Question

【題目】Last night the wind was strong and rain was fine,

Sound sleep did not dispel the aftertaste of wine.

I ask the maid who's rolling up the screen,

"The same crab apple tree," she says, "is seen."

"Don't you know, Don't you know,

The red should languish and the green must grow?'

This is one of Li Qingzhao's first ci, which was written when she was a young girl. It showed her observations (觀察) of changes in nature and her love for life.

Li described an early morning scene in her ci. She woke up in the morning and asked her maid (侍女) how the flowers looked after one night of wind and rain. The maid did not care too much about the flowers. She simply said the flowers looked the same. But Li corrected her, saying that red flowers would fall and green leaves would become thicker.

Li used dialogue to write this ci. The dialogue brought out different characteristics (性格) in both of the speakers. The maid was slow and careless, while the poet was quick and sensitive (敏感的). The dialogue makes the ci more lively.

Li Qingzhao (1084-1155), was a leader of the Wanyue School (婉約派) of ci during the Song Dynasty. She had many ideas about ci. She believed that it was very different from shi. Shi tended to provide people with ideals (理想) and education, while ci was used to describe people's feelings.

【1】How was the weather "last night" according to Li Qingzhao's ci?

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【2】What did the ci show?

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【3】Did the maid see the difference in flowers after the rain?

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【4】What was Li Qingzhao like?

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【5】How was ci different from shi in Li's opinion?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】It was windy and rainy.

【2】It showed her observations of changes in nature and her love for life.

【3】No, she didn’t.

【4】She was quick and sensitive.

【5】Shi tended to provide people with ideals and education, while ci was used to describe people's feelings.

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，介紹了宋代詞人李清照及其著名的詞《如夢(mèng)令》。

【1】

根據(jù)詞的第一句“Last night the wind was strong and rain was fine”可知昨夜有風(fēng)有雨，故填It was windy and rainy.

【2】

根據(jù)正文第一段中“It showed her observations (觀察) of changes in nature and her love for life.”可知這首詞展示了李清照對(duì)大自然變化的觀察和對(duì)生活的熱愛，故填It showed her observations of changes in nature and her love for life.

【3】

根據(jù)正文第二段中“The maid did not care too much about the flowers. She simply said the flowers looked the same.”可知侍女并不太關(guān)心這些花，所以侍女只是說這些花看起來一樣，并未注意到有何差別，故填No, she didn’t.

【4】

根據(jù)正文第三段中“The maid was slow and careless, while the poet was quick and sensitive (敏感的).”可知侍女和李清照形成了對(duì)照，李清照對(duì)于外界變化反應(yīng)迅速而且敏感，故填She was quick and sensitive.

【5】

根據(jù)正文最后一段中“She believed that it was very different from shi. Shi tended to provide people with ideals (理想) and education, while ci was used to describe people's feelings.”可知李清照認(rèn)為詩(shī)往往為人們提供理想和教育,而詞則是用來描述人們的感情，故填Shi tended to provide people with ideals and education, while ci was used to describe people's feelings.