1、Unit 4 Exploring poetry测试卷注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、
2、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。( ) 1. How much is the blue shirt?A. $8.B. $10.C$12.( ) 2. How did the man feel about the film? A. He liked the last part of it.B. He didnt like it at all.C. He liked it very much. ( ) 3. W
3、here does the woman come from?A. China. B. France. C. Canada.( ) 4. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Give up the programme.B. Take three months off. C. Go to France.( ) 5. Why was Holly absent from swimming practice today?A. She was ill.B. She climbed a mountain. C. She went biking with her
4、 family.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白, 每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料, 回答第6至7题。( ) 6. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Teacher and student.C. Sister and brother.( ) 7. What does the bo
5、y think about his exam results?A. It is OK.B. It is disappointing. C. It is unexpectedly good.听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。( ) 8. Did the man have a bad headache?A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didnt.C. We are not sure. ( ) 9. According to the doctor, why was the man not feeling well?A. He caught a very bad cold. B. H
6、e had eaten some unripe bananas. C. He had worked too hard. 听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。( ) 10. What will the man do tomorrow morning?A. Writing a report.B. Meeting Mr. Black. C. Having a meeting. ( ) 11. Who will the man meet on Wednesday?A. A general manager.B. A marketing manager.C. A bank manager.( ) 12.
7、When will the man leave for Hong Kong?A. On Wednesday afternoon.B. On Thursday morning.C. On Friday afternoon.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。( ) 13. What equipment in the kitchen uses the most energy?A. The electric cooker.B. The dish washer.C. The refrigerator. ( ) 14. How many trees does it take to print the S
8、unday Times?A. 75,000.B. 15,000.C. 10,000. ( ) 15. Which question does the woman answer wrong?A. The first one.B. The second one.C. The third one. ( ) 16. What do we know about the woman?A. She likes reading newspapers. B. She has an energy-saving car. C. She didnt win the prize. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。(
9、 ) 17. What does the speaker consider poems to be? A. Beautiful.B. Meaningless. C. Boring.( ) 18. Who made the sweater? A. Her mother. B. Her grandma. C. Her aunt.( ) 19. How old is the girl in the poem now?A. 3B. 4C. 5 ( ) 20. What does the girl think of the sweater?A. Useless. B. Too big for her.C
10、. Too small for her.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。APOETRY CHALLENGEWrite a poem about how courage, determination, and strength have helped you face challenges in your life.PrizesThree Grand Prizes: Trip to Washington, DC for each of three winners, a p
11、arent and one other person of the winners choice. Trip includes round-trip air tickets, hotel stay for two nights, and tours of the National Air and Space Museum and the office of National Geographic World.Six First Prizes: The book Sky Pioneer: A Photo biography of Amelia Earhart signed by author C
12、orinne Szabo and pilot Linda Finch.Fifty Honourable Mentions: Judges will choose up to fifty honourable winners, who will each receive a T-shirt in memory of Earharts final flight.RulesFollow all rules carefully to prevent disqualification. Write a poem using 100 words or fewer. Your poem can be any
13、 format, and any number of lines. Write by hand or type on a single sheet of paper. You may use both the front and back of the paper. On the same sheet of paper, write or type your name, address, telephone number and birth date. Mail your entry to us by October 31 this year.( ) 21. Which of the foll
14、owing is NOT included in each Grand Prize?A. Round-trip air tickets. B. Two nights hotel stay. C. Four peoples free trip.D. Tour to the National Air and Space Museum.( ) 22. How many First Prizes will be awarded?A. Three. B. Six. C. Nine. D. Fifty nine.( ) 23. Which is against the rules?A. Mailing y
15、our entry on Nov. 2. B. Handwritten poems.C. Writing a poem of 90 words.D. Just using one side of the paper.BSam is a fourth-year student at Harvard Medical School, but poetry is still a big part of his life, now with a new teacher, Rafael Campo, who believes poetry can benefit every doctors educati
16、on and work. Rafael is a physician, professor and a highly respected poet. “Poetry is in every encounter with my patients. If we do anything when were with our patients, were really immersing (使沉浸于) ourselves in their stories, really hearing their voices. And, certainly, thats what a poem does,” he
17、said. Rafael worries that something important has been lost in medicine and medical education today: humanity, which he finds in poetry. To end that, he leads a weekly reading and writing workshop for medical students and residents (住院医生). He thinks medical training focuses too much on distancing th
18、e doctor from his or her patients, and poems can help close that gap. Third-year resident Andrea Schwartz was one of the workshop regulars. She said. “I think theres no other profession other than medicine that produces as many writers as it does. And I think that is because theres just so much powe
19、r in doctors and patients interacting when patients are at their saddest. ” Not everyone believes thats what doctors should do, though. Rafael said, “I was afraid of how people might judge me, actually. In the medical profession, as many people know, we must always put the emergency first. But, you
20、know, that kind of treatment, if its happening in the hospital, very regrettably, sadly, results in a bad outcome. The family is sitting by the bedside. The patient hasnt survived the cancer. Dont we still have a role as healers there?”In a poem titled “Health”, Rafael writes of the wish to live for
21、ever in a world made painless by our incurable joy. He says he will continue teaching students, helping patients and writing poems，his own brand of medicine.( ) 24. Whats Rafael Campo? A. Hes a physicist. B. Hes a doctor. C. He is a teacher in a senior school. D. He is a student at Harvard Medical S
22、chool.( ) 25. What does Andrea Schwartz think of poetry? A. It has nothing to do with doctors.B. It is mostly produced by doctors.C. It keeps doctors away from patients.D. It contributes to medical work. ( ) 26. What is the best title of the passage?A. Poems curesB. A poem a day keeps the doctor awa
23、yC. Ready poetry is a ready medicineD. A good medicine tastes bitterCWho doesnt love a fairy tale? The stars of many fairy tales are supernatural beings called fairies. Fairies usually take human form, but they can also fly. They have magic powers and generally act kindly toward human beings. Fairy
24、tales generally take place in a far-off time and place. They typically begin, “Once upon a time.” In the land of fairy tales, magical happenings are everyday occurrences. Bad kings or queens, beautiful but ill-treated girls, and handsome princes are frequent characters in fairy tales. So are poor yo
25、ung men ready for adventure.A fairy tale often tells the story of an individual. It takes into account the entire life of the hero or heroine, but focuses on a single event such as marriage. Fairy tales generally end happily. Goodness is rewarded, and evil is punished. The traditional ending of a fa
26、iry tale is, “and they lived happily ever after.”Certain basic plots occur again and again in fairy tales. Both Beauty and the Beast and The Frog Prince, for example, tell the story of an animal that, through love, turns into a handsome prince. Many fairy tales are about unhappy people who eventuall
27、y gain happiness, such as Snow White and Rapunzel.Other popular stories, like The Little Mermaid and Pinocchio, deal with magical transformations of shape. The Magic Carpet and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves relate unusual adventures. There are several origins of fairy tales. Fairy tales have been p
28、opular with people all over the world from earliest times. Many of them were made up thousands of years ago. People then passed them down through word of mouth. The tales changed over time. As the stories were retold, the tellers added some details and left others out. Even if we think of fairy tale
29、s as childrens stories, the earliest fairy tales were stories for adults. The stories were meant mainly for entertainment, although some fairy tales also contain a moral. The message of The Ugly Duckling, for example, suggests that people who are considered unattractive or unpopular as children may
30、have their true worth and beauty discovered in adulthood. ( ) 27. Why is “Beauty and the Beast” mentioned in the text? A. There exist certain basic plots in fairy tales. B. It proves love can turn an animal into prince. C. Unhappy people eventually gain happiness. D. Unusual adventures happen in fai
31、ry stories.( ) 28. The underlined word “them” in Para. 6 refers to _. A. origins B. fairy tales C. people D. stories( ) 29. Which question does the Para. 6 mainly answer? A. What is a fairy tale made up of? B. Why are fairy tales so popular? C. Where do fairy tales come from? D. How did people pass
32、down stories?( ) 30. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Most earliest fairy stories were created for fun. B. Fairy tales are actually stories for adults. C. There is always a moral in a fairy tale. D. Ugly kids will grow into handsome adults.第二节 七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处
33、的最佳选项（有两项为多余选项）。How to appreciate poetryMost readers consider poetry easy to read but hard to understand. (31)_ Nearly all poets do not express their perceptions directly, usually decorated with various artist skills. They describe scenes or persons, but they will not speak it out so directly and tr
34、uthfully as fiction does. Poets use their imagination through imaginative language; the image they make is therefore more vivid and impressive.To make it simple, the appreciation of poetry may follow four steps: enjoy the sound when we read, observe the form the poem takes, visualize the image the p
35、oet created and at last reflect upon the theme the poet delivers. (32)_A Red, Red Rose Robert Burns O, my luve is like a red, red rose Thats newly sprung in June. O, my love is like the melodie, Thats sweetly playd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I, And I will luve thee
36、 still, my dear, Till a the seas gang dry. Till a the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi the sun! And I will luve thee still, my dear While the sands o life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only Luve! And fare thee weel, a while! And I will come again, my luve, Tho it were ten thousand m
37、ile! (33)_ And the beautiful poem is translated following:The beauty of my love can be compared with a red rose, and the sweet voice and shape of my love are like piece of soft music. My graceful girl, you are very beautiful and I love you very much; my dear, I will love you firmly until all the sea
38、s go dry. (34)_ My dear, I will love you till all the seas go dry and the rocks melt with the sun. I will love you until the end of my life. (35)_ I will come back again even though it were ten thousand mile away, my dear!A. First of all, get to know the background of the poem and the introduction o
39、f the poet.B. Farewell to you, my only dear love, farewell to you only for a short time!C. Indeed, poetry embodies the objects and therefore it is thought of as the finest form of literature.D. Keep reading and you will get the essence sooner or later.E. Here is a short poem revised for you to appre
40、ciate and to test how you understand it with the above guidance.F. The speaker expresses his fiery passion for his love and swears to love her forever.G. The theme: to express strong affection to his love, swearing that he will love her forever.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面
41、短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。There are lions and roaring tigers, And enormous camels and things, There are biffalo-buffalo-bisons, And a great big bear with wings. Theres a sort of a tiny potamus, And a tiny nosserus too But I gave buns to the elephant When I went down to the Zoo!These
42、lines are the first verse of At the 36 a poem by A. A. Milne, who also wrote the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. What 37 this poetry?Any imaginative writing 38 in a pattern of lines may be a poem. The lines 39 rhyme, but not always. They use words in ways that get you to 40 and feel things in a 41 way. We
43、usually 42 poetry into two main types: narrative poems and lyric poems. Narrative poems tell a 43 story. One of the oldest kinds of narrative poem is the epic, a long verse tale that usually tells about a 44 and the adventures of the hero. Lyric poems 45 an emotion or feeling. They are usually short
44、er than narrative poems. Lets look at At the Zoo What is the poetry 46 as? At the Zoo has 47 , which is the 48 of sounds at the end of words. Youll perceive that the words at the 49 of lines two and four “things” and “wings” rhyme. Lines six and eight, ending in “ 50 ” and “zoo”, also rhyme. The odd
45、-numbered (奇数) lines in the poem do not rhyme. This is one of many patterns of rhyme that poets may use. 51 from these details, At the Zoo 52 a feeling. It 53 the young child is happy. There are 54 words like “potamus” and “nosserus” and fanciful 55 like a “bear with wings.” These features create th
46、e mood of the poem. ( ) 36. A. HomeB. PartyC. ZooD. Mist( ) 37. A. claimsB. makesC. advocatesD. interprets( ) 38. A. dominatedB. entitledC. encounteredD. arranged( ) 39. A. oftenB. rigidlyC. logicallyD. constantly( ) 40. A. blameB. upsetC. weep D. perceive( ) 41. A. distinguishedB. frozenC. contradi
47、ctoryD. complex( ) 42. A. graspB. bendC. persuadeD. divide( ) 43. A. idealB. fascinatingC. gloriousD. depressing( ) 44. A. bondB. versionC. heroD. scenery( ) 45. A. castB. hideC. suggestD. reward( ) 46. A. associatedB. composed C. transformed D. characterized( ) 47. A. rhymeB. clueC. vitalityD. dime
48、nsion( ) 48. A. legendB. fillingC. repeatingD. combination( ) 49. A. middleB. endC. topD. beginning( ) 50. A. throwB. tooC. cageD. buffalo( ) 51. A. AsideB. VividC. HenceD. Remote( ) 52. A. detectsB. undergoesC. createsD. enhance( ) 53. A. statesB. impressesC. emphasizes D. implies( ) 54. A. mispron
49、ouncedB. suitableC. plainD. precise ( ) 55. A. libertyB. imagesC. beliefD. patience第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 If you get (56)_ (stick) in a heavy rain, what would you do? You may be (57)_ (worry) and want to find shelter immediately. But Song Dynasty poet Su Shi be
50、haves differently in Tune: Calming the Waves.Tune: Calming the Waves is one of Sus ci (词), a type of poetry that was popular during the Song Dynasty. The ci begins by (58)_ (tell) readers that (59)_ (catch) in the sudden rain, Su has nothing but sandals and a cane (60)_ (shelter) himself. This shows
51、 that his journey is (61)_ (challenge). Su himself was no stranger to (62)_ (face) challenges. At that time, Su was charged with (63)_ (go) against the emperor through his literary works and therefore was banished (贬谪) to Hangzhou. But even so, he always stayed positive. Just as he described in the
52、ci, instead of being (64)_ (upset), Su chose to “slowly walk and chant at ease ”. After the rain, he looked at “the dreary (65)_ (beat) track” again, and found everything was the same as it had been before. A small rain shower is just a brief part of the day, just as his political setbacks are a sma
53、ll part of his life.第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）假如你是学生会主席李华，为了让外国人了解中国传统文化，学生会将举行“唐诗吟诵大赛”（Tang Poetry Recitation Contest），特邀学校国际部的学生参加。请你根据提示写一则通知，主要内容包括：1、大赛的目的和意义；2、时间：2021年5月23日；3、地点：学校礼堂；4、范围：唐诗三百首。注意：1、词数80左右； 2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：学校礼堂school auditorium;唐诗三百首Three Hundred Tang PoemsNotic
54、eDo you want to have a further knowledge of traditional Chinese culture? _ _第二节 概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面的短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。In China, poetry is an important part of the curriculum and, with recent changes announced by the Ministry of Education, the number of poems students will have to memorize and recite
55、 is being increased. Now, before you gasp in horror, lets think about the reasons why studying so many poems, especially ancient poems, is important.First of all, poetry is an essential part of traditional Chinese culture. It is the key to understanding your history and your society. It is also the
56、key to understanding the thoughts and emotions that are common to everyone but which we may be unable to expressthe joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon, for example. Everyone has feelings of joy, love, loneliness, sadness and even anger. A good poem can put those emotions into words and bring us sel
57、f-understanding.Poems can also express beauty. In a few short lines, even something commonplace can become beautiful. Here is a poem called Fog: Fogby Carl Sandberg The fog comeson little cat feet.It sits lookingover harbor and cityon silent haunchesand then moves on. Yes, fog does move smoothly, si
58、lently and mysteriously like a cat, and Sandberg captures that feeling and image, and makes it beautiful.Of course, to really appreciate poetry, it has to be read aloud. After all, a poem is really just a song without music. Most ancient poetry, especially Western poetry, was actually spoken before
59、it was written. Take Homers Iliad for example. The story was apparently told for hundreds of years in palaces and on street corners before Homer wrote it down.The American poet Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” And poems are very co
60、ncisethere is not a wasted word. You are lucky that you now have many poems to learn!_Unit 4 Exploring poetry参考答案第一部分 听力15 ABBCB 610 ABABC 1115 CACAC 1620 CABCC第二部分 阅读理解第一节2123 CBA 2426 BDA 2730 ABDA第二节3135 CEGFB第三部分 语言知识运用第一节3640 CBDAD 4145 ADBCC 4650 DACBB 5155 ACDAB第二节56. stuck57. worried58. tell
61、ing59. caught 60. to shelter 61. challenging 62. facing63. going 64. upset65. beaten 第四部分 写作第一节NoticeDo you want to have a further knowledge of traditional Chinese culture? Here comes your opportunitythe Student Union will organize a Tang Poetry Recitation Contest. Below is some detailed information
62、 you need to know.As scheduled, the contest is to be held on May 23rd, 2021. Above all, it is essential that you get fully prepared before the contest. Therefore, youre strongly recommended to read Three Hundred Tang Poems thoroughly and learn to appreciate the beauty of traditional Chinese poetry.
63、Whoever feels interested and has a passion for it can sign up at the school auditorium before this Sunday. Dont hesitate to take part! Hope you will benefit a lot and make much progress in your Chinese.第二节Why do we study so many poems, especially ancient poems? There are a good many reasons. Firstly
64、, poetry is part of traditional Chinese culture, which is a key to understanding history, society and emotions. Secondly, poems are beautiful. When we read, we can feel their beauty and conciseness. How can we appreciate poems? We should read them aloud because it is a song without music. Unit 4 Exp
65、loring poetry录音文字稿Text 1W: I want the blue shirt. It fits me very well. Here is $10.M: Yes, it looks very nice on you. This is your change . $2. Text 2W: I heard that you enjoyed the movie last night.M: As a matter of fact, I left at the break.Text 3M: You come from France. Wheres Smith from?W: I am
66、 not sure, either from Australia or Canada.Text 4M: Should I accept this exchange programme and head off to France for three months?W: Are you serious? Everyone I know is lining up to go there and you are actually considering not going.Text 5W: Holy wasnt at swimming practice today. Is she ill?M: No
67、, she is fine. Shes in the mountains with her family.W: Really? Is she mountain biking again?M: No, shes learning to climb. Shes got a great teacher.Text 6M: Sorry, I didnt get high marks in the exams this time, mum.W: Cheer up, son! You are one of the best students in your class. Youll do better ne
68、xt time.M: I thought I could have done better, but I didnt.W: Take it easy. There are still many opportunities to be first in the exams, I believe.M: Thank you, mum. Ill try my best to study.W: Good. And Ill support you all the time.Text 7M: Doctor! Help me, please! W: Dont worry, please. Sit here.
69、Now, whats wrong with you? And what can I do for you?M: I feel terrible. I have a bad stomach ache and my head troubles a lot. W: Well, let me give you a check. Open your mouth please. And say “Ah”. M: Ah! Is that serious, doctor?W: Not really. Did you have your supper this evening?M: No, I only had
70、 some bananas.W: And the bananas were not quite ripe, right?M: Well, yes, they were a bit green. W: That explains it. M: I wish I had not eaten them. W: Take this medicine twice a day and Im sure youll be all right. M: Thanks, doctor. Ill do as you told me. Good-bye, doctor. W: Bye! And take cares.
71、Text 8 W: Are you busy this week?M: Yes. This morning I need to write a business report and this afternoon at 1:30 Ill discuss the report with the general manager.W: Whats your schedule for tomorrow?M: Im attending the sales meeting at 9:00. And in the afternoon at 3:00 Im seeing Mr. Black, the mark
72、eting manager.W: What about Wednesday?M: Ive got an appointment at 8:30 with Mr. Anderson, the bank manager. In the afternoon Im taking the 4:45 flight to Hong Kong for the conference.W: The conference is on Thursday, right?M: Oh, yes, at 10:00 in the morning and 2:00 in the afternoon. After the con
73、ference, Ill be free. Ill be enjoying my weekend in Hong Kong.W: You think so? You mean I have done well? M: Yeah, your work is not bad. However, I have some suggestions for you: keep to the point. But cross out the unimportant information carefully, or that may have caused some mistakes.W: OK, than
74、ks.Text 9M: Good evening, listeners, and welcome to How Green You Are. Im your host, Allen. You can call now to try your luck at winning a cash prize of ten thousand dollars! Lets meet the first caller now. Hello!W: Hi. Im Sally. M: I think you already know the rules: two questions and then one true
75、 or false question. If you first can answer all the questions correctly, youll win the prize. Our first question: What equipment in the kitchen uses the most energy?W: Is it the electric cooker? No, its the dish washer. No, no, its the refrigerator. M: Right! Next question: Besides buying an energy-
76、saving car, what can you do to go the farthest using the same gas?W: You shouldnt drive your car over the speed limit. Driving fast wastes gas. M: Thats right! OK. Now Ill read a statement and you can tell me whether its true or false: It takes 75,000 trees to print the Sunday Times. W: False. M: Ac
77、tually, thats true. Im sorry, Sally.Text 10Do you like reading poems? Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. But it is worth reading them, especially when we are lonely. In the 19th century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read
78、poems aloud. Though there is TV, movies, theatres, and Internet for us to enjoy, we still need poems for entertainment. And we can still experience the forever beauty of poems. Please let me read Taylors “My Favorite Sweater” to you. My favorite sweater grew too small.I love that sweater best of all
79、.My grandma made it when I was three.She made that sweater just for me.I picked the yarn (纱线), a special blue.The color of bluebells, wet with dew (露珠).When I was three I was very small.But now Im five and much too tall.I have a new jacket now thats green.So I gave my sweater to our cat Queen.Queen just had kittens out in the shed (小屋).My favorite sweater is now their bed.How do you feel about it? Isnt it beautiful?