __________ were influenced by the Japanese Noh style of writing,a type of traditional Japanese theatre which tended to be musical rather than __________ on prose.

Yeats became __________ when he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1923,becoming one of the first Irish laureates(桂冠诗人).His book The Tower was set in his own __________,which he had bought and restored. __________,many of his best works were written when he was well past 50,and they continue to be __________ today.

In 1939,Yeats died in France on a trip there. He was __________ at Roquebrune,but according to his __________,his remains were later taken to Sligo and buried at Drumcliff in 1948.

【小题1】
A.childhoodB.lifeC.holidayD.education
【小题2】
A.wastedB.spentC.sharedD.scheduled
【小题3】
A.attractedB.explainedC.basedD.influenced
【小题4】
A.associatedB.providedC.relatedD.mixed
【小题5】
A.devotedB.treatedC.consideredD.wished
【小题6】
A.composingB.readingC.appreciatingD.analyzing
【小题7】
A.sensitiveB.independentC.activeD.mild
【小题8】
A.preparedB.servedC.waitedD.applied
【小题9】
A.performB.learnC.teachD.write
【小题10】
A.singersB.politiciansC.poetsD.musicians
【小题11】
A.commentsB.contributionsC.thoughtsD.conclusions
【小题12】
A.forB.ofC.aboutD.with
【小题13】
A.playsB.storiesC.novelsD.songs
【小题14】
A.focusB.callC.dependD.keep
【小题15】
A.wealthyB.vainC.famousD.accessible
【小题16】
A.churchB.castleC.palaceD.square
【小题17】
A.UnusuallyB.FortunatelyC.HopefullyD.Eventually
【小题18】
A.disturbingB.humorousC.popularD.breathless
【小题19】
A.burnedB.buriedC.locatedD.honored
【小题20】
A.expectationB.promiseC.determinationD.will
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同类题3

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift.Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September11th.1958.Mum gave birth to Richard.After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying."I promised you a gift, and here it is." What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own.I played with it day and night.I sang to it.I told it stories.1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty.My doll was gone! I cried for it.Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital.It had a fever.For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming."Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room."If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough." As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears.I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning.Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say."What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs."The hospital said we can bring Richard home!" "Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car.I had never seen them happy.And I was also full of joy.What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home.I downstairs.My sacks still hung there flat.But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
【小题1】what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?
A.He got a baby brother
B.He got a Christmas gift
C.He became four years old
D.He received a doll
【小题2】What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Impossible.B.Boring
C.DifficultD.Fearful
【小题3】Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A.Excitement.B.Happiness.
C.Sadness.D.Disappointment.
【小题4】What is the passage mainly about?
A.A sad Christmas day
B.Life with a lovely baby
C.A special Christmas gift
D.Memories of a happy family

同类题4

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ______, recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived ______ for many years. In 1881 he returned to Scotland for a ______.With him were his American wife Fanny and his son ______.

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long ______ over the hills. They had been ______ this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd felt the days ______.To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some ______.

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island, Robert ______that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of ______. “What’s that?” he asked. “That’s the ______ treasure,” said the boy. Robert suddenly ______ something of an adventure story in the boy’s ______.While the rain was pouring, Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the ______ a twelve-year-old boy, just like Lloyd. But who would be the pirate (海盗)?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the ______ of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to ______ such a man in a story. ______ Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was ______.

So, thanks to a ______ September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg, and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest ______ stories in the English language.
【小题1】
A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally
【小题2】
A.aloneB.next doorC.at homeD.abroad
【小题3】
A.meetingB.storyC.holidayD.job
【小题4】
A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John
【小题5】
A.talkB.restC.walkD.game
【小题6】
A.attemptingB.missingC.planningD.enjoying
【小题7】
A.quietB.dullC.busyD.cold
【小题8】
A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.exercising
【小题9】
A.doubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognized
【小题10】
A.the seaB.the houseC.ScotlandD.the island
【小题11】
A.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpected
【小题12】
A.sawB.drewC.madeD.learned
【小题13】
A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.mind
【小题14】
A.starB.heroC.writerD.child
【小题15】
A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom
【小题16】
A.praiseB.produceC.includeD.accept
【小题17】
A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus
【小题18】
A.readB.bornC.hiredD.written
【小题19】
A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windy
【小题20】
A.newsB.loveC.real-lifeD.adventure

同类题5

   When John Gurdon was 15, he ranked last out of the 250 boys in his grade at biology. He also came in last for every other science subject. His teacher wrote in a _____ , "I believe he has ideas about becoming a _____; form his present performance this is quite foolish. "

Luckily the teacher's words didn't _____ Gurdon's love for science. He kept working hard. He went to labs earlier and left _____ than anyone else. Finally he realized his dream.

On Oct. 8, 2012, 64 years later, the British professor _____ the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka had contributed to the research and therefore _____ the award.

Gurdon got the honor _____ his research into cells and cloning. When he was studying at Oxford, he did some _____ on cells. He took a cell from an adult frog, moved its genes _____ , and put them into an egg cell. The egg cell then ______ into a clone of the adult frog. His research ______ for the first time that every cell in the body contains the same genes.

At that time, many people couldn't ______ Gurdon's idea. But later it helped to ______ Dolly the sheep in 1996, the first cloned mammal in history. It also led to important findings in the ______ use of cells. For example, cells from someone's skin can ______ into any type of tissue in the body. This is good news for those ____ who have diseased or damaged tissue.

Gurdon always remembers the ______ he had when he was 15. He even puts the report on his desk as a daily ______ to himself.

"When you have problems, like an experiment which doesn't work, it's ______ to remind yourself that perhaps you are not so good at your job and the teacher may be ______ ," he said.

However, the facts suggest Gurdon is pretty good indeed.

【小题1】
A.reportB.letterC.passageD.program
【小题2】
A.musicianB.scientistC.managerD.millionaire
【小题3】
A.stopB.condemnC.inspireD.reunite
【小题4】
A.soonerB.laterC.more hurriedlyD.more happily
【小题5】
A.wonB.foundedC.dreamed ofD.applied for
【小题6】
A.receivedB.refusedC.collectedD.shared
【小题7】
A.instead ofB.in spite ofC.because ofD.in place of
【小题8】
A.readingB.writingC.operationD.research
【小题9】
A.suddenlyB.secretlyC.carefullyD.casually
【小题10】
A.cutB.grewC.changedD.formed
【小题11】
A.predictedB.studiedC.provedD.presented
【小题12】
A.acceptB.admitC.avoidD.ignore
【小题13】
A.saveB.discoverC.feedD.create
【小题14】
A.commercialB.medicalC.physicalD.illegal
【小题15】
A.turnB.disappearC.breakD.send
【小题16】
A.researchersB.scientistsC.patientsD.doctors
【小题17】
A.friendB.teacherC.classmateD.neighbor
【小题18】
A.regulationB.routineC.reminderD.reward
【小题19】
A.potentialB.complicatedC.roughD.nice
【小题20】
A.rightB.wrongC.wiseD.silly