Robert Frost, popular for his rural life poetry, was born in San Francisco, California on March 26, 1874.
Frost published several poems in his high school magazine, and he sold his first poem called My Butterfly：An Elegy for D|S15 in 1894. It was published in the New York Independent edition on November 8，1894. He then went on a journey to Virginia. He studied at Harvard University for two years. Although he was a very good student at Harvard, he left it to support his family.
Just before dying, his grandfather bought a farm for him and his wife. Frost worked on the farm for nine years, writing early in the mornings. During this time, Frost had written several poems which became popular later on. Eventually, his farming failed, which drove Frost back to the education field from which he had started. From 1906 to 1911, he served as an English teacher at New Hampshire’s Pinkerton Academy and afterwards at the New Hampshire Normal School in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
In 1912, Frost with his family moved to Great Britain, and lived at first in Glasgow. Later, he settled in Beaconsfield outside London. His first poetry book titled A Boy’s Will was published the very next year. In England, Frost became friends with some important people like Edward Thomas, a member of the group known as the Dymock Poets, T．E. Hulme, and Ezra Pound. Being surrounded by these friends, Frost published some great works in England. In 1915, after World War Ⅰ started, he returned to America and bought a farm in Franconia, New Hampshire. There he built a career in writing, teaching and lecturing. This family habitat served as his summer home until 1938. The house is now kept as the Frost Place, a museum and poetry conference site.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Robert Frost是美国一位著名的乡村诗人，他的诗作从农村生活中汲取题材。文章介绍了他的主要生活经历。
1．Why did Frost leave Harvard University?
A．His family was in need of money.
B．His family asked him to do so.
C．He had to work on the farm.
D．He had graduated from it.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的Although he was a very good student at Harvard, he left it to support his family.可知，他家需要钱。
2．What did Frost do while living on the farm bought by his grandfather?
A．He wrote poems there all day.
B．He published his first poetry book.
C．He wrote several successful poems.
D．He worked as a part－time English teacher.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的During this time, Frost had written several poems which became popular later on.可知，他写了几首很成功的诗。
3．While in England, Robert Frost________．
A．built his career in writing
B．learnt how to write poems from others
C．was actively influenced by some people
D．became a member of the Dymock Poets
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的Being surrounded by these friends, Frost published some great works in England.可知，Frost受到一些朋友的积极影响。
4．What can we learn about Frost?
A．He was fond of running a farm.
B．He had to write poems to support his family.
C．He made a lot of money from writing poems.
D．His life on the farms greatly influenced his poems.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的Robert Frost, popular for his rural life poetry以及他在农村生活多年的经历可知，应选D。
