Question

【題目】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(批判) of life”, and “a heightening(提升) of life”. 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】To have a better understanding of a poem, one should________.

A. discuss it with others

B. analyze it by oneself

C. copy it down in a notebook

D. practise reading it aloud

【2】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?

A. Extending your life B. Saving your life

C. Criticizing life D. Heightening life

【3】What does the last sentence in the third paragraph mean?

A. More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.

B. Poetry is more important than any other subject.

C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry

D. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses

Answer 1

【答案】

【小題1】D

【小題2】A

【小題3】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是直到詩被大聲朗讀后，它才應(yīng)當(dāng)被不斷加以討論或“分析”。

【小題1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段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.得知只有通過練習(xí)大聲朗讀，才能更好的理解一首詩。本題答案選D。

【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段Poetry is “ a criticism(批判) of life”, and “a heightening(提升) of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”.得知詩歌對人生的影響. 不包括A。

【小題3】.推理判斷題。 It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.詩歌值得在語言和文學(xué)教學(xué)中站一席之地，比現(xiàn)在更中心的位置。其意可歸納為A選項。