1 . No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.
I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life” “a heightening of life, enjoyment with others”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.
I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
1. The passage indicates that analyzing a poem is ________.| A．not essential at all |
| B．a preparation for appreciating it |
| C．an approach to understanding it |
| D．optional in class sometimes |
| A．is the best way to understand it |
| B．easily arouses some discussion among the students |
| C．helps the teacher to analyze it |
| D．can not take the place of the poet reading it |
| A．The most important teaching goal is to have students read and recite every poem they learn. |
| B．Poetry is the foundation of all languages and literature courses. |
| C．The teaching of poetry should have been much more stressed. |
| D．Every English teacher is supposed to convey their love of poetry to their students. |
2 . Exhibitions at Poetry Foundation
A.R. Ammons: WatercolorsWell-known as one of the most gifted and fruitful poets of the modern era, AR. Ammons was also a great painter. This exhibition focuses on Ammons’s abstract watercolors painted from 1977 to 1979,a time of intense productivity.The abstraction of these watercolors is in line with those found in Ammons's poems and offers an expanded understanding of his art.
Date: January9-April 30Jun Fujita: American Visionary
This exhibition focuses on the extraordinary achievements of poet and photojournalist Jun Fujita. Born outside Hiroshima,Fujita came to Chicago in 1909,becoming the first Japanese American photojournalist. He published his poems regularly in Poetry magazine, and as a photographer he captured (拍摄) many of the most famous moments in Chicago history.
Date: January 24- March 31Poetry by Winterhouse
The Winterhouse design studio, cofounded by William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand, worked with Poetry magazine for 12 years, contributing to the rebirth of the magazine's design and the first Poetry Foundation brand identity. Poetry by Winterhouse illustrates the magazine's rich history and the expansion and development of its visual style.
Date: May 15-August 27The Life o f Poetry in Morden Tower
Morden Tower, now one of Britain’s literary landmarks, was once a dusty, nearly abandoned building. That changed in 1964 when Tom and Connie Pickard began a new reading series in the tower. Morden Tower quickly became an international poetry center and housed poetry history. This exhibition honors that history with a showcase of posters from the1960s and 1970s advertising readings, photos, and letters.
Date: September 5-December 201. Who was both a poet and a painter?
| A．Jun Fujita. | B．Connie Pickard. | C．A.R. Ammons. | D．William Drenttel. |
| A．The Life of Poetry in Morden Tower | B．Jun Fujita: American Visionary. |
| C．AR.Ammons: Watercolors. | D．Poetry by Winterhouse. |
| A．On January 30. | B．On February 16. | C．On August 27. | D．On October 20. |
3 . New research into a little-known text written in ancient Greek shows that “stressed poetry”, the ancestor of all modern poetry and song, was already in use in the 2nd century CE, 300 years earlier than previously thought. It has been found sculpted on twenty precious stones and as a graffito (雕画) in Cartagena, Spain.
In its shortest version, the nameless four-line poem reads “They say what they like; let them say it; I dont care.” Other versions extend with “Go on, love me; it does you good.” The poem, unparalleled (绝无仅有的) so far in the classical world, consists of lines of 4 syllables (音节), with a strong accent on the first and a weaker on the third. This allows it to come into the rhythms of numerous pop and rock songs. So it became popular across the eastern Roman Empire and survives.
By comparing all of the known examples for the first time, Cambridges Professor Tim Whitmarsh noticed that the poem used a different form of rhythm to that usually found in ancient Greek poetry. As well as showing signs of the long and short syllables characteristic of traditional “quantitative” poem, this text employed stressed and unstressed syllables. The new study, published in The Cambridge Classical Journal, also suggests that this poem could represent a “missing link” between the lost world of ancient Mediterranean oral poetry and song, and the more modern forms that we know today. A lot of popular poetry in ancient Greek takes a similar form to traditional high poetics. This poem, on the other hand, points to a distinct and rich culture, primarily oral.
1. Where was the “stressed poetry” discovered?| A．In Greece. | B．In Spain. |
| C．In Britain. | D．In Mediterranean. |
| A．A syllable. | B．A strong accent. |
| C．The four-line poem. | D．The content of the poem. |
| A．A missing link between poems was found finally. |
| B．A lot of popular poetry in ancient Greek was then popular in the world. |
| C．The stressed and unstressed syllables distinguished the poem from others. |
| D．The ancient Mediterranean oral poetry and song was older than the poem. |
| A．Ancient Greek “pop culture” discovery rewrites the history of poetry and song |
| B．The unparalleled poem made ancient Greek culture more attractive |
| C．Ancient Greek poetry lay the foundation of modern culture |
| D．Four syllables are still popular in modern poetry and song |
4 . A Natural History of the Future
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Over the past century, humans have made surprising technological achievements with which we have found ways to control nature. From river dams (水坝) to huge one-crop fields, we continue to try to change nature for our goals — so much so it seems we may be in danger of affecting it seriously.
In A Natural History of the Future, expert Rob Dunn thinks that nothing could be further from the truth: rather than asking whether nature will let us live, better to ask whether we will let nature last. Although we try our best or worst efforts to control the nature world, life has its own laws, and no matter what man does, he cannot change them.
Explaining several basic laws of ecology (生态), Dunn shows why life cannot be stopped. We grow one single crop on the field, only to find new life appearing to attack them. We throw away harmful waste only to find microbes (微生物) to take it over. And even in the London Tube, we have seen a new type of insect appear to use a place that is clearly not fit to live. Life will not follow our carefully made plans. Instead, Dunn shows us the future of living things and the challenges that the next generation may face.
A Natural History of the Future sets a new standard for understanding the different kinds of life and our future as a kind of creature.
Weight 478 g
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1. What does the author think of human’s scientific achievements?| A．Great. | B．Quick. | C．Dangerous. | D．Slow. |
| A．Living things like poisonous waste. | B．Life will be out of control in the future. |
| C．Life can live in any living conditions. | D．Living things have their own rules to grow. |
| A．Historian. | B．Naturalist. | C．Physicist. | D．Chemist. |
5 . Thomas Andrews was born in Belfast in 1813, son of a merchant. He was described as “a modest, silent boy with a great capacity for general knowledge”. He had published the first of his many scientific papers in the Philosophical Magazine entitled “On the action of a flame urged by the blowpipe on other flames” at age 14. Shortly after this his second publication “On the detection of Baryta or Strontia when in union with Lime” appeared in the same journal.
He started his formal study of chemistry in 1828 at Glasgow University under Thomas Thomson and continued it later in Paris. There he worked in the laboratories of J. B. Dumas and L. J. Thenard, where he learned chemical analysis from these most distinguished French analytical chemists. Returning to Dublin, he took a B. A. degree at Trinity College Dublin before completing his medical studies in Edinburgh. At 23 he became a physician in Belfast, as well as professor of chemistry at the Belfast Academical Institute. His medical commitments in the next ten years meant he had little time for experimentation but he still managed to publish a number of scientific papers.
When the Queen’s College opened in 1845, he became its first professor of chemistry, as well as its Vice-President. As an outstanding experimentalist, he was the first to show that ozone is another form of oxygen. Using narrow-bore, thick glass capillary tubes (毛细管), to contain gases under extreme conditions of temperature and pressure, he was able to show that Boyle’s Law did not apply in these extreme conditions. He established the crucial concept of critical temperature and critical pressure. His discoveries led to the liquefaction of all gases, some of which had previously been thought not to be able to exist as liquids. Internationally recognized, he was elected to many scientific academies, and in 1867, became president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
1. What can be known about teenage Thomas Andrews?| A．He was a faithful reader of Philosophical Magazine. |
| B．He was nationally famous. |
| C．He had strong interest in science. |
| D．He was excellent in every subject. |
| A．To complete one of his papers. |
| B．To learn from French scientists. |
| C．To earn a B.A. degree in chemistry. |
| D．To further his medical studies. |
| A．To analyse a phenomenon. |
| B．To demonstrate an old theory. |
| C．To introduce Andrews’ discovery. |
| D．To illustrate a chemistry experiment. |
a．Thomas Andrews became a physician in Belfast.
b．Thomas Andrews published his first paper in a magazine.
c．Thomas Andrews studied chemistry at Glasgow University.
d．Thomas Andrews was appointed Vice-President of the Queen’s College.
| A．d-a-b-c | B．b-a-d-c | C．d-b-a-c | D．b-c-a-d |
6 . Way back in Victorian times, around 1872,Christina Rossetti wrote a collection of nursery rhymes entitled Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book, and in it she composed (创作) all sorts of neat little poems that were favorably received. British author Lewis Carroll, a friend of the Rossetti family, lauded the poems, and the public was particularly pleased by the illustrations.
Some of the poems improve children’s mind and character;some are memory aids for learning about numbers, time and colors; others deal with nature, including wind, rain, growth, and death. Rossetti’s delightful poems have a kind of simplicity and effortlessness that audiences today still appreciate. They refresh our memories of being a kid.
Why is the sky blue? Will my head explode if I think too much? You used to ask such fun questions when you were a little one, right? Hey, we all did. And that’s kind of what makes being a kid so cool. In fact, kids often try their hardest to come up with the silliest questions that will inspire a little laughter from others. It’s kind of their duty as kids.
“Who has seen the wind?” It is a silly question, isn’t it? But Rossetti can break nature down for us in a way that not only makes sense but sounds nice, too. The poem reopens our days of innocent imagination.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
The poem opens with the title that asks, “Who has seen the wind?” The speaker informs us that neither she nor anyone else has ever seen it. But we do see the leaves “trembling,” which informs us that the wind is passing through. The speaker then repeats the same question. The answer remains the same, but when the trees “bow down their heads,” we again realize that the wind is passing by.
1. What does the underlined word “lauded” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Discovered. | B．Praised. |
| C．Wrote. | D．Hid. |
| A．In Paragraph 1. | B．In Paragraph 2. |
| C．In Paragraph 3. | D．In Paragraph 4. |
| A．It is natural for kids to ask them. |
| B．There is no need to answer them. |
| C．They are harmful to kids’ growth. |
| D．They often annoy others. |
| A．By learning from adults. |
| B．By feeling the moving air. |
| C．By watching the movements of trees. |
| D．By listening to the sounds of the wind. |
7 . Calling all poets! Time for Kids has a challenge for you: Write a rhyming poem and enter it in the TFK Poetry Contest. It must be a poem that does not copy another poet’s work.
How to enter: This contest begins at 12 pm on May 14 and ends at 12 pm on July 15. To enter online, visit time for kids. com/poetry contest and follow instructions to submit the following: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem; (b) the entrant’s first name only and email address; (c) a parent’s email address. Limit one entry per person or email account.
Judging: All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to contest theme (25%). Winners will be notified by email during the month of August and must respond within five days.
Eligibility (资格): Open to legal citizens of the United States who are elementary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at the time of entry.
Prizes: Our judge will select four semi-finalists (半决赛选手), from which one winner and three finalists will be chosen. The winner will receive an online class taught by Kenn Nesbitt. All the semi-finalists will receive a signed copy of Big foot Is Missing, which is worth about $275. The semi-finalists’ poems will be published at timeforkids.com.
1. What does the poetry contest value most?| A．Whether the poem is novel. |
| B．Whether the poem is humorous. |
| C．Whether the poem is written in rhyme. |
| D．Whether the poem is suitable for the contest theme. |
| A．A $275 bonus. |
| B．An online class. |
| C．The position of the assistant editor. |
| D．A signed copy of Big foot Is Missing. |
| A．One month. | B．Two months. |
| C．Three months. | D．Four months. |
8 . The hustle and bustle(喧嚣)of life, walking back and forth from the ideal to reality, and the inner confusion hidden behind a social mask-these daily experiences are recorded by Chinese youths in lines of poetry online. Recently, 124 Bilibili internet users shared their works in a poem collection.
One blogger on Xiaohongshu who goes by the nickname Gehuaren is one such poetry lover. The twenty-something girl not only writes poems as a form of entertainment in her spare time, but also improvises(即兴创作)poems for others at night markets in Yunnan. As a street-stall poet, Gehuaren often writes pieces of poetry quickly based on themes from customers. Once the poem has been completed, she refuses to change her work because she feels her poems reflect her first reaction. For her, everything in the world, no matter trivial or significant, can serve as her poetic inspiration. “A glass, a tree in the dawn or a person who once talked with me…these all could become themes for my poems,” said Gehuaren.
With free writing with a regular rhythm and broad themes, her poems strike a chord with many young people online, helping her gain over 190, 000 followers. Many have made comments “I feel healed by your poems because I can find beauty from unnoticeable things and in turn, slow down to reflect on my life.”
Apart from poetry, various means such as vlogging and photosharing can be used to record moments of daily life. But young people consider poetry to be the best way to express them. “Taking photos or vlogging can just show the object or emotions in real life. Yet poetry, which can be used to excite the imagination, shows the beauty of daily life, ”an 18-year-old said. So when he is inspired by the beauty of daily life, the boy writes it down into lines of poetry and then shares them with his friends on his WeChat Moments.
No matter why young people write their unique brand of poems, they are attempting to take every moment in lives seriously, face their lives bravely and actively express themselves.
1. How does Gehuaren find inspiration for her poems?| A．By referring to traditional Chinese poems. |
| B．By attending various online poetry lectures. |
| C．By exploring great moments in life. |
| D．By observing everyday life. |
| A．They are original and full of imagination. |
| B．They have a strong sense of rhythm. |
| C．They record the beauty of small and ordinary things. |
| D．They reflect the differences between the ideal and reality. |
| A．Positive. | B．Neutral. | C．Cautious. | D．Objective. |
| A．They hope to avoid challenges. |
| B．They intend to impress their peers. |
| C．They try to escape from the busy life. |
| D．They make their thoughts known bravely. |
9 . Writing poetry is a way to express emotions without directly stating what you are describing. Writing poetry for the first time can be challenging, but there are so many ways to start and finish a poem.
Keep in line with your emotions.
Decide on a theme for your poem. A theme is your topic and your opinion on the topic.
Use rhyming (押韵的) words if you’d like your poem to have rhythm. Some poetry uses rhyming words at the end of each line or every other line to create a flow. If you’d like to use rhyming words in your poetry, try to insert them as you write, instead of thinking of them before you start writing. For example, a poem could use rhyming words, like seen, clean, mean and glean. Feel free to use rhymes in your poetry!
Don’t feel like your poem has to be a certain length. There is no limit as to how long a poem is. Some are a mere sentence long, while others are paragraphs long or even the length of a novel. It all depends on when you are satisfied with your work.
| A．Your first poem can be short |
| B．Revise your first draft of your poem |
| C．Remember that not all poems rhyme |
| D．A lot of poetry is flooded with feelings |
| E．Read famous poems as examples to follow |
| F．Something like “a sunflower” is just a topic |
| G．Use descriptive language to create a picture |
10 . Perhaps you have been writing poems for a while now.
●Find the market.
Another way to get your poems into print is by entering contests. Contests can encourage you to write about new subjects and try different poetic forms. This does help a lot for more chances.
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If you want your poetry to be considered seriously by editors and contest judges, take their rules seriously. Be clear about all the requirements.
●Keep good records.
Start a loose-leaf notebook containing all your poems. Every time. you submit a poem, note down the date, the market and the outcome of the submission. You can also make a document that tracks all the poems you have submitted on a laptop or smartphone.
●Don’t give up!
Every poet must get used to rejection. Your work is probably turned down. But it’s not a shame. Instead, it can be taken as a fun experience. It is a part of the publishing process, especially for beginning writers. Don’t stop writing or submitting!
| A．Play the game. |
| B．Take an active part in the game. |
| C．Keep what you write to the point. |
| D．You may expect your poems to win more readers. |
| E．You may be just one submission away from success. |
| F．The first thing is to find the right market for your poems. |
| G．Maybe your poems are already a hit with your family and friends. |
