内容正文:
Back to Nature(B3 Unit 5 Developing Ideas)
一、学生设空版
①______(bear) into a poor aristocratic family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming (365–427) was one of China’s ②______(great) poets and a ③______(note) recluse. ④______ master of the five-word line, Tao has been described ⑤______ the first great “poet of fields and gardens”.
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American ⑥______(essay), poet, and philosopher. He began writing nature poetry in his early ⑦______(twenty), ⑧______ poet Ralph Waldo Emerson ⑨______ a mentor and friend. In 1845, he began his famous two-year stay at Walden Pond, ⑩______ he wrote about in his masterwork, Walden.
Para.1
Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau were both poets, but ⑪______(num.) lived in Ancient China and the other in 19th century America. ⑫______(superficial), these two men, ⑬______ lives were ⑭______(separate) in time by nearly 1,500 years, were polar ⑮______(opposite). And yet they shared ⑯______ intense respect ⑰______ nature, ⑱______ made them each an ⑲______(influence) figure of their time.
Para.2
Both men made dramatic ⑳______(transform) to their lives in order to reconnect with nature. ㉑______ an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao felt ㉒______(conflict) over life at court. In 405, he ㉓______(quit) the service of the court for good, ㉔______(express) his unhappiness in the now famous line ㉕______ he would not “bow like a servant in return ㉖______ five dou of grain”. He spent the next 22 years ㉗______ his death, ㉘______(work) the land in a poor, rural area. From his poetry, we can learn that ㉙______ his life was arduous, he succeeded in finding ㉚______(content) in its ㉛______(simple) and ㉜______ drawing pleasure from nature.
Para.3
㉝______ Tao’s return to nature was a reaction ㉞______ a lifestyle he was ㉟______(oppose) to, Thoreau’s was a personal decision to transform the way ㊱______ he lived. He had a decent quality of life, but he wanted to live in a simpler way. For two years, two months and two days, he lived in a cottage in the forest ㊲______ the edge of Walden Pond, ㊳______(focus) on himself and his writing. He explained his reason ㊴______ doing so in Walden: “I went to the woods because I wished to live ㊵______(deliberate), to front only the ㊶______(essence) facts of life.” Both men were happy ㊷______(withdraw) from contemporary life, seeking a ㊸______(harmony) relationship ㊹______ nature in the ㊺______(quiet) of their lives.
Para.4
㊻______ Tao and Thoreau do not treat nature in quite ㊼______ same way, their works show its beauty and value. Tao’s nature is a place of fields and villages, in other words, rural, and his animals are domestic ones, such as ㊽______(chicken) and dogs. The calm and peaceful life he wrote about is in contrast ㊾______ and critical of the ㊿______(depress) court life:
Beyond the dark and distance ①______(lie) a village,
The smoke above reluctant to ②______(depart).
A dog is barking somewhere down the lane,
And chickens sit atop the mulberry tree.
Para.5
Thoreau’s ③______(describe) of nature ④______(emphasis) the beauty and ⑤______(pure) of the wild areas around him. ⑥______(devote) himself to ⑦______(observe) of the natural ⑧______(phenomenon), he recorded his ⑨______(detail) findings in his journals. Thoreau’s writing aimed ⑩______(convince) people that animals and plants had a right ⑪______(live) and prosper, ⑫______ we do. We should live with them ⑬______ harmony and enjoy nature’s gifts, ⑭______ he describes in his journals:
Live in each season ⑮______ it passes; ⑯______(breathe) the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself ⑰______ the influences of each. Let them be your only diet, drink and ⑱______(botany) medicines.
Para.6
It takes ⑲______(consider) courage ⑳______(reject) the easy and familiar and instead try to live closer to nature, ㉑______ both Tao and Thoreau did. Their choices ㉒______(lead) them to quiet and ㉓______(reflect) lives with ㉔______(few) material desires. In today’s modern world, their ideas about living simply and being ㉕______ ease with nature may take us a step ㉖______ to ㉗______(attain) personal well-being and ㉘______(fulfil).
二、答案+简要解析
前50空(①~㊿)
1.Born:过去分词作状语,表被动
2.greatest:one of+最高级+名词复数
3.noted:形容词,知名的
4.A:不定冠词,一位大师
5.as:be described as 被称作
6.essayist:名词,散文作家
7.twenties:in one’s twenties 在二十多岁
8.with:with复合结构作伴随
9.as:as a mentor 当作导师
10.which:定语从句指代事物
11.one:one…the other 一个……另一个
12.Superficially:副词修饰整句
13.whose:定语从句作定语
14.separated:被动语态be done
15.opposites:复数名词,对立面
16.an:元音音素开头用an
17.for:respect for 对……的敬重
18.which:非限制性定语从句
19.influential:形容词修饰名词
20.transformations:名词复数,转变
21.As:介词,身为官员
22.conflicted:形容词,内心矛盾的
23.quit:过去式,原形过去式同形
24.expressing:现在分词作伴随状语
25.that:同位语从句引导词
26.for:in return for 作为回报
27.until:介词,直到离世
28.working:spend…doing固定搭配
29.although:让步连词,尽管
30.contentment:名词,满足感
31.simplicity:名词,简朴
32.in:in doing 在……之中
33.While:连词,对比两者
34.to:reaction to 对……的反应
35.opposed:be opposed to 反对
36.that/不填:way定语从句引导词可省略
37.on:on the edge of 在边缘
38.focusing:现在分词作状语
39.for:reason for ……的原因
40.deliberately:副词修饰动词
41.essential:形容词修饰名词
42.to withdraw:be happy to do
43.harmonious:形容词,和谐的
44.with:relationship with 和……的关系
45.quietness:名词,宁静
46.Although:让步状语从句连词
47.the:the same固定搭配
48.chickens:名词复数
49.to:in contrast to 与……相比
50.depressive:形容词,压抑的
50空后重新编号①~㉘
1.lies:倒装句,主语单数用lies
2.depart:reluctant to do sth.
3.descriptions:名词复数作主语
4.emphasised:过去式
5.purity:名词,与beauty并列
6.Devoting:现在分词作状语
7.observations:复数名词
8.phenomena:phenomenon复数
9.detailed:形容词修饰findings
10.to convince:aim to do
11.to live:have a right to do
12.as:正如,引导方式状语
13.in:in harmony 和谐地
14.as:正如
15.as:随着
16.breathe:并列动词原形
17.to:resign oneself to 顺从
18.botanical:形容词修饰名词
19.considerable:形容词,大量的
20.to reject:it takes courage to do
21.as:正如两人所为
22.led:lead过去式
23.reflective:形容词,沉思的
24.fewer:比较级,更少的
25.at:at ease 自在
26.closer:比较级,更进一步
27.attaining:介词to后动名词
28.fulfilment:名词,满足感
三、原文(标注对应序号)
①Born into a poor aristocratic family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming (365–427) was one of China’s ②greatest poets and a ③noted recluse. ④A master of the five-word line, Tao has been described ⑤as the first great “poet of fields and gardens”.
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an American ⑥essayist, poet, and philosopher. He began writing nature poetry in his early ⑦twenties, ⑧with poet Ralph Waldo Emerson ⑨as a mentor and friend. In 1845, he began his famous two-year stay at Walden Pond, ⑩which he wrote about in his masterwork, Walden.
Para.1
Tao Yuanming and Henry David Thoreau were both poets, but ⑪one lived in Ancient China and the other in 19th century America. ⑫Superficially, these two men, ⑬whose lives were ⑭separated in time by nearly 1,500 years, were polar ⑮opposites. And yet they shared ⑯an intense respect ⑰for nature, ⑱which made them each an ⑲influential figure of their time.
Para.2
Both men made dramatic ⑳transformations to their lives in order to reconnect with nature. ㉑As an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao felt ㉒conflicted over life at court. In 405, he ㉓quit the service of the court for good, ㉔expressing his unhappiness in the now famous line ㉕that he would not “bow like a servant in return ㉖for five dou of grain”. He spent the next 22 years ㉗until his death, ㉘working the land in a poor, rural area. From his poetry, we can learn that ㉙although his life was arduous, he succeeded in finding ㉚contentment in its ㉛simplicity ㉜in drawing pleasure from nature.
Para.3
㉝While Tao’s return to nature was a reaction ㉞to a lifestyle he was ㉟opposed to, Thoreau’s was a personal decision to transform the way ㊱(that/省略) he lived. He had a decent quality of life, but he wanted to live in a simpler way. For two years, two months and two days, he lived in a cottage in the forest ㊲on the edge of Walden Pond, ㊳focusing on himself and his writing. He explained his reason ㊴for doing so in Walden: “I went to the woods because I wished to live ㊵deliberately, to front only the ㊶essential facts of life.” Both men were happy ㊷to withdraw from contemporary life, seeking a ㊸harmonious relationship ㊹with nature in the ㊺quietness of their lives.
Para.4
㊻Although Tao and Thoreau do not treat nature in quite ㊼the same way, their works show its beauty and value. Tao’s nature is a place of fields and villages, in other words, rural, and his animals are domestic ones, such as ㊽chickens and dogs. The calm and peaceful life he wrote about is in contrast ㊾to and critical of the ㊿depressive court life:
Beyond the dark and distance ①lies a village,
The smoke above reluctant to ②depart.
A dog is barking somewhere down the lane,
And chickens sit atop the mulberry tree.
Para.5
Thoreau’s ③descriptions of nature ④emphasised the beauty and ⑤purity of the wild areas around him. ⑥Devoting himself to ⑦observations of the natural ⑧phenomena, he recorded his ⑨detailed findings in his journals. Thoreau’s writing aimed ⑩to convince people that animals and plants had a right ⑪to live and prosper, ⑫as we do. We should live with them ⑬in harmony and enjoy nature’s gifts, ⑭as he describes in his journals:
Live in each season ⑮as it passes; ⑯breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself ⑰to the influences of each. Let them be your only diet, drink and ⑱botanical medicines.
Para.6
It takes ⑲considerable courage ⑳to reject the easy and familiar and instead try to live closer to nature, ㉑as both Tao and Thoreau did. Their choices ㉒led them to quiet and ㉓reflective lives with ㉔fewer material desires. In today’s modern world, their ideas about living simply and being ㉕at ease with nature may take us a step ㉖closer to ㉗attaining personal well-being and ㉘fulfilment.
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