选择性必修第三册 Unit 5 Poems 题组训练1-【导与练】2024高考英语一轮复习高中总复习第1轮能力提升题组训练（新教材，人教版）

UNIT 5　POEMS 题组训练 1 Ⅰ.阅读 A As William Shakespeare is to literature in English,so is the poet Du Fu to the Chinese literary tradition.“We have Dante,Shakespeare and Du Fu.These poets create the very values by which poetry is judged,”remarked Harvard Professor Stephen Owen in Du Fu,China’s Greatest Poet,a new documentary that aired on April 7. Aimed at introducing the charm and beauty of traditional Chinese literature to viewers around the globe,the documentary invited famous British actor Ian McKellen,who played the wizard Gandalf in the film series The Lord of the Rings,to read 15 of Du’s poems that have been translated into English. The one-hour film traces the poet’s life experiences in detail.Born in 712,Du lived under the reign of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong,a time marked by extraordinary prosperity,inclusiveness and cultural accomplishment. However,as the An Lushan Rebellion floored the empire,the 43-year-old Du,the former civil servant at the Tang court,had to take his family out of his hometown,and faced starvation and sufferings.Through ups and downs,the poet never stopped writing and about 1,500 poems have been kept over the ages. Even though he never held a high position in the government,Du still cared about common people.For example,in the poem My Cottage Unroofed by Autumn Gales,he wrote that “Could I get mansions covering ten thousand miles,I’d house all scholars poor and make them beam with smiles”. “That is why he was honoured as a Poet Sage by later generations.A difficult life and his spirit of concern about the world helped him create so many masterpieces,” Shi Wenxue,a cultural critic based in Beijing,told the Global Times. Without doubt,Du is a cultural symbol of ancient China,but his brilliant works and core spirits have also inspired people outside of China.As the documentary noted,his work represents a precious cultural heritage for the entire world,not just China. 1.What can we know about the documentary? A.It introduces Shakespeare. B.Du Fu