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【题目】Do you enjoy reading poems? Rabindranath Tagore (泰戈尔) was an Indian writer and poet, who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Composed of 326 short verses, Stray Birds (飞鸟集) is a collection of short verses translated from Bengali into English by the poet himself, where Tagore spiritualizes nature into the experiences of human existence while demonstrating his love for nature and simplicity through poetic words.

Now read the following verses taken from Stray Birds (1916) and try to answer the questions.

Man does not reveal himself in his history, he struggles up through it. (verse 52)

The cloud stood humbly (谦逊的) in a corner of the sky.

The morning crowned it with splendor (光辉). (verse 100)

Man is worse than an animal when he is an animal. (verse 248)

Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.

The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him. (verse 127)

The stream of truth flows through its channels of mistakes. (verse 243)

Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose. (verse 230)

Set bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky. (verse 231)

Men are cruel, but Man is kind. (verse 219)

Let me not put myself wrongly to my world and set it against me. (verse 206)

Wrong cannot afford defeat but right can. (verse 68)

“I give my whole water in joy,” sings the waterfall. “though little of it is enough for the thirsty.” (verse 69)

The woodcutter’s axe(斧头) begged for its handle from the tree.

The tree gave it. (verse 71)

Thank the flame for its light, but do not forget the lampholder standing in the shade with constancy of patience. (verse 64)

【1】Which of the verses sing praise for those who are ready to sacrifice (奉献) themselves without asking anything in return?

A. verse 248 &69 B. verse 71 & 100 C. verse 69 & 71 D. verse 100& 52

【2】Which of the verse makes strong comparison and contrast between two opposite types of persons?

A. verse 68 B. verse 248 C. verse 127 D. verse 243

【3】Which of the verses might be most suitable said to parents, telling them not to spoil their children with wealth?

A. verse 231 B. verse 71 C. verse 127 D. verse 100

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇说明文。介绍了诺奖获得者印度作者兼诗人泰戈尔的诗歌集《飞鸟集》，节选了一部分诗歌，表达了诗人对大自然的热爱和讴歌。

【1】C 理解判断题。verse 69讲的是瀑布欣然地把所有的水都奉献给人类，尽管他不能满足所有的缺水者。verse71讲的是伐木者希望能砍树，树欣然地接受了伐木者的请求。以上两种表达的情感都是自我牺牲与无私奉献，故选C。

【2】C 理解判断题。verse 127 Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.

The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.讲的是蜜蜂采蜜后唱着感谢的歌谣离开了，而俗丽的蝴蝶却觉得花朵应该感谢它。这两者形成了强烈的对比，蜜蜂代表着知恩图报的一类人，而蝴蝶代表着斤斤计较的一类人，故选C。

【3】A 理解判断题。Set bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky.讲的是如果鸟的翅膀镀上了一层金，它永远飞不起来了。暗示着父母不要溺爱孩子，否则他们永远不能学会独立自主。故选A。