课时作业(8) 必修第二册 Unit 4 Exploring literature（Word练习）-【优化指导】2024高考英语一轮复习高中总复习·第1轮（译林版 新教材 新高考）

课时作业(八)　Unit 4　Exploring literature 一、阅读理解 A (2023·河南省南阳市一中高三模拟)The poem When This Is Over is now an educational tool which is studied like the works of Homer.Professional writer Laura Fanuc wrote the poem to cheer herself up.To her surprise，it went popular online.That’s the old news. The new news is that the poem has become an education assignment for a humanities class in the South Bronx.It has inspired about 80 sixth graders to write their own version(版本). The students are enrolled in the American Dream School，a charter school for English language learners and immigrant students.Teachers Daniel Zauderer and Niki DeGiorgio introduced their class to the poem，assigning them to study it with the aim of cultivating gratitude through poetry.These students stay at home with laptop computers，through which they connect with their classmates and teachers. Fanuc’s poem is basically a list of everyday activities she can’t do because of social distancing，and that shall never take for granted again.It ends with an inspirational message of hope that we all will rise from this ordeal(磨难) to be better people. The teachers challenged the students to brainstorm what they had taken for granted and what they hope people will learn，and to express themselves in a poem of their own.The class followed Fanuc’s format(格式), reworking the poem.The students showed some love for DeGiorgio and Zauderer in their version of the poem，with the line：“Seeing my teachers face to face.” “Working remotely during this pandemic is tough some days，” DeGiorgio said in a Facebook post.“What brings me hope and joy is the beautiful hearts，minds and words of my students.” 1．What do we know about the poem? A．It was written by Homer. B．It was published in the newspaper. C．Many students were inspired by the poem. D．The poem was translated into several languages. 2．Why did the two teachers introduce their students to the poem? A．The poem can develop students appreciation of poetry. B．The poem can make students fe