6．Literature has many different forms，such as poems，plays，essays，proses，novels and so on．
A poem is defined as a composition written in verse（韻文）．Poems rely heavily on imagery，precise word choice，and metaphor（暗喻） and may take either the form of measures consisting of patterns of stresses or of patterns of different-length syllables（音節）．But they don't necessarily make use of rhyme（韻）．Poetry appears earlier than other forms of literature．
Plays，or dramas，are another classical literary form that has continued to develop over the years．It generally consists chiefly of a dialogue between characters and is usually for theatrical performances rather than for reading．During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries，opera developed as a combination of poetry，drama，and music．
An essay consists of a discussion of a topic from an author's personal point of view．The word"essay"in English is from the French word meaning"attempt"．In this sense，it could be said to mean the author's attempt to make others accept their view．
Prose consists of writing that does not stick to any particular formal structures．Prose writing can take beautiful forms，but no because of the forms of words it uses．
A novel consists simply of a long story written in prose，yet this form has only developed comparatively recently．Early novels in Europe did not，at the time，count as significant literature，perhaps because"mere"prose writing seemed easy and unimportant．It has become clear，however，that prose writing can provide pleasure to those readers even though it doesn't stick to poetic forms．
32．What does the passage mainly deal with？B
A．The origin of literature．
B．Different forms of literature．
C．The truth of factual writing．
D．Beautiful forms of writing．
33．Which of the following is most likely the earliest to appear？A
A．Poetry．
B．Opera．
C．Prose．
D．Novel．
34．Unlike the others，a playB．
A．provides imagery and precise word choice
B．is performed in theatres rather than to be read
C．expresses the author's personal point of view
D．makes itself different from factual writing
35．The author's purpose of writing an essay is toD．
A．create dialogues between two persons
B．get people relaxed by reading it
C．stick to a particular formal structure
D．make his view accepted by the readers．
分析 本文介紹了不同的文學形式．
解答 32．B，主旨大意題．文章談到"詩歌、話劇、散文、小說"等，由此看出文章主要談論的是不同的文學形式．
33．A，細節理解題．根據第二段最后一句Poetry appears earlier than other forms of literature可知，最早出現的可能是詩歌．
34．B，細節理解題．根據第三段第二句話It generally consists chiefly of a dialogue between characters and is usually for theatrical performances rather than for reading可知，戲劇是用來表演，而不是閱讀的．
35．D，細節理解題．根據第四段最后一句話In this sense，it could be said to mean the author's attempt to make others accept their view可知，作者寫文章的目的是要讓讀者接受他的看法．
點評 解答任務型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩、準．
