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【題目】 He was a poet known for the nostalgia he describes in his poems. Now, it’s time for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer.

On Dec 14, 2017, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan.

Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu studied in Sichuan when he was young. At that time, he had showed great interest in Chinese poems and spent a lot of his free time trying writing poems himself. Then he managed to publish his first poem at the age of 20. A year later, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan. He lived and worked there until his death.

Nostalgia (《鄉(xiāng)愁》) is Yu’s masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan.

Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who know little about literature (文學(xué)) are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is included in Chinese high school textbooks.

Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator.

He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon’s poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is regarded as an accurate and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is “心有猛虎，細(xì)嗅薔薇” for “In me the tiger sniffs the rose”.

Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language,” he once said in a 2015 interview. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland.

Now, let’s appreciate the poem Nostalgia.

Nostalgia

When I was young,

Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp,

Me on this side,

Mother was on the other side.

When I grew up,

Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket,

Me on this side,

Bride on the other side.

But later on,

Nostalgia was a low grave,

Me on the outside,

Mother on the inside.

And at present,

Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait,

Me on this side,

Mainland on the other side.

【1】What is Yu Guangzhong?

A.A poet, reporter and critic.B.A translator and publisher.

C.A critic, poet and translator.D.A translator and song writer.

【2】Which of the following statements is true?

A.Yu lived with his family in Taiwan all his life.

B.Many Chinese people know the poem Nostalgia.

C.We can find Nostalgia in primary school textbooks.

D.Yu translated Siegfried Sassoon’s poem into English.

【3】In what order did the events take place in Yu’s life?

① Yu and his family moved to Taiwan.

② Yu told the reason why he stuck to writing.

③ Yu’s poem Nostalgia was published.

④ Yu passed away in Taiwan.

⑤ Yu wrote and published his first poem.

A.①⑤②④③B.⑤②①③④C.①⑤④②③D.⑤①③②④

【4】Why did Yu spend all his life writing?

A.He made a lot of money from writing.B.He had great interest in English poems.

C.He loved his family and mainland a lot.D.He had a lot of free time and was bored.

【5】What can we learn from the Poem Nostalgia?

A.He missed his family and homeland a lot.B.He didn’t want to come to his homeland.

C.He lived with his mother on the riverside.D.His mother had died when he got married.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文敘述了余光中是一個(gè)評(píng)論家，詩(shī)人和翻譯家，他一生酷愛寫作，《鄉(xiāng)愁》是余光中的偉大作品，在作品中表達(dá)了他在臺(tái)灣時(shí)對(duì)中國(guó)大陸的思念之情。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator. 余光中是一個(gè)評(píng)論家，詩(shī)人和翻譯家。故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Nostalgia (《鄉(xiāng)愁》) is Yu’s masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan. 《鄉(xiāng)愁》是余光中的偉大作品，在作品中表達(dá)了他在臺(tái)灣時(shí)對(duì)中國(guó)大陸的思念之情。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Then he managed to publish his first poem at the age of 20. 然后他在20歲時(shí)發(fā)表了他的第一首詩(shī)。A year later, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan. 一年后，余光中和他的家人搬到了臺(tái)灣。故排除AC；Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. 這首詩(shī)發(fā)表于1971年，至今仍深受世界各地說漢語(yǔ)的人的喜愛。可知，《鄉(xiāng)愁》在1971年發(fā)表了。Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language,” he once said in a 2015 interview. 余一生都在寫作。他曾在2015年的一次采訪中說:“我之所以堅(jiān)持寫作到今天，是因?yàn)槲覍?duì)中文的熱愛。” Yu passed away in Taiwan.余光中最后在臺(tái)灣去世。故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language,” he once said in a 2015 interview. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland. 余一生都在寫作。他曾在2015年的一次采訪中說:“我之所以堅(jiān)持寫作到今天，是因?yàn)槲覍?duì)中文的熱愛。”他還說，對(duì)母親和祖國(guó)的愛使他更加熱愛祖國(guó)。故選C。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)Nostalgia (《鄉(xiāng)愁》) is Yu’s masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan. 《鄉(xiāng)愁》是余光中的偉大作品，在作品中表達(dá)了他在臺(tái)灣時(shí)對(duì)中國(guó)大陸的思念之情。故選A。