Happy Rain on a Spring Night
—Du Fu
Good rain knows its time right；
It will fall when comes spring.
With wind it steals in night；
Mute，it moistens each thing.
O'er wild lanes dark cloud spreads；
In boat a lantern looms.
Dawn sees saturated reds；
The town's heavy with blooms.
（ Translated by Xu Yuanchong ）
Note：steal偷偷地移動；moisten 使??????濕潤；lane（鄉(xiāng)間） 小路；spread 擴(kuò)散，傳播；loom隱約出現(xiàn)；bloom （常指供觀賞的）花
   This famous poem，with four couplets（詩句的"聯(lián)"） was written by Du Fu （712-770，Tang Dynasty）when he was living and farming in Chengdu.His farming experience taught him to be thankful for nature.
The very first word， "good"，shows the poet's joy and love for the spring rain.The rain is good because it "knows" the time to come.Here the poet uses personification （擬人）， as if the rain were smart enough to come in time when the farmers need it.
   When the rain comes，it appears during the night without making any noise.Unlike the summer storms，the spring rain finishes its task without being known.
   In the third couplet，the poet describes a peaceful scene （景象） to us.In the night sky，the clouds look dark and heavy.It's a sign that there will be enough rain during the night.The light from the riverboat（江輪） makes the dark scene a bit livelier.
   Lastly，the poet starts to imagine（想象）.Tomorrow morning，he thinks，the city of Chengdu will become beautiful when all of the flowers bloom （盛開） after the rain.

（1）The underlined words "as if" most probably （有可能） mean "

A

A

".
A．仿佛
B．即使
C．然而
D．因此
（2）Which of the following rhymes （韻律） is right for this poem？

B

B

A．a(chǎn)a-bb-cc-dd
B．a(chǎn)b-ab-cd-cd
C．a(chǎn)b-cd-ab-cd
D．a(chǎn)b-ba-cd-dc
（3）Which word can describe the rain best in this poem？

C

C

A．Busy.
B．Heavy.
C．Quiet.
D．Terrible.
（4）Which of the following uses "personification"？

B

B

A．It will fall when comes spring.
B．With wind it steals in night.
C．In boat a lantern looms.
D．The town's heavy with blooms.