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语篇提能阅读理解ATangDynastypoetssangforaboutthreecenturiesindifferenttones.ThereweremanyfamouspoetslivingintheTangperiod,suchasLiBai,DuFu,BaiJuyiandLiShangyin.PoemsoftheTangDynastyeditedintheQingDynastyisacollectionofmorethan48,900poemsthatwerewrittenbyover2,200poets.Butitdidn'tcoverallthepoemsoftheTangDynasty.DuringtheTangDynasty，poemswererecitedwhenloverswalkedunderthemoonlight.Poemswerealsorecitedwhensoldiersfoughtonthebattlefield.Peoplerecitedthemintheopenairorattemplefairs.TangDynastypoetswrotepoemstowinfameandalsotodeveloptheirtemperament(性情).Theypouredoutdeepfeelingsfortheirfriendsandcriticizedinjusticeintheworldthroughpoems.IntheTangDynastyscholarshadtobepoets.Theirreaderswerenotonlypeopleofhighsocialpositionbutalsocommonpeople.Poetsrecitedpoems;womensingerssangpoemsandotherranksofpeople,includingoldwomenandchildren,readTangpoems.Thisatmosphereaffectedforeignerswhovisitedthecountryatthattime.Asaresult,Tangpoetrywasintroducedtosomeadjacentcountries,likeJapanandVietnam.TangpoetryisamostbrilliantpageinthehistoryofancientChineseliterature.It'samiracle(奇迹)intheculturalhistoryofmankind.TheTangDynastywasapowerfulempirewithavastterritory.Itinherited(继承)Chinesecivilizationthatwentbacktoancienttimes,wascombinedwiththebestofotherculturesandadoptedthebenefitsofothernationsintheworld.Tangpoetrywasn'ttheonlyspiritualwealthcreatedbytheTangpeople.Philosophyandreligion,handwritingandpainting，andmusicanddanceallgainednewpeaksofdevelopment.Tangpoetry,however,wasthejewelinthecrownandthegreatestachievement.语篇解读通过本文，我们可以更深入地了解唐诗的影响力和其对世界文化的贡献。1．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A.onlypeopleintheTangDynastycreatedpoemsB.intotaltherewerefourfamouspoetsintheTangDynastyC.theTangDynastyprobablyexistedforaboutthreecenturiesD.intheTangDynastymostcommonpeoplewerepoets答案与解析C推理判断题。根据第一段可推断出C项正确。2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.Whythepoetscreatedpoems.B.SomeotherkindsofspiritualwealthintheTangDynasty.C.ThesignificanceandinfluenceoftheTangDynasty.D.TheeditorsofPoemsoftheTangDynasty.答案与解析D细节理解题。A项在第三段中提到了；B、C两项在最后一段提到了。根据第一段内容可知，文章没有具体交代PoemsoftheTangDynasty这本书是谁编辑的。故选D项。3．Theunderlinedword“adjacent”inParagraph4probablymeans“________”．A.strongB.neighbouringC.poorD.rich答案与解析B词义猜测题。根据句中的“likeJapanandVietnam”可推测出，adjacent“邻近的”。故B项意思相符。4．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheGreatTangDynastyB.TangDynastyPoetryC.FamousPoetsintheTangDynastyD.TheDevelopmentoftheTangDynasty答案与解析B主旨大意题。本文主要叙述了唐诗在当时受欢迎的程度和影响力。故B项最适合作标题。BFewstudentsreadmuchpoetrythesedays,andmaybeuncertainabouthowtoapproachwritingsinverse.Herearesomesimpletipsforbeginners.Almostallpoetswanttobeunderstood,andmanypoemsarequitesimpletounderstand.Don'tassumethatjustbecausesomewritinghasaragged(粗糙的)fight­handmarginit'sautomaticallygoingtobebaffling.Tryreadingthepoemoutaloud.It'samazinghowoftenthissimpleprocessmakesclearwhatyoureyecan'tsortoutonthepage.Readcarefully.Readeachpoemmorethanonce.Lookupwordsyoudon'tknow.Poetryistypicallymoredense(浓厚)thanprose,andeverywordispotentiallyimportant.Don'tskim.Strategiesofspeedreadingwhichworkwithprosewillnotworkwithpoetry.Ifthereisasectioninthepoemyoudon'tunderstandatfirst,it'sverylikelytobecrucialtounderstandingthepoem'smeaning.Keepworkingatit,usingdictionaries,encyclopedias(百科全书),andotherreferencesourcesuntilyouunderstandallpartsofthepoem.Don'tassumethatfeelingsorassociationsthatemergehazilyfromafirstreadingwillturnouttobecorrect.Startbyfiguringouttheliteralmeaningofthepoemfirst,beforeyouleapintofiguringoutthemetaphorical(隐喻的)language,ifany.Trytranslatingwhatthepoemsaysintosimpleprosefirsttomakesureyouunderstanditataverybasiclevel.Ifyoucan'texplainwhatthepoemissayingliterallyinproseyouprobablyhaven'tunderstoodityet.Moreadvancedanalysisofthepoem'slanguagecomeslater.语篇解读本文主要就如何阅读诗歌给出了建议。5．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.Asaformofart,poetryispopularamongtheyouth.B.Thereisnotmuchexcellentpoetryfortheyouthtoread.C.Poetryisnotquitepopularamongyoungstudents.D.Poemsaretoodifficultforyoungstudentstounderstand.答案与解析C推理判断题。第一段主要说明，作为一种艺术形式，诗歌并没有受到年轻人的推崇，喜欢读诗歌的人不是很多。6．TheauthoradvisesreaderstoreadpoemswithallthefollowingEXCEPT________.A.loudvoiceB.careC.comprehensionD.emotion答案与解析D推理判断题。本文是一篇指导性文章，每一段落涉及一个主题，只是没有谈论带着情感朗读诗歌的问题。7．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Poetrycanbereadwiththesamemethodofprosereading.B.Poetryisreallymoredifficulttounderstandthanprose.C.Ifyouwanttoreadapoembetter,you'dbetterreaditrepeatedly.D.Itisnecessarytotrytotranslateapoemintosimplelanguagefirst.答案与解析A推理判断题。根据第四段第六句可知，因为诗歌的内涵比散文更加厚重，所以阅读散文的策略不适合诗歌。8．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph4mean?A.Wonderful.B.Meaningless.C.Difficult.D.Important.答案与解析D词义猜测题。句意：如果诗歌的某个部分在一开始就不太明白，很可能这部分对于理解整个诗歌的意思是至关重要的。