1、Unit 2Section .阅读理解AReading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people.In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America.In the nineteenth century, a usual American activity was to
2、sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud.It is true that there was no television at that time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion.However, poems were a source of pleasure, of selfeducation, of connection to other people or to the world beyond ones own com
3、munity.Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual.Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.How did things change? Why are most Amer
4、icans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?There are, I believe, three factors: poets, teachers, and we ourselves.Of these, the least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem h
5、as betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem.Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry.Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair, at night, and that they belonged where other difficulttoread things
6、 belonged.Poets failed the reader, so did teachers.They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem; they want their students to see that poems mean something.Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poem
7、s are unpleasant crossword puzzles.文章大意：作者分析了如今人们不再热衷于诗歌的原因。1Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because_A_.Ait built a link among people Bit helped unite a community Cit was a source of selfeducation Dit was a source of pleasure解析：事实细节题。注意问题中的a social act，根据文章第二段“.
8、of connection to other people or to the world beyond ones own community.Reading them was a social act.”可知选A。2The underlined word “diversion” most probably means_C_.Aconcentrations Bchanges Camusements Dstories解析：猜测词义题。根据前面的television, movie theaters, World Wide Web可知这些都是消遣娱乐形式，故可猜测答案为C。也可以将四个答案用代入法代
9、入原文理解，也是只有C项最符合文章上下语境。3What is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry？_D_AStudents are becoming less interested in poetry.BStudents are poorly educated in high school.CTV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry.DPoems have become difficult to understand.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段最后一
10、句that they belonged where other difficulttoread things belonged和最后一段最后一句“.that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.”可推断出答案选D。4In the last paragraph, the writer question_B_.Athe difficulty in studying poems Bthe way poems are taught in schoolCstudents wrong ideas about poetryDt
11、he techniques used in writing poem解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“Poets failed the reader, so did teachers.Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.”可推知选B。5The author of the passage tries to tell us_B_.
12、Athe history and changes of poetryBthe reason why people arent keen on poetry todayCthe correct way for teachers to teach poetryDthe failure of poetry in peoples life nowadays解析：主旨大意题。根据文章第三段的几个问题“Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poe
13、m has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems？”以及下文就这几个问题展开告诉读者造成这种现象的原因(人们不再喜欢诗歌的原因)。故选B项。BIn this life, there are many opposite things, which cannot be united by many people.But there is always a chance to unite two different things in one work.The following passage will tell
14、you more about the possibility of combining painting and poetry.Perhaps, it is not a new idea that a great work can be created by combining paintings and poems.In this case, we can unite both things in two ways.The first way is to make the poem as the main inspiration for the painting.It is also pos
15、sible to write a poem after looking at a painting.What about the next idea to combine painting and poetry? Well, we can combine both of them on a canvas.You can paint an oil painting on it and then write down the poem on that canvas.I do not know whether this kind of idea has been used for years.But
16、 this is quite a great new idea for me.It will make more people love painting and poetry at the same time.You will not need to read the poem on the white plain paper any more.A poem is a good way to represent a story or a thought.It is usually not too long and not easy to be understood literally (照字
17、面意思)It is a series of words arranged in stanza (节) and lines with rhyme, which are quite changeable.Therefore, combining it with another type of art (such as painting) would be very good.You can get the message of the poem through the colours on the canvas.All you need to do is use your creativity t
18、o make a painting with the right colours and with great words on it.文章大意：绘画和诗歌可以结合在一起吗？作者给出了自己的看法。6The author thinks that the combination of painting and poetry is _A_.ApossibleBboringCdoubtful Dridiculous解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“.there is always a chance to unite two different things in one work .the possib
19、ility of combining painting and poetry.”可知作者认为绘画和诗歌的结合是可能的。7What can be inferred from the passage about painting and poetry？_B_APainting and poetry are so alike that they can be united.BPoetry can inspire us to paint and the opposite is also true.CPainting and poetry have been recently combined toge
20、ther.DThe author created the idea of combining painting and poetry.解析：推理判断题。由第二段后两句“第一种方式是诗歌作为绘画的灵感，也有可能在看过绘画后写诗”推断出诗歌可以给绘画灵感，绘画也可以给诗歌灵感。因此选B项。8According to the passage, a poem usually has all of the following features EXCEPT _D_.Anot being too long Bbeing representativeChaving deep meanings Dhaving
21、 fixed forms解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的“.which are quite changeable.”可知诗歌的特点是形式不固定，因此选D项。由该段第一、二句“A poem is a good way to represent a story or a thought.It is usually not too long and not easy to be understood literally (照字面意思)”可知A、B、C三项都是诗歌的特点。9What do you need if you want to try to combine painting and poetry
22、？_A_AGreat creativity.BGood knowledge of poetry.CRich life experience.DGood skills of painting.解析：细节理解题。由第四段中的“All you need to do is use your creativity to.”可知把绘画和诗歌结合起来需要创造力。.七选五English teachers love William Shakespeare for all his wonderful 16th century dialogue and prose (散文)_1.D_If you need or w
23、ant to read a comedy or tragedy of Shakespeares and dont know how to begin, here are some tips to get you started.Keep a Shakespeare lexicon handy.A lexicon is a reference guide similar to a dictionary, except that it defines and explains word usage from different periods or regions._2.E_Explore onl
24、ine study guides.Many sites offer free study guides to the works of William Shakespeare._3.G_These websites will include a character analysis, a plot timeline, major themes and chapters, as well as an explanation of unfamiliar terms._4.F_Charles and Mary Lamb have written beautiful story versions th
25、at are very readable for all ages.If you read it as a story without the dialogue or unfamiliar dialect and language, you will get a feel for the plot and characters.You will understand the story better.Watch a theater or movie version of the play.You can access some versions of the plays on U as a t
26、eacher.As a student, look on the Internet movie database for a comprehensive list of productions._5.B_Shakespeares works are fun and wonderful! Make friends with the rhythm of this most engaging reading! Use this handy guide and youll be another Shakespeare in no time! ATry to add the correct emotio
27、n.BListen to the way that the actors say the lines.CHis works were written for actors in a theater.DEnglish students hate him for the same reason.EIt will translate terms from middle to modern English.FRead the story itself in childrens version to get the main plot.GI regularly use Cliffnotes, Spark
28、notes and Pink Monkey for literary help.文章大意：莎士比亚作品用其独特的魅力吸引着读者，文章就怎样更好地阅读莎士比亚作品给了我们一些建议。解析：1考查逻辑关系。上句讲英语老师们喜欢莎士比亚所有的16世纪的对话和散文，下句：学生们因为同样的原因不喜欢他，与上句形成对比，故选D。2考查意义对等。本段讲学习莎士比亚作品先手边放一本莎士比亚词典， 根据“explains word usage from different periods or regions”可知这种词典能解释不同阶段不同地域的词的用法，E项：它能翻译从中世纪英语到现代英语的术语，符合本段内容，
29、 讲词典的特殊功能， 故选E项。3考查词汇复现。上句讲有许多网站提供免费的莎士比亚作品的学习指南，G项列举了作者常使用的网站名称，与上文连接， 故选G。4考查意义对等。根据本段“story versions that are very readable for all ages”和“you will get a feel for the plot and characters”可知推荐我们先读简易版本的莎士比亚作品帮助我们理解， F项表达了此意，故选F。5考查词汇复现。本段讲观看戏剧或电影版本的戏剧，B项：听听演员们说台词的方式，符合本段内容，故选B。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适
30、当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。No one could say that Katy Perry is an ordinary artist.Her songs are not just about sweet love and heartbreaks，_1.but_usually have bigger themes.Take the songs Firework (2010) and Roar (2013) for example，_2.where_Perry sings about being our own master and_3.discovering_(discover) our
31、 true value.Earlier this year, she_4.announced_(announce) her new album (专辑) Witness, together with a new idea for W music Perry calls her new style “purpose pop”， meaning a_5.social_(society) and political message.It seems that Perry has become tired_6.of_simply encouraging people.Now, she wants to
32、 educate them politically as well.The best example of Perrys purposeful pop is _7.probably_(probable) the song Chained to the Rhythm, in which Perry criticizes the_8.behavior(u)r_(behave) that people are unwilling to think more critically (批判的) about the world.But when it comes to the concept (概念) o
33、f purposeful pop, it is, in fact, something a lot of pop stars have been doing for a while.For example, Beyonces 2016 song Formation deals with various problems such as an_9.argument_(argue) between white policemen and black citizens (公民) in the US, _10.hoping_(hope) to create change through music.文
34、章大意：本文介绍了艺术家Katy Perry创作歌曲的有关理念。解析：1考查连词。not.but.固定短语“不是而是”。2考查定语从句。先行词the songs在定语从句中作地点状语，类似于in the songs，用关系副词where表示地点。3考查非谓语动词。discovering和being our own master一道都是作介词about的宾语。4考查动词时态。Ealier this year这是一个过去的时间状语，本句用一般过去时，表示发生在过去的一个事实。5考查形容词。social和后面的political构成并列形容词一起作名词message的定语。6考查介词。become (be) tired of 固定短语，意思是“对感到厌倦”。7考查副词。这里是副词修饰谓语动词is，表示“可能是”。8考查名词。the behavior(u)r(行为) 作为criticized的宾语。that后面引导的是定语从句限定the behavior(u)r。9考查名词。argument “争论”的意思，此空前面的an 和后面的介词短语between white policemen and black citizens (公民) in the US都是作名词argument的定语。10考查非谓语动词。这里的现在分词短语作谓语动词的伴随状语，起着补充说明作用。
