75. Ned wrote to Alice almost every day because he __________.

A. loved her very much　　　　　　　　 B. hoped she would join him in Chicago

C. did not have anything better to do　　　 D. had a lot of interesting things to tell her

74. What can be inferred from the underlined phrase “With a trembling voice” in Paragraph 2?

A. Alice was excited.　 　　 　　　　B. Alice was regretful

C. Alice was confident 　　 　　　　　D. Alice was uncertain.

73. The general tone (语气、笔调) of this text is __________.

A. angry　　 　 B. optimistic 　 　C. supportive　　　 　　 D. sad

72. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?

A. More stress was laid on the understanding of poetry in the past.

B. Poetry is more important than any other subject.

C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.

D. Poetry is the foundation of all languages and literature(文学) courses.

D

When she was a girl of sixteen and before she began to work in the store, Alice had dated (与某人约会) a young man. The young man, named Ned Currie, was older than Alice. He was employed on the local newspaper and for a long time he went to see Alice almost every evening. Together the two walked under the trees through the streets of the town and talked of what they would do with their lives. Alice was then a very pretty girl and one night Ned took her into his arms and kissed her. He became excited and said things he did not intend to say and Alice, betrayed by her desire to have something beautiful come into her narrow life, also grew excited. She also talked. The outer crust (壳) of her life , all of her natural shyness and reserve, was torn away and she gave herself over to the emotions of love.

When，late in the fall，Ned went away to Cleveland to try to get a place on a city newspaper and rise in the world , she wanted to go with him. With a trembling voice she told him what was in her mind. “I will work and you can work,” she said. “I don't want to tie you to a needless expense that will stop you making progress. Don't marry me now. We'll get along without that and we can be together. Even though we live in the same house, no one will say anything. In the city we'll be unknown and people will pay no attention to us."

Ned was puzzled by his sweetheart's determination and was also deeply touched. He had wanted a girlfriend just to relieve the boredom of his life but had changed his mind. He now wanted to protect her and care for her. "You don't know what you're talking about," he said sharply; "I'll let you do no such thing. As soon as I get a good job, I'll come back. For the present you'll have to stay here. It's the only thing we can do."

On the evening before he left Winesburg, Ned went to call on Alice. They walked about through the streets for an hour and then went for a drive in the country. The moon came up and they found themselves unable to talk. They stopped at a place where a long meadow ran down to the bank of Wine Creek and there in the dim light he kissed her and promised he would love her forever. When they returned to town, it did not seem to them that anything in the future could blot out (拭去)the wonder and beauty of that evening. ‘"Now we will have to stick to each other； whatever happens, we will have to do that," Ned said as he left the girl at her father's door.

He did not succeed in getting a place on a Cleveland newspaper and went west to Chicago. For a time he was lonely and wrote to Alice almost every day. Then he was caught up by the life of the city; he began to make friends and found new interests in life. In Chicago he boarded at a house where there were several women. One of them attracted his attention and he forgot Alice in Winesburg. At the end of a year he had stopped writing letters, and only once in a long time, when he was lonely or when he went into one of the city parks and saw the moon shining on the grass as it had shone that night on the meadow by Wine Creek, did he think of her at all.

71. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students ______.

A. to understand life　　　　　　　　 B. to enjoy poetry

C. to become teachers　　　　　　　　 D. to become poets

70. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?

A. Extending your life.　　　　　　　 B. Saving your life.

C. Criticizing life.　　　　　　　　　 D. Heightening life.

69. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should ________.

A. discuss it with others　　　　　　　 B. analyze it by oneself

C. copy it down in a notebook　　　　 D. practice reading it aloud

68. If you want to hold a party, you should go to ___________.

　　 A. the Garden Museum　　　　　　　　 B. the Museum of London

　　 C. the Musical Museum　　　　　　　　 D. the National Army Museum

C

　　 No poem should ever be discussed or "analyzed", until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end. All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of poem is , finally, the most telling "interpretation" of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it.

　　 I have come to think, in fact that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than "analyzing" it, if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is "a criticism of life", and "a heightening (提升) of life". It is "an approach to the truth of feeling", and it "can save your life".

I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don't like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.

67. What’s special about the Garden Museum?

　 A. You can order goods by mail　　　　　 B. you can have freshly-made seasonal food

　 C. you can relax in the cafes all day　　　　 D. You can work as a volunteer there.

66. At Museum of London, you can take part in ______________.

　 A. special performances　　　　　　　　 B. evening classes

　 C. children’s activities　　　　　　　　　 D. plant shows