William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony（和睦）that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked  his family by saying that he remembered “l(fā)ittle of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited（繼承）excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama（戲�。゛nd poetry. 
Yeats had strong faith in the coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75. After Yeats’ death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines:
Earth, receive an honored guest:
William Yeats is laid to rest.
Let the Irish vessel（船）lie
Emptied of its poetry.
小題1:Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A．It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter
B．It was shocked by Yeats’s choice
C．It was a typically wealthy family
D．It had an artistic atmosphere
小題2:According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life?
A．Yeats founded the first Irish theater
B．Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry
C．Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s
D．Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize
小題3: What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines?
A．EnvyB．SympathyC．EmptinessD．Admiration
小題4:What is the passage mainly about?
A．Yeats’s literary achievementsB．Yeats’s historical influence
C．Yeats’s artistic ambitionD．Yeats’s national honor

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：本文講述是諾貝爾獎(jiǎng)獲得者愛爾蘭著名的藝術(shù)家Yeats的一生的故事。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后三行. In fact, he inherited (繼承) excellent taste in art from his family — both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama and poetry. 可知他的家庭是一個(gè)很有藝術(shù)氣息的家庭，故D正確。
小題2:計(jì)算題。根據(jù)Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet who produces his greatest works between the ages of 50 and 75.和William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865.可知他是1865年出生的，在50歲以后才寫出最好的作品，那么大約是在20世紀(jì)10年代，故C正確。
小題3:推理題。根據(jù)After Yeats's Death in 1939, W. H. Auden wrote, among others, the following lines: Earth, receive an honoured guest:        William Yeats is laid to rest.        Let the Irish vessel (船) lie   Emptied of its poetry.說明他認(rèn)為Yeats是愛爾蘭藝術(shù)屆的巨大損失。說明他很欽佩Yeats，故D正確。
小題4:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段和最后一段可知本文主要講的是愛爾蘭著名的藝術(shù)家Yeats的一生的故事，故A正確。
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d. There must be something that one can do well no matter what he is.
e. Be self-determined and never give up, and one can succeed in the end.
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