A The summer I was ten,my mother de?cided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum,she made us read about artists and painting styles. It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artists when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?

First we had to read about ancient Egyptians and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny,but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly (蜂曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I cer?tainly couldn't see what was so great about art.

On our last visit to the museum,something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it,a woman was reading to a child. The colours were soft and gentle,and you could tell by the mother's expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn't stop looking at this painting!I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made!It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.

16. The aim of the mother's plan was to         .

   A. take them to visit the museum

   B. introduce them to the world of art

   C. ask them to read about artists

   D. show them different painting styles

17. What was the writer's experience in the museum be?fore the last visit?

   A. She came to feel her mother's love.

   B. She liked many paintings.

   C. She hardly enjoyed herself.

   D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.

18. What made the writer go through a change that sum?mer?

   A. One of Mary's paintings.

   B. A strange way of painting.

   C. Artists in the Middle Ages.

   D. Her mother's instruction.

19. From the text,we can see       .

   A. the importance of curiosity

   B. the effect of art

   C. the value of learning

   D. the power of family education


A An environmental poem can take the form of any poem type,but the content of an environmental poem is the same regardless of struc?ture. All environmental poems have the environment at their core. Though the subject matter may seem limited,there are many ways a poet can present the material to make it interesting. Writing an effective environ?mental poem requires nothing more than a creative imagination and an interest in expounding upon our natural surroundings.

Choose a topic. You can write about saving the world as a whole,but try to narrow the subjects of your poems down to individual issues within the broad spec?trum of the environment. This is not only a good way to enlarge your use of the ma?terial at your disposal,but it can often produce poetic material you may not touch upon when you deal with the broad topic. Jot down words about the environment in a notebook. Include a list of adjectives that might work for what you have in mind.

Write the first line that comes to mind having to do with the environmental subject you chose. Refer to your notes to spark the idea. Four effective opening lines might be something like:

Release the rains Though they are black With the toxic waste Of man's foolishness Think about the opening stanza and ask yourself where you're going with it. The poem may set itself up for free form. Consider making structural and rhyme scheme decisions based upon the environmental content of the poem. Is there a way to use rhythm and metre to improve your message?

Use analogy,metaphor (隐喻) ,and word play to give your environmental poem some literary weight. Try something like this:

Tsunami tides wave goodbye As they move in and leave Again Using the word "wave" is a play on words.

Read poems about the environment. One of the best ways to learn to write any type of poetry is to read the work of poets. The more you read and build an ear for rhyme and metre,the better you will be able to develop your own work.

1. The first paragraph implies that environmental poems .

   A. focus on saving our planet

   B. provide a variety of contents

   C. don't require you to imagine creatively

   D. need a lot of materials to be interesting

2. To write an environmental poem,you are advised to .

   A. write about a broader topic as much as possible

   B. make a list of adjectives about the environment

   C. base rhythm and metre on the environmental content

   D. write the opening stanza with four effective lines

3. The example of "wave" proves that .

   A. wave is a word used widely in poems

   B. word play adds more literature sense to poems

   C. more environmental poems are about tsunami

   D. it is a burden to write environmental poems

4. The underlined phrase "build an ear for" may mean " ”.

   A. learn something by heart

   B. give full attention to

   C. have a careful listening to

   D. develop your ability to recognize

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