Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December 10,1830. She was the second child of he family. She had lived in the same house for Fifty-six years when she died. During her life time she never left her native land. She left her home state only once and she left her village very few times. After 1872 she rarely left her louse and yard. In the later years of her life she retreated to a smeller and smaller circle of family and friends. In hose later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even with intimates. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to "examine" her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. People in her home village thought of her as a "strange" figure. When she died on May 15,1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in print. But to think of Emily
A. Almost all her life.
B. Less than half her life.
C. Until 1830.
D. Before 1872.
On the afternoon of April 19th, 1587, Sir Francis Dr. ake led his convoy of 31 ships into the port of Cadiz, (1) the Spanish navy was being prepared to (2) England. The Spanish were (3) completely by surprise, and Dr. ake’s men quickly looted, sank or burnt every ship in sight. After clearing the harbour of stores and (4) off a Spanish attack, Dr, eke and his ships (5) without the loss of a single man. Back in England, Dr. aka became a national hero, and his daring attack became known as the "singeing of the King of Spain’s beard",
As well as (6) back the Spanish plan to invade England by several months, Dr. ake’s daring attack (7) the success of a popular new drink. For among the stores that he (8) from Cadiz were 2,900 large barrels of sack, a wine made in the Jerez region of Spain, and the (9) of today’s sherry. The wine makers of Jerez looked for overseas markets, and sack
A. seized
B. taken
C. captured
D. snapped
近年来,道德现象高频“出镜”。一方面表现为媒体对道德问题的关注度和民众对道德失范的痛恨度“居高不下”;一方面表现为一批批草根“道德英雄”、无名志愿服务者等“最美”人物纷纷闪亮登场。这说明()。
①道德力是综合国力的基础
②人们对高尚道德有强烈的渴求
③道德滑坡危及人类存亡
④思想道德建设需大力加强
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