GrammarandusageI.阅读理解ATangDynastypoetssangforaboutthreecenturiesindifferenttones.ThereweremanyfamouspoetslivingintheTangperiodsuchasLiBai,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.Itsamiracleintheculturalhistoryofmankind.TheTangDynastywasapowerfulempirewithavastterritory.Itinherited（继承）Chinesecivilizationthatwentbacktoancienttimes,wascombinedwiththebestofotherculturesandadoptedthebenefitsofothernationsintheworld.Tangpoetrywasn，ttheonlyspiritualwealthcreatedbytheTangDynastypeople.Philosophyandreligion,handwritingandpaintingandmusicanddanceallgainednewpeaksofdevelopment.Tangpoetry,however,wasthejewelinthecrownanditsgreatestachievement.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的唐诗。1. Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A. onlypeopleintheTangDynastycreatedpoemsB. intotaltherewerefourfamouspoetsintheTangDynastyC. theTangDynastyprobablyexistedforaboutthreecenturiesD. intheTangDynastymostcommonpeoplewerepoets解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“TangDynastypoetssangforaboutthreecenturiesindifferenttones.”可知,答案为C。2. WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A. Whythepoetscreatedpoems.B. SomeotherkindsofspiritualwealthintheTangDynasty.C. ThesignificanceandinfluenceoftheTangDynasty.D. TheeditorsofPoemsoftheTangDynasty.解析：选D细节理解题。A项在第三段中提到了；B、C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oftheTangDynasty这本书是谁编辑的。3. Theunderlinedword“adjacent”inParagraph4probablymeans.A. strongB.neighboringC.poorD.rich解析：选B词义猜测题。根据句中的“likeJapanandVietnam”可以推测，adjacent意为“邻近的”o4. WhatdoestheauthorreallywanttotellusinParagraph4?A. TangDynastypoemswerequitepopular.B. IntheTangDynastyallscholarswerepoets.C. ManyforeignerscametoourcountryduringtheTangDynasty.D. IntheTangDynastymanypoemsweresungbywomensingers.解析：选A推理判断题。作者在第四段中谈到当时各种阶层的人都吟唱、背诵唐涛，并提到对外国人的影响，其真正的目的是说明唐诗在当时很受欢迎。BLongago,poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics,theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now,poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived（恢复）.Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest,performingpoemsfrommemoryforD|S100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests,andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions.Finally,the50statechampions,alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampioncametoWashingtonD.C.lastweekforthelastshowdown.Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp,JacksonHille,ahighschoolseniorfromOhio,wonaD|S20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoud,becausetheyrealizedthatbearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.Itsnotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.Itsthetoneofvoice,thepauses,thegesturesandtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem,weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit,”saidNationalPublicRadioBroadcasterScottSimon,masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience,butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipants（选手）understandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了美国的高中生沿袭了以前的做法，发起了诗歌背诵比赛。背诵诗歌不仅让背诵者以全新的方式更深刻地理解诗歌的内涵，也让听者对诗歌有了更新的理解。5. Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow.A. theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB. theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC. poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD. athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段首句“Longago,poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的。6. HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashingtonD.C.?A. Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段介绍可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛。7. Accordingtothepassage,hearingapoemrecitedinanewvoicecan.A.bringanewlifetolistenersB. helplistenersfindtheirinterestC. makelistenerslearnthewordsD. offersomethingnewtolisteners解析：选D细节