专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷12
阅读理解
Unlike the carefully weighed and planned compositions of Dante, Goethe\’s writings always have a sense of immediacy and enthusiasm. He was a constant experimenter with life, with ideas and with forms of writing. For the same reason, his works seldom have the qualities of finish or formal beauty which distinguish the masterpieces of Dante and Virgil. He came to love the beauties of classicism, but it was never an essential part of his make-up. Instead, the urgency of the moment, the spirit of the thing, guided his pen. As a result, nearly all his works have serious flaw of structure, of inconsistencies, of excesses and redundancies and extremities.
In a large sense, Goethe represents the fullest development of the romanticism. It has been argued that he should not be so designated because he so clearly matured and outgrew the kind of romanticism exhibited by Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats. Shelley and Keats died young; Wordsworth lived narrowly and abandoned his early attitudes. In contrast, Goethe lived abundantly and developed his faith in the spirit, his understanding of nature and human nature, and his reliance on feelings as man\’s essential motivating force. The result was an all-encompassing vision of reality and a philosophy of life broader and deeper than the partial visions and attitudes of other romanticists. Yet the spirit of youthfulness, the impatience with close reasoning or \\
1.The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is________.(C)
A. Goethe and Dante
B. The Characteristics of Romanticism
C. Goethe, the Romanticist
D. Goethe’s Abundant Life
解析：文章通过分析歌德诗歌的艺术特点来说明他是浪漫主义诗人的代表(Romanticist)。C项正合题意。
2.Goethe’s work shows a lack of________.(C)
A. a vision of reality
B. repetitions
C. formal polish
D. knowledge of Shakespeare
解析：根据第一段末尾：“As a result，nearly all his works have serious flaw of structure，of inconsistency，of excesses and redundancies and externalities”可知，歌德的诗歌在结构、连贯性方面存在缺陷，并且过于冗长，因此他的诗歌缺乏规范的修饰。故正确答案为C。
3.A characteristic of romanticism NOT mentioned in this passage is________.(D)
A. interest in nature
B. modernity of ideas
C. youthful attitude
D. simplicity of language
解析：根据第二段对浪漫主义诗歌特点的描述可知，D项中“语言的简洁”没有被提及，因此D为正确答案。A项中“对自然的兴趣”，B项中“观点的现代性”，C项中“年轻的精神”均在文章中提到。
4.Goethe is called the poet of the modern man because________.(C)
A. he developed his faith
B. he lived longer than Shelley and Keats
C. he presents many twentieth-century ideas
D. his work has serious flaws
解析：原文第二段倒数第二句：“…since so many twentieth century thoughts and attitudes are similarly based on the stimulus Romantic Movement，Gotte Stands，as particularly the modern man…”，因为二十世纪的思想和态度是建立在以歌德为代表的浪漫主义的基础上，所以歌德也被看做是现代人。因此正确答案为C。
5.According to this passage, Goethe________.(A)
A. stimulated many modern ideas
B. disliked Dante and Virgil
C. should be called a classicist
D. was illogical
解析：根据文章最后内容可推断，很多现代的思想观点都是在以歌德为代表的浪漫主义运动的刺激下产生的，也就是说在某种程度上，是歌德促进了这些现代思想的产生。因此A为正确答案。
Real policemen, both in Britain and in the United States, hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see about themselves on TV.
The first difference is that a policeman\’s real life revolves round the law. Most of
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