Question

【題目】John Milton, the most learned poet, is the greatest writer of the seventeenth century and one of the giants of English literature as a whole. He was greatly influenced by two historical movements of Renaissance and Reformation. Like Spenser and Shakespeare, he was also one of the Renaissance giants not only in England but also in the whole world. Almost all later poets in English literature respected Milton highly. Milton towers over his age as Shakespeare towers over the Elizabethan age, and as Chaucer towers over the medieval period.

John Milton was born in London in 1608. His education began at St. Paul’s School, where he was very hard-working, where he showed wonderful gifts as a student of languages mastering Greek, Latin, Hebrew and many modem European languages. He also received very good home education under the influence of his father who was a Puritan (清教徒) and a lover of music and literature. He attended Christ’s College, Cambridge University, where he was very popular because of his handsomeness and talent, where he explained the true aim of knowledge as making the spirit of man “reach out far and wide, until it fills the whole world and the space far beyond with the expansion of its greatness”, where he graduated with B.A. in 1962 and M. A. in 1963.

【1】 According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. John Milton was a most learned poet.

B. John Milton was one of the giants of English literature.

C. Spenser and Shakespeare were the Renaissance giants in England.

D. Spenser, Shakespeare and John Milton had the friendly relationship between them.

【2】The underlined word “towers” in the first paragraph most probably means “_________”.

A. likes to visit towers

B. looks like a tall building

C. builds a tall building like a tower

D. is better than others in ability and quality

【3】What was Milton’s opinion to the true aim of knowledge?

A. To think about what we don’t know.

B. To research the whole world and space.

C. To make the spirit of man reach out far and wide with the expansion of the greatness of knowledge.

D. To make the character of man strong and great.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

試題分析：Milton是17世紀(jì)英國文學(xué)界最有學(xué)問的詩人、最偉大的作家。在英國文學(xué)上，幾乎后來所有的詩人都特別尊重Milton。Milton是他那個時代最優(yōu)秀的人，就像Shakespeare在他那個時代一樣�？芍�他們不是一個時代的人。

【1】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Milton towers over his age as Shakespeare towers over the Elizabethan age, and as Chaucer towers over the medieval period. Milton是他那個時代最優(yōu)秀的人，就像Shakespeare在他那個時代一樣�？芍�他們不是一個時代的人，故選D。

【2】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句Almost all later poets in English literature respected Milton highly. Milton towers over his age as Shakespeare towers over the Elizabethan age, and as Chaucer towers over the medieval period.在英國文學(xué)上，幾乎后來所有的詩人都特別尊重Milton。Milton是他那個時代最優(yōu)秀的人，就像Shakespeare在他那個時代一樣。可知他們不是一個時代的人。因此可知towers指在能力和質(zhì)量上比其他人更好。故選D。

【3】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句中的he explained the true aim of knowledge as making the spirit of man “reach out far and wide, until it fills the whole world and the space far beyond with the expansion of its greatness”, 他解釋知識的真正目的是使人的精神”伸出很遠(yuǎn)的地方, 直到它充滿整個世界和空間的擴(kuò)張遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出它的偉大。故選C。