（7）Unit 4 Exploring poetry 高二英语牛津译林版 寒假作业（含答案）.docx

（7）Unit 4 Exploring poetry第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A    Five American teenagers were officially named the 2018 National Student Poets on Thursday at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award is the highest honour for young poets in the United States and the students represent states from all over the country. The teenagers were first chosen in August from among thousands of award-winning young poets in the United States.    Virginia McEnery leads the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, which plays a part in choosing the national student poets. She says poetry is powerful because it is open to everyone. "It's so democratic, you don't need more than a pencil and piece of paper and everyone likes it." McEnery says she hopes the national student poet programme will support the winners not only as writers, but as activists.    Many of the student poets have already held literary leadership positions, McEnery said. "For many of them, they are working for their library or they're running the literary magazine for their school or one of them is actually in the scholastic awards programme for her state."    As national student poets, the five young people will give presentations, performances and training on poetry and literature. They will also improve the services of libraries and museums, and volunteer in their communities. In addition, each poet will receive an award of $5 ,000 and the opportunity to learn from poet and teacher Glenis Redmond. And, they will meet with Tracy K. Smith, the current poet laureate(桂冠诗人) for the United States.    McEenery says she has seen for herself how programmes to support students' creative expression can change young people's lives. "It's such a hard time to be a teenager, social movements are happening in real time as they are growing up. What better, smarter, wiser thing can a young person do than try to write about it?"1.What does the underlined word "democratic" in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A.Special.B.Useful.C.Popular.D.Interesting.2.Which of the following statements is NOT correct?A.The award is the highest honour for young poets in the world.B.The five young people will improve the services of library and museums.C.The programmes to support students' creative expression changed young people's lives.D.The teenagers were first selected from among many award-winning young poets in the USA.3.What's McEnery's attitude towards being a poet?A.Negative.B.Positive.C.Uncaring.D.Doubtful.B    In the 19th century, one of America's greatest writers, Walt Whitman, helped people learn to value poetry. Whitman created a new kind of poetry.    Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in New York City. During his long life, he watched America grow from a young nation to the strongest industrial power in the world. As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was 36 years old when he published his first book of poetry in 1855. He called it Leaves of Grass. It has only 12 poems. The poems are written in free verse. The lines do not follow any set form. Some lines are short. Some are long. The words at the end of each line do not have a similar sound. They do not rhyme.    One of America's greatest thinkers and writers immediately recognized the importance of Leaves of Grass. Ralph Waldo Emerson praised Whitman's works. But most other poets and writers said nothing and even denounced it. Most readers also rejected Whitman's poems. The new form of his poetry surprised many people. Even his own brother told Whitman that he should stop writing poetry. But Whitman had many things to say. And he continued to say them. Readers began to understand that America had a great new poetic voice.    Walt Whitman's poems praise the United States and its democracy. The poet expressed his love for America and its people in many ways. Experts today praise Leaves of Grass as a major literary work. In 1873, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke. He spent the last years of his life in Camden, New Jersey. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in 1892. Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy. Others say he was not a spokesman for anything. Instead, they simply call him a great poet.1.What can we know about Whitman?A.His poems have the same rhyme.B.He is the first great poet in the USA.C.He helped people to create new poems.D.His poems show his love for his country.2.Why was Leaves of Grass refused at first?A.The poems are quite short.B.The form of poetry is special.C.Whitman wasn't famous then.D.There are only 12 poems in it.3.What does the underlined word "denounced" in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A.Accused.B.Downloaded.C.Published.D.Translated.4.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Walt Whitmana Great SoldierB.Walt Whitmanan Unfortunate PoetC.Walt Whitman and Leaves of GrassD. The First and Greatest Poet in AmericaC    As William Shakespeare is to literature in English, so is the poet Du Fu to the Chinese literary tradition. "We have Dante, Shakespeare and Du Fu. These poets create the very values by which poetry is judged," said Harvard Professor Stephen Owen in Du Fu, China's Greatest Poet, a new BBC documentary (纪录片) broadcast on April 7.    Aimed at introducing the charm and beauty of traditional Chinese literature to viewers around the globe, the documentary invited famous British actor Ian McKellen, who played the wizard(巫师) Gandalf in the film series The Lord of the Rings, to read 15 of Du's poems that have been translated into English.    The one-hour film talks about the poet's life experiences in detail. Born in 712, Du lived under the government of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong (713-756), a time marked by extraordinary prosperity(繁荣), inclusiveness(包容) and cultural achievement. However, as the An Lushan Rebellion of 755 broke out in the country, Du, the former civil servant(文职人员) at the Tang court, had to take his family on the road as refugees(难民), and put up with starvation and suffering. Through ups and downs, the poet never stopped writing and about 1,500 poems have been kept over the ages.    "Chinese people really value the recording of history and Du is better than anyone at reflecting history in his poetry. That's because historical events are mirrored in his own life and spiritual journey," Zeng Xiangbo, a professor of ancient Chinese literature at Renmin University of China, told China Daily.    Even though he never held a high position in the government, Du still cared about common people. For example, in the poem My Cottage Unroofed by Autumn Gates, he wrote that "Could I get mansions covering ten thousand miles, I'd house all scholars poor and make them beam with smiles." "That's why he was honoured as a Poet Sage by later generations. A difficult life and his spirit of concern about the world helped him create so many masterpieces," Shi Wenxue, a cultural critic based in Beijing, told the Global Times.1.According to Paragraph 2, we know Ian McKellen is _.A.a narrator in the documentaryB.a big fan of Du FuC.the director of the documentaryD.a British wizard2.Why Du Fu is so valuable a poet in the mind of Chinese people?A.Because he experienced the ups and downs of Tang Dynasty.B.Because he never stopped and wrote about 1,500 poems.C.Because his poems are completely kept over the ages.D.Because his poetry is a good reflection of history.3.The poem mentioned in the last paragraph is intended to _.A.explain Du Fu's position in the governmentB.show Du Fu's concern about ordinary peopleC.tell the readers what a difficult life Du Fu livedD.show Du Fu's intelligence in writing a poem4.What is the passage mainly about?A.Du Fu's works gain popularity home and abroad.B.Chinese literature becomes a hit in the UK.C.China's Poet Sage appears on the screen in the UK.D.British people fall in love with Chinese poetry.D    When the leaves begin to change their colours and the birds head south, we know the season is starting to change. On September 7 comes White Dew(白露), the 15th solar term(节气) of the year. It indicates(标志着) the beginning of the cool autumn. As the temperature falls, white dew is often seen on the grass and trees at night.    For writers and poets, autumn is a difficult season to describe. It's the end of the summer, and therefore a little sad. The days seem to get shorter, and when you wake in the morning, there's mist(薄雾) and it's cooler. Winter is just around the corner.    American writer Ernest Hemingway wrote in his book 4 Moveable Feast(流动的盛宴), "You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the trees and their branches(枝条) were bare(光秃秃的) against the wind and the cold, wintry light."    But on the other hand, autumn has its good side. There are so many changes at this time of year, such as the colourful leaves and cooler nights. French writer Albert Camus even thought autumn was a second spring, "when every leaf is a flower." This view is also found in the most famous autumn poem in English literature, To Autumn by John Keats. In that poem, Keats says that autumn has its own songs, just like spring.    Another theme of this season is wisdom(智慧). The arrival of autumn is thought to be similar to a person becoming mature (成熟的).    The great Irish poet W. B. Yeats used this idea in his poem The Wild Swans at Coole(库尔的野天鹅), writing about the changing seasons in Coole Park in the west of Ireland. Seeing and counting 59 swans, he remembers first making the count as a young man. Seeing the swans do the same thing for all those years, he's reminded(提醒) that even though we get older, our hearts always stay the same age.1.What can be concluded about White Dew?A.It is often ignored by writers and poets.B.It is the time of year with the most rainfall.C.It is when the temperature begins to drop.D.It indicates the end of the autumn.2.A Moveable Feast was mentioned to _.A.point out that autumn is very coldB.present the sad part of autumnC.show that winter will soon comeD.express sadness about the end of life3.What does "this idea" in the last paragraph refer to?A.Autumn is an important season for man.B.We can always stay young at heart.C.Autumn is related to one's growing old.D.Nature is full of lessons to be learned.4.What's the article mainly about?A.The solar term White Dew.B.Why autumn is a sad season.C.Autumn weather and activities.D.Famous writers' description of autumn.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。    Sometimes we fall in love with something at once and sometimes it takes time. _ If were lucky, we come across a poem that immediately attracts us. But usually we need to spend a little time or make a little effort to truly understand a poem. Today Td like to share some tips for reading poetry in ways that make the experience better with the goal of improving your own poetry writing.    _ Sometimes a poem that seems boring on first reading becomes clear with more readings. A poem that feels meaningless becomes deeper and more meaningful. And sometimes you're just not in the right mood the first time you read a poem, but later it touches your heart. Keep a dictionary and a poetry reference book at hand when you are reading poetry. Poets are fond of using unusual words. _    Read aloud and listen to the poem. Some poems have unclear structures and hearing a poet's reading will make the poem's rhythm clear. _    After you finish reading a poem, take a few moments to consider what it is saying. Sometimes its meaning are better understood through repeated readings. _    It is hard to say that there's a right and wrong way to read poetry, but there is an argument to be made for reading practices that will enrich your experience, increase your enjoyment, and deepen your understanding of any poem.A. Besides, a poet's reading can even help understand the poem's meaning.B. Keep a record to track the poets you've studied and the poems you've read.C. Other times they are grasped through reflection on a poem.D. The same is true with poetry.E. Reading a poem repeatedly will deepen your understanding of it.F. Study the poet's life and read some of his other works to gain deeper understanding.G. Instead of skipping over these words or trying to guess their meanings, look them up.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。    I was about to explain the meaning of the word "gossamer(小蜘蛛网)" to my five-year-old students. We were learning a poem. I     1     because one of them was waving his hand at me.    "Yes?" I asked.    "Once I got caught in a spider web     2     I didn't see it," the boy said.    "That's gossamer!" I shouted, nearly jumping up. "Gossamer things are hard to see." Gossamer is also how I might describe the voices of     3     young children. I can only hear them when I am close enough. They are not the children speaking with ease. They are the children whose faces     4     if I call on them, or whisper(低语) "I don't know" even when they do     5    . I don't want them to     6    . I want them to be comfortable being     7    .    Shy children usually have less practice in speaking, especially when there are other more children     8     to talk. It's a loud world. Though shy children may appear     9     to be in the background, they are losing opportunities to participate. Without practice, fear of speaking     10    .    It takes about three weeks, a small bit of     11     each day, for each of my 17 students to learn a poem. So far, they have memorized more than five. And now, an obvious     12     has happened. The "shyest" children are as eager to read aloud as the     13     ones.    Practice is an excellent way to increase     14     of shy children while learning a poem. And it is a practice that makes them enjoy the     15     of the language.1.A.stopped    B.breathed    C.argued    D.reflected2.A.or    B.until    C.because    D.although3.A.curious    B.shy    C.intelligent    D.anxious4.A.round    B.blue    C.red    D.strange5.A.play    B.ask    C.walk    D.know6.A.get up    B.take up    C.turn up    D.give up7.A.focused    B.respected    C.heard    D.told8.A.eager    B.slow    C.careful    D.worried9.A.embarrassed    B.puzzled    C.amazed    D.satisfied10.A.hides    B.grows    C.disappears    D.falls11.A.research    B.practice    C.benefit    D.discussion12.A.accident    B.change    C.debate    D.event13.A.healthy    B.familiar    C.outgoing    D.impressive14.A.excitement    B.pressure    C.resource    D.confidence15.A.beauty   B.method    C.troubl