六、短文填空
阅读短文,在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
With the temperature rising, spring is a good time to go out and travel far away. Wang Wei, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, bade farewell to (向……道别) his friend in this season. His poem A Farewell Song describes one of these $^{(1)}$
experiences
(experience).
$^{(2)}$
On
a spring morning, Wang had to say goodbye to Yuan Er, a friend of his who would leave for a faraway place $^{(3)}$
called
(call) Anxi, in today’s Xinjiang. Wang hoped that his friend Yuan would $^{(4)}$
safely
(safe) return from Anxi, although he knew that they might not see each other again. However, the poet was not $^{(5)}$
willing
(will) to show much sorrow (悲伤) for Yuan’s departure (离开). Instead, he wanted to take the time to treasure their friendship and invited Yuan $^{(6)}$
to drink
(drink) one more cup of wine.
Wang Wei is considered one of the $^{(7)}$
greatest
(great) poets of the Tang Dynasty, along with Du Fu and Li Bai. $^{(8)}$
Among/Of
the three, Wang Wei was the only one who had a successful career (职业生涯). When he was free, he spent much time in the countryside $^{(9)}$
enjoying
(enjoy) nature. Wang Wei is also best known $^{(10)}$
for
describing quiet scenes of water and mist. He has been praised for “putting painting into his poetry and poetry into his painting”.