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语篇提能阅读理解AFearneCotton,TVPresenterAtschoolIoftenthought,“I'mwastingmytimehere.”ThenMr.IgguldenwalkedintoourEnglishclass.Hewastallandverylikeable.Ithoughthewasfantastic,thoughnoteveryoneagreed.Buthetaughtusinsuchaninterestingway—unlikeanyofmypreviousEnglishteachers.Ratherthanjustreadingbooks,he'dgetustoactthestories.Inonelesson,wewatchedavideoofLordoftheFlies.Thenhegaveeveryoneacharacterfromthebookandthewholeclassreadthebookaloud.Ithoughtitwasmuchmorefunthanreadingalone.Anothertime,hecamein,saidsomethingthatwedidn'tagreewith,andweallstarteddiscussingit.Thenhesaid,“Right,you'vegottopmarksinyouroralexamination.”Iwasn'tverygoodatEnglishuntilMr.Igguldenbecamemyteacher.Iusedtogetlowgrades,butassoonasIstartedhisclassesmygradesimproved.Sometimesweargued.HeusuallysaidItalkedtoomuch,butIthinkhelikedmyenergyandinterest.I'dneverreadpoetrybefore,butwithMr.Iggulden,Ireadloads.Heencouragedustowritepoemstoo.IstillwritethemandonedayI'dliketopublishmyowncollection.I'dalwayswantedtoworkinTV,butMr.IgguldeninsistedIstayedatschoolwhereIcouldgetsomequalifications.Hesaidtherewasonlyaone­in­a­millionchancethatI'dachievemydream.Ineverwantedtogotouniversityandwhen,at15,Igotmyfirsttelevisionjobpresentingachildren'sprogramme,hesaid,“Welldone.”Whenthetimecametoleaveschool,Iwasupsetaboutleavinghislessonsbutalsolookingforwardtomyfuturelife.1．WhatisFearneCotton'spurposeinwritingthistext?A.Topersuademorepeopletochooseateachingcareer.B.Toexplainwhyshealwaystriedtodowellatschool.C.Todescribehowshewasinfluencedbyoneofherteachers.D.Tocompareherattitudetoschoolwiththatofotherstudents.答案与解析C写作意图题。由作者对Mr.Iggulden上课的描述及第三段中提到的我的工作可知其写作意图是描述这个老师对她的影响。2．WhatdowelearnaboutMr.Igguldenfromthetext?A.Heexpectedhisstudentstolearnquickly.B.Hislessonswerepopularthroughouttheschool.C.Hethoughtwatchingfilmswasbetterthanreading.D.Hislessonsweredifferentfromthoseofotherteachers.答案与解析D推理判断题。由文章前两段作者对老师上课方式的描述可知这个老师上课方式与其他老师不同。3．WhatdoesFearnesayaboutpoetry?A.Shewantstoseeherownpoemsinprint.B.Shenolongerhasenoughtimetowritepoems.C.ShehascollectedthepoemsshereadwithMr.Iggulden.D.ShedislikedthepoemsshereadbeforeMr.Igguldenarrived.答案与解析A细节理解题。由文章第二段最后一句可知作者想发表自己的诗。BNopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”，untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,teacherorstudent.Betterstill,perhaps,isthepracticeofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend,sothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,finally,themosttelling“interpretation”ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitor,bestofall,recitingit.Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”it,ifthereisn'ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticismoflife”，and“aheightening(提升)oflife”.Itis“anapproachtothetruthoffeeling”，andit“cansaveyourlife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon'tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmake_roomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.4．Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoem,oneshould________.A.discussitwithothersB.analyzeitbyoneselfC.copyitdowninanotebookD.practisereadingitaloud答案与解析D推理判断题。阅读文章第一段可以得出答案，理解这一首诗最好的方法是大声朗读它。5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafunctionofpoetry?A.Extendingyourlife.B.Savingyourlife.C.Criticizinglife.D.Heighteninglife.答案与解析A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三、四句话可知B、C、D三项都是诗歌的作用，而A项没有提到。6．Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishistogetstudentsto________.A.understandlifeB.enjoypoetryC.becometeachersD.becomepoets答案与解析B细节理解题。由第三段第二句话可知，教授英语的目的之一就是让学生喜爱诗歌。7．Theunderlinedphrase“makeroom”inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedby“________”．A.buildaroomB.provideequipmentC.leaveacertainamountoftimeD.setasideenoughspace答案与解析C词义猜测题。文章最后这句话的意思是“必须给学生留出思考尤其是听的时间”，makeroom在这里的意思应该是C项，表示时间意义，而不是具体的空间。