No poem should ever be discussed or "analyzed", until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher
or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion
and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing onehears of it.
     All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is,
finally, the most telling "interpretation(解釋)" of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once.
Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting
(背誦)it.
     I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than
"analyzing" it, if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students
love poetry. Poetry is "a criticism of life", and "a heightening (提升) of life". It is "an approach to the truth
of feeling", and it "can save your life". It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature
more central than it presently occupies.
     I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don't like it should not be
forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those, who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things
about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom
for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
1. What is the better way to have a better understanding of a poem?
A. Discussing it with others.
B. Practising reading it aloud.
C. Hearing the poet read out.
D. Analyzing it by oneself.
2. According to the author, one of the purposes of teaching English is getting students        . 
A. to like poetry                                
B. to criticize life
C. to enjoy life                                    
D. to teach poetry
3. The underlined word "make room "( in the last paragraph) probably means ____.
A. to build a booth
B. to provide equipment
C. to leave a certain amount of time
D. to set aside enough space
4. The passage is mainly about _______.
A. teaching poetry                              
B. discussing poetry
C. reading a poem                              
D. reciting a poem  
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B. it doesn’t work in practice
C. your kinds may lose interest
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C. her grandma died when she was 12
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A. Li Qinmei doesn’t like others talking about her father
B. many young students hate going to school with their parents
C. Li Qinmei has made great progress in her study
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B. Li Qinmei is very embarrassed when she helps her father bathe
C. Li Qinmei often goes to attend her father after class
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B. A touching story
C. A strong-minded girl-Li Qinmei      
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some level. Each week we spend hours playing or watching others compete in sporting activities
all over the world. We cannot help being impressed by the level of excellence that these people
achieve.
     In sport and business, competition encourages excellence in performance. Where there is no
competition, improvement in performance is less likely. Some level of competition is a have-to in
all aspects of life.
     The following story makes this point.
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     We all compete when the motivation is strong enough. However, competition is not the real
purpose of life. Fulfilling the measure of our creation can only be achieved individually.
     Most of time, we are not in competition with any other person, so we do not have to compare
ourselves with others. There is only one person that can fulfill our role and that is us. This means
that others cannot beat us to the finish line because there is no race. This is not to say that others
do not have a similar role to us, but it is never the same. This is important to understand if we are
going to enjoy life. Every human being is unique and cannot be duplicated. In this, I am not referring
to the body, only to the spirit, soul, or the essence of a person.
1. The first 4 paragraphs tell us that competition        
A. is necessary though harmful
B. only exists in sports and business
C. is unavoidable and beneficial
D. is a fight against oneself
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A. To advise friends to be loyal even in competition.
B. To expose the weak side of friendship when tested.
C. To support the author's own argument on competition.
D. To offer evidence of necessary competition in life.
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A. competition plays an important role in social development
B. we don't have to compete since we are all different
C. we have to beat others in order to survive
D. there is more to life than just competition
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     Just as the stock (股票) market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their
money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our
beliefsabout what is possible.Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to challenge our belief
systems determines the success of our inner economy.For example, imagine that your family of origin
had a belief that musical talent was not something they possessed.As a member of that group, you
would likely hold that same belief about yourself.As a result, even if you had a great desire to create
music, you might be hesitant to really get behind yourself, fearing that your investment (投資) would
not pay off.Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not born
talented would probably be a major obstacle to investing your energy in your dream.
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pour forth, greatly increasing the likelihood of your success.How much energy we are willing to invest
in the various ideas, dreams, and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not,
willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market.And in both cases, belief
plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something.One way to open up the
possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide
we sometimes think.There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in, such as
passion, feeling, and sense.Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that
go against the grain, trusting their sense over the common opinion held by common people about what
will work.
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beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves.As we take out energy from limiting
ideas about what is possible, we free up the resources that have the power to make our inner economy
prosper.

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A. our belief is not reliable
B. belief is not so important in our success
C. belief is an obstacle to our success
D. our belief determines our success in some way

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A. write poems
B. hate literature
C. enter the field of literature
D. teach literature

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A. passion  
B. feeling
C. sense  
D. stock market

4. The purpose of the author is________.

A. to teach us a lesson
B. to give us some useful suggestions
C. to encourage us to invest in the stock market
D. to tell us common people have negative beliefs

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