D Read two poems about enjoying life in different ways and choose the best answer for each question.
1 In “The Throstle”, what is the bird excited about?
a The end of a long cold winter.
b The arrival of summer and a new year.
c The beauty of the blue sky.
2 What do the underlined words in “The Throstle” suggest?
a The bird is naming what it missed most during winter.
b Nature is becoming fresh and lively again.
c The bird is singing because it feels happy.
3 In “The Swing”, why does the child enjoy going up in the swing?
a The child can see the world from above.
b The child can feel closer to the blue sky.
c The child can look beyond the garden.
4 Which line best shows the child’s strong joy in “The Swing”?
a “How do you like to go up in a swing”.
b “Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing”.
c “Up in the air and over the wall”.
5 How do both poems show that life is beautiful?
a They show joy in simple moments in nature and daily life.
b They show that life is beautiful only in summer.
c They show that children enjoy life more than adults.
解析：
1. 从《歌鸫》的诗句中反复出现的"Summer is coming"，以及"Sing the new year in"、"happy year"等表述，可知鸟儿兴奋的原因是夏天和新年的到来，a选项仅提到寒冬结束表述片面，c选项的蓝天美景不是鸟儿兴奋的核心原因，因此选b。
2. 划线部分"Light again, leaf again, life again, love again"意为光明重现、绿叶新生、生机复苏、爱意回归，传递出大自然重新变得清新鲜活、充满生机的含义，a选项表述不符合诗句内涵，c选项不是划线短语想要暗示的核心内容，因此选b。
3. 《秋千》的诗句描述孩子荡到高处后，能俯瞰广阔的乡野、河流、树木、牲畜等全部景象，说明孩子喜欢荡秋千是因为可以从高处俯瞰整个世界，b、c选项的表述都不够全面，因此选a。
4. 选项b的句子直接点明荡秋千是孩子能体验到的最愉快的事，直白强烈地抒发了孩子的喜悦之情，a是设问句、c是动作场景描写，都没有直接体现强烈的愉悦感，因此选b。
5. 两首诗分别从歌鸫迎接夏日新生、孩子享受荡秋千的日常小事的角度，展现了人们在自然和日常生活的简单瞬间里收获的快乐，以此体现生活的美好；b选项"only in summer"表述错误，c选项两首诗均未提及孩子比成人更享受生活，因此选a。
