佛山市三水中学2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题含解析

佛山市三水中学2025届高三下学期联合考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever2．Idon’tmindhercriticizingme,but___ishowshedoesitthatIobjectto.A．it B．thatC．this D．which3．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith4．______,hisideaswasacceptedbyallthepeopleatthemeeting.A．Strangeasmightitsound B．AsitmightsoundstrangeC．Asstrangeitmightsound D．Strangeasitmightsound5．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional6．—Whataboutgoingabroadforfurtherstudy?—Great,butIneverexpected______achanceformebefore.A．theretobeB．therebeingC．ittobeD．itbeing7．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views8．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though9．________onFebruary5,2019,theWanderingEarthsoonbecameagreathit.A．Releasing B．BeingreleasedC．Released D．Torelease10．Infact，mostofuswouldtheconsequencesofstupiddecisionstakenbyothers.A．handle B．solve C．follow D．suffer11．Passionispassionanditdoesn'tmatter________it'sdirected．Exactly，itcanbecoinsorsportsorpolitics．A．why B．howC．whether D．where12．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind13．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．anythingC．none D．any14．_____atthedifferencesbetweenhercultureandtheirs,Anniewantedtoreturnhome.A．ConfusingB．ConfusedC．HavingconfusedD．Toconfuse15．—Ibelieveitistheonlysolutiontothisproblem.—That’sdebatable,Ithink.Icanfiveothersolutionsasgoodasthat.A．comeupwith B．makeupwith C．liveupwith D．keepupwith16．Nowadays,moreandmoreyoungladies,figuresmostarefineenough,aregoingonadiet.A．who B．whoseC．ofwhose D．ofwhom17．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen18．_____bytheEnglishteacherforthehighgrade,Ifeltmyeffortfinallypaidoff.A．PraiseB．PraisedC．TopraiseD．Praising19．—WhatdoyouthinkofBetty?—Lovely，thoughshe______benaughtysometimes．A．should B．mustC．can D．need20．－Whatdoesthesignoverthereread?－“Noperson________smokeorcarryalightedcigarette,cigarorpipeinthisarea.”A．will B．shallC．may D．must第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Hotshotjetpilotsarenomatchforcliffswallows.Thebirdsrocketoverbridgesandskimoverlakes,rushingforwardataccelerationsthatwouldknockanAirForce.Bytrackingthesecontestswithhigh-speedcameras,anewstudygivesthefirst,in-depthpeekintoavianaerodynamics(鸟类空气力学)inthewild.“Thefindingsmayevenprovideinsightintohowtodesignbettermicroairvehicles-tinydrones.Thistechnologywillbebrilliantlyuseful,”saysbiomechanicsexpertJimUsherwoodoftheUnitedKingdom’sRoyalVeterinaryCollegeinHatfield.“High-resolutionfieldstudieslikethishaveneverbeendonebeforeforbirds.”Forcliffswallows,thetroublestartswhentheyreturnfromwinteringinSouthAmericatotheirsummerhomesinNorthAmerica.Afterarrival,theyseekouttheiroldmudnests—usuallylocatedunderconcretebridgesandfreeways-andstartrebuildingtheirhomes.Butratherthanhuntdownafreshsupplyofmud,someswallowspreferstealingsuppliesfromtheirmorehardworkingneighbors.Otherstakethingsfurtherandwillevenlayaneggortwointheirneighbor’snestbeforetakingoff.Battlesintheairfollowiftheinvadersarecaughtintheact,andanewstudytakesadvantageofthesefightstolearnhowbirdsperformhigh-speedmaneuvers(演习).TheteamplacedthreecamerasalongaNorthCarolinalakecrossedbyahighwaybridgethathousesseveralcliffswallownestsandwaitedforthebattlestocommence.Theteamwassurprisedtolearnthatmostofthetime,chaserscopiedthemoveoffleeinginvaders.Swallowsalsopullveryhardturnstoescapeanenemy,withoneextremecasereaching7.8gravity.Fighterpilotsusuallypassoutatabout5or6gravity,whichiswhytheseexperimentshaveearnedinterest,andpartialfunding,fromtheOfficeofNavalResearch.TheNavymayusethefindingstobuildbetterguidancesystemsformicroairvehicles.However,theswallows’biomechanicsarecomplex,andnowtheteamissimplytryingtocollectafewtricks.1、WhydidtheUsherwoodcarryoutthestudies?A．Toguideabetterdesignofairvehicles.B．Toprovetheswallowsarebetteratflying.C．Toexperimentwithitshigh-speedcameras.D．Totrackhowtheswallowsskimoverlakes.2、Whatleadstothebattlesamongthebirds?A．Sharingfood.B．Occupyingothers’nests.C．Seizingmudfornesting.D．Competingfortheuseofbridges.3、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“commence”inparagraph3?A．continue B．accelerateC．end D．begin4、Whatisthetrickoftheswallowtoescapeitsenemy?A．Acceleratingtowardit.B．Copyingwhatitsenemydo.C．Makingsharpturnsduringflight.D．Seekingforhelpfromitsfellows.22．（8分）OnChristmasDay,2003,awomannamedNancySueBrowntookherdaughterandgrandchildrentoseeamovieatanAMCtheater.Whenthemoviewasover,thecrowdmadefortheexits.Atheateremployeehadjustfinishedmoppingthehallwayanddutifullyplacedthe“wetfloor”signintheslipperyarea.Nooneslippedduetothewetconditions,butsomeonedidmanagetoknockoverthesign.AndbythetimeMs.Browngottothearea,thesignwaslyingonthefloor.Andshortlythereafter,sowasshe.Herfootgotcaughtinthesign,inabadway,andshefell.UnfortunatelyMs.Brownhadundergoneabackoperation,andthefallcausedmoredamagethanitotherwisewouldhave.Sosheandherhusbandsued(提起诉讼).AMCarguedthattheentirepointofthe“wetfloor”signabovewastowarnofdanger,andtherefore,courtsshouldencouragetheusebynotallowingBrown’scasetoproceed(继续进行).AMCreferredtoacaseaboutaDecember,1998incident,wherea“wetfloor”sign,notinuse,felltothefloorcausinganothertrip-and-fall.Inthatcase,Georgia’sCourtofAppealsruledinfavorofthestore,butdidn’tgosofarastosaythat“wetfloor’signscouldn’tgiverisetolegalliability(责任)intrip-and-fallaccidents.IntheBrowncase,theSupremeCourtthereforerejectedAMC’sargumentthattheformercaseapplied.ButtheBrownsarguedsomethingsurprisingthatthe“wetfloor”signwas,itself,dangerous,because“usingthistypeofsigninareaspassedbylotsofcustomerscreatesanunreasonableriskofforeseeableharmtothepublicintheformoftrippinghazards(危险).”That’sright—thesafetysign,usedinthewayitwasdesigned,wasitselfdangerous.Thecourtthankfullydidn’tacceptthatargument,atleastnotentirely.ButitdidconcludethatBrown’scasecouldcontinuetoajury(陪审团)—“amerchant’sselectionanduseofequipmentdesignedtowarncustomersofonedangerthathavethepotentialtoexposethemtoadifferentone.”1、Accordingtothetext,Ms.Brown________.A．slippedonthewetfloor B．trippedoverawarningsignC．knockedoverawarningsign D．wasknockeddownbythecrowd2、AMCmentionedthe1998caseinorderto________.A．acceptitslegalliabilityforMs.Brown’slossB．proveMS.BrownhadsomephysicalproblemsC．stressthatithadnolegalliabilityfortheaccidentD．proveothercustomerswereresponsiblefortheaccident3、WhatcanwelearnabouttheBrowncasefromthelastparagraph?A．Itwouldbejudgedbyjury.B．Itwouldnotbeallowedtoproceed.C．ThecourtwouldruleinfavorofAMC．D．ThecourtacceptedalltheargumentsoftheBrowns.4、Theunderlinedword“one”inthelastparagraphrefersto“________”.A．danger B．customer C．businessowner D．equipmentinpublicplaces23．（8分）OnJanuary13,2016,Francebecamethefirstcountryintheworldtopassalawrequiringsupermarketstodonatefoodthatisapproachingitsexpirationdate(保质期)insteadofthrowingitaway.Theregulationthatappliestosupermarketsover4,000squarefeetrequiresstorestosignofficialdonationagreementswithlocalfoodbanks.Thelawalsomakesitillegalforstorestopourwaterovernearly-expiredfood,orstoreitinsidelockedwarehousesuntilitispickedupbythegarbagetrucks.Thesemeasuresareoftenundertakenbysupermarketstopreventthehungryfromsearchingforfoodthroughthedustbins.Thoughthatmayappearcruel,thestoresclaimtheydoittoavoidpotentialfoodpoisoningthatcouldoccuriftheproductisonitswaypastitsexpiry.Thosewhodonotobeythenewlawfacetheriskofheavyfines.Also,excessgoodslikeyogurtormilkthatarelikelytogobadquicklyarenowallowedtobedonateddirectlytothefoodbanks.Thoughthishasalwaysbeenpossible,thecurrentprocessislongandcomplex,makingitdifficultforproducerstogiveawaythefoodinatimelymanner.France’sfoodbanksareofcoursethrilledaboutthepossibilityofreceivingextrafood.JacquesBailet,whoheadsanetworkofFrenchfoodbankscalledtheBanquesAlimentaires,saysthatofthe110,000tonsofgoodsreceivedannually,only36,000tonscomesfromsupermarkets.Bailetestimates(估计)thatjusta15%increaseinsupermarketdonationswouldtranslatetoover10millionadditionalmealstofeedthehungryeachyear.Thoughthisisagreatfirststep,ArashDermabarsh,theactivistresponsibleforthegrassrootsmovementthatledtotheban,isnotdone.HenowwantstoextendthelawtootherplaceslikerestaurantsandalsotrytoconvinceothercountriesintheEuropeanUniontopasssimilarregulations.Thesestepsarenecessarybecauseoftheover9milliontonsoffoodwastedinFrance;anastonishing67%isthrownawaybyconsumers,withsupermarketsandrestaurantsmakinguptherest.1、Whatshouldstoresdowithnearly-expiredfood?A．Throwitaway.B．Sendittothehungry.C．Storeitinrefrigerators.D．Giveitawaytofoodbanks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“excess”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Extra.B．Cheap.C．Seasonal.D．Returned.3、WhatmightBailetagreewithabouttheFrenchfoodbanks?A．Theyhavealotofexpiredfood.B．Theywillgetmuchbenefitfromthelaw.C．Theirfoodisenoughforthepeopleinneed.D．Theirfoodmainlycomesfromsupermarkets.4、WhatdoesDermabarshplantodo?A．BuildmorefoodbanksinFrance.B．Makethelawtakeeffectinmoreplaces.C．Organizeacampaigntopromotethislaw.D．Raiseconsumersawarenessofwastereduction.24．（8分）Dearestdarlinggirl,Todayisthebeginningofthenextstageinyourlife.WeheadofftoyournewhomeatStanford.WheredoIstartintellingyouhowproudIfeeltobecalledMummybyyou?We'velaughedathowyouburstintothisworldwithascowlonyourface,howdeterminedyouhavealwaysbeenrightfromfeedingyourselftomakingbigdecisionsforyourlife.ThereweredaysduringyourillnessthatIwasn'tsureyouhadthewilltomakeit.Tellingyouthatyouneededtowanttogetbetterwasthehardestandyetthegreatestday.Fromthatdayyoutookresponsibilityanddecidedyouwantedtobeatanorexia（厌食症）．Idon'tthinkI'veeverfeltsoproudofyouaswhenyoucamehometosaythatyouwantedtogotoWestAfricabetweenschoolanduniversity.Youchosetogoalone,andtoraisethemoneyyourself.Youhavesuchstrengthofcharacteranddetermination.Itisattimeshardtobelievethatyouareonly18.Youexperiencedsomethinginthatmonththatfewdareexperienceinalifetime.So,Viv,herearemywordsofwisdomtoyouasyoustartyournextbigadventure.Theworldisabeautifulplacebutoftenafewthingscanmakeitseemdifficult.God'stempleismadeoflove.It'sman'stemplethatisbuiltofstones.Openyourhearttogoodnessandnevereverletnegativepeopleorthoughtstakeholdofyou.AsMinorMyersputit,"Gointotheworldanddowe’ll.Butmoreimportantly,gointotheworldanddogood:'Itistruethatwitheverypassingday,Iwillgrowolderandweaker.AdaymaycomewhenIwillbecomeforgetful.Buteventhen,youwithyourbrightsmile,willlightupmyheart.YourAlo1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Shewasonceatroublemaker.B．She'safreshmaninStanford.C．Shereliesonherparentsalot.D．Shewasdefeatedbyanorexia.2、WhydidVivgotoWestAfrica?A．Todowhatothersdarenot.B．Toshowherdetermination.C．Togetmoneyforschoolfees.D．Togoonanadventurebyherself.3、WhatisAlo'sadviceforViv?A．Tobeapositiveandkindperson.B．Toavoidthenegativepartoflife.C．Tobecautiousofcold-heartedpeople.D．Toexplorethebeautyoftheworld.4、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingtheletter?A．Amusedandthankful.B．Pleasedandsatisfied.C．Cheerfulandrelieved.D．Concernedandanxious.25．（10分）Researcherssaypublicmistrustofvaccines（疫苗）iscausingdiseaseslikemeasles（麻疹）andyellowfevertospread.Thescientistssaidthelowerlevelsoftrustcanleadtopeoplerefusingvaccines.This,inturn,cancausediseasestospreadquickly,theywarmed.Buttheresearcherssaidtheyalsofoundahighlevelofsupportworldwideforvaccinatingchildrenagainstdisease.Theresearchersquestioned66,000peoplein67countriestodiscovertheirideasonwhethervaccinesareimportant,safeandeffective.ThesurveyshowedpeopleinSoutheastAsiahadthehighestleveloftrustinvaccines.Africashowedthesecondhighestlevelofconfidence.Europeansshowedthelowestlevelofconfidenceinvaccines.InFrance,41percentofthepopulationquestionedthesafetyofvaccines.HeidiLarsoniswiththeLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.ShesaysrecentmediareportsofproblemsinvolvingvaccineshavehurtpublicconfidenceinFrance.LarsonnotedthatmanyEuropeansworriedaboutreportsofpossiblelinksbetweenhepatitisBvaccines（乙型肝炎疫苗）andthediseasemultiplesclerosis（多发性硬化症）.Butshesaidscientistsfoundnolinkagebetweenthetwo.MistrustinFrancewasalsodrivenbypublicreactiontotheH1N1influenza（甲型H1N1流感）outbreakfearsin2009.TheFrenchgovernmentspent$1.4billionon94milliondosesofthevaccine.Themajorityweresoldordestroyed.ThefindingscomeasamajoryellowfevervaccinationprogramhasbeenlaunchedintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoandAngola.Thediseasehasalreadykilledhundredsofpeopleinthearea.TheWorldHealthOrganizationaimstovaccinateover15millionpeopleinbothcountries.“Ifeveryoneagreestobevaccinated,wecanremoveyellowfeverfromourcountry,”saidMosalaMireille,oneofthedoctorsdirectingtheprogram.1、TheauthordevelopstheParagraph1mainly________.A．bytellingexperiencesB．bygivinginstructionsC．byofferingdescriptionsD．byanalyzingcauseandeffect2、Theunderlinedwords“Thedisease”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto________.A．measlesB．yellowfeverC．H1N1influenzaD．multiplesclerosis3、MistrustofvaccinesinFrancewasdrivenbythefollowingreasonsexcept________.A．mediareportsofproblemslinkedtovaccinesB．publicreactiontotheH1N1influenzaoutbreakfearsin2009C．connectionsbetweenhepatitisBvaccinesandthediseasemultiplesclerosisD．mostofthedosesofthevaccineweresoldordisposedofbytheFrenchgovernment4、MosalaMireille’sattitudetowardstheyellowfevervaccinationprogramis________.A．ExpectantB．SkepticalC．CriticalD．Cautious第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Hewas11yearsoldandwentfishingeverychancehegotfromthedockathisfamily’scabinonanislandinthemiddleofaNewHampshirelake.Onthedaybeforethebassseasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishingearlyintheevening,1sunfishandperchwithworms.Thenhetiedonasmalllureandpracticedcasting.Thelure2thewaterandcausedcoloredripples(涟漪，细浪)inthesunset,then3ripplesasthemoonroseoverthelake.Whenhisfishingroddoubledover,heknewsomething4wasontheotherend.Hisfatherwatchedwith5astheboyskillfullyworkedthefishalongsidethedock.Finally,hecarefullyliftedthe6fishfromthewater.Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen,butitwasabass.Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish,gills(鳃)playingbackandforthinthe7.Thefatherlitamatchandlookedatthewatch.Itwas10p.m.—twohours8theseasonopened.Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy.“You’llhaveto9,son.”hesaid.“Dad!”criedtheboy.“Therewillbeotherfish.”saidhisfather.“Notasbigasthisone.”criedtheboy.Helookedaroundthelake.Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight.Helookedagainathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthem,10couldanyoneeverknowwhattimehecaughtthefish,theboycould11bytheclarityofhisfather’svoicethatthedecisionwasnotnegotiable(可协商的).Heslowlypulledthe12outofthelipofthehugefishand13itintotheblackwater.Thecreatureswisheditspowerfulbodyanddisappeared.Theboy14thathewouldneveragainseesuchagreatfish.Thatwas34yearsago.Today,theboyisasuccessfularchitectinNewYorkCity.Andhewasright.Hehasneveragaincaughtsuchamagnificentfish15theonethatwassetfreebyhimthatnightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsamefish16----everytimehe17againstaquestionofethics.For,ashisfathertaughthim,ethicsaresimple18ofrightandwrong.19isonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.Dowedorightwhennooneislooking?Wewould20weweretaughttoputthefishbackwhenwewereyoung.4251、A．catchingB．drawingC．trappingD．expecting2、A．metB．struckC．knockedD．attacked3、A．goldenB．silverC．blackD．blue4、A．lightB．slimC．smallD．huge5、A．decisionB．instructionC．admirationD．celebration6、A．livelyB．livingC．exhaustedD．dead7、A．moonlightB．sunC．windD．lake8、A．whenB．sinceC．afterD．before9、A．pullitupB．speeditupC．putitbackD．bringitback10、A．notB．norC．andD．or11、A．receiveB．believeC．organizeD．tell12、A．wormB．hookC．boatD．match13、A．loweredB．liftedC．watchedD．changed14、A．expectedB．admittedC．complainedD．suspected15、A．thatB．whenC．asD．because16、A．onceagainB．againandagainC．allthetimeD．intheend17、A．comesupB．catchesupC．makesupD．ringsup18、A．informationB．adviceC．mattersD．messages19、A．ItB．HeC．TherightD．Thewrong20、A．evenifB．thoughC．unlessD．if第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Doesthenameofthecollegeyouattendreallymatter?Researchonthequestion1．(suggest)that,formoststudents,itdoesn’t.Whatstudentsdoatcollegeseemstomattermuchmorethan2．theygo.Thestudentsbenefittingmostfromcollegearethose3．aretotallyengaged(参与)inacademiclife,takingfulladvantageofthecollege’schancesandresources(资源).Studentsshouldhaveaproperattitudetowardscollegebeforethinkingaboutwhichcollegetoattend,andit’snevertooearlytomakenecessarypreparationsforahealthyand4．(meaning)collegeexperience.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。OnSundaymorning,Jackwaspaintinginthestudywhilethephonerang、Hehurriedtothephone、Hewashisworkmate,Mike、Whiletheywerechattingonthephone,buthislittlesonknockedoverpainting、Jackrushedbacktothestudy、Thepaintingwasonamessandthebabywascrying、Hequicklyclearedthemess,comfortingthebabyandthentookhimout、Tohissurprises,hiswifecamebackfromshoppingaheadoftheusuallytime、Hewasratherembarrassing、Hetoldhiswifethatitwasthecatwhichcausedthedisaster、160第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Emily要找一位中国书法老师，请给她回信。推荐一位合适人选。内容包括：推荐原因，人物介绍以及联系方式。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.书信的开头已给出，不计入词的总数。DearEmily,HearingthatyouarelookingforaChinesecalligraphyteacher.IamwritingtointroduceMs.Litoyou.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YourssincerelyLiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、A3、B4、D5、A6、A7、B8、A9、C10、D11、D12、D13、C14、B15、A16、C17、A18、B19、C20、B第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、A2、B3、D4、C22、1、B2、C3、A4、A23、1、D2、A3、B4、B24、Whydowereadpoetry?Firstobviousone:becauseweenjoyit.Theonlyotherreasonisforacademicpurposes,andthat'snotwhythisishere.Manyofusreadpoetrysimplybecauseweoftenfeeldepressedandhopelesslylost,andinpoetryweseehowbeautifulandstrangeeverythingis.Sointhatwaypoetrycalmsouranxiety.Therearemanydifferentkindsofpoems.Theyarenotallcalming.Somepoemsmakemeanxious,angry,scared,andsad,whichiswhyIvaluethem.Asareader,Iwantafullmeal,notjustdessert.Iwantthesweetandthebitter.Often,IreadpoetrywhenI'malreadyrelaxed.Infact,IreadmorewhenI'mnotstressedout.HerearethemainreasonsIrespondtopoetry,asfarasIcantell.Metrical(格律的)poemsareaboutsettinguprulesandthenbendingthem.Usually,thisisdonebysettinguparhythmandthenviolatingitoralmostviolatingit.Andthenreturningtoitagain.Thi