高中英语课时作业（译林版选修第一册）课时作业(十)　

课时作业(十)Unit4SectionⅠWeletotheunit&ReadingⅠ.阅读理解ALongago,poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics,theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticpetitions.Now,poetrypetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyear120，000highschoolstudentspetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest,performingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100，000inprizes.Thefirstpetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschoolwidecontests,andthentheypetedincityandstatepetitions,andthenthe50statechampions,alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampioncametoWashington,D.C．，lastweekforthelastshowdown(对决).Afterthe51championspetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp,JacksonHille,ahighschoolseniorfromOhio,wona$20，000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonthepage.It'snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It'sthetoneofvoice,thepauses,thegestures,andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem,weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit，”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon,masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience,memorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofapetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublicspeakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow____________．GreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB．theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC．poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD．athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforepeting2．HowmanyroundsofpetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashington,D.C．？A．Three. B．FourC．Five. D．Six.3．Accordingtothepassage,hearingapoemrecitedbymanypeoplecan____________．A．bringanewlifetolistenersB．helplistenersfindtheirinterestC．makelistenerslearnthewordsD．offersomethingnewtolisteners4．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Recitingpoemsimprovesyourmemory.B．Rememberingalotofpoemsisfun.C．Poetryrocksthemicrophone.D．Poetshaveagreattime.BPoetryistheartisticexpressionofthehumanthoughtsandfeelingsinrhythmicalandemotionallanguage.paredwithprose(散文),itlaysmorestressonrhythm,imagery(意象),emotion,andimagination.Asitslanguageisrhythmical,itssoundishighlymusical.Wemaysay,“Norhythm,nopoetry”，nomattertherhythmofpoetryistraditionalasinmetrical(格律的)styleor“natural”asinfreeverse.Sothepoetmustwritecarefullyandreflectivelyinordertofindwordsthatnotonlyfulfillthedemandsofmeterandrhyme,butalsoexpressthemeaninginamannerthatplementstheimageryandtoneoftherestofthepoem.Thiscarefuluseoflanguageisthemostsignificantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry.Theordinaryprosewriterneatlybuildsanargumentusingwordsthewayamason(石匠)buildsahouseusingbricks;thepoetisanartisanwhocreatesafieldstonehearth(粗石炉)—eachstoneoreachwordisturnedover,examined,andoftenlaidasideuntilitcanbeplacedwhereitsshape,weight,andcolorwillcontributetothestrengthandbeautyofthewhole.Prose,accordingtoSamuelTaylorColeridge,is“wordsintheirbestorder”，andpoetryis“thebestwordsintheirbestorder”．Thereader'schiefdelightinreadingpoetryesfromhisresponsetoitsmusicaleffect,whichesfrommanymetricalpatternsrepresentedinconventionaliambic(抑扬格)feetorfromrepetitionsandparallelphrasingshowninfreeverseandfromotherelementsofpoetry.5．What'sthepurposeofsaying“Norhythm,nopoetry”inParagraph1?A．Toshowtheimportanceofrhythminpoetry.B．Toshowrhythmisthemostimportantelement.C．Toshowthereisnolimitontheuseofrhythm.D．Toshowrhythmismoreimportantthanpoetry.6．Whatisthemostimportantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry?A．Thedegreeofemotion.B．Thecarefulchoiceofwords.C．Thedelicateuseofthemetricstyle.D．Thedemandsofmeterandrhyme.7．Whereisthereader'smainjoyinreadingpoetry?A．Theexperienceofthepoet'semotion.B．Theappreciationofthemetricalpattern.C．Thereader'sreactiontothemusicaleffect.D．Theprehensionofthethoughtsandfeelings.8．Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A．Bydefinition. B．Byexamples.C．Byquotation. D．Byparison.Ⅱ.完形填空WhenHeatherMcHugh,apoet,wona$500，000“geniusgrant”fromtheMacArthurFoundation,shedidn'tbuyaluxuriouscarorflytoParis.__1__，sheputthemoneyinthebankandcontinuedwritingpoems.In2015,shefinally__2__whattodowithit.Thatyear,Heather'sgodsonandhiswife__3__theirfirstchild,abeautifulbabygirlbutseverelydisabled.“Isawhowpeople's__4__canchangeovernight.Istartedthinkingaboutpeopleina__5__situation，”saysHeather.She__6__thereweremillionsofcaregiverstakingcareofthechronically(慢性地)illordisabled.Soin2012,Heather__7__anonprofitorganizationofferingasevendayvacation,withallexpensespaid,topeoplewhohavebeencaregiversforatleasttenyears.WhenTriciagotacallsayingshewasoffereda__8__vacation,shecouldn'tbelieveit.Triciawent,andherfavoritepartsofthetripwerebeingableto__9__thesimplethings.Shewasafraidtheheavinesswouldreturnwhenthe__10__wasover,buttoher__11__，ithasn'tbeenbacksince.“Beforethevacationtheyareso__12__，butthechangeisso__13__.Theyreflectandrelax.Itfeels__14__likeanotherworldandgivesthema__15__toseetheirlivesfromanotherangle，”she