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1、专题能力训练十一 阅读理解(二)A(2017·天津红桥区二模,B)Longago,poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics,theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now,poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalr
2、ecitationcontest,performingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschoolwidecontests,andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions,andthenthe50statechampions,alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampion,cametoWashington,D.C.,lastweekforthelasts
3、howdown(对决).Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp,JacksonHille,ahighschoolseniorfromOhio,wona$20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoet
4、ryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonthepage.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice,thepauses,thegestures,andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem,weundersta
5、ndagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit,”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon,masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience,memorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsin
6、anewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.【语篇导读】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了很久以前诗歌是大声背诵出来的,而不是写下来的,而现在诗歌比赛已经复活,重新受到青睐。1.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknow . A.theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB.theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemre
7、citingC.poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD.athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting答案:C解析:推理判断题。由第一段内容可知,在很久以前诗歌是大声背诵出来的,而不是写下来的。故选C项。2.HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashington,D.C.?A.Three. B.Four.C
