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高效作业24 [ Period Ⅳ Writing]
Unit 5 Poems
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Virginia Guarddon can’t remember her life without some sort of art. She started playing the piano when she was 6. At 10, she came across works by the Spanish poet Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, and she was hooked. She started writing poems that would be featured in a couple of books.
There’s something else that’s always been in her life: a type of skin lupus(狼疮) . “All of my life, I try to find ways to make it better,” said Guarddon. “And that leads to my trying to help others feel better about their skin.” The attempt took her to the US in 1994, where she studied science and piano. And then she began a career in skin care. “To me, skin is a form of art,” she said. “I love making women feel beautiful.”
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“I want to create something of my own,” said Guarddon. “I want to realise my dream.” Her dream? Combining all of her passions into one.
The result is Poet’s Garden Apothecary, Guarddon’s own skin care line and the online business: Poet’s Garden Alchemist. Guarddon teamed up with a laboratory to create her line of products, which she called “skin poetry”. The products, made for every skin type, include an oil face cleanser, day cream and night cream. With each purchase, customers receive a custom poem from one of the company’s contributors. And some earnings from the business go to the Poetry Foundation.
“I want to create something of my own,” said Guarddon. “I want to realise my dream.” Her dream? Combining all of her passions into one.
The result is Poet’s Garden Apothecary, Guarddon’s own skin care line and the online business: Poet’s Garden Alchemist. Guarddon teamed up with a laboratory to create her line of products, which she called “skin poetry”. The products, made for every skin type, include an oil face cleanser, day cream and night cream. With each purchase, customers receive a custom poem from one of the company’s contributors. And some earnings from the business go to the Poetry Foundation.
“In the first few months of running my business,” said Guarddon, “Poet’s Garden Alchemist is turning into an online poets’ movement.” She often hosts live poetry readings on Instagram. “To me, skin care and poetry go together,” she said. “I’m trying to show that beauty is not just skin deep. It’s about our voice and how we express it.”
( )1.What inspired Guarddon to start her skin care art?
A.Gustavo’s works. B.Her passion for music.
C.Her early experience. D.The dream of being a poet.
( )2.What can we know about “skin poetry” products?
A.They are made in a laboratory.
B.They are created to cure skin lupus.
C.They win high praise from customers.
D.They get financial support from the Poetry Foundation.
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( )3.Which of the following best describes Guarddon?
A.Reliable and modest. B.Smart and hardworking.
C.Creative and caring. D.Determined and ambitious.
( )4.What can be the best title for the text?
A.How to Cure Skin Lupus
B.The Secret to Running a Business
C.Healthy Skin for Everyone
D.Putting Passions into a Career
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【语篇解读】Virginia Guarddon喜欢艺术,她把自己喜欢的诗歌和皮肤护理结合在一起,不但实现了自己的理想,还帮助了别人对自己的皮肤感觉更好。
1.C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“There’s something else that’s always been in her life: a type of skin lupus(狼疮). ‘All of my life, I try to find ways to make it better,’ said Guarddon. ‘And that leads to my trying to help others feel better about their skin.’ And then she began a career in skin care. ‘To me, skin is a form of art,’ she said. ‘I love making women feel beautiful.’”可知,Guarddon早期的经历激发了她开始她的护肤艺术。故选C。
2.A 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Guarddon teamed up with a laboratory to create her line of products, which she called ‘skin poetry’.”可知,“皮肤诗”产品是在实验室里制造的。故选A。
3.C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“The result is Poet’s Garden Apothecary, Guarddon’s own skin care line and the online business: Poet’s Garden Alchemist. (Guarddon自己的护肤品生产线和在线业务——诗人的花园炼金术士——由此诞生。)”以及“And some earnings from the business go to the Poetry Foundation. (生意的一部分收入会捐给诗歌基金会。)”可推断出,Guarddon富有创造力和爱心。故选C。
4.D 主旨大意题。根据第三段“‘I want to create something of my own,’ said Guarddon. ‘I want to realise my dream.’ Her dream? Combining all of her passions into one.”且结合文章内容可知,Virginia Guarddon喜欢诗歌,她将自己对护肤艺术和诗歌的热爱与激情投入到护肤事业中,从而创立了自己的护肤品牌。由此可知,D项“Putting Passions into a Career(将激情投入到事业中)”为文章的最佳标题。故选D。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Recently while driving, I heard poet Robert Pinsky on the radio. He was talking, 1 , about poetry and said something that changed the way I had always thought about the 2 . The idea was so 3 that I was almost embarrassed to admit it. It was something similar to this: when we look at a painting, we don’t expect ourselves to 4 its literal meaning, or any meaning at all, right away. No, we enjoy 5 because we like it, and we don’t know why. We generally 6 this as aesthetics(美学), a word that 7 the most “unartsy” recognise and willingly accept.
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Yet, when words on a page come into play, our brains 8 , and we start trying to organise and understand word structure. If we can’t assign a meaning within the first few 9 , then our brains, trained since childhood in the task of “reading comprehension”, may start to panic at our 10 . The information becomes difficult, maybe even unknowable and therefore 11 . This can happen to even a great 12 , a lover of literature—for poetry is a different animal.
However, as Pinsky pointed out that day, if we can recognise this, let it go, and 13 ourselves to read poetry as we would look at a painting, with no 14 of “translation”, and then we may decide if we like it, or maybe even 15 it. Once we fall in love with it, a true passion is awakened.
( )1.A.at least B.of course
C.by accident D.in vain
( )2.A.talent B.lesson
C.subject D.example
( )3.A.strong B.special
C.simple D.stupid
( )4.A.hide B.limit
C.remember D.understand
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( )5.A.art B.culture
C.literature D.history
( )6.A.write B.accept
C.memorise D.report
( )7.A.yet B.seldom
C.even D.again
( )8.A.pause B.recall
C.return D.switch
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( )9.A.goals B.offers
C.rules D.lines
( )10.A.failure B.illness
C.regret D.carelessness
( )11.A.unarguable B.unappealing
C.unavoidable D.undemanding
( )12.A.speaker B.adviser
C.performer D.reader
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( )13.A.allow B.inspire
C.warn D.forbid
( )14.A.loss B.expectation
C.evidence D.suggestion
( )15.A.create B.see
C.hear D.love
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【语篇解读】作者开车时在电台里听到了Robert Pinsky谈论诗歌,Robert Pinsky说的话改变了作者对诗歌这个话题的看法: 我们应该像看一幅画一样读诗,不去期望“翻译”。
1.B 根据上文中的“poet Robert Pinsky”可知,此处表示“当然(of course),他在电台里说的是关于诗歌的内容”。故选B。
2.C 根据上文中的“about poetry and said something that”可知,Pinsky对于诗歌的一些发言改变了作者对于诗歌这个话题(subject)的看法。故选C。
3.C 根据下文中的“that I was almost embarrassed to admit it.It was something similar to this”可知,他的观点太简单(simple)了,以至于作者都不好意思承认它。故选C。
4.D 根据下文中的“its literal meaning, or any meaning at all, right away”可知,此处指理解(understand)画的意义。故选D。
5.A 根据上文中的“when we look at a painting”可知,这里指喜欢艺术(art)。故选A。
6.B 根据下文中的“and willingly accept”可知,此处包含短语accept sth as,表示“将……视为”。故选B。
7.C 根据下文中的“the most ‘unartsy’ recognise and willingly accept”可知,这里表示程度的加深,即甚至(even)是最“非艺术”的人也会承认并欣然接受这个词。故选C。
8.D 下文中的“and understand word structure”说明大脑看到纸上的单词后开始转换(switch)思维。故选D。
9.D 此处呼应上文中的“when words on a page come into play”,这里指开头的几行字,lines符合句意。 故选D。
10.A 上文中的“we can’t assign a meaning”提到我们无法理解文字的意思,这属于理解失败(failure)。故选A。
11.B 根据上文中的“The information becomes difficult,maybe even unknowable and therefore”可知,文意无法理解,因此没有吸引力(unappealing)。故选B。
12.D 根据下文中的“a lover of literature”可知,文字需要阅读,因此是发生在一个好的读者身上,一个文学爱好者身上。 故选D。
13.A 然而,正如Pinsky那天指出的那样,如果我们能认识到这一点,放下它,让(allow)我们自己像看一幅画一样读诗。故选A。
14.B 根据上文中的“read poetry as we would look at a painting”可知,像看一幅画一样读诗,不去期待“翻译”。短语with no expectation of 意为“不期待……”。故选B。
15.D 根据上文中的“we like it”和下文中的“Once we fall in love with it, a true passion is awakened.”可知,此处指爱上(love)诗歌。故选D。
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A great many young Chinese audiences have taken to 1.__________ (society) media to talk about pursuing their dreams after learning about the life of the master poet 2.____________ lived over 1,300 years ago in the historical documentary Li Bai on CCTV-9.
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The four-episode documentary took three years 3.________________ (film) as the crew travelled to eight provinces around China. The programme aims to restore a well-rounded image of the great poet Li Bai, 4._________(base) on solid historical records as well as the 5.________ (late) research carried out by experts and scholars.
The third episode 6.__________(main) tells the stories between Li and his friend, another famous poet, Du Fu. Their friendship is referred to 7.______ a “fairy friendship”.
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“If Du Fu is the greatest poet in China, then Li Bai is the most talented poet in the history of Chinese poetry,” Jiang Yufang, 8._____ professor of ancient Chinese literature at the Chinese National Academy of Arts, told the Global Times on Sunday.
Much of Li’s life 9.______________________________(reflect) in his poetry: his romance, chivalry, heroism, and freedom while travelling around the mountains and rivers of China, and his unappreciated and tough career path.
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“Many people who like Li Bai’s poetry actually like the spirit he conveyed—the spirit of never giving up and 10.____________(dream) about contributing to society, just like many young people who have the same dream in this era,” said Jiang.
【语篇解读】文章介绍了历史纪录片《李白》的相关信息。
1.social 考查形容词。此处用形容词social作定语,修饰名词media。故填social。
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2.who/that 考查定语从句。所填词引导限制性定语从句,修饰先行词the master poet,且在定语从句中作主语,指人,因此用关系代词who或that。故填who或that。
3.to be filmed/to film 考查非谓语动词。该空为非谓语动词,sth take some time后接不定式,和逻辑主语The fourepisode documentary之间是被动关系,既可以用不定式主动式(to do)表被动,也可用不定式的被动式(to be done),此处表示“这部四集纪录片花了三年时间拍摄”。故填to be filmed或to film。
4.based 考查非谓语动词。be based on 为固定短语,意为“以……为基础(或根据)”,此处用过去分词形式作状语。故填based。
5.latest 考查形容词最高级。此处用形容词最高级latest (最新的)作定语,修饰名词research。故填latest。
6.mainly 考查副词。分析句子结构可知,此处用副词mainly作状语,修饰动词tell。故填mainly。
7.as 考查冠词。be referred to as 为固定短语,意为“被称为”,此处表示“他们的友谊被称为‘神仙友谊’”。故填as。
8.a 考查冠词。 泛指一位教授,且professor的发音以辅音音素开头,因此用不定冠词a。故填a。
9.is reflected/was reflected 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。该空为谓语动词,既可指过去发生的事情,也可指一般性事实,用一般现在时或一般过去时;李白的生活是被反映,因此用被动语态;主语为不可数名词life,因此be动词用单数形式。故填is reflected或was reflected。
10.dreaming 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,所填词与前面的giving up并列作介词of的宾语,因此dream用动名词形式。故填dreaming。
Ⅳ. 应用文写作
假设你是李华,你的英国笔友Jack来信说,他对中国文化很感兴趣,尤其喜欢唐诗(Tang poetry)。请你给他写一封邮件,提出学习唐诗的建议并表达祝愿,内容包括:
1.唐诗的地位及影响;
2.列举著名诗人;
3.欢迎来华交流。
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注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
One possible version:
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Dear Jack,
I’m glad to know that you’re interested in Chinese culture,especially Tang poetry.As you know,Tang poetry is a very important literary form which enjoys great popularity in China.It represents the traditional Chinese culture and is popular all over the world.
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As the golden age of poems,the Tang Dynasty produced many outstanding poets,among whom Li Bai,Du Fu,and Bai Juyi were the most wellknown in history.
When it comes to learning poems, you’d better grasp the meaning first, and then try to recite the whole poem.If you choose the right method and work hard,your learning ability can be improved.
Welcome to China and I’m looking forward to your view about Tang poetry.
Yours,
Li Hua
感谢聆听,再见!
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