Passage 3
Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage
No poem should ever be discussed or "analyzed", until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling "interpretation" of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.
I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than "analyzing" it, if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is "a criticism of life", "a heightening of life, enjoyment with others". It is "an approach to the truth of feeling", and it "can save your life" It also deserves a place in the teaching of languages and literature more central than it presently occupies.
I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don't like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
11. According to the passage, to have a better understanding of a poem, the best way is
A. to discuss it with others
B. to analyze it by oneself
C. to hear it read out
D. to practice reading it aloud
12. The recitation of a poetry by the teacher or a student in the classroom
A. is the best way to understand it
B. easily arouses some discussion among the students
C. helps the teachers to analyse it
D. can not take the place of the poet reading it analyse
13. According to the author, one of the purposes of teaching English is getting students
A. to criticize life B. to like poetry
C. to enjoy life D. to teach poetry
14. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?
A. The teaching of poetry should have been much more stressed
B. The teaching of poetry is more important than the teaching of any other subject.
C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.
D. Poetry is the foundation of all languages and literature courses.
15. The phrase "make room" in the last paragraph can be best replaced by
A. "build a booth" B. "provide equipment"
C. "leave a certain amount of time" D. "set aside enough space"
PASSAGE 3
在教师或者学生朗读之前,绝不应该讨论或者"分析"诗歌。朗读两次大概更好,一次在讨论开始时,另一次在结尾,这样人们最后听到的是诗歌的朗诵。
事实上,讨论诗都是为朗读做准备,并且读诗最终是对诗歌最生动有效的诠释,同时表现出语调、节奏和意义。显而易见,倾听诗人读自己的作品,无论是录音还是录像,都会带来特别的收益。但是即使教学辅助设备也无法取代学生和教师朗读诗,最好能够背诵。
我想到事实上如果时间有限,朗读诗的重要性远大于"分析"诗。我认为作为英语教师,我们的目标之一是使学生热爱诗歌。诗是"生活的批判"、"生活的升华,与他人的共享。"诗是"通往真实情感的道路","能够拯救生命"。在语言和文学教学中,诗也理应占据比现在更重要的位置。
我并不是说每位英语教师必须教授诗歌。己所不欲,勿施于人。但是教授诗歌者必须牢记一些关于诗歌本质、声音和感觉的知识,也必须在课堂留出聆听和思考的时间。
答案解析:
11、D 第一段第一句强调朗读诗应置于讨论和"分析"之前,第二段第一句进一步说讨论诗都是为朗读做准备,并且朗读诗最终是对诗歌最生动有效的诠释。第三段第一句也强调朗读诗的重要性远大于"分析"诗。因此,朗读、讨论、分析三者比较,练习朗读诗是能够更好的理解诗的最好方式。
12、A 第二段最后一句讲即使教学辅助设备也无法取代学生和教师朗读诗,最好能够背诵。由此可以推断出背诵是理解诗的最好方式。
13、B 第三段讲我认为作为英语教师,我们的目标之一是使学生热爱诗歌。所以答案是热爱诗。
14、A 第三段最后一句在语言和文学教学中,诗也理应占据比现在更重要的位置。所以应强调诗歌教学。应选A 注: "stress" 是"强调"的意思 (To place emphasis on; emphasize)
15、C "make room for" 本意是"为……腾出空位"。此处应理解为在课上安排时间聆听和思考诗歌,即 "leave a certain amount of time"之意。