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Tang Dynasty poets sang for about three centuries in different tones. There were many famous poets living in the Tang period, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. Poems of the Tang Dynasty edited in the Qing Dynasty is a collection of more than 48,900 poems that were written by over 2,200 poets. But it didn't cover all the poems of the Tang Dynasty.
During the Tang Dynasty，poems were recited when lovers walked under the moonlight. Poems were also recited when soldiers fought on the battlefield. People recited them in the open air or at temple fairs.
Tang Dynasty poets wrote poems to win fame and also to develop their temperament (性情). They poured out deep feelings for their friends and criticized injustice in the world through poems.
In the Tang Dynasty scholars had to be poets. Their readers were not only people of high social position but also common people. Poets recited poems; women singers sang poems and other ranks of people, including old women and children, read Tang poems. This atmosphere affected foreigners who visited the country at that time. As a result, Tang poetry was introduced to some adjacent countries, like Japan and Vietnam. Tang poetry is a most brilliant page in the history of ancient Chinese literature. It's a miracle (奇迹) in the cultural history of mankind. The Tang Dynasty was a powerful empire with a vast territory. It inherited (继承) Chinese civilization that went back to ancient times, was combined with the best of other cultures and adopted the benefits of other nations in the world. Tang poetry wasn't the only spiritual wealth created by the Tang people. Philosophy and religion, handwriting and painting，and music and dance all gained new peaks of development. Tang poetry, however, was the jewel in
the crown and the greatest achievement.
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．We can conclude from the passage that ________. A. only people in the Tang Dynasty created poems
B. in total there were four famous poets in the Tang Dynasty C. the Tang Dynasty probably existed for about three centuries D. in the Tang Dynasty most common people were poets
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．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Why the poets created poems.
B. Some other kinds of spiritual wealth in the Tang Dynasty. C. The significance and influence of the Tang Dynasty. D. The editors of Poems of the Tang Dynasty.
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Poems of the Tang Dynasty这本书是谁编辑的。故选D项。
3．The underlined word “adjacent” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”．
A. strong C. poor
B. neighbouring D. rich
答案与解析 B 词义猜测题。根据句中的“like Japan and Vietnam”可推测出， adjacent“邻近的”。故B项意思相符。
4．What's the best title for the passage?
A. The Great Tang Dynasty B. Tang Dynasty Poetry
C. Famous Poets in the Tang Dynasty D. The Development of the Tang Dynasty
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。
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Few students read much poetry these days, and may be uncertain about how to approach writings in verse. Here are some simple tips for beginners.
Almost all poets want to be understood, and many poems are quite simple to understand. Don't assume that just because some writing has a ragged (粗糙的) fight-hand margin it's automatically going to be baffling.
Try reading the poem out aloud. It's amazing how often this simple process makes clear what your eye can't sort out on the page.
Read carefully. Read each poem more than once. Look up words you don't know. Poetry is typically more dense (浓厚) than prose, and every word is potentially important. Don't skim. Strategies of speed reading which work with prose will not work with poetry. If there is a section in the poem you don't understand at first, it's very likely to be crucial to understanding the poem's meaning. Keep working at it, using dictionaries, encyclopedias (百科全书), and other reference sources until you understand all parts of the poem. Don't assume that feelings or associations that emerge hazily from a first reading will turn out to be correct.
Start by figuring out the literal meaning of the poem first, before you leap into figuring out the metaphorical (隐喻的) language, if any. Try translating what the poem says into simple prose first to make sure you
understand it at a very basic level. If you can't explain what the poem is saying literally in prose you probably haven't understood it yet. More advanced analysis of the poem's language comes later.
语篇解读 本文主要就如何阅读诗歌给出了建议。 5．What can we learn from Paragraph 1?
A. As a form of art, poetry is popular among the youth. B. There is not much excellent poetry for the youth to read. C. Poetry is not quite popular among young students. D. Poems are too difficult for young students to understand.
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．The author advises readers to read poems with all the following EXCEPT ________.
A. loud voice C. comprehension
B. care D. 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．Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Poetry can be read with the same method of prose reading. B. Poetry is really more difficult to understand than prose.
C. If you want to read a poem better, you'd better read it repeatedly. D. It is necessary to try to translate a poem into simple language first. 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．What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Wonderful. C. Difficult.
B. Meaningless. 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。
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