高中英语 Unit2 Poems 第一学时 Reading and Comprehension练习 新人教版选修6.doc

第一学时reading and comprehensionthe power of poetryreading and writing poetry is a very personal experience. poems use language as a way of expressing their feelings，whether positive ones of love, happiness and hope, or negative feelings like anger and fear. poems can describe the beauty of nature，a person，a dream or a memorable(值得纪念的) event. most people have tried writing poetry at some time，for example at school.for children it is a good way to explore language and have fun with words as well as to express themselves.but teachers and psychologists (心理学家) have found another use for poetry as a form of therapy(治疗) to help people with problems. writing poetry can help people deal with changes in their lives, death or feelings of sadness, drug or alcohol problems or serious illness.task 1仔细阅读课文“a few simple forms of english poems”，根据课文内容选出最佳选项。1poem a is about _aa father is going to buy his baby a billygoatba father is going to buy his baby a mockingbirdca father shows his love for his babyda father is going to buy his baby a diamond ring答案：c2which two poems have rhyming lines?apoems a and b. bpoems c and d.cpoems e and f. dpoems g and h.答案：a3which two poems give you clear pictures in your mind?apoems a and c. bpoems f and g.cpoems b and d. dpoems e and h.答案：b4the reason why the players in poem c lost the game is that _athey stayed up too late the night beforebthey didnt have thousands of fans screamingcthey ran out of energydthey didnt play well enough答案：dtask 2再次阅读课文“a few simple forms of english poems”，完成下列的表格。forms of poemscharacteristicsnursery rhymesthe language is 1._ but imaginatve and 2._ small children.the language rhymes, and has strong rhythm and a lot of 3._.the poems may seem 4._， but they are easy to learn and recite.list poemsthey have a 5._ line length and repeated phrases which give both a 6._ and a rhythm to the poem.some rhyme while others do not.the cinquainthe poem 7._ five lines and 8._ a strong picture in just a few words.haikuthe poem is made up of 17 9._ ，gives a clear picture and creates a special feeling using the 10._ of words.tang poemsthe translations have free forms.答案：1concrete2.delights3.repetition4.contradictory5flexible6.pattern7.is made up of 8.conveys9syllables10.minimumtask 3根据课文“a few simple forms of english poems”，在下面空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。there are 1._(vary) reasons why people write poetry. some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give the reader a strong impression. others try 2._ convey certain emotions. poets use many different forms of poetry to express 3._. for example：poem a is a common type of nursery poetry，whose language is concrete but 4._(imagine). however they delight small children 5._ rhyme，and a lot of repetition.poem b and c are one of the simplest kinds of poems 6._ list things with a rhyme line length and repeated phrases giving both a pattern and a rhythm.poem d and e are another form of poems 7._(make) up of five lines，with which students can convey a strong picture in just a few words.a japanese form of poetry，not traditional but popular with english writers，is made up of 17 8._(syllable)，which can give a clear picture and create a special feeling 9._(use) the minimum of wo