甘肅省張掖市二中2024屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷含解析

甘肅省張掖市二中2024屆高三第二次調(diào)研英語試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．---Sorry!I’mafraidthatIcan’tgotothemagicshowbyDavidCopperfieldwithyou.---.A．Itdoesn’tmatter.B．Doasyoulike.C．Whatashame.D．Takeiteasy.2．Runningisoftentiringandalotofhardwork,butnothing________thefeelingyougetafterfinishingalongworkoutaroundthetrack.A．breaks B．blocksC．bonds D．beats3．—Joe,whataboutgoingtoBelgiumforourcomingholiday?—Sorry,honey,I_________onthenewlydiscovereddinosaursiteinArgentina．Thereareremainsofwhatisthoughttobethelargestcreatureevertowalktheearth.A．wasworking B．workC．willbeworking D．worked4．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before5．—Iwonderwhatmakesyouagoodsalesperson.—I________asawaiterforthreeyears,whichcontributesalottomytoday’swork.A．serveB．servedC．haveservedD．hadserved6．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．a(chǎn)ppeal B．belongC．refer D．occur7．—DidyouhavedifficultyfindingAnn'house?—Notreally.She___uscleardirectionsandwewereabletofindit.easily?A．wastogive B．hadgivenC．wasgiving D．wouldgive8．Lookingpeopleintheeye______sometimesmakethemnervousandembarrassed.A．must B．canC．should D．might9．Hopefully，thenewmethodwillbeeffective，helpingstudentstogettheircareerplans________.A．a(chǎn)thandB．a(chǎn)twillC．ontrialD．ontrack10．_______youconsiderthattheairlinehandled80millionpassengerslastyear,theaccidentfiguresarereallyverysmall.A．UnlessB．WhenC．BeforeD．Though11．Facedwiththedilemma,thecompanycommittee________apublicstatement,appointingthecapablemantobeitsnewglobalchieffinancialofficer.A．pulledoutB．putoutC．reachedoutD．drewout12．Kimberly______anarticle,sodon’tdisturbher.A．wouldwrite B．writes C．wrote D．iswriting13．—DoyoulikethemobilegameTravelingFrog?—Yes,thepostsaboutthevirtualgreenfrog________over4milliontimes.A．haveread B．havebeenreadC．wouldberead D．a(chǎn)rereading14．—Whatapity!Youmissedmybirthdayparty.—Terriblysorry!___________myunclenotvisitedmeunexpectedly.A．Should B．WouldC．Had D．Did15．Moststudentsstudybecauseit’sunavoidable.________,therearestudentswhoactuallyenjoyit.A．Asaresult B．InadditionC．Inconclusion D．Bycontrast16．DuringeachNBAseason,basketballfanscheerontheirfavoriteteamstomake_______through.A．itB．themC．thatD．those17．LeadersofmanycountrieshavebeentryingtowhatitisthatmakesChinadevelopsofastinrecentyears.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．makeout18．—WhatisyourimpressionofyourformercolleagueNick?—He’shelpful,andhe________giveusahandatwork.A．must B．wouldC．may D．should19．Ifyouwanttoleadahappylife,you’dbetterlearntoacceptlife______itis.A．a(chǎn)s B．thatC．which D．where20．Mostofthemoneyforthereconstructionofthequake-strickentownhasbeenallocatedbythegovernment,therest______fromthecomingcharityconcerts.A．tobecollected B．havingbeencollectedC．beingcollected D．tohavebeencollected第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）Fewofushaven’treadCinderella,thestoryofayoungwomanlivinginpovertywhomeetstheprinceofherdreams.Somemightnotwanttoadmitit,butthereisahiddenCinderellaineveryone’sheart—weallwishwecouldachieverecognitionorsuccessafteraperiodofobscurityorneglect.MarySantiagohasthatsecretdream,too.HerstoryisfeaturedinAnotherCinderellaStory,afilmsetinaUShighschool.Maryisshybutlovestodance.Comparedwithothergirls,sheisinvisible.However,herworldchangescompletelywhenafamousteenagerpopsinger,JoeyParker,appears.Joeyiseverythingthattherestoftheboysinherclassarenot—kind,handsomeanddesirable.MaryandJoey’spathscrossataball.Theymeetandfallinlovewitheachother.ButwhenMaryhastorushbackhome,sheleavesbehindherMP3player,whichbecomestheonlyclueJoeyhastofindthegirlofhisdreams.Ofcourse,thereisawicked(邪惡的)stepmother,whoturnsouttobeDominiqueBlattandshetakesinMaryafterherdancermotherdies.DominiquetreatsMarylikeamaidanddoeseverythingshecantomakesureMarydoesn’tgetintothetopdanceschool.HertwodaughtersareequallydeterminedtostopJoeyfallingforMary,evenifthatmeansembarrassingher.Thestory,thoughitmostlyfollowsCinderella,doesaddafewmoderndaytwiststotheclassicfairytale.Refreshingly,thefilm,unlikemanyhighschoolfilms,doesnotfocusonlooks,althoughtheactorsareallbeautiful.ThereisalsoalotlessmaterialisminAnotherCinderellaStorythaninmanysimilarmovies.“ThemovietakestheCinderellafairytaleasitsjumpingoffpoint,”writesthemoviecriticAmberWilkinson.“Thefocusisfirmlyonfollowingyourdream.”1、Inthemovie,MarySantiago_____________.A．isbraveinexpressingherloveB．hasadreamofmeetingaprinceC．isbadlytreatedbythestepmotherD．isembarrassedbythepopsinger2、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph1probablymean？A．beingpopularB．beingselfishC．beingfamousD．beingunknown3、Accordingtothepassage,AnotherCinderellaStory________.A．followsCinderellawithnothingnewspecialB．encouragesyoungpeopletofollowtheirdreamsC．paysmoreattentiontothelooksoftheactorsD．focusesmoreonmaterialismthanotherfilms4、Thepassageismainlyabout___________.A．a(chǎn)fairytaleB．a(chǎn)nessayaboutdreamsC．a(chǎn)filmreviewD．a(chǎn)nadvertisementofafilm22．（8分）Dearestdarlinggirl,Todayisthebeginningofthenextstageinyourlife.WeheadofftoyournewhomeatStanford.WheredoIstartintellingyouhowproudIfeeltobecalledMummybyyou?We'velaughedathowyouburstintothisworldwithascowlonyourface,howdeterminedyouhavealwaysbeenrightfromfeedingyourselftomakingbigdecisionsforyourlife.ThereweredaysduringyourillnessthatIwasn'tsureyouhadthewilltomakeit.Tellingyouthatyouneededtowanttogetbetterwasthehardestandyetthegreatestday.Fromthatdayyoutookresponsibilityanddecidedyouwantedtobeatanorexia（厭食癥）．Idon'tthinkI'veeverfeltsoproudofyouaswhenyoucamehometosaythatyouwantedtogotoWestAfricabetweenschoolanduniversity.Youchosetogoalone,andtoraisethemoneyyourself.Youhavesuchstrengthofcharacteranddetermination.Itisattimeshardtobelievethatyouareonly18.Youexperiencedsomethinginthatmonththatfewdareexperienceinalifetime.So,Viv,herearemywordsofwisdomtoyouasyoustartyournextbigadventure.Theworldisabeautifulplacebutoftenafewthingscanmakeitseemdifficult.God'stempleismadeoflove.It'sman'stemplethatisbuiltofstones.Openyourhearttogoodnessandnevereverletnegativepeopleorthoughtstakeholdofyou.AsMinorMyersputit,"Gointotheworldanddowe’ll.Butmoreimportantly,gointotheworldanddogood:'Itistruethatwitheverypassingday,Iwillgrowolderandweaker.AdaymaycomewhenIwillbecomeforgetful.Buteventhen,youwithyourbrightsmile,willlightupmyheart.YourAlo1、Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?A．Shewasonceatroublemaker.B．She'safreshmaninStanford.C．Shereliesonherparentsalot.D．Shewasdefeatedbyanorexia.2、WhydidVivgotoWestAfrica?A．Todowhatothersdarenot.B．Toshowherdetermination.C．Togetmoneyforschoolfees.D．Togoonanadventurebyherself.3、WhatisAlo'sadviceforViv?A．Tobeapositiveandkindperson.B．Toavoidthenegativepartoflife.C．Tobecautiousofcold-heartedpeople.D．Toexplorethebeautyoftheworld.4、Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingtheletter?A．Amusedandthankful.B．Pleasedandsatisfied.C．Cheerfulandrelieved.D．Concernedandanxious.23．（8分）◆ElectricUnderground7：30pm-1：00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatreDoyouknowwho'splayinginyourarea？We'rebringingyouaneveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands．Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract（合同）？Ifso，comeearlytothetalkat7：30pmbyJulesSkye，asuccessfulrecordproducer．He'sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic．◆GeeWhizz8：30pm-10：30pmComedyatKaleidoscopeComeandseeGeeWhizzperform．He'sthefunnieststand-upcomedian（喜劇演員）onthecomedyscene．Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone，fromtheyoungesttotheoldest．GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom7：00pmfordrinksandsnacks（快餐）．◆Simon'sWorkshop5：00pm-7：30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStageThisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy（喜?。甌heworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy，andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh．Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years'experienceofteachingcomedy．Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun．AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny．◆CharlotteStone8：00pm-11：00pmPizzaWorldFinefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic；thisisagreateveningout．CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD，withJamesPickeringonthepiano．ThemenuisItalian，withexcellentmeatandfreshfish，pizzasandpasta（面食）．Bookearlytogetatable．Ourbarisopenallday，andservescocktails，coffee，beer，andwhitewine．1、Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced？______A．JulesSkye．B．GeeWhizz．C．CharlotteStone．D．JamesPickering．2、WhatdoweknowaboutSimon'sWorkshop？______A．Itrequiresmembershipstatus．B．Itlaststhreehourseachtime．C．Itisrunbyacomedyclub．D．ItisheldeveryWednesday．3、WhenwillCharlotteStoneperformhersongs？______A．5：00pm-7：30pm．B．7：30pm-1：00am．C．8：00pm-11：00pm．D．8：30pm-10：30pm．24．（8分）Giventherecentinterestingreenbuildingsinthemedia,let’sthinkdifferently.Insteadoffocusingonincreasingthesupplyofenergy,whatifwefocusonreducingdemand?Canwestartwithendingtheopen-doorpracticeofstreet-frontshops?Whilecoolairfromtheseshopsisrefreshingtopedestrians,itcarriesacost.Energyisusedintheairconditioningprocess.Soitmustbepossibletolookforchangesinregulationsthatwouldencouragemoreenergy-savingdesigns.Forinstance,ifwefixceilingfans,air-conditioninghomescouldsurelybeavoidedforpartoftheyear.Ceilingfansusefarlessenergy.Theywereinayearairconditionerscouldstayifceilingfanswerefixed.Inhomesbuiltunderthesmall-housepolicyinNewTerritories,theceilingmaybetoolowforceilingfans.Ifthe9-metermaximumbuildingheightregulationwererelaxed,ceilingfanscouldbefixedtoreduceenergyuse.Currentthinkinginsustainablebuildingdesignandoperationinvolvesintegrated(協(xié)調(diào)統(tǒng)一的)design,thatis,bringtogetherallpartiestocreateabuildingwithbetterperformancethatachievesenergyreduction.Forintegrateddesigntosucceed,allpartiesmustcometogetherandthinkbeyondeachperson’scircleofinfluence.Bettersolutionsareimpossibletoavoidwithintegrateddesign.Buildingswouldnolongerbeengineeredafterthebasicarchitecturewasbuilt.Positiveprojectoutcomesmayincludereducedair-conditioningload,reducedpoweruseforelectriclighting,andareductionintheamountofmaterialsused.Weneedtoaskifwearereadytolookbeyondourownsmallcirclesandseekanimprovedapproachtobuildingdesign.BythatImeananintegrateddesignresultinginmoresustainablebuildings.1、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheopen-doorpracticeofthestreetshops?A．Supportive.B．Disapproving.C．Optimistic.D．Uncaring.2、Whydoestheauthorsuggestfixingceilingfans?A．Tofollowanoldpractice.B．Tohelpreduceenergyuse.C．Tocompletelyreplaceairconditioners.D．Tohelpcutdownondailyexpenses.3、What'sthekeytomakingsustainablebuildingsareality?A．Allpartiesshouldgetstartedatthesametime.B．Thebasicarchitectureshouldbefinishedfirst.C．Properdesignandperformancetoachieveenergyreduction.D．Seekingthesmall-housepolicyandsomesuccessfularchitects.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Wasteless,livebetterB．Goodbye,airconditioningC．HowtoreducetheenergycostD．Greenbuildingscallforintegrateddesign25．（10分）JoyManganowas33anddivorced.Shehadthreekidsunderage7,andwasbarelykeepinguppaymentsonhersmalltwo-bedroomhomebyworkingextrahoursasawaitress.“ThereweretimeswhenIwouldlieinbedandthink,Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingtopaythatbill,”Manganosays.Buthehadaspecialabilityforseeingtheobviousthing.Sheknewhowharditwastomopthefloor.“Iwastiredofbendingdown,puttingmyhandsindirtywater,wringing(擰)outamop,”Manganosays.“So,Theresgottabeabetterway.Howabouta“self-wringing”mop?Shedesignedaspecialtoolyoucouldtwistintwodirectionsatonce,andstillkeepyourhandscleananddry.Shesetouttosellit,firstafewatfleamarkers.ThenManganometwiththemedia.Butwouldcouchpotatoes(電視迷）buyamop?TheexpertsonshoppingTVwerelessthancertain.Theygaveitatry,anditfailed.Manganowassureitwouldsellifthey’dletherdotheon-cameradisplay.Shesaid,“Getmeonthatstage,andIwillsellthismopbecauseit’sagreatitem.”SoQVC,amultinationalcorporationspecializingintelevisedhomeshopping,tookachanceonher.“Igotonstageandthephoneswentcrazy.Wesoldeverymopinminutes.”Todayshe’spresidentofIngeniousDesigns,amultimillion-dollarcompany,andoneofthestarsofHSN,theHomeShoppingNetwork.Talkingaboutthehouseholdinvention,Manganosays,“Itisasnaturalformeasitisforaparenttotalkabouttheirchild.”1、Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Mangano’ssmallhome.B．Mangano’sworkexperience.C．Mangano’sunhappymarriage.D．Mangano’shardlivingconditions.2、Manganosaidthemopsuccessfullywiththehelpof.A．HSNB．QVCC．couchpotatoesD．expertsonshoppingTV3、WhatdoesManganothinkofherinvention?A．Special.B．Normal.C．DissatisfiedD．Unbelievable.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．HSNisabusinessorganizationthatsellsgoodsontheInternet.B．TheexpertsonshoppingTVwereconfidentaboutMangano'smop.C．Manganogottheideaofself-wringingmopfromherownexperience.D．Manganooncehadtoworksevendaysaweektosupportherfamily.第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）AfriendwascastinTheSoundofMusic.Timsuggestedourdaughtersmightenjoybeinga1ofthemusical.“Youcantryoutfortheband,”hesaid.“No,I’mtryingoutfortheshow.”Ianswered.Buttherewasoneproblemwithmy2:I’dneverbeeninamusical.AndI’dneversung3.Mydaughterswantedto4,sowememorizedshowtunesandpreparedtoaudition(試鏡).Asouraudition5,Ifeltnervousandwantedtogiveup.ButIknew6wouldsetabadexample.“Whetheryou’re7ornotisn’timportant-doingyourbestiswho8,”I’dbeentellingthem.NowIhadtoliveit.Iwalkedintotheaudition.TosayIwas9wouldbeanunderstatement.Afterall,mylastauditionhadbeeninhighschool.Isangmysong,tryingtolookconfident.Mydaughtersdidagood10.Thenwewaitedfortheresult.Thegoodnewsisthatweall11it!NotonlywasIcast-Iwasalead!Toprepare,I12tothecat,theshowerandthedisheswhenalone,IknewI’dhavetogetovermy13ofperforminginpublic.Afterall,this’dbemyfirsttimetosinginpublic.Iwasalittlenervous.Itoldfriendsandfamilyaboutthe14.Ididn’twantthetheatertobe15,butIdidn’tnecessarilywantitpackedeither.16,ifitwerefull,Ipreferredtofillitmyselfwith17faces.Theshowwassuccessful.Friendsandacquaintancesall18us.Afterthatexperience,I19moreauditionsandevenlearnedtoenjoysingingonstage.AndIfilledmylifewiththesoundof20.1、A．director B．maker C．role D．singer2、A．declaration B．suggestion C．judgment D．production3、A．secretly B．loudly C．irresponsibly D．publicly4、A．tryout B．catchon C．tryon D．setoff5、A．ended B．a(chǎn)pproached C．failed D．continued6、A．lying B．quitting C．cheating D．talking7、A．found B．paid C．cast D．forgiven8、A．matters B．remains C．happens D．works9、A．happy B．curious C．nervous D．disappointed10、A．favor B．job C．deed D．survey11、A．got B．made C．caught D．reached12、A．spoke B．smiled C．danced D．sang13、A．laziness B．urge C．shortcoming D．fear14、A．show B．trouble C．band D．experience15、A．large B．noisy C．empty D．quiet16、A．Besides B．Therefore C．Anyhow D．However17、A．new B．a(chǎn)ttractive C．friendly D．similar18、A．welcomed B．noticed C．supported D．congratulated19、A．organize B．braved C．watched D．a(chǎn)nalyzing20、A．music B．life C．hope D．future第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）Thefollowing1．(be)afewwaystopromoteourhappiness.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoysimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtime2．(think)aboutthefuturethatwedon’tenjoythepresent.Weshouldenjoymanyoflife’ssimple3．(pleasure),suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoourfavoritemusic,4．spendingtimewithclosefriends.Stopcomplainingaboutourlife.We’llbeinpossessionofhappinessifwecanalwaysappreciate5．wehave.Thesecondsecretofhappinessistobe6．(act).Peoplewhogodancingorplaysportsusuallyenjoyhappierand7．(healthy)lives.Theycanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Also,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.People8．volunteertheirtimetodomeaningfulthingsforothersoftenfeelgood.Therefore,weshoulddoallwecan9．(help)othersifwewanttofeelhappier.Wecanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudiesorgoshoppingtogetfoodforanoldneighbor.Happinessdependson10．(we).Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意；1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。LastsummerIstayedataholidaycampwithsomeclassmate、Wewantedtogodownthemountainnearourcamp、ButourguidePetedidn’tallowmetogobecauseofthebadweather、Atfirstwewerereallydisappointing、Thenwedecidedtogowithouthimanyway、Twohourslater,wereachedthetopofamountain、Althoughtired,butwewerehappy、Suddenlyitrainedheavyandwelostourway、LuckilyIhadmymobilephoneonme、IphonePete、Hetoldustostaywhatwewere、Finallyhefoundus、Wesaidsorryhimandthankedhim、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李華，你的筆友Jane最近總是感覺身體不適，因此寫信向你詢問如何保持身體健康，請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)提示用英文給他回一封信。要點(diǎn)提示:1.合理飲食，避免吃脂肪高及含糖多的食物，多吃新鮮蔬菜和水果；2.鍛煉身體，合理鍛煉有助身體健康；3.保證充足睡眠，不要熬夜；4.你的其他建議……詞數(shù):100左右(信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總數(shù))。DearJane，I’mgladtoreceiveyourletter.Butatthesametime,I’msorrytohearthatyouarenotverywellthesedays._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、D3、C4、B5、B6、A7、B8、B9、D10、B11、B12、D13、B14、C15、D16、A17、B18、B19、A20、A第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21、1、C2、D3、B4、C22、Whydowereadpoetry?Firstobviousone:becauseweenjoyit.Theonlyotherreasonisforacademicpurposes,andthat'snotwhythisishere.Manyofusreadpoetrysimplybecauseweoftenfeeldepressedandhopelesslylost,andinpoetryweseehowbeautifulandstrangeeverythingis.Sointhatwaypoetrycalmsouranxiety.Therearemanydifferentkindsofpoems.Theyarenotallcalming.Somepoemsmakemeanxious,angry,scared,andsad,whichiswhyIvaluethem.Asareader,Iwantafullmeal,notjustdessert.Iwantthesweetandthebitter.Often,IreadpoetrywhenI'malreadyrelaxed.Infact,IreadmorewhenI'mnotstressedout.HerearethemainreasonsIrespondtopoetry,asfarasIcantell.Metrical(格律的)poemsareaboutsettinguprulesandthenbendingthem.Usually,thisisdonebysettinguparhythmandthenviolatingitoralmostviolatingit.Andthenreturningtoitagain.Thissatisfiesmydesirefororderandalsomydesirefortestingboundaries.Poetryplayswithlanguageandoftenslamswordstogetherinsurprisingways,whichisthrillingthewayfoodcanbewhenthechefhaspairedingredientsyouneverthoughtwouldtastegoodtogetherbutsomehowdo.Manypoemsaredense.Wordsmeantwoorthreethingsatonceandlotsofsuggestions