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Ⅰ.阅读理解
No poem should ever be discussed or“analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, a teacher or a student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, eventually,the most concrete“interpretation (解释) ”of it, suggesting tone, rhymes, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on films, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and the teacher reading it or, best of all,reciting it.
I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing”it and “exchanging of views”, if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry and take it easy when we are reading a poem. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and“a heightening (提升) of life”.It is “a most appropriate approach to the truth of feeling”,and it “can transform your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature (文学) more central than it presently occupies.
I am not saying that every English teacher must try out poetry teaching. Those who don't like it should not be forced to convey that negative feeling to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make_room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
1.What should one do to have a better understanding of a poem?
A.Discuss it with others.
B.Analyze it by oneself.
C.Copy it down in a notebook.
D.Practise reading it aloud.
2.One of the purposes of teaching English is to get students ________ .
A.to understand life
B.to enjoy poetry
C.to become teachers
D.to become poets
3.What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?
A.More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.
B.Poetry is more important than any other literature genre.
C.One cannot enjoy life fully without a good understanding of poetry.
D.Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.
4.What does the underlined phrase “make room” (last paragraph) mean?
A.Build a booth.
B.Provide equipment.
C.Leave a certain amount of time.
D.Set aside enough space.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇议论文,诗歌是一种艺术形式,那么怎样去鉴赏和学习诗歌呢?通读本文之后,你可能会有所收获。
1.D [细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句“No poem should ever be discussed or‘analyzed’,until it has been read aloud by someone,a teacher or a student.”可知,要想更好地理解诗歌,就要朗读。]
2.B [细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句“I think one of our...students love poetry and take it easy when we are reading a poem.”可知,目的之一是让学生喜欢诗歌。]
3.A [推理判断题。第三段主要讲述了要欣赏诗歌以及诗歌对生活的重大影响,因此最后一句强调了在教学中应当重视诗歌教学。]
4.C [词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句“I have come to think...‘exchanging of views’,if there isn't time for both.”及最后一段中的“in the classroom for hearing poetry”可知,此处的意思是“留出些时间”。]
Ⅱ.阅读填句
If you're walking through Boston during a downpour,make sure to keep your eyes on the pavement. __1__
Titled “Raining Poetry”, this art installation was a collaboration (合作), which needs efforts between the nonprofit Mass Poetry and the city of Boston. The first poems were installed to honour the start of National Poetry Month. __2__ The poems are invisible during dry and sunny weather, but they appear like magic once raindrops start falling from the sky.
The poems were selected by Danielle Legros Georges,Boston's poet laureate (桂冠诗人). Scattered throughout the city, Georges selected the poems mainly based on their relationship to Boston. __3__
The poems were installed by members of the Mayor's Mural Crew, an organization that introduces young artists to the process of creating public art. The poems can be fixed to the sidewalk in minutes. It will wear away in six to eight weeks. __4__ “It's a public art project, as the poems are and will be installed in public sites in Boston,and meant for everyone,”Georges said. “I think this is a wonderful way to bring poetry to the people.”
5__ They are in neighborhoods from Hyde Park to Roslindale. While all of the poems currently installed are written in English, Siegel hopes to add new ones in the many languages. “Our hope is in the next two years everyone in the state will encounter a poem in their daily lives at least once or twice a month, ”Siegel tells Guerra. “This is a fun and unusual way to do that.”
A.The poems appear throughout the city.
B.Several more were added since then.
C.You might just see a poem appear before your eyes.
D.Another factor was their general themes of water and rain.
E.Bostonians wandering the city streets in the rain may have come across poems.
F. So if you're out and about in Beantown the next time it rains,keep an eye to the ground.
G.However the city of Boston and Mass Poetry plan on carpeting city sidewalks with more poems.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在波士顿的人行道上,人们在雨天可以看到诗显现出来。
1.C [根据上文提到的“make sure to keep your eyes on the pavement”可知,C项“你可能会看到一首诗出现在你眼前”和上文构成因果关系。]
2.B [根据上文中的“The first poems were installed to honour the start of National Poetry Month.”可知,B项中的“several more”可承接上文。]
3.D [上文提到挑选诗歌的因素,D项“另一个因素是水和雨水的主题”符合语境。]
4.G [根据上文的“It will wear away in six to eight weeks.”可知,G项和上文可构成转折关系。]
5.A [根据“They are in neighborhoods from Hyde Park to Roslindale.”可知,A项可作为本段的主题句。]
Ⅱ.完形填空
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 in Portland, Maine. His father, Stephen, was a lawyer so Henry was born to a rich family. Henry began __1__ at age three. By the time he was six he was the smartest boy in the school. He was very __2__ at spelling and arithmetic. __3__ Henry loved to write and eventually became very good at it.Henry's father wanted him to become a lawyer but after Henry graduated __4__ Bowdoin College in Maine at the age of 19 he dreamed of becoming a __5__ . But Henry wanted to travel to Europe to study. He followed that dream, but later returned to Bowdoin to become a professor at age 22.
In 1831 Henry __6__ Mary Storer Potter, a former schoolmate. He settled down and started The New England Magazine. He and his wife traveled to Europe, __7__ he studied Swedish, Danish, Finnish, and the Dutch language and literature.
The next year Henry began __8__ in Harvard. He moved into a room of the famous Craigie House in Cambridge. In the Craigie House, Henry __9__ to write poems and books.
In 1847 Longfellow's poem Evangeline was __10__ .Many people say Evangeline was his best poem. In 1854 he resigned from Harvard to __11__ his time to his writing. Song of Hiawatha, written in 1855, was also very __12__ , as it was one of the first poems to __13__ the Native American Indian culture. When The Courtship of Miles Standish came out in 1857 it sold 25,000 copies on the first day of publication.
The next few years were __14__ with honors and rewards. He was invited to the House of Windsor by Queen Victoria by __15__ of the Prince of Wales. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died on March 24, 1882.
1.A.work B.life
C.writing D.school
2.A.fine B.good
C.well D.interested
3.A.But B.So
C.And D.Since
4.A.from B.by
C.over D.with
5.A.lawyer B.professor
C.tourist D.scientist
6.A.met B.engaged
C.welcomed D.married
7.A.there B.where
C.which D.what
8.A.teaching B.studying
C.founding D.charging
9.A.refused B.attempted
C.continued D.stopped
10.A.published B.printed
C.written D.sold
11.A.refer B.devote
C.prefer D.spend
12.A.long B.necessary
C.popular D.satisfied
13.A.appreciate B.affect
C.criticize D.reflect
14.A.abandoned B.hidden
C.filled D.covered
15.A.request B.offer
C.order D.rule
[语篇解读] 本文主要介绍了亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗的生平事迹。
1.D [可根据下文的“六岁时便成了学校里最聪明的学生”判断,此处表示“开始上学”。]
2.B [“他拼写和算术学得很好”,be good at擅长,学得好,符合语境。]
3.A [前面是“拼写和算数”,后面是“写作”,所以前后应为转折关系,所以用but。]
4.A [graduate from 从……毕业。]
5.B [根据下文的“to become a professor at age 22”可判断,他想当“教授”。]
6.D [根据下文的“he and his wife”判断,此处应为“结婚(marry)”。]
7.B [先行词是Europe,关系词在定语从句中作地点状语,所以用where。]
8.A [第二年他便在哈佛大学“教书”。由于前面已经提到他是“教授”了,所以不能用studying。]
9.C [continue to do=continue doing继续做……。]
10.A [根据下文“是他最好的诗”来看,此处只能是“出版”,因为出版了才能被看到。]
11.B [devote one's time to 把时间用在……上。]
12.C [根据上文的“是他最好的诗”和also可判断,这首诗也很“受欢迎”。]
13.D [它是第一首“反映”当地印第安人文化的诗。]
14.C [be filled with 充满……。]
15.A [by request of 应……的请求。]
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