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                 Petrarch was a devoted classical scholar who is considered the “Father of Humanism,”a philosophy that helped set the stage for the Renaissance. Petrarch's writing includes well--known poems to Laura,his idealized love. His writing was also used to shape the modem Italian language.

                 Petrarch was bom on July 20 ,1304,in Italy. With his family,he moved to France as a child. In France,Petrarch studied law,as his father had wished. However,his interest was in literature,particularly that of ancient Greece and Rome. After his father's death in 1326,Petrarch left law to focus on the classics.

                 As Petrarch learned more about the classical period,he began to respect that time greatly and fight against the limitations of his own time. Though he felt that he lived "among varied and confusing storms,” Petrarch believed that humanity could once more reach the heights of past accomplishments. The belief he followed became known as humanism,and formed a bridge from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

                 Petrarch's other interest was writing. His first pieces were poems that he wrote after the death of his mother. He would go on to write sonnets(十四行詩） letters,histories and more. Petrarch's writing was greatly admired during his lifetime,and he was nameci Rome's poet laureate(桂冠詩人) in 1341. The work Petrarch held in highest regard was his Latin composition an epic poem (史

詩) about the Second Punic War. His vernacular (用方言寫的) poems achieved greater fame , however,and would later be used to help create the modem Italian language.

                 As one of the world's first classical scholars , Petrarch uncovered vast stores of knowledge in the lost texts he discovered,while his philosophy of humanism helped encourage the intellectual growth and accomplishments of the Renaissance. Petrarch is remembered for his poems,sonnets and other writing.His vernacular writing was given everlasting fame when it was used—alongside;the works of Dante Alighieri and Giovanni i Boccaccio—as the foundation for the modern Italian language.

32. Petrarch studied law.

   A. at his father's request

   B. because he hated literature

   C. in the hope of changing his society

   D. because he was enthusiastic about it

33. What do we know about the time Petrarch lived in?

   A. It was peaceful and rich.

   B. It was worthy of respect.

   C. It was difficult and had many restrictions.

   D. It reached a new height of accompUshments.

34. What were Petrarch's greatest contributions to writing?

   A. He pioneered the sonnet writing.

   B. He was the first to write epic poems.

   C. He was named Rome's poet laureate.

   D. He helped shape the modem Italian language.

35. The last paragraph is written in a tone of.

   A. regret     B. praise

   C. calmness   D. sadness

Answer 1

32. A 33. C 34. D 35. B

D篇(社會)

本文是記敘文。文章主要介紹了意大利學者、詩人、人文主義者彼特拉克。

32. A. 細節理解題。由第二段中的Petrarch studied law,as his father had wished 和 After his father's death in 1326.Petrarch left law to focus on the classics可知，彼特拉克是在父親的要求下才學法律的。

33. C. 推理判斷題。由第三段中的he began;to respect that time greatly and fight : against the limitations of his own time 和 he lived “among varied and confiising : storms,”可知，彼特拉克生活的時代充滿 各種限制,而且時局動蕩多變。

34. D. 細節理解題。由倒數第二段中的; His vernacular poems achieved greater fame,however,and would later be used to help create the modem Italian language 以及最后一段中的His vernacular  writing was given everlasting fame ... as ： the foundation for the modem Italian language可知，彼特拉克寫的白話詩為現代意大利語奠定了基礎。

35. B. 推理判斷題。最后一段主要介紹了彼特拉克作為學者、詩人和人文主義者 所做出的重要貢獻，由此可推斷，作者是以贊揚的口吻寫的。