Li Bai is regarded as the greatest romantic poet of the Tang Dynasty and a representative of the High Tang culture, combination of realistic Northern culture represented by Confucian philosophy and romantic Southern culture represented by Taoist philosophy. But he could neither realize his Confucian ideal to serve the country nor find spiritual freedom in Taoism, so he could only chant poetry and drink wine to drown his sorrow as described by Du Fu in Eight Immortal Drinkers. Here we see the tragedy of a genuine staying lonely on earth like an angel fallen from Heaven. His poetry is marked by male greatness in the Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar, in which we see the mountain cloud from down below and the Silver River, Chinese name for the Milky Way, fall from on high, and heaven and earth seem to merge into one, that is the Chinese way of communion with nature. In his poetry, we can find his love of nature, of freedom, of the people, of his friends, in short, of truth, good and beauty.

Li Bai is best known for the extraordinary imagination and striking Taoist imagery in his poetry, as well as for his great love for liquor. Like Du Fu,   he spent much of his life travelling, although in his case it was because his wealth allowed him to, rather than because his poverty forced him. He is said to have drowned in the Yangtze River, having fallen from his boat while drunkenly trying to embrace the reflection of the moon.

【小题1】What is this passage mainly about?

A．The introduction to a famous poet in Tang Dynasty — Li Bai.

B．The differences between romantic and realistic culture.

C．The extraordinary characteristics of Li Bai’s poems.

D．The travelling experiences while Li Bai made poems.

【小题2】According to the passage the statements are about Li Bai EXCEPT ________.

A．he is a representative of the combination of realistic and romantic culture

B．he could not put his ability to good use in serving his country at that time

C．he had a depressed mental state and only drunk wine and chanted poetry

D．he made the poems in which complaints and dissatisfaction could be shown

【小题3】In his poetry Li Bai mainly described ________.

A．beautiful nature and feelings	B．criticism of social realism
C．relationship between different classes	D．cruelty of the officialdom

【小题4】From the poem the Waterfall in Mount Lu Viewed from Afar we can see that ________.

A．the Silver River ran down from the high mountain	B．Li Bai loved the beauty of nature badly
C．Li Bai’s poems were written down by a man	D．the cloud was like waterfall from high heaven