Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words . For example, the title of one of his poems is “The little horse is newlY” The “Y” is a capital letter. He also used “i” instead of “I” to refer to himself in the poems.
Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward’s father was also named Edward. Young Edward’s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward’s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward’s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston’s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art.
E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks.
Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I , he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept , ate , talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences.
E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century.
【小题1】Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings’ poems?

A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone, when a   36  came behind him. Right away the man started thinking of   37  to give.

As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you  38  me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get   39  , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too 40  when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started   41  something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the police-man was   42  writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving   43  so far, the policeman came to his window,   44  him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this   45  going to be? However, the man was   46  it was not a ticket at all and he began to   47  :

“I had a daughter who was   48  by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in   49  , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to   50  until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to   51  that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive (原谅) him. So pray (祈祷) for me, and be 52  when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”

The man was completely   53  and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove   54 , even a few miles   55  the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

1.                A．truck          B．police car       C．mail car   D．taxi

2.                A．advice         B．information      C．excuses  D．views

3.                A．caught         B．recognized      C．mistook   D．remembered

4.                A．to school       B．home          C．out  D．to hospital

5.                A．healthy         B．happy          C．free D．well

6.                A．looking up       B．looking for       C．listing    D．writing

7.                A．even           B．really          C．still  D．never

8.                A．License(执照）  B．insurance（保险）   C．Journal    D．route

9.                A．sent           B．handed         C．rewarded     D．pushed

10.               A．ticket          B．note           C．paper D．notice

11.               A．surprised.       B．upset          C．angry D．excited

12.               A．laugh          B．read           C．smile D．think

13.               A．hit            B．knocked        C．killed D．trapped

14.               A．fear           B．trouble         C．danger    D．prison

15.               A．escape         B．stay            C．remain    D．wait

16.               A．attack          B．forgive         C．educate   D．support

17.               A．honest         B．thankful        C．patient    D．careful

18.               A．disappointed    B．Shocked        C．nervous   D．frightened

19.               A．quickly         B．fortunately      C．slowly D．rapidly

20.               A．with           B．over           C．to    D．under

第二节　　完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a saying goes, every bean has its black .It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter，is no _36_．Several decades ago he made a mistake -a(n) perfect mistake, _37_．
On a cold Saturday, Mother's father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his _38_ was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in Africa. On his way home, he _39_ into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His _40_ proved fruitless.
When he _41_ replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having _42_ him $20 that very morning, were heading for Africa! He had to drive home _43_.
Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather's church, _44_ Grandpa and his family also attended.
“But most of all,” he said，“I must thank you for the _45_ you sent last year. You see, the bandits(土匪）had just _46_ through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”
“_47_ I had the money, there was simply no way of _48_ those glasses. _49_ not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff _50_ the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”
Then, still gripped（吸引注意）with the _51_ of it all, he continued, “ When I tried _52_ the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”
The people listened，_53_ for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have _54  their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their _55_ of items to be sent overseas.
But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.
36. A. expectation               B．success                 C. comment                 D. exception
37. A. though               B. although                C. as                           D. so
38. A. factory              B. church                   C. family                   D. country
39. A. turned                      B. reached                  C. filled                       D. put
40. A. research             B. look                        C. search                    D. clothes
41. A. mentally            B. physically                 C. anxiously                 D. directly
42. A. charged             B. spent                       C. paid                        D. cost
43. A. disappointed       B. pleased                     C. nonstop                   D. quick
44. A. which                B. what                       C. where                      D. when
45. A. cases                 B. clothes                            C. glasses                     D. Wishes
46. A. cut                    B. swept                      C. pulled                     D. broken
47. A. Unless                      B. As long as             C. Until                       D. Even though
48. A. replacing           B. finding                  C. wearing                       D. changing
49. A. Except for         B. Along with            C. Rather than              D. As for
50. A. nailed                B. burnt                    C. removed                  D. took
51. A. preparation               B. pleasure                 C. satisfaction            D. wonder
52. A. out                  B. over                             C. for                        D. on
53. A. pity                 B. happy                    C. curious                 D. eager
54. A. confused            B. associated              C. combined          D. compared
55. A. cases                B. order                   C. list                              D. orphanage

      the fact that there was thick fog,he drove his car out.

A.Despite                    B.In spite

C.Although                   D.No matter how

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile zone（区域）, when a    1   came behind him.  2  the man started thinking of excuses to give.
As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you   3   me a little bit over the speed limit. I was in a rush to get   4  , to be with my wife and kids. You know my younger son wasn’t feeling too  5   when I left home this morning. I’m afraid he’s ill.”
The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started   6   something in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was  7   writing. When the man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driving   8   so far, the policeman came to his window,  9   him a piece of paper, and returned to his car without saying a single word. The man wondered: how much was this   10  going to be? However, the man was  11   it was not a ticket（罚单）at all and he began to   12  :
“I had a daughter who was  13   by a speeding car at the age of six by a speeding driver. He got a fine, a few months in  14  , and then was free, free to hug his two daughters. I only had one, and now I have to   15   until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to    16  that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive（原谅） him. So pray（祈祷）for me, and be   17   when you drive again. My son is all I have been left with.”
The man was completely   18   and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove  19  , even a few miles   20   the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.