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Do you like travelling? Poets from the past wrote many works about travel. Let's look at two poems below.
Leaving the White Emperor Town at Dawn
(By Li Bai, Tang Dynasty)
Leaving at dawn the White Emperor crowned with cloud;
I've sailed a thousand miles through canyons in a day.
With monkeys' sad adieus(辞别) the riverbanks are loud;
My boat has left ten thousand mountains far away.
This poem is about a happy boat trip. In 758, Li Bai was sent far away to Southwest China. Luckily, he could go back home the next year. He wrote this poem on his way back.
In old Chinese poems, the cries of monkeys often mean sadness, and mountains often stand for difficulties. But in this poem, the poet leaves both behind and doesn't worry. Li doesn't say "I'm happy" in words, but the poem shows happiness by exaggerating(夸张).
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
(By William Wordsworth, the UK)
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils(水仙花);
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
This poem is about a walk Wordsworth took in the countryside. At first, the poet felt lonely. He said he was like a cloud in the sky. But when he saw golden daffodils by the lake, their beauty made him really happy.
He said the daffodils were "dancing in the breeze" like people. This is called personification(拟人化). This poem shows that nature can make us happy.
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()1. Which word rhymes with the word "loud" in Li Bai's poem?
A. Day.
B. Dawn.
C. Cloud.
D. Away.
()2. According to Li Bai's poem, which of the following is TRUE?
A. In old Chinese poems, mountains mean sadness.
B. Li Bai would like to go home as soon as possible.
C. In 759, Li was sent far away to Southwest China.
D. The White Emperor Town was Li Bai's hometown.
()3. What does the underlined word "Fluttering" in William's poem mean?
A. Swimming.
B. Growing.
C. Laughing.
D. Waving.
()4. According to the two poems, how did Li Bai and William Wordsworth feel at last?
A. Happy.
B. Surprised.
C. Lonely.
D. Afraid.
()5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Two poets from different countries.
B. The importance of travelling.
C. Two famous old poems about travel.
D. Some poets' writing ideas from nature.

本文主要介绍了中国唐代诗人李白的《早发白帝城》和英国诗人威廉·华兹华斯的《我孤独地漫游，像一朵云》这两首有关旅行的诗。
1. C 细节理解题。根据第一首李白的诗歌理解可知，loud和cloud两个词押韵。
2. B 推理判断题。根据《早发白帝城》中的“My boat has left ten thousand mountains far away.”可知，李白所乘坐的船行驶得非常快，说明他回家的愿望非常强烈。
3. D 词义猜测题。阅读第二首诗可知，一群金色的水仙花迎春开放，它们开在湖畔、树下，它们随风起舞。再结合诗句中的breeze可推断，fluttering跟waving的意思相接近。
4. A 推理判断题。根据“Li doesn't say 'I'm happy' in words, but the poem shows happiness by exaggerating.”和“This poem shows that nature can make us happy.”可知，两位诗人在诗歌的最后都表达了他们的喜悦之情。
5. C 主旨大意题。通读全文内容，结合第一段中的“Poets from the past wrote many works about travel. Let's look at two poems below.”可知，本文主要介绍了两首关于旅行的诗。