1 . 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 |
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3 . The great pilosopher Vlaire once said “Reding makes people see and think clearly.” If you want to be a better self, try the following books.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is kind of a literary Rosetta Stone, the inspiration, basis, and model for so many modern novels. For a book written in the early 19th century, its modernity is surprising only until you realize that this is the novel that in many ways defined what a modern novel is.
A Wild Child’s Guide to Endangered Animals
From New York Times bestselling author Millie Marotta comes this gorgeous celebration of the animal kingdom. Highlighting the difficulty of 43 endangered species from around the world, the book takes readers on a trip through freshwater, oceans, forests, mountains, deserts, grasslands and wetlands while learning about rare and well- known animals and their habitats.
Patriarchy and Capitalism
Chizuko Ueno, a leading Japanese sociologist, feminist (女权主义) critic and public intellectual, has been a pioneer in women’s studies and the author of many books, including Patriarchy and Capitalism, which discusses the status of Japanese women.
Know My Name
Chanel Miller’s breathtaking memoir is praised to be the Best Book of the Year in People magazine. In this book, she recalls all her whole life. It’s a story of trauma (创伤) and transcendence (超越), shining with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life.
1. What is special about Pride and Prejudice?| A．It has a long history. | B．It encourages readers. |
| C．It defines modern novels. | D．It includes surprising plots. |
| A．Marcovaldo. | B．Pride and Prejudice. |
| C．The Rings of Saturn. | D．A Wild Child’s Guide to Endangered Animals. |
| A．A record about endangered animals. | B．A folk tale. |
| C．A novel discussing female status. | D．An autobiography. |
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Journey to the West, is a great classical novel of Chinese literature writing by Wu Cheng’en, in the Ming Dynasty, based on some historical events.
As we know, one of the main character in this novel is the Monkey King, which has a bitter experience during the journey. He helps his master overcome a great many of difficulties to get good results, defeated the monsters. Many readers like him for her kindness, courage and magical power. So did I.
This book has great influence on my life. Now I’m not afraid of failure and whenever I am facing with difficulties, I won’t give up easy.
5 . Robert Frost was one of America’s best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.
He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He lived in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in America’s Civil War. The general’s name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost, because his father wanted to honor the general.
Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frost’s childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frost’s father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. But he didn’t make it. He often drank too much wine and became angry. Robert was the victim (受害者) of his anger.
Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Robert’s grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.
Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.
In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book of poems. The book was called A Boy’s Will. When it appeared in 1913, Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.
Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article about Frost. He also helped get Frost’s second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.
1. The followings are writers EXCEPT _____.| A．Robert Lee Frost | B．Robert Edward Lee |
| C．Ernest Hemingway | D．Ezra Pound |
| A．he had great influence on Frost’s poetry and life |
| B．Frost’s poetry style was the same as Hemingway’s |
| C．Frost spent his childhood unhappily |
| D．Frost was unhappy because he was the victim of his father |
| A．Robert Frost’s father was angry and drank a lot because he didn’t realize his dream. |
| B．Once Frost’s first book was published he gained great praise in his country. |
| C．After leaving Harvard University, he began to learn to write poetry. |
| D．Frost was found to have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school. |
| A．Roberl Frost’s unhappy childhood. | B．Roberl Frost’s first and second book. |
| C．Roberl Frost’s family and jobs. | D．Roberl Frost’s life and poetry. |
