Question

Why read, and sometimes even write poetry? That question is not difficult to answer if we change the word poetry to songs.

I sing when I feel good. When I sing my favorite songs, I feel even better. Sometimes when I am listening to music and to the song words, I feel that it was written for me. A good song always makes me feel something. There are songs that I sing in my head between classes and songs that I want to sing when the school bell rings by the end of the day. They help me get through the day.

They are like bright and warm colors in the middle of grays and shades. I like songs about love and friendship. The extraordinary thing is that my feelings are more special when I sing my favorite songs in English.

I also like reading. I used to avoid poetry until an e-friend told me I should recite poems and not look up the meaning of the words. Poetry uses many difficult words and idioms, but the best thing is to just forget about them. In the beginning I felt quite strange. Now I always lock the door. Reading aloud gives you a strange feeling, but when you have some practice and fall into the rhythm, and the sounds of the words, it is really a special experience.

I started with small poems, but now I think I most like long poems. I have different feelings with different poems. When I have had a bad day at school, I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.

1.According to the writer, _______.

A. people like poems the same way they enjoy songs

B. poetry is the same form of art as songs

C. people always feel the same while reading poems

D. the meaning of words is the key to appreciating poetry

2.Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

A. Songs are like different colors in different times.

B. Songs can help people better understand colors.

C. Songs can describe a mixture of different colors.

D. Songs can bring people warmth and comfort.

3.What we can infer from the passage is that______.

A. the writer likes singing songs aloud at any time

B. songs and poems can help get over bad emotions

C. the writer’s native language is English

D. the writer like songs better than poems

4.What can we know about the poems of Keats and Wordsworth through the passage?

A. Keats’ poems are full of bad feelings.

B. Wordsworth’s poems contain much sad description.

C. Both of their poetry can create positive feelings.

D. The themes of their poems are not different at all.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析 ：好的诗歌和歌曲就像灰暗中明亮的色彩，会让人精神振奋，心情愉悦。有的歌曲会给人带来友谊和温暖，而每当读起济慈和华兹华斯的诗歌时，作者就会忘记一切烦恼，顿时心情变得轻松快乐。

1.1】A细节理解题。文章介绍了人们对诗歌和歌曲的热爱以及它们对人们的影响，好的诗歌和歌曲都会使人心情愉悦，由此判断人们喜欢诗歌就和欣赏歌曲一样，选A。

2.2】D推理判断题。根据后句内容可知好的歌曲会给人们带来温暖和爱，由此判断选D。

3.3】B推理判断题。根据第二段和第五段内容可知诗歌和歌曲会使人心情愉快，忘记悲伤，选B.

4.4】C细节理解题。根据文章末段I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.可知Keats和Wordsworth的诗歌会给人带来积极的影响，选C。

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