Question

A No poem should ever be discussed or "analysed"? until it has been read aloud by someone,teacher or student.  Better still,perhaps,is the practice of reading it twice,once at the be?ginning of the discussion and once at the end,so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.

All discussions of poetry are,in fact,preparations for reading it aloud,and the reading of the poem is,final?ly,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 film,is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or,best of all,reciting it.

I have come to think,in fact,that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than "analysing" 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". It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.

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 think?ing about it.

16. To have a better understanding of a poem,one should      

   A. discuss it with others

   B. analyse it by oneself

   C. copy it down in a notebook

   D. practise reading it aloud

17. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a func?tion of poetry?

   A. Extending your life.

   B. Saving your life.

   C. Criticizing life.

   D. Heightening life.

18. According to the writer,one of the purposes of teach?ing English is to get students to      ,

   A. understand life

   B. enjoy poetry

   C. become teachers

   D. become poets

19. The underlined phrase "make room" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by"          ”. ！

   A. build a room i

   B. provide equipment

   C. leave a certain amount of time

   D. set aside enough space

Answer 1

诗歌是一种非常重要的艺术形式，那么应该怎样去学习和鉴赏诗歌呢？通过本文你可能会有所感悟。

16. D推理判断题。阅读文章第一段可知，理解一首诗最好的方法是大声朗读它。

17. A细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三、四句话可知B、C、D三项都是诗歌的作用，而A项在文中没有被提及。

18. B细节理解题。由第三段第二句话可知，教授英语的目的之一就是让学生喜爱诗歌。

19. C词义猜测题。文章最后这句话的意思是"必须给学生留出思考尤其是听的时间"。

make room在这里的意思应该是C项，表示时间意义，而不是具体的空间。