It is of great importance for students to be able to get a feel for the rhythm and sounds of a poem---more so than for most pieces of prose (散文). This isn’t always easy in a second language, and so listening to their teacher read the poem, or to a professional recording, perhaps by the poet or by an actor, is, I feel, necessary.

As with any listening activity, students will need some kind of preparation and task so that they can be actively engaged. They might be asked to check predictions that arose from a warm-up discussion, to compare their suggested rhyming couplets with the poet’s, or to identify stressed words and syllables.

You might also want to get your students to listen to recorded or live discussions about poems. This can, for example, take the form of a couple of teachers or a group of students giving their views on a poem, or even an interview with the poet.

I’m a big fan of jigsaw listening because of the natural information gap. If your school has the facilities, you might like to:

divide your students into two, or even three groups

give each group a different cassette or CD and tasks to work on

then they come back together to share what they have learned.

Remember that your own enthusiasm is a key factor in any activity relating to literature in the classroom.

Finally, don’t forget to encourage art for art’s sake. Listening for pleasure, to poetry (or to anything else, for that matter), is to be fostered at every opportunity, because of the obvious benefits which include motivation, vocabulary acquisition and learner independence. Many good song lyrics (歌詞) could be termed poetry and treated accordingly in the classroom, copyright rules permitting.

46.  Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.      An English student will have difficulty understanding Li Bai’s poems.

B.      An English student will have some difficulty understanding Walt Whitman.

C.     A Chinese student will have some difficulty understanding Du Fu’s works.

D.     An American student will have some difficulty understanding William Shakespeare.

47.  What kind of preparations should the students do in the listening activity？

                     a.              They’d better predict what the poem is about.

                     b.              They’d better have a warm-up discussion.

                     c.              They will share their own works with their classmates

                     d.              They should know the stressed words.

                     e.              They should make clear the stressed syllables.

                     f.              They should first go to an actor.

    A. abcf        B. abde         C. cdef         D. bcdf

48.  Who do you think is this passage written for?

A. The students.    B. The poets.    C. The teachers.    D. The readers.

49.  What can we get from listening to poetry or good song lyrics?

A. Motivation, enlargement of vocabulary and the independence of learning.

B. Opportunity, encouragement, and the independence of learning.

C. Ability of understanding poetry and learning awareness.

D. Ability of understanding poetry and copyright rules.

50.  What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. How to use poems to develop the students’ skills.

B. Listening to poem is more difficult than reading prose.

C. The schools should encourage the students to study poems.

D. Preparations should be done before teaching.

The earth’s surface temperature has risen by about 1 degree Fahrenheit and sea level has risen 4-8 inches over the past century. ____31____ has occurred in both the northern and southern hemispheres (半球), and over the oceans. Confirmation of global warming is further proved by ____32____ glaciers, decreased snow in the northern hemisphere and even warming below ground.

There is new and stronger ____33____ that most of the warming over the last 50 years is ____34____ human activities. Human activities have altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere through the buildup of greenhouse gases. Problems may arise when the atmospheric concentration (濃度) of greenhouse gases ____35____. Scientists generally believe that the ____36____ of fossil fuels and other man activities are the primary reasons for the increased concentration of carbon dioxide. Fossil fuels are burned to ____37____ cars and trucks, heat homes and businesses, and power factories. Increased agriculture, deforestation, landfills, industrial production, and mining also____38____ a significant share of emissions.

Global warming poses real ____39____. Our health, agriculture, water resources, forests, wildlife and coastal areas are in danger to the rapid ____40____ changes that global warming may bring. This is why we have to use our best judgment to determine what the most appropriate response should be. Individuals should recognize that ____41____ they can make a difference. It only ____42____ little changes in lifestyle and behavior to make some big changes in greenhouse gas ____43____. Keep in mind that the changes are significant when the ____44____ is multiplied by the 6 billion people worldwide. Everyone’s contribution ____45____, so why not do your share?

31. A. Earthquake                     B. Flooding                 C. Warming                 D. Starvation

32. A. melting                            B. high                        C. icy                          D. huge

33. A. situation                   B. condition                 C. circumstance          D. evidence

34. A. due to                      B. because of                    C. owing to                  D. thanks to

35. A. decreases            B. goes                       C. increases               D. comes

36. A. burning                           B. destruction                    C. waste                      D. treatment

37. A. drive                        B. run                          C. start                        D. use

38. A. take part in                    B. consist of                C. contribute to           D. devote to

39. A. trouble                            B. difficulties               C. discussion                     D. risks

40. A. climate                            B. weather                  C. industrial                D. agricultural

41. A. collectively         B. totally             C. generally          D. suddenly

42. A. takes                       B. pays                       C. costs                      D. spends

43. A. productions                    B. reductions                     C. attractions                     D. instructions

44. A. call                           B. situation                  C. action                            D. condition

45. A. evaluates                 B. works                      C. helps                      D. counts

 ---I ________ myself more---it was a perfect day.

   ---Me, too. It’s years ________ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. couldn’t have enjoyed; since          B. needn’t have enjoyed; since

C. wouldn’t have enjoyed; before        D. shouldn’t have enjoyed; before

 --- Where did you meet Alice？

     --- It was in the cinema _______ we used to go.

A.      where      B. that      C. which        D. how

 It was the whole morning that the old man spent _______ the old clock at home.

    A. repaired    B. repairing   C. to repair   D. in repair

 ______ any change about the date，please tell me immediately.

A．Will there be       B．Should there be    C．There will be       D．There should be

 In recent years, China and the USA have had a lot of _________of views about the same problem.

A．replacements    B．transformations   C．changes  D．exchanges

 We were required not to _______ any important details before it was made public.

   A. try out           B. make out     C. let out       D. break out

 Scientists say it may be five or six years_______ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.

A. since          B. after          C. before         D. when

 Hearing my mother had recovered, I felt a heavy load ________ my mind.

   A. took off   B. taken off   C. taking down   D. taken down