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Unit 5 Poems Learning about Language课时练习（原卷版）
根据句意完成句子。
She was （对…感到悲伤） over the loss of her beloved pet dog.
Broad leaves shone and swung gayly in .（有节奏）
Don’t （取笑） him about his weight. You are so impolite.
He often （通信） with his friends.
Our excitement was beyond （无以言表） when the news came.
二、阅读理解。
Long ago, poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. When the Greeks first started the Olympics,they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.
Now,poetry competitions have been revived(恢复). This year 120, 000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, performing poems from memory for 100,000 in prizes.
The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school-wide contests ，and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington, D.C. for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another, 12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to"perform"a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a 20,000 scholarship.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.
It's not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It's the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures ,and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. "Each time we hear somebody recite a poem,we find something fresh and interesting about it,"says National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.
Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants (选手)understand those poems in a new way. Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn publicspeaking skills that can help them for life.
1．From the first paragraph ，we can know______________.
A.the Greeks were the first to write poems
B.the Olympics used to start with poem reciting
C.poems were spread orally in the past
D.athletes were asked to recite poems before competing
2．How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington, D.C.
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
3．One benefit the participants get from poem recitation competitions is that they can_________.
A.become skilled in speaking in public
B.write good poems themselves
C.change their attitudes towards life
D.make friends with many great poets
4．What's the main idea of the passage
A.Reciting poems improves your memory.
B.Remembering a lot of poems is fun.
C.Poets have a great time.
D.Poetry competitions freshen us up.
三、语法填空。
As a combination of "sound" and "sense"，poetry usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.So，how to understand poetry easily and 1.______ （thorough）？Firstly，follow your ears.When beginning to read a poem aloud，it is better 2.______ （ask）"How does it sound？" Focus 3.______ its rhythm，repeated words or other special effects，4.______will help you have a better understanding of the poem in the end.Secondly，approach the poem as if you were 5.______explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.Ask some basic 6.______ （question）about the poem.As you slowly explore your surroundings，you 7.______ （dig）up clues that give you a better understanding of the poem.Thirdly，if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem，even with much painstaking effort，just have a little bit 8.______ （patient）.Generally speaking，a poem can not 9.______（understand） if you only read it once.Finally，remember that you don't have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.You might need to abandon 10.______ （it） true inner beauty.As long as the journey to poetry reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning，it is worth your effort.
读后续写。
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Pumpkin (南瓜）carving at Halloween is a family tradition. We visit a local farm every October. In the pumpkin field, I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage — I carried an 85-pounder back last year.
This year, it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner. Unfortunately we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my point. All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event. I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would settle the matter, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
With the pumpkin resting on the table, hole uppermost, I bent over and pressed my head against the opening. At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose briefly prevented entry. Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork (软木塞) forced into a bottle. I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders.
My excitement was short-lived. The pumpkin was heavy. “I’m going to set it down, now,” I said, and with Jason helping to support its weight, I bent back over the table to give it somewhere to rest. It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in. When I pulled hard, my nose got in the way. I got into a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was no use. “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the enclosed space.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
I was stuck for five or six minutes though it felt much longer.
Paragraph 2：
That video was posted the day before Halloween.
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Unit 5 Poems Learning about Language课时练习（解析版）
根据句意完成句子。
She was sorrowing（对…感到悲伤） over the loss of her beloved pet dog.
【解析】was为be动词，后需要接ing形式，表示过去进行时态。
Broad leaves shone and swung gayly in rhythm.（有节奏）
【解析】in后面接名词。
Don’t tease（取笑） him about his weight. You are so impolite.
【解析】祈使句，don’t后接动词原形。
He often corresponds（通信） with his friends.
【解析】often为频率副词，he为第三人称。
Our excitement was beyond expression（无以言表） when the news came.
【解析】beyond expression无以言表。
二、阅读理解。
Long ago, poems were recited out loud instead of being written down. When the Greeks first started the Olympics,they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.
Now,poetry competitions have been revived(恢复). This year 120, 000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest, performing poems from memory for 100,000 in prizes.
The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school-wide contests ，and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington, D.C. for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another, 12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to"perform"a poem. The overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a 20,000 scholarship.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.
It's not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It's the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures ,and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. "Each time we hear somebody recite a poem,we find something fresh and interesting about it,"says National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.
Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants (选手)understand those poems in a new way. Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn publicspeaking skills that can help them for life.
1．From the first paragraph ，we can know______________.
A.the Greeks were the first to write poems
B.the Olympics used to start with poem reciting
C.poems were spread orally in the past
D.athletes were asked to recite poems before competing
【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。从第一段中的Long ago,poems were recited out loud instead of being written down可知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的，故可知当时诗歌的传播方式为口头传授。
2．How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington, D.C.
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。从第三段的介绍中可知，参赛者经过在班里，在学校，然后在市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛。
3．One benefit the participants get from poem recitation competitions is that they can_________.
A.become skilled in speaking in public
B.write good poems themselves
C.change their attitudes towards life
D.make friends with many great poets
【答案】A
【解析】细节理解题。从文章最后一句话Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public-speaking skills that can help them for life可知A 项正确。
4．What's the main idea of the passage
A.Reciting poems improves your memory.
B.Remembering a lot of poems is fun.
C.Poets have a great time.
D.Poetry competitions freshen us up.
【答案】D
【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了Poetry Out Loud诗歌朗诵比赛，承办方The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation认为通过这种方式，人们可以从新的角度体验和学习诗歌，参与者也从中受益匪浅，D项"诗歌比赛给我们全新的感受"最能表达全文的中心。
三、语法填空。
As a combination of "sound" and "sense"，poetry usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.So，how to understand poetry easily and 1.______ （thorough）？Firstly，follow your ears.When beginning to read a poem aloud，it is better 2.______ （ask）"How does it sound？" Focus 3.______ its rhythm，repeated words or other special effects，4.______will help you have a better understanding of the poem in the end.Secondly，approach the poem as if you were 5.______explorer in an unfamiliar landscape.Ask some basic 6.______ （question）about the poem.As you slowly explore your surroundings，you 7.______ （dig）up clues that give you a better understanding of the poem.Thirdly，if you are still struggling to interpret the meaning of a poem，even with much painstaking effort，just have a little bit 8.______ （patient）.Generally speaking，a poem can not 9.______（understand） if you only read it once.Finally，remember that you don't have to fully understand a poem to appreciate it.You might need to abandon 10.______ （it） true inner beauty.As long as the journey to poetry reading makes you feel something or lets you perceive another level of meaning，it is worth your effort.
【答案】thoroughly
【解析】考查副词。句意：那么，怎样才能轻松而透彻地理解诗歌呢？并列连词and连接两个成分前后要一致，前面是副词easily，后面也用副词thoroughly，意为"完全地"，修饰动词understand作状语。故填thoroughly。
【答案】to ask
【解析】考查动词不定式。句意：开始朗读一首诗的时候，最好问一句"它听起来怎么样？" "It is+形容词+to do..."为固定句型，意为"做某事……"，其中it是形式主语，不定式作真正的主语。故填to ask。
【答案】on
【解析】考查介词。句意：专注于它的节奏、重复的单词或其他特殊效果，这将有助于你对这首诗有更好的理解。固定短语focus on sth，意为"专注于……"。故填on。
【答案】which
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：专注于它的节奏、重复的单词或其他特殊效果，这将有助于你对这首诗有更好的理解。分析句子可知，此处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰前面整个句子，句子指代的内容在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导该定语从句。故填which。
【答案】an
【解析】考查冠词。句意：其次，接近这首诗，就好像你是一个陌生风景的探险家。explorer是可数名词，句中单数，泛指，应用不定冠词修饰，因其音标以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an限定。故填an。
【答案】questions
【解析】考查可数名词的复数。句意：问一些关于这首诗的基本问题。根据some可知可数名词question应用复数形式。故填questions。
【答案】will dig
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：当你慢慢探索周围的环境时，你会挖掘出一些线索，让你更好地理解这首诗。此处as引导时间状语从句，从句中用一般现在时，遵循"主将从现"的原则，主句用一般将来时。故填will dig。
【答案】patience
【解析】考查不可数名词。句意：第三，如果你还在努力解读一首诗的意思，甚至付出了很多努力，再耐心一点。结合句意和have可知，应使用提示词同根名词patience作宾语，抽象名词，不可数。故填patience。
【答案】be understood
【解析】考查动词语态。句意：一般来说，一首诗如果只读一遍是无法理解的。这句话的主语是a poem，和谓语动词understand之间是被动关系，空格前有情态动词can，be动词用原形。故填be understood。
【答案】its
【解析】考查形容词性物主代词。句意：你可能需要放弃它真正的内在美。根据句意可知，提示词作定语修饰名词beauty，应用形容词性物主代词its，意为"它真正的内在美"。故填its。
读后续写。
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Pumpkin (南瓜）carving at Halloween is a family tradition. We visit a local farm every October. In the pumpkin field, I compete with my three brothers and sister to seek out the biggest pumpkin. My dad has a rule that we have to carry our pumpkins back home, and as the eldest child I have an advantage — I carried an 85-pounder back last year.
This year, it was hard to tell whether my prize or the one chosen by my 14-year-old brother, Jason, was the winner. Unfortunately we forgot to weigh them before taking out their insides, but I was determined to prove my point. All of us were hard at work at the kitchen table, with my mom filming the annual event. I’m unsure now why I thought forcing my head inside the pumpkin would settle the matter, but it seemed to make perfect sense at the time.
With the pumpkin resting on the table, hole uppermost, I bent over and pressed my head against the opening. At first I got jammed just above my eyes and then, as I went on with my task, unwilling to quit, my nose briefly prevented entry. Finally I managed to put my whole head into it, like a cork (软木塞) forced into a bottle. I was able to straighten up with the huge pumpkin resting on my shoulders.
My excitement was short-lived. The pumpkin was heavy. “I’m going to set it down, now,” I said, and with Jason helping to support its weight, I bent back over the table to give it somewhere to rest. It was only when I tried to remove my head that I realized getting out was going to be less straightforward than getting in. When I pulled hard, my nose got in the way. I got into a panic as I pressed firmly against the table and moved my head around trying to find the right angle, but it was no use. “I can’t get it out!” I shouted, my voice sounding unnaturally loud in the enclosed space.
注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1：
I was stuck for five or six minutes though it felt much longer.
Paragraph 2：
That video was posted the day before Halloween.
【参考范文】
I was stuck for five or six minutes though it felt much longer. Inch by inch, I worked my fingers to the bone to pull the pumpkin up, but in vain. My brain didn’t work at that time. I rued the day if only I hadn’t forced my head into the pumpkin. I had no choice but to turn to my family for help. My brother, Jason, seized the pumpkin and pulled it over and over again, like a famer pulling a carrot form his garden, but still in vain. I was thrown into a world of darkness and sank into despair. Just at that time, my dad went downstairs, seeing my embarrassment, grinning from ear to ear. He grabbed a knife and pierced the pumpkin with care. The pumpkin was dissected in two. I was full of the joys of spring instantly my father took the pumpkin away from my head. I felt the air much fresher than ever before. During the time, my mom was constantly filming the whole moment.
That video was posted online the Monday before Halloween. At the outset, I had an egg on my face due to an awkward dilemma. However, my mom told me with pride that the video filmed by her was so popular that it attracted millions of followers and received a thousand and one likes. Hearing the news, I almost laughed my head off. Never in my wildest dreams was it the video that made me become a web celebrity, which made my jaw drop. Everywhere I went, there were millions of followers, asking for my signature and taking photos with them, which made me float on air. What an unforgettable Halloween for me.
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