specially American experience in a clear American idiom. Whitman's unique poetic creation has developed a very significant tradition in American poetry.

　　 In his poems he celebrated new America rather than regretted it. He was against slavery idolized (崇拜的) Lincoln supported strikes and combined the ideal of the common people and that of the_ragged_individual.

　　1．Which of the following is right?

　　 A．Whitman called on others to write poems like him.

　　 B．Whitman praised the native rich Americans.

　　 C．Whitman wrote poems to tell about the native American's experience.

　　 D．He wanted to become a great poet.

　　解析：从第一段"He devoted ..."一句看出，他致力于赞扬当地的人们。A、D两项文中没有提到，B项所述片面。

　　答案：C

　　2．________ in Whitman's poems.

　　 A．There are fixed beat and regular rhyme scheme

　　 B．We could see rebirth，renewal or green life

　　 C．We could only see science，wars and damage

　　 D．There are not emotional nature

　　解析：从"rebirth，renewal，or green life"看出他的诗充满激情。A项应该用否定句。D项应用肯定形式。

　　答案：B

　　3．Whitman invented his own poem form________.

　　 A．by giving off the traditional form

　　 B．without colloquial language

　　 C．by telling English history

　　 D．against poetic creation

　　解析：从第二段"Therefore..."一句看出惠特曼抛弃传统的诗歌形式，采用通俗的语言，讲述每日新闻，有创造性，排除B、C、D三项。

　　答案：A

　　4．What does the phrase "the ragged individual" mean?

　　 A．The rich people.

　　 B．The poor people.

　　 C．The poem writers.

　　 D．The American lawyers.

　　解析：这是一道词义猜测题目，要根据上下文猜测单词意义。惠特曼的诗反对奴隶制度、支持罢工、把普通人和穷人的民主意识融合在一起，这样的理解符合本文的主题大意，即他的诗歌不拘泥于传统，形成自己的风格，主要讲述老百姓的故事，rag"破布"，ragged"衣褴破烂的"。因此选B项。

　　答案：B