上海市晉元中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真模擬英語(yǔ)試卷含解析

上海市晉元中學(xué)2025屆高考仿真模擬英語(yǔ)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(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類(lèi)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(duì)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(xiě)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(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)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．Oursocietywouldbebetteroffbutforthefactthattheeconomy________bythecurrentglobalfinancialcrisis.A．hadbeenaffected B．wereaffectedC．shouldbeaffected D．isaffected2．Asyougothroughthisbook,you________thateachofthemillionsofpeoplewholivedthroughWorldWarIIhadadifferentexperience.A．willfind B．foundC．hadfound D．havefound3．Linda________tohermotherforsolongthatshefiguresoutalmosteverygestureofhermother’s.A．a(chǎn)ttended B．hadattended C．wouldattend D．hasattended4．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安園博)會(huì)），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where5．Thelivingroomiscleanandtidy,withadiningtablealready__________foramealtobecooked.A．laid B．layingC．tolay D．beinglaid6．Iamwonderinghowit________thatyoudidsomuchworkwithinsuchashorttime.A．heldup B．cameaboutC．gaveaway D．calledfor7．Theyoungman,________inheavytrafficontheway,gothomeanhourlaterthanusual.A．catching B．caught.C．havingcaught D．tobecaught8．Theweatherturnedouttobefine.I_____________thetroubletocarrytheumbrellawithme.A．shouldhavetaken B．musthavetakenC．couldn'thavetaken D．needn'thavetaken9．TheChinesegovernmenthasbegunacampaignto_____________thecrazyhousingmarket.A．calm B．destroyC．occupy D．reflect10．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when11．——HowdidyoufindyourtriptoWaterParkinthesummerof2016?——Ithoroughlyenjoyedit.Itwas________thanIexpected.A．evenmuchinteresting B．farmoreinterestingC．sofarinteresting D．farfrominteresting12．—Amazingly,I’vemanagedtostartmyownshoponline!—________Itoldyouitwaseasy.A．Thereyouare! B．Believeitornot.C．Howcome? D．Yougotmethere!13．Someofthem,______inruralvillages,hadneverseenatrain.A．tobebornandbroughtup B．bornandbroughtupC．havingbornandbroughtup D．havingbeenbornandbroughtup14．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught15．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout16．Thenewsupermarketannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday______________getabigprize.A．must B．willC．shall D．need17．Hewasstillfullofoptimismforthefuturedespitemanyproblems,andneveronce______himgetworriedorupset.A．Isaw B．IwouldseeC．didIsee D．wouldIsee18．Inspiteof_________hasbeensaid,quitealotofpeoplearestilluncertainaboutthestateofthecountry’seconomy.A．what B．whichC．that D．a(chǎn)s19．Thearthistorianstriedtofigureouthowthetemple__________whenbuiltaround15B．C．A．mightlook B．mighthavelooked C．mustlook D．musthavelooked20．Despitetheknowledgehehasaccumulated,HeJiangcontinuestobetroubledbythequestionoftheunequal_______ofscientificknowledgethroughouttheworld.A．a(chǎn)dvocateB．distributionC．a(chǎn)llocationD．division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）TheTodayIlearned–TheNewYorkTimes’funcolumnalwayshighlightssomesurprisingandinterestingfacts.Inthatspirit,TheNewYorkTimeslistssomeofthemosteye-catchingthingsoutofthecolumnandeditsthemintoWhatILearnedThisYear.FollowingaresomefactsoutofWhatILearnedin2016.Theworld’smost-usednaturalresource(apartfromwater,listedatthesecondplaceandair,asthechampion)issand,whichconsistsofextremelysmallpiecesofstone-andit’sdisappearing.Ateam’ssuccess(atwork)isoftendrivenby3factors(withtheimportancefromhightolow)—itsculture,theinterpersonalrelationshipandtheIQortalentofitsindividuals.Giraffeshavebeenkeepingasecretfrommostofusforalongtime:They’reallyfourdifferentspecies,notone.TheGreenlandSharklivesatleast272yearsanditcouldliveaslongas512years,whichmakesittheoldestlivingthingwithabackbone（脊椎）onEarth.Morethat70percentofAmericansthinkGranolaBars(格拉諾拉燕麥棒)arehealthy.Interesting,lessthan30percentofnutritionists（營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家）agree.Nearly80percentofteenagerssaytheydon’tliketoeatcerealporridge（燕麥粥）forbreakfast,becausetheyhavetocleanupthebowlsaftereatingit.It’smyththatclosingunusedappsonyoursmartphonewillprolongbatterylife.AndturningoffWi-Fidoesn’thelp,either.Annualpercentageofhighwaydeathhadbeengoingdownforthelastfourdecadestillitlastyearrecordedthelargestincreasein50years.BlameSnapchatandothersmarphoneapps.Deathfromgun-shootingisasenoughasfromcaraccidentsintheUnitedStatedandasscarceasfromlightningstrikesinJapan,whichownsthereputationofoneofthesafestcountries.1、Accordingtothepassage,theworld’smost-usednaturalresourceis______.A．waterB．a(chǎn)irC．sandD．stone2、Accordingtothepassage,themostimportantfactorofateam’ssuccessis_____.A．a(chǎn)team’scultureB．theinterpersonalrelationshipC．individualIQD．individualtalent3、WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Mostpeoplestilldon’tknowthatgiraffeshavefourspecies.B．TheGreenlandSharkistheoldestlivinglifeonEarth.C．CerealporridgeisasunhealthyasGranolaBarsforteenagers.D．Closingunusedappsonsmartphoneswillprolongbatterylife.4、Theunderlinedword“scarce”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto____.A．enoughB．safeC．familiarD．rare22．（8分）Mid-afternoononaparticularlybusyTuesday,ItookleaveofmydeskatworkandwalkedintoalocalStarbucks,onlytofindaspacewhereneithermyclients(客戶(hù))normychildrenwouldaskmetodosomething.Inside,IranintoKate,aco-workerofmine.Thetopicofparenthoodcameup.Icomplainedabouthowpackedmyschedulewas.FromtheminuteIwokeuptotheminuteIfellasleep,Iwasconstantlyindemandandalwayshadsomeoneknockingatthedoor.ButabitofsadnessseemedtocomeoverKate’sface.“Well,mydaughter’sinSanFranciscoandshedoesn’tseemtoneedmeatallthesedays.”Katesaid.ItwasinthatmomentthatIrealizedalthoughImightoftenfeelinhighdemand,therewillcomeadaywhenI’llactuallymissthatsamestressInowcomplainabout.Andasourconversationcontinued,itturnedtoourchildren’syoungeryears,withKatesmilingproudly,thinkingofthelittleboyandgirlsheraisedwhoarenowamanandawoman.ButInoticedhersmilewasmarkedwithregret.Sheexplainedthatsheoftenwonderedaboutwhatshecouldhavedonedifferentlywhenherchildrenwereintheirearlieryears.ThisgotmethinkingIsregretanunfortunatefootnote(注腳)toparenthood?Withthatinmind,Iaskedsixolderparentsonequestion:Whatisyourbiggestregretfromyourearlydaysasaparent?Itturnedoutthatallofthemthoughttheycouldhavedoneitbetter.But,eachofthemalsohasastrong,healthyrelationshipwiththeirkids.Whateverregretstheirparentsmighthavehadabouttheirupbringing,onethingisclear—itdidn’taffecttheminameaningfulway.Thebottomlineis,weallfeellikewecouldbedoingthisparentingthingbetter,Andquiteclearly,yearslater,we’restillgoingtolookbackandwishwetriedthingsdifferently.Butthepastcan’tbechanged,andneithershouldit.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Katehadthesameproblemastheauthor’s.B．Thetwopeoplehadarrangedtomeetinthecoffeeshop.C．Katewenttothecoffeeshopsonoonecouldfindherthere.D．Theauthorwenttothecoffeeshoptoescapefromthepressuresaroundhim.2、WhydidKatefeelsadandregretful?A．Becausesheandherdaughterhadafight.B．Becauseshehadn’tpaidenoughattentiontoherkids.C．Becauseshewasdisappointedwithherkids’performance.D．Becauseshethoughtthatshecouldhavedonebetterinraisingherkids.3、Whatdidtheauthorfindwhenhespoketosixolderparents?A．Someoftheparentshaveabadrelationshipwiththeirkids.B．Hewasmovedbytheloveoftheseparentsfortheirchildren.C．Theseparentsimprovedtheirbehavioraftertheirkidsgrewup.D．Noneoftheparentswerecompletelysatisfiedwiththewaytheyraisedtheirkids.4、Whatshouldparentsdoaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Givemorelovetotheirkids.B．Letyourchildrengrowupwithfreedom.C．Cherishthepresenttimeanddoone’sbesttobeaparent.D．Neverstoplearninghowtobeagoodparentfromothers.23．（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.24．（8分）FourFreeMobileAppstoHelpYouLearnEnglishFasterHaveyourealizedthatyoucanputyoursmartphonetoreallygooduseforlearningEnglish?Hereare4freemobileappsthatwillhelpyoudojustthat.HelloEnglishItcoversalltheaspectsoflanguagelearning,includingvocabulary,translation,grammar,spellings,spokenandreadingskills.ItusesinteractivegamestoteachdifferentEnglishlessonsandoffersnewaudiobooks,latestnews,andbooks.However,youshouldalreadyunderstandbasicEnglishstructuresandalphabets,fortheappcan’thelpyoulearnEnglishfromscratch(從零開(kāi)始).DuolingoIfyouwanttolearnEnglishfromscratch,thenthisistheappyouarelookingfor.DuolingousesinteractivegamestohelpyoulearnEnglish.Forbeginners,theappfocusesonhelpingyoulearnverbs,phrasesandsentences.LingbeIfyouarereadytopracticeyourspokenskillsinthereal-world,you’llneedLingbe.It’sacommunity-basedappwherepeoplehelpeachotherandsharetheirnativelanguages.ItconnectsyouwithrealpeopleoncallwhoarenativeEnglishspeakers.HelloTalkHelloTalkissimilartoLingbeasitconnectsyouwithnativespeakerstohelpimproveyourlanguageskills.However,itaddsafewextrafunctionsthatmightinterestyou.Youcanviewtheinformationaboutuserstofindamatchthatinterestsyou.Additionally,youcanalsosendtextandaudiomessages,andevendovideocallswithotherpeople.Ifyouareabeginner,startfromDuolingoandthenuseHelloEnglishtotakefullcommandoverthelanguage.ForfluentspokenEnglishlearners,youcantryoutLingbeorHelloTalk.1、WhatshouldyoualreadyunderstandtouseHelloEnglish?A．Goodreadingandwritingskills.B．Basiclisteningandspeakingtips.C．DifferentEnglishlessonsandbooks.D．Englishlettersandbasicstructures.2、WhichappisthebestchoiceforanEnglishbeginneratfirst?A．HelloEnglish.B．Duolingo.C．Lingbe.D．HelloTalk.3、WhatcanyoudoonLingbe?A．Readthelatestnews.B．Enjoytheinteractivegames.C．PracticeyourspokenEnglish.D．Talkwithnativespeakersintheflesh.25．（10分）InformationaboutSpecialEducationalNeedsLearnwhattodoifyouthinkyourchildhasSpecialEducationalNeeds(SEN).WhatSpecialEducationalNeeds?SpecialEducationalNeedsisalegalterm.Itdescribestheneedsofchildwhohasadifficultyordisabilitywhichmakeslearningharderforthemthanforotherchildrentheirage.WhatifIthinkmychildhasSEN?Youknowyourchildbetterthananyoneelse.Ifyourchildispro-school,don’twaitfortheirnextroutinehealthcheck：—visityourGP(全科醫(yī)生)andaskfortheiropinion.Ifyourchildisalreadyinschool(includingnursery),talktotheirteacher.Askalsotospeaktotheschool’sSpecialEducationalNeedsCo-ordinator(SENCO),whoorganizesextrahelpforchildrenwithSEN.Whatwilltheschooldo?Schoolsarerequiredbylawtoprovideaneducationforallpupils,regardlessoftheirabilityorspecialneeds.Everychild’seducationisequallyimportant.IftheSENCOandyourchild’steacheragreethatyourchildhasSEN,theschoolwillprobablytakea“graduatedapproach”—thismeans“step-by-step”.Theywillofferyourchildextrasupport,withthepossibilityofmoresupportifneeded.1、WecanseethatchildrenwithSEN________.A．havedifficultyincopingwithdisabilityofvariouskindsB．a(chǎn)renotasgoodatlearningasotherchildreninonefamilyC．a(chǎn)renotabletolearnlikenormalonesinequalconditionsD．havebelow-averageintellectualabilityjustatschoolage2、IfachildwithSENhasspecialdifficultyinlearning,he/shemight________.A．receiveone-to-oneteachingB．skipwhatisbeyondhim/herC．graduatelikeothersasusualD．getassistancefromhis/herGP第三部分語(yǔ)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）TenyearsagoIwasvisitingCostaRicawhenIfoundIwasinabadsituation.IonlyknewbasicSpanish，andtheonly1IhadwassomecoinsandareturntickettoGuatemalaintwoweeks.Withthecoins，ImanagedtoarriveatSantaRosabybus.Itwas2inthemiddleofthenight，butIcouldseesome3inthedistance，soI4towardthem.Iwent5doortodoor，explainingmysituation.“Ican6andcleanandlookafteryourkids，Icandoanything，canyougivemea7?”Everybodyrepliedsaying“Ohmygosh，butweareso8.Wehavenoextrafood.Maybeyoucantrythenext9.”Finally，IarrivedataChineserestaurant，theownerofwhichwasincredibly10.Shetoldmethathersonhada(n)11experience.Atthattime，someotherpeoplewereverykindtohim，andsherememberedhow12thatmadeherfeel.ShecalledtheRedCrossto13me.Withtheirhelp,Ispentmy14daysinCostaRica.I've15allovertheworld.Butthiswasoneofthebesttrips，thebesttwo16Ieverhadinmytravelinglife.Atfirst，Ifelt17andstupidfornottravelingwithaclearplan.ButthenIrealizedthatwhenyou’reinapositiontobeableto18，itactuallymakespeoplefeelhappier.Beingabletoreceivekindnessisa19forotherpeopleaswell.Andkindness20morekindnessinsmallripples(漣漪).1、A．possession B．file C．choice D．fortune2、A．busy B．dark C．hot D．cold3、A．stores B．bus-stops C．bookshops D．houses4、A．wandered B．fled C．walked D．jumped5、A．knocking B．hitting C．a(chǎn)nswering D．kicking6、A．cook B．fish C．swim D．fight7、A．coffee B．bed C．tip D．job8、A．unlucky B．poor C．mean D．hard9、A．company B．factory C．restaurant D．family10、A．honest B．polite C．kind D．easygoing11、A．similar B．different C．relaxing D．pleasant12、A．tough B．grateful C．a(chǎn)wkward D．warm13、A．seize B．check C．find D．rescue14、A．passing B．remaining C．rewarding D．exciting15、A．surveyed B．driven C．studied D．traveled16、A．days B．weeks C．months D．years17、A．fortunate B．optimistic C．guilty D．curious18、A．offer B．help C．receive D．repay19、A．gift B．talent C．chance D．character20、A．proves B．reflects C．forces D．inspires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）There'snorosewithoutathorn(刺).Thisthoughtisabsolutelynecessarytoprepareyou1．(experience)lesspainandmorejoyinyourjourneyoflife.Withabird's-eyeview,youmayrealizesomethingmeaningful.Duringyourschool2．(year),whilejoyfully3．(study)knowledgeyouarealsounderthepressureofhomework,examinations,4．ranking.Youfacecrisesandpains.Meanwhile,allsortsofcomplexaffairsmayhappen5．youandyourclassmates.Inyour6．(young),adolescencemayfillyouwithunrealizeddesiresandsendyouintodeeperpuzzlement.Enteringmarriage,youare7．(actual)inthecenterofallthecontradictions—thematchingofdifferentpersonalities,financialmanagementandsoon.Asyoubecomeold,yourhealthmaydeclineand8．(vary)troublesinyourcareerandfamilymayappeargradually.Wemaythereforeconcludethatmuchofourlifemaynot9．(spend)incontentment.However,infact,thediscontentthingsarenotuselesssinceyoumaylearnmorefromthem10．fromthethingsthatcheeryouup.第四部分寫(xiě)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(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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。Iwasoftentroubledbylackofconfidences、SoIappliedforajobatanexhibitionasreporterlastterm、Theexhibitionwasheldannualtodisplaythelatestproductsinthefieldofeducation、Atthattime,Iwasresponsibleforinterviewparentswhoboughtthelearningtools、Whiletalkingwithhim,IfounditwasnotsohardasIthink、Oneladyevenpraisedmebutaskedhersontolearnfromme、Irealizedtheexperiencewasingreatvalueandnothingwasmoreexcitedthancommunicatingwithpeople、Fromthisexperience,Iamfullyawarethatweshouldtakerealactionifourpersonalitythatneedsimproving、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Peter對(duì)中國(guó)文化有濃厚的興趣。恰好你校今年暑假將為外國(guó)學(xué)生舉辦一場(chǎng)漢語(yǔ)夏令營(yíng)活動(dòng)（ChineseSummerCamp），請(qǐng)你給他發(fā)一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.時(shí)間和地點(diǎn);2.內(nèi)容：學(xué)習(xí)日常漢語(yǔ)、了解中國(guó)歷史和傳統(tǒng)文化、參觀博物館等;3.報(bào)名方式和截止時(shí)間。注意：1.詞數(shù)100詞左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫;3.結(jié)束語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好。DearPeter，_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply．Yours，LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、D2、A3、D4、C5、A6、B7、B8、D9、A10、B11、B12、A13、B14、B15、B16、C17、C18、A19、B20、B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、?D選項(xiàng)rare22、1、D2、D3、D4、C23、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.Wordsmeantwoorthreethingsatoncean