学生啦：课时作业（十）Unit 4Section I Welcome to the unit ReadingLong ago,poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.Back when the Greeksfirst started the Olympics,they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions.Now,poetry competitions have been revived.This year 120,000 high school studentscompeted in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest,performing poems from memoryfor $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,and then the 50 state champions,along withthe 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 thefield was narrowed to five.The final five had one last chance to "perform"a poem.The overallchamp,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 Loudbecause they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it onthe 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 wehear somebody recite a poem,we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it,"says National Public Radio broadcaster Scott Simon,master of ceremonies for the finals.Hearingit in a new voice offers something new to the listener.Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience,memorizing and presentingpoems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way.Another benefit of acompetition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants leam public-speaking skills that canhelp them for life.1.From the first paragraph,we can knowA.the Greeks were the first to write poemsB.the Olympics used to start with poem recitingC.poems were spread orally in the pastD.athletes were asked to recite poems before competing2.How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington,A.Three.B.FourC.Five.D.Six.3.According to the passage,hearing a poem recited by many people canA.bring a new life to listenersB.help listeners find their interestC.make listeners leam the wordsD.offer something new to listeners