1、Unit 5 Poems课时作业(十三)Unit 5Section Reading and Thinking.阅读理解ALong ago, poems were recited loud instead of being written down. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.Now, poetry competitions have been revived (恢复). This year 120,000
2、high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest, performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prize money.The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to schoolwide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally,
3、 the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington DC. last week for the last showdown. After the 51 champions competed against one another, 12 went on to the finals. Then the field was narrowed to five. The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem. Th
4、e overall champ, Jackson Hille, a high school senior from Ohio, won a $20,000 scholarship. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud, because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.Its not just a mat
5、ter of saying the words in the right order. Its the tone of voice, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life. “Each time we hear somebody recite a poem, we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it，” said National Public Radio
6、 Broadcaster Scott Simon, master of ceremonies for the finals. Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listeners.Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience, but memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants (选手) understand those poems in a new way. Another bene
7、fit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn publicspeaking skills that can help them for life.1From the first paragraph, we can know _.Athe Greeks were the first to write poemsBthe Olympics used to start with poem recitingCpoems were spread orally in the pastDathletes
8、 were asked to recite poems before competing2How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington DC.?AThree. BFour.CFive. DSix.3According to the passage, hearing a poem recited in a new voice can _.Abring new life to listenersBhelp listeners find their interestCmake
9、 listeners learn the wordsDoffer something new to listenersBLimericks (五行打油诗) are usually humorous, and have five lines: the first two rhyme, the two in the middle rhyme, and the last line rhymes with the first two lines. Here is how to write a limerick.Pick what you would like your limerick to be a
10、bout. It could be about mice, a tree, a person, or whatever._ Dont end it with something you cant rhymelike “orange”. Start it like “There once was a man who ate limes (酸橙)” or something like that.Your next line has to rhyme with the first line. If you use “There once was a man who ate limes”， your
11、second line could be like “He ate them all the time” or “And sampled various wines”. Your limerick would now be like There once was a man who ate limes/And sampled various wines.The third and fourth lines have to be related to the first part of your limerick, but are not with the same rhyme. They co
12、uld be like, He wouldnt touch a tomato/It tasted too much like potatoes or something along those lines.The fifth line must rhyme with the first two lines. Your last line could be like, “And potatoes, you know, do not shine” or something like that.Your entire limerick would be kind of like this: Ther
13、e once was a man who ate limes/And sampled various wines/He wouldnt touch a tomato/It tasted too much like potatoes/And potatoes, you know, do not shine.If you dont like your limerick, you can always go back and change it. Its not permanent.4What should be cared about most to write limericks?AThe le
14、ngth. BRhyme.CThe structure. DStyle.5Which can most properly fit the blank in Paragraph 3?AConsider your limerick.BDecide a perfect content.CCare for your words.DStart your first line.6How does the writer develop the text?ABy giving an example.BBy testing some theories.CBy analyzing cause and effect
15、.DBy following the time order.7What might be the most suitable title for the text?AHow to Write a LimerickBHow to Appreciate a LimerickCHow to Analyze Limericks ExactlyDHow to Organize Five Lines into a Limerick.完形填空Dressed in a pretty long robe, stylist Xiao Hang walks across the busy Beijing metro
16、, attracting curious glances.China has been _1_ by Western fashion in recent decades, but many young people like Xiao are looking to the _2_ for their choices of clothes and wearing traditional hanfu. These historic costumes of the Han ethnic group are _3_ a renaissance in part because the governmen
17、t is promoting traditional culture to boost patriotism (爱国主义) and national _4_. Period dramas have also contributed to the _5_ in interest in traditional Chinese clothing. The Story of Minglan, a TV series set in the Song Dynasty _6_ more than 400 million viewers in three days.There is no _7_ defini
18、tion of hanfu since each dynasty has its own style, but the clothes are _8_ by loose, flowing robes, with sleeves that hang down to the knees. “When we were little, we would drape (披) sheets and blankets to _9_ we were wearing beautiful clothes，” Xiao says.“Twothirds of my wardrobe is hanfu，” says Y
19、ang Jiaming, a high school student dressed in a Tangstyle robe and black boots at a hanfu gathering. He wears hanfu under his uniform at school and his classmates and teachers have been _10_ of his style.The support of the government for Chinese culture has given the hanfu community a(n) _11_. In Ap
20、ril 2019, the Communist Youth League of China _12_ a twoday conference on traditional Chinese clothing, including hanfu.“Clothes are the _13_ of culture，” says Jiang Xue, a member of Beijingbased hanfu club Mowutianxia, which has received _14_ from the Communist Youth League of China. “If we do not
21、even _15_ our traditional clothing or dont wear it, how can we talk about other essential parts of our culture？” she says.,1A.criticized BwelcomedCinfluenced Dgreeted2A.future BpresentCpast Dmoment3A.suffering BexperiencingCwaiting Dpreventing4A.approval BacknowledgementCconfirmation Didentity5A.rev
22、olution BdeclineCincrease Dstability6A.inspired BattractedCencouraged Daccepted7A.uniform BidenticalCpermanent Dsimple8A.specialized BcharacterizedCimpressed Ddecorated9A.show BproveCpretend Ddeclare10A.afraid BscaredCashamed Dsupportive11A.start BendCboost Dcall12A.promoted BaddressedCcancelled Dhe
23、ld13A.protection BsignalCreproduction Dfoundation14A.criticism BfundingCgifts Dawards15A.dislike BrealizeCunderstand Dignore课时作业(十三).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文为一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国的高中生的诗歌背诵比赛。背诵诗歌不仅让背诵者以全新的方式更深刻地理解诗歌的内涵，也让听者对诗歌有了更新的理解。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。由第一段首句Long ago, poems were recited loud instead of being written down.可
24、知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的，故选C项。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to schoolwide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions. Finally, the 50 state champions, along with the District of Columbia champion came to Washington DC. last week
25、 for the last showdown.可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的四轮比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛，故B项正确。3答案与解析：D细节理解题。由第四段最后一句Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listeners.可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听者带来新的感受，故选D项。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，举例说明了如何写出优美的五行打油诗，并着重分析了每一行的写法。4答案与解析：B细节理解题。结合文章第一段的内容和下文举的例子可知，写五行打油诗的时候，要注意哪一行和哪一行押韵。5答案与解析：D推理判断题。从空后内容
26、并结合第四、第五、第六段首句可知，这里表示开始写五行打油诗的第一句话。6答案与解析：A细节理解题。作者在讲解如何写五行打油诗的时候，用一首诗歌作为例子来进行解释说明，因此选A。7答案与解析：A主旨大意题。本文主要讲了如何写五行打油诗，比如要注意哪些行要押韵以及怎样押韵等情况，因此A项适合作文章标题。.完形填空【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了中国越来越多的年轻人开始穿传统的汉服。这些具有历史意义的汉族服饰正在复兴。1答案与解析：C结合空后内容的转折和常识可知，中国被西方时尚影响。故选C。2答案与解析：C结合语境可知，此处表示许多年轻人在服装的选择上回顾过去，穿起了传统汉服。故选C。3答
27、案与解析：B这些具有历史意义的汉族服饰正在经历着复兴，部分原因是政府正在推广传统文化，以增强爱国主义和民族认同感。故选B。4答案与解析：D参见上题解析。national identity“民族认同感”。故选D。5答案与解析：C历史剧也促进了人们对中国传统服饰的兴趣的增加。故选C。6答案与解析：B以宋朝为背景的电视剧知否知否应是绿肥红瘦三天内就吸引了超过4亿观众。attract“吸引”。故选B。7答案与解析：A汉服没有统一的定义，因为每个朝代都有自己的风格，但宽松、飘逸的长袍和长至膝盖的袖子是汉服的特点。uniform“统一的”。故选A。8答案与解析：B参见上题解析。characterize“以
28、为特征”。故选B。9答案与解析：C在我们小的时候，我们会披上床单和毯子来假装自己穿着漂亮的衣服。pretend“假装”。故选C。10答案与解析：D结合上下文内容和选项可推知，他的老师和同学们应该是支持他的。故选D。11答案与解析：C政府对中国文化的支持给汉服群体以激励。boost在此处作名词，表示“帮助，激励”。故选C。12答案与解析：D2019年4月，中国共产主义青年团举行了(held)为期两天的会议，讨论包括汉服在内的中国传统服饰。13答案与解析：D来自北京墨舞天下汉服社的一位成员说：“服装是文化的基础。” foundation“基础”。故选D。14答案与解析：B联系上文中的“The support of the government”并结合选项可知，B项funding“资金”符合题意。15答案与解析：C如果我们甚至都不了解我们的传统服装，或者不穿它，我们怎么能谈论我们文化的其他重要部分呢？故选C。
