五、阅读理解。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育 子主题:文化价值 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
Have you ever heard of “Auld Lang Syne”《友谊地久天长》? “Auld Lang Syne” means, in English, “old times”. People in Britain usually sing this song at parties and most famously on New Year’s Eve.
“Auld Lang Syne” was actually a poem written by Robert Burns in 1788. Robert Burns was born in Scotland in 1759 into a poor family on the farm. His family often had nothing to eat. He had little education and taught himself. Even from an early age, Burns began to show his writing talent.
His first collection of poems came out when he was 27, which earned him twenty pounds, a large sum of money at that time. During the French Revolution(革命), he supported the revolution and in 1792 he sent four small guns to Paris. He further expressed his support by writing a number of poems. In these poems Burns called on people to fight for a happy life in the future. During the last 9 years of his life, Burns did a great deal of work in collecting and editing traditional Scottish songs. He refused to accept any pay, although he was in bad need of money. He continued the work until he died on 21 July 1796.
He wrote poems in the tradition of Scottish folk songs. Many of Burns' works are of love and friendship. Much of the inspiration for Burns' works of art was drawn from his surroundings—the places he travelled to, the culture and the people he loved at that time. His poems speak straight from the heart of a farmer to express the common feelings of millions of working people in the simplest words. One of his world-famous works is “A Red, Red Rose”.
He is still remembered as Scotland's national poet, more than 200 years after his death. A national Burns Night is held in Scotland and in other places throughout the world every year on his birthday, 25 January.
()1. What is “Auld Lang Syne”?
A. An old saying in English.
B. A poem written by Robert Burns.
C. An expression to explain time.
D. A song created on New Year’s Eve.
()2. In what order did Robert Burns do the following?
a. Wrote “Auld Lang Syne”.
b. Published his first collection of poems.
c. Sent small guns to support the French Revolution.
d. Began to collect and edit traditional Scottish songs.
A. b-d-a-c
B. a-c-b-d
C. b-c-d-a
D. a-b-c-d
()3. What made Robert Burns a national poet?
A. The love he showed for poem writing.
B. The culture he created for the New Year.
C. The achievement he made in Scottish literature.
D. The spirit he developed before the French Revolution.
()4. In which book may people find this passage?
A. Collection of English Poems.
B. Great Works and Their Writers.
C. How to Celebrate the New Year.
D. The Most Famous Songs in History.

1~4. BACB

【分析】
这是一篇介绍苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯的说明文，共4道题，分别考查细节理解、事件排序、主旨推理。解题思路：1. 第1题需定位原文中关于“Auld Lang Syne”的定义，直接匹配选项；2. 第2题需梳理彭斯各事件的时间节点，按原文时间顺序排序；3. 第3题需定位彭斯成为民族诗人的原因，对应其文学成就；4. 第4题需判断文章核心主题，匹配合适的书籍类型。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段第一句“‘Auld Lang Syne’ was actually a poem written by Robert Burns in 1788”，可知它是罗伯特·彭斯创作的一首诗，对应选项B；
2. 事件排序题：梳理原文时间线：b（27岁时，1786年出版第一本诗集）→d（生命最后9年，1787年开始收集苏格兰传统歌曲）→a（1788年创作《友谊地久天长》）→c（1792年送枪支持法国革命），顺序为b-d-a-c，对应选项A；
3. 细节理解题：根据最后一段“He is still remembered as Scotland's national poet”，结合全文彭斯在苏格兰文学领域的成就，可知他成为民族诗人是因为其文学贡献，对应选项C；
4. 推理判断题：文章核心内容是介绍诗人罗伯特·彭斯及其代表作品，应出自《Great Works and Their Writers》，对应选项B。
【答案】
BACB
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、推理判断
【点评】
本文围绕苏格兰诗人罗伯特·彭斯及其作品展开，考查学生快速定位原文信息、梳理时间逻辑、推理文章出处的能力，难度适中，适合中等水平学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6