高中英语课时作业（译林版选修第一册）课时作业(十二)　

课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project&Furtherstudy阅读理解AChinesepoet,critic,andtranslatorYuGuangzhongdiedattheageof89inTaiwan.MrYuwasayoungcollegestudentinmainlandChinawhenhisfamilymovedtoTaiwanin1949.MrYuwasprolific(多产的),publishingmorethan50booksofpoetry,prose(散文),criticismandtranslationsoversevendecades.Hetraveledfrequently.BesidesHongKong,hewroteandtaughtinEurope,theUnitedStatesand,afterthetravelbanwasliftedin1987,mainlandChina.“MainlandChinaislikemymother,Taiwanisawife,HongKongisalover,andEuropeisamistress，”hewroteina1998essaytitledFromMothertoanAffair.InYuGuangzhong'spoemNostalgia(《乡愁》),hedescribeshismemoryforhislatemotherasagrave,whichseparatesthemintotwodifferentworlds:Nostalgiawasalowgrave/Meontheoutside/Motherontheinside.However,thefactthatNostalgiabecamesofamousalsodisturbedYubecauseamongtheover1，000poemsthathehadwritten,Nostalgiaseemedtobetheonlyonethatthepublicevertalkedaboutandappreciated.“I'dliketothinkofNostalgiaasmybusinesscard,butunfortunatelyitgottoobigthatitkeptpeoplefromseeingtherealme，”Yuoncesaid.Tohim,writingwasaninseparablepartoflifethatshouldn'tbeaffectedbyageoranythingelse.Hespenthiswholelifeworking,eveninhis80s.Wheneverpeopleaskedhimwhetherhestillkeptthehabitofwritingup,hewouldalwaysanswer,“Whydon'tyouaskmeifI'mstillbreathing?”1．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．MrYulikedtravellinginHongKongmost.B．MrYuoncesettledinAmerica.C．Atonepoint,theTaiwanesewereforbiddentogotoMainlandChina.D．ForeignaffairsoftenbotheredMrYu.2．BoththeessayFromMothertoanAffairandthepoemNostalgiashowthat____________．A．YumissedMainlandChinaB．YuhadplexfeelingsaboutTaiwanC．YuoftenwonderedwhatwouldhappentohislifeD．Yulivedahappylife3．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph5?A．ManyChinesepeopleknowthepoemNostalgia.B．NostalgialeftYuintrouble.C．NostalgiawasthebestamongYu'spoems.D．Yufeltproudofhimself.4．Thelastparagraphmainlytellsusthat____________．A．MrYuoftenarguedwithothersB．MrYuneverstoppedwritingC．manypeoplemisunderstoodMrYuD．hisworkswillbekeptaliveBWhyread,andsometimesevenwritepoetry?Thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswerifwechangethewordpoetrytosongs.IsingwhenIfeelgood.WhenIsingmyfavoritesongs,Ifeelbetter.SometimeswhenIamlisteningtomusicandtothesongwords,Ifeelthatitwaswrittenforme.Agoodsongalwaysmakesmefeelsomething.TherearesongsthatIsinginmyheadbetweenclassesandsongsthatIwanttosingwhentheschoolbellringsbytheendoftheday.Theyhelpmegetthroughtheday.Theyarelikebrightandwarmcoloursinthemiddleofgreysandshades.Ilikesongsaboutloveandfriendship.Theextraordinarythingis,myfeelingsaremorespecialwhenIsingmyfavoritesongsinEnglish.Ialsolikereading.IusedtoavoidpoetryuntilanepaltoldmeIshouldrecitepoemsandnotlookupthemeaningofthewords.Poetryusesmanydifficultwordsandidioms,butthebestthingistojustforgetaboutthem.InthebeginningIfeltquitestrange.NowIalwayslockthedoor.Readingaloudgivesyouastrangefeeling,butwhenyouhavesomepracticeandfallintotherhythm,therhymeandthesoundsofthewords,itisreallyaspecialexperience.Istartedwithsmallpoems,butnowIthinkImostlikelongpoems.Ihavedifferentfeelingswithdifferentpoems.WhenIhavehadabaddayatschool,IreadKeatsandforgeteverything.WhenIamsadIreadWordsworthbythelightofcandle.Whenthepoemisfinished,Iclosethebookandmysadnessisgone.5．Ilikesongwordsbecause____________．A．theyarebrightB．theyarecolorfulC．theyaregreedyD．myfeelingsgivenbythemaremorespecial6．FromParagraph4，wecanlearn____________．A．weshouldreadpoemsaloudB．poemsarestrangeC．poemsaredifficulttounderstandD．Iamspecial7．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Weshouldreadpoemswithdoorsclosed.B．Weshouldfirstsingsongsthenreadpoems.C．Readingpoemscanbringpeoplepleasurejustlikesingingasong.D．Weshouldfirstreadshortpoemsthenlongones.8．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat____________．A．thewriterusedtolikepoetryverymuchB．songsandpoemsarethesameC．thewriterfellinlovewithpoemsassoonasepaltoldhimsomethingD．nowreadingpoemsispartofthewriter'slifeCYourushthroughacrowdedrailwaystation,trippingoverbags,withyourcoffeeflyingout,onlytohavethedoorsslideshutinyourface,leavingyoubreathlessontheplatform(站台)asthetrainpullsaway.Butatleastifyou'reinFrance,someonemaybeplayingthepianoforyou.Butitwon'tbeperformedbyapaidmusician,orevenastreetentertainerplayingforcoins.Itwilljustbeanunplannedpasserby,jammingforthefunofitononeofthepianosthatthenationalrailroadpany,S.N.C.F．，hasfixedinnearly100stationsacrossFrance.Theyarefreeforanyonetoplay,andtravelersfromallwalksoflifehavetakentodoingjustthat.Gares&Connexions,theS.N.C.F.divisionthatmanagesitsstations,rentstheinstrumentsfromtheproducer,Yamaha:whichkeepsthemingoodrepairandadjuststheirtunes(音调)everymonthortwo.ThefirstonewassetupintheGareMontparnasseinParisin2012.Themusic,mixedwiththesoundsofshoutingpassengers,screamingtrainsandrollingsuitcases,givesFrenchstationsaspecialsoundscape.TheamateurmusicianshaveincludedIrishsoccerfansandevenbabies.In2014,Gares&ConnexionsandYamahaorganizedanationwidecontestcalledYourTurntoPlay,askingparticipants(参与者)tosubmitvideosofthemselvesusingoneofthepianos.Itdrewnearly900entries.Isn'ttherailroadpanytakingabigchance?Apparentlynot:“Noneoftheinstrumentshasbeenvandalizedtothisday,orevenonlydamaged，”saidClaireFoumon,aspokeswomanforGares&Connexions.“Theyaresharedandrespectedbyall.”SoifyoumissatraininParis;BordeauxorMarseilleoneday,perhapssomeonewillbeplayingafavoritepiecethatwilleaseyourpain.Orperhapsyou'llsitdownandplayyourangeranddispleasureawayyourself.9．Whydid