第三节题组训练6社会文化A(2017·红桥区二模)Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics，theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now，poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived.Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest，performingpoemsfrommemoryfor100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests，andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions，andthenthe50statechampions，alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampioncametoWashington，D.C.lastweekforthelastshowdown(对决)．Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp，JacksonHille，ahighschoolseniorfromOhio，wona20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoudbecausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice，thepauses，thegestures，andtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem，weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit，”saysNationalPublicRadiobroadcasterScottSimon，masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience，butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipantsunderstandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.语篇解读文章介绍了诗歌朗诵比赛在美国的复兴。1．Fromthefirstparagraph，wecanknow.A．theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB．theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC．poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD．athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting答案C解析推理判断题。由第一段首句“Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是被口头朗诵，故选C。2．HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakepartinbeforetheywenttoWashington，D.C?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.答案B解析细节理解题。从第三段的介绍中可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿哥伦比亚特区进行比赛，故B项正确。3．Accordingtothepassage，hearingapoemrecitedinanewvoicecan.A．bringanewlifetolistenersB．helplistenersfindtheirinterestC．makelistenerslearnthewordsD．offersomethingnewtolisteners答案D解析细节理解题。由倒数第二段的叙述，特别是最后一句可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听众带来新的感受，故选D。4．OnebenefittheparticipantsgetfromacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheycan.A．becomeconfidentwhilespeakinginpublicB．writegoodpoemsthemselvesC．changetheirattitudestowardslifeD．makefriendswithmanygreatpoets答案A解析细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句“AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.”可知答案为A。5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．RecitingPoemsImprovesYourMemoryB．RememberingaLotofPoemsIsFunC．PoetsHaveaGreatTimeD．PoetryRockstheMicrophone答案D解析标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了美国的诗歌朗诵比赛。这项活动在中学生中引起了很大的反响，故D项为最佳标题。B(2016·河西区二模)ManyFrenchacademics，teachersandparentscomplainbecausetheyfeelthatyoungpeople’sintellectuallevelsarefallingrapidly！Thefigu...
