Unit4

Exploringpoetry(限時: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.”【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是記敘文。文章主要講述了珊莎在過去四年里一直在寫一本書,但她覺得自己被困住了,無法寫作,于是開始在洛杉磯尋找寫作小組,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加入寫作小組是為了克服她的寫作障礙。故選B。(

)2.Whatmakestheorganisationdifferentfromotherorganisations?[A]Itaimstoproduceprofessionalwriters.[B]Itturnsteengirlsintomentors.[C]Itensuresgirls’entrytocollege.[D]Itexposesgirlstovariedwritingstyles.D【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句可知,這個寫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作風(fēng)格。故選D。(

)3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“micandrant”inParagraph4referto?[A]Adailywritingtask. [B]Arecitationofpoetry.[C]Asessionforideageneration. [D]Askillfulexpressionactivity.C【解析】猜測短語題。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于十幾歲的女孩來說是至關(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.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是說明文。文章詳細解析了《水調(diào)歌頭·明月幾時有》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,評論家說《水調(diào)歌頭·明月幾時有》可能是關(guān)于中秋節(jié)最好的詩詞。讓我們聚焦其最著名的五句詞來做一些解析。故選D。(

)6.Whydoesthepoetwrite“Therehasbeennothingperfectsincetheoldendays”inthepoem?[A]Hedoesn’tunderstandwhythemoonhateshumans.[B]Heknowseventuallythemoonwillbecomefullagain.[C]Herealiseslifeisalwaysaccompaniedbyimperfections.[D]Heunderstandslifeistooruthlessandhaslosthisinterestinit.C【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段最后兩句可知,他意識到生活總是伴隨著不完美,所以他才寫道“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:無論身在何處,只要所愛的人、所思念的人健康快樂,他們就能欣賞同一輪明月。D項“但愿人長久,千里共嬋娟”符合語境。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@首詞來表達他們對不能和他們在一起的家人和朋友的美好祝愿,特別是在重大節(jié)日期間。由此可推知,作者對詞人在詞中表達的積極樂觀的態(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.【語篇導(dǎo)讀】本文是說明文。文章主要給出了練習(xí)寫作的幾條建議,以幫助讀者寫出好的文章。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項講述的是每個人都可以成為有創(chuàng)造力的作家,可以作為it指代的內(nèi)容,同時選項中的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)是閱讀對寫作的好處,所以該建議應(yīng)與閱讀相關(guān),A項與本段講述的內(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日記,F項中的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)為過渡句,D項講述的內(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,或者考慮寫一個不是你通常寫作項目的主題,G項中的newchallenges與空前的“tryadifferentstyle”以及“atopicthatcouldneverfitintoyourusualwritingproject”內(nèi)容一致。故選G。Ⅲ.語法填空(每題1.5分,共15分)

TheAnalectsofConfucius(《論語》)recordsthewordsanddeedsoftheancientChinesephilosopherConfuciusandhisstudents,1.

(write)somewherebetweentheSpringandAutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriodmorethan2,000yearsago.It2.

(highlight)thepoliticalandmoralideasofConfuciusandConfucianism.

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RenisacoreconceptinthebookadoptedbyConfuciuswithoriginalmeaningoflovingothers.3.

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Representinga SocietyhasdevelopedgreatlyandhugechangeshaveoccurredaswellafterthebirthoftheAnalectsofConfucius.Nevertheless,itcontainslotsofideasbeyondthepassageoftime,someof5.

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

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AnalectsofConfuciusalso7.

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

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