Shijing, also The Book of Songs or Shih Ching, is the
Shijing is rich in content,
Poems included in Shijing fall into three sections-poems that come from villages belong to Feng; those written to persuade or praise the rulers belong to Ya; those used at religious
The opening poem of Shijing, “Cooing and Wooing” (《关雌》), is about love,
By riverside are cooing, a pair of turtledoves;
A good young man is wooing, a fair maiden he loves.
It is vivid that the man is longing
Shijing enables people to have a better understanding of Chinese civilization and is also
1. What do we know about the writer?
A.He never travels around the world. |
B.He is a teacher. |
C.He was born disabled. |
A.Encouraging. | B.Polite. | C.Strange. |
A.Teachers. | B.Teenagers. | C.Primary school students. |
A.Out of date. | B.Unsuitable for students. | C.Worth reading. |
A.Humorous poems. | B.Romantic poems. | C.Realistic poems. |
A.A library. | B.A writer. | C.A book. |
7 . Long ago, poems were recited loud instead of being written down. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held poetry
Now, poetry competitions have been revived. This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation competition,
The first competitions were held in classrooms. The winners went on to school wide contests, and then they competed in city and state competitions.
It’s not just a matter of saying the words in the right order. It’s the tone of
Not only do the people hearing poems have a(n)
A.connections | B.contests | C.contacts | D.compositions |
A.performing | B.hearing | C.admiring | D.comprehending |
A.However | B.Besides | C.Finally | D.Therefore |
A.poet | B.performer | C.student | D.champion |
A.against | B.for | C.in | D.at |
A.finals | B.competitions | C.activities | D.ceremonies |
A.awarded | B.won | C.rewarded | D.achieved |
A.set off | B.set up | C.put off | D.put out |
A.acquiring | B.finding | C.hearing | D.reading |
A.drama | B.rhyme | C.voice | D.poetry |
A.literature | B.history | C.art | D.words |
A.fresh | B.innocent | C.amusing | D.confusing |
A.wonderful | B.pleasant | C.unforgettable | D.new |
A.learning | B.writing | C.memorizing | D.selecting |
A.feature | B.benefit | C.satisfaction | D.option |
1.路遥是中国当代作家;他的代表作《平凡的世界》以恢宏的气势和史诗般的风格表现当代城乡社会生活,于1991年获得茅盾文学奖;
2.你喜欢这本书的原因或它对你的影响;
3.希望对方给你推荐一些经典英文名著。
注意:词数80左右。
参考词汇:contemporary当代的;momentum气势;epic史诗般的;Mao Dun Literature Prize茅盾文学奖
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A.An exciting story. | B.A famous writer. | C.A latest book. |