周末加油站（IV）

Task 1

Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.

Her poems described conditions among the poor， racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.

In her early poetry， Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems， the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics（評論家） praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.

In 1950， Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won the prize for her second book of poems called Annie Allen， which is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter， wife and mother. She experiences loneliness， loss， death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.

Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha. It received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.

In some of her poems， Gwendolyn Brook described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem， Corners on the Curing Sky.

By the end of the 1960s， Gwendolyn Brookss poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.

1. What does the text mainly talk about

A. The life of Gwendolyn Brooks. ? ? ? ? ?B. The struggles of black women.

C. The understanding about black culture. ? ?D. The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks.

2. What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph

A. She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women.

B. She was good at using the language of poetry.

C. Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.

D. Her poems were mainly about the African experience.

3. How does the author mainly develop the text

A. By providing examples. ? ? ? ? ? B. By using statistics.

C. By comparing opinions. ? ? ? ? ? D. By describing her experiences.

4. What would the author most probably talk about in the following part

A. The difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet.

B. The poems related to political issues.

C. The awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained.

D. The racial inequality the black had to face.

Task 2

Poetry is one of the most difficult and demanding literary works to understand. 1.________ To effectively analyze a poem， you must learn what to look for and where to find it. By following these steps you can begin to get close to the mysterious world of poetry.

Read the poem several times. Multiple readings are required in order to grasp the poem's theme and emotion. Often， reading it aloud will help you recognize how the grammar and form function as well as feel the emotion it is intended to evoke.

Note any words or phrases you do not understand in the poem， including in the title， and use a dictionary to look them up. It is necessary to know the meaning of every word used in the work. ?2.________.

Establish the dramatic situation of the poem by determining who the speaker is， where the poem takes place and what actually happens during the work. 3.________ It helps you recognize point of view， imagery and dramatic element necessary to analyze the poem's meaning.

Study the poem line by line noting the style. A good poetry book such as "The Poetry Handbook" by Mary Oliver or a Web site like Purdue University's Online Writing Lab will help you recognize technical form such as meter， rhyme， and pattern.

Understand sensory（感覺的）images and objects by analyzing what they signify， or the emotion they evoke. 4.________ Brainstorm what these things mean and how they make you feel to help discover the theme and tone of the poem.

5.________ A poet creates his work by combining words， images and emotions to convey a point. Once you have now broken them down individually， you can see how they work together to convey a central message or theme.

A. Poets often choose them carefully.

B. Connect to the Author and Time Period.

C. Understanding these things will be helpful.

D. When a poem is experienced from several angles， the deeper meaning is revealed.

E. Determine the meaning of the poem by putting all of the previous elements together.

F. Poems vary in length， style， theme and form and require a sharp eye to draw out their meaning.

G. Sometimes this images may be a single object like a rose or an active image like a funeral procession.

Task 3

Poems can make you feel emotions， like anger or sadness， depending on the words and how they are put together. That is the ? ? 1 ? ? of poetry.

Poetry ? ? 2 ? ? even before humans knew how to read and write， dating back to around 3，000 BC. Some of the earliest poetry was ? ? 3 ? ? or sung， and was used as a way to record and pass down historical and religious stories and cultural ? ? 4 ? ? from one generation to the next. Since writing was not ? ? 5 ? ? then， certain sounds and rhymes were used to make these stories ? ? 6 ? ? and therefore， memorable.

Ancient poetry was mainly of three types. The first was an epic（史詩） or a long narrative poetry usually about a（n） ? ? 7 ? ? event. The second type was lyric（抒情的） poetry or poetry that ? ? 8 ? ? personal and emotional feelings. Finally there was dramatic poetry or stories written in verse and usually ? ? 9 ? ? like Greek tragedies and Shakespeare's plays.

The ? ? 10 ? ? of the printing press（印刷機(jī)） in the 15th century brought poetry to common men with its daily subjects. This was ? ? 11 ? ? by several major literary periods， during which poetry ? ? 12 ? ? dramatic changes. It started with the European Renaissance period from the 14th to the 16th century， which first helped poetry and poets like Shakespeare and Sir Walter Raleigh become ? ? 13 ? ?.

The Romantic period saw ? ? 14 ? ? poems that expressed a poet's joys， hopes， and sorrows ? ? 15 ? ? a conversational tone. Then came the Victorian era， which saw the ? ? 16 ? ? of structured poems and the birth of modern " ? ?17 ? ? verse” poetry. American poet Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass is ? ? 18 ? ? to be the first example of free verse poetry.

Modern poetry is a ? ? 19 ? ? of all of these styles. We still see rhyming in children's poems and in the popular African American styles of hip hop and rap music， which are a ? ? 20 ? ? of rhymed poetry put to a musical beat.

1. A. style ? ? ? ? B. power ? ? ? ? C. tone ? ? ? ? ? D. basis

2. A. existed ? ? ? B. survived ? ? ?C. worked ? ? ? ? D. mattered

3. A. published ? ? B. copied ? ? ? ?C. analyzed ? ? ? ?D. recited

4. A. differences ? ?B. influences ? ? ?C. traditions ? ? ? D. origins

5. A. practiced ? ? ?B. learned ? ? ? ?C. trained ? ? ? ? D. required

6. A. mysterious ? ?B. interesting ? ? ?C. complex ? ? ? ?D. difficult

7. A. typical ? ? ? ?B. abstract ? ? ? ?C. romantic ? ? ? D. historical

8. A. expressed ? ? B. covered ? ? ? ? C. avoided ? ? ? D. limited

9. A. sorted out ? ? B. blocked out ? ? ?C. acted out ? ? ?D. watched out

10. A. benefit ? ? ? B. invention ? ? ? ?C. advantage ? ? D. science

11. A. divided ? ? ? B. identified ? ? ? ?C. contributed ? ?D. followed

12. A. went through ? ?B. got over ? ? ? ?C. gave up ? ? ? D. took out

13. A. public ? ? ? ? ?B. particular ? ? ? C. popular ? ? ?D. perfect

14. A. excellent ? ? ? ?B. personal ? ? ? C. specific ? ? ?D. sensitive

15. A. with ? ? ? ? ? ?B. at ? ? ? ? ? ?C. on ? ? ? ? ?D. in

16. A. end ? ? ? ? ? ? B. start ? ? ? ? ?C. strength ? ? D. source

17. A. simple ? ? ? ? ? B. short ? ? ? ? C. oral ? ? ? ? D. free

18. A. referred ? ? ? ? ?B. considered ? ?C. chose ? ? ? ?D.t reated

19. A. concept ? ? ? ? ?B. combination ? ?C. variety ? ? ?D. number

20. A. form ? ? ? ? ? ?B. performance ? ?C. change ? ? ?D. result

Task 4

I. 語法填空

When We Two Parted is a poem about love. This poem 1.___________（write）by British Romanticist Byron. It seems to contain a power 2.___________（touch）the most tender part of people's inner heart. It is said that the young Byron once had romances with several women， many of 3.___________（they）married. This idea is furthered in the poem and forbidden love appears in several of Byron's poems. 4.___________（actual）， evidence shows the poem is about Lady Frances Webster， whom Byron didn't get because she was married; but within a year it was reported that she was having an affair with someone else， 5.___________made Byron feel cheated.

The poem 6.___________（contain）four octaves（八度音階）. The simplify of sentence rightly produces an effect of separation. It expresses the sorrow of 7.___________ gentle man who is betrayed by his lover. It seems to have one thousand kinds of feelings like love， sadness， love sickness，hatred and abandonment. All these delicate 8.__________（emotion）are within the short poem. He expresses his passionate feeling 9.__________a frank and sad way. A story seems to be told that a couple share a secret relationship and is forced to separate for a period of time. If he should meet his beloved again， he will greet her with 10._________（silent）and tears. Furthermore，the poem also expresses the poet's desire for true life of loyalty.

II. 書面表達(dá)

假定你是李華，正在教你的英國朋友Leslie學(xué)習(xí)漢語。請你寫封郵件告知下次上課的計(jì)劃。內(nèi)容包括：

1. 時間和地點(diǎn);

2. 內(nèi)容：學(xué)習(xí)唐詩;

3. 課前準(zhǔn)備：簡要了解唐朝的歷史。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)100左右;

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

Dear Leslie，

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

Task 5

讀后續(xù)寫（選做）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

In order to collect funds for charitable donation， my sisters school was going to organise a concert. One of the performances was a short drama called “Christmas Eve”.When the notice was announced， my sister went to register for the drama immediately because she was really passionate（熱情的） about role­ playing.

On the day when students were given their respective roles， my little sister came home without any expression， and her lips tightly closed.

“Are you chosen？” We asked her carefully，trying to not hurt her feelings.

“Yes，” She said a word only. “Then why are you unhappy ” I asked.

“Its because of my role！” She shouted angrily.

We all knew that “Christmas Eve” only had four characters： the father， the mother， the son and the daughter.“What is your role ”

“They asked me to play the role of the dog！” After saying that，my sister rushed upstairs， leaving us watching each other in silence. We did not know whether to congratulate her or to comfort her for her role as a dog. Dad talked to my sister after dinner， but we did not know what they had talked about.

Anyway， my sister did not quit the performance. She was active in each practice and rehearsal（排練）.We were puzzled about what was there to practice in order to play the role of a dog.But my sister was really into the practice， and even bought protection cap for her knees， so that she would not feel the pain when she crawled（爬） on the stage. She also told us that the dogs name was Danger.

I noticed that every time when my sister was back from the rehearsal， her eyes shone excitedly. I did not know about the real meaning of her excitement until the day of the performance.

On the grand day itself， I opened the pamphlet and found my sisters name “Jane—Danger （Dog）”.I looked around， the hall was fully seated with many of my friends.I sat back quickly—its not such an honour to have a sister who acted as a dog.

Paragraph 1：

Luckily， the light faded out and the performance began.

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Paragraph 2：

I heard some light laughs from the audience around me.

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文化苑

Shirley Temple

秀蘭·鄧波兒

四川簡陽中學(xué) ?賈金秀

Born in 1928， Shirley Temple is an American film and television actress，and perhaps the most famous child actor in history. To make her seem even more precocious， her mother subtracted a year from Temple's age， and until she was 13 Temple thought she had been born in 1929. She began her screen career in 1932 at the age of three， and in 1934， skyrocketed to superstardom in Bright Eyes， a feature film designed specifically for her talents. She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1934， and blockbusting super hits such as Curly Top and Heidi followed year after year during the mid to late 1930s. Licensed merchandise that capitalized on her wholesome image included dolls， dishes and clothing. From 1936 to 1938， Temple earned more than any other Hollywood star， starring in films that offered an hour and a half of optimism at the height of the Depression. Her movies were credited with restoring the Fox studio to profitability when it had been on the point of going bankrupt.

Temples appeared in a few films of varying quality in her mid to late teens， retiring completely from the silver screen in 1950 at the age of 21. As she lost her curls and began to grow curvy， she continued appearing in adult roles， with diminishing box office success， and stopped acting after her first divorce at 21. At 39， she remained active in Republican politics， and was named by President Nixon to serve as a US representative the United Nations. In1967， she ran unsuccessfully for United States Congress. In 1988， she published her autobiography， Child Star. Temple is the recipient of many awards and honors including Kennedy Center Honors and a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award.

Word bank

1. precocious /pr ?k ? ?s/ ?adj. （尤指兒童）智力超常的;早熟的

2. subtract /s b tr kt/ ?v. 減;減去

3. profitability / pr f t ?b l ti/ ?v. 獲利（狀況）;盈利（情況）

4. curvy / k ?vi/ ?adj. 彎彎曲曲的;曲折的

參考譯文

秀蘭·鄧波兒

秀蘭·鄧波兒生于1928年，美國電影、電視明星，電影史上最著名的童星。為了讓她看上去更加的少年老成，她的母親刻意瞞報(bào)了鄧波兒的年齡，直到她13歲時，別人都以為她是1929年出生的。1932年， 剛剛3歲的她就參演了電影，更憑借1934年的電影《亮眼睛》迅速成為超級巨星，而這部劇情片就是專門為她量身打造的。1935年2月， 她獲得奧斯卡特別金像獎，之后一直到30年代末，她年年都參演電影，如《卷毛頭》和《海蒂》，很多電影轟動-時。無數(shù)授權(quán)商品利用她的形象大賺特賺，玩偶、美食和服裝應(yīng)有盡有。從1936年到1938年，鄧波兒賺的錢比好萊塢任何明星都要多，她主演的電影總能在-一個半小時的時間段中，讓身處經(jīng)濟(jì)大蕭條危急時刻的觀眾感受到一些樂觀，更是讓當(dāng)時瀕臨破產(chǎn)的?？怂闺娪肮局匦纶A利。

鄧波兒在20歲之前，參演了多部風(fēng)格各異的電影，但是1950年，21歲的她選擇徹底淡出演藝圈。隨著她的漂亮卷發(fā)逐漸舒展開，身材也開始發(fā)育，她繼續(xù)表演成年人的角色，但票房日漸縮減，21歲，結(jié)束了第一次婚姻的她完全終止演藝生涯。39歲時，她一如既往地為民主政治多方奔走，當(dāng)時的尼克松總統(tǒng)還指派她作為聯(lián)合國中的美國代表。1967年， 她為美國國會工作，但政績甚微。1988年，出版了自傳《童星》。鄧波兒曾獲得很多獎項(xiàng)和榮譽(yù)，其中有肯尼迪中心榮譽(yù)獎和銀幕演員協(xié)會終身成就獎。