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阅读理解。 Long ago,poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.When the Greeks first started theOlympics,they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.
Now,poetry competitions have been revived (恢 复)．This year 120,000 high school students
competed in the first Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest,performing poems from memory for
$100,000 in prizes.
The first competitions were held in classrooms.The winners went on to schoolwide contests,and then
they competed in city and state competitions.Finally,the 50 state champions,along with the District of
Columbia champion came to Washington,D.C.last week for the last showdown.After the 51 champions
competed against one another,12 went on to the finals.Then the field was narrowed to five.The final five
had one last chance to "perform" a poem.The overall champ,Jackson Hille,a high school senior from Ohio,
won a $20,000 scholarship.
The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because
they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.
It's not just a matter of saying the words in the right order.It's the tone of voice,the pauses,the gestures,
and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life."Each time we hear somebody recite
a poem,we find something fresh and interesting about it," says National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott
Simon,master of ceremonies for the finals.Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.
Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience,memorizing and presenting poems helps
the participants (选手) understand those poems in a new way.Another benefit of a competition such as
Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn publicspeaking skills that can help them for life.1．From the first paragraph,we can know________.A．the Greeks were the first to write poems
B．the Olympics used to start with poem reciting
C．poems were spread orally in the past
D．athletes were asked to recite poems before competing2．How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington,D.C.?A．Three.
B．Four
C．Five.
D．Six.3．According to the passage,hearing a poem recited by different people can________.A．bring a new life to listeners
B．help listeners find their interest
C．make listeners learn the words
D．offer something new to listeners4．One benefit the participants get from poem recitation competitions is that they can________.A．become skilled in speaking in public
B．write good poems themselves
C．change their attitudes towards life
D．make friends with many great poets5．What's the main idea of the passage?A．Reciting poems improves your memory.
B．Remembering a lot of poems is fun.
C．Poets have a great time.
D．Poetry competitions freshen us up. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 Long ago,.....”主要考查你对 [历史文化类阅读 ]考点的理解。历史文化类阅读
什么是历史文化类阅读：
本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。
历史文化类阅读技巧：
【题型说明】历史文化类阅读理解文章属高考常选材料之一。这类文章常涉及历史、文化、法制、宗教等方面的文学艺术、发明创造、文化遗产保护、宗教与文化、风俗与习惯、道德与法制、中外文学名著节选、等等。这类材料的命题点往往落在主旨大意题、事实细节题上。
【答题方法】在做这类阅读理解题时，我们应注意以下几个方面：
1、采用先题后文：先读题目，再带着问题读文章。这类阅读理解文章相对来说事实细节题稍多一点，如果带着问题读文章，有利于我们抓细节。
2、先做细节题。因为做完了局部性的事实细节题后，自然会加深我们对文章的理解，这样更有利于做主旨大意题。
3、重点敲定主旨题。主旨大意题提问的形式主要有两大类：一类是Main idea型；一类是Topic或Title型。
在解答这类试题时应注意以下几点：
a．读首句抓大意。
文化教育类阅读理解文章多采用说明文、议论文体裁，而这类文章大都采用文章段落的中心，即主题句在文章开头。因此，要寻找这类文章的主旨大意就需要研究文章的首句。
b．读尾句抓大意。
有时这类文章的主题句安排在文章的结尾，作为对全篇的总结。
c．读首段抓大意。
有些文章或段落的开头和结尾部分都有主题句。这种结构是为了突出主题思想而使用两次点题的写作方法。这两个主题句在句子结构和用词上有所不同，而且在内容上前句和后句也不重复。
d．从段落中抓大意。
有些文章或段落的主题句在文章中，这种文章或段落往往以一句话或几句话引出要表达的主题，在主题句出现后，再举例子陈述细节或继续论证。
e．归纳要点抓大意。
有些文章或段落无明显的主题句，只是暗示性地体现主题。这就要求同学们在阅读过程中根据文中所叙述的事实或线索来概括总结主旨大意。
