题目内容
1.Gwendolyn Brooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Literature.Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime.She had more than 20 books published.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 about 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 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 Curving 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.
24.What does the text mainly talk about?B
A.The life of Gwendolyn Brooks's
B.The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks's
C.The understanding about black culture
D.The struggle of black women
25.What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks's from the second paragraph?B
A.She mainly wrote about struggles of black women
B.She was good at using the language of poetry
C.He writing skills were a little worse than her ability
D.Her poems were mainly about the African experience.
26.The author develops the passage mainly byA.
A.providing example
B.using statistics
C.comparing opinions
D.describing her experiences
27.In the next part,the author would most probably talk abouB
A.The difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks's would meet
B.the poems related to political issues
C.the award Gwendolyn Brooks's gained
D.the racial inequality the black had to face.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了著名诗歌家Gwendolyn Brooks的一生经历和创作旅程.
解答 24.B.推理判断题.根据第一段Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime.She had more than 20 books published可知文章主要内容为著名诗歌家Gwendolyn Brooks的诗歌;故选B.
25.B.细节理解题.根据第二段But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people.She was an expert at the language of poetry可知她很善于用诗歌的语言;故选B.
26.A.细节理解题.根据第三段The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live.In her poems,the South Side is called Bronzeville可知作者很擅长用举例子的方式发展文章;故选A.
27.B.推理判断题.根据最后一段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可知接下来最可能描写的是与政治相关的诗歌;故选B.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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37.Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held according to the passage?C
A.In Australia.
B.In the Caribbean.
C.In the USA
D.In Mexico
38.The celebration of La Tomatina lastsB.
A.three days
B.seven days
C.less than three days
D.more than seven days
39.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?C
A.The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling competition is beer or port wine.
B.More than 10,000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
C.Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival.
D.An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning of La Tomatina.
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B.La Tomatina
C.Stilton Cheese Rolling
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