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ThomasHardy,probablythemostsearchingandknowledgeablenovelistofhistime,wasbornonJune2,1840,inDorsetshire,England.HediedonJanuary11,1928.Inhisyouth,Hardyreadmuchanddreamtofbecomingapoet,buthestudiedandpracticedarchitectureasanassistanttoaLondonarchitect,winningaprizefordesign.Thefinedescriptionsofstructureinhisnovelswereprobablysomewhatduetohisarchitecturaltraining.

ForfiveyearsHardyworkedhardtopracticewritingpoetry,butwhenhewastwentyseven,heturnedtofiction.Hisfirstnovelfinishedby1867,butaccordingtotheadviceofGeorgeMeredithhedecidednottopublishit.Afterheabandonedhisfirstnovel,hisanothernovelDesperateRemedies,appearedin1871.Duringthenexttwentyfiveyearshepublishedtenmorenovelsandtwocollectionsofshortstories.

UndertheGreenwoodTree（1872）wasneversurpassed（超越）inhappyanddelicateperfectionofart.Thisandhisnextnovel,APairofBlueEyes（1873）,begantoshowdeepirony（讽刺）whichissoobviousthroughoutHardy’swritings.

FarfromtheMaddingCrowd（1874）washisfirstpopularsuccess.ItshowsHardy’samazingpowerofdescribingnatureassymbolicbackgroundforhischaracters,anorganicpartoftheactionofhisstory.Thiswastheearliestofwhathecalledhisnovelsofcharacterandenvironment,whichincludedTheReturnoftheNative,Tessofthed’Urbervilles,hismasterpiece,andJudetheObscure.Notuntilhewasfiftyeightyearsoldwashisfirstcollectionofpoemspublished,andhewassixtyfourwhenthefirstpartofhisdramaTheDynastssurprisedtheliteraryworld.

1．HowdidThomasHardybenefitfromhisarchitecturalcareer?

A．Hecouldpracticewritingwhileworking.

B．Hemadealotofmoneytosupporthiswriting.

C．Hefoundmaterialforhisnovelsandpoems.

D．Heappliedarchitecturalknowledgeinhisnovels.

2．WhatisThomasHardy’sUndertheGreenwoodTreeconsideredtobe?

A．Oneofhismasterworks.

B．Hisfirstpopularsuccess.

C．Hisbestnovelinperfectionofart.

D．Oneofhisbestcollectionsofpoems.

3．Whichofthefollowingisoneofhisnovelsofcharacterandenvironment?

A．DesperateRemedies

B．APairofBlueEyes

C．Tessofthed’Urbervilles

D．TheDynasts

【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作家ThomasHardy和他的一些作品。

1.D　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句“Thefinedescriptionsofstructureinhisnovelswereprobablysomewhatduetohisarchitecturaltraining.”可知，在他的小说中细腻的结构描述可能得益于他在建筑方面的学习训练，即他把建筑知识应用到了他的小说中。

故选D项。

2．C　解析：

根据第三段第一句“UndertheGreenwoodTree（1872）wasneversurpassed（超越）inhappyanddelicateperfectionofart.”可知，《绿树林下》在艺术的恰当和熟练方面从未被超越。

3．C　解析：

根据第四段第三句“Thiswastheearliestofwhathecalledhisnovelsofcharacterandenvironment,whichincludedTheReturnoftheNative,Tessofthed’Urbervilles,hismasterpiece,andJudetheObscure.”可知，Tessofthed’Urbervilles是性格和环境小说，故选C。

B

RobertFrost（1874－1963）wasthestatesmanofAmericanlettersinthetwentiethcentury,ararenationalpoetwhowasreadandrespectedbybothuniversityprofessorsandeverydaycitizens.Inhislife,FrostwonfourPulitzerPrizesforhisworks—morethananyotherpoetinAmericanhistory.HismostfamouspoemsincludeTheRoadNotTaken,FireandIceandStoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening.Thoughheiswidelyread,FrostisalsooneofthemostmisunderstoodwritersintheUnitedStatesforthecomplexityofhispoems.

ThoughborninCalifornia,FrostwasbroughtupinNewEngland,whereheisinseparablylinked.AfterdroppingoutofDartmouthCollegetoseekhisliterarydream,heremainedupsetforyears,producingcollectionsofworksbutfailingtogetenoughofthempublishedtomakehiseffortsfinanciallyworthwhile.Finally,FrostlefttheUnitedStatesin1912toseewhetherhisworkmightbebetterreceivedinLondon.Itwas,andin1913hisfirstfullcollectionwaspublishedinGreatBritain.FellowAmericanpoetAmyLowelladoredFrost’sworkandbroughtitbacktotheUnitedStates,publicizingitinsistently.SoonafterwardsFrost’scollectionsbecamebestsellers,andhebecameafamousfigure.

Fromthenon,Frostwasonhiswaytothelifelongrespectandrecognitionforhisachievementsinpoetry.In1961,hewasinvitedtoreadapoemforthepresidentialinauguration（总统就职典礼）ofJohnF．Kennedy.Herecitedhispoem,TheGiftOutright,frommemoryattheceremony.Thiswasperhapshislastpoetryreadinginfrontofawidenationalaudiencebeforehisdeathin1963.Moreimportantly,Frostbecamethefirstpoettoreadapoematapresidentialinauguration.

4．WhatmakesFrost“thestatesmanofAmericanletters”？

A．Thecommentsofotherwriters.

B．Hisliteraryachievements.

C．Thecomplexityofhispoems.

D．Hispoliticalactivities.

5．WhatdoweknowaboutFrostbefore1912?

A．Hecontinuedwritingafterhi