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课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project&Furtherstudy阅读理解AChinesepoet,critic,andtranslatorYuGuangzhongdiedattheageof89inTaiwan.MrYuwasayoungc

ollegestudentinmainlandChinawhenhisfamilymovedtoTaiwanin1949.MrYuwasprolific(多产的),publishingmorethan50booksofpoetry,prose(散

文),criticismandtranslationsoversevendecades.Hetraveledfrequently.BesidesHongKong,hewroteandtaughtinEurope,theUnitedStatesand,afterthetrav

elbanwasliftedin1987,mainlandChina.“MainlandChinaislikemymother,Taiwanisawife,HongKongisalover,andEuropeisamistress，”hewroteina199

8essaytitledFromMothertoanAffair.InYuGuangzhong'spoemNostalgia(《乡愁》),hedescribeshismemoryforhislatemotherasagra

ve,whichseparatesthemintotwodifferentworlds:Nostalgiawasalowgrave/Meontheoutside/Motherontheinside.However,thefactthatNostalgiabe

camesofamousalsodisturbedYubecauseamongtheover1，000poemsthathehadwritten,Nostalgiaseemedtobetheonlyonethatthepu

blicevertalkedaboutandappreciated.“I'dliketothinkofNostalgiaasmybusinesscard,butunfortunatelyitgottoobigthatitkeptpeoplefromseei

ngtherealme，”Yuoncesaid.Tohim,writingwasaninseparablepartoflifethatshouldn'tbeaffectedbyageoranythingels

e.Hespenthiswholelifeworking,eveninhis80s.Wheneverpeopleaskedhimwhetherhestillkeptthehabitofwritingup,hewouldalwaysanswer,“Whydon'tyouaskmeifI'

mstillbreathing?”1．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．MrYulikedtravellinginHongKongmost.B．MrYuoncesettledinAmeric

a.C．Atonepoint,theTaiwanesewereforbiddentogotoMainlandChina.D．ForeignaffairsoftenbotheredMrYu.2．BoththeessayFromMothertoanAffairandth

epoemNostalgiashowthat____________．A．YumissedMainlandChinaB．YuhadcomplexfeelingsaboutTaiwanC．Yuoftenwonderedwhatwouldhappento

hislifeD．Yulivedahappylife3．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph5?A．ManyChinesepeopleknowthepoemNostalgia.B．Nostalgiale

ftYuintrouble.C．NostalgiawasthebestamongYu'spoems.D．Yufeltproudofhimself.4．Thelastparagraphmainlytellsusth

at____________．A．MrYuoftenarguedwithothersB．MrYuneverstoppedwritingC．manypeoplemisunderstoodMrYuD．hisworkswillbekeptaliveBWhyread,a

ndsometimesevenwritepoetry?Thatquestionisnotdifficulttoanswerifwechangethewordpoetrytosongs.IsingwhenIfeelgood.WhenIsingmyfavoritesongs,

Ifeelbetter.SometimeswhenIamlisteningtomusicandtothesongwords,Ifeelthatitwaswrittenforme.Agoodsongalwaysmakesmefe

elsomething.TherearesongsthatIsinginmyheadbetweenclassesandsongsthatIwanttosingwhentheschoolbellringsbytheendoftheday.Theyhelpmegetthroughtheday.

Theyarelikebrightandwarmcoloursinthemiddleofgreysandshades.Ilikesongsaboutloveandfriendship.Theextraordinarythingis,myfeelingsaremorespecialwhenIsin

gmyfavoritesongsinEnglish.Ialsolikereading.Iusedtoavoidpoetryuntilane-paltoldmeIshouldrecitepoemsandnotlookuptheme

aningofthewords.Poetryusesmanydifficultwordsandidioms,butthebestthingistojustforgetaboutthem.Inthebegin

ningIfeltquitestrange.NowIalwayslockthedoor.Readingaloudgivesyouastrangefeeling,butwhenyouhavesomepracticeandfallintot

herhythm,therhymeandthesoundsofthewords,itisreallyaspecialexperience.Istartedwithsmallpoems,butnowIthinkImostlikelongpoems.Ihav

edifferentfeelingswithdifferentpoems.WhenIhavehadabaddayatschool,IreadKeatsandforgeteverything.WhenIamsadIreadWordsworthbyth

elightofcandle.Whenthepoemisfinished,Iclosethebookandmysadnessisgone.5．Ilikesongwordsbecause____________．A．they

arebrightB．theyarecolorfulC．theyaregreedyD．myfeelingsgivenbythemaremorespecial6．FromParagraph4，wecanlearn_

___________．A．weshouldreadpoemsaloudB．poemsarestrangeC．poemsaredifficulttounderstandD．Iamspecial7．What'sthemainideaofthep

assage?A．Weshouldreadpoemswithdoorsclosed.B．Weshouldfirstsingsongsthenreadpoems.C．Readingpoemscanbringpeoplepleasurejustlikesingingasong.D．We

shouldfirstreadshortpoemsthenlongones.8．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat____________．A．thewriterusedtolikepoetryverymuchB．so

ngsandpoemsarethesameC．thewriterfellinlovewithpoemsassoonase-paltoldhimsomethingD．nowreadingpoemsispa

rtofthewriter'slifeCYourushthroughacrowdedrailwaystation,trippingoverbags,withyourcoffeeflyingout,onlytohavethedoors

slideshutinyourface,leavingyoubreathlessontheplatform(站台)asthetrainpullsaway.Butatleastifyou'reinFrance,someonemaybeplayingthe

pianoforyou.Butitwon'tbeperformedbyapaidmusician,orevenastreetentertainerplayingforcoins.Itwilljustbeanunplannedpasser-by,

jammingforthefunofitononeofthepianosthatthenationalrailroadcompany,S.N.C.F．，hasfixedinnearly100station

sacrossFrance.Theyarefreeforanyonetoplay,andtravelersfromallwalksoflifehavetakentodoingjustthat.Gares&Connexions

,theS.N.C.F.divisionthatmanagesitsstations,rentstheinstrumentsfromtheproducer,Yamaha:whichkeepsthemingoodr

epairandadjuststheirtunes(音调)everymonthortwo.ThefirstonewassetupintheGareMontparnasseinParisin2012.Th

emusic,mixedwiththesoundsofshoutingpassengers,screamingtrainsandrollingsuitcases,givesFrenchstationsaspeci

alsoundscape.TheamateurmusicianshaveincludedIrishsoccerfansandevenbabies.In2014,Gares&ConnexionsandYamahaorganizedanationwidecontestcal

ledYourTurntoPlay,askingparticipants(参与者)tosubmitvideosofthemselvesusingoneofthepianos.Itdrewnearly900ent

ries.Isn'ttherailroadcompanytakingabigchance?Apparentlynot:“Noneoftheinstrumentshasbeenvandalizedtothisday,orevenonlydamaged，”

saidClaireFoumon,aspokeswomanforGares&Connexions.“Theyaresharedandrespectedbyall.”SoifyoumissatraininParis;BordeauxorMarseilleoneday

,perhapssomeonewillbeplayingafavoritepiecethatwilleaseyourpain.Orperhapsyou'llsitdownandplayyourangeranddispleasureawayyourself.9．WhydidGares&Con

nexionsfixpianosinrailwaystations?A．ToadvertiseYamaha'sproducts.B．Tomakestationsmoreattractive.C．Tolettravelersha

vearelaxingtrip.D．Tohelpstreetartistsmakealiving.10．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A．Thecontesthasprovedahit.B．Thepianosareverypopul

ar.C．Railwaystationsarecrowded.D．Everyonecanbeanamateurmusician.11．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vandalized”inParagraph5probabl

ymean?A．Selectedcarefully.B．Checkedregularly.C．Reservedinadvance.D．Destroyedonpurpose.12．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthe

text?A．MissatrainyetcatchatuneB．AsoundscapeinthememoryC．TheroleofpianoinFrenchlifeD．Anamazingtrainwithapianobar