1、Unit2 PoemsSectionWarmingUp,Pre-reading,Readingthat is,take easy.答案:easy 前加 it三、用下列词组的正确形式完成句子make sense give a great impression play with either.or. take it easy pay attention to run out oftranslate.into in particular be made up of 1Mr Smith,I have an ache in my leg. .Let me have a look. 答案:Take it
2、 easy2If we water,we will die. 答案:run out of3This funny book ten units. 答案:is made up of4Look at the picture, its colour and then paint another one just like it. 答案:pay attention to5His speech on the audience. 答案:gave a great impression6It is difficult Tang poems Japanese. 答案:to translate;into7Among
3、 all English poems,I enjoy those written by Shakespeare . 答案:in particular8This sentence doesnt . 答案:make sense9The boy was a toy plane when his mother called him. 答案:playing with10When the girl is happy,she sings dances. 答案:either;or四、阅读理解ARobert Lee Frost (March 26,1874January 29,1963) was,in the
4、estimation of many Americans,the greatest American poet of the 20th century,and one of the greatest poets writing in English of the 20th century.Frost received 4 Pulitzer Prizes(普利策奖).He married Elinor White and had 2 kids.Robert never in truth had any jobs,except being a poet,but he published many
5、poems in his lifetime.Frost,although most associated with New England,was born in San Francisco and lived in California until he was 11.Frost grew up as a city boy and published his first poem in Lawrence,Massachusetts(马萨诸塞州).He attended Dartmouth College and Harvard University(哈佛大学) but did not com
6、plete the degree.Ultimately,after purchasing a farm in Derry,New Hampshire,he became known for his wry(挖苦的) voice that was both rural and personal.In 1912,he sold his farm and moved to England to become a full-time poet.His first book of poetry,ABoysWill,was published the next year.He returned to Am
7、erica in 1915,bought a farm in Franconia,New Hampshire and launched a career of writing,teaching and lecturing.He recited his work,TheGiftOutright,at the inauguration(就职典礼) of President John F.Kennedy in 1961 and represented the United States on several official missions(使命).He also became known for
8、 poems that include an interplay of voices,such as DeathoftheHiredMan.American schoolchildren often memorize his poem StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening.Other highly acclaimed poems include MendingWall,Birches,AfterApplePicking,ThePasture,FireandIce,TheRoadNotTaken,and Directive.He died on January 29,19
9、63 of a heart attack when he was 88 years old.Robert Frost was buried in the Old Bennington Cemetery,in Bennington,Vermont.Harvards 1965 alumni directory indicates him having received an honorary degree.During his life,the Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville,Maryland was named after him.1From th
10、e passage we can see . A.Robert Frost lived in New England before he was 11 years oldB.Robert Frost was the greatest American novelist of the 20th centuryC.Robert Frost recited his work,TheGiftOutright,at the inauguration of President John F.Kennedy in 1991D.Robert Frost was offered great honour aft
11、er his death答案:D解析:细节理解题。从倒数第二段的“Harvards1965alumnidirectoryindicateshimhavingreceivedanhonorarydegree.”看出,在他去世后,哈佛大学授予他荣誉学位。从第二段“.wasborninSanFranciscoandlivedinCaliforniauntilhewas11.”看出 11 岁之前,佛洛斯特生活在加利福尼亚,排除 A 项。由第一段的“thegreatestAmericanpoetofthe20thcentury”可知 B 项应为poet。由第四段可知 C 项改为 1961 才正确。2Wh
12、at does the underlined word “Ultimately” mean?A.Finally. B.Consequently.C.Really. D.Easily.答案:A解析:词义猜测题。本段的前部分说了他的简历,段末说了最后的情况。从“Ultimately,afterpurchasingafarm.hebecameknownfor.”看出该画线词含有“最后”之意。3His first book of poetry . A.was published in 1912B.was finished on a farmC.was written in CaliforniaD.ca
13、me out as ABoysWill答案:D解析:细节理解题。从第三段“In1912,hesoldhisfarmandmovedtoEngland.Hisfirstbookofpoetry, ABoysWill,waspublishedthenextyear.”看出他的第一本诗集在 1913 年以 ABoysWill 的名字出版。故 D 项正确。4Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A.American PoetsB.Robert FrostThe Great PoetC.A Most Famous Poe
14、mD.Robert Frosts Death答案:B解析:主旨大意题。通读全篇可以看出本文简述了罗伯特佛洛斯特的一生,突出了他作为诗人的成就。B 项包括人物和身份以及人们对他的评价。BThough we dont see each other very muchnor do we write to each other very muchnor do we phone each other very muchI always know that,at any timeI could call,write or see youand everything could be exactly the
15、 same.You would understand everything I am sayingand everything that I am thinking.Our friendship does not dependon being together.It is deeper than that.Our closeness is something inside of usthat is always there ready to be shared with each otherwhenever the need arises.It is such a comfortable an
16、d warm feeling to know thatwe have such a lifetimefriendship.Poem by Susan Polis Schutz5The poems theme is about . A.life B.friendshipC.thinking D.writing答案:B解析:主旨大意题。由诗的第九行和最后一行可知。6It seems that the author is . A.truthful B.lonelyC.single D.dependent答案:A解析:推理判断题。由诗中的“wedontseeeachotherverymuchnordo
17、wewrite.nordowephone.Icouldcall,writeorseeyou.”可知。7According to the writer,friendship can last by . A.seeing each other oftenB.writing to each other oftenC.telephoning each other oftenD.your heart答案:D解析:细节理解题。由诗的前三行可知 A、B、C 三项错误;由“Ialwaysknowthat.”及“Itissucha.feelingtoknowthat.”可知 D 项正确。五、语篇填空阅读下面材料
18、,在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。At one point along an open highway,I came to a crossroads with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now,but when I drove up to the light,it 1. (turn) red,and I braked to a halt.I looked left,right,and behind me.Nothing.2.a car,no suggestion of headlights,but the
19、re I sat,3. (wait) for the light to change,the only human being for at least a mile in any direction. I started wondering 4. I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of 5. (catch) by the police,because there was 6. (obvious) no cop anywhere around and there certainly would have been no danger in
20、going 7. it.Much later that night,the same question of why Id stopped for that light came 8.to me.I think I stopped because its part of a contract(契约) we all have with each other.Its not only the law,but its an agreement we have,and we trust each other 9. (honour) it:we dont go through red lights.Like most of us,Im more ready to be stopped from doing something bad by the social agreement that 10.(disapprove) of it than by any law against it. 答案:1.turned 2.Not 3.waiting 4.why 5.being caught 6.obviously 7.through 8.back 9.to honour 10.disapproves
