内容正文:
I. Translate the sense groups in the text into Chinese.
1.compose poetry
2.tell a story
3.describe a certain image
4.in reader’s mind
5.convey certain feelings
6.such as
7.joy and sorrow
8.the distinctive characteristics of poetry
9.economical use of words
10.descriptive and vivid language
11.integrated imagery
12.literary devices
13.similes and metaphors
14.arrangement of words, lines, rhymes and rhythms
15.express themselves
16.nursery rhymes
17.traditional poems
18.folk songs
19.to the point
20.make sense
21.list poem
22.a list of
23.develop a particular theme
24.a flexible line length
25.repeated phrases
26.hundreds of
27.be made up of
28.convey a strong picture or a certain wood
29.in just a few words
30.consist of
31.be popular with
32.give a clear picture
33.create a special feeling
34.on the right
35.a translation from Japanese
36.a moment in the life of a delicate butterfly
37.a fallen blossom
38.the Tang Dynasty
39.in particular
40.be translated into
41.transform...into...
42.utter speech
43.choose from
44.of your own
45.give it a try
II. Fill in the blanks.
1.There are _____(vary) reasons ____ people compose poetry.
2.Poets use many different forms of poetry _____ (express) ____(they).
3.Some of the first poems a young child ____(learn) ____ English are nursery rhymes.
4.They are usually the ____ (tradition) poems or folk songs.
5.The language of these rhymes, ____Poem A, ____ (be) to the point but ____(have) a storyline.
6.Many children enjoy nursery rhymes ____ they rhyme, have a strong rhythm, and often repeat
_____ same words.
7.The poems may not make sense and even seem _____ (contradict), ____ they are easy ____(recite).
8._____ playing with the words ____ nursery rhymes, children learn about language.
9.One of the simplest ____(kind) of poem is the list poem, _____ contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions _____ develop a particular theme.
10.List poems have a flexible line _____