广东省东莞市石竹实验学校2022-2023学年高一下学期6月月考英语试题 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ If the poems you read at school made you think poetry is old-fashioned, here are four poets whose work will make you look at poetry in a different way.
Brian Bilston
Brian Bilston’s poetry is definitely more relevant to what happens around us nowadays. He covers subjects such as climate change, modem technology and international events. Although Brian uses rhyme in some of his work, it is extremely effective, especially as so many are humorous poems. He uses simple words and has a skill for word play, making them accessible for today’s audience.
Ada Limón
Ada is a well-known American poet, and has released several collections of poetry. Her poems are deeply rooted in nature, emotion and relatable metaphors (比喻). Her work feels like a natural progression from the poetry covered in schools. There is still an artistic weaving and careful placement of words, but the messages and inner meanings are comprehensible for a modern audience.
Tracy K Smith
Tracy was the winner of the Best First Book by an African American poet, with her 2003 collection, The Body’s Question. Her poems cover important issues around race, family, going beyond from childhood into adulthood and much more. Each is easy to understand and relate to, while at the same time, deeply personal. She has a natural talent for connecting with her audience.
Mel Wardle Woodend
Mel has several published collections including two books for children, who find it easy to
know the meanings of her poetry. She also has a collection called Just a Thought, which raises awareness of mental health issues. This topic was rarely discussed at school, so Mel’s work is progressive and inviting to those who may not tick the typical boxes of someone who enjoys poetry.
1．What is Brian Bilston’s poetry mainly concerned with?
A．School life. B．Current issues.
C．Historic events. D．Today’s audience.
2．What do you know about Just a Thought?
A．It appeals to school students.
B．It concerns mental well-being.
C．It is intended for younger readers.
D．It is rarely discussed at school now.
3．What do the four poets’ works have in common?
A．They are available online.
B．They make readers feel inspired.
C．They are understandable for modem readers.
D．They tick the right boxes for children.
One Friday night, my family stayed in the family room to watch a movie together. We prepared popcorn and other snacks, but poor Iron Man on the screen was getting no attention.
My husband was playing a video game. My 14-year-old son was watching a YouTube video, laughing so loudly at what he had happened to find that he decided to text it to us—while we were all sitting in the room together. His message interrupted my own social media browsing (浏览) and finally I realized that we were a family of addicts. Screens had become our entertainment, our social lives and more scarily, our way of communicating.
Things had to change. So I did what any modern parent might do: I went upstairs to our modem (调制解调器) and I simply turned it off. As extreme as this may sound, I knew it would work. My father-in-law was actually the inspiration for my action. Whenever he thought his children were watching too much TV, he’d walk over to the switch and turn it off. He’d tell them there must have been a fault with their old TV set, and they’d believe him. Everyone would leave the room and find a book to read or head outside instead.
I went back downstairs and, without screens to take their attention away, my husband and my son looked directly at me, which felt like the first time in weeks. I told them there was something wrong with the Internet and we’d have to play a board game instead. I pulled out our family favorite-Settlers of Catan (卡坦岛桌面游戏)—and hoped for the best. There were some complaints. But, within a few minutes, we were trading cards, trading stories, and, most importantly, trading screens for conversation.
4．Why didn’t the family focus on Iron Man?
A．They were busy eating popcorn. B．They found another funny video.
C．They had their own entertainment. D．They had watched this film before.
5．What is the author’s purpose of writing the story of her father-in-law?
A．To call on parents to be strict with their children.
B．To explain why she chose to turn the modern off.
C．To encourage readers to leave the room and go outside.
D．To show readers her father in-law was good at parenting.
6．What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A．The family played together. B．The child kept complaining.
C．The family went to bed early. D．The father went to fix the network.
race实验7．What is the best title for the text?
A．Watch a Movie Together B．A Family of Internet Addicts
C．The Way to Educate Children D．Replace Screens with Conversation
Biologists are becoming more and more concerned that global climate change will probably reduce biodiversity. Some biologists estimate that 35% of animals and plants could become extinct in the wild by 2050 due to global climate change. Before the industrial revolution, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rarely climbed above 280 ppm; But during the 2014 calendar year, carbon dioxide levels ascended to 402 ppm.
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