SANDESTIN, Fla．－A 14-year-old girl died last Saturday after a shark attacked her while she and a companion were swimming in the Gulf of Mexico, authorities said．
The teenagers were swimming on boards about 100 yards off shore when they noticed a dark shadow in the water．The other swimmer was not injured, Walton County Sheriff's spokeswoman Donna Shank said．According to Shank, both girls swam to the shore, and the victim was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead．The girl was on vacation from Gonzales, La．, but her name was not immediately told．
It was not clear what type of shark attacked her, said Stan Kirkland, spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission．“The girl was some distance off from the shore,”Kirkland said．“I don't think anyone got a good view of the shark．”
The attack happened near the Camping on the Gulf Holiday Travel Park, about 45 miles east of Pensacola on the Florida Panhandle．Authorities closed about 20 miles of crowded beaches to swimming shortly after the attack．It was not immediately clear when they would reopen．
Robert Goodwin, 12, said he was ordered out of the water by authorities．“I didn't know it was because of a shark when I was told to get out,”he said．Goodwin's father, Mark, said the family comes to the beach every year．“It was just a strange feeling to see folks sitting there on the beach,”he said．
Florida averaged more than 30 shark attacks a year from 2004 to 2007, but there were only 12 attacks off the state's coast last year, according to statistics offered by authorities．
(1)
The passage was written to ________．
[ ]
A．
tell the danger of sharks in the sea
B．
persuade local authorities to protect swimmers
C．
remind teenagers of a lesson from the accident
D．
report the story of a shark attack
(2)
According to the authorities, we can know that ________．
[ ]
A．
one of the two injured swimmers was on vacation
B．
most people know the sufferer's name
C．
nobody really saw clearly the shark attack the girl
D．
nobody will be allowed to stay on the beach
(3)
In the past five years, how many shark attack accidents happened in Florida?
Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”．
“I'm delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout．
“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising．”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master's in creative writing from San Francisco State University．She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think．
In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed．”
“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don't feel as if it's better．”
The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq．The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006．
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not．“Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD．
“Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies．The new edition is scheduled to appear in May．
(1)
According to Rae Armantrout, ________．
[ ]
A．
her 10th book is much better
B．
her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C．
the media is surprised at her works
D．
she likes being recognized by her readers
(2)
Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
[ ]
A．
She published a poetry textbook．
B．
She used to teach Denise Levertov．
C．
She started a poets' group with others．
D．
She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley．
(3)
What can we learn about “Versed”?
[ ]
A．
It consists of three parts．
B．
It is mainly about the American army．
C．
It is a book published two decades ago．
D．
It partly concerns the poet's own life．
(4)
Rae Armantrout's colleagues think that she ________．
[ ]
A．
should write more
B．
has a sweet voice
C．
deserves the prize
D．
is a strange professor
(5)
What can we learn from the text?
[ ]
A．
About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed．
B．
Cancer made Armantrout stop writing．
C．
Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD．
D．
“Versed” has been awarded twice．
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Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD)for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”．
“I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout．
“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising．”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University．She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think．
In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed．”
“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better．”
The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq．The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006．
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not．“Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry, ” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD．
“Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2, 700 copies．The new edition is scheduled to appear in May．
(1)
According to Rae Armantrout, _________．
[ ]
A．
her 10th book is much better
B．
her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C．
the media is surprised at her works
D．
she likes being recognized by her readers
(2)
Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?
[ ]
A．
She published a poetry textbook．
B．
She used to teach Denise Levertov．
C．
She started a poets’ group with others．
D．
She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley．
(3)
What can we learn about “Versed”?
[ ]
A．
It consists of three parts．
B．
It is mainly about the American army．
C．
It is a book published two decades ago．
D．
It partly concerns the poet’s own life．
(4)
Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she _________．
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