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【題目】Do you enjoy reading poems? Rabindranath Tagore (泰戈爾) was an Indian writer and poet, who was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Composed of 326 short verses, Stray Birds (飛鳥集) is a collection of short verses translated from Bengali into English by the poet himself, where Tagore spiritualizes nature into the experiences of human existence while demonstrating his love for nature and simplicity through poetic words.

Now read the following verses taken from Stray Birds (1916) and try to answer the questions.

Man does not reveal himself in his history, he struggles up through it. (verse 52)

The cloud stood humbly (謙遜的) in a corner of the sky.

The morning crowned it with splendor (光輝). (verse 100)

Man is worse than an animal when he is an animal. (verse 248)

Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.

The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him. (verse 127)

The stream of truth flows through its channels of mistakes. (verse 243)

Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose. (verse 230)

Set bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky. (verse 231)

Men are cruel, but Man is kind. (verse 219)

Let me not put myself wrongly to my world and set it against me. (verse 206)

Wrong cannot afford defeat but right can. (verse 68)

“I give my whole water in joy,” sings the waterfall. “though little of it is enough for the thirsty.” (verse 69)

The woodcutter’s axe(斧頭) begged for its handle from the tree.

The tree gave it. (verse 71)

Thank the flame for its light, but do not forget the lampholder standing in the shade with constancy of patience. (verse 64)

【1】Which of the verses sing praise for those who are ready to sacrifice (奉獻) themselves without asking anything in return?

A. verse 248 &69 B. verse 71 & 100 C. verse 69 & 71 D. verse 100& 52

【2】Which of the verse makes strong comparison and contrast between two opposite types of persons?

A. verse 68 B. verse 248 C. verse 127 D. verse 243

【3】Which of the verses might be most suitable said to parents, telling them not to spoil their children with wealth?

A. verse 231 B. verse 71 C. verse 127 D. verse 100

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析:本文是一篇說明文。介紹了諾獎獲得者印度作者兼詩人泰戈爾的詩歌集《飛鳥集》，節(jié)選了一部分詩歌，表達了詩人對大自然的熱愛和謳歌。

【1】C 理解判斷題。verse 69講的是瀑布欣然地把所有的水都奉獻給人類，盡管他不能滿足所有的缺水者。verse71講的是伐木者希望能砍樹，樹欣然地接受了伐木者的請求。以上兩種表達的情感都是自我犧牲與無私奉獻，故選C。

【2】C 理解判斷題。verse 127 Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.

The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.講的是蜜蜂采蜜后唱著感謝的歌謠離開了，而俗麗的蝴蝶卻覺得花朵應該感謝它。這兩者形成了強烈的對比，蜜蜂代表著知恩圖報的一類人，而蝴蝶代表著斤斤計較的一類人，故選C。

【3】A 理解判斷題。Set bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky.講的是如果鳥的翅膀鍍上了一層金，它永遠飛不起來了。暗示著父母不要溺愛孩子，否則他們永遠不能學會獨立自主。故選A。