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语篇提能阅读理解AHowmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords,theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen,unlikeanimals,somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughtsandfeelings,actionsandthings,sothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachother;andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns,theycalledletters,whichcouldbecombinedtorepresentthosesounds,andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds,whetherspoken,orwritteninletters,wecallwords.Thepowerofwords,then,liesintheirassociations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilledwithmeaningforusbyexperience;andthelongerwelive,themorecertainwordsrecalltousthegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn,themorethenumberofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincrease.Greatwritersarethosewhonotonlyhavegreatthoughtsbutalsoexpressthesethoughtsinwordswhichappealpowerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsiswhatwecallliterarystyle.Aboveall,therealpoetisamasterofwords.Hecanconveyhismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic,andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshouldthereforelearntochooseourwordscarefullyandusethemaccurately,ortheymakeourspeechsillyandrude.1．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheHistoryofWordsB.TheOriginofWordsC.ThePowerofWordsD.TheFutureofWords答案与解析C标题归纳题。文章第一段解释了words，第二段说明语言力量的原因，第三段说明语言力量的方式，故C项正确。2．What'sthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theinventorsofwords.B.Themysteryoflanguage.C.Theoriginofletters.D.Theexplanationofwords.答案与解析D段落大意题。第一段由人们的想法→字母→声音→单词，故而是对单词的解释。3．What'sthemainpointofthesecondparagraph?A.Theconnectionsbetweenwordsmakewordspowerful.B.Theexperiencemakeswordsmoreandmoremeaningful.C.Thepowerofwordshasmuchrelationshipwithone'sage.D.One'svocabularyincreasesmainlywiththegrowingyears.答案与解析A段落大意题。文章第二段第一句即是第二段主旨所在。4．What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Greatwritersmusthavegreatthoughtsandfeelings.B.Theachievementsinliteraryalsoexpressthepowerofwords.C.Therealpoetisamasterofwordsandamusicianaswell.D.It'simportanttochoosewordscarefullywhenmakingspeech.答案与解析B段落大意题。文章第三段第一句就表明了第三段的大意所在。5．What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“telling”accordingtothepassage?A.Saying.B.Recognizing.C.Vivid.D.Angry.答案与解析C词义猜测题。由telling前面的形容词charming可知C项正确。BPoetryisoneoftheimportantartformsofliterature,andisaneasywaytoexpressyourfeelings.Moreover,everyoneunderstandsitintheirownway.Somefindreliefinpoems;somereadthemsimplyforpeace;somereadpoemsforsimpleartisticpleasure.Therearesomespecialfeaturesofpoetry,whichmakeitquitedifferentfromotherformsofliterature.Firstofall,poemshaverhythmicpatterns.Generallymostpartsofapoemfollowthesameformofrhythm.Poemsmayhaverhyme,buttheydon'thaveto.Thelinesareneatlyarrangedtogethersothattheyexpressaparticularfeelingoremotion.Therecanbevarioustypesofpoemsbutaccordingtothepatternortheform,therearemainlythreetypes：Lyrics:Thelyricmainlyconcentratesonhumanthoughtsandemotionsratherthanastory.Lyricsalwaysbearsong­likeappeal.Thesearemainlyshortpoems.Popularlyricpoemformsaretheelegy,theodeandthesonnet.WilliamShakespeare,EdmundWallerandKeatsaresomeofthegreatestlyricwritersofalltimes.Narrativepoems:Thistypeofpoetrytellsastory.Narrativepoemsareusuallylongpoems.Epicsandballadsfallunderthistype.SomeofthegreatestepicpoetsareJohnMilton,Dante,EdgarAllanPoe,AlexanderPope，WilliamShakespeare,etc..Dramaticpoems:Anydramathatiswritteninverseisadramaticpoem.Thesepoemsgenerallytellastory.Blackverse,dramaticmonologuesandclosetdramabelongtothistype.WilliamShakespeare,ChristopherMarloweandBenJonsonaresomeofthegreatdramaticpoets.Whatevertheformis,onething,whichcannotbedenied,isthatpoetryisoneofthemostpowerfultoolstoexpressourfeelings.语篇解读本文主要讲了诗歌的一些特点以及诗歌的几种分类。6．Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Poetryisthemostimportantartform.B.Peoplewritepoemsforfun.C.Peoplereadpoemsfordifferentpurposes.D.Everyonecanwritepoems.答案与解析C细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句可知不同的人因为不同的目的而读诗。7．Whatdoweknowaboutlyrics?①Theyaresimilartosongs.②Theyusuallytellstories.③Theyarenotverylong.④Thesonnetisatypeoflyric.A.①②③B.②③④C.①②④D.①③④答案与解析D推理判断题。根据文章第四段我们可以知道抒情诗主要表达人的思想和情感而不是写故事，具有歌曲的特点，通常比较短，挽歌、颂歌、十四行诗都属于抒情诗，故选D项。8．Whichofthefollowingbelongstonarrativepoetry?A.Theelegy.B.Thedramaticmonologue.C.Theepic.D.Theode.答案与解析C细节理解题。根据第五段“Epicsandballadsfallunderthistype.”可知。9．Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A.poemsareweakinshowingfeelingsB.narrativepoemsareshorterthanlyricpoemsC.somepoetswritemorethanonetypeofpoemD.thesonnetandtheballadbelongtothesametype答案与解析C推理判断题。从每种类别后举的例子可看出有的诗人不止写一种类型的诗，如莎士比亚。