He was a poet known for the nostalgia he describes in his poems. Now, it's time for us to express our nostalgia for this great writer.
On Dec 14, 2017, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan. Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu studied in Sichuan when he was young. At that time, he had showed great interest in Chinese poems and spent a lot of his free time trying writing poems himself. Then he managed to publish his first poem at the age of 20. A year later, Yu and his family moved to Taiwan. He lived and worked there until his death.
Nostalgia is Yu's masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan.
Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide. Even those who know little about literature are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is included in Chinese high school textbooks.
Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator. He once translated English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet into Chinese. It is regarded as an accurate and powerful translation, in which the most famous line is “心有猛虎， 细嗅蔷薇” for “In me the tiger sniffs the rose”．
Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language，” he once said in a 2015 interview. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland.
本文主要介绍了中国当代著名作家，诗人，翻译家余光中及其诗作《乡愁》。
1．What is Yu Guangzhong?
A．A poet, reporter and critic.
B．A translator and publisher.
C．A critic, poet and translator.
D．A translator and song writer.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第五段第一句Besides his achievements in poetry, Yu was also a successful essay writer, critic and translator.可知，余光中是一个评论家，诗人和翻译家。故选C。
2．Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Yu lived with his family in Taiwan all his life.
B．Many Chinese people know the poem Nostalgia.
C．We can find Nostalgia in primary school textbooks.
D．Yu translated Siegfried Sassoon's poem into English.
答案：B
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段Nostalgia is Yu's masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan.和第四段第一句Published in 1971, the poem remains highly popular among Chinese speakers worldwide.可知，很多中国人知道Nostalgia这首诗。故选B。
3．Why did Yu spend all his life writing?
A．He made a lot of money from writing.
B．He had great interest in English poems.
C．He loved his family and mainland a lot.
D．He had a lot of free time and was bored.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中“The reason why I stick to writing till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language，” he once said in a 2015 interview. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland.可知，他一生写作是因为他非常爱他的家人和大陆。故选C。
4．What can we learn from the poem Nostalgia?
A．He missed his family and homeland a lot.
B．He didn't want to come to his homeland.
C．He lived with his mother on the riverside.
D．His mother had died when he got married.
答案：A
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段Nostalgia is Yu's masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan.可知，他很想念他的家人和家乡。故选A。
