【正确答案】：
A. WALT WHITMAN IS THE POET WITH A STRONG SENSE OF MISSION. IN THE WORK LEAVES OF GRASS, OPENNESS, FREEDOM, AND INDIVIDUALISM ARE ALL THAT CONCERNED HIM.
B. HIS AIM WAS TO EXPRESS SOME POETICAL FEELINGS AND TO INITIATE A POETIC TRADITION. THE PARTICIPATION OF A POET WAS TO BEHAVE AS A SUPREME INDIVIDUALIST; THE POET'S PURPOSE WAS TO IDENTIFY HIS EGO WITH THE WORLD.
C. AS HE SAW IT, POETRY COULD PLAY A VITAL PART IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A NEW NATION. IT COULD ENABLE AMERICANS TO CELEBRATE THEIR RELEASE FROM THE OLD WORLD AND THE COLONIAL RULE. IT COULD HELP THEM UNDERSTAND NEW STATUS AND TO DEFINE THEMSELVES IN THE NEW WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES.
D. HE SHOWS CONCERN FOR THE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE AND THE BURGEONING LIFE OF CITIES. THE REALIZATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL VALUE FOUND A POSITION IN HIS POEMS IN A PARTICULAR WAY. MOST POEMS IN LEAVES OF GRASS SING OF THE "EN-MASSE” AND THE SELF AS WELL.
E. HE GIVES EMPHASIS TO THE PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF THE SELF AND OPENLY AND JOYOUSLY CELEBRATES SEXUALITY. PURSUIT OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS IS APPROVED OF IN HIS LINES.
【题目解析】：A.惠特曼是一位具有强烈使命感的诗人。在《草叶集》中，他所关注的是开放、自由和个人主义。B.他的目的是表达一些诗性的情感，开创一种诗性的传统。诗人的参与就是要表现得像一个至高无上的个人主义者;诗人的目的是使他的自我与世界融为一体。C.在他看来，诗歌在创建一个新国家的过程中可以发挥至关重要的作用。它可以让美国人庆祝他们从旧世界和殖民统治中解放出来。它可以帮助他们了解新的身份，并在充满可能性的新世界中定义自己。D.他关心辛勤工作的人民和迅速发展的城市生活。个体价值的实现在他的诗歌中以一种特殊的方式找到了位置。在《草叶集》中，大多数诗歌都歌颂“群体”和“自我”。E.他强调了自我的物质维度，并公开而快乐地庆祝性。对爱情和幸福的追求在他的诗句中得到了肯定。