吉林省实验中学2015届高三上学期第三次模拟考试 英语试题
第一部分 听力（1—20小题）在笔试结束后进行。
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most w idely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 100th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1904—1973)．
Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.
However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up（掩饰） the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.
In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile(流亡) made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.
Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “I need the sea because it teaches me，” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.
21.The underlined word “Picasso”can probably be replaced b y“________”．
A．most important person B．famous person from Picasso
C．freedom fighter in Picasso D．poem fans.
22. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because________.
A．literary greats usually used the pen name
B．his father encouraged him to use the name
C．he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication
D．he was greatly influenced by other poets
23. Which of the following is not the theme of his works?
A．Love. B．Political struggle.
C．Social reform. D．Development of South America.
