Question

On December 14，2017，we were sorry to hear that Yu Guangzhong, a famous poet died of illness in Taiwan. He was born in Nanjing in 1928. His mother's hometown is in Wujin，Changzhou. So he called himself a southern person.

Later, he went to Taiwan. In 1952 he graduated from Taiwan University. Then he graduated from University of LOWA in 1959. He taught at Soochow University, Normal University, Taiwan University , and Chengchi University. He got a lot of prizes in literature(文学)，such as.Wu San lien Literature Prize, China Times Award, Golden Tripod，National Arts Award and all the major(主要的)Awards in Taiwan. He is famous both in Taiwan and in Mainland.

He was in Taiwan, but he always missed his hometown in Mainland. In one of his poems Nostalgia(乡愁) ，he showed his feeling of homesickness. Let's enjoy his famous poem Nostalgia.

Nostalgia

When I was young，                   But later on,

Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp.          Nostalgia was a low，low  grave.

Me on this side，                      Me on this side，

Mother on the other side.                And my mother ;inside.

When I grew up，                     And at present，

Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket.        Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait.

Me on this side，                      Me on this side，

Bride on the other side.                  Mainland on the other side.

1.Yu wrote the poem Nostalgia  because he wanted to          .

A. find his boat ticket    B. show his love to his bride

C. miss his mother in Wujin .    D. miss his hometown in Mainland

2.From the second paragraph , we can learn about       .

A. Yu's achievements    B. Yu's school Iife

C. Yu's homesickness    D. Yu's working time

3.一In the poem，"stamp"，" ticket"，"grave" and "strait" represent the poet's        .

A. wishes for Taiwan and the Mainland    B. favourite things in different times

C. different feelings about homesickness    D. good ideas'for coming back home

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

【解析】试题本文介绍了著名诗人余光中的成就以及其名作《乡愁》，在诗歌中 “邮票”、“船票”、“坟墓”和“海峡”代表了诗人不同时期对乡愁的不同感受，体现了诗人心中对故乡、对祖国的深深眷恋之情。

1.根据第三段In one of his poems Nostalgia(乡愁) ，he showed his feeling of homesickness. 可知，余光中写《乡愁》，是因为思念大陆的故乡。故选：D。

2.根据第二段大篇幅地介绍了余光中的任教大学以及获奖情况，也就是“Yu's achievements余光中的成就”。 故选：A。

3.根据诗中 Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp. Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket. Nostalgia was a low，low grave. Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait.可知，“邮票”、“船票”、“坟墓”和“海峡”代表诗人不同时期对乡愁的不同感受。故选：C。