Unit4

Exploringpoetry(限時(shí):35分鐘總分:47.5分)Ⅰ.閱讀理解(每題2.5分,共20分)A Sansahasbeenwritingforeightyearsandhasbeenworkingonabookforthepastfouryears.Feelingstuckandunabletowrite,shestartedsearchingforwritinggroupsinLosAngeles,lookingforguidance.Whenshefoundanon-profitorganisationinLosAngeles,shewasinspired. Taylorstartedtheorganisationin2001asawaytohelpteengirlswhodidnothaveaccesstocreativewritingprogrammes.“Teengirlsareincrediblyvulnerable(脆弱的)andinvisible,”Taylorsaid.“Theyreallyneedtobeliftedupandinspired.” Attheorganisation,about400womenwritersvolunteertomentor(指導(dǎo))700teenagersayear.Severalgirlswhohavegonethroughthementorshipprogrammehavepursuedcareersasprofessionalwriters.Throughtheprogramme,girlsdiveintopoetry,fiction,songwriting,playandsoon,learningtechniquesfromprofessionalwomenwriters.Thisleadstowell-roundedtrainingandsetsitapartfromotherorganisations. Atypicalexerciseattheorganisationismicandrant,a30-secondsessionbeforewritingforeachgirl.Asavehicleforteenstogettheirideasout,itempowersgirlstoexploreanythingmeaningfultothem.“Nottheflowerylanguage,orrathercomplicatedexpressionsthatsoundskillful,butmoreofthenatural,thisiswhatI’mthinkingandwhatI’mfeeling,”Taylorsaid. Sansa’smentorWilderisattractedbythelong-termnatureofmentoringattheorganisation.Wilderwishesshehadaprogrammelikethisherselfwhenshewas15.“Tojusthaveanorganisationwherepeoplearespendingtheirtimejusttotellyou,‘Hey,goodjob,’or‘Thatwasamazing.’You’reattheagewhereyouneedtohearthat.”【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是記敘文。文章主要講述了珊莎在過(guò)去四年里一直在寫(xiě)一本書(shū),但她覺(jué)得自己被困住了,無(wú)法寫(xiě)作,于是開(kāi)始在洛杉磯尋找寫(xiě)作小組,尋求指導(dǎo)的事情。(

)1.WhydidSansajointhenon-profitorganisationaccordingtoParagraph1?[A]Togainasenseofbelonging. [B]Toovercomeherwritingblock.[C]Toreleasenegativeemotions. [D]Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段可推知,Sansa加入寫(xiě)作小組是為了克服她的寫(xiě)作障礙。故選B。(

)2.Whatmakestheorganisationdifferentfromotherorganisations?[A]Itaimstoproduceprofessionalwriters.[B]Itturnsteengirlsintomentors.[C]Itensuresgirls’entrytocollege.[D]Itexposesgirlstovariedwritingstyles.D【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句可知,這個(gè)寫(xiě)作小組與其他組織的不同之處在于它使得女孩們可以接觸到不同的寫(xiě)作風(fēng)格。故選D。(

)3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“micandrant”inParagraph4referto?[A]Adailywritingtask. [B]Arecitationofpoetry.[C]Asessionforideageneration. [D]Askillfulexpressionactivity.C【解析】猜測(cè)短語(yǔ)題。根據(jù)第四段中的“a30-secondsessionbeforewritingforeachgirl”以及“Asavehicleforteenstogettheirideasout,itempowersgirlstoexploreanythingmeaningfultothem.”可知,micandrant指的是“產(chǎn)生想法的一段時(shí)間”。故選C。(

)4.WhatdoesWilderimplyinthelastparagraph?[A]Mentoringisatime-consumingprocess.[B]Positivefeedbackiscrucialforteengirls.[C]Criticismatayoungagecanbeharmful.[D]Mentorshipshouldbebasedonfriendship.B【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可推知,Wilder暗示了積極的反饋對(duì)于十幾歲的女孩來(lái)說(shuō)是至關(guān)重要的。故選B。B Whenpeoplesittogetheratnightandenjoythegloriousmoon,anancientpoem,PreludetoWaterMelody—HowRaretheMoon,SoRoundandClear,isoftenreadforthisoccasion.Criticssayit’sprobablythebestpoemabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.Let’sjustfocusonitsmostfamousfivelinestomakesomeanalyses. Inthefirsttwolinesofthefive,thewriteriscomparingthelifeofamanwiththechangingfaceofthemoon.InChineseculturethemoonisalwaysconsideredtobeaperfectcarrierofemotionslikenostalgiaandlongingforfamilyreunions.Afullmoonsymbolisesperfectionandunity,whileagloomynightmayremindpeopleoftheirfortunes.Whenthemoonisroundandfairbutpeopleareseparatedfromtheirlovedones,suchmomentscanbeevenmoreheartbreaking. Beforethecomparison,thepoetactuallycomplainsabouttheseemingly“ruthless(殘酷無(wú)情的)”moonandasksher:Youshouldhavenospite(怨恨)againstman,butwhy,whenpeoplepart,areyouoftenfullandbright?However,hesoonrealisesthatnoonehasaneasyride,justlikethemoonmaynotalwaysbebright.Theimperfectionshavebeengoingonsincethebeginningoftime.That’swhyhesays“Therehasbeennothingperfectsincetheoldendays.” Butshouldwegetboggeddown(被妨礙)bythesufferingofthingswhichwecan’tchange?Thepoetgiveshisanswer:Changeyourattitudeandstaypositive.Sowehavehiseverlastingline,“

”Thepoethopesthatpeopleappreciatethefactthatnomatterwheretheyare,aslongastheonestheyloveandmissarehealthyandhappy,theycanalladmirethesamemoonhighinthesky.

Tothisday,peoplestillusethisversetoexpresstheirgoodwillandwishestofamilymembersandfriendswhocan’tbewiththem,especiallyduringmajorfestivals.【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章詳細(xì)解析了《水調(diào)歌頭·明月幾時(shí)有》這首詞的部分內(nèi)容。(

)5.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?[A]HowwecanappreciatetheChinesepoemabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.[B]WhenwemustrecitethebestChinesepoemabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.[C]Whatmadeapoetwritethebest-everChinesepoemabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.[D]WhyapoemisthepeakofChinesepoetryabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.D【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句可知,評(píng)論家說(shuō)《水調(diào)歌頭·明月幾時(shí)有》可能是關(guān)于中秋節(jié)最好的詩(shī)詞。讓我們聚焦其最著名的五句詞來(lái)做一些解析。故選D。(

)6.Whydoesthepoetwrite“Therehasbeennothingperfectsincetheoldendays”inthepoem?[A]Hedoesn’tunderstandwhythemoonhateshumans.[B]Heknowseventuallythemoonwillbecomefullagain.[C]Herealiseslifeisalwaysaccompaniedbyimperfections.[D]Heunderstandslifeistooruthlessandhaslosthisinterestinit.C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句可知,他意識(shí)到生活總是伴隨著不完美,所以他才寫(xiě)道“此事古難全”。故選C。(

)7.WhichofthefollowinglinesisthemostsuitablefortheblankinParagraph4?[A]Howlongwillthefullmoonappear?Winecupinhand,Iaskthesky.[B]Lookingup,Ifindthemoonbright;bowing,inhomesicknessI’mdrowned.[C]Inspringtheriverrisesashighasthesea.Andwiththeriver’stideuprisesthemoonbright.[D]Mayweallbeblessedwithalonglife;milesapart,we’llsharethebeautyofthemoontogether.D【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可知,詞人希望人們懂得:無(wú)論身在何處,只要所愛(ài)的人、所思念的人健康快樂(lè),他們就能欣賞同一輪明月。D項(xiàng)“但愿人長(zhǎng)久,千里共嬋娟”符合語(yǔ)境。故選D。(

)8.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthisarticle?[A]Theauthorisaveryoptimisticpoet.[B]Theauthorlikesthefirsttwolinesofthefivemost.[C]Theauthorappreciatesthepoet’soptimisminthepoem.[D]Theauthorbelievesapositivestateofmindisamustforagoodpoet.C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段第二句可知,詞人的態(tài)度非常積極樂(lè)觀。再結(jié)合最后一段內(nèi)容可知,直到今天,人們?nèi)匀挥眠@首詞來(lái)表達(dá)他們對(duì)不能和他們?cè)谝黄鸬募胰撕团笥训拿篮米Ｔ?特別是在重大節(jié)日期間。由此可推知,作者對(duì)詞人在詞中表達(dá)的積極樂(lè)觀的態(tài)度非常欣賞。故選C。Ⅱ.七選五(每題2.5分,共12.5分) Writingisenjoyableandrewardinganditcanbeahobby,afieldofstudy,andevenacareer.1.

Allittakesisalittlecreativity,somestrongideas,acommandofyourwrittenlanguage,andanunderstandingofhowliteratureistypicallystructured.Followthetipsbelow,andsoonyou’llbereadytoputyourworkouttherefortheworldtosee.

B 2.

Readinghelpsyoudevelopafirmgrasponhowstoriesarestructured.Whenyoureadabook,youshouldsplityourattentionbetweentheactualeventsinthebookandthewaytheauthorcomposedthatpieceofliterature.Byreading,you’realsostudyinghowpublishedauthorsuselanguageincreativeandinspiringwaysandhowaskilledwriterhandlesacertainsubject.

A Journalsareawriter’sbestfriend.3.

Whenyou’reridingpublictransportation,youwillwitnessallkindsoffascinatingdisplaysofhumanity.Ifyoukeepadetailedjournal,it’smucheasiertojumpintowritingduringyourwritingtime.You’llhaveideas,conversationsyou’veoverheard,orthoughtsthatstruckyou,andyoumaybeabletoturnthoseitemsintostoriesorpoems.

F Ifreadersrecognisetheconnectionbetweenyourstoryandsomethingfromeverydaylife,theywillbemorelikelytoappreciateyourstory.4.

Newspapers,newsmagazines,ornewswebsitescanprovideyouwithasteadystreamofstoryideasintheformofnewsevents.

D Ifyou’vebeenwritingforawhile,chancesaregoodthatyoukeepgettingdrawnbacktoaparticularstyleortopic.Practisingafavouritetypeofwritingisagreatwaytokeepyourselfmotivated,butmakeanefforttovaryyourwritingexercisesonceinawhile.Ifyourwritingprojectsallsoundsimilar,tryadifferentstyle,orthinkofatopicthatcouldneverfitintoyourusualwritingproject.5.

GA.Goodwritersareactuallygoodreaders.B.Nodoubtanyonecanbeacreativewriter.C.Theycanhelpyoubetterexpressyourself.D.Soalwayspaycloseattentiontocurrentevents.E.Asyouknow,writingisdifferentfromreading.F.Youcanusethemasaplacetogatheryourthoughts.G.Takingonnewchallengesisvitalforimprovementinanyfield.【語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是說(shuō)明文。文章主要給出了練習(xí)寫(xiě)作的幾條建議,以幫助讀者寫(xiě)出好的文章。1.【解析】空后講述的是它所需要的是什么,其中的代詞it指代的應(yīng)為空處的內(nèi)容,B項(xiàng)講述的是每個(gè)人都可以成為有創(chuàng)造力的作家,可以作為it指代的內(nèi)容,同時(shí)選項(xiàng)中的creative與空后的creativity也是此題的關(guān)鍵信息。故選B。2.【解析】根據(jù)上一段的尾句可知,此空應(yīng)為寫(xiě)作的建議之一,結(jié)合空后的“Readinghelpsyoudevelopafirmgrasponhowstoriesarestructured.”可知,本段講述的應(yīng)是閱讀對(duì)寫(xiě)作的好處,所以該建議應(yīng)與閱讀相關(guān),A項(xiàng)與本段講述的內(nèi)容一致,且可以統(tǒng)領(lǐng)本段內(nèi)容。故選A。3.【解析】根據(jù)本段主題句“Journalsareawriter’sbestfriend.”可知,本段給出的建議是寫(xiě)日記,F項(xiàng)中的them為此題的關(guān)鍵信息,指代的應(yīng)為名詞復(fù)數(shù),與journals內(nèi)容一致,也就是說(shuō)日記成為你收集想法的地方。故選F。4.【解析】根據(jù)空前主題句“Ifreadersrecognisetheconnection...yourstory.”可知,如果寫(xiě)作的內(nèi)容與日常生活有關(guān),讀者將更可能欣賞你的故事,結(jié)合空后句可知,空處應(yīng)為過(guò)渡句,D項(xiàng)講述的內(nèi)容與空前的內(nèi)容為因果關(guān)系,且currentevents與空后的newsevents內(nèi)容相關(guān)。故選D。5.【解析】空前句建議要嘗試不同的風(fēng)格,或者考慮寫(xiě)一個(gè)不是你通常寫(xiě)作項(xiàng)目的主題,G項(xiàng)中的newchallenges與空前的“tryadifferentstyle”以及“atopicthatcouldneverfitintoyourusualwritingproject”內(nèi)容一致。故選G。Ⅲ.語(yǔ)法填空(每題1.5分,共15分)

TheAnalectsofConfucius(《論語(yǔ)》)recordsthewordsanddeedsoftheancientChinesephilosopherConfuciusandhisstudents,1.

(write)somewherebetweentheSpringandAutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriodmorethan2,000yearsago.It2.

(highlight)thepoliticalandmoralideasofConfuciusandConfucianism.

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RenisacoreconceptinthebookadoptedbyConfuciuswithoriginalmeaningoflovingothers.3.

(represent)ahighmoralstandard,itincludesallvirtues.Confuciusstressesthatself-disciplineis4.

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Representinga SocietyhasdevelopedgreatlyandhugechangeshaveoccurredaswellafterthebirthoftheAnalectsofConfucius.Nevertheless,itcontainslotsofideasbeyondthepassageoftime,someof5.

arestillrelevanttoday.Forexample,Confuciusanalysestherelationshipbetweenlearningandthinkingbysayingthat“l(fā)earningwithoutthinkingleadsto6.

(confuse)whilethinkingwithoutlearningendsinpuzzlement”.whichconfusionBesides,the

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(vivid)showstheimagesofConfucius’sstudents.ZiLuisstraightforward,ZiGongissmart,andYanHuiismildandcapable.Confuciusinsistsontreatingstudents8.individualstoachievefullpotential,whichis9.

(consist)withsomeofthemoderneducationalthoughts.

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