题目内容
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 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), 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 .
A. wanted to find his boat ticket B. wanted to show his love to his bride
C. missed his mother in Wujin D. missed his hometown in Mainland
2.From the second paragraph, we can learn about .
A. Yu's achievements B. Yu's school life
C. Yu's homesickness D. Yu's working time
3.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
