Question

Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her. She was born in Eatonton, Georgia. She went to public schools there, and then to Spelman college in Atlanta before coming to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence college, from which she graduated in 1966. For a time she lived in Jackson, Mississippi, with her lawyer husband and a small daughter. About Langston Hughes, American Poet, here first book for children, she says, “After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work , and he didn’t scold me; he just gave me a stack of his books. And he was kind to me; I will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity he fulfilled my deepest dream ( and need) of what a poet should be.?”

“To me he is not dead at all. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think of him or speak of him. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a sack full of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too.”

1.What is the main topic of the passage?

A．Alice Walker’s reflection on Langston Hughes.

B．The influence of Alice Walker on the writing of Langston Hughes.

C．Langston Hughes’ book about Alice Walker.

D．A comparison of the childhoods of Alice Walker and Langston Hughes.

2.In the passage, Alice Walker is described as _____.

A．a research fellow at Spelman College

B．a professor at Sarah Lawrence College

C．a prize-winning writer of prose and poetry

D．an author of plays for children

3.Before attending college, Alice Walker went to school in _____.

A．Atlanta, Georgia	B．Eatonton, Georgia
C．Jackson, Mississippi	D．Lawrence, Massachusetts

4.The word “vowed” the first paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.

A．shouted

B．believed

C．refused

D．promised

5.It can be inferred from the passage that Alice Walker was 22 years old when _____.

A．she moved to Jackson, Mississippi

B．she moved to New York

C．she first met Langston Hughes

D．Langston Hughes died

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.C 

【解析】

试题分析：

1.A 主旨大意题。文章介绍了Alice Walker对美国诗人兰斯顿·休斯的印象和看法，故A正确。

2.C 细节题。根据文章第一段1,2行Alice Walker makes her living by writing, and her poems, short stories, and novels have won many awards and fellowships for her.说明她的作品帮她赢得了很多的荣誉，故C正确。

3.B 细节题。根据第一段2,3行说明正确。

4.D 推理题。根据本句After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work ,说明她想为孩子们写一本关于Langston Hughes的书，让孩子去了解Langston Hughes，故该词指的是发誓的意思，故D正确。

5.C 推理题。根据第一段5,6行After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday. Why? Because I, at 22, knew next to nothing of his work说明她第一次看见Langston Hughes的时候是22岁，故C正确。

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点评：文章介绍了Alice Walker对美国诗人兰斯顿·休斯的印象和看法。集中考查了细节题和推理题。要求考生抓住文章的细节，合理的推测，精准定位，准确判断。