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, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the 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 or, best of all, reciting it.
I have e 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”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.
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.
【小题1】To have a better understanding of a poem, one should .A．discuss it with othersB．analyze it by oneself C．copy it down in a notebookD．practise reading it aloud【小题2】Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?A．Extending your lifeB．Saving your lifeC．Criticizing lifeD．Heightening life【小题3】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 bee teachers.D．to bee poets【小题4】What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?A．More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.B．Poetry is more important than any other subject.C．One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetryD．Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses【小题5】The phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by A．“build a booth”B．“provide equipment”C．“leave a certain amount of time”D．“set aside enough space”D
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解析：
【小题1】根据第一段内容可知答案。
【小题2】B、C、 D三个选项在文章中第三段都提到了。
【小题3】根据文章中第三段第二句话I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry.可知答案。
【小题4】结合本段主题及It also deserves a place …more central than it presently occupies.可知答案。
【小题5】根据第三段第一句话I have e 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.及in the classroom(在课堂上)可知答案。