Question

No poem should ever be discussed or analyzed, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end. All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on films, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting(背诵) it.

I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than analyzing it if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is a criticism of life, and a heightening(提升) of life. It is an approach to the truth of feeling, and it can save your life.

I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.

1.To have a better understanding of a poem, one should________.

A. analyze it by oneself    B. copy it down in a notebook

C. practise reading it aloud    D. discuss it with others

2.According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students ________.

A. to enjoy poetry    B. to become teachers

C. to become poets    D. to understand life

3.The underlined words “make room” in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A. to provide equipment    B. to leave a certain amount of time

C. to set aside enough space    D. to build a booth

4.The best title for the passage may be “________”.

A. Analyzing Poems    B. Discussing Poems

C. Learning English    D. Reading Poems Aloud

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】本文讲的是大声朗读诗的重要性和好处。

1.C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句No poem should ever be discussed or analyzed, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student.可知，为了更好地了解一首诗，应该大声地朗读它。故选C。

2.A细节理解题。根据文章中第三段第二句话I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry.可知，作者认为英语老师的目标之一是让学生热爱诗歌。。故选A。

3.B词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句话I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both.及in the classroom(在课堂上)可知，划线词的意思是“留下一定数量的时间”，故选B。

4.D主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句No poem should ever be discussed or analyzed, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student.和第二段第一句I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than analyzing it if there isn’t time for both.可知，本文讲的是大声朗读诗的好处。故选D。

【名师点睛】

抓住文章主线和关键词语，归纳文章中心。先弄清该段落主要讲了哪几方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，然后加以归纳形成主题。本文第4小题就是一道主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句No poem should ever be discussed or analyzed, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student.（任何诗歌只有在它被老师或学生大声朗读出来之后才可以去讨论或分析。）和第二段第一句I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than analyzing it if there isn’t time for both.（我开始想，事实上，如果没有时间既读又分析诗的话，花时间读一首诗比分析它更重要。）可知，本文主要讲的是大声朗读诗歌的重要性和好处。故答案为D。