2．What can we infer from the third paragraph?

　　A．Du Fu didn't like to be an official.

　　B．Du Fu was not loyal to the emperor.

　　C．Du Fu became an official in his 30s.

　　D．Du Fu was concerned about government affairs.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。对于唐玄宗和杨贵妃的事情，杜甫在诗歌中加以猛烈抨击，说明他关心政务。

　　3．What happened in the late years of Du Fu's life?

　　A．He changed his writing style.

　　B．He wandered around the country.

　　C．He was called back by the emperor.

　　D．He enjoyed his minor provincial post.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。从文章最后一段最后一句可知，杜甫的余生在全国飘零。

　　4．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．Du Fu's life.

　　B．Du Fu's poetry.

　　C．The rule of Emperor Xuanzong.

　　D．Du Fu's political career.

　　解析：选A　主旨大意题。综合全文可知，文章前面对杜甫的诗歌略做介绍， 后面重点介绍了他的生平。

　　B

　　Tang Dynasty poets sang for about three centuries in different tones. There were many famous poets living in the Tang period, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi and Li Shangyin. Poems of the Tang Dynasty edited in the Qing Dynasty is a collection of more than 48,900 poems that were written by over 2,200 poets. But it didn't cover all the poems of the Tang Dynasty.

　　During the Tang Dynasty, poems were recited when lovers walked under the moonlight. Poems were also recited when soldiers fought on the battlefield. People recited them in the open air or at temple fairs.

　　Tang Dynasty poets wrote poems to win fame and also to develop their temperament (性情). They poured out deep feelings for their friends and criticized injustice in the world through poems.

In the Tang Dynasty scholars had to be poets. Their readers were not only people of