2017 年郑州市英语第二次质量检测 试卷整理：张贝 王小岩 第二部分：阅读理解 A There were many famous poets from different periods of time in Chinese history, and thousands of their poems are still read and appreciated today. To arouse people’s interest in those classic Chinese poems and promote cultural heritage, China Central Television (CCTV) produced a TV show-Chinese Poetry Competition. The finale(终场) of the hit show’s second season was shown on Feb. 7 this year. Wu Yishu, 16, who studies as the High School Affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, came out on top. In the earlier episode (一集), Wu wowed the audience when performing in a section entitled “Feihualing”. The game’s theme was “yue”, meaning “moon” or “month” in Chinese. She recited the lines from the Classic of Poetry, the earliest collection of poems in China :”In July, the crickets(蟋蟀) are in the fields. In August, they are in the yard. In September they are at the door. In October, they enter and crawl under our beds.” “I really admire her knowledge of poems,” said Huang Zijin, 16, a Senior 2 student from Ningbo High School in ZheJiang province. “The first time I saw her wearing traditional Hann clothing on TV, I was very impressed by her classical looks. She fulfills all my fantasies for classic Chinese women’s talents. What’s more, she always appears so calm throughout the show, which is very unusual for her age.” As the old saying goes, “one who is filled with knowledge always behaves with elegance.” “Learning poems isn’t about winning or losing. The power of poetry lies in shaping one’s view of life and developing one’s inner world,” said Li Bo, an expert guest at the Chinese Poetry Compe...
