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【題目】Why do we read poetry? First obvious one: because we enjoy it. The only other reason is for academic purposes, and that's not why this is here.

Many of us read poetry simply because we often feel depressed and hopelessly lost, and in poetry we see how beautiful and strange everything is. So in that way poetry calms our anxiety.

There are many different kinds of poems. They are not all calming. Some poems make me anxious, angry, scared, and sad, which is why I value them. As a reader, I want a full meal, not just dessert. I want the sweet and the bitter. Often, I read poetry when I'm already relaxed. In fact, I read more when I'm not stressed out.

Here are the main reasons I respond to poetry, as far as I can tell. Metrical(格律的) poems are about setting up rules and then bending them. Usually, this is done by setting up a rhythm and then violating it or almost violating it. And then returning to it again. This satisfies my desire for order and also my desire for testing boundaries.

Poetry plays with language and often slams words together in surprising ways, which is thrilling the way food can be when the chef has paired ingredients you never thought would taste good together but somehow do.

Many poems are dense. Words mean two or three things at once and lots of suggestions are packed between the lines. This is intellectually inspiring and it allows me to read the same poem over and over always finding new things in it.

And, of course, there's the subject matter. It interests me just as it would if the same subject was explored in a story or essay. Not all poems interest me in this way, but then not all stories and essays do, either.

【1】What kind of poems does the author probably enjoy reading?

A. Academic poems. B. Valuable poems.

C. Poems that calm readers down. D. Poems that arouse feelings.

【2】What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Setting up a rhythm. B. Poetry. C. Violating rules. D. Rhythm.

【3】Why does poetry appeal to the author'?

A. It plays with words. B. It sounds surprising.

C. It is rich in meaning. D. It is filled with new ideas.

【4】What can we infer from the text?

A. The author doesn't like all the essays. B. Reading poems requires patience.

C. The subject counts a lot to the author. D. Writing poems is similar to cooking.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】本文主要介紹了作者喜歡能夠喚起人們感情的詩以及原因。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“As a reader, I want a full meal, not just dessert. I want the sweet and the bitter.”可知，作者喜歡讀那些能夠喚起感情的詩，無論它們是甜蜜的還是苦澀的，故D項(xiàng)正確。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞前的“Usually. this is done by setting up a rhythm and then violating it or almost violating it. And then returning to it again.”可知，通常設(shè)置一個(gè)韻律，然后違背它，最后再回到韻律身上，由此可知，it指代的就是前面的rhythm，故D項(xiàng)正確。

【3】根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“Words mean two or three things at once and lots of suggestions are packed between the lines. This is intellectually inspiring and it allows me to read the same poem over and over always finding new things in it”可知，詩句中詞語有豐富的含義，這吸引作者一遍一遍地讀去發(fā)現(xiàn)新的東西，故C項(xiàng)正確。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“And, of course, there's the subject matter. It interests me just as it would if the same subject was explored in a story or essay. Not all poems interest me in this way, but then not all stories and essays do, either.”可知，詩的主題也很重要，并不是所有的詩以同樣的方式吸引作者，故C項(xiàng)正確。