Question

    Tang Dynasty poets sang for about three centuries in different tones. There were many famous poets living in the Tang period such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. Quan Tangshi edited in the Qing Dynasty is a collection of about 48, 900 poems that were written by over 2, 200 poets. But it doesn't cover all the poems of the Tang Dynasty.

During the Tang Dynasty, poems were recited when lovers walked under the moonlight. Poems were also recited when soldiers fought on the battlefield. People recited them in the open air or at temple fairs.

In the Tang Dynasty scholars（学者）had to be poets. Their readers were not only people of high social position but also common people. Poets recited poems；women singers sang poems and other ranks of people, including old women and children, read Tang poems. This atmosphere affected foreigners who visited the country at that time. As a result, Tang poetry was introduced to some adjacent countries, like Japan and Vietnam.

Tang poetry is a most brilliant page in the history of ancient Chinese literature. It's a miracle（奇迹）in the cultural history of mankind. The Tang Dynasty was a powerful empire with a vast territory. It inherited（继承）Chinese civilization that went back to ancient times, and was combined with the best of other cultures and adopted the benefits of other nations in the world. Tang poetry wasn’t the only spiritual wealth created by people of the Tang Dynasty. Philosophy, handwriting, painting, music and dance all gained new peaks of development. Tang poetry, however, was the jewel in the crown and the greatest achievement in the Tang Dynasty.

1.It can be learned from Paragraph 1 that ________.

A. there were more than 48, 900 poems written in the Tang Dynasty

B. in total there were four famous poets in the Tang Dynasty

C. only people of the Tang Dynasty created poems

D. in the Tang Dynasty most common people were poets

2.The underlined word "adjacent" in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. neighboring B. strong

C. poor D. western

3.What does the author really want to tell us in Paragraph 3?

A. In the Tang Dynasty all poets were scholars.

B. In the Tang Dynasty poems were quite popular.

C. Many foreigners came to the east during the Tang Dynasty.

D. In the Tang Dynasty many poems were sung by women singers.

4.What can we know from Paragraph 4？

A. The reasons for the poets to create poems in the Tang Dynasty.

B. Tang poetry, the greatest spiritual wealth in ancient China.

C. The significance and influence of Tang poetry.

D. The editors of Tang poetry in the Qing Dynasty.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了唐诗在唐代的盛行，其影响力以及对世界文化的贡献。

1.细节理解题。由文章第一段中的"Quan Tangshi edited in the Qing Dynasty is a collection of about 48,900 poems that were written by over 2,200 poets. But it doesn't cover all the poems of the Tang Dynasty"可知，《全唐诗》中收录了约48900首诗，但它并没有包括唐朝所有的诗歌，所以在唐朝时有超过48900首诗被创作。故选A。

2.词义猜测题。由文章第三段最后一句中的"like Japan and Vietnam"以及常识可知，日本和越南都是中国的邻国，adjacent意为“邻近的”。故选A。

3.主旨大意题。由文章第三段内容可知，在唐朝，学者必须是诗人，社会各个阶层的人们都在读唐诗，甚至外国人也受到了唐诗的影响。所以，本段主要说明的是诗歌在唐朝是非常流行的。故选B。

4.推理判断题。由文章最后一段前两句和最后一句可知，唐诗是中国古代文学史上最辉煌的一页，是人类文化史上的一个奇迹。唐诗是皇冠上的宝石，也是唐朝最伟大的成就。由此可推知，最后一段告诉我们唐诗的意义和影响。故选C。