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---- I was reading A Dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin yesterday, but I couldn’t understand it.
---- ______. It is classical literature, so take your time to enjoy it.
A. Don’t fly off the handle
B. You got me there
C. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart
D. More haste, less speed
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
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请阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
“Hey! So, this Lin Daiyu in A Dream of Red Mansions -” The boy elbowed his deskmate, “Why would she hold a funeral for the flowers, and cry while doing so? What was it that made her so sad?”
“You’d wonder, wouldn’t you?” the girl said. And she explained confidently: “What Lin Daiyu did exhibits the qualities and characteristics of literati (文人学士) in ancient China. This was called ‘grieving over spring’s passing and saddened at the arrival of autumn’. That is to say, they tended to express their sentimentality (伤感) in the description of things amidst seasonal changes. This poem you just read, A Sad Song for the Flowers, is a typical work mourning the spring.”
“But spring and autumn are the best seasons. So beautiful! Why would they trigger（引发） these feelings in poets?”
Exactly they do trigger them! The turn of the seasons, at the end of spring or the beginning of autumn often triggered the realization of the elapse of time and the shortness of life. Poets, particularly the lonely, troubled and unfulfilled ones, would describe habitual scenes, such as fallen flowers and running water in spring, or cold wind and cold drizzle in autumn, as symbols of the unavoidable fading of all things vigorous and beautiful. They put into their poems not only the imageries but also their epiphanies（领悟）.”
Seeing the boy was impressed by her eloquence, the girl beamed proudly.
He said, “Well put! I get it now. There are plenty of poems with similar subjects that I have read. Maybe it is common in Chinese classical poetry. But, wait, why is it so? Why were the Chinese poets affected with such a sentiment? Is it limited to Chinese poets?”
“Uh... I wouldn’t say that it is entirely absent from foreign literature, but it is definitely more noticeable in Chinese literature...” flummoxed by the question, the girl was speechless now.
As the two were engaged in their discussion, their Chinese teacher came in. They turned to him for help immediately.
The teacher said, “Behind the strong emotions about spring and autumn is the general sensitivity of the Chinese people to the changes of Nature. I’m sure you both have learned in history class that ancient China was an advanced agricultural civilization, which largely depended on Nature to grow crops and reap the harvest. This in the long run gave the Chinese people a deep sense of awe in the face of Nature, and great sensitivity to the changes of the weather, which triggered their emotions at the turn of seasons.”
“In the case of Daiyu and the ‘flower funeral’, it’s easy to understand in the context of the traditional Chinese concept of the Unity of ‘Man and Nature’, which regards Man as an essential part of Nature. What Daiyu was doing was relating herself to the flowers, and sympathizing with them, which was philosophically and cognitively pre-programmed in the Chinese cultural DNA.”
Title: Grieving Over Spring’s Passing and Saddened at the Arrival of Autumn
Why did Daiyu 1. flowers in a sad mood?
1. She related herself to the flowers and 2. with them.
2. What she did was 3. of literati in ancient China, expressing their sentimentality by 4. things amidst seasonal changes.
Why would spring and autumn trigger 5. in poets?
1. The turn of seasons often 6. ancient people of the passing of time and shortness of life.
2. Habitual scenes would be used by poets to 7. the disappearing of the past vigor and beauty.
Why was such a sentiment noticeable in the Chinese poets but8.in foreign literature?
1. Chinese people were generally 9. to the changes of Nature.
2. Traditional Chinese concept believed Man and Nature were 10., Man as an essential part of Nature.
3. It was philosophically and cognitively pre-programmed in the Chinese cultural DNA.
高三英语任务型阅读中等难度题查看答案及解析
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假定你是李华，你的英国朋友David写邮件告知你他打算购买 《红楼梦》 (A Dream in Red Mansions) 英文版，但不知道纸质版本和有声版本哪个更适合。请你给他提出建议，要点如下:
1.你的建议；
2.你的理由(至少两条)；
注意:
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:有声读物audio book
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高三英语提纲类作文中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Dream of the Red Chamber is believed to be semi-autobiographical, _______the fortunes of Cao’s own family.
A. mirrored B. to mirror
C. mirroring D. mirror
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
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--Is the book Dream of the Red Chamber well worth _____?
---Yes, I think so, but I can’t make _____of it completely.
A．being reading; sense B．reading ;significance
C．being read; difference D．reading; sense
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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---Have you read any novels written by the famous writer Mo Yan?
--- Yes, of course. I ______ several of his works when I was studying abroad.
A. read B.had read C.have read D. was reading
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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The novel A Dream in Red Mansion is really a ______ book which deserves reading again.
A. worth B. worthy C. worthwhile D. changeable
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It was by reading it a third time _______ Sammy got a thorough understanding of passage E.
A. that B. who
C. when D. which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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It was by reading it a third time _______ Sammy got a thorough understanding of passage E．
A．that B．who C．when D．which
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
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Dream of the Red Chamber is ________worth ________because we can learn a lot about the noble families in the feudal society.
A．very；reading B．well；to be read
C．well；reading D．very；to be read
高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析
