2022年重慶大學(xué)英語考試模擬卷三（本卷共分為1大題50小題,作答時間為180分鐘,總分100分,60分及格。）單位: 姓名: 考號:題號單選題多項(xiàng)選擇判斷題綜合題總分分值得分ー、單項(xiàng)選擇題（共50題,每題2分。每題的備選項(xiàng)中,只有一個最符合題意）{{B}}TEXTDH/B}}AfulImoonwasshiningdownonthejungle.AccompaniedonlybyanIndianguide,theAmericanexplorerandarchaeologistEdwardHerbertThompson-thirteenhundredyearsaftertheMayashadlefttheircitiesandmadeabreakforthecountryfarthernorth-wasridingthroughtheNewEmpirethattheyhadbuiltforthemselves,whichhadcollapsedafterthearrivaloftheSpaniards.HewassearchingforChichenItza,thelargest,mostbeautiful,mightiest,andmostspIendidofaIIMayancities.HorsesandmenhadbeensufferingintensehardshipsonthetraiI.Thompson,sheadsaggedonhisbreastfromfatigue,andeachtimehishorsestumbIedbealIbutfelIoutofthesaddle.Suddenlyhisguideshoutedtohim.Thompsonwokeupwithastart.HeIookedaheadandsawafairyland.Abovethedarktreetopsroseamound,heightandsteep,andontopofthemoundwasatempIe,bathedincoolmoonIight.InthehushofthenightittoweredoverthetreetopsIiketheParthenonofsomeMayanacropolis.Itseemedtogrowinsizeastheyapproached.TheIndianguidedismounted,unsaddledhishorse,androiledouthisblanketforthenight'ssleep.Thompsoncouldnottearhisfascinatedgazefromthegreatstructure.Whiletheguidepreparedhisbed,hesprangfromhishorseandcontinuedonfoot.Steepstairsovergrownwithgrassandbushes,andinpartfallenintoruinsrIedfromthebaseofthemounduptothetempIe.ThompsonwasacquaintedwiththisarchitecturaIform,whichwasobviousIysomekindofpyramid.HewasfamiIiar,too,withthefunctionofpyramidsasknowninEgypt.ButthisMayanversionwasnotatomb,IikethepyramidsofGizeh.Externallyitratherbroughttomindaziggurat,buttoamuchgreaterdegreethantheBablyloinanzigguratsitseemedtoconsistmostIyofastonyhillprovidingsupportortheenormousstairsrisinghigherandhigher,towardsthegodsofthesunandmoon.Thompsonclimbedupthesteps.HeIookedattheornamentation,therichreIiefs.Ontop,aImost96feetabovethejungle,hesurveyedthescene,Iiecountedonetwo-three-ahalfdozenscatteredbuiIdings,half-hiddeninshadow,oftenrevealedbynothingmorethanagleamofmoonIightonstone.This,then,wasChichen-Itza.Fromitsoriginalstatusasadvanceoutpostatthebeginningofthegreattrektothenorth,ithadgrownintoashiningmetropolis,theheartoftheNewEmpire.AgainandagainduringthenextfewdaysThompsonclimbedontotheoldruins.HIstoodupontheroofofthistempIeonemorning”hewritesMjustasthefirstraysofthesunreddenedthedistanthorizon.ThemorningstiIInesswasprofound.Thenoisesofthenighthadceased,andthoseofthedaywerenotyetbegun.AlItheskyaboveandtheearthbelowseemedtobebreathlesslywaitingforsomething.Thenthegreatroundsuncameup,flamingsplendidly,andinstantlythewholeworIdsangandhummed.ThebirdsinthetreesandtheinsectsonthegroundsangagrandTeDeum.NatureherselftaughtprimalmantobeasunworshipperandmaninhisheartofheartsstillfoIIowstheancientteaching.”Thompsonstoodwherehewas,immobiIeandenchanted.ThejunglemeItedawaybeforehisgaze.Widespacesopenedup,processionscreptuptothetempIesite,musicsounded,palacesbecamefilledwithreveling,thetempIeshummedwithreligiousadjuration.Hetrytorecognizehistask.Foroutthereinthejunglegreenhecoulddistinguishanarrowpath,barelytracedoutintheweakIight,apaththatmightleadtoChichen-1tza'smostexcitingmystery:theSacredWell.WhatwasThompson1sfirstreactiontothesceneaheadHeremainedinthesaddleforseveralminutesspellbound.Heimmediatelyjumpeddownandwentforward.Hewaiteduntilhisbedwasreadyandthendismounted.Herodetothemoundandstaredatthestructurebeforehim.{{Bl}TEXTA{{/B}}Eliot'sinterestedinpoetryinabout1902withthediscoveryofRomantic.HehadrecalledhowhewasinitiatedintopoetrybyEdwardFitzgerald1sOmarKhayyamattheageoffourteen.nItwasIikeasuddenconversion11,hesaid,an“overwhelmingintroductiontoanewworldoffeeIing."Fromthenon,tillabouthistwentiethyearofage(1908),hetookintensivecoursesinByron,SheIley,Keats,Tennyson,RossettiandSwinburne.Itis,nodoubt,aperiodofkeenenjoyment...Atthisperiod,thepoem,orthepoetryofasinglepoet,invadestheyouthfuIconsciousnessandassumecompIetepossessionforatime...ThefrequentresultisanoutburstofscribblingwhichwemaycalIimitation...Itisnotdeliberatechoiceofapoettomimic,butwritingunderakindofdaemonicpossessionbyonepoet.Thus,theyoungEliotstartedhiscareerwithamindpreoccupiedbycertainRomanticpoets.HisimitativescribblingsurvivesintheHarvardEliotColIection,apartofwhichispubIishedasPoemsWritteninEarIyYouth."ALyricM(1905),writtenatSmithAcademyandEliot'sfirstpoemevershowntoanther'seye,isastraightforwardandspontaneousoverflowofasimplefeeling.ModeIedonBenJohnson,thepoemexpressesaconventionaItheme,andcanbesummarizedinasinglesentence:sincetimeandspaceareIimited,letuslovewhiIewecan.Theheroistota11yself-confident,withnoPrufrockianseIf-consciousness.Heneverthinksofretreat,neverrecognizeshisownIimitations,andneverexperiencesthekindofinnerstruggle,whichwillsoblightthemindofPrufrock.MSong:Whenwecamehomeacrossthehill'1(1907),writtenafterEliotenteredHarvardCollege,achievedaboutthesamedegreeofsuccess.Thepoemisalover'smourningofthelossoflove,thepassingofpassion,andthisisdonethroughasimplecontrast.TheflowersinthefieldarebIoomingandflourishing,butthoseinhislover'swreatharefadingandwithering.Thepointisthat,asflowersbecomewastethentheyhavebeenplucked,solovepasseswhenithasbeenconsummated.ThepoemachievesaneffectsimilartothatofSheIley's"whenthelampisshattered11.Theform,thedictationandtheimagesarealIborrowed.Soisthecarpediemtheme.In"Song:TheMoon-flowerOpens"(1909),Eliotmakestheflower-lovecomparisononcemoreandcomplainsthathisloveistooCold-heartedanddoesnothave"tropicalflowers/WithscarletIifeforme".Inthesepoem,Eliotisnotwritinginhisownright,butthepoetswhopossessedhimarewritingthroughhim.Heisimitatingintheusualsenseoftheword,havingnotyetdeveIopedhiscriticalsense.Itshouldnotbestrangetofindhimatthisstagesointerestedinflowers:theflowersinthewreath,thismorning'sflowers,flowersofyesterday,themoonfIowerwhichopenstothemoth-notinterestedinthemassymboIs,butinterestedinthemasbeautifuIobjects.Inthesepoems,theRomanticsdidnotjustworkonhisimagination;theycompeIIedhisimaginationtoworktheirway.Thoughmerelyfin-de-siecIeroutines,someoftheseearlypoemsalreadyembodiedEliot'smaturethinking,andforecastedhislaterdeveIopment."BeforeMorning"(1908)showshisawarenessoftheco-habitationofbeautyanddecayunderthesamesunandthesamesky."Circle'sPalace"(1909)showsthathealreadyentertainedtheviewofwomenasemascuIatingtheirmalevictimsorsappingtheirstrength."OnaPortrait'1(1909)describeswomenasmysteriousandevanescent,existing"beyondthecircleofourthought".DespitealIthesehintsoflaterdeveIopment,thesepoemsdonotrepresenttheEliotweknow.TheirvoiceisthevoiceoftraditionandtheirstyleisthatoftheRomanticperiod.ItseemstomethattheearlyEliot'sconnectionwithTennysonisespeciallyinteresting,inthatTennysonseemstohaveforeshadowedEliot'sowndevelopment.WhichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrueofEliot'sfirstpoemA.ItwaswrittenatSmithAcademy.ItwasmodeledonBenJohnson.ItwasincludedinPoemsWritteninEarlyYouth.Itexpressesthethemethatacommonperson'smindisloadedwithinnerstruggle.{{B}}TEXTB{(/B)}Yesterday,whenLil'Kimwassentencedtoayearandadayinprisonforlyingtoagrandjury,itseemedIikemoreproofthatrappersjustcantstayoutofjail.TheconventionaIwisdomisthatforhip-hopstars,there'saconnectionbetweencrimeandcredibiIity.Everytimesomerapperposesforamugshot,thereisachorusofcommentatorsreadytodeclarethatit'sailapubIicitystunt.ThesentencingofLil'Kimcomesaftertwomonthswhentworappersfacedmoreseriouscharges.OnJune17thePhiIadeIphiarapperCassidyturnedhimselfintothepolice,whowereIookingforhimasasuspectinashootingthatkilledonemanandwoundedtwoothers.Lessthantwoweekslater,Cassidy'ssecondaIbum,nI,maHustla",arrivedinstores;itmakesitsdebutatNo.5onthisweek'sBiIIboardalbumchart.AndinMay,theemergingAtIantarapperGucciManesurrenderedinconnectionwiththeslayingofarapperfromMacon,Ga.,namedPookieLoc;thearrestcamethesamedayasthereleaseofhisnewalbum,"TrapHouse"(BigCat).GucciMane,whowasjailed,hassaidthatthekillingwasseIf-defenseandhassuggestedthatPookieLocwasconnectedtohisfoeandformercollaboratorYoungJeezy,fromtheAtIantagroupBoyzn'daHood,whichreleaseditsthri11ingseIf-ti11eddebutalbumonJune21;Jeezy'shighlyanticipatedsolodebutisdueonJuly26.It'sclearthatmanyrappersfindthemseIvesembroiledinviolence,butit'salsoclearthatRadricDavishadplentytoworryaboutevenbeforehebecameaSouthernsensationnamedGucciMane:hehadpreviouslybeenconvictedoncocainecharges.Andwhileahigh-profiIearrestcertainlywon'tscareoffhip-hopfans,itwon'tusuallydrivethemtotherecordshops,either.BiIIboardsaidthearrestgaveGucciManeaMbigboostonthecharts,nbutinfacthisalbummadeitsdebutatNo.101.That'snotaverystrongshowing,especiallyconsideringthepopularityofGucciMane'sbreakouthit,nIcy,naregionaIfavoritethatbecameaBETfavorite,too.Thestrangetruthisthatbeingarrestedorgoingtoprison—evenformurder—\sntIikeIytohavemucheffectonarapper'sreputation.WhenLil'Kimmakesherinevitablereturn,she'11inevitablyhavesomerhymesabouthertimeinside.ButaIthoughsomefansmightadmireherfornottestifyingagainstherfriends(inhip-hop,aseIsewhere,IoyaItycountsforaIot),itisbynomeanscIearthatjaiIwillhelphercareer.Forarapper,havingyournameprintedinthepoIiceblotterislikelymerelytoreinforcewhateverperceptionsfansalreadyhave.Afterreadingthepassage,welearnthattheauthorbelievesthatcrimewillcertainlypromotetherappers{{BUTEXTC{{/B})ElizabethwasfortunatetobeborninthelullflushofRenaissanceenthusiasmforeducation.Womenhadalwaysbeeneducatedofcourse,forhadnotSt.Paulsaidthatwomenweremen'sequalsinthepossessionofasoulButtotheoldideathattheyshouldbetrainedinChristianmannersandthoughtwasnowaddedanewpurpose:toquickenthespiritandtraintheminthecraftandeloquenceoftheclassicalauthorsofGreeceandRome.Criticswerenotwanting,morbidlyobsessedwiththeweaknessesoftheSex—itsloveofnoveltyandinborntendencytovice-tothinkwomendangerousenoughwi{{BUTEXTC{{/B})ElizabethwasfortunatetobeborninthelullflushofRenaissanceenthusiasmforeducation.Womenhadalwaysbeeneducatedofcourse,forhadnotSt.Paulsaidthatwomenweremen'sequalsinthepossessionofasoulButtotheoldideathattheyshouldbetrainedinChristianmannersandthoughtwasnowaddedanewpurpose:toquickenthespiritandtraintheminthecraftandeloquenceoftheclassicalauthorsofGreeceandRome.Criticswerenotwanting,morbidlyobsessedwiththeweaknessesoftheSex—itsloveofnoveltyandinborntendencytovice-tothinkwomendangerousenoughwithoutaddingtotheirsubtIetyandforwardness;buttheywerenotabletostemthetide.HenryVII'smotherwasoneofthefirsttoindicatethenewtrend.theconventionalwisdomofcrime'sconnectionwithcredibilityisalwaystrue.beingputintojailwillnotnecessarilyhelparappers'career.D.beingputintojailmaychangetheperceptionsfansalreadyhave.SheknewenoughFrenchtotranslate"TheMirrorofGodfortheSinfuISoulnandwasthepatronofCaxton,thefirstEnglishprinter,andaIiberalbenefactortotheuniversities.SirThomasMore'sdaughtersstudiedGreek,Latin,philosophy,Astronomy,Physic,Arithmetic,Logic,RhetoricandMusic.Inhishouseholdwomenweretreatedasmen,sequalsinconversationandwit,andscholarsboastedoftheminletterstofriendsabroad.ThemovementwasstrengthenedfromabroadbyCatherineofAragon,HenryVIITSSpanishQueen.IntheSpainofherchiIdhoodladieswerethefriendsofscholarsVives,oneofthemostrefreshingfiguresinthehistoryofeducation,towriteaplanofstudiesfortheeducationofherdaughterMary.Thiswastheheritageintowhichthesharp-wittedchildElizabethentered.Atsixyearsold,itwassaid,shewasprecociouslyinteIIigentandhadasmuchgravityasifshehadbeenforty.LittleisknownofhereducationuntiIhertenthyear,whenshebecamethepupiIoftheCambridgehumanists,RogerAschamandWilliamGrindalI,butshewasalreadylearningFrenchandItalianandmusthavebeenweIIgroundedinLation.AschamheIpedhertoformthatbeautifulItaiianhandshewroteonalIspecialoccasionsandwithhimshespentthemorningonGreek,firsttheNewTestamentandthenthecIassicaIauthors,transIatingthemfirstintoEnglishandthenbackintotheoriginal.TheafternoonsweregivenovertoLatin,andsheaIsostudiedProtestanttheoIogy,keptupherFrenchandItaiianandlaterlearnedSpanish.WhenshewassixteenAschamwrote:"HermindhasnowomanIyweakness,herperseveranceisequaltothatofaman,andhermemorylongkeepswhatitquicklypicksup."ThoughitiseasytobecynicaIaboutthereputedaccomplishmentsofthegreat,ElizabethwasnotoriouslyquickandinteIIigentandhadareaIloveoflearning.Evenasqueenshedidnotabandonherstudies.HenryVI11smother,theLadyMargaretA.wasafamousteacherofFrenchandgavemoneytotheuniversities.B.gavemoneytotheuniversitiestohelptheprinter,Caxtion.helpedAxtonsothathewouldpublishthebookshehadwritten.wasacultivatedandgenerouswoman.5.{{BUTEXTE{{/B}}ThestylethatUrreahasadoptedtotelITeresita1s-andMexico1s-storyinhisbook"TheHummingbird1sDaughter11partakesofthispoliticsaswell,beingsimultaneouslydreamy,telegraphicandquietlylyrical.Likeavastmural,thebookdisplaysahugecastofworkers,whores,cowboys,richmen,banditsandsaintswhiIesimuItaneousIymakingthemseemtofloatonthepage.Urrea1ssentencesaresimple,shortandmuscular;hemixesIowhumorwithmetaphysics,bodiIyfunctionswithdeepandmysteriousstirringsofthesoul.These500pages-thoughtheycouldhavebeenfewer-slippasteffortlessly,withtheamberglowofsiidesinamagiclantern,eachoneatableauoftheprogressofearthygrace:Teresitacrouchedinthedirtprayingoverthesoulsofants,TeresitahavingavisionofGod1smessengernotasthefabledwhitedovebutasanindigenoushummingbird,TeresitapIuckingIicefromthehairofabatteredIndianorphanina"pus-shellackedjacket."FerociouslyfemaIethoughcuriouslyasexual,TeresitahasaparticularabiIitytodeliverbabieswhiIesoothingthepainsofIaboringmothers.This,Urreaissaying,iswhatmatters.,Miracles,H'Feresitarealizesasshelearnsmid-wifely,"arebloodyandsometimescomewithmudstickingtothem."ThesaltycradleofIifeisthetruechurch.Urrea1slovefor'Feresita,"theMexicanJoanofArc,"andfortheworIdshehelpsbringintoexistenceisoneofthestrongestelementsofthebook.Heisunstintingly,unironicallyandunselfconsciouslytender.Heisapartisan.WithsuchpassionandcareinabundantevidencevonewishestobeIieve.Teresitaisasaintwecouldreallyuserightnow,andIferventlyhopeshecanbesummonedtosavethegalaxy.ButthereisaquaIitytoUrrea'snovelthat,foralIthesaltandbloodandchiIdbirth,issomehowabitdistant.MTheHummingbirdJsDaughterMhasthewoodcutfeeIingofabedtimestory,oroffamilyIegendsthathavebeentoldsomanytimesthey,yegonesmooth,Iiketheletteringonoldgravestones.Teresitaisthemotherlandandthemotherofusa11vanemissaryfromtheTimeBefore,permanentIyencircledbybutterfIiesandhummingbirdsandtheupraisedriflesofrevolutionaries.Sheis,accordingtothepreceptsofacertainperspective,entirelyperfect.Her“flaws”-herloveofthelowlyandthesick,herunladyIikestrength,heruncouthhabits-areclearlymarksofvirtuetoanyonebutthemostbloodlesscapitalist.Evenaftershe'sdeclareddead,shemanagestowin.Myths,ofcourse,bothdefyandrebukethissortofquibbling:thegodsaIwaysarisefromatimemuchlargeranddeeperthanthepresentmoment,andweinventthembecauseweneedtobeIieveinsomeone-orsomething-greaterthanourselves.InVargasLlosa'sschemeofthings,isn,tTeresitatheinventionweneedtoigniteabetterworIdButitisexactlythisaspectof"TheHummingbird'sDaughternthatmakesitseemsealedofffromthekaleidoscopic,indeterminate,loss-rivenborderlandsofmodernitythatUrreahaswrittenaboutinearIierbookswithsuchdepth."FowardtheendofthenoveI,assomeofthemaincharactersfleeto"great,darkNorthAmerica,ntheyfeelasifthecountrythey'veleftis"astrangedream."Asbeautifulasthatdreamthatnotionoftheunbrokenwhole-maybe,atthislatedatenoneofusIivethere.We'realIcitizensofahaunted,mongrelterrainwherenothing,noteventhemostappealingsaint,isthatsimple.Asforthesentenceinthesecondparagraph,r,ThesaltycradleofIifeisthetruechurch”,whichofthefollowingstatementistrueA.Thisstandsfortheauthor'sdenialoftheexistenceofGod.Thisstandsfortheauthor'sdenialofthewesternGod.ThisstandsfortheauthorJsdenialofaholyyetdistantreligiousbelief.Thisstandsfortheauthor'sdenialofchurch.{{B}}TEXTE{{/B}}ThestylethatUrreahasadoptedtotelITeresita's-andMexico's-storyinhisbook"TheHummingbird'sDaughter11partakesofthispoliticsaswell,beingsimultaneouslydreamy,telegraphicandquietlylyrical.Likeavastmural,thebookdisplaysahugecastofworkers,whores,cowboys,richmen,banditsandsaintswhiIesimuItaneousIymakingthemseemtofloatonthepage,llrrea'ssentencesaresimple,shortandmuscular;hemixesIowhumorwithmetaphysics,bodiIyfunctionswithdeepandmysteriousstirringsofthesoul.These500pages-thoughtheycouldhavebeenfewer-sIippasteffortlessly,withtheamberglowofsiidesinamagiclantern,eachoneatableauoftheprogressofearthygrace:Teresitacrouchedinthedirtprayingoverthesoulsofants,TeresitahavingavisionofGod'smessengernotasthefabledwhitedovebutasanindigenoushummingbird,TeresitapIuckingIicefromthehairofabatteredIndianorphanina"pus-shellackedjacket."FerociouslyfemaIethoughcuriouslyasexual,TeresitahasaparticularabiIitytodeliverbabieswhiIesoothingthepainsoflaboringmothers.This,Urreaissaying,iswhatmatters.fMiracles,nTeresitarealizesasshelearnsmid-wifely,narebIoodyandsometimescomewithmudstickingtothem.nThesaltycradleofIifeisthetruechurch.Urrea'sloveforTeresita,“theMexicanJoanofArc,"andfortheworIdshehelpsbringintoexistenceisoneofthestrongestelementsofthebook.Heisunstintingly,unironicallyandunselfconsciouslytender.Heisapartisan.Withsuchpassionandcareinabundantevidence,onewishestobeIieve.Teresitaisasaintwecouldreallyuserightnow,andIferventlyhopeshecanbesummonedtosavethegalaxy.ButthereisaquaIitytoUrrea'snovelthat,foralIthesaltandbloodandchiIdbirth,issomehowabitdistant.MTheHummingbird'sDaughter"hasthewoodcutfeeIingofabedtimestory,oroffamilylegendsthathavebeentoldsomanytimesthey'yegonesmooth,Iiketheletteringonoldgravestones.Teresitaisthemotherlandandthemotherofusa11,anemissaryfromtheTimeBefore,permanentlyencircledbybutterfliesandhummingbirdsandtheupraisedriflesofrevolutionaries.Sheis,accordingtothepreceptsofacertainperspective,entirelyperfect.Her11flaws"―herloveofthelowlyandthesick,herunladyIikestrength,heruncouthhabits-areclearlymarksofvirtuetoanyonebutthemostbloodlesscapitalist.Evenaftershe'sdeclareddead,shemanagestowin.Myths,ofcourse,bothdefyandrebukethissortofquibbling:thegodsalwaysarisefromatimemuchlargeranddeeperthanthepresentmoment,andweinventthembecauseweneedtobeIieveinsomeone-orsomething-greaterthanourselves.InVargasLlosa'sschemeofthings,isn'tTeresitatheinventionweneedtoigniteabetterworIdButitisexactlythisaspectof"TheHummingbird'sDaughter"thatmakesitseemsealedofffromthekaIeidoscopic,indeterminate,loss-rivenborderlandsofmodernitythatUrreahaswrittenaboutinearIierbookswithsuchdepth.TowardtheendofthenoveI,assomeofthemaincharactersfleeto"great,darkNorthAmerica,ntheyfeelasifthecountrythey'veleftisnastrangedream."Asbeautifulasthatdream~thatnotionoftheunbrokenwhole-maybe,atthislatedatenoneofusIivethere.We'realIcitizensofahaunted,mongreIterrainwherenothing,noteventhemostappealingsaint,isthatsimple.FromthispassagewemaynotethatthisbookisaboutaorphangirlnamedTeresita.isabouthowreligionwouldsavepeople.isabouthowdarktheworldis.isaboutasaintandthereallifeinMexico.{{B}}TEXTC{{/B}}ElizabethwasfortunatetobeborninthelullflushofRenaissanceenthusiasmforeducation.Womenhadalwaysbeeneducatedofcourse,forhadnotSt.Paulsaidthatwomenweremen'sequalsinthepossessionofasoulButtotheoldideathattheyshouldbetrainedinChristianmannersandthoughtwasnowaddedanewpurpose:toquickenthespiritandtraintheminthecraftandeloquenceoftheclassicalauthorsofGreeceandRome.Criticswerenotwanting,morbidlyobsessedwiththeweaknessesoftheSex-itsloveofnoveItyandinborntendencytovice-tothinkwomendangerousenoughwithoutaddingtotheirsubtIetyandforwardness;buttheywerenotabletostemthetide.HenryVII1smotherwasoneofthefirsttoindicatethenewtrend.SheknewenoughFrenchtotranslate"TheMirrorofGodfortheSinfuISoul"andwasthepatronofCaxton,thefirstEngIishprinter,andaIiberalbenefactortotheuniversities.SirThomasMore'sdaughtersstudiedGreek,Latintphilosophy,Astronomy,Physic,Arithmetic,Logic,RhetoricandMusic.Inhishouseholdwomenweretreatedasmen'sequalsinconversationandwit,andscholarsboastedoftheminletterstofriendsabroad.ThemovementwasstrengthenedfromabroadbyCatherineofAragon,HenryVIII,SSpanishQueen.IntheSpainofherchiIdhoodladieswerethefriendsofscholarsVives,oneofthemostrefreshingfiguresinthehistoryofeducation,towriteaplanofstudiesfortheeducationofherdaughterMary.Thiswastheheritageintowhichthesharp-wittedchildElizabethentered.Atsixyearsold,itwassaid,shewasprecociouslyinteIIigentandhadasmuchgravityasifshehadbeenforty.LittleisknownofhereducationuntiIhertenthyear,whenshebecamethepupiIoftheCambridgehumanists,RogerAschamandWilliamGrindalI,butshewasalreadylearningFrenchandItalianandmusthavebeenweIIgroundedinLation.AschamheIpedhertoformthatbeautifulItaiianhandshewroteonalIspecialoccasionsandwithhimshespentthemorningonGreek,firsttheNewTestamentandthenthecIassicaIauthors,transIatingthemfirstintoEnglishandthenbackintotheoriginal.TheafternoonsweregivenovertoLatin,andsheaIsostudiedProtestanttheology,keptupherFrenchandItaiianandlaterlearnedSpanish.WhenshewassixteenAschamwrote:"HermindhasnowomanIyweakness,herperseveranceisequaltothatofaman,andhermemorylongkeepswhatitquicklypicksup."ThoughitiseasytobecynicaIaboutthereputedaccomplishmentsofthegreat,ElizabethwasnotoriouslyquickandinteIIigentandhadarealloveoflearning.Evenasqueenshedidnotabandonherstudies.TheauthorthinksthatalthoughrichandfamouspeopIeareoftensaidtobeclevererthantheyreallyareElizabethalmostcertainlydidnotdeservethispraise.thereisotherevidencethatElizabethwasextremelyclever.Elizabethwasnotwell-knownforherhand-writing.thereisotherevidencethatElizabethwasfamousandcynical.{(Bl}TEXTA{{/B}}Eliot'sinterestedinpoetryinabout1902withthediscoveryofRomantic.HehadrecalledhowhewasinitiatedintopoetrybyEdwardFitzgerald1sOmarKhayyamattheageoffourteen.MItwasIikeasuddenconversion",hesaid,an"overwhelmingintroductiontoanewworldoffeeling."Fromthenon,tillabouthistwentiethyearofage(1908),hetookintensivecoursesinByron,SheIIey,Keats,Tennyson,RossettiandSwinburne.Itis,nodoubt,aperiodofkeenenjoyment...Atthisperiod,thepoem,orthepoetryofasinglepoet,invadestheyouthfuIconsciousnessandassumecompIetepossessionforatime...ThefrequentresultisanoutburstofscribblingwhichwemaycalIimitation...Itisnotdeliberatechoiceofapoettomimic,butwritingunderakindofdaemonicpossessionbyonepoet.Thus,theyoungEliotstartedhiscareerwithamindpreoccupiedbycertainRomanticpoets.HisimitativescribblingsurvivesintheHarvardEliotCoIIection,apartofwhichispubIishedasPoemsWritteninEarlyYouth."ALyric"(1905),writtenatSmithAcademyandEliot1sfirstpoemevershowntoanther1seye,isastraightforwardandspontaneousoverflowofasimplefeeling.ModeIe