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高三英语一轮复习检测选择性必修三Unit5
Ⅰ. Fill in the blanks within the context.
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There are 1._______ (vary) reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell 2.____ story or describe something in a way that will give readers a strong impression. Others try to convey certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express 3.________ (they). Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes, 4._______ may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but 5.______ (be) easy to learn and recite. One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem” 6._______ a flexible line length and repeated phrases. Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write is the cinquain, which is made up of five lines. Besides, haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that 7._________ (consist) of 17 syllables. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, 8._______ is very popular with English writers. English speakers also enjoy poems from China, especially Tang poetry. A lot of Tang poetry 9.______________ (translate) into English in the past decades. With so many different forms of poetry 10.________ (choose) from, you may eventually want to write poems of your own. Give it a try !
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The reason why people compose poems 1. ________ (vary) from person to person. Some write poems to tell a story or describe a certain image in the readers’ mind. 2. _______ try to convey certain feelings. To 3._________ (good) express themselves in the poems, poets have to make good use of their language and literary devices. Next are some of the most common 4. ________ (format) of poems.
Nursery rhymes are a kind of tradition poems which are popular 5._______ young children. They usually contain a storyline and often repeat the same words, which makes 6. ________ easy for small children to learn and recite. List poems consist of a list of things in the poems. They usually have flexible story lines and repeated phrases. Cinquain is a kind of poetry 7. ________ amateurs enjoy wr