1 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Where the Sidewalk Ends is a book full of fascinating poems written     1     Shel Silverstein. It contains more than 100 of all kinds of poems-some are happy, some are funny and some are     2     (excite). Each poem comes with a nice drawing by the author     3     (he). Some of the pictures are very silly.

My favourite poem     4     (call) Snowman. It is about     5     happy snowman, which always wants to see July. Other animals say that he will melt (融化) by then. But the snowman wants to see July so     6     (bad) that no matter what other people say, it does not bother the snowman one bit. This poem never says if he actually sees July. So you can only guess.

Another poem I really like is Santa and the reindeer. This poem is about Christmas. Santa has to give     7     (variety) presents to the children while one of his reindeer is always asking what’s for him. I guess Santa gets really annoyed because he puts a flea (虱子) in the reindeer’s ear. And the next thing you know, they fly away and are ready     8     (continue) their journey through the world handing out presents to all the children     9     have behaved well.

This book is fun to read because of all those unique poems. The     10     (character) of this book do many unusual things such as selling sisters, talking to fish and a lot more.

4 . Poetry has a long history, dating back to the Epic (史诗) of Gilgamesh, composed 4,000 years ago in what is now Iraq and Syria. Early poems developed from folk songs such as the Chinese Shijing, or from a need to retell the actions of great men and women or about a nation’s history.

Ancient attempts to define poetry, such as Aristotle’s Poetics, focused on the uses of speech in rhetoric, drama, song and comedy. Later attempts concentrated on features such as repetition, verse form and thyme, and emphasized the aesthetics (美学) which distinguish poetry from more objectively informative forms of writing. From the mid-20th century, poetry has been more generally regarded as a creative act employing language. Poetry uses forms to suggest different interpretation to words, or to produce emotive responses. Devices such as rhythm are used to achieve musical effects. The use of ambiguity (模糊不清), symbolism, and other stylistic elements of poetic description often leaves a poem open to multiple interpretations. Similarly figures of speech such as metaphor and simile create a layering of meanings, forming connections previously not perceived.

Some poetry types are specific to particular cultures and respond to characteristics of the language in which the poet writes. Readers used to identifying poetry with Dante, Goethe, and Rumi may think of it as written in lines based on rhyme and regular meter; there are, however, traditions that use other means to create rhythm. Much modern poetry reflects a criticism of poetic tradition, playing with and testing the principle of rhyme itself, sometimes altogether giving up rhyme or set rhythm. In today’s increasingly globalized world, poets often adapt forms, styles and techniques from diverse cultures and languages.

1. What did early poetry originate from?

A．Folk songs.	B．Ethnic music.
C．Ancient stories.	D．Historical events.

2. What do we know about poetry according to paragraph 2?

A．Modern poetry study focuses on the uses of speech.

B．Poetry uses rhythm to achieve good visual effects.

C．Poetry has been treated as a creative act for years.

D．Form makes poetry different from other writings.

3. What can be inferred about modern poetry?

A．Poets will strictly follow the principle of rhyme.

B．Poets will adapt more diverse forms and styles.

C．Poets will emphasize local language characteristics.

D．Poets will develop new forms of figures of speech.

4. Where is the text most probably taken from?

A．Science fiction.	B．Newspaper.
C．Fashion magazine.	D．Encyclopedia.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

He could still remember the day when he first met her.

It was a bright morning     1     (fill) with the sweet smell of flowers in the air. While    2     (walk) along the path, he saw a girl sitting under a tree, reading a book. Her longhair flowing in the breeze, she seemed like an angel. The book she was reading,     3     classic, caught his attention. He really had a strong desire     4     (talk) to her, but he didn’t have the courage. Finally, after gathering up all his     5     (brave), he walked towards her. “Excuse me, but can I join you?” he asked. She looked up, and her big eyes,     6     were like shining stars, met his. A smile appeared on her face. “    7    (sound) great!” she replied. For the next few hours they talked and laughed about everything, sharing their stories and dreams     8     particular.

He thought that maybe this was the beginning of something wonderful, something he had been waiting for all along.     9     he didn’t know that this moment     10     (become) a memory he would hold dear for the rest of his life.

－Adapted from “Wuthering Heights”

6 . Episode 4: The Invisible Pirate

Paper boy: Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
: Hero Pickles’s Story will be brought to the big screen! Victory bless the England!
Sonetto: The Hero Pickles... This is...
Rock Girl: Hey, coming through! Tommy, she’s not here again today? I’ll take this motorbike if she doesn’t show up!
Paper boy: Hush —! Don’t be such a bugger! Did you listen to the radio this morning? Her ship has been sunk!
Vertin: Are you talking about Regulus of the APPLe?
Paper boy: Whooo areee youuu ?!
Vertin: I’m her friend. She left something here.
Paper boy: Huhh — These are...!
: Be quiet. Don’t get caught ! Take chances around that cafe!
Vertin: Thank you very much for your assistance.
Paper boy: You are very serious. If you really wanna thank me, just take a copy of the Times.
: See, it’s all good news on the first two pages,only comes along every once in a thousand years , right?
Sonetto: P...Please give me a copy.(a sheepish nod)
(Sonetto hastily stowed the newspaper away and, with a studied composure, made her way to the café.)
(Scene transition)
Vertin: Do you like the world outside...Sonetto?
Sonetto: (gasp) Huh —!
: Nnnno, I am just...I am just curious. I will throw it away when I finish it. Please don’t take it to heart.
:Hum~hum~hum~hum~♪
(upon the deserted café table, a loaf of bread floated, diminishing gradually.)
Sonetto: Hum? That voice...Timekeeper, look at that table!
Regulus: Hum~hum~Yummy~So yummy~♪
: One more earl grey with brown sugar, please~♪
Sonetto: Oh! The optical arcana could to be invisible...... Now I understand.
(Sonetto swiftly retrieved her cane and gestured towards the teacup )
Regulus: Wow.....! ! W、w、w、what?!
: Who spilled my tea!
Sonetto: Regulus, will you cooperate or not? Please answer me.
Regulus: ......Ehhhooohhh — (sigh) Your foundation is just an authority working with government. If I register in , my location will be exposed anywhere anytime.... I’m not doing it ~★
(Sonetto let out a sigh, gazing into the distant sky.)
(This appears to be a ritual she follows before each battle.)
Sonetto: ......Made the peace be with us.
1. Where may the conversation accurately took place before Sonetto headed towards café?

A．the motorbike store

B．England

C．block

D．theatre

2. What can we infer from the conversation?

A．The conversation ended up with Sonetto’s successful cooperation.

B．Sonetto is a patriotic girl who actually familiarize something true.

C．Regulus faked her own death so as to conceal herself in case of being discovered.

D．The Hero Pickles’s ship had been sunk, which was definitely a tragedy.

3. What is the most likely genre of this excerpted article?

A．narrative

B．exposition

C．fiction

D．drama

8 . Writing a poem is about observing the world within or around you.     1    , from love to loss to the gate at the old farm. Writing poetry seems difficult. However, with the right approach, you can write a poem that you can be proud to share with others.

Pick a specific theme or idea. This can make it easier for you to narrow down what images and descriptions you are going to use in your poem. For example, you may decide to write a poem around the theme of love and friendship.     2    .

Avoid cliché(陈词滥调). Your poetry will be much stronger if you avoid cliches, which are phrases that have become so familiar that they have lost their meaning.     3    . By doing so, your reader is surprised and attracted by your writing. If you feel a certain phrase or image is too familiar to your reader, replace it with a more unique one.

    4    . Poetry is made to be read out loud. So you should write your poem with a focus on how it sounds on the page. Pay attention to the structure of your poem and your word choice. Notice how each line of your poem flows into one another and how placing one word next to another creates a certain sound.

Get feedback(反馈) from others. You can also share your poem with other poets to get feedback from them and improve your poem.     5    , where you discuss your poems with other poets and work on your poetry together. Or you may take a poetry writing class, where you work with an instructor and other poets to improve your writing.

A．Write for the ear

B．Do writing exercises

C．A poem can be about anything

D．You may join a poetry writing group

E．Go for creative descriptions and images in your poem

F．Strong emotional moments make for beautiful and interesting poems

G．Then you may think about the moments where you experienced them

9 . 阅读下列短文， 根据短文内容填空。 在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。

For centuries, people     1     (express) their deep feeling to their loved ones in the form of poetry. Poems about nature,     2     express the poet’s appreciation of the beauty in the world, are also common.     3     (sad), many poems have also been written to express anger at the destruction of nature and reactions to horrific events like war and death.