C 跨语文·《早发白帝城》
Leaving the White Emperor Town at Dawn
By Li Bai
Leaving at dawn the White Emperor crowned with cloud;
I've sailed a thousand miles through Gorges in a day.
With monkeys' sad adieux the riverbanks are loud;
My skiff has left ten thousand mountains far away.
Leaving the White Emperor Town at Dawn is a seven-character poem written by Li Bai, a famous poet(诗人) of the Tang Dynasty. In 759 AD, Li Bai got into some trouble in politics(政治), getting banished(放逐) by the Emperor Xuanzong, to Yelang(in today's western Guizhou Province). When he stopped shortly on his way at Baidicheng, news came that the emperor had freed him.
Excited and eager, he felt like he made it back home, to Jiangling, in just one day.
In many poems, poets showed their feelings through a special view. Leaving the White Emperor Town at Dawn is about a journey taken by boat. It doesn't tell joy directly, but readers can feel the poet's joy through his writing.
The second line compared(比较) a short period of time ("a day") and a long distance("a thousand miles"), telling us how fast the boat was moving. But the rapid(湍急的) water didn't make the poet afraid. Instead, he was excited as the water was helping him quickly reach his destination(目的地).
The last line is about a journey, by boat, through ten thousand mountains. If you took this journey, you'd be quite bored. But, on the way home,
Li Bai felt the journey passed in the blink of an eye.
In ancient Chinese poems, the singing of monkeys usually stood for sadness, and mountains represented difficulties. However, the poet was not sad about these things because he was able to quickly leave them behind. His hope for the future kept him happy.
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B
)8. Which word rhymes with "loud" in the poem?
A. Day. B. Cloud.
C. Away. D. Dawn.
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C
)9. According to the poem, how did Li Bai feel?
A. Afraid. B. Surprised. C. Happy. D. Sad.
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C
)10. What can we know from the underlined sentence?
A. Li Bai felt the journey was very slow.
B. Li Bai felt the journey was very boring.
C. Li Bai felt the journey was very fast.
D. Li Bai felt the journey was very exciting.
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D
)11. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The poem was a five-character poem by Li Bai.
B. Many poets liked to show their family through special views.
C. In many Chinese poems, mountains stood for sadness.
D. Li Bai looked forward to getting home as soon as possible.
