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1、高二英语第二学期寒假检测I.Grammar33%(A)RobertFrostwasatheartamean-spiritedhumanbeing,notthekindofmanonewouldexpect(1)(write)poetry.HewasborninSanFrancisco.FrostenteredDartmouthUniversityin1893,(2)droppedout,andswitchedtoHarvard,whichheattendedfortwoyears・Hestartedabriefteachingcareer,wher
2、ehewasinspiredtobecomeapoetbysomeofhisstudents5work.Froststopped(3)(teach)andbecameafarmer.Duringthistimehewrotenumerouspoems,andacoupleofshortstories.Whilehewasafarmerhestartedtothinkseriouslyaboutbecomingafamouspoet.Inalmostallofhispoems,Frostwroteinthefirstperson.Thefirstwi
3、dely-readpoemthathepublished(4)(call)MyButterfly.Atfirsthisaudiencewasverysmall,butwithhisCollectedPoemshebecamefamous.RobertFrostreceivedalmostalltheawardsthattherewereforpoetry・Hispoetry(5)(describe)theforcesofnature,andtheviolenceanddeepemotional(jW感的)needsofhumanbeings,whi
4、chreflecttheexperiencesofhischildhood・RobertFrostwillalwaysbeknownasoneofthe(6)(good)poetsinhistory.Hiswayofputtingemotionandviolenceintowordsisremarkable(非I司寻常的).Histalent(7)poetryisnatural-bornandhehaddiscoveredthiswhenhestartedtofarm.(8)hetreatedhiswifeandchildrenterribly,h
5、estillbecameoneofthebest-knownpoetsofhisandourday.(B)Mostpeopletodaythinkofchocolateas(9)sweettoeatordrinkandcanbeeasilyfoundinstoresaroundtheworld.It(10)surpriseyouthatchocolatewasoncehighlytreasured・ThewealthypeopleofSpainfirstenjoyedasweetenedchocolatedrink・Later,thepopular
6、ityofthedrink(11)(spread)tliroughoutEurope・Chocolateremainedadrinkthatonlywealthypeoplecouldaffordtodrinkuntiltheeighteenthcentury.DuringtheperiodknownastheIndustrialRevolution,newtechnologieshelpedmakechocolatelesscostlytoproduce・FarmersgrowcacaotreesinmanycountriesinAfrica,C
7、entralandSouthAmerica,butthesetreesaredifficulttogrow・Theyrequireanexactamountofwater,warmth,soilandprotection.Afteraboutfiveyears,cacaotreesstartproducinglargefruitscalledpods,(12)grownearthetrunkofthetree.Theseedsinsidethesepodsareharvested(13)(make)chocolate・Growingcacaoisv
8、eryhardworkforfarmers.Today,chocolateindustryofficials,activi