【2006年12月24日真题】

　　 Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　 26.[A]His father caught a serious disease.

　　 [B]His mother passed away.

　　 [C]His mother left him to marry a rich businessman.

　　 [D]His father took to drinking.

　　 27.[A]He disliked being disciplined.

　　 [B]He was expelled by the university.

　　 [C]He couldn't pay his gambling debts.

　　 [D]He enjoyed working for a magazine.

　　 28.[A]His poems are heavily influenced by French writers.

　　 [B]His stories are mainly set in the State of Virginia.

　　 [C]His work is difficult to read.

　　 [D]His language is not refined.

　　 29.[A]He grieved to death over the loss of his wife.

　　 [B]He committed suicide for unknown reasons.

　　 [C]He was shot dead at the age of 40.

　　 [D]He died of heavy drinking.

【2006年12月24日真题解析】

　　 原文:

　　 Passage one

　　 Edgar Poe,an American writer,was born in 1809.His parents were actors.Edgar was a baby when his father left the family.He was two years old when his mother died.【第26题答案位置】He was taken into the home of a wealthy businessman named John Allen.He then received his new name,Edgar Allen Poe.As a young man,Poe attended the University of Virginia.He was a good student,but he liked to drink alcohol and play card games for money.As an unskilled game player,he often lost money.Since he couldn't pay his gambling losses,he left the university and began working for magazines.【第27题答案位置】He worked hard,yet he was not well paid,or well known.At the age of 27,he got married.For a time it seemed that Poe would find happiness,but his wife was sick for most of their marriage,and died in 1847.Through all his crises,Poe produced many stories and poems which appeared in different publications,yet he didn't become famous until 1845,when his poem,The Raven,was published.There is a question,however,about Poe's importance in American Literature.Some critics say that Poe was one of America's best writers,and even had a great influence on many French writers,but others disagree.They say Poe's work is difficult to understand【第28题答案位置】and most of his writing describes many unpleasant situations and events.Edgar Allen Poe died in 1849 when he was 40 years old.It is said that he was found dead after days of heavy drinking.【第29题答案位置】

　　 Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　 26.What happened to Edgar Allen Poe's family when he was only two years old?

　　 27.Why did Edgar Allen Poe leave the University of Virginia?

　　 28.What do some critics say about Edgar Allen Poe?

　　 29.How did Edgar Allen Poe's life come to an end?

　　 译文:

　　 美国作家埃德加·坡生于1809年,他的父母都是演员。埃德加还是婴儿时,他的父亲就离开了。他两岁时母亲去世了。埃德加被带到了一个富商约翰·爱伦的家里抚养,然后有了一个新名字——埃德加·爱伦·坡。年轻时坡在弗吉尼亚大学念书。他是个好学生,但是他喜欢喝酒和打牌赌博。作为一个笨拙的游戏玩家,他经常输钱。由于他无法还清赌债,他离开了大学,开始为杂志撰稿。他工作很努力,但是收入并不高,也不为人所知。27岁时,坡结婚了。在一段时期内坡似乎找到了幸福,但是在他们的婚姻中他的妻子大部分时间都在生病,并于1847年去世。在他的各种危机中,他创作了很多小说和诗歌,发表在不同的出版物中,但是直到1845年他的诗作《乌鸦》发表后他才开始出名。然而,关于埃德加·爱伦·坡在美国文学史上的重要性一直都有争论。一些评论家称他是美国最优秀的作家之一,甚至对很多法国作家都产生了深远的影响,但是其他人并不同意。他们说坡的作品难以理解,并且他的绝大多数作品都描述了很多令人不愉快的情形和事件。埃德加·爱伦·坡死于1849年,享年40岁。据说他被人发现时已因多日酗酒逝世。

　　 解析:

　　 人物生平类记叙文。

　　 26.B事实细节题。首句群出题。原文提到He was two years old when his mother died.由此可知答案为B,其中pass away为原文中die的同义替换。

　　 27.C事实细节题。因果关系出题。原文提到Since he couldn't pay his gambling losses,he left the university...所以答案是C,原文中的gambling losses和选项中的gambling debts为同义替换。

　　 28.C事实细节题。转折关系出题。原文提到...but others disagree.They say Poe's work is difficult to understand...所以答案是选项C,其中difficult to understand被difficult to read同义替换。

　　 29.D事实细节题。尾句群出题。原文提到Edgar Allen Poe died in 1849 when he was 40 years old.It is said that he was found dead after days of heavy drinking.视听基本一致,答案是D。