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【题目】 The Tang Dynasty, which lasted from 618 to 907 AD, is often considered as China’s golden age. Indeed Chinese culture flourished under the Tang, and Tang poets are perhaps the best known of all Chinese literary figures.

The following are four schools of Tang poetry. Take a look.

Frontier Fortress Poetry (边塞诗)

Gao Shi, Cen Shen and Wang Changling are representatives of this poetry. It mainly describes the hardship of the battlefield, heroic spirit of defending the homeland, or homesickness of soldiers. Representative works include Over the Borcfer by Wang Changling, Song of Write Snow on Secretary Wu’s Return to Capital by Cen Shen, etc.

Landscape Pastoral Poetry

The representatives of this school are Wang Wei and Meng Haoran. Many of its themes are mountains,clouds and hermits (隐士). Its style is simple and elegant. The representative works include Thinking of My Brothers on Mountain Climbing Day by Wang Wei, Spring Morning by Meng and so on.

Romantic Poetry

Li Bai is a typical representative of romantic poetry, who enjoys the title of “Genius of Poetry”. To express his desire for freedom and personal value, his poetry is free and bold, with creative imagination. One of his most famous poems is A Tranquil Night, which is about homesickness, included in many school textbooks.

Realistic Poetry

Du Fu is known as the “Sage of Poetry”. His poems are in a realistic art style with strong feelings of compassion and concern for the destiny (命运) of the country. His works “Three Officials” and “Three Farewells” both reflect people’s sufferings at that time.

【1】Who is one of the representatives of Frontier Fortress Poetry?

A.Wang Wei.B.Cen Shen.

C.Li Bai.D.Du Fu.

【2】Which poem is written by a romantic poet?

A.Spring Morning.

B.Over the Border.

C.A Tranquil Night.

D.Thinking of My Brothers on Mountain Climbing Day.

【3】According to the passage, which statement is right?

A.Meng Haoran is the representative of Romantic Poetry.

B.The Tang Dynasty lasted from 608 to 917 AD.

C.Li Bai is known as the “Sage of Poetry”.

D.“Three Farewells” reflects people’s sufferings in the Tang Dynasty.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了唐诗的四个流派。

【1】细节理解题。根据Frontier Fortress Poetry (边塞诗)中Gao Shi, Cen Shen and Wang Changling are representatives of this poetry.“高师、岑参、王长岭是这一诗派的代表人物。”由此可知，Cen Shen是边塞诗的代表人物之一。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据Romantic Poetry中One of his most famous poems is A Tranquil Night, which is about homesickness, included in many school textbooks.“他最著名的一首诗是《宁静的夜晚》，这是一首关于思乡的诗，很多学校的教科书里都有。”由此可知，A Tranquil Night这首诗是浪漫主义诗人写的。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据Realistic Poetry中的His works “Three Officials” and “Three Farewells” both reflect people’s sufferings at that time.他的作品“Three Officials”和“Three Farewells”都反映了当时人民的苦难。由此可知，“Three Farewells”反映了唐代人民的苦难。故选D。

在细节考查题中有一类事实细节题 。该题属于细节类型的阅读理解题，一般只针对某个特定的细节，题型可以多种多样。此类题型一般分两种。第一种是直接理解题，在原文中可以直接找到答案。第二种是词义转换题，正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的转换。做此类试题一定要抓住事件发生的时间、地点、人物、发展过程和结局等环节，所选答案一定要符合原文，切不可望文生义。本题第3小题，根据Realistic Poetry中的His works “Three Officials” and “Three Farewells” both reflect people’s sufferings at that time.他的作品“Three Officials”和“Three Farewells”都反映了当时人民的苦难。由此可知，“Three Farewells”反映了唐代人民的苦难。故选D。