阅读理解 诗歌
素养:语言能力 难度:中 用时:7分钟
秋词（刘禹锡）
自古逢秋悲寂寥，
我言秋日胜春朝。
晴空一鹤排云上，
便引诗情到碧霄。
Song of Autumn
Since olden days we feel in autumn sad and drear,
But I say spring cannot compete with autumn clear.
On a fine day a crane cleaves the clouds and soars high;
It leads the poet’s lofty mind to azure sky.
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong )
Poems from the Tang and Song dynasties(朝代), operas from the Yuan dynasty, and novels from the Ming and Qing dynasties are very famous in China’s history. Today, I’d like to recommend Song of Autumn, one of the poems by Liu Yuxi, a famous poet and writer in the mid-Tang Dynasty.
Just as shown in the first line of the poem, most ancient poets liked to describe autumn as a sad time, but in this poem the season appears differently. In Liu’s eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning. He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky.
With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings, as well as the daily lives of common people, Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words. You may feel it in this poem. Though being translated thoughtfully(缜密思考过地) by experienced Xu Yuanchong, the poem still reads not so beautifully as that in Chinese. I personally think that English is sometimes not so powerful as Chinese.
Here is another example. In Liu’s essay An Eulogium on a Humble Cell(《陋室铭》), with less than 100 words, he shows a lively picture of his humble cell. However, it also shows how he was pleased with the poor and simple life. People may find it strange that one can feel happy living in such a humble cell. Learning from his famous sentence, “be fragrant because of my virtues(斯是陋室，惟吾德馨)”, I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to gain knowledge.
1. Which dynasty was the poem Song of Autumn written in?
A. Song.
B. Yuan.
C. Ming.
D. Tang.
2. How was autumn in Liu’s eyes at that time?
A. He thought it was a sad time.
B. He thought that autumn was rather cloudy.
C. He thought spring was better.
D. He thought autumn was a hopeful season.
3. Which of the following is the feature of Liu Yuxi’s works according to the text?
A. Expressing personal feelings.
B. Describing daily lives of young people.
C. Picturing a blue sky and a crane.
D. Writing songs according to music.
4. How did Liu feel about living in a humble cell in the writer’s opinion?
A. Strange.
B. Nervous.
C. Happy.
D. Lonely.
5. Influenced by Liu Yuxi, which of the following does the writer think is the most important?
A. To be a respectable man.
B. To live in a big house.
C. To wear beautiful clothes.
D. To gain more knowledge.

1. D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I’d like to recommend Song of Autumn, one of the poems by Liu Yuxi, a famous poet and writer in the mid-Tang Dynasty”可知,《秋词》写于唐代。故选 D。
2. D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In Liu’s eyes, autumn, full of life and hope, is even better than spring morning”可知,在刘禹锡看来,秋天是充满希望的季节。故选 D。
3. A 细节理解题。
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选项|分析|正误
A|根据第三段中的“With his poems paying special attention to expressing personal feelings”可知,刘禹锡的诗特别关注个人情感的表达|√
B|根据第三段中的“as well as the daily lives of common people”可知,刘禹锡的诗关注普通人的日常生活,而不是年轻人|×
C|根据第二段中的“in this poem”和“He describes the bright scene of a crane riding the clouds and flying into the blue sky”可知,C项描述的是《秋词》的内容,与题干不符|×
D|根据第三段中的“Liu wrote poems with beautiful music-like words”可知,刘禹锡用音乐般优美的语言写诗,而不是根据音乐写歌|×
4. C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“However, it also shows how he was pleased with the poor and simple life”可知,作者认为刘禹锡满足于居住在一间陋室里。happy 的含义与 pleased 接近。故选 C。
5. A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I think to be a respectable man is more important than to live in big houses, to wear beautiful clothes, to enjoy delicious food, and even to gain knowledge”可知,作者认为成为一个受人尊敬的人最重要。故选 A。