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Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,finally,themosttelling“interpretation”ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitor,bestofall,recitingit.
Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”it,ifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticism(批评)oflife”,and“aheighteningoflife”.Itis“anapproachtothetruthoffeeling”,andit“cansaveyourlife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.
IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsbasicnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.
1.Itissuggestedthatapoemshould______togetitbetterunderstood.
A.bediscusseditwithothersB.beanalyzedbyoneself
C.becopieddowninanotebookD.bereadaloudafewtimes
2.Poetrydoesn’thavethefunctionof______.
A.exploringyourtruefeeling.
B.rethinkingaboutyourlife.
C.savingsometimeforyourlife.
D.liftingupyourlife.
3.Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishPoetryis_______.
A.togetstudentstounderstandlife
B.togetstudentstoenjoypoetry
C.tohavestudentswholovepoetry.
D.tokeeppoetryoccupyingitspresentplace.
4.Theunderlinedphrase“makeroom”inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedby“______”.
A.arrangearoomB.provideaplace
C.spareenoughspaceD.setasideenoughtime
Sometimestwoverydifferentindividualsbecomethebestfriends.Forexample,whocouldhavethoughtthataspider(蜘蛛)wouldbecomefriendswithapig?
ButinAmericanwriterE.B.White’snovelCharlotte’sWeb,thisisexactlywhathappens.
Wilburthepiggrowsupinabarn(牲口棚)andmakesmanyfriends,includingaspidercalledCharlotte.OnedayasheeptellsWilburthathewillfinallybeservedupasdinner.ButCharlottedecidestosaveherfriend.TohelpWilbur,Charlottewriteswordslike“terrific”“radiant(喜悦的)”and“humble(谦逊的)”onherwebtopraiseWilbur.Thismakesthefarmerbelievethatheistooimportanttokill.Wilburissaved,butCharlotteissotiredthatshedies.
Thebookwasfirstpublishedin1952.Inover60yearsCharlottehasbecomeoneofthemostfamousspidersofalltime.Sheteachesusaboutloveandpromise.“Sheisvery,verylovingunderthatuglylook,”saidPeterF.Neumeyer,writerofTheAnnotatedCharlotte’sWeb.
Thebook’ssuccessdrewtheattentionofHollywoodfilm-makers.However,theywantedahappyending.Whitewasstronglyagainstthisideaandasaresultthefilm,likethebook,endswithCharlotte’sdeath.
JenDoll,areporterofTheAtlantic,believesthat“deathispartoflife”.Shesaysthisisoneofthemainmessagesofthebook.
AsCharlottetellsWilbur,“Youhavebeenmyfriend.Thatinitselfisawonderfulthing.Iwove(织)mywebsforyoubecauseIlikeyou.Afterall,what’salife,anyway?
We’reborn,welivealittlewhileandthenwedie.Aspider’slifecan’thelpbeingsomethingofamess,withallthistrappingandeatingflies.Byhelpingyou,perhapsIwastryingtoliftupmylifealittle.Godknowsanyone’slifecanstandalittleofthat.”
5.WhichofthefollowingaboutthestoryisTRUE?
A.It’sagoodexampleofhowdifferentcreaturesliveinpeace.
B.Thoughugly,Charlotteislovingandhelpful.
C.Itencourageschildrentolovetheirfamilyandfriends.
D.ThefarmerkillsWilburasdinner.
6.Hollywoodfilm-makersandWhitedidn’tagreeon_______.
A.thefateofWilbur.
B.howtoclosestory.
C.whowastoplayCharlotte.
D.thewayCharlottemakesfriendswithWilbur.
7.Inthelastparagraph,Charlotte’smainmessageisthat_______.
A.lifeislikeaweb
B.friendshipismoreimportantthanlife
C.lifecouldbeboringandtroublesome
D.dyingforagoodcauseisworthwhile
Clowns(丑角)havebeenaroundforalongtime.Theynotonlymakeuslaughatthecircus(马戏团)buttheyusedtomakethekingandhisfollowerslaughincourt.Theearliestofthesefun-makersarecalled“fools”.InGreekandRomantimesthesefoolsdresseduplikeclownsdotodaywithpaintedfacesandfunnycostumes(戏服).Theydancedaroundthestageanddidthingstomakepeoplelaughasclownsdoincircusestoday.Bymedievaltimes(中世纪)everycourthaditsfools.Foolsworebrightcoloursandhadbells(大肚子)ontheirshoesandtheirhats.
Theywerenotreallymeanttobefoolishandoftentheywouldsaywiseandsensiblethingstothekingwhichnobodyelsewasbraveenoughtosay.Thekingnevergotcrosswiththefoolasthiswashisjob.Hewasmeanttobebothwiseandfoolishandtrytomakethesituationincourtlessserious.
Ofcoursepeoplewantedtohavetheirownkindoffoolandshowsdevelopedinthe1500sinwhichfools(orZanies)performedtomakethecrowdlaugh.ThiskindofentertainmentbecamesopopularthatitstartedaspecialkindofdramainItalycalledCommediadell´
arte,whichgraduallyturnedintoourcomedyprogrammestoday.Whenyouwatchtheantics(滑稽剧)ofCharlieChaplinorRowanAtkinson,youarewatchingakindofcomedythatisdirectlyoriginatedfromthefoolsofancientRomeandGreece.
8.Howdoclownsentertainpeople?
A.Bytheiramusingtalkandbodylanguage.
B.Bytheiramusingvoicesandbodylangauge.
C.Bytheirclothes,songsandthewaytheytalk.
D.Bytheirclothes,make-upandthewaytheyact.
9.Wheredidfoolsfirstgiveperformances?
A.IndifferenttownsinEurope.
B.InshowsinancientGreeceandRome.
C.Atfairsormarketwheretherewerealotofpeople.
D.inthebuildingwherelawcasescouldbeheardandjudged.
10.WhendidtheCommediadell´
artebegintodevelop?
A.Beforethefifthcentury.
B.Aroundthetenthcentury.
C.DuringtheMiddleAges.
D.Inthesixteenthcentury.
11.Whatdoestheunderlined“gotcross”inthesecondparagraphmean?
A.gotsatisfiedB.gotthrough
C.gotangryD.gotdelighted
IstudyEnglishliteratureatuniversityandhavealwaysbeenproudofBritain’sliteraryheritage.SomeBritishauthorsthatyoumayhaveheardofareCharlesDickensandJaneAusten.Thesewritersarefamousallovertheworldbecausetheirbookshavebeentranslatedintomanydifferentlanguages.IntheUK,theirnovelsarecelebratedassomeofthebestthathaveeverbeenwritten.Wesaythatthesenovelsare“classic”becausetheyarestillreadandenjoyedyearsaftertheirpublication.
IreadclassicnovelsnotonlybecausetheyarepartofmyuniversitylessonsbutalsobecauseIenjoythem.Theycanteachyoualotabouthowpeopleusedtoliveandwhatsocietywaslikeinthepast.NovelslikeHardTimesbyCharlesDickensremindusofthepovertyinLondonduringtheIndustrialRevolutionwhileJaneAusten’sfiction(小说)showsuswhatfamilylifewaslikeinthe18thcentury.
Classicnovelsusuallyhavememorablestoriesandinterestingcharacters.OneofmyfavouritebooksisCharlesDickens’GreatExpectations.ItisaboutaboycalledPipwhosuddenlyreceivesalotofmoneyfromamysterioussupporter.Ashegrowsup,hischaracterchanges:
hebecomesquiteselfishandmean.AnotherimportantcharacterisMissHavisham.Whenshewasyoung,herfiancé
ranawayontheirweddingday.Shelivesinadarkhouseandstillwearsherweddingdress.Sheisafascinating(迷人的)character,bothsadandeasytobefrightened.
Readingclassicnovelsenrichesmyknowledgeandlifeexperience.Andithasbecomepartofmylife.
12.Classicnovelsaretheones__________.
A.thataretaughtatuniversities.B.thathavestoodthetestoftime.
C.thatarewrittenbyfamousauthors.D.Thataretranslatedintomanylanguages.
13.InParagraph2,theauthormentionsHardTimes_____?
A.tointroducetheuniversitylessons.
B.toremindpeopleofthepovertyinLondon.
C.toletpeopleknowaboutwhatfamilylifewaslike.
D.toproveclassicnovelshelppeopleknowthepast.
14.WhatcanweknowaboutthecharacterMissHavisham?
A.Sheisselfishandmean.B.Shelivesanunhappylife.
C.Shelovesweddingdressesmost.D.Shebecomesrichwithothers’support.
15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.WhyIlikeclassicnovelsB.Whysomenovelsareclassic
C.HowtoreadclassicnovelsD.Whatareclassicnovels
二、七选五
Theyjustcan’thelpit!
Mytheoryisthatthefemalebrainismainlybuiltforempathy—theabilitytounderstandotherpeople—andthatthemalebrainismainlybuiltforbuildingsystems.16.Forexample,womenaremorelikelytoreadmagazinesonfashionandparenting,whilemenwillchoosemagazinesthataremainlyaboutcomputersandsports.
Youmaythinkthatthesepreferencesareinfluencedbythewaypeoplearetaughttobehavewhentheyaregrowingup.However,thisisnotthecase.AnewstudycarriedoutattheUniversityofCambridgeshowsthatnewborngirlslooklongerataface,andnewbornboyslooklongerat