I want to know _____.

A. what the matter is   B. what matter it is   C. what's the matter   D. the matter is what

I want to know _____.

A. what the matter is B. what matter it is

C. what's the matter D. the matter is what

It is of great importance for students to be able to get a feel for the rhythm and sounds of a poem---more so than for most pieces of prose (散文). This isn’t always easy in a second language, and so listening to their teacher read the poem, or to a professional recording, perhaps by the poet or by an actor, is, I feel, necessary.

As with any listening activity, students will need some kind of preparation and task so that they can be actively engaged. They might be asked to check predictions that arose from a warm-up discussion, to compare their suggested rhyming couplets with the poet’s, or to identify stressed words and syllables.

You might also want to get your students to listen to recorded or live discussions about poems. This can, for example, take the form of a couple of teachers or a group of students giving their views on a poem, or even an interview with the poet.

I’m a big fan of jigsaw listening because of the natural information gap. If your school has the facilities, you might like to:

divide your students into two, or even three groups

give each group a different cassette or CD and tasks to work on

then they come back together to share what they have learned.

Remember that your own enthusiasm is a key factor in any activity relating to literature in the classroom.

Finally, don’t forget to encourage art for art’s sake. Listening for pleasure, to poetry (or to anything else, for that matter), is to be fostered at every opportunity, because of the obvious benefits which include motivation, vocabulary acquisition and learner independence. Many good song lyrics (歌词) could be termed poetry and treated accordingly in the classroom, copyright rules permitting.

46.  Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.      An English student will have difficulty understanding Li Bai’s poems.

B.      An English student will have some difficulty understanding Walt Whitman.

C.     A Chinese student will have some difficulty understanding Du Fu’s works.

D.     An American student will have some difficulty understanding William Shakespeare.

47.  What kind of preparations should the students do in the listening activity？

                     a.              They’d better predict what the poem is about.

                     b.              They’d better have a warm-up discussion.

                     c.              They will share their own works with their classmates

                     d.              They should know the stressed words.

                     e.              They should make clear the stressed syllables.

                     f.              They should first go to an actor.

    A. abcf        B. abde         C. cdef         D. bcdf

48.  Who do you think is this passage written for?

A. The students.    B. The poets.    C. The teachers.    D. The readers.

49.  What can we get from listening to poetry or good song lyrics?

A. Motivation, enlargement of vocabulary and the independence of learning.

B. Opportunity, encouragement, and the independence of learning.

C. Ability of understanding poetry and learning awareness.

D. Ability of understanding poetry and copyright rules.

50.  What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to use poems to develop the students’ skills.

B. Listening to poem is more difficult than reading prose.

C. The schools should encourage the students to study poems.

D. Preparations should be done before teaching.

It is of great importance for students to be able to get a feel for the rhythm and sounds of a poem---more so than for most pieces of prose (散文). This isn’t always easy in a second language, and so listening to their teacher read the poem, or to a professional recording, perhaps by the poet or by an actor, is, I feel, necessary.

As with any listening activity, students will need some kind of preparation and task so that they can be actively engaged. They might be asked to check predictions that arose from a warm-up discussion, to compare their suggested rhyming couplets with the poet’s, or to identify stressed words and syllables.

You might also want to get your students to listen to recorded or live discussions about poems. This can, for example, take the form of a couple of teachers or a group of students giving their views on a poem, or even an interview with the poet.

I’m a big fan of jigsaw listening because of the natural information gap. If your school has the facilities, you might like to:

divide your students into two, or even three groups

give each group a different cassette or CD and tasks to work on

then they come back together to share what they have learned.

Remember that your own enthusiasm is a key factor in any activity relating to literature in the classroom.

Finally, don’t forget to encourage art for art’s sake. Listening for pleasure, to poetry (or to anything else, for that matter), is to be fostered at every opportunity, because of the obvious benefits which include motivation, vocabulary acquisition and learner independence. Many good song lyrics (歌词) could be termed poetry and treated accordingly in the classroom, copyright rules permitting.

46.  Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.      An English student will have difficulty understanding Li Bai’s poems.

B.      An English student will have some difficulty understanding Walt Whitman.

C.     A Chinese student will have some difficulty understanding Du Fu’s works.

D.     An American student will have some difficulty understanding William Shakespeare.

47.  What kind of preparations should the students do in the listening activity？

                     a.              They’d better predict what the poem is about.

                     b.              They’d better have a warm-up discussion.

                     c.              They will share their own works with their classmates

                     d.              They should know the stressed words.

                     e.              They should make clear the stressed syllables.

                     f.              They should first go to an actor.

    A. abcf        B. abde         C. cdef         D. bcdf

48.  Who do you think is this passage written for?

A. The students.    B. The poets.    C. The teachers.    D. The readers.

49.  What can we get from listening to poetry or good song lyrics?

A. Motivation, enlargement of vocabulary and the independence of learning.

B. Opportunity, encouragement, and the independence of learning.

C. Ability of understanding poetry and learning awareness.

D. Ability of understanding poetry and copyright rules.

50.  What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to use poems to develop the students’ skills.

B. Listening to poem is more difficult than reading prose.

C. The schools should encourage the students to study poems.

D. Preparations should be done before teaching.

A patient came to see me about the stress in her life. She described all the things she had to do －one was to make her bed－from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. However, she went along with my idea.

Two weeks later she went into my office beaming. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years－and nothing bad had happened. “And you know what?” she said. “I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”

    This woman had made two major breakthroughs (突破). One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect. This story shows an important principle (原理) about managing time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade – offs. The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.

    So what is the solution? There’s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. The point is to do something for yourself every day. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.

What is the solution to the problem of managing time?

       A．Doing more exercises every day.    B．Taking time to visit friends regularly.

       C．Stopping making bed occasionally. D．Doing what you want to do first.

What does the word “beaming” in Line 1, Paragraph 2 probably mean?

       A．Worrying  B．Smiling    C．Depressed D．Luckily

What is the major problem of most people managing time?

       A．Most people do not take care of their health.

       B．Most people put others’ needs ahead of their own.

       C．Most people cannot keep balance on managing time.

       D．Most people do not take time to relax themselves.

What is the author’s attitude toward people’s problems in the passage?

       A．Matter – of – fact.  B．Negative. C．Indifferent.             D．Worried.