Unit 2 Poems
Ⅰ.阅读理解
2015 TFK Poetry Contest
Calling all poets! TIME for Kids has a challenge for you: Write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet's work. Enter it in the TIME for Kids Poetry Contest. As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, TIME for Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.
1. How to enter: This contest begins 12：01 am on October 6, 2015 and ends 11：59 pm on December 24, 2015. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020: (a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme(韵律); (b) Entrant's first name only and a parent's mail address. Limit one entry per person. By entering, Entrant promises that the entry: (1)is original; (2)has not been published in any medium; (3)has not won an award.
2．Judging: All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality(50%), use of language and rhyme(25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest(25% ). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.
3．Prizes: Our judge will select four semifinalists(半决赛选手) from which one grandprize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grandprize winner will receive an online class visit from Children's Poet Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry—The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, approximately value: $275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt's newest book of poetry—The Armpit Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grandprize winner will be published at timeforkids.com.
4．Eligibility(参赛资格): Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at the time of entry.
5．Winner's list: For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids.com (after March 1, 2016, available for a period of 10 days)．
文章大意：本文是应用文。文章主要介绍TIME for Kids这个网站举办青少年诗歌比赛的相关规则。
1．The purpose of the contest is to ________.
A．encourage children to learn from other poets
B．help children realize the dream of poetry writing
C．encourage children's interest in poetry writing
D．encourage children to read more original poems
答案：C 细节理解题。第一段说因为对诗歌感兴趣的孩子越来越少，因此决定组织此次比赛来改变这一状况，故选C。
2．Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?
A．Being creative and original.
B．Using a proper number of words.
C．Using proper language and rhyme.
D．Being appropriate to the contest theme.
答案：A 推理判断题。Judging这一部分的评分标准中，占比重最大的是creativity and originality，占50%，由此可推知原创和创新最重要，故选A。
3．What can be known about the finalists of the contest?
A．They will get a great deal of money.
B．Their poems can be read at timeforkids.com.
C．They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.
D．Their poems will appear in Nesbitt's newest book.
答案：B 细节理解题。由Prizes这一部分中．..both their poems and that of the grandprize winner will be published at timeforkids.com.可知，他们的诗将在timeforkids.com网站上刊登。
4．According to the contest rules，________.
A．poems can be sent to the organizers by email
B．all children have the right to take part in the contest
C．the number of poems to enter the contest is not limited
D．the result of the contest will be unknown before March, 2016
答案：D 推理判断题。最后一段说获奖者和决赛者名单要2016年3月1日之后才公布，故选D。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Run Away, Don't Delay
One night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him. He was watching a show__1__there were college students going to a gettogether in Washington DC, and__2__the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something. When they got there, they started becoming__3__in drinking, and doing drugs. I didn't want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed.
About 330 a．m. I awoke, and lay there thinking about__4__， and a poem began forming in my mind, which began as, “__5__sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, don't delay，__6__sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not__7__.” As I lay there, there was music which__8__it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by__9__， so I got up and sat at the table, trying to__10__both the words and the music which came to me at the time.__11__the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the__12__of the poem came to me as well.
When it got__13__I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to__14__it with them. They all liked it, and__15__several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my__16__.
Later, I wanted to put the song on paper__17__just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how__18__to go. Not knowing how to do that, I__19__the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up__20__. I was so glad.
文章大意：一天晚上，“我”和儿子一起看电视。受到电视中情节的启发，“我”写了一首诗并谱上曲。
1．A.that B．which
C．in which
D．for which
答案：C 此句是一个定语从句。in which中的which指代先行词a show。
2．A.joining
B．watching
C．reporting
D．encouraging
答案：A join sb.“和某人一起做(某事)”，此处指大学生们和很多人一起庆祝。
3．A.satisfied
B．involved
C．excited
D．embarrassed
答案：B be involved in...“参与……；卷入……”。
4．A.the tragedy
B．the accident
C．the mistake
D．the program
答案：D program“节目”；此处指代1空前的show。
5．A.Whenever
B．However
C．Wherever
D．Whoever
答案：A whenever“每当……时”；句意：当错误敲你的门时，马上跑开，不要犹豫。
6．A.for
B．with
C．thus
D．otherwise
答案：A for在此表原因，用于主句之后。
7．A.see
B．stay
C．care
D．take
答案：B 此处选stay与前面的delay和韵，而且同义。
8．A.caught up with B．got on well with
C．took part in D．came along with
答案：D come along with“同……一起出现”。
9．A.now
B．heart
C．night
D．morning
答案：D 我睡不着了，我想在天亮前一直记着是不可能的。
10．A.turn off
B．write to
C．put down
D．look back
答案：C put down“记下；写下”。
11．A.Since
B．Once
C．Before
D．Because
答案：B once“一旦”；一旦确定下模式和音符，这首诗的其余部分也随之而来。
12．A.style
B．other
C．rest
D．part
答案：C the rest“剩余部分；其余”。参见上题。
13．A.light
B．sunny
C．well
D．perfect
答案：A get light“天亮”。
14．A.learn
B．check
C．share
D．write
答案：C share sth. with sb.“和某人分享……”。此处指我迫不及待地想和家人分享我新想出的诗。
15．A.so
B．such
C．very
D．too
答案：A 我的家人都很喜欢这首诗，“所以”那一天我吟诵了好几次。
16．A.dream
B．heart
C．life
D．family
答案：B in one's heart“在某人内心深处”。
17．A.but for
B．instead of
C．other than
D．as if
答案：B instead of“而不是”。我想把诗写下来，而不是仅仅停留在我的笔记本上的小点点。
18．A.big
B．far
C．low
D．sweet
答案：C 该空与前面的high对应相反。
19．A.recorded
B．sang
C．played
D．printed
答案：A record“录制”。
20．A.kindly
B．carefully
C．friendly
D．nicely
答案：D nicely相当于well。
.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Julie enjoyed reading when young. She grew up in __1__ key middle school in her city, __2__ her parents both taught Chinese. That meant she was surrounded by either teachers who were busy teaching or students who __3__(devote) to their studies. So she developed her love of __4__.
Her interest __5__ reading also benefited from the fact that __6__ parents only let her watch half an hour of TV a day. She learned to use her mind and imagination to entertain __7__. It's not really __8__(surprise) that reading became her vocation. When not reading she enjoyed watching films, walking and relaxing with her friends. Reading brought her much __9__(please) and she never wanted to stop learning. Not only did reading enrich her knowledge __10__ it improved her learning scores.
文章大意：Julie热爱阅读，这得益于她的父母。而热爱阅读让她受益匪浅。
答案：
1．命题立意：考查冠词。
解析：a Julie在她所在城市的一所重点中学长大。不定冠词表泛指。
2．命题立意：考查定语从句。
解析：where 在这所中学里，她的父母教授汉语。此处应填关系词引导定语从句；从句部分her parents both taught Chinese不缺少主语、宾语，所以填关系副词；先行词为school，所以填where。
3．命题立意：考查时态和语态。
解析：were devoted who在此引导定语从句，所以填谓语动词；be devoted to“热爱，致力于”。
4．命题立意：考查非谓语动词。
解析：reading 第一段第一句话“Julie enjoyed reading...”和第二段第一句话“Her interest __5__ reading...”都有提示。
5．命题立意：考查介词。
解析：in interest后常接介词in。
6．命题立意：考查代词。
解析：her 她对阅读的兴趣得益于她父母规定她每天只能看半小时电视。
7．命题立意：考查代词。
解析：herself entertain oneself“自娱自乐”。
8．命题立意：考查非谓语动词。
解析：surprising 修饰物应该用其现在分词形式的形容词surprising。
9．命题立意：考查名词。
解析：pleasure 由空所在上下文可知，应该填名词形式pleasure。
10．命题立意：考查连词。
解析：but not only...but(also)．..“不但……而且……”。
Ⅳ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用()划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
(2015·浙江六校联考)
One Sunday, I was reading my book while it suddenly occurred to me that it was mother birthday the next day. However, I forgot it complete. I was worried that I didn't prepare any present to her. At that moment, idea of online shopping came to my mind. I clicked the mouse and search some famous shopping websites. Having compared the prices of many dress, I chose one with a reasonable price which I supposed Mum would appreciate it and bought it as soon as possible. The next day I received the dress as expected without get out of my room. You see, online shopping is very convenient that it has made our life colorful.
答案：
One Sunday, I was reading my book
it suddenly occurred to me that it was
birthday the next day. However, I forgot it . I was worried that I didn't prepare any present
her. At that moment,
idea of online shopping came to my mind. I clicked the mouse and
some famous shopping websites. Having compared the prices of many ， I chose one with a reasonable price which I supposed Mum would appreciate it and bought it as soon as possible. The next day I received the dress as expected without
out of my room. You see, online shopping is
convenient that it has made our life colorful.
1．命题立意：考查连词。
解析：while→when。当我正在读书时，我突然意识到第二天是母亲的生日。英语中be doing sth. when...是一个固定句型，意思是“正在做某事时，突然……”。
2．命题立意：考查名词。
解析：mother→mother's。此处表示“母亲的生日”，要用名词所有格。
3．命题立意：考查副词。
解析：complete→completely。修饰动词forgot要用副词形式。
4．命题立意：考查介词。
解析：to→for。prepare sth. for sb.是固定用法，意思是“为某人准备某物”。
5．命题立意：考查冠词。
解析：在idea前加the。由于idea后面有介词短语of online shopping修饰，表示特指，所以要用定冠词the。
6．命题立意：考查时态。
解析：search→searched。根据句子结构判断，and连接两个并列的谓语，故用searched，与clicked并列。
7．命题立意：考查名词。
解析：dress→dresses。由于该名词前有many修饰，所以要用复数形式。
8．命题立意：考查定语从句。
解析：去掉it。分析句子结构可知，which I supposed Mum would appreciate是一个定语从句，修饰先行词price，which在从句中作appreciate的宾语，所以应删除it。
9．命题立意：考查非谓语动词。
解析：get→getting。在介词without之后要用动词ing形式。
10．命题立意：考查连词。
解析：very→so。分析句子结构及语境可知，此处为so...that...结构，表示“如此……以至于……”。