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限时规范练(三十一) UNIT 5 POEMS
(限时30分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Poetry Writing Contest
Contest information
Deadline: November 30th
Results: Announced on December 31st
Prizes: Win $1,600 in prize money
Guest judges: Ken Liu,Brian Evenson,and Faylita Hicks
Entry requirements
Your poetry can be laid out as you wish,as we understand that form often relates to the effect of a poem. However,please be sure to stick to a maximum of 3 pages per poem.
Submission guidelines
We accept works,written in English,from anywhere in the world. But we don't accept works previously published elsewhere.
Writers over the age of thirteen are welcome to participate. Please note that if you're aged 1316 and your work is selected for publication,we'll require a signature from a parent or a guardian.
Please include your name and contact information in your cover letter only and remove any identifying information from both the submitted work and the file name.
We edit every piece accepted for publication whether your work is selected for publication through our online blog or in our print magazine. For this cooperative process we'll pair you with one of our senior editors. All our editors have been trained to help guide the development of each piece to reach its fullest potential in keeping with the author's vision. This doesn't mean we'll take on a wild jumble of words and halfformed thoughts.
Notes
The contest reserves the right to NOT award a winner if the submissions don't reach a publishable standard. In this case,the winner won't be announced. Although this has rarely come to pass in our sixyear publishing history,our top priority must remain with the quality of the work we publish.
1.What do you have to avoid in order to participate in the contest?
A.Writing a 3pagelong poem.
B.Writing your work in English.
C.Providing your contact information.
D.Submitting your entry after November 30th.
2.What do we know about the contest?
A.It is held on an annual basis.
B.It is intended for teenagers only.
C.It is open to global poetry lovers.
D.It is aimed at making poetry more popular.
3.What are you expected to do if your poem is selected for publication?
A.Make sure that it is original.
B.Polish it as you're required to.
C.Go to receive the prize on time.
D.Give your permission to publish it.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍的是诗歌写作比赛的相关信息。
1.D [解析]细节理解题。根据Contest information部分中的“Deadline: November 30th”可知,为了参加比赛,你必须避免在11月30日之后提交你的作品。故选D。
2.C [解析]细节理解题。根据Submission guidelines部分中的“We accept works,written in English,from anywhere in the world.”可知,这个比赛对全球诗歌爱好者开放。故选C。
3.B [解析]细节理解题。根据Submission guidelines部分中的“All our editors have been trained to help guide the development of each piece to reach its fullest potential in keeping with the author's vision.”可知,如果你的诗被选中出版,你要按要求对诗歌进行润色。故选B。
B
Indeed loneliness is now widely recognized as a major public health problem. What is perhaps less obvious is one answer to the problem: the healing power of poetry to make us feel more connected to others.
Here things get personal. I first got involved in how poetry can support our emotional wellbeing after I wrote a memoir,Black Rainbow: How Words Healed Me—My Journey Through Depression,in 2014 about how poetry helped me through two serious periods of depression. Since then,I've been running Healing Words poetry sessions for mental health charities and prisons,and have discovered firsthand the lovely feeling of companionship which poetry can bring.
Poetry lets us connect with other people who have experienced similar emotions. We're not alone in our despair or delight. When we have a poem by our side,whether tucked into a bag or on a bedside table,it feels like we're being accompanied by a friend: an authorial arm is wrapped around our shoulders.
I remember one woman starting to cry as she read Derek Walcott's poem Love After Love during a workshop held at my local hospital in West London. Fighting through tears,she eventually said,“I feel understood.” Everyone in the room knew exactly what she meant.
She had,in Walcott's phrase,struggled to “love again the stranger who was yourself”.The poet's invitation to “Sit. Feast on your life” was the comfort she needed,in a language which spoke to her,to imagine loving herself in a way she had always found hard. Poetry had worked its magic,unlocking a feeling of inner connection,and in turn a connection to all of us sitting in the workshop.
Given my own experience,I think having a poem to keep us company can help us all feel a greater sense of belonging.
4.What does the author suggest doing to fight against loneliness?
A.Researching the problem.
B.Appreciating poetry.
C.Strengthening dignity.
D.Connecting with others.
5.How does having a poem at hand make you feel according to the author?
A.Socially accepted.
B.Literarily knowledgeable.
C.Financially admired.
D.Emotionally comfortable.
6.Why did the woman start to cry in the workshop?
A.Because the poem touched her soul.
B.Because she was forced to read the poem.
C.Because she struggled to understand others.
D.Because she failed to work out the poem's magic.
7.What does the author mainly want to tell us?
A.The healing power of poems cures illnesses.
B.Reading can make us feel independent of others.
C.Poetry can improve our emotional wellbeing.
D.Connection leads to a great sense of belonging.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己的经历,阐述了诗歌可以治疗孤独,提高幸福感。
4.B [解析]推理判断题。根据第一段可知,作者认为诗歌可以让人们感觉与他人的联系更密切,它是治愈孤独的一个解决办法。由此推知,作者建议通过欣赏诗歌来对抗孤独。故选B。
5.A [解析]推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Since then,I've been running ... for mental health ...of companionship which poetry can bring.”和第三段可推知,作者亲身体会到诗歌所带来的友爱之情,手头有一首诗歌,就像是有一个朋友陪伴着自己,让我们感觉自己是被社会所接受的。故选A。
6.A [解析]细节理解题。根据第四段可知,这位女士在读诗歌的时候哭了起来是因为她感觉被别人理解了。由此可知,这首诗触动了她的心灵。故选A。
7.C [解析]主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是根据最后一段可知,作者通过自己的经历讲述了诗歌是如何治愈孤独,提高幸福感的。故选C。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2024·海南省高三全真模拟)Many years ago,my teaching colleague Margie and I just finished reading the last book about Midwest pioneer life to our third graders. We started to 1 what project to do next with the students. But then she said to me,“Why don't you 2 all those places we read about?”
I was a homebody and 3 didn't possess any of that pioneer spirit of taking off into the 4 .Besides,that long 5 would take much money. Unless someone paid for all those necessary items,Margie's suggestion wasn't 6 for me.
Not long afterward,by the teacher mailboxes,I noticed an advertisement for a teacher creativity 7 for the summer holiday. I read over the application form and the 8 for the program,each of which would be funded with $7,500.One of the examples 9 the visits to many locations to study literature and history. Not expecting any success,I 10 and mailed my application. Two months later,I learned I was one of the eighty 11 from hundreds of applicants.
With a smile on the outside and 12 on the inside,I waved goodbye and hit the road with the books my 13 had read with me. I eagerly 14 a notebook that Margie had given me before I started. On the front cover,she had written,“For the teachers and students at school,you are our feet,and we will go with you in 15 wherever you go!”
1.A.discuss B.realize
C.understand D.practice
2.A.consider B.travel
C.report D.describe
3.A.hopefully B.probably
C.certainly D.fortunately
4.A.deserted B.rest
C.public D.unknown
5.A.performance B.research
C.presentation D.journey
6.A.convenient B.practical
C.enough D.challenging
7.A.competition B.lesson
C.program D.exhibition
8.A.ideas B.laws
C.feedback D.explanation
9.A.mentioned B.improved
C.supported D.judged
10.A.gave up B.fell behind
C.went ahead D.kept back
11.A.removed B.separated
C.chosen D.protected
12.A.pain B.fear
C.shame D.sadness
13.A.students B.pioneers
C.readers D.parents
14.A.filled B.opened
C.bought D.designed
15.A.advance B.person
C.silence D.spirit
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和同事Margie一起为学生读书。Margie建议作者去书上提到的那些地方旅行,但作者认为这不切实际。后来作者被一个教师的创意项目选中,因此去了很多地方,感受到了不曾感受到的在旅行中了解新事物的快乐。
1.A [解析]句意:我们开始讨论下一步给学生做什么项目。discuss讨论;realize意识到; understand理解,明白; practice练习。结合空后what project to do next with the students可知,作者和Margie讨论下一步做什么项目。故选A。
2.B [解析]句意:但后来她对我说:“你为什么不去我们读过的那些地方旅行呢?” consider考虑;travel旅行;report报道; describe描述。根据空后all those places we read about以及下一段I was a homebody可知,作者喜欢待在家里,Margie建议作者去书上提到的那些地方旅行。故选B。
3.C [解析]句意:我是一个喜欢待在家里的人,当然没有那种向未知领域探索的先锋精神。 hopefully有希望地; probably可能;certainly当然;fortunately幸运地。根据I was a homebody可知,作者喜欢待在家里,当然没有探索未知的先锋精神。故选C。
4.D [解析]句意见上题解析。 deserted被抛弃的;rest剩下的;public公共的;unknown未知的。根据pioneer spirit可知,此处指探索未知的先锋精神。故选D。
5.D [解析]句意:此外,长途旅行要花很多钱。performance表演;research研究; presentation演示; journey旅程。上文提到Margie建议作者去旅行,作者认为旅程要花费很多钱。故选D。
6.B [解析]句意:除非有人为这些必需品买单,否则Margie的建议对我来说是不切实际的。convenient方便的;practical实际的;enough足够的;challenging有挑战的。根据上文分析以及Unless someone paid for all those necessary items可知,作者认为Margie的建议不现实。故选B。
7.C [解析]句意:不久之后,在老师的邮箱旁,我注意到一则暑期教师创意项目的广告。competition比赛;lesson功课;program项目;exhibition展览。根据下一句中program可知,作者注意到一个项目的广告,为原词复现。故选C。
8.A [解析]句意:我阅读了申请表和这个项目的想法,每个想法都将获得7 500美元的资助。idea主意,想法;law法律;feedback反馈;explanation解释。根据上文的“creativity 7 for the summer holiday”可知,创意项目应是申请者提出有创意的想法,该项目为想法提供资金。故选A。
9.A [解析]句意:其中一个例子提到去许多地方学习文学和历史。mention提到; improve提高,改进;support支持;judge评价。结合语境和the visits to many locations to study literature and history可知,此处指其中一个例子提到了去许多地方学习文学和历史。故选A。
10.C [解析]句意:我开始行动,把我的申请寄了出去,没指望能成功。give up放弃;fall behind落后;go ahead前进,开始做;keep back阻止,抑制。根据mailed my application可知,作者开始行动,寄出了自己的申请。故选C。
11.C [解析]句意:两个月后,我得知自己是从数百名申请者中选出的80名之一。remove排除,移除;separate分开;choose选择;protect保护。根据下一段中的I waved goodbye and hit the road可知,作者被选中了。故选C。
12.B [解析]句意:我面带微笑,内心恐惧,挥手告别,带着和我的学生一起读过的书上路了。 pain痛苦;fear害怕;shame羞耻;sadness悲伤。上文提到作者喜欢待在家里,没有探索未知的先锋精神,故此处和a smile on the outside形成对比,指作者面带微笑,但内心有些恐惧。故选B。
13.A [解析]句意见上题解析。根据首句中的“Many years ago,my teaching colleague Margie and I just finished reading the last book about Midwest pioneer life to our third graders.”可知,许多年前,“我”和“我”的教学同事Margie刚给三年级的学生读完最后一本关于中西部拓荒者生活的书。student学生;pioneer先驱;reader读者;parent父亲,母亲。作者以前会给自己的学生读书,此处指作者带着和学生一起读过的书。故选A。
14.B [解析]句意:我急切地打开了Margie在我启程前给我的笔记本。fill充满;open打开;buy买;design设计。下文提到作者看到Margie写下的话语,故作者应是打开笔记本。故选B。
15.D [解析]句意:在封面上,她写道:“对于学校的老师和学生来说,你是我们的脚,无论你走到哪里,我们的精神将与你同行!”advance进展;person人;silence沉默;spirit精神。结合we will go with you可知,学校的老师和学生应是在精神上跟随作者一起,故选D。
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