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Unit2PoemsSectionⅠWarmingamp;ReadingPre-readingMengHaoran(689or691-740,duringtheTangDynasty)wasamajorTangDynastypoet,andasomewhatoldercontemporaryofWangWei,LiBaiandDuFu.Hehadarathershortcivilservicecareer,passingtheJinshiCivilServiceTest,beginningatthelateageof39andendingnotmuchlater.Hereceivedhisfirstandlastpositionthreeyearsbeforehisdeath,butresignedafterlessthanayear.HelivedintheXiangyangareaalmostallhislife(althoughhetraveledtothemajorcityofChang'an,wherehewasentertainedbyWangWeiin728).Thelandscape,historyandlegendsofhishomeareawerethesubjectsofmanypoems.MengHaoranwasamajorinfluenceonothercontemporaryandfollowingpoetsoftheHighTangerabecauseofhisfocusonnatureasamaintopicofpoetry.MengHaoranwasalsooneoftheimportantpoetsintheQingDynastypoetryanthology(选集)theThreeHundredTangPoems,havingthefifthlargestnumberofhispoemsincluded,foratotaloffifteen,beatenonlybyDuFu,LiBai,WangWei,andLiShangyin.TheThreeHundredTangPoemsalsohastwopoemsbyLiBaiaddressedtoMengHaoran,oneinhispraiseandonewritteninfarewell(告别)ontheoccasionoftheirpartingcompany.MengHaoranwasalsoinfluentialinJapanesepoetry.nSection_ⅠWarmingUp&Reading—PrereadingAFEWSIMPLEFORMSOFENGLISHPOEMSTherearevariousreasonswhypeoplewritepoetry①.Somepoemstellastoryordescribesomethinginawaythatwillgivethereaderastrongimpression②.Otherstrytoconvey③certainemotions④.Poetsusemanydifferentformsofpoetrytoexpressthemselves.Inthistext,however,wewilllookatafewofthesimplerforms.SomeofthefirstpoetryayoungchildlearnsinEnglish⑤isnurseryrhymes⑥.Theserhymesliketheoneontheright(A)arestillacommontypeofchildren'spoetry.Thelanguageisconcrete⑦butimaginative,andtheydelightsmallchildrenbecausetheyrhyme,havestrongrhythmandalotofrepetition⑧.Thepoemsmaynotmakesenseandevenseemcontradictory⑨,buttheyareeasytolearnandrecite.Byplayingwiththewordsinnurseryrhymes,childrenlearnaboutlanguage.①why引导定语从句,修饰先行词variousreasons。关系副词在从句中作原因状语。②that引导定语从句,修饰先行词away。关系代词that在从句中作主语。③convey/kən'veI/vt.传达;运送④emotion/I'məʊʃn/n.情感;情绪;感情⑤ayoungchildlearnsinEnglish是定语从句,修饰先行词thefirstpoetry。关系代词that在从句中作宾语,被省略了。⑥nurseryrhyme童谣nursery/'nɜːsərI/n.托儿所⑦concrete/'kɒŋkriːt/adj.具体的⑧repetition/ˌrepI'tIʃn/n.重复;反复;循环⑨contradictory/ˌkɒntrə'dIktrI/adj.引起矛盾的;好反驳的hush/hʌʃ/vi.&vt.(使某人)安静下来几首形式简单的英文诗人们写诗有着各种各样的理由。有些诗通过讲述一个故事或者描写某个事物给读者以深刻的印象。而有些(诗)则试图传达某种感情。诗人用许多不同形式的诗来表达自己的情感。然而,在本文中,我们将研究几种形式比较简单的诗。幼儿最早学习的英文诗是童谣。像右边的这首童谣(A)至今仍然是一种常见的儿童诗的类型。童谣的语言具体但富有想象力,而且它们(这些童谣)能使孩子们快乐,因为它们押韵、节奏感强,并有较多重复。童谣不一定有什么意义,甚至(有的)看起来自相矛盾,但是它们容易学,也容易背诵。通过童谣中的文字游戏,孩子们学习了语言。A小宝宝,别说话,爸爸给你买嘲鸫。小嘲鸫,不会唱,爸爸给你买钻戒。钻石戒,变成铜,爸爸给你买镜子。小镜子,打破了,爸爸给你买山羊。nAHush,littlebaby,don'tsayaword,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouamockingbird⑪.Ifthatmockingbirdwon'tsing,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouadiamond⑫ring.Ifthatdiamondringturnsto⑬brass⑭,Papa'sgoingtobuyyoualookingglass.Ifthatlookingglassgetsbroke,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouabillygoat⑮.Ifthatbillygoatrunsaway⑯,Papa'sgoingtobuyyouanothertoday.SomesimplepoemsarelikeBandCthatlistthings.Listpoemshaveaflexible⑰linelengthandrepeatedphraseswhichgivebothapattern⑱andarhythmtothepoem.Somerhyme(likeB)whileothersdonot(likeC)⑲.BIsawafishpondallonfire⑳Isawafishpondallonfire,Isawahousebowtoasquire,Isawapersontwelvefeethigh,⑪mockingbird/'mɒkIŋ'bɜːd/n.嘲鸫(一种鸟,能模仿其他鸟的叫声)⑫diamond/'daIəmənd/n.钻石;菱形⑬turnto(使)变成;(使)转向⑭brass/brɑːs/n.黄铜;黄铜器⑮billygoat/'bIlIɡəʊt/n.公山羊⑯runaway跑掉⑰flexible/'fleksəbl/adj.灵活的;可弯曲的;柔顺的⑱pattern/'pætn/n.模式;式样;图案⑲while“而;然而”,此处是并列连词,表示对比。⑳onfire“在燃烧;在着火”,表示状态。“seesb./sth.+介词短语”“看见某人/某物……”,此诗中使用了多种形式作动词see的宾补。bowtosb.向某人鞠躬;屈服于某人squire/skwaIə/n.乡绅cottage/'kɒtIdʒ/n.村舍;小屋coffin/'kɒfIn/n.棺材小山羊,跑掉了,爸爸今天再买只。有一些简单的诗是像(B)和(C)这样列举事物的。清单诗可长可短较为灵活且有重复的短语,这就形成了这种诗的固定句型和节奏。有些(清单诗)押韵(如B),而有些不押韵(如C)。B我看到鱼塘在燃烧我看到鱼塘在燃烧,我看到房子向地主哈腰,我看到人有12英尺高,我看到茅屋在天郊,我看到气球用铅造,我看到棺材把死人抛,我看到两只麻雀在赛跑,我看到两匹马儿绣花包,我看到姑娘像只猫,我看到小猫戴花帽,我看到有人在一旁瞄,虽奇怪,但也把实情报。C我们的第一场足球赛我们本来会夺冠……如果杰克踢进了那个球,如果我们还有几分钟,如果我们训练得更刻苦,如果本把球传给了乔,如果有大批球迷助威,如果我死死盯住球,如果我们前晚不熬夜,如果我们没有放松警惕,如果我们没有精疲力竭。nIsawacottageinthesky,Isawaballoonmadeoflead,Isawacoffindropdowndead,Isawtwosparrowsrunarace,Isawtwohorsesmakinglace,Isawagirljustlikeacat,Isawakittenwearahat,Isawamanwhosawthesetoo,Andsaidthoughstrangetheyallweretrue.COurfirstfootballmatchWewouldhavewon...ifJackhadscoredthatgoal,ifwe'dhadjustafewmoreminutes,ifwehadtrainedharder,ifBenhadpassedtheballtoJoe,ifwe'dhadthousandsoffansscreaming,ifIhadn'ttakenmyeyeofftheball,ifwehadn'tstayedupsolatethenightbefore,ifwehadn'ttakeniteasy,ifwehadn'trunoutofenergy.Wewouldhavewon...ifwe'dbeenbetter!sparrow/'spærəʊ/n.麻雀makelace绣花包kitten/'kItn/n.小猫本段中的if从句均是与过去事实相反的虚拟条件句,主句是Wewouldhavewon...。if从句用haddone结构,主句用should/would/could/might+havedone结构。stayuplate熬夜takeiteasy轻松;不紧张;从容runoutof(=useup)用完cinquain/sIŋ'keIn/n.五行诗bemadeupof由……构成过去分词短语madeupoffivelines作后置定语,修饰apoem。tease/tiːz/vi.&vt.取笑;招惹;戏弄salty/'sɔːltI/adj.含盐的;咸的droop/druːp/vi.低垂;凋萎;萎靡dread/dred/vi.&vt.害怕;畏惧我们本来会夺冠……如果我们能做得更好!另外一种学生容易写的简体诗是由五行组成的,叫作五行诗。用五行诗,学生可以用少量的词语传递一幅生动的画面。请看下一页上端的两个例子(D和E)。D兄弟帅气,健壮爱闹,爱叫,又爱笑是我的朋友也是我的敌人E夏天困乏,咸涩干涸,枯萎,恐怖周而复始永无止境F落下的花朵回到了树枝上。瞧啊,是只蝴蝶!(荒木田守武)G雪儿融化了。整个村庄到处是欢乐的儿童。(小林一茶)俳句诗是一种日本诗,它由17nAnothersimpleformofpoemthatstudentscaneasilywriteisthecinquain,apoemmadeupoffivelines.Withthese,studentscanconveyastrongpictureinjustafewwords.Lookattheexamples(DandE)onthetopofthenextpage.DBrotherBeautiful,athleticTeasing,shouting,laughingFriendandenemytooMineESummerSleepy,saltyDrying,drooping,dreadingWeekin,weekoutEndlessFAfallenblossomIscomingbacktothebranch.Look,abutterfly!(byMoritake)GSnowhavingmelted,Thewholevillageisbrimfulendless/'endlIs/adj.无穷的;无止境的branch/brɑːntʃ/n.枝条;支流;部门melt/melt/vi.融化;软化brimful/'brImfʊl/adj.盈满的;满到边际的haiku/haI'kuː/n.俳句syllable/'sIləbl/n.音节bepopularwith受……欢迎minimum/'mInIməm/n.最低限度;最少量;最小数translation/trænz'leIʃn/n.翻译;译文inparticular尤其;特别(=particularly)await/ə'weIt/vt.等候;期待where在句中引导地点状语从句,onandon被提前表示强调。transform/træns'fɔːm/vi.&vt.转化;转换;改造;变换(与into连用)daybyday“日复一日,日渐”,强调情况逐渐变化。revolve/rI'vɒlv/vi.&vt个音节组成。它不是英语诗歌的传统形式,但是在用英语诗人中间,这种诗也很流行。它容易写就像五行诗一样,它可以用最少的词语呈现出一幅清晰的画面,表达出一种特殊的感情。上面两首俳句诗(F和G)就是从日文翻译过来的。你知道吗?说英语的人也喜欢其他类型的亚洲诗——尤其是中国的唐诗。许多唐诗已经被翻译成英文了。这首唐诗(H)就是从中文翻译过来的。H 王建望夫处,江悠悠,化为石,不回头!山头日日风复雨,行人归来石应语。有这么多不同的诗歌类型可选,学生们最终也许想自己作诗了。写诗可能比你认为的要容易,当然值得一试!nOfhappychildren.(byIssa)HaikuisaJapaneseformofpoetrythatismadeupof17syllables.ItisnotatraditionalformofEnglishpoetry,butisverypopularwithEnglishwriters.Itiseasytowriteand,likethecinquain,cangiveaclearpictureandcreateaspecialfeelingusingtheminimumofwords.Thetwohaikupoems(FandG)abovearetranslationsfromtheJapanese.DidyouknowthatEnglishspeakersalsoenjoyotherformsofAsianpoetry—TangpoemsfromChinainparticular?AlotofTangpoetryhasbeentranslatedintoEnglish.ThisTangpoem(H)isatranslationfromtheChinese.HWheresheawaitsherhusbandOnandontheriverflows.Neverlookingback,Transformedintostone.Daybydayuponthemountaintop,windandrainrevolve..(使)旋转utter/'ʌtə/vt.说;讲;发出(声音)Should...用了与将来事实相反的虚拟语气。从句中省略了if,should提前,构成倒装。eventually/I'ventʃʊəlI/adv.最后;终于ofone'sown某人自己的nShouldthetravellerreturn,thisstonewouldutterspeech.(byWangJian)Withsomanydifferentformsofpoetrytochoosefrom,studentsmayeventuallywanttowritepoemsoftheirown.Itiseasierthanyoumightthinkandcertainlyworthatry!PrereadingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1.emotion A.placewhereyoungchildrenarecaredfor,usuallywhiletheirparentsareatwork,etc.2.teaseB.strongfeelingofanykind3.nurseryC.takesb./sth.;transmitsb./sth.;makeideas,feelings,etc.knowntoanotherperson4.cottageD.makefunofsb.inanunkindway5.conveyE.asmallsimplehouse,esp.inthecountry6.patternF.thatcanbendeasilywithoutbreaking7.flexibleG.definiteandspecific8.concreteH.theregularwayinwhichsth.happensorisdone9.eventuallyI.tochangetheformofsth.10.transformJ.attheendofperiodoftimeoraseriesofevents1~5 ____________ 6~10 ____________n答案:1~5 BDAEC 6~10 HFGJILeadin1.Lookatthepicturesandmatchthepoetswiththerightdynastiesorcountriestheybelongto.A.England B.TangDynasty C.SongDynastyD.RussiaE.ChinaF.Germany答案:(1)~(6) EBCDAF2.Pleasematcheachpoemwithitsthemes.(1)枫桥夜泊(唐·张继) A.toshowthepoet'sdeterminationtofighttotheend(2)赠汪伦(唐·李白)B.totellreaderstovaluelove(3)回乡偶书(唐·贺知章)C.totellastoryofanoldmancominghomewhichheleftlongago(4)相思(唐·王维)D.todescribefriendship(5)过零丁洋(宋·文天祥)E.toconvey(show)thepoet'sfeelingofhomesickness(6)静夜思(唐·李白)F.todescribeanightscene(1)~(6) ____________答案:(1)~(6) FDCBAEWhilereadingnFastreadingFirstlookatthetitleandthepictureofthepassage,andthenskimthefirstsentenceofeachparagraphandfinishthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthemainideaofthereadingpassage?(nomorethan20words)The_text_is_mainly_about_the_characteristics_of_five_forms_of_English_poems_and_examples_of_these_poems.2.Therearefivekindsofpoemstalkedaboutinthepassage.Whatarethey?(nomorethan10words)Nurseryrhymes,Listpoems,Thecinquain,Thehaiku,Tangpoems.CarefulreadingReadthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1.PoemAisabout________.A.afatherisgoingtobuyhisbabyabillygoatB.afatherisgoingtobuyhisbabyamockingbirdC.afathershowshisloveforhisbabyD.afatherisgoingtobuyhisbabyadiamondring2.Whichtwopoemshaverhyminglines?A.PoemsAandB.PoemsCandD.C.PoemsEandF.D.PoemsGandH.3.Whichpoemsgiveyouclearpicturesinyourmind?A.PoemsAandC.B.PoemsFandG.C.PoemsBandD.D.PoemsEandH.4.ThereasonwhytheplayersinPoemClostthegameisthat________.A.theystayeduptoolatethenightbeforeB.theydidn'thavethousandsoffansscreamingC.theyranoutofenergyD.theydidn'tplaywellenough答案:1~4 CABDStudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1.Somepoemstellastoryordescribesomethinginawaythatwillgivethereaderastrongimpression.[句式分析] 本句是主从复合句。thatn在句中引导定语从句,并在从句中作主语,从句修饰先行词away。[尝试翻译] 有些诗通过讲述一个故事或者描写某个事物给读者以深刻的印象。2.Thelanguageisconcretebutimaginative,andtheydelightsmallchildrenbecausetheyrhyme,havestrongrhythmandalotofrepetition.[句式分析] 这是and连接的并列句。在and后的分句中,主句谓语动词是delight;because引导原因状语从句,从句谓语由两个并列的动词rhyme和have构成。[尝试翻译] 这种语言具体但富有想象力,而且它们(这些童谣)能使孩子们快乐,因为它们押韵、节奏感强,并有较多重复。3.Anothersimpleformofpoemthatstudentscaneasilywriteisthecinquain,apoemmadeupoffivelines.[句式分析][尝试翻译] 另外一种学生容易写的简体诗是由五行组成的,叫作五行诗。4.Withsomanydifferentformsofpoetrytochoosefrom,studentsmayeventuallywanttowritepoemsoftheirown. [句式分析] 句中Withsomanydifferentformsofpoetrytochoosefrom为with复合结构。宾语为somanydifferentformsofpoetry,宾补为不定式tochoosefrom。[尝试翻译] 有这么多不同的诗歌类型可选,学生们最终也许想自己作诗了。Ⅰ.阅读理解AHaveyoueverlistenedtothesoundofaraindrop?Youmightcallthesmallsoundsearthsongs.Isitpossibletocatchearthsongs,toputthemintowords?Longago,poetsinJapanlistened,watched,anddidcatchthebeautyoftheearth'ssongs.Theydidthiswiththetiniestpoemsintheworld,calledhaiku.Ahaikuisapoemthatisjustthreelinesandseventeensyllableslong.Andthepoetswhowrotethemwatchedandlistened,notonlywiththeireyesandears,butalsowiththeirhearts!Intheirhaiku,theearlyJapanesepoetscaughtthecolors,sounds,andbeautiesnoftheseasonsoftheyear.Theysangoftheirislands'beauties.Theirminiaturepoemswerenotmeanttofullydescribeasceneortoexplainitbutratherwereaflashimpression.Theoldpoetsarenottheonlywritersofhaiku.TodayJapanesefarmers,shopkeepers,grandparents,andstudentswriteit,andbecauseofitsstrongappeal,haikuiswritteninmanyothercountriesthroughouttheworld.Interestinglyenough,Japanesepoetryhashadalongandcolorfulhistory.Intheprehaikuperiodintheearlyeighthcentury,Japanesepoetswrotekatauta,poemsinaquestionandanswerform,usingtwopeople.Eachthreelineverse(诗节)containedaboutseventeensyllablesthatcouldbedeliveredeasilyinonebreath—justasonewouldnaturallyaskoransweraquestion.ThishasremainedthebasicpatternfortraditionalJapanesepoetrythroughoutthecenturies.Anotherformthatappearedwasthetanka,whichcontainedfivelinesandthirtyonesyllables(57577),writtenbyeitheroneortwopersons.Fromthatevolved(发展)therenga,whichcontainedmorethanoneverse,orlink.Writtenbythreeormorepeople,itcouldhaveasmanyas100links!Thefirstverseoftherengaintroducedasubject.Ithadthreelinesandwascalledthehokku,orstartingverse.Rengapartiesbecameagreatpleasure.Around1450,haikainorengabecamepopular.Thisstyleoflinkedversecontainedpuns(双关)andwashumorousandamusing.Theopeningthreelineswerestillcalledahokku,andfromhaikaiandhokkuthetermhaikuevolved.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“miniature”inParagraph3mean?A.Easy. B.Little.C.Detailed.D.Selected.解析:选B 词义猜测题。由第二段中的“thetiniestpoems”和“Ahaikuisapoemthatisjustthreelinesandseventeensyllableslong.”以及画线词下文中的“aflashimpression”可知,haiku是一种微型诗。2.Weknowfromthetextthatkatauta________.A.washumorousandamusingB.containedthirtyonesyllablesC.couldhaveasmanyas100linksD.waswritteninaquestionandanswerform解析:选D 细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的“Japanesepoetswrotekatauta,poemsninaquestionandanswerform”可知,katauta是一种问答形式的诗。3.Accordingtothetext,whatwasthemainactivityatarengaparty?A.Creatingagrouppoem.B.Changinghaikuintotanka.C.Studyingthehistoryofrenga.D.Competingtowriteearthsongs.解析:选A 推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“Writtenbythreeormorepeople...Rengapartiesbecameagreatpleasure.”可知,renga聚会时,诗人们会创作组诗。4.Informationinthistextwouldbeofmostvaluetoreaderswhowantto________.A.teachhowtowritehaikuB.researchthehistoryofhaikuC.compareJapaneseandAmericanpoetryD.findsuggestionsabouthostingarengaparty解析:选B 推理判断题。文章主要介绍了日本三行俳句诗的历史,故对想要研究俳句诗历史的读者有重要价值。BNopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”,untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,ateacherorastudent.Betterstill,perhaps,isthepracticeofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend,sothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,eventually,themostconcrete“interpretation(解释)”ofit,suggestingtone,rhymes,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilms,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandtheteacherreadingitor,bestofall,recitingit.Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”itand“exchangingofviews”,ifthereisn'ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetryandtakeiteasywhenwearereadingapoem.Poetryis“acriticismoflife”,and“aheightening(提升)oflife”.Itis“amostappropriateapproachtothetruthoffeeling”,andit“cantransformnyourlife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliterature(文学)morecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermusttryoutpoetryteaching.Thosewhodon'tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoconveythatnegativefeelingtoanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmake_roomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.语篇解读:诗歌是一种艺术形式,那么怎样去鉴赏和学习诗歌呢?通读本文之后,你可能会有所收获。5.Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoem,oneshould________. A.discussitwithothersB.analyzeitbyoneselfC.copyitdowninanotebookD.practisereadingitaloud解析:选D 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的内容特别是第一句话“Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedor‘analyzed’,untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,ateacherorastudent.”可知答案选D。6.Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishistogetstudents________.A.tounderstandlifeB.toenjoypoetryC.tobecometeachersD.tobecomepoets解析:选B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句话“Ithinkoneofour...studentslovepoetryandtakeiteasywhenwearereadingapoem.”可知选B。7.Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?A.Morestress(强调)shouldbelaidontheteachingofpoetry.B.Poetryismoreimportantthananyotherliteraturegenre.C.Onecannotenjoylifefullywithoutagoodunderstandingofpoetry.D.Poetryisthefoundationofalllanguageandliteraturecourses.解析:选A 句意理解题。第三段主要讲述了要欣赏诗歌以及诗歌对生活的重大影响,因此在教学中应当重视诗歌教学。8.Theunderlinedphrase“makeroom”inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedby“________”.nA.buildaboothB.provideequipmentC.leaveacertainamountoftimeD.setasideenoughspace解析:选C 词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句话“Ihavecometothink...‘exchangingofviews’,ifthereisn'ttimeforboth.”及最后一段中的“intheclassroomforhearingpoetry”可知选C。CThreecomediansJerrySeinfeldMyfriendjusthadababy.Thereissomuchpressuretoseethisbaby.EverytimeItalktothem,theysay,“Youhavegottoseethebaby.Whenareyoucomingovertoseethebaby?”What'stoughaboutseeingpeoplewhentheyhaveanewbabyisthatyouhavetotryandmatchtheirlevelofenthusiasm.They'realwayssoexcited.JustonceIwouldliketomeetacouplethatgoes,“Youknow,we'renotthathappywithhim,honestly.Ithinkwereallymadeamistake.Weshouldhavegottenanaquarium(水族箱).Youwanthim?We'vereallyhadenough.” BillCosbyAbaseballmanagerhaslearnedalotabouthisjobfromhavingplayedthegame,butaparenthasnotlearnedathingfromhavingoncebeenachild.Whatcanyoulearnaboutabusinessinwhichthechild'sfavoritereplyis“Idon'tknow”?Afatherentershisson'sroomandseesthattheboyismissinghishair.“Whathappenedtoyourhead?”thefathersays.“Didyougetahaircut?”“Idon'tknow,”theboyreplies.“Youdon'tknowifyougotahaircut?Well,tellmethis:Wasyourheadwithyouallday?”“Idon'tknow,”saystheboy.RayRomanoMyfirstencounter(相遇)withatwoyearoldcameafterIhadgottenmarriedandbecomeanuncletomywife'snephew.UntilthatdayIwasn'treallyinformedabouttwoyearolds.I'dreadaboutthem,andoccasionallyI'dseedocumentaries(纪录片)ontheDiscoveryChannelshowingtwoyearoldsinthewild,wheretheybelong.nButmynewnephewwasthefirstoneIhadseenupclose.Andletmetellyou:Ifyou'reeveroutonasafari(狩猎远征)andcomeacrossonelikethis,stayintheJeep.MywifehatesitwhenIstarttalkingabouthimlikethis.“He'syournephew.Youshouldlovehim.”I'mnotsayingIdon'tlovehim.Ijustdon'twanthiminmyhouse.Whycan'tIlovehimfromafar?That'showIwanttolovehim—throughpictures.9.WhatdoesJerrySeinfeldmainlywanttoexpress?A.Hewisheshehadhisownbaby.B.Youshouldlovesomeoneelse'sbaby.C.It'shardtogetexcitedaboutsomeoneelse'snewbaby.D.Raisingababyismoredifficultthanmostpeoplethink.解析:选C 推理判断题。由JerrySeinfeld部分第二段中的“What'stoughaboutseeingpeoplewhentheyhavea...levelofenthusiasm.”可知,人们很难对别人刚出生的宝宝表现出与其父母同等程度的喜爱和热情。10.WecaninferfromBillCosby'swordsthat________.A.theboyinthestoryisnotcleverB.teenageboysdon'tliketogethaircutsC.childrenoftendon'tcommunicatewiththeirparentsD.parentsdon'tlearnmuchfromtheirgrowingexperiences解析:选C 推理判断题。由BillCosby部分中的描述可知,孩子们经常不好好与父母交流。11.WhatisRayRomano'smainpoint?A.Heloveshisnephewdeeply.B.Helikestakingpicturesofhisnephew.C.Heandhiswifeoftenargueaboutchildren.D.Hethinksyoungchildrenarelikewildanimals.解析:选D 推理判断题。由RayRomano部分中的“DiscoveryChannelshowingtwoyearoldsinthewild,wheretheybelong”和“Ifyou'reeveroutonasafariandcome...”可知,RayRomano认为小孩子就像野生动物一样淘气,他只想离他们远远的。Ⅱ.阅读七选五__1__Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso,however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.Here'show:nPlanyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,sleeping,dressing,etc.Thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.__2__Aweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtime.Findagoodplacetostudy.Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogames,radios,ortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.__3__Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,andreadthatmaterial.__4__Ifyoudothesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyou'llrememberitlonger.Developagoodattitudetowardtests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theyhelpyourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatest,sodon'tbeoverworried.__5__Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.A.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.B.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.C.Don'tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.D.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.E.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteachersaysinclass.G.Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.1.选G 根据第一空后一句Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent(也许你认为你永远不可能成为优秀生)可推断,第一空选G项(也许你是学习成绩一般的学生)。2.选C 本段主要是关于时间的分配,包括吃饭、睡觉、学习时间分配,当然也不能忘记娱乐的时间。故选C项。3.选A 根据本段第一句Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass(要充分利用上课时间)可知,选A项最合适。n4.选E 第四空前一句Whenyougethomefromschool,goover...thenextday,andreadthatmaterial.讲述复习和预习的重要性。E项意为“这有助于你理解下一节课内容”。故选E项。5.选B 根据下一句Youwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthese.可知,还有许多其他的学习方法。故选B项。