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Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island，New York.Whitman received most of his education outside of the classroom.At the age of eleven，he worked in a law office as an office boy where he became interested in reading.He was soon reading the works of famous authors like William Shakespeare and Homer，and was well on his way to becoming one of America’s most well known poets.
By the time Whitman was seventeen years old，he had already worked as a printer’s learner，a worker，and a teacher to help his students with spelling and maths.In his early twenties，however，he gave up teaching to pursue(追求) a full time career as a journalist and poet.
When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet，his arrival onto the American literary scene was met with controversy.His first collection of poems，Leaves of Grass，was so unusual that no commercial publisher would print the work.In 1855 Whitman published，at his own expense，the first edition of his collection of twelve poems.
Whitman’s poetic style was uncommon in the sense that he wrote poems in a form called parallelism(对比法)，in which his goal was to copy the flow of the sea and the quickly passing nature of human emotion.A common theme in Whitman’s poetry is self realization.In his work，Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multi layered，but truly American voice.
“Although Whitman was considered a revolutionary by many，there is little doubt that he loved his country deeply.” In his writing，he used slang(俚语) and various images，or voices，to create a sense of national unity.
For Whitman，the “proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.” Whitman has undoubtedly become a part of the cultural history and image of America.
1．Paragraph 2 mainly talks about .
A．Whitman’s education
B．Whitman’s early career
C．how Whitman became a poet
D．why Whitman’s poems were popular
2．When Whitman first appeared as a poet， .
A．he received a warm welcome
B．his literary road was not easy
C．he became famous for his unusual style
D．his poetic style was copied by other poets
3．What was Whitman’s greatest literary contribution
A．He expressed human emotion in his writing.
B．He showed that flow of the sea in his poems.
C．He used slang to show his love for his country.
D．He created a unique rhythm and an American voice.
B
Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people.In fact，many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.
It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America.In the 19th century，a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud.It is true that there was no television at the time，nor movie theatres，nor World Wide Web，to provide diversion.However，poems were a source of pleasure，of self education，of connection to other people or to the world beyond one’s own community.Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one，and perhaps even more social than individual.Writing poems to share with friends and relations was，like reading poems by the fireside，another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.
How did things change？Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry，and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems
There are，I believe，three factors：poets，teachers，and we ourselves.Of these，the least important is the third.The world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem.Early in the 20th century，poetry in English headed into directions unfavourable to the reading of poetry.Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night，and that they belonged where other difficult to read things belonged.
Poets failed the reader，and so did teachers.They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem，and they want their students to see that poems mean something.Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.
5．Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the 19th century because .
A．it built a link among people
B．it helped unite a community
C．it was a source of self education
D．it was a source of pleasure
6．What does the underlined word “diversion” in Para.2 most probably mean
A．Concentration. B．Change.
C．Amusement. D．Story.
7．According to the passage，what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry
A．Students are becoming less interested in poetry.
B．Students are poorly educated in high school.
C．TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry.
D．Poems have become difficult to understand.
8．In the last paragraph，the writer questions .
A．the difficulty in studying poems
B．the way poems are taught in school
C．students’ wrong ideas about poetry
D．the techniques used in writing poems
C
Rita Dove，a poet and story writer，started seriously making her career as a writer in 1980 when she wrote her first book，The Yellow House on the Corner.In her childhood days，Dove loved to read for countless hours on end.Her passion(热爱) for reading led her to want to write herself.
Dove was raised in Akron，Ohio in an African American household made up of herself，two younger sisters，an elder brother and her parents.They were always there for Dove to make sure that she got the best education.Her father was the first black research chemist who broke the race barrier in the tire industry.This gave her even more confidence.
Dove kept exploring her interest in writing as her life progressed.In 1970，at the age of 18，she was accepted by the White House as a Presidential Scholar and was recognized as one of the hundred best high school students in the United States.And three years later she graduated from Miami University in Ohio，and then went to West Germany on a scholarship from 1974 to 1975.After receiving her MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at the University of Iowa in 1977，she knew that she was not going to deny dream of becoming a writer and poet.
When Dove was 34 she received the Pulitzer Prize for Thomas and Beulah，a book about her grandparents.Dove’s second big surprise was that she became the youngest person at the age of 40，and the first African American to be honored as United States Poet Laureate in 1993 and held the title until 1995.
Her poems interest readers because they can read them and picture her life as a girl.They are able to imagine their own childhood and relate to her life.Dove deserves the many awards she has received.She has studied and worked hard to become such a talented poet and writer.
9．When she wrote her first book，Rita Dove .
A．was in her late twenties
B．was accepted by the White House
C．just graduated from Miami University
D．wanted to write a book about her grandparents
10．What can be inferred about Rita Dove from the second paragraph
A．Her parents were strict with her.
B．Her parents gave her great support.
C．She is the eldest among the children.
D．She failed to get a good education.
11．What does the author intend to tell in the text
A．The works of Rita Dove.
B．The efforts Rita Dove made.
C．The biography(传记) of Rita Dove.
D．The hard life Rita Dove lived.
12．According to the text，what’s the author’s attitude towards Rita Dove
A．Admiring. B．Indifferent.
C．Respectful. D．Disapproving.
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As the saying goes，“Roses given，fragrance in hand.” I am always in the 1 of giving money to every beggar or homeless person I pass by.My friends say it is not good to 2 .We may come across beggars or homeless people begging every day and all beggars have their ability to survive.It 3 them that I never listen.
On a rainy day，my friend and I were walking to the bus stop 4 I passed a beggar lady.I had seen her several times before and had always given her a few cents.That day，I gave her 2 Euros.I was waiting for the bus and reading a book when I 5 to see that lady standing in front of me.She 6 me a piece of paper covered in a plastic bag to prevent it from getting wet.She stood there，looking at me 7 .Putting away my book，I took the paper，which 8 she and her family had to 9 their country because of floods，and she was 10 to support them.She had got a bit of money，but she needed five more Euros to get home.I 11 into my pockets and found 20 cents.My friend 12 a 5 Euro note.I asked her to give it to the lady，and said that I would 13 the next day.When she got the money，the lady hugged us and said thanks again and again，and went on her way.Later on the bus，I wondered where her home was and how she had gotten to this country.In her story，I felt that my friend and I would always remain part of it as the 14 ，who helped her get home on a rainy day.But for me，helping a stranger did bring me happiness，giving me a pleasant 15 .
1．A.time B．way C．trend D．habit
2．A.encourage B．expose
C．evaluate D．envy
3．A.delights B．annoys
C．interests D．attracts
4．A.while B．as
C．where D．when
5．A.turned around B．looked down
C．looked up D．stood up
6．A.asked B．begged
C．bargained D．handed
7．A.cheerfully B．clumsily
C．eagerly D．luckily
8．A.wrote B．spoke C．said D．told
9．A.miss B．leave
C．support D．blame
10．A.struggling B．exploring
C．hesitating D．searching
11．A.touched B．reached
C．watched D．looked
12．A.gave out B．took out
C．handed in D．made out
13．A.pay back B．take back
C．come back D．get back
14．A.lookers on B．strangers
C．foreigners D．passers by
15．A.situation B．mood
C．spirit D．Position
When you’re feeling anxious or stressed，the tips listed below can help you deal with it.
◆Eating and Sleeping Well
Living a healthy lifestyle is important.From sleep to nutrition，the healthier your body is，the better it works，and the better it works，the less anxiety you’ll experience.These aren’t anxiety cures. 1 Simply sleeping more isn’t going to magically take it away.However，they’ll greatly reduce the symptoms，which should help you deal with anxiety much more easily.
◆Yoga
Yoga is a type of exercise that has great benefits to reducing anxiety. 2 Those with anxiety need an opportunity to slow their lives down so that it feels more manageable.
◆Relaxation Strategies
Many relaxation strategies can help you deal with anxiety.Flying your imagination is a great one. 3 Creating memories is another great one.You can go to the museum or try a new cuisine.These strategies give your mind an opportunity to be calmer so that you can cope with stress naturally.
◆ 4
Your thoughts tend to be your enemy when you suffer from anxiety.So stop focusing on those thoughts and give yourself a break to simply calm down.Talking on the phone with someone you like about positive things can be more powerful than you realize.
◆Journaling
Writing thoughts down in a journal may seem like something you only did as a child. 5 It not only gives you a chance to let out your thoughts，but tells your brain that it doesn’t have to focus on remembering them as much as it did previously.
A．Distracting Yourself
B．Actively Face Your Fears
C．The key is to reduce their severity.
D．However，it’s a powerful healing tool.
E．It is a slower form of exercise that is not challenging.
F．Simply imagine yourself and your five senses in a more relaxing place.
G．Anxiety is more of a mental health disorder developed through years of experiences.
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At the back of King’s College there is a memorial stone in white marble to honor the Chinese poet Xu Zhimo.1. (move) to the UK in 1921，Zhimo spent a year studying at King’s where he 2. (fall) in love not only with the romantic poetry of English poets like John Keats，but also with Cambridge 3. (it)．
His poem，Second Farewell to Cambridge，4. is considered to be his most famous one，is now a compulsory text on Chinese literature,5. (learn) by millions of school children across our country every year.The poem 6. (vivid) paints a portrait of King’s and the River Cam，and serves 7. a reminder of Xu Zhimo’s fondness for his time in Cambridge.
While the poem had been set to music many times before，the English composer John Rutter，one of the mainstream classical 8. (musician)，was invited by King’s College to make the first musical setting of the text.The new piece，written and recorded in 9. (celebrate) of the near 100 year link between King’s College 10. Xu Zhimo，has been released on a new album on the King’s College Record Label.
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高中英语新人教版选择性必修三U5 Poems学案
学生姓名 班级 序号
课题内容 新人教版选修三U5 Poems 同步词汇，句型和语法
学习目标与核心素养 掌握本单元重点词汇和句型；掌握本单元语法；
学习重点 本单元重点词汇和句型；
学习难点 If 型虚拟语气
重点词汇拓展和常用短语
重点词汇拓展和常用短语
sympathy n. 同情; 赞同
*I wish he’d show me a little more sympathy.
我多希望他能再体谅我一点。
*There was no personal sympathy between them.
他们两个人之间全无相投之处。
*I have some sympathy with this point of view.
我对这一观点有点赞同。
【名师点津】微观pity、mercy和sympathy
pity: 指对弱者、不幸者的怜惜之情。往往带有物质上的支持。
mercy: 侧重指对应受惩罚或地位低下者的慈悲或怜悯。
sympathy: 普通常用词, 含义广。指志趣、看法上的一致, 也指感情相投, 带有深深的恻隐之心或亲切之情。
prejudice n. 偏见; 成见 vt. 使怀有(形成)偏见
*There is widespread prejudice against workers over 45.
对年龄超过45岁的工人有普遍的偏见。
*I think your upbringing has prejudiced you.
我认为你的教养使你抱有偏见。
*His pleasant voice and manner prejudiced the jury in his favor.
他那令人愉快的声音和举止使陪审团对他偏心。
respective adj. 分别的; 各自的
*They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields.
他们在各自的领域都被视为专家。
*Steve and I were at very different stages in our respective careers.
史蒂夫和我处在各自事业的迥然不同的阶段。
*The length, width, and height of a cuboid are 8 cm, 6 cm, and 4 cm, respectively.
一个长方体的长、宽、高分别是8厘米、6厘米、4厘米。
3. await vt. 等候, 等待; 期待
*He awaited impatiently the end, when they should go home alone.
他急不可耐地等着终场, 等着他们单独回家的时刻。
*How anxiously she awaited my answer.
她焦急万分地等待我的答案。
*Several long-awaited videos will finally arrive in the shops this month.
几部让人翘首企盼的录像片终于将在这个月到货。
【易混辨析】await和 wait
(1)await是及物动词, 后面直接接宾语; wait虽然也可用作及物动词, 但在现代英语中, 一般作不及物动词用, 与for, to, till, until等词连用。
(2)await为较正式用语, 宾语多用抽象名词, 如decision, reply, arrival, announcement, return等; wait for的宾语一般是人或事物。
There is nothing to do now but await the results.
现在没有事情要做, 就只等结果了。
I have been waiting for her for an hour at the bus stop.
我已经在公交车站等候她一小时了。
(3)await之后接动名词; wait之后接动词不定式。例如:
We shall await hearing further from them.
We shall wait to hear further from them.
我们将等待他们的进一步消息。
4.comprehension n. 理解力; 领悟力; 理解练习; comprehend v. 理解；comprehensive adj.详尽的
※beyond comprehension不可理解的
*This new theory is beyond my comprehension.
这个新理论非我所能理解。
*The researchers said they found that the language comprehension ability of all children improved to normal.
研究人员说, 他们发现所有的孩子语言理解能力提高到了正常。
*We all have different abilities when it comes to reading comprehension.
在阅读理解方面, 我们都有不同的能力。
5. grief n. 悲伤; 悲痛; 伤心事
*She was overcome with grief when her husband died.
丈夫去世时她悲痛欲绝。
*So many marriages have come to grief over lack of money.
太多的婚姻因为缺钱而破裂。
6. variation n. 变化; 变体; 变奏曲；vary v. variety n. various adj. 各种各样的
*The dial records very slight variations in pressure.
该刻度盘能显示很微小的压力变化。
*This soup is a spicy variation on a traditional favorite.
这种汤是在一种受欢迎的传统汤羹中加了香料。
7. mood n. 情绪; 语气; 心情
*I am not in the mood to argue. 我没有心情争辩。
*She laughed her good mood when she saw her mother.
她看到母亲时以笑表示了她愉快的心情。
*—Won’t you dance 不跳支舞吗
—I’m not in the mood. 没心情。
8. revolve vi. 旋转; 环绕; 转动 vt. 使……旋转, 反复思考
*The earth revolves on its axis.
地球环绕自身的轴心转动。
*She thinks that the world revolves around her.
她以为整个世界都以她为中心。
*The fan revolved slowly.
电扇缓慢地转动着。
sorrow n．悲伤；悲痛；伤心事 vi.感到悲伤
※to one’s sorrow让某人悲伤的是sorrow at/for/over sth.对某事的悲伤※sorrowful adj.悲伤的
(1)He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death.
听到她的死讯，他表达了他的悲伤之情。
(2)To his sorrow，none of them were in favor of him.
让他悲伤的是，他们中没有人支持他。
(3)The people present at the meeting sorrowed over his death.
出席会议的人都对他的离世感到悲伤。
(4)As a matter of fact，he daren’t look up to see her sorrowful(sorrow) eyes.
事实上，他不敢抬头看她悲伤的眼睛。
respectively adv.分别；各自；依次为
※respecting prep.关于※respective adj.分别的；各自的
(1)Julie Wilson and Mark Thomas，are aged 17 and 19 respectively.
朱莉·威尔逊和马克·托马斯，年龄分别为17岁和19岁。
(2)They are regarded as specialists in their respective fields.
他们在各自的领域里都被视为专家。
(3)We are eager for the information respecting(respect) the child.
我们渴望得到关于那个孩子的消息。
核心短语
come across 偶遇; 无意中发现; 讲得清楚明白
*We’ve just come across an old friend we haven’t seen for ages. 我们刚碰到了一位多年不见的老朋友。
*He spoke for a long time but his meaning didn’t really come across. 他讲了很久, 但并没有人真正理解他的意思。
2. keep up with赶得上; 和……保持联系
*It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
跟上迅速的变化是很困难的。
*He tried to keep up with old friends far away.
他设法与远方的老朋友保持联系。
*I’m not going to put up with their smoking any longer.
我再也不能容忍他们抽烟了。
*He wrapped the package in brown paper and tied it with string.
他用棕色包装纸把包裹包好, 又用细绳捆上。
*She wore a string of pearls around her neck.
她戴了一串珍珠在她的脖子上。
*Flags were strung out along the route.
沿途悬挂着旗子。
【易混辨析】
string 普通用词, 指捆绑小件物品的细绳或细带子
rope 指用于捆绑大物件的粗壮而坚固的绳子
cord 比string粗, 比rope细, 较牢固, 通常用于捆扎较小物品的线或绳
thread 指用棉、毛、丝或纤维等拧成的很细的线, 通常用于缝纫、纺织等
3. take turns to do. . . 轮流做……
*The students take turns to clean up their classroom.
学生们轮流打扫教室。
*The three brothers will take turns to look after their sick mother.
三兄弟将轮流来照顾生病的妈妈。
*The book is, by turns, funny and very sad.
这本书时而妙趣横生, 时而悲悲戚戚。
*Now it is your turn to look after the children.
现在轮到你照看孩子了。
*It turns out that if you change how people talk, that changes how they think.
结果表明, 如果你改变人们说话的方式, 就会改变他们思考的方式。
4. hold onto紧紧抓住, 抓住不放; 保住
*He was struggling to hold onto a rock on the face of the cliff.
他拼命挣扎着去抓悬崖壁上的一块岩石。
*Shouldn’t you hold onto your current job with all your might
你难道不应该尽力保住你当前的工作吗
make sense有意义; 讲得通; 言之有理
*Can you make sense of what she says 你懂得她说的是什么意思吗
*This sentence just doesn’t make sense, no matter how you read it. 无论你怎样读这个句子, 它还是讲不通。
*I could make no sense of his carelessly written letter. 我看不懂他马马虎虎写的那封信。
相关短语：
make no sense讲不通，没意义
make sense of...了解……的意义；懂得……
common sense常识
a sense of humor幽默感
in no sense决不置于句首时，句子部分倒装
in a sense在某一方面；就某种意义来说
There is no sense in doing sth.做某事没道理/意义。
虚拟语气句型：
If love were what the rose is, and I were the leaf, our lives would grow together. 如果爱是玫瑰, 那么我就是叶子, 我们的生命将一起成长。
【句式解构】
条件句中的虚拟语气。
1. 表示与现在事实相反时, 条件从句用“If +主语 +动词过去式(be的过去式用were)”; 主句用“主语+ would, should, could, might+动词原形”。
2. 表示与过去事实相反时, 条件从句用“If +主语 +动词过去完成式”; 主句用“主语+ would, should, could, might+ have +过去分词” 。
3. 表示与将来事实相反时, 条件从句用“If +主语 +should+动词原形”; 主句用“主语+ would, should, could, might, were to+动词原形” 。
*If you had come a few minutes earlier, you would have met him.
如果你早来几分钟, 你就会碰上他。
*If it should rain (=Should it rain) tomorrow, what would you do
万一明天下雨, 你怎么办
【名师点津】条件状语从句中if的省略
当条件状语从句的谓语中含有were, should, had时, 可以把连词if 省去, 把 were, should, had 放在句首。例如:
*Were there no friction, we could not walk.
要是没有摩擦力, 我们就不能行走。
*Had we known about the new method, we should have applied it earlier. 如果我们过去知道这种新方法, 我们早就应用了。
随堂练习：
________________________由……组成(构成)
___________________与……相比（多在句中作状语）
___________________ 向某人表达谢意
___________________直奔主题/ 开门见山
___________________明白；弄懂……的意思
___________________ 做某事毫无意义
由……组成（整体由部分构成）：
___________________ 毫无表情的眼神 / 木然的表情
___________________改进一下自己的技艺
___________________ 赶上
___________________ 结束；以……告终
___________________想出
___________________ 握住；抓紧；保住（优势）；（替别人或更长时间地）保存
___________________ 谋生
___________________ 使某人对……产生偏见
单句语法填空
1．When I went to see her，I found her very ____(sorrow)．
2．The little boy found it hard to make sense ____the long sentence.
3．She decided to read the novel ____(make) up of three parts.
4．Our teacher is ____ a bad mood today，so you’d better not disturb him.
5．It was wise of him to manage to seize the chance ____(await) him.
6．After they crossed the second crossing，they went home ____(respective)．
7．My son told me that what his teacher said in class was beyond ____(comprehend)．
8．When you get there，you will find that the villagers are easy____(get) along with.
Ⅱ.完成句子
9．When she sat at the computer，she found that ____.
她坐在电脑旁时，发现那封邮件很难回复。
10____，her pet dog was killed in the traffic accident.
让她难过的是，她的宠物狗在交通事故中丧生。
11．Having read the poem several times，____.
把那首诗读了几遍之后，他发现很容易背诵。
12．The guide tells us that the museum ____
导游告诉我们，那座博物馆由三部分组成。
【答案】
be made up of由……组成(构成)
compared with/to... 与……相比（多在句中作状语）
express one’s thanks/gratitude to sb. 向某人表达谢意
come/get straight to the point 直奔主题/ 开门见山
make sense of 明白；弄懂……的意思
There is no sense in doing sth. 做某事毫无意义
由……组成（整体由部分构成）：be made up of；be composed of ；consist of
a blank look/expression 毫无表情的眼神 / 木然的表情
polish their technique改进一下自己的技艺
catch up with 赶上
end up with 结束；以……告终
come up with 想出
hold onto 握住；抓紧；保住（优势）；（替别人或更长时间地）保存
make a living 谋生
prejudice sb. against sth. 使某人对……产生偏见
sorrowful;of;made;in;awaiting; respectively;comprehension; to get;the email was hard to answer;To her sorrow; found it easy to recite;consists of/is made up of three parts
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