基础自测 (四十八)
选修8 Module 6 The Tang Poems 姓名: 时间:40分钟
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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主题 诗歌与散文
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Poetry is the artistic expression of the human thoughts and feelings in rhythmical and emotional language. Compared with prose (散文), it lays more stress on rhythm, imagery (意象), emotion, and imagination. As its language is rhythmical, its sound is highly musical. We may say, “No rhythm, no poetry”, no matter the rhythm of poetry is traditional as in metrical (格律的) style or “natural” as in free verse.
So the poet must write carefully and reflectively in order to find words that not only fulfil the demands of metre and rhyme, but also express the meaning in a manner that complements the imagery and tone of the rest of the poem. This careful use of language is the most significant difference between ordinary prose and poetry.
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The ordinary prose writer neatly builds an argument using words the way a mason (石匠) builds a house using bricks; the poet is an artisan who creates a fieldstone hearth (大卵石壁炉炉床)—each stone or each word is turned over examined, and often laid aside until it can be placed where its shape, weight, and colour will contribute to the strength and beauty of the whole. Prose, according to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, is “words in their best order”, and poetry is “the best words in their best order”.
The reader’s chief delight in reading poetry comes from his response to its musical effect, which comes from many metrical patterns represented in conventional iambic (抑扬格的) foot or from repetitions and parallel phrasing shown in free verse and from other elements of poetry.
( )1.What’s the purpose of saying “No rhythm, no poetry” in Paragraph 1? A.To show the importance of rhythm in poetry. B.To show rhythm is the most important element. C.To show there is no limit on the use of rhythm. D.To show rhythm is more important than poetry.
( )2.What is the most important difference between ordinary prose and poetry?
A.The degree of emotion. B.The careful choice of words. C.The delicate use of the metrical style. D.The demands of metre and rhyme.
( )3.Where is the reader’s main joy in reading poetry? A.The experience of the poet’s emotion. B.The appreciation of the metrical pattern. C.The reader’s reaction to the musical effect. D.The comprehension of the thoughts and feelings. ( )4.How is the text mainly developed? A.By definition. B.By example. C.By quotation. D.By comparison.
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主题 新型阅读方式
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选修8 Module 6 The Tang Poems-黑龙江省海林市朝鲜族中学2020届高三英语一轮复习题(外研版)
