2014-2015学年山西省太原市第五中学高二4月阶段形成检测 英语.docVIP

2014-2015学年山西省太原市第五中学高二4月阶段形成检测 英语 A Do you enjoy reading poems? Rabindranath Tagore (泰戈尔) was an Indian writer and poet, who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Composed of 326 short verses, Stray Birds (飞鸟集) is a collection of short verses translated from Bengali into English by the poet himself, where Tagore spiritualizes nature into the experiences of human existence while demonstrating his love for nature and simplicity through poetic words. Now read the following verses taken from Stray Birds (1916) and try to answer the questions. ?Man does not reveal himself in his history, he struggles up through it. (verse 52) ?The cloud stood humbly (谦逊的) in a corner of the sky. The morning crowned it with splendor (光辉). (verse 100) ?Man is worse than an animal when he is an animal. (verse 248) ?Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave. The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him. (verse 127) ?The stream of truth flows through its channels of mistakes. (verse 243) ?Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose. (verse 230) ?Set bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky. (verse 231) ?Men are cruel, but Man is kind. (verse 219) ?Let me not put myself wrongly to my world and set it against me. (verse 206) ?Wrong cannot afford defeat but right can. (verse 68) ?“I give my whole water in joy,” sings the waterfall. “though little of it is enough for the thirsty.” (verse 69) ?The woodcutter’s axe(斧头) begged for its handle from the tree. The tree gave it. (verse 71) ?Thank the flame for its light, but do not forget the lampholder standing in the shade with constancy of patience. (verse 64) 1. Which of the verses sing praise for those who are ready to sacrifice (奉献) themselves without asking anything in return? A. verse 248 69 B. verse 71 100 C. verse 69 71 D. verse 100 52 2. Which of the verse makes strong comparison and contrast betwee