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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.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.
1.B
2.C
3.D
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Amy and Mark Blaubach were very excited about adopting a child from an orphanage (¹Â¶ùÔº). They thought they would adopt a baby girl. After waiting one and a half years, the social worker asked them to consider adopting a six-year-old boy named Jerry.
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She came across a database specifically for families who had adopted children from the orphanage where she met Jerry. The database allowed parents to enter their child¡¯s name and his or her adoption information. As Amy looked through the database, she found what appeared to be a possible match of her son¡¯s best friend. After sending a new e-mails back and forth, Amy was sure to have the right Zack. He had adopted by Rae and Bruce Hostetler two weeks before. To her surprise, the two families were living in the same city. Then she decided to give these two friends a special reunion (ÖØ·ê)
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1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A£®Amy and Mark thought they would adopt a baby boy. |
B£®Amy and Mark were unwilling to adopt Jerry. |
C£®Amy had met Zack before he left the orphanage |
D£®Amy knew that Zack and Jerry were good friends. |
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A£®he wasn¡¯t happy in his new home |
B£®he couldn¡¯t adapt to his new environment |
C£®he missed his friend very much |
D£®he left guilty about leaving his friend behind |
3.What can we learn about Zack from the fourth paragraph?
A£®He was found at the orphanage by Amy. |
B£®He was living in the same city as Jerry. |
C£®He would be adopted by Amy and Mark. |
D£®The boy named Zack in the database wasn¡¯t Jerry¡¯s friend. |
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A£®The boys met again at Amy¡¯s home. |
B£®The boys couldn¡¯t get along with each other any longer. |
C£®When they met again, the boys didn¡¯t recognize each other at first. |
D£®The boys can keep in touch with each other for the rest of their lives. |
5.What is the best title for this text?
A£®How to Adopt a Child |
B£®Amy and Her Adopted Child |
C£®A Story in an Orphanage |
D£®A Very Special Reunion |