单选题 No poem should ever be discussed or "analyzed", until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling "interpretation" of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching cannot replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.
I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than "analyzing" it, if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is "a criticism of life", "a heightening of life, enjoyment with others". It is "an approach to the truth of feeling", and it "can save your life". It also deserves a place in the teaching of languages and literature more central than it presently occupies.
I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don't like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room inthe classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.

单选题 According to the passage, to have a better understanding of a poem, the best way is______
A. to discuss it with others B. to analyze it by oneself
C. to hear it read out D. to practice reading it aloud

单选题 The recitation of a poetry by the teacher or a student in the classroom______
A. is the best way to understand it
B. easily arouses some discussion among the students
C. helps the teachers to analyze it
D. cannot take the place of the poet reading it aloud

单选题 According to the author, one of the purposes of teaching English is getting students______
A. to criticize life B. to like poetry C. to enjoy life D. to teach poetry

单选题 What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply?
A. The teaching of poetry should have been much more stressed.
B. The teaching of poetry is more important than the teaching of any other subject.
C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.
D. Poetry is the foundation of all languages and literature courses.

单选题 The phrase "make room" in the last paragraph can be best replaced by "______".
A. build a booth B. provide equipment
C. leave a certain amount of time D. set aside enough space