Unit 8 Literature Lesson 2 Poetry
一、填空
1._____________________ first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.
2.I _____________(freeze) with terror as the door slowly opened.
3.The _____________(freeze) temperature of alcohol is much lower than that of water.
4.Two men were frozen _____________ death on the mountain.
5.A number of senior people were likely to occupy the now _____________(空缺的) post.
6.Another is Annie Dillar's Holy the Firm, her _____________(富有诗意的) 1975 ramble(随笔) about everything and nothing.
7.Perhaps he had been sleeping in the afternoon, and now he w_____________ aimlessly around the street.
8.When I looked out of the window I saw her ___________(cross) the road.
9.I noticed the white wall ___________(mark) by some naughty children.
10.When I passed by the playground, I saw some students ___________(play) basketball.
二、语法填空
Whether you're working hard to be like Wordsworth ①_____ you've yet to uncover the literary prowess(非凡的技能) within you, it is hard to ignore just how much of a role poetry ②_____(play) in the development of both written and spoken language so far. When you're studying a new language, it only makes sense that you shouldn't only stick to boring old prose(散文). Foreign language poetry is ③_____ fantastic resource for learners of all levels.
Poetry allows writers ④_____(toy) with the standards of grammar and generally change the rules of language a bit or a lot. You can learn a great deal about a language by the ways its speakers have turned its syllables(音节) and words ⑤_____ lines.
Poetry comes in a ⑥_____(vary) of genres(体裁) and structures, so generalizing about it is sort of unfair to the art form itself. But there are certain universal ⑦_____(aspect) of poetry that make it an idea tool for learning a new language in creative ways across languages.
Perhaps the most notable difference ⑧_____ sets a poem apart is that it's often not as long-winded as a passage from a book might be. It's much ⑨_____(easy) to motivate yourself with a short poem every day than it is with part of a 500-page book you are afraid of opening because you fear you can't ⑩_____(possible) finish it.
三、阅读理解
While poetry matters a lot in our house. I know that not everybody is as readily moved by words as 1 am. That said, I think kids benefit when parents and caregivers help them experience the world through poetry.
Poetry is important for a child's development, according to psychologist Dianne Jandrasits. Adults can create a secure attachment with kids by actively reading with them, especially between the ages of O and 5, and the sound of poetry can make the process fun. Poetry, Jandrasits says. can help a child learn to understand someone else 's feelings. For a young child, she says. "it all starts with someone understanding your feelings. And that's where parents and caregivers come in."
Dave Lucas, a lecturer at Case Western Reserve University, says, "Poetry is that place where language is pleasure and not just communication." It's pretty simple. Poetry is music. It's about playing with language and sound. And kids love to play. Lucas talked about sharing poems with kindergartners, and how much kids love i: when you tell them to just make some rhymes and be silly. The problem. though. is that as kids get older. They lose that interest in playing with words. "Kids get to school and have some negative experience with poetry. Either because it's inaccessible or boring, or it's too artsy (装艺术的):"Lucas says.
Gray-Kontar, like all the poets I spoke to, mentioned how important it is for caregivers to pay attention to what it is that their young person seems to like. whether it's a sport or some experience they're a part of, and then to select poems for them based on those interests. He suggests reaching out to a local librarian or looking up poetry readings online. The pandemic(大流行病) has been isolating for a lot of us, he says, but through poetry, we can connect with people we wouldn't necessarily meet.
1.In what way can poetry help kids according to Jandrasits
A.It can help them become more active.
B.It can help them hold their feelings back.
C.It can help them be independent of others.
D.It can help them become more understanding.
2.What does Lucas insist on when it comes to teaching kids poetry
A.Making it fun. B.Reading it to music.
C.Explaining its rules. D.Writing about silly things.
3.What's Lucas's attitude towards schools' way of teaching poetry
A.Uncertain. B.Supportive. C.Indifferent. D.Dissatisfied.
4.What docs Gray-Kontar advise caregivers to do
A.Read kids poetry that's available online.
B.Develop kids' interest in different things.
C.Choose poetry that's in agreement with kids' hobbies.
D.Keep themselves informed of new poetry books.
答案以及解析
一、填空
1.答案:At
2.答案:froze
3.答案:freezing
4.答案:to
5.答案:vacant
6.答案:poetic
7.答案:wandered
8.答案:crossing
9.答案:marked
10.答案:playing
解析:句意:当经过操场时,我看到孩子们正在踢足球。 see sb. doing sth.看见某人正在做某事。
二、语法填空
答案:①or ②has played ③a ④to toy ⑤into ⑥variety ⑦aspects ⑧that ⑨easier ⑩possibly
解析:①考查连词。句意:无论你是在努力学习以成为华兹华斯那样的人,还是还没有发现自己内在的文学才华,都很难忽视到目前为止诗歌在书面语言和口头语言发展中所起的作用。结合句意可知,此处为固定短语whether...or"无论...还是...",引导让步状语从句。故填or。
②考查时态。句意:无论你是在努力学习以成为华兹华斯那样的人,还是还没有发现自己内在的文学才华,都很难忽视到目前为止诗歌在书面语言和口头语言发展中所起的作用。空处为宾语从句为谓语动词,结合语境和时间状语so far判断为现在完成时,主语a role是单数,助动词用has。故填has played。
③考查冠词。句意:外语诗歌是各级学习者的绝佳资源。resource"资源"是可数名词, 此处为泛指一种, 应用不定冠词, 且fantastic的发音是以辅音音素开头, 应用a。故填a。
④考查固定短语。句意:诗歌可以让作者无视语法标准,以及对语言规则有一点或很大的改变。此处涉及固定短语allow sb. to do sth"允许某人做某事",不定式作宾补。故填to toy。
⑤考查介词。句意:通过说话者将音节和单词转换成句子的方式,你可以学到很多关于一种语言的知识。结合句意可知,此处涉及固定短语turn...into"把...变成..."。故填into。
⑥考查名词。句意:诗歌有多种体裁和结构,所以对它的概括对艺术形式本身是不公平的。此处为固定短语a variety of"各种各样"。故填variety。
⑦考查名词的数。句意:但诗歌的某些普遍方面使其成为跨语言创造性学习新语言的理想工具。空处为句子主语,根据谓语动词are可知主语为复数形式。故填aspects。
⑧考查定语从句。句意:也许使一首诗与众不同的最显著的区别在于它通常不像一本书中的一段那么冗长。空处引导定语从句,先行词difference指物,且被最高级修饰,从句缺少主语,应用关系代词that。故填that。
⑨考查形容词。句意:每天用一首小诗来激励自己要比读一本500页的书容易得多,因为你害怕自己无法读完它。空处应用形容词作表语,结合空前much和后文than可知,应用其比较级。故填easier。
⑩考查副词。句意:每天用一首小诗来激励自己要比读一本500页的书容易得多,因为你害怕自己无法读完它。修饰动词finish应用副词。故填possibly。
三、阅读理解
答案:1.D; 2.A; 3.D; 4.C
解析:1.细节理解题根据第二段第三句 "Poetry , Jandrasits says. Can help a child learn to understand someone else's feelings . (Jandrasits 说, 诗歌可以帮助孩子学会理解别人的感. ) " 可知 , 诗歌可以是孩子学会理解别人的感受 , 会更懂别人 , 更善解人意 , 和D项内容意思一致 , understanding 意为 " 善解人意的" . 故选 D 项 .
2.细节理解题, 根据第三段 "Dave Lucas, a lecturer at Case Western Reserve University, says, "Poetry is that place where language is pleasure and not just communication." It's pretty simple. Poetry is music. It's about playing with language and sound. And kids love to play. Lucas talked about sharing poems with kindergartners, and how much kids love it when you tell them to just make some rhymes and be silly. The problem, though, is that as kids get older. They lose that interest in playing with words. "Kids get to school and have some negative experience with poetry. Either because it's inaccessible or boring, or it's too artsy (装艺术的)," Lucas says.( 讲师戴夫. 卢卡斯DaveLucas 说 : " 在诗歌中 , 语言是一种乐趣 , 而不仅仅是交流 . " 它很简单 . 诗是音乐 . 它是关于语言和声音的游戏 . 孩子们喜欢玩 . 卢卡斯谈到了与幼儿园的孩子们分享诗歌 , 以及当你告诉他们只是做一些押韵开心就好的时候孩子们有多喜欢它 . ) " 可知 , Lucas 坚持主张让孩子学诗的过程快乐好玩 . 故选 A 项 .
3.观点态度题 * R 根据第三段最后两句 "The problem, though, is that as kids get older. They lose that interest in playing with words. "Kids get to school and have some negative experience with poetry. Either because it's inaccessible or boring, or it's too artsy (装艺术的)," Lucas says.( 然而问题是 ME 随着年龄的增长 , 孩子们会失去玩文字游戏的兴趣 . 孩子们上学后对诗歌有一些负面的体验 . 要么是因为它难以接近 , 要么太无聊 , 要么太艺术了 . ) " 可知 , Lucas 认为孩子上学后不喜欢诗歌了 , 尤其其中 negative 一词表明他对诗歌学校教育是不满意的 . 结合选项 . Uncertain . 无把握无把握的 B . Supportive . 给予帮助的 C. Indifferent . 不关心的 D . Dissatisfied . 不满意的 . 故选D 项 .
4.节理解题根据最后一段 " and then to select poems for them based on those interests . " (然后根据他们的兴趣为他们选择诗歌 . ) " 可知 , Gray - Kontar 建议家长选择符合孩子兴趣的诗歌 . 故选C 项 .
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