Robert Burns was born 小题1: 1759 in a poor family with many debts. Encouraged by his first love, Nelly Kirkpatrick, he began to write poems. Soon he achieved great fame after his first book of poetry was published. Famous 小题2: he was, he had to earn 小题3:living by farming. Unfortunately, a hard life and weak health shortened his life. He died 小题4: the age of 37 in 1796. In memory of him, people built 小题5: statue of him in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland. Besides, his house in Alloway was opened as a museum of his life and work.
Burns was one of the Romantic poets. Influenced 小题6: the Romantic Movement, their poetry is full of imagination and strong feelings. Freedom 小题7: beauty are the frequent topics.
“A Red, Red Rose” is Burns’s popular poem. It was intended to be a song. He wrote in the same way 小题8: which Scottish people spoke back then and was divided into four sections. In the poem symbols like a red rose and a song are used to describe his love.
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小题2:as
小题3:a/his
小题4:at
小题5:a
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题目分析：
小题1:句意：Robert Burns 在1759年生于一个债务累累的贫穷家庭。在某一年，用介词in
小题2:句意：虽然他很出名，但是不得不靠种田谋生。As用于倒装句，表示“虽然”
小题3:句意：虽然他很出名，但是不得不靠种田谋生。Make a/his living谋生
小题4:句意：他在37岁的时候去世。At the age of…在…岁时
小题5:句意：为了纪念他，人们给他建了个雕像。A修饰 statue
小题6:句意：受浪漫主义运动的影响，他的诗歌充满想象力和强烈的情感。介词by“被”
小题7:句意：自由和美是常见的主题。连词and
小题8:句意：他是用当时苏格兰人写作的方式。In which引导定语从句。
点评：先阅读短文，了解大意，再按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，注意一些固定短语，和时态变化。