Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America.

Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequality and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience.

In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was “A Street in Bronzeville” that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics praised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection.

In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature. She won the prize for her second book of poems called “Annie Allen.” “Annie Allen” is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life.

Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called “Maud Martha.” “Maud Martha” received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today.

In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what people see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, “Corners on the Curing Sky”.

By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brooks’s poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues.

1.What does the text mainly talk about?

A. The life of Gwendolyn Brooks.

B. The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks.

C. The understanding about black culture.

D. The struggles of black women.

2.What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph?

A. She was good at using the language of poetry.

B. She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women..

C. Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability.

D. Her poems were mainly about the African experience.

3.The author develops the passage mainly by ______.

A. comparing opinions B. using statistics

C. providing examples D. describing her experiences

4.In the next three paragraphs, the author would most probably talk about _______.

A. the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet

B. the poems related to political issues

C. the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained

D. the racial inequality the black had to face

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Dear Li Hua,

Thank you for your recent stay at Hotel Westin,where you spent your holiday from Oct 1st to Oct 3rd.We would greatly appreciate it if you would take the time to give some feelback on your stay,which will help us to improve our service.

Do you like the facilities of the hotel?

Do you enjoy the food of the hotel restaurant?

Are you satisfied with the service of the hotel staff?

Any other advice?

Thank you for your time.We look forward to welcoming you back to Westin in the near future.

Sincerely,

Bruce Wayne.

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A SAD LOVE STORY

Li Fang was heart-broken. It was Valentine's Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn't_______. She could be with her friends right now laughing at him. She said she would be there at seven o'clock, and he thought she would keep her ____ . He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was _____ with his roses and chocolates, like a fool. Well, he was not going to _____his breath for her to apologize. He would drown his sadness in coffee.

It was______  that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave – he ____ the tables, then sat down and ______ the TV --just what Li Fang needed! A sad Chinese story about lost love.

The granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the earth. Her name was Zhinü, the weaving girl. While she was________she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love. ("Just like me and Hu Jin," thought Li Fang.) They_______secretly, and they were very happy. ("We could be like that," thought Li Fang.) When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a _____, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to Heaven. Niulang tried to follow her,_____ the river of stars, the Milky Way, stopped him. Finding that Zhinii was _____, her grandmother finally decided to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a year. Magpies make a bridge of their wings _____the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. People _____hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it _____that Zhinü is weeping and the couple won't be able to meet.

The announcer said, "This is the story of Qiqiao Festival. When foreigners _____ the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine's story. It's a _____ day today, so I hope you can all meet the one you love."

As Li Fang _______for home, he thought, "I guess Hu Jin doesn't love me. I'll just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don't want them to remind me of her." So he did.

As he sadly passed the tea shop ______on his way home, he heard a voice calling him. There was Hu Jin waving at him and calling, "Why are you so________? I've been waiting for you for a long time! And I have a gift for you!"

What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts! She would never forgive him. This would not be a happy Valentine's Day!

1.A. go out B. give up C. turn up D. get through

2.A. word B. promise C. secret D. possession

3.A. aside B. alone C. ahead D. ashore

4.A. take B. bring C. gasp D. hold

5.A. true B. strange C. obvious D. natural

6.A. pushed B. wiped C. cleaned D. served

7.A. got hold of B. prepared for C. took away D. turned on

8.A. at home B. in the hotel C. on earth D. out of the feild

9.A. left home B. got married C. went out D. made money

10.A. human B. boy C. farmer D. person

11.A. for B. so C. and D. but

12.A. heart-broken B. old-fashioned C. hard-working D. absent-minded

13.A. and B. so C. for D. or

14.A. on earth B. in the world C. in China D. through out the country

15.A. tells B. says C. means D. reports

16.A. hear about B. look at C. move to D. set out

17.A. cold B. cloudy C. bad D. fine

18.A. reach out B. be ready C. got out D. set off

19.A. in his way B. on the corner C. out of street D. far from home

20.A. late B. sad C. slow D. happy

It was 8:30am and the doorbell rang. I answered the door and there was Mr. Jones, who was from a bike-racing company. Mr. Jones said, “Congratulations! You are one of our finalists(决赛选手) for this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge. If you can ride your bike from here to Miami, Florida and finish it first, you will win $50,000. You can only take ten stops on this race and this doesn’t include overnight stays at hotels. Will you accept this challenge, Mr. Wozniak?” I agreed, and so did my parents.

Mr. Jones explained to me the rules. The race began the next day. The first day was very smooth for me. But unluckily the next four days, I bumped into some rain, which didn’t stop until I reached North Carolina. And I had used six stops because of the bad weather. It would take five days to get to Florida, so I would travel one day without making a stop. And I did it. On the sixth day, I succeeded in riding all the way to Savannah Georgia without a stop. Four days later, I arrived in downtown Miami and I was told that I was in the 4th place. So I thought to myself I could win. At 6:15pm, I found myself head to head with another racer. We both switched gears to head for the finish line.

When the officials announced, “The Ohio competitor, Evan Wozniak, is the winner!”

I was so excited that I fell off my bike. Happily, I got the $50,000 for winning this race. And I did it in ten days.

1.Evan Wozniak is a competitor from ______.

A. Ohio B. North Carolina

C. Savannah Georgia D. Florida

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A. Mr. Jones was one of the finalists for this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge.

B. Evan Wozniak gave up the challenge for his parents’ disagreement.

C. Riding from Ohio to Florida needs at least 5 days.

D. Evan Wozniak successfully finished his race despite much trouble.

3.The correct route of this year’s US Bike Tour Challenge is ______.

A. Ohio→Savannah Georgia→North Carolina→Miami, Florida

B. Miami, Florida→North Carolina→Savannah Georgia→Ohio

C. Ohio→North Carolina→Savannah Georgia→Miami, Florida

D. Savannah Georgia→→North Carolina→Miami, Florida→ Ohio

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