1、1Unit2 Poems.阅读理解ATheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Theyarerangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhav
2、ebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruvianDesertinthe1920s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdi
3、dtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnum
4、bers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古学的)group.TheNazcaPlainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfall
5、peryear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蚀)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-colouredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartis
6、twhowantstoleavehismarketernal.1.WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A.Theywerebuiltasabigmap.B.Theywereformedbynature.C.Theyareancientlinesincaves.D.Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.2.HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A.One. B.Two.C.Three. D.Four.3.WhyaretheNazcaLine
7、swellpreserved?A.Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.B.Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C.Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.D.Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “eternal” probablymean?A.Non-stop. B.Everlasting.C.Real-life. D.High-end.2BAfterfourmonthsrunning,theNationalChildrensSinging
8、CompetitionhascometoanendinBeijing,butthewonderfulsongsandmusicstillremainintheair.OneoftheideasgrowingoutoftheeventistosingChinasTangpoems.Themovementhasgivengreatinspirationtothosewhocomposesongsforchildren.Excerptsfromwell-knownpoemsofLiBai,oneofChinasgreatestpoets,areperfectlymixedwithmusicofthe
9、21stcentury.Asthesechildrensing,itshowtheyfindpicturesandsongsintheancientpoems.ReadingPoemsofTangDynastyisagoldenawardwinnerofthe2007NationalComposingCompetitionforChildrensSongs.Winningagainatthisyearsnationwidechildrenssingingcompetition,thesongwillbecollectedinanalbumwhichcontainsanother20pieces
10、inspiredbythefamousancientpoems.FamouscomposerGuJianfensaystheresnobetterwaytoattracttheyoungergenerationthansinging,especiallywhenaskingthemtomemorizethelegacyofancestors.GuJianfensaid, “Whenwerecordedthesong,wediscoveredhowinvolvedthechildrenwere.Theirsincerefeelingsandtruethoughtsletuslearntheinn
11、ocenceofyounghearts.Forme,nothingismorepreciousthanthis.”Singingisalsoonegreatwayforthoseyoungmindstosingouttheirgratitudetotheirparents,teachersandthosewhocareforthem.Thosekindsofsongshavetakenabigsliceofthewinningpiecesatthisyearscompetition.5.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.C
12、hildrenscompetitioninBeijingB.ChildrensingingChinasTangpoemsC.GreatinspirationtocomposersD.TheimportanceofsingingChinasTangpoems6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword “Excerpts” meaninthethirdparagraph?A.Tones. B.Meanings.C.Selectedworks. D.Lines.7.Fromthepassageweknowtheauthortakesa attitudetowardssingingChin
13、asTangpoems. A.casual B.positiveC.doubtful D.cautious8.WhyissingingTangpoemssoimportantintodaysworld?A.Onlyinthiswaycanchildrenbeinnocent.B.Itisawayforthemtolearnthemeaningofthepoems.C.Itisawaytomakechildreninvolvedinthings.D.Withthesepoemsitisagoodwaytoattractthechildren.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括
14、号内单词的正确形式。Poetryisneverfarawayfromourdailylife.Manyofusgrewuprecitingclassicpoems,learningtoenjoythisbeautifulartformthatsabletousejustafewlines1. (convey)suchrichmeanings. TheShijing,whichdatesbacktotheWesternZhou,hasa2. 3(long)historythantheHomericepics.Eventoday,classicpoems3. (appreciate)byaloto
15、fpeople. Torecognizetheunique4. (able)ofpoetryandcaptureitscreativespirit,WorldPoetryDayisdecidedbytheUnitedNationsonMarch21eachyeartosupportlinguisticdiversitythroughpoeticexpression. TheChinesePoetryCongress5. (feature)classicpoetryisextremelypopular.Thecompetitionsawover100hopefulparticipantstaki
16、ngpartin6. numberofchallenges.Theparticipants,7. agesrangefrom7to70,includingstudents,farmers,teachersandforeigncompetitorshaveaninterest8. Chineseliterature. AndevenTVseriesinvolvingpoetryarevery9. (success).Forexample,inEmpressesinthePalace,oneofitsmostmovingsongswasadaptedfromapoem10. (write)byWe
17、nTingyunoftheTangDynasty. .短文改错LeiHaiwei,afastfooddeliveryman,winthechampionshipintheChinesePoetryCongressheldinApril4.LeihasshowngreatinterestinChineseculturesincehewasachild.Inhissmallhouse,thereisbookshelf,thetopofthatisfilledwithpoetrybooks.Thoughheisbusywithhiswork,butLeiseizesanyavailablemomen
18、ttoreadbooksrelatingtoancientpoems.Heistotaladdictedtopoemsandherecitesitwhilewaitingforfoodatrestaurants. “Recitepoemsnotonlyenrichesmyknowledges,butalsomakesmyjoblessboring,” thedeliverymansaid.课时作业(二十七).A【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了出现在秘鲁南部纳斯卡沙漠的大型古代地画 NazcaLines的神奇之处及形成原因。1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段“TheNazcaLinesar
19、easeriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.”及文章对 NazcaLines图案及其发现过程的具体介绍可知,NazcaLines 是出现在秘鲁南部纳斯卡沙漠的大型古代地画。故选 D项。42.D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知,四个因素使 NazcaLines最独特,最使人难忘。故选 D项。3.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段“TheNazcaPlainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclima
20、teandtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.”可知,因为这里干燥少雨的气候和平坦多石的地形使地画能很好地被保留下来。故选 C项。4.B 词义猜测题。最后一句指这些因素,加上沙漠表面下浅色土壤的存在,给那些想要留下永久印记的艺术家提供了一个巨大的书写板。eternal 和 everlasting同义,意为“永恒的”。B【文章大意】 继全国儿童歌曲比赛后,唱唐诗比赛又在北京拉开序幕。这些唐诗多是选自一些著名的诗人的诗。著名作曲家谷建芬对此给予高度评价。5.B 主旨大意题。全文讲述了孩子们演唱唐诗的比赛。
21、故选 B。6.C 词义猜测题。根据后文“fromwell-knownpoems”可知,此处是一些著名诗歌的节选,故选 C。7.B 观点态度题。根据对全文的整体理解尤其是作者引用著名作曲家谷建芬的话可推知,作者对唱唐诗持积极的态度。8.D 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“FamouscomposerGuJianfensaystheresnobetterwaytoattracttheyoungergenerationthansinging”可知,著名作曲家谷建芬认为,唱歌是吸引孩子们的最好方法。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文,主要对诗这种艺术形式的过去、现状和发展做了简要的介绍。1.toconvey
22、 考查非谓语动词。此处用不定式表示目的,故填 toconvey。2.longer 考查形容词比较级。根据语境中的 than可知,此处用形容词比较级形式。3.areappreciated 考查动词的时态和语态。根据语境中的表示被动的介词 by可知,此处表示被动,且与语境中时间状语 today呼应,故用一般现在时的被动语态。4.ability 考查词性转换。空前为形容词 unique,故此处用名词形式,即 ability。5.featuring 考查非谓语动词。feature 和句子谓语 is之间没有连词,且和句子主语theChinesePoetryCongress构成逻辑上的主动关系,故用现在分
23、词作定语。6.a 考查冠词。anumberof 意为“大量,许多”,故用不定冠词 a。7.whose 考查定语从句。whose 引导非限制性定语从句,在从句中作定语,修饰先行词theparticipants。8.in 考查介词。haveaninterestin 意为“对感兴趣”,符合语境,故用介词 in。9.successful 考查词性转换。形容词 successful作 be动词的表语,表示状态。10.written 考查非谓语动词。write 和语境中表示被动含义的介词 by呼应,故用过去分词作后置定语。.LeiHaiwei,afastfooddeliveryman,winthecham
24、pionshipinthe ChinesePoetryCongressheldin April4. onwonLeihasshowngreatinterestinChineseculturesincehewasachild.Inhissmallhouse,thereis bookshelf,thetopof athatisfilledwithpoetrybooks.Thoughheisbusywithhiswork,butLeiseizesanyavailablemomenttoread which5booksrelatingtoancientpoems.Heistotaladdictedtopoemsandherecitesitwhilewaitingforfoodatrestaurants. related totally them“Recitepoemsnotonlyenrichesmyknowledges,butalsomakesmyjoblessboring,” thedeliverymansaid. Reciting knowledge6
