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【題目】Song of the Parting Son (游子吟)

The thread in mother’s hand -

A gown for parting son,

Sewn stitch by stitch, alas!

For fear his return be delayed.

Such kindness of warm sun

Can’t be repaid by grass.

Song of the Parting Son may be the most popular Chinese poem about a mother’s love. It describes a common matter in daily life — a mother making clothes for her son. Nearly every mother has sewn (縫補(bǔ)) something for their child and many sons and daughters are familiar with this. For this reason, this short poem has touched many people’s hearts.

In the last two lines, the poet uses a pair of metaphors (比喻). Meng compares the mother to the warm sun and the child to grass. This shows how great a mother’s love can be and what little a child can do to repay his or her mother.

Poet Meng Jiao (751-814) lived in poverty (貧困) all his life. He didn’t become a low-level official until he was in his 50s. Only a few years later, he resigned (辭去) from his official post because of the death of his mother. Meng was famous as a kuyin poet (苦吟詩(shī)人)．He took his poetry very seriously, spending a great deal of time considering each word.

閱讀以上信息，用恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~完成下面的短文，每空一詞。

Song of the Parting Son is one of the most popular Chinese 【1】 about a mother’s love. It is very common that a mother sews clothes for her children in daily life. But just 【2】 of this, many people are moved by this short poem. It shows that a mother’s love is great, but a child can do little for his or her mother in return. In fact, the poet, Meng Jiao lived a 【3】 life during his lifetime. He resigned from his official post because his mother 【4】. He was a famous and diligent poet. He took every poem seriously and it 【5】 him much time to consider each word.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】poems

【2】because

【3】poor

【4】died

【5】took

【解析】試題短文介紹了表達(dá)母愛(ài)的短詩(shī)《游子吟》和詩(shī)作者孟郊的簡(jiǎn)單生平。

【1】句意：《游子吟》是中國(guó)最受歡迎的母愛(ài)詩(shī)歌之一。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Song of the Parting Son may be the most popular Chinese poem about a mother’s love.，可知填poems。

【2】句意：但正因?yàn)槿绱耍�許多人被這首短詩(shī)感動(dòng)了�？疾橥�義詞轉(zhuǎn)換題。because of因?yàn)�；根�?jù)For this reason, this short poem has touched many people’s hearts.，可知填because。

【3】句意：事實(shí)上，詩(shī)人孟郊一生都過(guò)著窮苦的生活�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Poet Meng Jiao (751-814) lived in poverty all his life.孟郊一生都生活在貧困之中，可知填poor。

【4】句意：他辭去了公職，因?yàn)樗�母親去世了。考查詞義理解題。根據(jù)Only a few years later, he resigned from his official post because of the death of his mother.，可知填died。

【5】句意：他認(rèn)真對(duì)待每首詩(shī)，并花很多時(shí)間推敲每一個(gè)詞�？疾樵~義理解題。根據(jù)最后一句He took his poetry very seriously, spending a great deal of time considering each word.，可知填took。