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课时作业(十)Unit4SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&ReadingⅠ.阅读理解ALongago,poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.Backwhenth
eGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics,theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now,poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyea
r120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest,performingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100,000inprizes
.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschoolwidecontests,andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions,andthenthe50statechamp
ions,alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampioncametoWashington,D.C.,lastweekforthelastshowdown(对决).Afterthe51ch
ampionscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.
Theoverallchamp,JacksonHille,ahighschoolseniorfromOhio,wona$20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOut
Loudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonthepage.It'snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintheri
ghtorder.It'sthetoneofvoice,thepauses,thegestures,andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyrec
iteapoem,weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit,”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon,masterofceremonies
forthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience,memorizingandpre
sentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthatthepart
icipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.1.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow____________.A.theG
reekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB.theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC.poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD.athleteswereaskedtorecitepoem
sbeforecompeting2.HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashington,D.C.?A.Three.B.FourC.Five.D.Six.3.Accordingtothepass
age,hearingapoemrecitedbymanypeoplecan____________.A.bringanewlifetolistenersB.helplistenersfindtheirinterestC.makelistenerslearnthe
wordsD.offersomethingnewtolisteners4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Recitingpoemsimprovesyourmemory.B.Rememberingalotofpoemsisfun.
C.Poetryrocksthemicrophone.D.Poetshaveagreattime.BPoetryistheartisticexpressionofthehumanthoughtsandfeelingsinrhythmicalandemotio
nallanguage.Comparedwithprose(散文),itlaysmorestressonrhythm,imagery(意象),emotion,andimagination.Asitslanguageisrhythmical,itssoundishighlymusi
cal.Wemaysay,“Norhythm,nopoetry”,nomattertherhythmofpoetryistraditionalasinmetrical(格律的)styleor“natural”asinfreeverse.Sot
hepoetmustwritecarefullyandreflectivelyinordertofindwordsthatnotonlyfulfillthedemandsofmeterandrhyme,butalsoexpressthemeaninginamannerthatcomplem
entstheimageryandtoneoftherestofthepoem.Thiscarefuluseoflanguageisthemostsignificantdifferencebetween
ordinaryproseandpoetry.Theordinaryprosewriterneatlybuildsanargumentusingwordsthewayamason(石匠)buildsahouseusingbricks;thepoetisanartisanwhocre
atesafieldstonehearth(粗石炉)—eachstoneoreachwordisturnedover,examined,andoftenlaidasideuntilitcanbeplacedwhereitsshape,weight,andcolorwill
contributetothestrengthandbeautyofthewhole.Prose,accordingtoSamuelTaylorColeridge,is“wordsintheirbestorder”,andpoetryis“thebestwordsintheirbestorder”
.Thereader'schiefdelightinreadingpoetrycomesfromhisresponsetoitsmusicaleffect,whichcomesfrommanymetricalpatternsrepresentedinconventi
onaliambic(抑扬格)feetorfromrepetitionsandparallelphrasingshowninfreeverseandfromotherelementsofpoetry.5.W
hat'sthepurposeofsaying“Norhythm,nopoetry”inParagraph1?A.Toshowtheimportanceofrhythminpoetry.B.Toshowrhythmist
hemostimportantelement.C.Toshowthereisnolimitontheuseofrhythm.D.Toshowrhythmismoreimportantthanpoetry.6.Whatis
themostimportantdifferencebetweenordinaryproseandpoetry?A.Thedegreeofemotion.B.Thecarefulchoiceofwords.C.Thedelicateuseofthemetricstyle.D.Thedemands
ofmeterandrhyme.7.Whereisthereader'smainjoyinreadingpoetry?A.Theexperienceofthepoet'semotion.B.Theappreciation
ofthemetricalpattern.C.Thereader'sreactiontothemusicaleffect.D.Thecomprehensionofthethoughtsandfeelings.8.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A.Bydef
inition.B.Byexamples.C.Byquotation.D.Bycomparison.Ⅱ.完形填空WhenHeatherMcHugh,apoet,wona$500,000“geniusgrant”fromtheMacArthu
rFoundation,shedidn'tbuyaluxuriouscarorflytoParis.__1__,sheputthemoneyinthebankandcontinuedwritingpoems.In2015,she
finally__2__whattodowithit.Thatyear,Heather'sgodsonandhiswife__3__theirfirstchild,abeautifulbabygirlbutseverelydisabled.“Isawhowpeople's__4__cancha
ngeovernight.Istartedthinkingaboutpeopleina__5__situation,”saysHeather.She__6__thereweremillionsofcaregiverstakingcareofthechronically
(慢性地)illordisabled.Soin2012,Heather__7__anonprofitorganizationofferingaseven-dayvacation,withallexpens
espaid,topeoplewhohavebeencaregiversforatleasttenyears.WhenTriciagotacallsayingshewasoffereda__8__vacation,shec
ouldn'tbelieveit.Triciawent,andherfavoritepartsofthetripwerebeingableto__9__thesimplethings.Shewasafraidtheheavinesswouldretur
nwhenthe__10__wasover,buttoher__11__,ithasn'tbeenbacksince.“Beforethevacationtheyareso__12__,butthechangeisso__13__.Theyreflecta
ndrelax.Itfeels__14__likeanotherworldandgivesthema__15__toseetheirlivesfromanotherangle,”sheadds.1.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.InsteadD.Besides2.A.
thoughtoverB.wonderedC.talkedaboutD.decided3.A.heldB.welcomedC.lostD.saved4.A.feelingsB.futureC.livesD.routine5.A.differentB.similarC.worseD.better6.
A.discoveredB.claimedC.admittedD.felt7.A.donatedB.foundC.visitedD.formed8.A.freeB.caringC.shortD.long9.A.closeB.avoidC.worryD.enjoy10.A.enter
tainmentB.dreamC.vacationD.freedom11.A.disappointmentB.excitementC.embarrassmentD.surprise12.A.worri
edB.confusedC.unexpectedD.stressed13.A.puzzlingB.amazingC.interestingD.amusing14.A.slightlyB.interestinglyC.magicallyD.mo
stly15.A.placeB.situationC.heightD.chance