Module 6?The Tang Poems

词汇短语园地

1. acquaintance n. 相识的人；泛泛之交

Mr Smith is one of my acquaintances.

我认识史密斯先生。

make an acquaintance of sb 结识某人；接近某人

I made an acquaintance of Jenny through his introduction.

通过他的介绍，我认识了珍妮。

2. part v. 分手；分离

I hope we can part as friends.

希望我们能像朋友般和气分手。

（1） part from 离开

The children were parted from their father.

孩子们和父亲分开了。

（2） part with 和……分别；放弃

He was sorry to part with his friends.

他和朋友们分别，心里很不好受。

The little girl refused to part with her old doll.

这个小女孩拒绝放弃她的旧布娃娃。

3. tolerant adj. 宽容的；容忍的

搭配：

be tolerant of 對……容忍/宽容

Luckily， my parents were always tolerant of my choice of music.

幸运的是，我父母对我选择音乐这件事总是宽容的。

（1） tolerate v. 容忍，容许，宽容；忍受，忍耐

The cousins tolerated each other， but did not really get on well together.

这对表亲互相容忍，但是相处得并不真正融洽。

The ability to tolerate pain varies from person to person.

对疼痛的忍受力因人而异。

（2） tolerance n. 宽容，容忍；忍耐（力）；耐受性

Many old people have a very limited tolerance to cold.

许多老人的耐寒性非常有限。

4. share v. 分享，共享

Share with somebody if you have left your book at home.

如果你把书落在家里的话，你可以和别人共看一本。

share n. 一份，份额，股份

He bought 1，000 shares in the company.

他买了1000股那家公司的股份。

If you want a share of the pay， youll have to do your fair share of the work.

要是你想得到一份报酬，你就必须做好你该分担的那一份工作。

5. failure n. 失败者（可数）

Elgar often considers himself as a failure.

埃尔加常觉得自己是个失败者。

（1） failure n. 失败（不可数）

The success or failure of the plan depends on you.

这项计划的成败取决于你。

（2） fail v. 失败，未能（做到）；不及格

I failed in my attempt to persuade her.

我未能说服她。

He failed his driving test.

他驾驶执照考试不及格。

6. prove v. 证明是；被发现是

He proved himself determined to succeed.

他向人证明了自己不达目的不罢休的决心。

Shares in the industry proved a poor investment.

事实证明投资这个行业的股票是一个失败。

proof n. 证据

Theres no proof that someone burst into the room.

没有证据证明有人闯入过这间屋子。

7. glance v. 一瞥；迅速看一眼

glance at/down/over/through 匆匆一看；浏览；粗略地看

She glanced at her watch.

她匆匆看了看表。

She glanced down the list of names.

她浏览了一下名单。

He glanced over the morning paper and went out.

他匆匆地浏览了晨报，然后出去了。

He glanced through the report.

他大致浏览了一下报告。

glance n. 一瞥；扫视

（1） at a glance （看）一眼；马上

（2） at first glance 乍一看；乍看之下

（3） take a glance at... 对……粗略地看一下

辨析：

比较glance，look，glare和stare

这四个动词都有“看”的意思，通常都作不及物动词，但“看”的动作和侧重有所不同。

glance指“匆忙地看一眼”，也指“粗略地、随便看看”；look表示“有意识地注意看”，将视线集中于某人或某物上，着重于看的动作；glare指“愤怒、凶狠地看”，强调敌对或威胁的态度；stare指“呆呆地看”，含有粗鲁的意味。

I didnt read the whole paper. I just glanced at the headlines.

我没有读完报纸，只看了看标题。

I found the child opposite looking at my red hat.

我发现对面的孩子在看我的红帽子。

Dont glare at me like that； you deserved the scolding.

不要那么瞪著我，你就该受到训斥。

Its rude to stare at other people.

直勾勾地看人不礼貌。

8. caution v. 警告；劝……小心

搭配：

（1） caution sb about/against 警告某人关于/不要……

Experts have cautioned about global warming for a while now.

就全球变暖这一问题，专家提出警告已有一段时间。

Tony cautioned against misrepresenting the situation.

托尼告诫说不要歪曲形势。

（2） caution sb that 警告某人……

American and European officials caution that the new talks cannot be open-ended.

美国及欧洲的官员警告说，重启的谈判不能无限期拖延下去。

（1） caution n. 谨慎；慎重；警告

（2） cautious adj. 谨慎的；慎重的；小心的

9. reflect v. 反映，显示；表达

That choice reflects your good taste.

那个选择反映了你的高雅品位。

The still water reflected a full moon.

平静的水面映出了一轮满月。

reflection n. 映像；倒影；反映

The deer gazed at its reflection in the forest pool.

鹿凝视着它倒映在森林水池里的影子。

Your clothes are often a reflection of your personality.

穿着常常反映出一个人的个性。

10. take hold of 抓住

Please take hold of the rope.

请抓紧绳子。

take hold of，catch hold of 和get hold of都有“抓住，握住”的意思，一般可以互换。

They each take （catch/get） hold of one end of the table and move it easily.

他们各自抓住桌子的一端，很容易就把它搬开了。

11. approve of sth 赞成某事；满意某事

She doesnt approve of me/my leaving school this year.

她不同意我今年离校。

approve v. 赞成，同意；批准

I told my husband I meant to go to America but he didnt approve.

我告诉丈夫我想去美国，但是他不同意。

The Senate promptly approved the bill.

参议院迅速通过了这一法案。

12. a chorus of 异口同声的

The proposal was greeted with a chorus of approval.

大家对该建议异口同声表示赞成。

chorus n. 合唱曲；合唱团

the Hallelujah Chorus 哈利路亚合唱曲

The chorus was singing The Ode to Joy.

合唱团那时正在唱着《欢乐颂》。

13. cater for 满足……的要求

The hotel can cater for receptions of up to 300 people.

这家酒店最多可以同时接待300人。

cater v. 满足需求

They only publish novels which cater to the mass-market.

他们只出版迎合大众市场的小说。

14. correspond with 与……通信

The two scientists have corresponded with each other about the problem.

關于这个问题，两位科学家有过书信来往。

You should correspond with your uncle in America， advising him to return.

你应该给在美国的叔叔写信，建议他回来。

（1） correspond with 和……符合/一致

I dont like those whose actions dont correspond with their words.

我不喜欢那些言行不一的人。

（2） correspond to 和……相类似/相当

The arms of a man correspond to the wings of a bird.

人的手臂如同鸟的翅膀。

Something Really Cheap

After being away on business， Tim thought it would be nice to bring his wife a little gift.

“How about some perfume？” he asked the cosmetics clerk. She showed him a $50.00 bottle.

“Thats a bit much，” said Tim. So she returned with a smaller bottle for $30.00.

“Thats still quite a bit，” Tim complained.

Growing annoyed， the clerk brought out a tiny $15.00 bottle.

“What I mean，” said Tim， “is that Id like to see something really cheap.”

Then the clerk handed him a mirror.

跟踪导练

阅读理解

A

Have you ever heard of a great Chilean poet？ He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes， he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 114th birthday of Pablo Neruda （1904-1973）.

Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto， he was a tall， shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman， whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table， became a major influence on his work.

However， his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem， he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.

In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile （流犯） made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative， destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “I need the sea because it teaches me，” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself， and a renewal echoed in his work.

1. The underlined word “Picasso” in Paragraph 1 can probably be replaced by “___”.

A. poem fan

B. most important person

C. freedom fighter in Picasso

D. famous person from Picasso

2. Why did Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto take the pen name Pablo Neruda？

A. He was greatly influenced by other poets.

B. Literary greats usually used the pen name.

C. His father encouraged him to use the name.

D. He wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication.

3. What do the themes of Nerudas works mainly concern？

a. Development of South America. b. Political struggle.

c. Social transformation. d. Love.

A. a； b； c B. a； b； d

C. a； c； d D. b； c； d

4. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us？

A. The scenery along the sea coast was beautiful.

B. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea.

C. The sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration.

D. Nerudas poems were widely read overseas.

B

Reading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact， many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.

It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nineteenth century， a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true that there was no television at the time， or movie theaters， or the Internet， to provide diversion. However， poems were a source of pleasure， of self-education， of connection to other people or to the world beyond ones own community. Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one， and perhaps even more social than individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was， like reading poems by the fireside， another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.

How did things change？ Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry， and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems？

There are， I believe， three culprits （原因）： poets， teachers， and we ourselves. Of these， the least important is the third： the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in the twentieth century， poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night， and that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged.

Poets failed the readers， so did teachers. They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem； they want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.

5. What does the underlined word “diversion” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean？

A. Concentration. B. Amusement.

C. Change. D. Stories.

6. Why is reading poems thought to be a social act in the 19th century in America？

A. It was a source of pleasure.

B. It built a link among people.

C. It helped unite a community.

D. It was a source of self-education.

7. What is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry according to the author？

A. Poems have become difficult to understand.

B. Readers are poorly educated in high school.

C. Readers are becoming less interested in poetry.

D. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry.

8. What is the reason for many people seldom reading poetry according to the last paragraph？

A. The difficulty meanings of poems.

B. The skills used in writing poems.

C. The way poems are taught in school.

D. The students wrong ideas about poetry.

閱读七选五

The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs. 1 Some people are compulsive （难以自制的） shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.

2 Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day， but its more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics （购物狂）. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they dont need. Even though they dont have enough money， they buy everything they want.

3 Some people go shopping when they are sad， worried， upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something.

Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction， but it can bring out problems. 4 If this is the case， people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However， the process， like for most addictions， is long， and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings， so they spend money they dont have. 5 In that case， it can be a serious social problem.

A. Some of them can be psychological.

B. The question is： why do they have this addiction？

C. Over the years， shopping has become a very common activity.

D. Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs， it is difficult to get rid of it.

E. They get deep in debt， and they can even go broke and get sent to prison.

F. However， in modern-day society， we are seeing some new kinds of addictions.

G. People addicted to computer games consider the games as a great way to amuse themselves.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

完形填空

There is an interesting， but at the same time a sad phenomenon now： there is a rise in the of singers and bands that have little to do with good music. Many singers or bands know little about what good music . What is the cause of this ？

Most of these singers have music as a “job” because it is a good of making money. And if you have a good appearance and also original or expensive clothes to at your concerts or at different appearances in public， then your is not as important as it should be. The public will prefer to more the most interesting parts of your body， whether you are a girl or a boy.

Therefore， we can see many young girls on TV who look very but have nothing to do with . They choose to wear very provocative （挑逗性的） clothes to attention， but when it singing they are a complete mess and one doesnt need to have a（n） for music to notice their lack of talent. But anyway， they have concerts and they enjoy from one place to another. People who enjoy this kind of music are generally people while adults prefer listening to good bands.

However， the young generation understand while appearance is important， it is less important than talent and a good . It is very necessary to be able to sing well when a concert. If someone has a voice and wants to become a singer， he should take some courses in this area， because they will help him improve his abilities.

1. A. combination B. amount C. number D. population

2. A. makes B. means C. produces D. stands

3. A. reduction B. talent C. effect D. rise

4. A. joined B. tended C. taken D. thought

5. A. story B. sense C. source D. origin

6. A. take off B. show off C. work out D. turn out

7. A. appearance B. voice C. gift D. performance

8. A. admire B. spy C. purchase D. exhibit

9. A. shy B. good C. calm D. rich

10. A. music B. dancing C. money D. entertainment

11. A. pay B. catch C. lack D. fix

12. A. comes to B. contributes to C. sets about D. insists on

13. A. watch B. ear C. eye D. face

14. A. traveling B. watching C. dancing D. starring

15. A. clever B. gentle C. young D. interesting

16. A. new B. fashionable C. western D. old

17. A. should B. may C. must D. ought

18. A. concert B. voice C. band D. body

19. A. hearing B. seeking C. watching D. preparing

20. A. high B. great C. common D. loud

语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Do you like traveling？ 1 （Stay） healthy while traveling can help to ensure your trip is a happy and 2 （enjoy） one. If you are traveling abroad， here are the tips you need to make your trip much 3 （easy）.

Make sure you have a 4 （sign） passport and visa. Also， before you go， fill in the emergency information page of your passport！ Make two copies of your passport identification page. This will help a lot if your passport 5 （steal）. Leave one copy at home with friends 6 relatives. Carry the other with you in a separate place from your passport.

Read the Public Announcements or Travel Warnings for the countries you plan 7 （visit）. Get yourself familiar with local laws and customs of the countries to 8 you are traveling.

Leave a copy of your itinerary （旅行日程） with family or friends at home so that you can be contacted 9 case of an emergency.

Do not accept packages from strangers. Do not carry too much money or unnecessary credit cards. If we make enough 10

（prepare）， we will succeed. Have a good time！

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

短文改錯

I ever worked as a tour guide. One day I saw the advertisement in the newspaper. I rang up the company， but I was given the job immediately. They asked us to take a tour around the city the next morning. The manager just told me say anything that I could

think about the city. My first tour is terrible. The old bus was not air-conditioning， and it was the middle of summer. This was uncomfortable inside the bus. The tourist soon became very hot and angry. I had a very hardly time. I stayed there for a few weeks， and then left and joined in a better company.