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He was a poet known for the nostalgia （乡 愁） he describes in his poems. On December 14th, 2017, that famous Chinese poet passed away. He spent his whole life writing. “ The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language,” he once said in a 2015 interview with People Daily. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland. Now, let’s appreciate the poem Nostalgia.
Nostalgia
When I was young,
Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp.
Me on this side.
Mother on the other side.
When I grew up,
Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket.
Me on this side,
My bride （新娘）on the other side.
But later on.
Nostalgia was a low grave.
Me on the outside.
Mother on the △ .
And at present,
Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait,
Me on this side,
Mainland on the other side.
1.What is the best word for“ △ ” the in the poem?
A.indoors. B.inside. C.outdoors. D.side.
2.The poem is mainly developed by the change of________.
A.time B.activities C.places D.characters
3.What can we learn from the poem Nostalgia?
A.he poet's mother moved to Shanghai. B.The poet made a lot of money from writing.
C.The poet lived with his mother on the riverside. D.The poet missed his family and homeland a lot.
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He was a poet known for the nostalgia he describes in his poems. Now, it’s time for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer.
On Dec 14, 2017, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan.
Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu studied in Sichuan when he was young. At that time, he had showed great interest in Chinese poems and spent a lot of his free time trying writing poems himself. Then he managed to publish his first poem at the age of 20. A year later, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan. He lived and worked there until his death.
Nostalgia (《乡愁》) is Yu’s masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan.
Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who know little about literature (文学) are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is included in Chinese high school textbooks.
Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator.
He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon’s poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is regarded as an accurate and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is “心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇” for “In me the tiger sniffs the rose”.
Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language,” he once said in a 2015 interview. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland.
Now, let’s appreciate the poem Nostalgia.
Nostalgia
When I was young,
Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp,
Me on this side,
Mother was on the other side.
When I grew up,
Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket,
Me on this side,
Bride on the other side.
But later on,
Nostalgia was a low grave,
Me on the outside,
Mother on the inside.
And at present,
Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait,
Me on this side,
Mainland on the other side.
1.What is Yu Guangzhong?
A.A poet, reporter and critic. B.A translator and publisher.
C.A critic, poet and translator. D.A translator and song writer.
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A.Yu lived with his family in Taiwan all his life.
B.Many Chinese people know the poem Nostalgia.
C.We can find Nostalgia in primary school textbooks.
D.Yu translated Siegfried Sassoon’s poem into English.
3.In what order did the events take place in Yu’s life?
① Yu and his family moved to Taiwan.
② Yu told the reason why he stuck to writing.
③ Yu’s poem Nostalgia was published.
④ Yu passed away in Taiwan.
⑤ Yu wrote and published his first poem.
A.①⑤②④③ B.⑤②①③④ C.①⑤④②③ D.⑤①③②④
4.Why did Yu spend all his life writing?
A.He made a lot of money from writing. B.He had great interest in English poems.
C.He loved his family and mainland a lot. D.He had a lot of free time and was bored.
5.What can we learn from the Poem Nostalgia?
A.He missed his family and homeland a lot. B.He didn’t want to come to his homeland.
C.He lived with his mother on the riverside. D.His mother had died when he got married.
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Yu Guangzhong is a popular poet. He was well-known for his nostalgia he describes in his poems.
On Dec. 14. 2017, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong lost his life at the age of 89 in Taiwan. Yu was born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu. He and his family moved to Taiwan in the1950s. He lived and worked there until his death.
Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece, and he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan in it.
Published in1971, the poem keeps highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. The poem appears in Chinese high school textbooks.
Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator.
Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language, "he once said in a2015 interview with People's Daily. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland.
Word Bank:
nostalgia n. 乡愁 critic n. 评论家 passion n.热情 strengthen vt. 加强
1.Yu Guangzhong is especially famous for _______________.
A.the nostalgia in his poems B.his death on Dec. 14
C.his love for Taiwan D.His excellent translations
2.What's the meaning of the underlined word “masterpiece"?
A.论文 B.杰作 C.稿件 D.短板
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Yu Guangzhong?
① He was born in Nanjing
② He is a successful essay writer
③ He loves his mother and motherland
④ He is loved by the readers in China Mainland
⑤ Yu Guangzhong doesn't like Taiwan
A.①②③⑤ B.①②④⑤ C.①②③④ D.①③④⑤
4.The passage may come from ________________.
A.a travel magazine B.a news report
C.a collection of poems D.a magazine on pictures
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On Dec 14, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu and his family3.(移居)to Taiwan in the 1950s. He lived and worked there4. his death.
Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece in5.he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland (大陆) when he was in Taiwan. Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular6. [əˈmʌŋ] Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who know little about literature (文学) are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is included in Chinese high School textbooks.
B7.his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay (散文)writer,critic (评论家) and translator. He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon’s poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is r8. as an accurate and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is “心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇” for “In me the tiger sniffs the rose”.
Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to9. till today comes down to my passion（热情） for the Chinese 10.(语言),” he once said in a 2015 interview with People’s Daily. He then added that this passion was strengthened (加强) by his love for his mother and his motherland.
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Long ago ,there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well known for his good knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.
One day a student asked him, “ My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself have many ,many more questions about things than we do? But I think we students have far more than you.”
With a smile on his face, the teacher drew two circles ,one as large as a big cake, the other smaller. Then he said , “Of course, I have learned much more. But it’s wrong to think that a teacher has fewer questions than his students. Now, look at these two circles. The inside of the bigger one is my knowledge of things, and the inside of the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, I have to use the longer line to draw the bigger circle. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn , the more questions you have. You will never learn enough ,you know.”
1.The learned man drew two circles to show _____.
A. he was good at drawing circles
B. his knowledge had something to do with the circles
C. why he had more questions than the students
D. how he could get more knowledge
2.The student didn’t agree that ______.
A. the teacher had so many questions as a learned man
B. the teacher had so many questions
C. the students had fewer questions than the teacher
D. the students had more questions than 0the teacher
3.The teacher was famous for his ______.
A. kindness B. knowledge C. patience D. questions
4.From the passage we can learn that_____.
A. the more questions we have, the more knowledge we may get
B. it’s never too old to learn
C. every one of us should try to be a learned man
D. a teacher should have many questions
5.Which of the following shows us what the teacher drew?
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Long ago, there lived in Greece a learned man. He was so well-known for his wide knowledge of almost everything that lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his students whole-heartedly and answered their questions with great patience.
One day a student asked him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you yourself had many more questions about things than we did? On the contrary, we students have far more than you.”
With a smile, the teacher drew two circles—one as a big wheel, the other smaller.
“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But a teacher does not necessarily have fewer questions than his students. Now look at these two circles. Within the big one is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Out of the circles is what is still unknown to us. Since mine is larger, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That means I have more opportunities to face what is still unknown. And that’s why I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more questions you have. You never learn enough, you know.”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.Many people came to the man because he is .
A. patient B. kind-hearted
C. knowledgeable D. lovely
2.What’s the man’s idea about learning?
A. Teachers may have more questions than students.
B. Students may have more questions than teachers.
C. Teachers are not as clever as students.
D. Students know more than teachers.
3.Why did the man draw two circles?
A. He wanted to show his talent of drawing.
B. Circles are very important to this man.
C. He wanted to show the ways to learn knowledge.
D. He wanted to show why teachers might have more questions.
4.From the passage we know that .
A. If you ask more questions, you’ll learn more
B. Teachers know more than students
C. We’ll never learn enough
D. It’s never too late to learn
5.The story happened in .
A. Greece B. England C. America D. India
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Mo Yan, a well-known Chinese writer, won the Nobel Prize for literature(文学) in 2012. He was also the first Chinese writer who got this prize in history. When he was interviewed, he said he was only a normal person who could tell stories. He especially thanked his mother. He thought his mother had a strong influence on him.
Mo Yan was born in a poor family in China’s rural area. When he was young, he was a little bit shy because he thought he wasn’t good-looking. His classmates often played jokes on his look. That made him very upset. His mother encouraged him to face the fact bravely. She told him not to look down on himself. She said it didn’t matter if a person didn’t have a good look and it was important to work hard and never give up. She hoped that his son would be a useful person in society.
Mo Yan didn’t let her mother down. He worked hard at writing. He wrote many famous novels, such as Hong Gao Liang(《红高粱》)and Wa(《娃》). His success tells us a truth,“Nobody can beat you unless you beat yourself.”Hold on to your dream and y
our dream will come true in the end.
1.When did Mo Yan win the Nobel Prize?
A. In 2010. B. Last year. C. In 2013. D. Last month.
2.Mo Yan was the first Chinese _________ in history.
A. to be interviewed about the Nobel Prize for Literature
B. to be a normal person who could tell stores
C. to win the Nobel Prize for literature
D. to be influenced strongly by his mother
3.Why did Mo Yan feel upset when he was a little boy?
A. Because he was poor.
B. Because he couldn’t 
tell stories.
C. Because his classmates often laughed at his look.
D. Because he didn’t work hard.
4.What is the most important for a person according to the article?
A. Working hard. B. Money. C. A good job. D. A good look.
5.What can we learn from the story?
A. Mo Yan’s classmates were friendly to him.
B. Mo Yan was born in a rich family.
C. Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for peace.
D. Mo Yan’s mother helped him a lot.
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Trevor Graham Baylis was born on 13 May 1937 in Kilburn, London. He is best known for inventing the windup radio(the clockwork radio).
Trevor was an excellent swimmer. At the age of 15, he swam for Great Britain. Later, he served in the army for four years beginning in 1957. After leaving the army, he joined a company called Purley Pools, which was famous for building the world's first freestanding swimming pool. Later, Trevor left the company and started his own swimming pool company. At the same time, his love of swimming led him to work as a stuntman(特技演员) for television programmes. However, he met many stuntmen who were no longer able to work because of injury. Trevor_decided_to_invent_some_products_for_the_disabled. At his house, there was a special workshop where he invented things.
In the early 1990s, he saw a television programme about the spread of AIDS in Africa. He learned that in many areas in Africa the only means of communication was radio. However, batteries and electricity were too expensive and too difficult to get there. Trevor_wanted_to_help_those_people. At first, Trevor invented a windup radio which could play for 14 minutes with a twominute wind. However, nobody was interested in his invention. Luckily, his invention was featured on the television programme Tomorrow's World. Two businessmen showed a great interest in it. With the money they invested,_Trevor developed his invention and founded a company called Freeplay Energy. In June 1996, the Freeplay radio was awarded the BBC Design Award for Best Product and Best Design.
1.Trevor joined the army at the age of ________．
A. 15 B. 20
C. 24 D. 25
2.Trevor started his own swimming pool company ________．
A. before he swam for Great Britain
B. before he joined Purley Pools
C. after he left Purley Pools
D. after he worked as a stuntman
3.From the underlined sentences, we can learn that Trevor was ________．
A. helpful B. rude
C. humorous D. silly
4.What does the underlined word “invested” mean in Chinese?
A. 投资 B. 抢劫
C. 拍卖 D. 储蓄
5.This passage is mainly about ________．
A. a great invention
B. a great swimmer and inventor
C. the history of the windup radio
D. an important television programme
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Yu Guangzhong is a famous writer and poet______ wrote the well-known poem Nostalgia (《乡愁》) and passed away on December 14th, 2017.
A. who B. which C. what D. whose
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Once Goethe, the great German poet, was walking in a park. He was thinking about something when he noticed he came to a very, very narrow road. Just at that time, a young man came towards him from the other end of the road. It was too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time. They stopped and looked at each other for a while. Then the young man said rudely, “I never make way for a fool.” But Goethe smiled and said, “I always do.” Then he turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road.
1.Where was Goethe walking?
________________________________________________________________
2.Who came towards Goethe from the other end of the road?
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3.Was the road too narrow for both of them to pass through at the same time?
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4.Did the young man make way for Goethe?
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5.Who turned back quickly and walked towards the end of the road?
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our dream will come true in the end.
tell stories.