B

　　He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans(智利人)of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 100th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1940—1973).

　　Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence(影響)on his work.

　　However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.

　　In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat(外交官)and exile(流亡)made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

　　Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative(創(chuàng)造性的)and forever moving. He found inspiration(靈感)in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “I need the sea because it teaches me”， he wrote, “I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed(回映)in his work.

　　5. The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by “________”.

　　A.most important person

　　B.famous person from Picasso

　　C.freedom fighter in Picasso

　　D.poem fan

　　解析　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下一句的意思“他被各個階層的智利人所愛戴著，且備受尊重，他的作品廣為傳誦”可推出：他曾被譽為詩壇“巨匠”。

　　答案　A

　　6. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because________.

　　A.literary greats usually used the pen name

　　B.his father encourged him to use the name

　　C.he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication

　　D.he was greatly influenced by other poets

　　解析　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段中“To cover up the publication of his first poem...”一句可知，聶魯達的父親不贊成兒子當(dāng)詩人，經(jīng)常想方設(shè)法阻止他創(chuàng)作。為了掩飾自己發(fā)表的第一部詩集，他就為自己取了個筆名叫聶魯達。

　　答案　C

　　7. Which of the following is NOT the theme of his works?

　　A.Love.

　　B.Political struggle.

　　C.Social reform.

　　D.The development of South America.

　　解析　細節(jié)理解題。第四段的第二、三兩句表達的意思是：聶魯達有著豐富的閱歷，他當(dāng)過外交官，曾流亡國外。因此，他的詩歌主題多樣，并不僅僅局限于愛情。他的作品還反映了左派政治斗爭以及南美洲的發(fā)展。由此可判斷選C項。

　　答案　C

　　8. The last paragraph mainly tells us________.

　　A.the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration

　　B.the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast

　　C.Neruda's poems were widely read overseas

　　D.Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea

　　解析　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.”和“He loved how the sea forever renewed itself，a renewal echoed in his work.”兩句可知海浪磅礴的力量、自由的激蕩，海岸上展翅翱翔的海鳥，這一切都給聶魯達無盡的創(chuàng)作靈感。他喜歡大海，還因為大海在永不停息地更新著自己，而他的詩作也如大海一樣，不斷地推陳出新。因此，選A項。

　　答案　A